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BUILDING CONFIDENCE BY DEFYING GRAVITY

If rappelling from a 53-foot-high tower as coworkers encourage you sounds like fun, get ready. The university may soon have a course that helps build leadership skills and team cohesiveness. A campaign by the Department of Recreational Sports - in partnership with the Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps - to raise $700,000 in private funding to build a Leadership Challenge Campus Course behind the Adventure Recreation Center starts later this month. The LCC, similar to a ropes course, brings in elements of problem solving, teamwork and navigating challenges - everything an employee would experience in the workplace. Read More >

2008-09 FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AWARD COMPETITION OPEN

The Fulbright Scholar Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, offers approximately 800 awards annually to U.S. faculty, librarians and professionals to lecture and/or conduct research abroad. Positions are available in nearly 130 countries and in virtually all disciplines. The application deadline is Wednesday (8/1). For details and application materials on this and other Fulbright opportunities, visit www.cies.org/. Contact: kukielka-blaser.1@osu.edu

OHIO UNION CONSTRUCTION WORK MOVING FORWARD

Installation of the fence around the perimeter of the Ohio Union to accommodate construction work will start the week of Monday (3/12). The fence will start from the north and move south on both the High Street and College Road sides of the Union. The bus stops at the Union will also be removed the same week. In addition, during the time the new Ohio Union is under construction, Transportation and Parking will be refurbishing part of the existing Ohio Union garage, tearing down a poorly functioning portion and rebuilding 800 new spaces in a garage that will be adjacent to the new Union. The project will be completed in four phases starting in April. Read More >

PARENT MAGAZINE VOTES OSU FAVORITE FAMILY WORKPLACE

Columbus Parent Magazine readers selected Ohio State as central Ohio’s family favorite workplace as part of the magazine’s 2007 Family Favorites poll. During December and January, readers were asked to log onto ColumbusParent.com to vote for their local favorites. The results were published in the March issue and are available online.

SNOW IS OSU NEWARK RESEARCH FORUM LECTURER

Ohio State Newark will host its annual Student Research Forum from 12:30-5 p.m. Thursday (3/8) in the Reese Center Ballroom. A panel of OSU Newark faculty will judge poster presentations of student research projects. Prizes will be awarded to the winning presenters. The guest speaker is Allison Snow, professor of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and director of OSU’s Undergraduate Research Office. Contact: hupp.34@osu.edu or (740) 366-9179

LIBRARIES READALOUD FEATURES ST. PATRICK’S DAY THEME

The OSU Libraries’ weekly ReadAloud program continues from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (3/8) in the new Wexner Center Cafe: Cam’s on Campus. This week’s program is designed in honor of St. Patrick’s Day and all things Irish and will feature a reading of Irish Poetry accompanied by small pipes arranged by Steven Galbraith, University Libraries and Glenn Mackie, and a harp accompaniment by Candyce Dunham. All are invited to attend and refreshments will be provided. Contact: distel.1@osu.edu or 292-2594. Read More >

ECE HOSTS TALK ON NETWORKING MARCH 8

Atilla Eryilmaz from MIT will present “Opportunities and Challenges in Networking: A Unifying Approach,” at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (3/8) in 260 Dreese Laboratory. Eryilmaz will present new algorithms, discuss the problem of the delay performance of network coding, introduce a key scenario used to reveal delay gains obtained from network coding over traditional strategies and explain the economic benefits in a dynamic setting, and give an overview of several projects that also led to fundamental and surprising findings. Eryilmaz is visiting as an ECE faculty candidate.
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT MARCH 8

“Milagros: Made in Mexico,” a documentary film for International Women’s Day, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (3/8) in 250 Knowlton Hall. The one-hour film captures women creating economic self-reliance in the hope of bringing their families home. A reception and question and answer with filmmaker Martina Guzman will follow the film. The event is free and open to the public. Read More >

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR BOB SEGER CONCERT

Seats are still available for the Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band concert scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday (3/10) in Value City Arena. Tickets are on sale now at the Schottenstein Center Box Office, Ticketmaster Centers, by phone at 431-3600 or online at ticketmaster.com. Heavy traffic is expected so plan to arrive early. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert traffic is asked to use the Ackerman or North Broadway exits as alternate routes to the arena. Read More >