 |
 |
|
OSUToday |
|
Good Day!
Recognizing excellence2012 Alumni Award for Distinguished TeachingThe Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching honors faculty members for superior teaching. Recipients are nominated by present and former students and colleagues and are chosen by a committee of alumni, students, and faculty. They receive a cash award of $3,000, made possible by contributions from the Alumni Association, friends of Ohio State, and Academic Affairs. They also receive a $1,200 increase in their base salaries from Academic Affairs. The recipients will be inducted into the university's Academy of Teaching, which provides leadership for the improvement of teaching at Ohio State. View bios and photos of the winners: http://www.osu.edu/universityawards/2012/teaching.html
Headline newsSemesters statistics recalculation completed April 15University Registrar and Office of the CIO team members successfully completed the initial semesters statistics recalculation on Sunday (4/15). Ohio State's conversion to semesters requires that hour-based cumulative student statistics (including earned units, graded units, etc.) be recalculated to provide semester-based cumulative statistics.
Join OSU Extension's 'Live Healthy, Live Well' email challengeIf you want to get fit this spring and are interested in living a healthier lifestyle, OSU Extension has a free educational program just for you. Live Healthy, Live Well is an online challenge designed to help participants get fit by encouraging regular exercise and offering nutrition and wellness tips. Participants are asked to sign up by Friday (4/20), for the challenge that begins on Monday (4/23).
Events this weekToday: Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens TourBring your lunch or take a lunch break and visit the Chadwick Arboretum today (4/16) from noon-1 p.m., leaving from 139 Howlett Hall. This campus hidden gem and peaceful place for respite features an extensive green reserve, meditative labyrinth, and various gardens of well-designed models of annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, native and non-native for the central Ohio climate. RSVP to williams.3004@buckeyemail.osu.edu. Boynton, Spielman, and OSU creative writers discuss writingChildren's author Sandra Boynton talks about writing for kids with OSU student Erin Reilly-Sanders. Chris Spielman tells OSU student Justine Boggs about his new book That's Why I'm Here: The Chris and Stefanie Spielman Story. Also, OSU graduate student creative writing instructors discuss creative writing at OSU. Today (4/16) at 7 p.m. on WCRS radio, 98.3 & 102.1 FM, and Wednesday (4/18) at 8 p.m., on WCBE radio, 90.5 FM. Green Bag Lunch Series: A Conversation with Erin MillerA Conversation with Erin Miller, City of Columbus Environmental Stewart, will take place Tuesday (4/17) from noon-1 p.m. in the Ohio Union, Suzanne M. Scharer Room. Columbus is positioning itself to be one of the "greenest" in the country. From the launching of curb-side recycling to supporting green construction, bring your lunch and hear more about the great initiatives the city is doing to be leaders in environmental stewardship. Upcoming events Reaching out to Quiet Faculty roundtable April 24"Reaching out to Quiet Faculty" is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Tuesday (4/24) in 400 Stillman Hall. This roundtable discussion is for academic leaders (department chairs, school directors, deans, associate and assistant deans). Registration is required. Annual ASFW Ballam Women's Symposium May 2The Association of Staff and Faculty Women is hosting its annual conference from 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday (5/2) at the Fawcett Center. The theme is "Igniting an Extraordinary Life." Jan Allen, a life strategist, executive coach and the Women on Fire national membership chair, will encourage participants to explore what they need to achieve professional and personal growth. Early-bird (before April 20) cost is $25 for ASFW members; $35 for guests. Register by Wednesday (4/25). The Women's Place is a co-sponsor. Rhode to deliver Elizabeth D. Gee Distinguished Lecture in EthicsDeborah Rhode, one of the country's leading scholars in the fields of legal ethics and gender, law, and public policy, will deliver "From Platitudes to Priorities: Diversity and Gender Equity in the Workplace," Thursday (5/3) at 4:30 p.m. in Saxbe Auditorium. Reception at 6 p.m. She has written more than 20 books, including The Beauty Bias, Gender and Law, Women and Leadership, and Moral Leadership, and is the nation's most frequently cited scholar in legal ethics. Health policy director to speak at National Nurses Week May 9In honor of National Nurses Week, the College of Nursing is hosting its annual Fritz Lecture on Wednesday (5/9) from 4-5 p.m. at 172 Newton Hall. Patricia Stone, professor of nursing and director of the Center for Health Policy and Ph.D. Program at Columbia University School of Nursing, will speak on "Healthcare Associated Infections: A National Perspective of the Problem and Solutions." A reception will follow. | |
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||
