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BUDGET SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT AVAILABLE

The budget system advisory committee charged with assessing the effectiveness of Ohio State’s five-year old budget system has submitted its findings and feedback on the committee’s report may be sent to provost@admin.ohio-state.edu. By fall, university leaders will have developed both a response and an implementation strategy. In light of advice and feedback from the university community, the response and the strategy will be refined to inform the fiscal year 2010 process. The review is also expected to help the OSU community develop a better understanding of the university’s budget and how the use of resources promotes academic excellence.

Co-conveners of the budget system advisory committee were Bud Baeslack and Allan Silverman. Its members were Malcolm Chisholm, Michael DeWees, Steve Gavazzi, Donna Hobart, Anita Hopper, Chip Souba, and Craig Volden. Dick Gunther, Mike Sherman and Lee Walker served in an ex officio capacity.

UNIVERSITY SUMMER HOURS BEGIN JUNE 9

University summer hours of 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. will begin Monday (6/9). Hours of 8 a.m.-5 p.m. will resume on Tuesday (9/2). Many offices that serve students or the public remain open on Wednesdays from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. These offices should stay open as needed. However, if the decision is to discontinue extended hours for summer quarter, the official extended hours will resume on the first Wednesday of autumn quarter. These offices are responsible for communicating extended hours and any schedule changes to their customers.

PRESIDENT GEE TAKES TIME OUT TO LOOK BACK

It would be easy to think the learning curve would be a short one for Gordon Gee in his role as president of Ohio State. But the decade that passed between the end of his first term here and his return this past fall was a time of immense change and growth, both here at the university and in Gee himself. As spring commencement approaches, Gee sat down with onCampus to chat about those changes, to reflect on his first academic year back in Bricker Hall and to offer his vision of what’s to come. Read more >

SPRING COMMENCEMENT SET FOR JUNE 8

More than 7,500 students - the largest graduating class ever - will receive their degrees during spring commencement exercises, which begin at 1 p.m. Sunday (6/8) in Ohio Stadium. Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, will deliver the commencement address. Additional information is available at http://commencement.osu.edu/.

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS COMPONENT OF NEW SIS IMPLEMENTED

As of Monday (6/2), the functionality to receive applications for admittance to professional programs beginning Summer, 2009 and beyond at OSU into the new Student Information System is now in place. This marks the first implementation of the new system with many others scheduled between now and the summer of 2009, when all functionality for the new integrated SIS will be available for use. Professional program applicants can apply for any term online by selecting the “Future Students” tab at buckeyelink.osu.edu. Visit oaa/osu.edu/sis for more information.

LATEST ISSUE OF ONCAMPUS NOW AVAILABLE

The June 5 issue of onCampus is now available, so please check your Ohio State mailbox. Here’s a preview from the online version:

• The Ohio Third Frontier Commission last month awarded $143 million in grants intended to attract world-class talent to Ohio’s universities and align the state’s research investments with economic development. Read more >
• This issue's Ask the Expert column features Susan Jones, OSU associate professor of entomology, discussing bed bugs. Read more >
  

HUMANITIES BACCALAUREATE TO RECOGNIZE GRADUATING STUDENTS, ALUMNI

Donna Alvarado, an Ohio State graduate who serves as chair of the Ohio Board of Regents, is the featured speaker at the 14th annual College of Humanities Baccalaureate set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday (6/7) at 131 Hitchcock Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Several humanities alumni will receive the Humanities Alumni Society Alumni Award of Distinction. HUMAS also will present its Outstanding Student Award to Jessica Hanzlik, who is earning degrees in French and physics, and Seth Rokosky, earning degrees in history and philosophy. Contact: Annie Gordon, 292-1882. Read more >

TRAFFIC ALERT: THOUSANDS EXPECTED TO ATTEND MULTIPLE EVENTS ON CAMPUS SATURDAY

Those who are planning to be on the OSU campus Saturday (6/7) should allow additional travel time and expect heavy traffic due to several events throughout the day that will bring thousands of visitors to campus. The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s State Track and Field Tournaments, Dublin City Schools graduations, Columbus City Schools graduations and several OSU convocations are among the larger events that will produce high volumes of traffic on highways and streets around campus. For more information including maps, visit the Transportation and Parking Services Web site at www.tp.ohio-state.edu/.

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROGRAM MEETING JUNE 6

The next membership meeting of the Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases Program is scheduled for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday (6/6) in the Dunlap Conference Room at the Veterinary Medicine Academic Building. Lunch will be provided. The program is a collaborative initiative of the colleges of Biological Sciences; Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Medicine; Pharmacy; Public Health; and Veterinary Medicine. Contact: Eric Lutz, phpid@osu.edu
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METRO HIGH SCHOOL FESTIVAL OF FRIENDS SET FOR JUNE 7

Metro High School is hosting the first Festival of Friends fundraiser from 6-8 p.m. Saturday (6/7) at the school, located at 1929 Kenny Road, to help support student scholarships for Metro Summer Enrichment Programs. Items up for auction include a trip to Las Vegas and OSU football tickets. Admission is free; however donations are accepted. To RSVP, contact 247-2276 or droatmetro@yahoo.com. Donations may be made to the Development and Resource Organization at Metro High School. Metro is an unprecedented partnership of Battelle, Ohio State and the Educational Council. Read more >