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Spotlight on ... Melton Center for Jewish StudiesThe Melton Center for Jewish Studies offers 200 interdisciplinary courses that comprise Jewish studies at Ohio State. In coordination with nine affiliated academic departments and represented by 30 professors, the Melton Center oversees Jewish studies majors, minors, and graduate students and offers a variety of scholarships. The center hosts academic conferences, attracts visiting scholars, and provides financial support for study in Israel. In addition, it orchestrates diverse educational programs and cultural events for the university and the larger Columbus community. Such offerings include concerts, films, panel discussions, and lectures on topics as varied as Jewish participation in the Civil Rights movement to twentieth century Israeli composers. The Melton Center was the first center of its kind established at any American public university. Contact: Program coordinators Lori Fireman, mailto:fireman.2@osu.edu or Nancy Golden, mailto:golden.45@osu.edu. Spotlight on ... is a new OSUToday feature created to promote the highlights, achievements and unique points of pride of each of the university’s departments, sections, units, etc. Send items to gammage.2@osu.edu to be considered for publication. Please limit text to 125 words and include contact info and a web link.
Headline newsToday: President Gee to visit Lima campus for May DaysOhio State President Gordon Gee will visit the Ohio State Lima campus today (5/6) to meet with students, staff, faculty and community members throughout the day. Campus events include: Ohio State Lima Student Forum in Galvin Commons, with a “Sweet on Gee” theme, 12:30-1 p.m.; “May Days” on the Quad, with Gee as a celebrity chef at the annual hotdog picnic grill, 1-1:30 p.m.; and Alumni Ice Cream Social in the Reed Hall Cafeteria, 5:30-6:15 p.m. Contact: Pam Joseph (419) 995-8284 or Lesley King Fry (419) 995-8671. Read more: http://lima.osu.edu/communications/mediaRelease.php?ID=988
Ruffolo to receive College of Pharmacy Lifetime Achievement AwardRobert R. Ruffolo, Jr., will receive the College of Pharmacy’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the College of Pharmacy Annual Alumni Awards Banquet, from 6-10 p.m. Friday (5/8), for his contributions to drug discovery and the science and academic communities. Corporate Senior Vice President of Wyeth and retired President of Research & Development for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Ruffolo will deliver “My Journey from OSU to the Pharmaceutical Industry and Back Again to OSU,” from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Contact: Barbara Hegler, mailto:hegler.2@osu.edu. Glenn School Award honors Delaware senatorSen. Tom Carper of Delaware, a 1968 OSU graduate, will receive the 19th annual Excellence in Public Service Award given by the John Glenn School of Public Affairs today (5/6) in Washington, D.C. The award is given each year to an individual who has had significant impact on public service at the local, national or international level throughout his or her career. Carper sits on the Senate Finance Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He also chairs multiple subcommittees and the Senate’s Nuclear and Recycling caucuses. Contact: Laura Sipe, mailto:Sipe.9@osu.edu or 247-6369 May 9: Ohio State hosts 61st annual State Science DayMore than 1,100 aspiring science, technology, engineering and mathematics students in grades 7-12 from across Ohio will exhibit their science research projects at the 61st annual State Science Day, hosted by Ohio State in the French Field House on Saturday (5/9). The STEM scholars will vie for more than $2.5 million in scholarships and awards. Contact: 488-2228. Read more: http://statescienceday.osu.edu WOSU seeks volunteers for radio fundraiser; starts May 7Volunteers are needed to help answer pledge calls during WOSU Public Media’s upcoming radio fundraiser Thursday (5/7)-Saturday (5/16). A drawing will be held for volunteers who sign up to work two or more shifts and some lucky volunteers will win Season Finale Columbus Symphony tickets for Friday (5/29) and Columbus Clippers tickets for Sunday (5/31). For details or to sign up today, e-mail mailto:gobert-smith.1@osu.edu or call 688-4355. May 7: Free lunch, OSU National Day of Prayer gatheringThe university community is invited to participate in a National Day of Prayer event at 11:30 a.m. Thursday (5/7) at the Hale Black Cultural Center. A free lunch will be served. The theme is “Prayer… America’s Hope.” Speakers include Pastor Rob Paugh of the Grove City Church of the Nazarene and Tyson Gentry, OSU student and football player. Read more: http://fcf-osu.org/NationalDayofPrayer.html Digital Animation and Interactive Media Open House May 8The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts & Design will host the spring open house from 4-7 p.m. Friday (5/8). The event is free and open to the public. Walk through at your own pace. Learn more about video game development, computer animation, dance and technology, digital sound, and more. Contact: 292-1053. For directions to ACCAD, visit http://accad.osu.edu/contact/directions.htm. May 8 film showing: Wings of Defeat: Once, We Were KamikazeThe film Wings of Defeat: Once, We Were Kamikaze will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday (5/8) in 155 Jennings Hall. Producer and director Risa Morimoto will be on hand to discuss the film, which tells the stories of surviving Japanese Kamikaze, military aviators who performed suicide attacks during World War II. Read more: http://www.osu.edu/events/event399223 'Visible Speech' photo exhibit reception May 8A reception for an exhibition of photographs, "Visible Speech - A sampling of the World’s Writing Systems," will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. Friday (5/8) at the Global Gallery of the World Media and Culture Center, in Hagerty Hall. Refreshments will be provided and exhibit curator J. Marshall Unger will deliver remarks at 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Foreign Language Center and Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures. Contact: 292-4361. Read more: http://wmcc.osu.edu/globalgallery or Next Pelotonia Bike Tour promo set for May 8The university community is encouraged to sign up to ride in the inaugural Pelotonia Bike Tour for Cancer Research, a 180-mile ride from Columbus to Athens and back, to be held Friday (8/28)-Sunday (8/30). President Gordon Gee will lead several campus events in May to rustle up support — riders, sponsors and volunteers — for the cause. The next is set for 8:30 a.m. Friday (5/8) in the Hitchcock Hall Conference Room. Those who register and participate in the bike tour in August will be eligible to earn Incentive Program points through OSU’s Your Plan for Health. Read more: http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=2807 May 9 panel discussion to examine death penaltyRace, politics and the geography of Ohio’s death penalty will be the topic of a panel discussion from 2-4 p.m. Saturday (5/9) at the Moritz College of Law, Saxbe Auditorium. “Perspectives on Ohio’s Death Penalty,” hosted by The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at OSU, will examine this issue from various viewpoints. The panel includes Doug Berman, William B. Saxbe Designated Professor at Moritz College of Law. Andrew Grant-Thomas, deputy director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, will serve as moderator. Read more: http://kirwaninstitute.org/ Impact of Early Life Trauma On Health and Disease May 12The College of Public Health and the Ohio Department of Mental Health invite you to join Vincent J. Felitti, founding chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program in San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday (5/12) as he presents “The Hidden Epidemic: The Impact of Early Life Trauma On Health and Disease.” The presentation is from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in 160 Meiling Hall. RSVP by Friday (5/8) to mailto:cphevents@cph.osu.edu. Read about the related study at May 21: Technology showcase celebrates Digital Union anniversaryThe Digital Union's fifth anniversary showcase takes place from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday (5/21) in 370 Science and Engineering Library. Featured projects and technologies include digital stories, multimedia techniques for ESL instruction, the Microsoft Surface table, and the Telepresence videoconferencing system. Read more: http://digitalunion.osu.edu/anniversary/ Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week discounts at WiredOutWiredOut, the Tech Store at OSU located on the main level of the Central Classroom Building, is offering faculty and staff discounts through Saturday (5/9). Bring the ad, available online at http://wiredout.osu.edu/FileStore/FSWeekForWeb.pdf, into WiredOut and receive 10 percent off peripherals and accessories (excludes iPods). For more information, call 292-8883 or visit http://wiredout.osu.edu.
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