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COLUMBUS DISPATCH EXECUTIVE TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

Michael F. Curtin, vice chair and COO of The Dispatch Printing Co. and associate publisher of The Columbus Dispatch, will be the speaker for summer quarter commencement on Sunday (8/26). Approximately 2,000 students will receive degrees at the ceremony, which begins at 1 p.m. at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Ohio State will award honorary degrees to David Gross, the Frederick Gluck Professor of Theoretical Physics and director of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California-Santa Barbara; and Orlando Taylor, vice provost for research, dean of the Graduate School, and professor of communications at Howard University. Receiving the Distinguished Service Award are Ted Beattie, president and CEO of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago; and Judith Tuckerman, a leader in the Columbus philanthropic community. Read More >

STONE LAB GUEST LECTURE, OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED

Ohio State’s Stone Lab on Lake Erie concludes its annual summer Guest Lecture Series beginning at 7:45 p.m. Thursday (8/9). Bobby Moser, OSU vice president of Agriculture and Outreach, will discuss “Agriculture and the Environment.” Lectures are free and open to the public. A Stone Laboratory Open House with educational programs and tours of Gibraltar Island and South Bass Lighthouse, followed by the Friends of Stone Laboratory annual meeting, is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (9/8). The event is open to the public. Read More >

WALTERS TO DISCUSS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AUG. 16

Tyler Walters, a leader and a visionary in utilizing emerging information technologies to enhance digital libraries, electronic resources, Web-based information services, learning commons, and change management, will lecture at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (8/16) at 090 Science & Engineering Library. Walters has played a principal role on collaborations with LC’s National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, NSF/National Science Digital Library, the DSpace community, and others. He will discuss advances in the Georgia Tech program he has overseen, and its impact on the OSU Libraries’ program development. He was recently appointed vice provost and university librarian at Rice University. Contact: 292-2503 or cetwinki.1@osu.edu

VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR CONVOCATION 2007

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience is seeking faculty, staff and students to fill a number of volunteer roles - from greeters and program distributors at St. John Arena to cheerers in Ohio Stadium - for Convocation 2007, set for Monday (9/17). Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m.-10:45 a.m. at St. John Arena and from 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. at Ohio Stadium. To volunteer, e-mail your shift availability to convocation@osu.edu by Monday (9/10). Contact: schultz.173@osu.edu or 247-4341

CHADWICK ARBORETUM & LEARNING GARDENS DEDICATION SET

The OSU community is invited to attend a dedication of the Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens’ Steven M. Still Garden in front of Howlett Hall at 1 p.m. Wednesday (8/8). Steve Still, OSU emeritus professor of Horticulture is also the director of the Perennial Plant Association, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Contact: Mary Maloney, 688-3479 or maloney.23@osu.edu

REGISTER ONLINE FOR ADDICTION STUDIES INSTITUTE

The 2007 Addictions Studies Institute, a combined effort of Ohio State and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services will take place Tuesday (8/14)-Friday (8/17) at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Presentations are scheduled in the areas of treatment, prevention, co-occurring disorders, evidence-based treatment, ethics, supervision, medicine and physiology, special populations, adolescents, diagnosis, and more. Register online

GEORGE TO HEADLINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENT

Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George is the featured guest at the OSU Alumni Association’s Girls Night Out Football 101 program, scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday (8/9) at the University Plaza Hotel, 3110 Olentangy River Road. The former Buckeye running back will talk to those on hand about his personal experiences as a college and professional football player. Contact: Jay Hansen, 292-9311

FIND OR SELL YOUR ITEMS VIA THE ONCAMPUS BULLETIN BOARD

A home in the University District. A 1999 Sportster motorcycle. A 1998 Chrysler Sebring convertible. Or a dining room set. Find these items and many more in the classified section of the onCampus Bulletin Board where faculty and staff can post or view a variety of opportunities. The bulletin board is available to all OSU faculty and staff. All you need to do is register using your OSU Internet ID (name.#).

ONCAMPUS GUIDE AD DEADLINE APPROACHING

Now is the time to reserve paid advertising space for the 11th onCampus resource Guide, published Thursday (9/13). The ad deadline is Friday (8/17), but the popular 60-page publication normally sells out early. More than 31,000 copies will be distributed to the university community through campus mail and at 35 distribution sites. Surveys show 32 percent of OSU faculty/staff keep The Guide all year long as a resource. Contact: Bill Estep, 292-8421 or estep.47@osu.edu

BEAT THE RUSH FOR YOUR FREE CAMPUS HEALTH SCREENING

Schedule your free campus health screening now to beat the rush as the Your Plan for Health 2007 Faculty and Staff Incentive Program winds down to a close Sunday (9/30). Appointments are available daily at nine campus locations, including the Biological Sciences Building-Aronoff Lab on Wednesday (8/15) and the 2007 Health Fair - Rally for Wellness on Wednesday (9/12). Read More > (use the “Personal Health Assessment” link)