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Headline newsChancellor Fingerhut: Ohio State a key to Ohio's economic advancementEric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, said Ohio State holds several keys to Ohio's economic revival and advancement, as he delivered the James F. Patterson Land-Grant University Lecture on Friday (4/24) at the Nationwide-Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on campus. Following the lecture, several projects were selected for grants. Read more and view a list of award winners at: http://osu.edu/news/newsitem2395
Headline newsGraduate Associate Teaching Award winners announcedThe winners of this year's Graduate Associate Teaching Award are: Michael Boss, Physics; Kyle Kopko, Political Science; Todd Letcher, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Sungjoo Park, Physical Activity and Educational Sciences; Sharon Ross, Linguistics; Anice Sabag-Daigle, Microbiology; Jessica Spears, Microbiology; Alexis Stern, English; Susan Vdovichenko, Slavic Language and Literature; and Aaron Wenzel, Greek and Latin. Winners will receive public recognition during the Graduate School Awards Reception later in May and receive a $1,500 honorarium with their June stipends. Contact: Kathleen Wallace, 247-7300. Read more > April 30: One University Vision & Academic Facilities PlanningHuman Resources is offering “The One University Vision & Academic Facilities Planning,” a workshop for department chairs, school directors, deans, associate deans, and assistant deans, will be held from 9-11 a.m. Thursday (4/30) in 090 Science and Engineering Library. Registration is required. Contact: 292-2800. Register online. http://hr.osu.edu/ohrc/od_leadershipdevelopment_academicleader.aspx May 1-2 conference examines race and culture in three countriesThe Mershon Center for International Security Studies will hold "The Race in Culture: 20th-Century Ethnology and Empire in Comparative Perspective" on Friday (5/1) and Saturday (5/2). The conference explores the 20th-century transition from race to culture as categories of legitimation for human difference, comparing the U.S., France and China. To attend, contact mailto:seljamaa.1@osu.edu. Read more > http://mershoncenter.osu.edu/events/08-09%20events/May09/raceinculturemay09.htm May 2: Conference to examine The Black Freedom Struggle in ColumbusThe Department of African American and African Studies Community Extension Center will host the Sixth Annual History of Black Columbus Conference from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (5/2) at the Department of African American and African Studies Community Extension Center, 905 Mt. Vernon Ave. The conference will focus on The Black Freedom Struggle in Columbus: From the Jim Crow Era to the Black Power Movement. Read more > Furniss Award winner to discuss minority empowermentErin K. Jenne, associate professor of international relations and European studies at Central European University in Budapest, will discuss her book Ethnic Bargaining: The Paradox of Minority Empowerment at noon Monday (5/4) at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. Winner of the center’s Edgar S. Furniss Award, the book uses field research in Eastern Europe to explore conditions under which ethnic minority groups radicalize their demands against state governments. RSVP to mailto:powers.108@osu.edu by Thursday (4/30). Read more > Outcomes Assessment: Panel Discussion for deans, department chairs May 6Human Resources is offering “Outcomes Assessment: A Panel Discussion,” a workshop for department chairs, school directors, deans, associate deans, and assistant deans, from 9-11 a.m. Wednesday (5/6) in 090 Science and Engineering Library. Registration is required. Contact: 292-2800. Register online http://hr.osu.edu/ohrc/od_leadershipdevelopment_academicleader.aspx Administrative Research Council hosts OSU Grants UpdateThe Administrative Research Council (http://research.osu.edu/arc/) is hosting the first annual OSU Grants Update from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday (5/7) at 115 Biomedical Research Tower. Reception from 8:30-9 a.m. The event is open to all college and department research administrators. Vice President for Research Caroline Whitacre will share updates on the Centers for Innovation and Innovation groups. Other topics include the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, OSURF Transition, eTravel System, and ten easy ways to get burned on grants. Register online http://research.osu.edu/ortec/training/eventreg.cfm?key=795 Careers in Academia: Faculty Roles and Responsibilities – Kenyon CollegeThe Graduate School invites graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty from all disciplines to an informal panel discussion and reception with Kenyon College faculty, from 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday (5/14) in the RPAC, Meeting Rooms 2 and 3. Professors from representative fields in the Arts, Sciences and Humanities will discuss life as a faculty member at a liberal arts college vs. a large public research university, types of resources and support available for conducting research in a small college environment, and other topics. Meet the panelists, ask questions and join in the discussion. Register online. Reminder: 2009 President’s Salute to Undergraduate Achievement April 30The President’s Salute to Undergraduate Achievement dinner, to be held Thursday (4/30) at the Fawcett Center, will feature the Department of Political Science. The event is organized by the University Honors & Scholars Center and hosted by President Gordon Gee to recognize students' outstanding undergraduate careers at OSU. Student honorees also invite a faculty member to be recognized for their impact on the student’s studies. View a list of Student Honorees at http://www.honors-scholars.osu.edu/salute/. Contact: Angela Taylor, mailto:taylor.1365@osu.edu OSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic offers free screeningsIn recognition of May as Better Hearing and Speech Month, the OSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is offering free hearing screenings to OSU faculty, staff and their families on Monday (5/18) and Wednesday (5/20). Free speech screenings will be offered Thursday (5/7). Call 292-6251 to schedule an appointment. Read more > http://www.speechhearingclinic.osu.edu |
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