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Spotlight on ... Department of Women’s StudiesThe Department of Women’s Studies at Ohio State is one of about 50 women’s and gender studies departments in the United States and one of only 15 that offer a doctoral program in the field. In addition to the Ph.D., the department offers an undergraduate major and a minor as well as a master’s degree and a graduate minor. Seventeen faculty members with degrees from a variety of disciplines teach a wide range of courses and conduct research on such topics as women’s health; anti-gay politics; women in the sciences and engineering; gender and racial justice in contemporary democracies; gender, race and sexuality in popular culture; and representations and cultural productions of U.S. women of color. Contact: Jill Bystydzienski, chair, at 292-1021 or mailto:bystydzienski.1@osu.edu. Read more: Spotlight on ... will run every other Wednesday summer quarter, and every week starting fall quarter. The OSUToday feature was created to promote the highlights, achievements and unique points of pride of each of the university’s departments, centers, units, programs, 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 Professor donates $2 million to Department of PsychologyOSU Professor Gifford Weary has donated $2 million from her family’s foundation to Ohio State's Department of Psychology to create the endowed Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Chair in social psychology. Ohio State's social psychology program is the No. 2 program of its kind in the country, as ranked by the U.S. News & World Report 2010 edition. Weary said the gift was an investment in the excellence that has characterized the department for so long. Contact: Jane Carroll, Office of Development Marketing Communications, at
mailto:Carroll.296@osu.edu or
292-5220. Read more: Faculty fellows to participate in signature Academic Leadership ProgramSusan S. Williams, vice provost for academic policy and faculty resources, announced that five Ohio State faculty fellows will participate in an annual signature program sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, a consortium of Big Ten institutions and the University of Chicago. CIC’s academic leadership program, now in its 20th year, provides faculty fellows with a big-picture view of issues, roles and responsibilities for current and potential administrators across the CIC universities. The program hosts three, two-day seminars for all fellows on topics such as human resources, budgets and strategic planning for the university of the future. In addition, the individual universities determine and create their own internal program for their fellows that runs in parallel, and complements, the seminar series. View the 2009-2010 CIC-ALP Fellows: http://oaa.osu.edu/CICAcademicLeadershipParticipants2009_10.php Summer conference addresses computational sciencesMore than 1,250 researchers from around the world will attend a summer congress on computational engineering and sciences, co-hosted by Ohio State, to be held Thursday (7/16)-Sunday (7/19) at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Somnath Ghosh, OSU professor of mechanical engineering, is the chair of the 10th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics. Gov. Ted Strickland is expected to speak at the opening ceremony, and Jeff Wadsworth, president and CEO of Battelle, will be the banquet speaker. Read more: http://usnccm-10.eng.ohio-state.edu/ Today: Sousa Band free patriotic concert at Browning AmphitheaterThe School of Music and the President's Office are sponsoring a free patriotic one-hour concert with Keith Brion and his New Sousa Band at 4:30 p.m. today (7/1) at the Browning Amphitheater, and a performance at 7 p.m. Friday (7/3) in Weigel Auditorium (donations suggested, $10 individual, $20 per family.) Seating for Friday's concert will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 6:30 p.m. Contact: mailto:jones.6@osu.edu or 292-4618 Being a PI at OSU - roles and responsibilitiesThe Office of Research is providing a two-hour workshop for faculty and research scientists at 10 a.m. Wednesday (7/8) at the Research Foundation. Learn about the roles and responsibilities of principal investigators and hear an overview of the various Office of Research support units (Research Foundation, Office of Responsible Research Practices, Technology Licensing and Commercialization, University Laboratory Animal Resources, and Office of Research Compliance) and the services they provide to researchers. Registration is required and available at http://research.osu.edu/ortec/training/eventreg.cfm?key=762. Hunt hidden treasure at July 9 'Whiz Bang Science Show'Go geocaching with “Dr. Dave” Lohnes at his next “Whiz Bang Science Show,” at 7 p.m. Thursday (7/9) at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Free and open to the public, the event takes place in the John Streeter Garden Amphitheater in OARDC’s Secrest Arboretum. Lohnes will talk about the satellite-based Global Positioning System that makes geocaching possible, will show how to get started, and will lead an actual search — for a geocache stashed in the 115-acre arboretum. Contact: mailto:lohnes.2@osu.edu or (330) 263-3772. Read more: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=5229 First Autism Speaks student chapter created at Ohio StateThe first Autism Speaks student chapter has been created at Ohio State to educate peers, increase awareness, and serve the local community. The goal is to maintain strong ties to the larger community and foster a commitment to action and activism, to provide support to the community in need. Club meetings will be held the first Friday of every month at 5 p.m. in 167 Campbell Hall. Read more: CABS Independence Day holiday service announcedDuring summer quarter, there is no CABS service overnight, on weekends, or on university holidays. In observance of the Independence Day holiday, there will be no CABS service on Friday (7/3). For details, visit the Transportation & Parking Services web site at http://tp.osu.edu/alerts/cabsindependencedayservice.shtml. Faculty and staff: Purchase parking permits online starting todayOnline web sales for the 2009-2010 parking permit year will start today (7/1) for faculty and staff and Monday (8/3) for students. Read more: http://tp.osu.edu Post or view items for sale on the onCampus Bulletin BoardLooking for a garage sale or used car? Have a vacation home or condo you want to rent out? Check out the onCampus Bulletin Board, http://oncampus.osu.edu/poll/ where faculty and staff can post or view a variety of items for sale. The bulletin board is available to all OSU faculty and staff. All you need to do is authenticate using your OSU Internet ID (name.#) and password, then register with a user name and password of your choosing. Post awards on the onCampus Bulletin BoardWin an award or know someone who did on or off campus? Post it under the Awards category on the onCampus Bulletin Board, http://oncampus.osu.edu/poll/ where faculty and staff can post or view a variety of items. The bulletin board is available to all OSU faculty and staff. All you need to do is authenticate using your OSU Internet ID (name.#) and password, then register with a user name and password of your choosing. |
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