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OSU TRUSTEES APPROVE 2009 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET

Ohio State's Board of Trustees on Friday (7/11) approved a $4.2 billion university operating budget for the 2009 fiscal year. The budget, for the Columbus campus only, represents a 4.9 percent increase over the last fiscal year. Although resident undergraduate tuition remains frozen at the 2006 level, the budget will continue to support key academic goals and will increase financial aid to reflect an increase in student housing costs. Read about this and other university matters approved Friday online at www.osu.edu/news/newsitem2059.

FOX RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL GEOSYNTHETICS SOCIETY AWARD

Patrick J. Fox, OSU professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, received the International Geosynthetics Society Award recently for his research contributions on the static and dynamic shear strength of geosynthetic clay liners, which are manufactured clay-polymer composite products that are widely used in landfill construction. The award is the highest research achievement award in geosynthetics and is given biennially on a worldwide basis to recognize outstanding research contributions to geosynthetics engineering during the four years prior to the award. Fox will accept the IGS Award at the EuroGeo4 Conference on Tuesday (9/9) in Edinburgh, Scotland. Contact: Patrick Fox, fox.407@osu.edu or 688-5695

OHIO STATE TO HOST LIVESTRONG SUMMIT JULY 24-27

Volunteers are needed as Ohio State and the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute welcome champion cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong and the Lance Armstrong Foundation to campus Thursday (7/24)-Sunday (7/27) for the LIVESTRONG Summit, a biennial event to organize, inspire and direct the efforts of current and potential leaders who care about cancer issues. Volunteer registration is available online. Read more >

PANEL DISCUSSION TO EXPLORE COMMUNITY HEALTH, VERNACULAR HEALTH SYSTEMS

The Colleges of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing have joined with the Center for Folklore Studies and the American Folklore Society to present a panel discussion from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday (7/21) in 165 Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. Explore the perspectives that folklorist-ethnographers bring to translational projects in health care and education, community health and health policy. Contact: Kathy Renick, krenick@cph.osu.edu or 293-8260

BULLETIN BOARD DIGESTS KEEP YOU UP TO DATE

With the onCampus Bulletin Board’s Digest feature, you can find out right away when someone posts a house for sale, is in the market for that Soloflex you have stored in your basement or is looking for a ride to work. Simply log on to oncampus.osu.edu/bulletinboard/ and click on the “Digests” tab to set up your preferences, and you’ll receive a daily or weekly summary of every new post.

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR CONVOCATION 2008 IN SEPTEMBER

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience is seeking faculty, staff and students to fill a number of volunteer roles, from cheerers in Ohio Stadium to greeters and program distributors at St. John Arena, during Convocation 2008, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday (9/22). Volunteers are needed for two shifts: from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at St. John Arena and from 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium. To volunteer, RSVP by Monday (9/8) to convocation@osu.edu. You will receive your volunteer assignment and more details in mid September. Contact: Julia Prince or Julie Schultz at convocation@osu.edu or 247-4341

PUBLIC SAFETY TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE JULY 15

The Department of Public Safety is hosting a blood drive from 7:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. Tuesday (7/15) in 1019 Blankenship Hall. If you have donated on or before Tuesday (5/20), you are eligible to donate. Receive a $20 gas card voucher redeemable when you test drive any Saturn vehicle, a chance to win a 2008 Saturn VUE lease and an $8 off coupon for Cedar Point. Schedule an appointment online at www.givelife.org (sponsor code is buckeyes). Walk-ins are welcome. Contact: Pat Blakey, blakey.1@osu.edu or 292-3595

OSU TO HOST MASTER GARDENER FIELD DAY JULY 20

See new ways to grow your own food at Ohio State’s annual Master Gardener Field Day, from noon-3 p.m. Sunday (7/20) at the Franklin County Master Gardener Vegetable Varieties Trial Garden, part of OSU's Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Lab, 2490 Carmack Road. Enjoy talks, tours, demonstrations on growing backyard vegetables and more. Admission is free and open to the public. Enter at the farm’s Kenny Road entrance, one-half mile north of Lane Avenue. OSU Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center are the sponsors. Contact: Annette Swanberg, 529-9773

HIPAA RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION FORMS AVAILABLE IN SELECTED LANGUAGES

The HIPAA Research Authorization form is now available in the following languages: Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, Japanese, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. The translated forms are available on the Office of Responsible Research Practices Web site at orrp.osu.edu/irb/hipaa/index.cfm. The translations were made possible courtesy of the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center. Contact: Johnson.2042@osu.edu

ADVERTISING DEADLINES APPROACHING FOR RESOURCE GUIDE

onCampus’ annual resource Guide is the best way for advertisers to reach Ohio State faculty, staff and graduate students. The special 60-page edition of the faculty/staff newspaper is published Thursday (9/18), with circulation of 30,000. Twenty-three percent of OSU faculty/staff report keeping the Guide all year long as a resource, and 49 percent hang on to it through autumn quarter. The deadline to reserve advertising space is Thursday (8/21), although space normally sells out early. Contact: Bill Estep at estep.47@osu.edu or 292-8421