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BOB EVANS FARMS CEO TO DELIVER WINTER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Steven A. Davis, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Bob Evans Farms Inc., has been selected to speak at Ohio State's winter quarter commencement. Approximately 1,800 degrees will be awarded at the ceremony, which begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday (3/16) at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Graduates and guests can find complete information on the ceremony at www.osu.edu/commence/.

BOYLE TO PRESENT UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE MARCH 5

Kevin Boyle, OSU professor of history known for his charismatic speaking style and enthusiastic storytelling, will present “The Splendid Dead: An American Ordeal,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday (3/5) in the Wexner Center Film/Video Theater. Boyle’s most recent book, “Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age” (Henry Holt, 2004; paperback edition, 2005) won the National Book Award for non-fiction. The University Distinguished Lecture Series annually recognizes two senior faculty for their outstanding academic achievement, particularly, but not exclusively, in research, scholarship or creative activity. Read more >

OIT UPGRADES CENTRAL E-MAIL SYSTEM, BEGINS PHASED ACCOUNT MIGRATION

The hardware and software upgrade of Ohio State's central webmail/e-mail system is complete and OIT has begun a phased migrating for all central “@osu.edu” accounts. The new system is designed to be more robust, have improved functionality, and includes a redesigned webmail interface. Starting today (3/3), OIT will begin the migration of 75,000 active accounts to the new system at approximately 4,000 per day. OIT expects to complete the migration schedule by the end of March. Also today, webmail users will need to enter their lastname.# into a Migration Assistant Web page for routing to the correct server during the migration schedule. After clicking proceed, you will access the OSU Webmail login page. Read more >

OHIO PRIMARY ELECTION COVERAGE ON WOSU

WOSU Public Media will provide full coverage of the Ohio Primary Election on Tuesday (3/4), with follow-up coverage on Wednesday (3/5) on WOSU 820 AM and WOSU 89.7 FM. From 10-11 a.m. Tuesday WOSU 820 AM will air a special Open Line with Fred Andrle featuring an in-depth discussion about voting procedures. Guests will include Moritz College of Law Professor Daniel Tokaji and Ohio and Columbus League of Women Voters Election Specialist Peg Rosenfeld. Election coverage will continue throughout the day. For more election information, visit www.wosu.org/election/.

WALDMAN TO DISCUSS HEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

The College of Public Health and the OSU Center for African Studies are presenting “Health and International Humanitarian Assistance: 30 Years of Evolution,” by Ron Waldman, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and USAID Team Leader, from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday (3/5) in 150 Younkin Success Center. The event is free and open to the public. Contact cas@osu.edu or 292-8169. Read more >

BETTS TO TALK ABOUT IMPACT OF OHIO POLITICS ON SCHOOL FUNDING

Jim Betts, executive director of the Alliance for Adequate School Funding, will present “Politics of School Funding in Ohio: Implications of Race and Class” at noon Wednesday (3/5) in 245 Ramseyer Hall. The alliance advocates a constitutional amendment to create a statewide public education system with funding predicated on student needs. Refreshments will be provided at 11:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by the School of Educational Policy and Leadership’s Diversity Committee. Contact: Kim Stokes, 688-4218

STATEWIDE DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA RETURNS TO OSU

John Giffin’s simmering energy and long-term relationship with dance make him the perfect person to coordinate this year’s OhioDance Festival, “Speaking of Moves,” which comes to Ohio State Friday (3/7)-Sunday (3/9). Claire Porter, an Ohio State graduate with a master’s in dance, will be teaching a text and movement class and giving the keynote speech at the festival luncheon on Saturday (3/8). Read more >

CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERS SPRING COMPUTER COURSES

Continuing Education is currently registering for spring quarter noncredit computer courses that begin Monday (3/31). Designed for the convenience of working adults, the courses last one day or less. A detailed list of courses is available at ced.osu.edu (click on On-campus Noncredit Courses.) Contact: Kemba Nzinga, 292-8571

TIME CHANGED FOR SBS ALUMNI SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING

The SBS Alumni Society annual meeting will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday (3/9) at the Longaberger Alumni House. Featured speaker is Bill Hosket, OSU alum, All American basketball player and analyst for ESPN Regional Television Big Ten. All SBS graduates are invited. Proceeds go to the SBS Alumni Society Student Scholarship Fund. RSVP to Jennifer.Storm@xerox.com by Thursday (3/6).