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Full speed ahead

 What is your approach as interim president? What is your message to the university’s 7,100 incoming students and 258 new faculty? Why is a global strategy so important? These were some of the questions that Interim President Joseph A. Alutto fielded as a recent featured guest at the Columbus Metropolitan Club in downtown Columbus. Here are some of his perspectives on how Ohio State is moving aggressively forward — and what he says some people don’t realize about the university.
-- > Read more and view videos: osu.edu/features
-- > Read the onCampus article: oncampus.osu.edu

Shown here: Ohio State Interim President Joseph A. Alutto chats with Columbus Metropolitan Club President and CEO Jane Scott during the CMC's meeting Wednesday (8/14) in downtown Columbus. (Larry Hamill photo)


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Wex to showcase old-time college football newsreel footage

 For 10 years, Dave Filipi has given audiences a look at rarely seen footage from America’s national pastime on the Wexner Center screen. On Friday, Filipi will unveil Rare Football Films: The Newsreels, a program featuring college football newsreel footage from the Hearst Metrotone News Collection. A tailgate-style gathering on the Wexner Center plaza will precede the show, and after the program, former Buckeye football stars John Hicks and Bobby Carpenter will field questions from the audience about the films and their own on- and off-field experiences.
-- > onCampus article: oncampus.osu.edu/football
-- > Event info: wexarts.org/film-video


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Get connected: Discover research at Ohio State

Save the dates. Plan to attend the 2013 Research Expo on Tuesday (9/24) from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Ohio Union. More than 50 exhibitors will be on hand to answer your research related questions and help you navigate the Ohio State research enterprise. On Wednesday (11/6) at 8:30 a.m. at the Ohio Union, Caroline Whitacre, vice president for research, will deliver the State of Research address and present the 2013 Innovator of the Year awards. 
-- > Register to be an exhibitor: research.osu.edu
-- > Contact: agnoli.1@osu.edu (Research Expo); haas.23@osu.edu (State of Research address)


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Be proactive in managing your health, and schedule your 20-minute Your Plan for Health biometric health screening now. Benefits-eligible faculty and staff can use these values to complete the Personal Health & Well-Being Assessment (PHA). Why not be a role model for your colleagues and be way out ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline to complete the PHA? Avoid the rush, and schedule your screening now by visiting yp4h.osu.edu and scrolling over the Welcome tab or call 292-4700.


University garage parking now available to off-campus students

CampusParc now offers overnight parking permits to second-year-and-above commuter students in the Lane Avenue and West Lane Avenue facilities. The new CPN permit is an annual permit (Aug. 1, 2013-July 31, 2014) available by one-time payment of $620.28. The permit can be purchased online or at the CampusParc Customer Service Center in 160 Bevis Hall.
-- > Read more: www.campusparc.com

Today: Welcome Week Concert hosted by Ohio Union Activities Board

The Ohio Union Activities Board would like to inform you that the Welcome Week Concert featuring The Band Perry and Charlie Worsham, being held today (8/22) from 7-11 p.m. in the northwest parking lot of Ohio Stadium, could impact normal campus activity. The parking lot will be closed today and will reopen on Friday (8/23). There will be at least two sound checks scheduled tentatively for mid-afternoon prior to the start of the concert. OUAB apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause but looks forward to providing the OSU community with this student experience.
-- > Contact: ouab@osu.edu or 292-3117

Traffic and parking alert

Today: Cannon Drive closure/CABS reroutes in support of concert

In support of the OUAB Welcome Week Concert taking place today (8/22), Cannon Drive will be closed between Woody Hayes and the entrance of the West Stadium parking lot from approximately 5:30 p.m. through the end of the concert. The Campus Loop North and Campus Loop South will be rerouted down Herrick. The Central Connector will be rerouted down Tuttle Park Place, servicing RPAC Plaza, returning down Tuttle, and resuming its normal route along Woodruff.

Heavy pedestrian traffic is anticipated along Woodruff and Cannon during this time. Pedestrians, cyclists and motorists are asked to exercise caution and always keep safety in mind when moving on and around campus.
-- > Event info: ouab.osu.edu/view_event.aspx?id=1542
-- > CABS info: ttm.osu.edu/

Classes/workshops

Upcoming events in the Office of Distance Education and eLearning

  • Monday (8/26): Using Turnitin as an effective teaching tool, 2-4 p.m., 145 Mount Hall
  • Wednesday (8/28): Research In View User Training, 1:50-3:50 p.m., 186 Hagerty Hall
  • Thursday (8/19): Using Turnitin as an effective teaching tool, 10 a.m.-noon, 145 Mount Hall
    -- > Read more: go.osu.edu/workshops

Introduction to High Performance Computing at OSC

The Ohio Supercomputer Center is hosting “Introduction to High Performance Computing at OSC,” on Tuesday (9/3) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Physics Research Building. The introductory workshop is designed for new OSC users or researchers interested in learning more about OSC resources. Participants who bring a laptop computer will be able to connect to the supercomputers during the workshop. OSU wireless is available in the seminar room, and workshop accounts will be provided.
-- > Contact: OSC Help Desk at oschelp@osc.edu
-- > Register: armstrong.osc.edu/events/eventpage.php?id=73


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