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OSU ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT TO RECEIVE DIVERSITY AWARD

The Ohio State athletics department has been selected to receive a Diversity in Athletics Award in the category of Overall Excellence in Diversity, to be presented Wednesday (6/11) at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, site of the 2008 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Convention. Using independent research conducted by the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M and supported by the NCAA, the award winners are those that have achieved the highest total combined scores in the areas of diversity strategy, gender diversity of departmental employees, racial diversity of departmental employees, value and attitudinal diversity of departmental employees, graduation of African-American female and male student-athletes, and gender equity compliance.

COOPER ELECTED TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

Former Ohio State football coach John Cooper was elected Thursday (5/1) to the College Football Hall of Fame. Head coach from 1988-2000, Cooper compiled a record at OSU of 111-43-4. Prior to joining Ohio State, he coached at Tulsa and Arizona State. Commenting on Cooper’s induction, President E. Gordon Gee said, “John Cooper made significant contributions to college football and to Ohio State in particular. He's a great coach, a fine teacher and a true gentleman. I am proud to call him my friend and thrilled that he is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.” Read more >

TODAY: HOME BUYING/SELLING SEMINAR OPEN TO ALL

The university community is invited to attend an informative talk and open Q&A session on the central Ohio real estate market from 3-5 p.m. today (5/6) in 120 Baker Systems Engineering. Bill LaFayette, OSU lecturer and vice president, economic development for the Columbus Chamber, will share his views on the current status of and the inherent stability of the Columbus housing market. Local real estate agents and bankers will address your real estate and banking/qualification questions after the talk. The program is free and open to all. Contact: wofford.1@osu.edu

PANEL DISCUSSION: CURRENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN THE U.S.

The John Glenn Civic Leadership Council is hosting a discussion on the challenges facing school systems in America at 7 p.m. Thursday (5/8) in the Policy Forum of Page Hall. Diane Ging from Columbus City Schools’ Higher Education Partnership will discuss the current state of education in the region, highlighting geographic disparities in educational opportunity and attainment levels and the impact of recent federal education policies. Contact: morrison.314@osu.edu or (419) 606-5737

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF STORYTELLING MAY 16

Ohio State is celebrating the International Day for Sharing Life Stories with a local slate of events including three storytelling and discussion programs in two venues to mark the global observance. The academic community views storytelling as a valued method of communication; stories can foster new associations and understanding in many areas of study. View details online at telr.osu.edu/storytelling or contact Liv Gjestvang at gjestvang.1@osu.edu or 247-6457.

VIEW ONCAMPUS’ TOP 3 ON 2 FEATURE ONLINE

Each issue, onCampus profiles a university employee, a top news item and a photo in its Top 3 on 2 feature. The current issue features a spotlight on Louis Hominga, academic coordinator at Ohio State Marion. In addition, onCampus notes that three Ohio State faculty are among the 190 artists, scholars and scientists to be named recipients of 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships. The photo illustrates President E. Gordon Gee interacting with students as a film crew from Hunan Satellite TV documents the teaching methods in the university's Chinese language and cultural instruction programs. Read more >

OSU, IU TEAM UP FOR TRANSLATION/TRANSFORMATION CONFERENCE

Translation/Transformation, a joint conference hosted by the Ohio State Folklore Student Association and the Indiana University Folklore and Ethnomusicology Student Associations will take place Friday (5/16)-Saturday (5/17) in 311 Denney Hall. The keynote speaker is OSU alum Alan Govenar, a scholar, filmmaker and playwright whose work particularly focuses on African-American music. The winner of the Patrick B. Mullen Prize for the best OSU folklore graduate student paper will also be formally announced at this event. RSVP to Sheila Bock at bock.42@osu.edu.
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MAY 10 EVENING OF DANCE TO BENEFIT AIDS ORGANIZATIONS

The Department of Dance is collaborating with Dancers Responding to AIDS to present an evening of dance featuring OSU student organizations, Columbus dance studios and professional dance companies at 7 p.m. Saturday (5/10) in the Riffe Center’s Capitol Theatre in downtown Columbus. The event will benefit DRA, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, which has donated $176,000 to Columbus AIDS organizations over the past decade. Tickets are $25 and are available from participating organizations or at the door. Read more >

STEM CELL RESEARCH TOPIC OF MAY 7 SCIENCE CAFE COLUMBUS

Fred Cope, OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the next Science Cafe Columbus guest lecturer at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (5/7) in the Study Place Along High (SPAH), 1836 N. High St. (the old Long's Bookstore). Admission is free. Cope will present Stem Cells - The Ethical, Political, and Clinical Realities. View a list of scheduled Science Cafe Columbus programs onlone.

REGISTER FOR BIKE TO WORK WEEK

Registration for National Bike to Work Week (5/12-5/16) continues in preparation for Ohio State’s challenge with Battelle. If you are participating, remember to follow standard bicycle safety rules and obey university policies. To learn more about the challenge and other events occurring on campus, visit www.tp.osu.edu/Events/b2ww.shtml. To register, contact university team captain Austin Kocher at kocher.51@osu.edu.

OSC OFFERS PERFORMANCE TUNING FOR MULTI-CORE ARCHITECTURES

The Ohio Supercomputer Center on West Campus is hosting a workshop, Performance Tuning for Multi-Core Architectures, from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday (5/14)-Thursday (5/15) at OSC. The workshop provides an overview of performance tuning techniques for the new generation of multi-core processors, such as those used in OSC's Glenn system. Members of the Ohio academic community are invited to attend the workshop at no charge. To register, write trn-contact@osc.edu or call 292-0890.