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Checking offer ends soon – $100 for you! Open a JPMorgan Chase CEO engages with students
Students at Fisher College of Business recently had the opportunity to engage with the leader of one of the largest financial institutions in the world, as Jamie Dimon, chairman, president and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, visited campus. Dimon provided insights into topics such as the 2008 banking crisis that hobbled the U.S. economy, and how he cultivates leadership and a strong corporate culture.
-- > Article/video: fisher.osu.edu/newsroom
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Events this week
Today: Manga at a Crossroads
Manga at a Crossroads: Classic Manga features Maureen Donovan (Ohio State), Thomas LaMarre (McGill University), Natsu Onoda Power (Georgetown University), and Gennifer Weisenfeld (Duke University), looking at classic materials – Shonen Kurabu in the 1930s and Osamu Tezuka. The symposium, today (3/6) at 165 Thompson Library from noon-4:15 p.m., will be followed by a 4:30 p.m. reception honoring professor Donovan, who is retiring.
-- > Contact: Caitlin McGurk at mcgurk.17@osu.edu
Upcoming events
'Religion, Politics, and New Media in Contemporary China'
The Institute for Chinese Studies continues its lecture series with Zhange Ni, assistant professor of religion and culture at Virginia Tech, on Monday (3/9) at 3 p.m. in 208 Pomerene Hall. Ni will lecture on "Animals are Not Authorized to Become Spirits after 1949!: Religion, Politics, and New Media in Contemporary China."
-- > Contact: Jeff Chan at chan.184@osu.edu
-- > Read more: easc.osu.edu/events
Psych Lecture Series on Pollyanna's Revenge
Ohio State Newark’s psychology department is hosting a lecture on Monday (3/9) at 4 p.m. at 53 Hopewell Hall. Richard Walker, associate professor at Winston Salem State University and Ohio State Newark alumnus, will speak about the subject of his new book, Pollyanna's Revenge: How Memory AND Emotion Foster Happiness. The book centers around the fading affect bias which purports that negative memories fade more quickly than positive memories.
-- > Contact: Brad Okdie at okdie.2@osu.edu
-- > Read more: newark.osu.edu/events
Political Theory Workshop continues March 9
Michael Neblo, associate professor of political science, will present his recent research on the science of reason & the politics of emotion on Monday (3/9) at 3:30 p.m. in 2130 Derby Hall as part of the department’s yearlong Political Theory Workshop. Can public deliberation about politics ever be reasonable or will it always be overwhelmed by emotions?
-- > Contact: mckean.41@osu.edu
-- > Read more: polisci.osu.edu
March 10: How Education Saved My Life
Elaine Richardson, professor of literacy studies at Ohio State, shares her remarkable educational and life journey in this free program in observance of Women’s History Month, on Tuesday (3/10) at 3 p.m. in 165 Thompson Library.
-- > Read more: u.osu.edu/tuesdaysatthompson/
College of Optometry public lecture
David Williams, University of Rochester, will deliver the first Richard M. Hill lecture in 33 Fry Hall at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday (3/10). Williams is the dean for research in Arts, Science and Engineering, William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and director of the Center for Visual Science. He will speak about “Functional Imaging of Single Cells in the Living Eye.”
-- > Read more: optometry.osu.edu
Annual Student Research Forum at Newark
Ohio State Newark is hosting the 11th Annual Student Research Forum on Wednesday (3/11) from 1-5 p.m. at the John Gilbert Reese Center, 1209 University Drive. The forum is an opportunity for students to present their school-funded research before a diverse panel of judges. Free and open to the public.
-- > Contact: Nathaniel Swigger at swigger.1@osu.edu
-- > Read more: newark.osu.edu/events
Belling to discuss 'medical horror'
Catherine Belling, associate professor of medical humanities and bioethics, Northwestern University, will present "Horror: Medicine's Disturbing Subtext" on Thursday (3/12) at 4 p.m. at Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave. The event is sponsored by the Humanities and Medicine Working Group of the Humanities Institute.
-- > Contact: Elizabeth Lantz at lantz.38@osu.edu
-- > Read more: huminst.osu.edu
Opportunities
USAC applications close today
The University Staff Advisory Committee (USAC) seeks motivated staff to serve during the 2015-2018 term. Applications will be accepted through the end of business today (3/6). USAC is an advisory body to the president and university leadership. Application materials and more information are available at usac.osu.edu.
-- > Contact: Derek West, USAC chair-elect, at Derek.West@osumc.edu
BuckeyeBox: Ohio State cloud collaboration tool
Did you know that Ohio State offers free cloud storage to all students, faculty and staff through a partnership with Box? BuckeyeBox is the only approved Ohio State cloud collaboration tool. Users can create files and folders, share them using a direct link and invite colleagues and students to collaborate. Each user receives up to 50 GB of cloud storage. Log in at my.osu.edu to sign up.
-- > Read more: ocio.osu.edu/blog/community
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