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is noon the prior business day.
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Headline news
Chatas, Alutto respond to parking questions
With continued confusion regarding Ohio State's exploration of the leasing of campus parking operations, Provost Joseph Alutto and Senior Vice President for Business and Finance Geoff Chatas sat down to concisely answer a few lingering questions for onCampus readers, reiterating, for example, that a committee of faculty, staff and students continues to be actively engaged in drafting the request for proposals, and spelling out more precisely how the potential windfall from such a transaction would be used.
-- > Read more: oncampus.osu.edu/2012/02/getting-down-to-basics/
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Department of Theatre stages Macbeth, Shakespeare's classic tale of murder and intrigue, on Sunday (3/4) at 1 and 4 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. The 60-minute, interactive production is designed to introduce younger audiences to the joys of Shakespeare and is appropriate for ages 8 and up. Presented in association with CAPA, and in celebration of the partnership between Ohio State and the Royal Shakespeare Company. For tickets, go to http://theatre.osu.edu, call 292-2295 or call CAPA at 469-0939.
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Chatas to discuss parking at March 8 Town Hall
Join Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Geoff Chatas at 1 p.m. Thursday (3/8) in the US Bank Conference Theatre at the Ohio Union for an update on the parking transaction process. Chatas will be joined by members of the financial advisory and legal advisory teams from Morgan Stanley and Jones Day. The focus will be on certain elements of the proposed concession plan including potential parking rate increases, the flexibility to move parking facilities, parking fines and penalties, and funding new parking garages. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend and share comments with Chatas, the advisors and the Parking Advisory Committee. Comments also can be submitted to the committee after the Town Hall at mailto:PAG@busfin.osu.edu.
-- > Read more: www.busfin.ohio-state.edu/parkinginfo.aspx
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Ohio State takes virtual leap into future of medical education
One of the nation's largest and most comprehensive academic clinical education centers will be unveiled today (3/1) at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center. The $13.1 million newly expanded patient simulation and training center is dedicated to training healthcare professionals of the future and houses some of the most advanced technology, equipment and simulators in the country.
-- > Read more: http://go.osu.edu/H8B
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A Thank You from UniPrint and ComDoc/Xerox. To date, 500 new devices have been installed and 1,000 printers have been added to the ComDoc/Xerox service agreement. These initiatives will save the university nearly $10 million over 3 years. This money will be re-invested in academic programs, research, and patient care. Thank you, YOU made it possible...
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Office of Diversity and Inclusion launches Keeping the Beat
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has launched Keeping the Beat, a periodic newsletter about ODI programs and activities. The inaugural issue includes new staff appointments at ODI, a Young Scholars Program partnership with the American Honda Foundation for mathematics instruction, and other recent program activities.
-- > Read online or subscribe: odi.osu.edu/enews/02-2012/
Buckeye Wellness Tips
Eat 'five a day' for March National Nutrition Month
Eating a minimum of five fruits and vegetables a day is critical to promoting good health. People who eat a diet with generous amounts of produce are likely to reduce their risk of chronic diseases, including stroke, cardiovascular diseases and certain cancers. If you are eating two servings a day, commit to eating three (or five). For variety, think of the colors of the rainbow. Eating fruits and vegetables of different colors gives your body valuable vitamins, minerals and fiber. To learn more, visit http://www.nursing.osu.edu/BWT
Buckeye Wellness Tips are brought to you by University Chief Wellness Officer and Dean of the College of Nursing Bernadette Melnyk, in partnership with Your Plan for Health.
Events this week
Today: Department of Art Winter Senior Projects Exhibition open house
The Department of Art Winter Senior Projects Exhibition is on display today (3/1)-Saturday (3/17) in the Swing Space Gallery, 1556 N. High St. This exhibition, part of the tri-annual group BFA presentations, features selections from winter quarter's graduating students' studio thesis work. Today (3/1) 5-8 p.m., meet the artists at an informal gallery tour and open house. A graduation reception will be held Saturday (3/17) from 5-8 p.m.
-- > Read more: swingspace.osu.edu/exhibition/winter2012-bfa
Today: Ito to discuss Sociology of Japanese Ladies' Comics
Kinko Ito, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will discuss her new book, A Sociology of Japanese Ladies' Comics: Images of the Life, Loves, and Sexual Fantasies of Adult Japanese Women today (3/1) at 1:30 p.m. in 180 Hagerty Hall. The lecture will contribute to the understanding of Japanese social reality, current social issues and sexuality of adult women through the analysis of ladies' comics.
-- > Contact: mailto:stucky.7@osu.edu
-- > Read more: http://oia.osu.edu/news-releases/2375
March 2: Annual Mark Moffett Jr. Scholarship concert
The sixth annual Mark Moffett Jr. Scholarship concert will be held on Friday (3/2) at 8 p.m. in Weigel Auditorium. The concert will feature solo and chamber performances by School of Music students and faculty. A donation of $10 is suggested for admittance and will help support the scholarship which funds GLBT students pursuing degrees music.
-- > Contact: mailto:Thompson.1018@osu.edu
-- > Read more: http://www.music.osu.edu
OSU Havener Eye Institute presents Diabetes 2012
The Havener Eye Institute is hosting the 55th Annual Postgraduate Symposium in Ophthalmology, "Diabetes 2012: Managing Diabetic Eye Disease" at the Hilton Columbus at Easton on Friday (3/2) and Saturday (3/3). The conference will focus on the treatment of diabetes and its complications, which continues to be an evolving process.
-- > Contact: Sarah Grindley at 366-0953
-- > Register: www.eye.osu.edu/events/postgradsymposium/index.cfm
Upcoming events
Livingston to discuss Walking Sticks at the Museum of Art
On Sunday (3/4) at 2 p.m., Humanities Institute Interim Director Rick Livingston will speak on "Walkscape: Art and Footwork" in conjunction with the "Carved and Whittled Sculpture: American Folk Art Walking Sticks from the Hills Collection" exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art. The event is part of the Big Picture lecture series.
-- > Contact: Elizabeth Lantz at mailto:lantz.38@osu.edu
-- > Read more: https://huminst.osu.edu/
Free Super Sunday features edible sculptures, more
Super Sunday: Block Party, a free community event at the Wexner Center on Sunday (3/4) from noon-5 p.m. includes art activities for all ages, from edible sculptures to splatter painting, all inspired by the geometric metal sculptures and paintings of David Smith. The galleries are free and open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Heirloom café is open noon–4.
-- > Read more: wexarts.org/ex/index.php?eventid=6123
A special SENR seminar on aquaculture March 7
Professor Maria Celia Portella, Sao Paulo State University, will present a seminar on Wednesday (3/7) in 460 Kottman Hall, beginning at 9 a.m. Portella will present "Aquaculture in Brazil: Education and Industry." Her research involves fish larviculture, larval ontogeny and fish nutrition.
-- > Contact: Konrad Dabrowski at mailto:dabrowski.1@osu.edu
-- > Read more: http://senr.osu.edu
David Kirk Seminar March 9
The Criminal Justice Research Center invites you to a breakfast seminar on Friday (3/9) from 9-10:20 a.m. in the Hale Cultural Center, featuring David Kirk, assistant professor of sociology, University of Texas-Austin, presenting "How Residential Change Might Help Ex-Offenders Stay Out of Prison: Findings from a Natural Experiment-Hurricane Katrina." Kirk will be joined by panelists Edward Rhine, deputy director, Office of Offender Reentry, ODRC, and Paul Bellair, OSU professor of sociology.
-- > Contact: Debbie Flower-Smith at mailto:flower-smith.1@osu.edu
-- > Read more: http://www.cjrc.osu.edu
Training/workshops
March 9: What are Learning Analytics?
Victoria Getis and Robert Griffiths of the Digital Union will answer the question "What are Learning Analytics?" at 9:30 a.m. Friday (3/9) in 060 SEL. They will examine the efforts of other universities to mine data to improve student learning and instructor efficiency. Learn the basics of learning analytics by engaging in an activity that produces data that participants in the session will then analyze.
-- > Registration: https://registration.it.ohio-state.edu/node/435
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