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OSU project will boost women faculty in sciences

Ohio State will use federal funding to help female faculty advance in the sciences by launching a five-year initiative to change academic departmental culture in disciplines in which women are underrepresented on the faculty. Joan Herbers, professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology and principal investigator of the grant, will lead a program called Project CEOS, or Comprehensive Equity at Ohio State. The initiative, funded by a $3.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, is intended to increase the presence and success of women at all faculty ranks and in faculty leadership positions across the STEM disciplines: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Read more >

CNN to broadcast presidential debate focus groups from Geology Library

OSU's Orton Memorial Library of Geology will be on national stage as CNN broadcasts live from the site during the presidential and vice presidential debates, scheduled for 9-10:30 p.m. Friday (9/26), Thursday (10/2), Tuesday (10/7) and Wednesday (10/15). CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien will interview 30 "persuadable" voters from the Columbus area at the library immediately before and after the debates. During the debates, the voters' reactions will be displayed as a graphic on the screen.

In order to accommodate the broadcast, the Geology Library will be closed each of the four days. It will close at 5 p.m. today (9/25); only the library's circulation area will be open Friday (9/26), so patrons can pick up or return materials. The Geology Library will be closed this Saturday and Sunday. Access to Hagerty Drive will be limited on Friday (9/26) while large trucks park to prepare for the CNN broadcast and also a Welcome Week Concert, set for 4:30-10 p.m. Sunday (9/28) on the South Oval.

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Latest issue of onCampus now available

The Sept. 25 issue of onCampus is now available, so please check your Ohio State mailbox. Here’s a preview from the online version of onCampus:

• The university has formed a Talent Acquisition, Retention and Engagement Strategy Committee, charged with evaluating trends and issues facing faculty and coming up with recommendations for attracting the nation’s top professional talent. Read more >
• School is in session for new OSU chief information officer Kathy Starkoff, who spent more than 20 years of success managing information technology needs for companies like IBM, Banc One and Limited Brands. Read more >
  

Faculty panel discussion: Working with the NSF

All faculty interested in receiving funding from the National Science Foundation are invited to attend a panel discussion at 11:30 a.m. Friday (10/3) in the Smith Seminar Room at the Physics Research Building. Investigators who have received funding from the NSF will share thoughts about what helped them when they were first starting out, the proposal review process, and how to best work with this sponsor throughout proposal development, submission and project management. More information and registration are available online.

Pizzuti to speak on art collecting at Columbus Museum of Art

Art collector Ron Pizzuti will discuss "Contemporary Collecting from Local to Global” at 2 p.m. Sunday (10/12) at the Columbus Museum of Art, in conjunction with the Objects of Wonder from Ohio State exhibition. The talk is part of the Big Picture lecture series sponsored by OSU Humanities Institute and the Columbus Museum of Art. Named by ARTnews as one of the world’s top 200 collectors, Pizzuti has amassed a collection of international contemporary works from Asia, America and Europe. Contact: Elizabeth Lantz, at lantz.38@osu.edu or 688-0265

Learn skills that add value to your career and department

The Master of Business Operational Excellence program in the Fisher College of Business will be holding an information session from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday (10/4). Learn more about this innovative new 12-month master’s degree program in lean enterprise and continuous improvement offered at the college. Register online or contact Bob Mick at Mick.15@osu.edu.

Join the OSU Community Orchestra

Join the OSU Community Orchestra, an ensemble open to all OSU faculty, staff, students and alumni. No audition is necessary and all instruments are welcome. Professor Marshall Haddock is the conductor. The orchestra meets all three quarters and rehearses from 7-8:15 p.m. every Monday in 174 Weigel Hall. Also included is a performance with the OSU First Year Orchestra. Students can earn one credit hour per quarter. Contact: 292-2870

Today only: Reba & Kelly Clarkson presale offer

Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson will perform at Value City Arena on Thursday (11/20) on their 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour. The tour joins both superstar bands and acts on one stage for a combined non-stop set. OSU faculty and staff have access to the presale today (9/25) only until 10 p.m. Use the password: WORLDS in the box marked “Presale Offer” by using this link. Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday (9/26) at the box office and Ticketmaster.