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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Tuesday, May 19. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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WOSU honored with Outstanding Service to Seniors Award

WOSU Public Media will be honored by the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging at the 34th annual Central Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame ceremony on Wednesday (5/20), for outreach efforts around the digital television transition and assistance to seniors in need of help. Through WOSU’s nationally recognized “Help Your Neighbor” program, thousands of converter box coupons were donated, allowing WOSU and its partners to purchase boxes and install 2,400 of them in the homes of people in need. OSU staff participated in donating coupons and volunteering to install boxes (and is still doing so). Read more: http://wosu.org/dtv

Libraries Director search open forum May 21

The university community is invited to attend a Libraries Director Search Open Forum from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday (5/21) in 035 of Psychology Building. Search committee chair John W. Roberts and members of the committee will present an update on the search and will seek advice about those qualities most essential in the next leader of University Libraries. Contact: Melinda Nelson, 282-1005. Read more: http://oaa.osu.edu/DirectorUniversityLibraries040109.php

Student Information System (SIS) information to Faculty

The Student Information System (SIS) Project Team would like to apologize for the high volume of e-mail messages that faculty received on Friday (5/15) about the SIS Faculty Center. This was due largely to a problem with the listserv process. As a result, the listserv was disabled late Friday. For information about the SIS Faculty Center and using it to obtain class rosters, please visit oaa.osu.edu/sis. Instructors may continue to use Carmen to obtain rosters and manage courses. Click below for instructions to register for an SIS Faculty Center Forum.
http://oaa.osu.edu/sis/PDF_files/Directions_SIS_Forum_Registration.pdf

Honor a veteran with a spot on the honor brick walkway

Remembrance Park was established in 2006 to honor all veterans and especially those OSU alumni who died while in the service of their country. Once completed, an Honor Brick walkway will have more than 2,000 bricks displaying the names of those who have served our country. Road construction at Tuttle Park Place is temporary and will not disrupt the overall appearance of the park. Order your brick now so it will be in place to honor your veteran by this fall. Contact: Assistant Registrar Jerry Vance, mailto:vance.5@osu.edu or 292-7894. Read more: http://www.buckeyealumni.com/

Latest edition of Animal Care and Use Newsletter now available

The latest edition of the Animal Care and Use Newsletter is available online. In this issue you will find the following topics: Message from the IACUC Chair; Electronic Protocols; Upcoming AAALAC Site Visit; Semi-Annual Inspection Pitfalls; IACUC Policies Webpage; and Did You Know? Read more:
http://orrp.osu.edu/iacuc/news/detail.cfm?News=1079

MBI to host multiphysics modeling seminar May 20

OSU's Mathematical Biosciences Institute will host a free multiphysics modeling seminar from 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday (5/20) in 355 Jennings Hall. Check out COMSOL's capabilities and get a sneak peak at their upcoming release, version 4. Anyone interested in simulating and optimizing engineering phenomena based on PDEs, such as structural mechanics, heat transfer, electromagnetics, fluid flows, etc is invited. Seating is limited, so registration in advance is advised. Contact: mailto:bjorn@comsol.com or (781) 273-3322. Read more: http://www.comsol.com/events/cmms/7533/

May 21 panel to discuss change through humanitarian action

The university community is invited to the culminating event of the International Studies 65th Anniversary yearlong celebration from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday (5/21) in 180 Hagerty Hall, with a reception to follow. Four expert panelists will discuss how the world is changing through humanitarian action via their work on the ground in advocacy campaigns, as servants in the medical field, or in humanitarian mission work. The panel includes OSU alumnus David Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute. RSVP to Nadia Auch at mailto:auch.3@osu.edu or 247-4590. Read more: http://newmedia.osu.edu/email/pubs/asc/announce/asc_is_may21/index.html

FDA statistician lectures on personalized medicine May 21

The idea that a drug could be tailored to suit the person who takes it is the subject of this year’s public lecture in the Department of Statistics. Gregory Campbell, director of the Division of Biostatistics in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration, will deliver the Chhotey Lal and Mohra Devi Rustagi Memorial Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Thursday (5/21) in 160 Meiling Hall. He will discuss “personalized medicine,” a gene-based medical approach through which doctors hope to make drugs more effective, as well as anticipate and prevent disease. Read more: http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=2833

Ka. Mu. Ak.: Expression of Korean Music and Dance May 21

In collaboration with the Department of Theatre, the Korean Studies Initiative will present “Ka. Mu. Ak.: Expression of Korean Music and Dance” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (5/21) in the Thurber Theatre at the Drake Performance and Event Center. The ensemble consists of: Park Eun Ha, percussionist from the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts, flutist Park Hwan Young of Pusan National University’s Department of Korean Music, Shin Hyunsik playing zither, and the storysinging of Chan E. Park from OSU's Korean Studies Initiative. The event is free, but a ticket is required. Call KSI at 247-2546 or the Drake Box Office at 292-2295 for ticket information.

The Marotta Hour: Electro Acoustic Trio at OSU Urban Arts Space

Visit the OSU Urban Arts Space from 7-8 p.m. Thursday (5/21) and check out new sounds, curated by local musician and international composer Larry Marotta. This month, Marotta mixes Boston-based musicians, Steve Norton (saxophone) and Vic Rawlings (circuitry), with Columbus percussion darling Ryan Jewell. This performance will be an investigation of sound and performance gestalt. Contact: 292-8861. Read more: http://uas.osu.edu

Ohio State Lima Kids’ College accepting applications

The focus of Ohio State Lima’s Fourth Annual Kids' College day camp, to be held Wednesday (6/17)-Friday (6/19), is on being more eco-friendly. Workshops reflect the theme and offer hands-on activities for campers going into sixth, seventh or eighth grade in Autumn 2009. Topics include Eco-Friendly Scrapbooking, What’s in a Seed, Drawing from Observation, and CSI. A complete list of the workshops and their descriptions are available at http://lima.osu.edu/kidscollege. Registrations are due Monday (5/25). Late registrations may be taken as space allows. The cost is $60 per camper. To volunteer or for details, contact (419) 995-8863 or mailto:trinko.1@osu.edu