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Spotlight on ... Center for Operational Excellence
The Center for Operational Excellence is a member based, not for profit, center of excellence at Fisher College. It is a unique partnership of business leaders and educators who share a common ideal of achieving competitive advantage and excellence in operations management through education, research and networking. Member companies are focused on improving operational excellence at their respective organizations.
The COE provides multiple educational programs on lean, innovation, Six Sigma and supply chain management throughout the year. The keystone program is the quarterly professional development seminar that hosts 90-100 business leaders, students and faculty and works to secure speakers of national caliber. Member companies include Coca Cola, Kaiser Aluminum, Abbott Nutrition, Kaiser Aluminum, Cardinal Health, BI Roxane and Gordon Food Service. Read more: http://www.fisher.osu.edu/centers/coe/
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 news
University memorial service today
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today (5/27) in Browning Amphitheatre to remember the OSU students who died during this school year. The service will celebrate the lives of those who died and reflect on our community’s loss in their passing. The annual nondenominational service is cosponsored by the University Interfaith Association and the Student Advocacy Center. All members of the Ohio State community, and family and friends of the deceased, are welcome. Rain site is the Prior Health Sciences Library, 376 W. 10th Ave., 5th floor. Contact: Karen Kyle at mailto:kyle.41@osu.edu
OSU/Nationwide Children's researchers shine in Seoul
At the 6th Extraordinary International Symposium for Recent Advances in Otitis Media, held recently in Seoul, Korea, OSU and Nationwide Children's Hospital researchers from the Department of Otolaryngology demonstrated their collective prowess in getting at the cause of painful ear infections in children and in doing something to fix it. OSU/NCH researchers, headed by Professor Lauren Bakaletz, were recognized as a world leader at the meeting with an award. Hua Hua Tong and Shu Das presented research on how we fight bacterial infections in the ear as well. Read more: http://www.ent.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=4846
Attention NIH-funded clinical and translational researchers
The Center for Clinical and Translational Science will be receiving an NIH grant to pay high school students and high school teachers to be part of your research teams this summer. Metro High School and Eastmoor Academy have identified 10 students and four teachers who are highly qualified and motivated and are seeking research experience at OSU. The new Summer Research Experience Program will begin in mid-June. Contact: Nancy Hood, mailto:nhood@cph.osu.edu or 688-3478. Read more:
http://ccts.osu.edu/drupal/content/community-engagement
Upcoming 'Best Companies to Work For' survey
Ohio State is being considered for inclusion on the 2010 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, compiled by Great Place to Work® Institute. As part of the process, a survey will be distributed to a group of randomly selected faculty and staff to get your opinions about different aspects of working here. If you are one of the randomly selected faculty or staff, you are encouraged to complete the survey and be candid in your responses as no one from Ohio State will see your responses. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
Annual African American Farewell Celebration June 13
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Ohio Union and the Hale Cultural Center invite you to the 16th Annual African American Farewell Celebration, set for 4 p.m. Saturday (6/13) in Hitchcock Hall. The event celebrates students who have graduated in Fall 2008 or Winter 2009, or will graduate Spring 2009 or Summer 2009. Family and friends of graduates are welcome to attend, free of charge. The African American Farewell Celebration Reception follows at 6 p.m. in the Hale Cultural Center. Dinner and entertainment. Register by Saturday (5/30). Contact
mailto:hassell-goodman.1@osu.edu or 247-8609, or mailto:allen.1033@osu.edu for a registration form or details.
Today: Nick Gelpi lecture, reception in Banvard Gallery
Nick Gelpi, the Howard E. LeFevre Emerging Practitioner Fellow, will discuss Mockups, a collection of his work from the past year of research, at 5:30 p.m. today (5/27) in 250 Knowlton Hall. His work will be featured in the Banvard Gallery until Friday (6/5). To read more, and to view a video preview of the show, visit http://knowlton.osu.edu/mockups.
EEIC Design Showcase set for May 28
P.K. Imbrie of Purdue University will present the Engineering Education Innovation Center and dean’s keynote address, “Opportunities and Priorities in Engineering Education Research” at noon Thursday (5/28) at The Blackwell (Ballroom A), as part of the EEIC Design Showcase. Other activities include: Engineering Senior Capstone Design Showcase, 12:30-3 p.m. at The Blackwell Ballrooms; First-Year Cornerstone Design Project Competitions: Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Nano Poster Presentation, 1-4 p.m. and Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Robot Competition, 4-6 p.m., both at St. John Arena. Contact: mailto:garber.61@osu.edu. Read more: http://engineering.osu.edu/events
The Flower Teachers focus of May 28 Libraries' ReadAloud
The OSU Libraries ReadAloud weekly programming continues from 3-4 p.m. Thursday (5/28) in the Wexner Center Cafe. Candace Stout and Cody Henderhan, Department of Art Education, will share readings from The Flower Teachers: Stories for a New Generation, a collection of stories of public school art teachers’ narratives of their early experiences in teaching. Enjoy free refreshments from the cafe as you listen to the program. Hear podcasts of previous programs at http://library.osu.edu/blogs/readaloud/.
Menendian, Staats to deliver Kirwan Institute brown bag lecture May 29
The campus community is invited to attend a series of lunch-time lectures this month presented by The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity. The next lecture will be held at noon Friday (5/29) in 423 Mendenhall Lab. Stephen Menendian, research associate - law, and Cheryl Staats, research assistant, both from the Kirwan Institute, will present "Talking About Race Constructively in ‘Real Life’ Situations." Bring your lunch. Read more: http://Kirwaninstitute.org
OSU Opera and the Department of Theatre present The Marriage of Figaro
Don’t miss Mozart’s comic opera The Marriage of Figaro on Friday (5/29) and Saturday (5/30) at 8 p.m. in Mershon Auditorium. Set in an English manor in the late 20th century, this updated version will be sung in Italian with English surtitles. Discount ticket price for students, senior citizens, OSU faculty and staff (with ID). Read more: http://music.osu.edu/2_news_events/featured_events/spring_2009/opera_figaro.php
UFSAP workshop addresses stress and depression
The University Faculty and Staff Assistance Program is offering a new workshop, “How to Manage Stress and Depression” from 5-6:15 p.m. Wednesday (6/10) at OSU Managed Health Care Systems, 700 Ackerman Road, Suite 580. Designed for people who experience stress and depression and want to increase their coping skills. The workshop is free but registration is required and space is limited. Contact UFSAP counselor Lisa Borelli at 292-1709 or mailto:borelli.3@osu.edu to register. Attending this workshop can earn you points in the Your Plan for Health Incentive Program.
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