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SPENCER TO DISCUSS REVOLUTIONARY BLACK WOMANHOOD TODAY

Robyn C. Spencer, assistant professor of African American and African Studies, Pennsylvania State University will deliver “Revolutionary Black Womanhood and the Black Panther Party,” from 1-2:15 p.m. today (5/4) in 347 University Hall. The event is organized by the College of Humanities, Minority Affairs, the Journal Club for African American and African History, and the departments of African American and African Studies, History, and Women's Studies. Contact: boykin.1@osu.edu

OUTDOOR ART EXHIBIT OPENS MAY 6 AT ATI CAMPUS

Ohio State’s Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster is the site of an outdoor art exhibit, “Embracing Our Differences,” on display Sunday (5/6)-Saturday (6/9). Each exhibit consists of a billboard-sized graphic and an accompanying quote that reflects the positive attributes of diversity. The opening ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday (5/6) features guest speaker Renee Powell, the only African-American female to have earned a Class A membership in both the LPGA and PGA of America. Contact: Frances Whited, (330) 287-1216

SENATOR IS MAY 7 GLENN SCHOOL POLICY FORUM GUEST

The John Glenn School of Public Affairs will continue its Food for Thought policy forum series with a session on Veterans Affairs and the importance of the National Guard and the Reserves, from noon- 1:15 p.m. Monday (5/7) in the Page Hall Policy Forum. Senator Steve Stivers, an Ohio Senate member since January 2003, will discuss his experiences in Iraq where he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Ohio National Guard. The session is presented by the John Glenn Civic Leadership Council. Seating for each forum is limited and RSVPs are required to JGCLCevents@jgippm.ohio-state.edu. Contact: 292-4545

DANCE DOWNTOWN PERFORMANCES MAY 4, 5

The Department of Dance is presenting its popular show, Dance Downtown Rocks! at the Riffe Center’s Capitol Theatre at 8 p.m. today (5/4) and Saturday (5/5). OSU dancers will perform in the evening event, which spotlights the Vernon Reid Project and Trisha Brown's Set and Reset/Reset. The Vernon Reid Project is rock and roll, up close and live, with 27 dancers and the musicians in Reid's New York band Masque giving a powerful performance. Tickets are available from CAPA (469-0939) and Ticketmaster (431-3600). For details about the program, call 292-7977.

UNIVERSITY’S MAY WEEK FESTIVITIES UNDERWAY

May Week, a celebration for the Ohio State community presented by the Alumni Association and its Student-Alumni Council, is currently underway with activities scheduled through Saturday (5/12). Activities include a Department of Art Foundation Show from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today (5/4) in Hopkins Hall, “The Children’s Hour” at 7:30 p.m. today at the Drake Performance Center Roy Bowen Theatre, and the annual OSU Renaissance Faire, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday (5/5) on the South Oval. View a list of activities online.

TRUE COLORS TOUR TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today (5/4) for the True Colors Tour to be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (6/13) in Value City Arena. Five hours of music in support of the human rights campaign will feature Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Debbie Harry, the Dresden Dolls, the Gossip and the Misshapes with host Margaret Cho. Tickets may be purchased at the Schottenstein Center box office and all ticketmaster outlets. Charge at 431-3600 or print your tickets with ticketfast at www.ticketmaster.com.

CENTER FOR AFRICAN STUDIES SPEAKER SERIES STARTS MAY 7

The OSU Center for African Studies is presenting a speaker series to explore Perspectives from the Horn of Africa: Conflict in Context. The series kicks off at 3 p.m. Monday (5/7) with Nada Mustafa Ali, a researcher in the Women's Rights Division for Human Rights Watch, presenting “Gender, Race, and Conflict in Darfur.” The lecture will take place in the Hale Black Cultural Center and is free and open to the public. Contact: cas@osu.edu or 292-8169

SECREST ARBORETUM TO HOST CRABAPPLE WALK MAY 7

Walk among hundreds of flowering crabapple trees, most of them likely to be in peak bloom, when Secrest Arboretum hosts a free public Ornamental Crabapple Walk, from 4-5:30 p.m. Monday (5/7) in Wooster. Led by Jim Chatfield, horticulture specialist with the OSU Extension Center at Wooster, participants will tour the arboretum’s immense crabapple collection, and learn how to select and buy crabapple trees. For details and directions visit www.secrest.osu.edu/. Contact: (330) 263-3761

ONCAMPUS SEEKS CAMPUS MEETING SPACES

Campus organizations are invited to submit meeting or conference spaces available to Ohio State faculty and staff for a listing in onCampus’ annual Conferences & Workshops Guide, to appear in the Thursday (6/7) edition of the newspaper. Sites can be big or small, for half-day retreats or day-long computer workshops. Submissions should include name and contact information for the site coordinator and a brief (50 word) description of the site’s amenities. The deadline for submissions is Friday (5/25). Contact: oncampus@osu.edu

DIGITAL UNION TO HOST COPYRIGHT WORKSHOPS MAY 10, 17

TELR and the Digital Union are hosting a series of Copyright Awareness workshops presented by the OSU Libraries Rights Management team. “Course Content and E-Reserves” is scheduled from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday (5/10), and “Images and Sound Files” will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday (5/17). Register online

CENTER FOR COGNITIVE SCIENCE COGFEST MAY 18

The Center for Cognitive Science 2007 CogFest will take place from 1-4 p.m. Friday (5/18) in 262 Hopkins Hall. The guest speaker is Edward Smith, the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. Mary Beckman, Department of Linguistics; Alex Petrov, Department of Psychology; and Corey White, OSU graduate student, are also scheduled to make presentations. Read More >

FREE SPEECH AND HEARING SCREENINGS OFFERED

In recognition of May as Better Speech and Hearing Month, the OSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is offering free speech and hearing screenings for OSU faculty, staff, and their families from Wednesday (5/16)-Friday (5/18). Call 292-6251 to schedule an appointment. To learn more about the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, visit: www.speechhearingclinic.osu.edu.