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Headline newsReadey named associate vice president of Facilities Operations and DevelopmentMary Lynn Readey has been named associate vice president of Facilities Operations and Development, effective immediately. Readey has served as deputy general counsel in the Office of Legal Affairs and recently assumed responsibility for FOD on an interim basis. Much of her professional focus in the last 10 years has been in the area of public construction. She is a past executive director of the Ohio School Facilities Commission, the state agency devoted to construction of K-12 school buildings.
Applications sought for director of The Women's PlaceApplications are being accepted for director of The Women's Place. Faculty and staff are welcome to apply, and internal candidates are encouraged to apply. The position will be a 12-month, full-time appointment, available Jan. 1, 2010, and salary is negotiable. Send a letter outlining experience, as well as vision for The Women’s Place and a two-page biographical sketch or c-v, electronically to: Molly Davis at mailto:davis.436@osu.edu and addressed to: Screening Committee, Director of The Women’s Place, Office of Academic Affairs, 203 Bricker Hall. Application deadline is Friday (10/30); however, the screening committee will continue to review applications until the position is filled. A position description is available online at http://oaa.osu.edu/DirectorTheWomensPlace100509.php.
Oct. 8: Mason to present Do Babies Matter in AcademiaMary Ann Mason, professor and co-director of the Center of Economics and Family Security, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Lecture will deliver “Do Babies Matter in Academia?” at 4 p.m. Thursday (10/8) in the Fawcett Center Auditorium. The career aspirations and trajectories of men and women PhDs diverge strongly in academic institutions, with men over-represented in the professoriate and women over-represented in non-tenure track teaching, administrative, and support positions. Contact: The Women’s Place, mailto:womensplace@osu.edu. Read more: http://womensplace.osu.edu/index.html Oct. 8: Annual reception honoring women’s progress at the universityThe annual reception honoring women’s progress at the university will be held at 5:15 p.m. Thursday (10/8) in the Fawcett Center lobby, following the lecture by Mary Ann Mason (see above). The university community is invited to attend. Contact: The Women’s Place, womensplace@osu.edu Deadline extended for Oct. 14 Fire and Focus Scholarship LuncheonThe Office of Senior Vice President for Outreach and Engagement Joyce Beatty is hosting the annual Fire and Focus Scholarship Luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday (10/14) at the Hyatt on Capitol Square, 75 E. State St. The deadline to RSVP has been extended to Wednesday (10/14). RSVP to 247-7795 or mailto:fireandfocus@yahoo.com. The event will honor three Ohio State faculty who personify the ideals of teaching, research and service: Adrienne Dixson, assistant professor, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology; Subha V. Raman, assistant professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Informatics; and Golden Jackson, associate professor and former director, Service-Learning Initiative. Oct. 7: A Brazilian focus for Latin American Film SeriesThe Center for Latin American Studies launches its autumn quarter film series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (10/7) in 180 Hagerty Hall with a tribute to São Paulo on the Big Screen: 2006-2008. O Ano em Que Meus Paes Saíram de Férias (The Year My Parents Went on Vacation) is a coming of age story that follows the antics of a 12-year-old boy during the Communist regime in Brazil during the 1970s. The film is in Portuguese with English subtitles and will be shown free. Read more: http://clas.osu.edu Oct. 7: Monica Ponce de Leon to deliver KSA lectureMonica Ponce de Leon, dean of the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, will lecture as part of the Knowlton School of Architecture Territory series on Wednesday (10/7) in the Knowlton Hall Auditorium. She is also professor of Architecture and Urban Planning and helped launch an internationally known design practice, Office dA, in 1991. Read more: http://knowlton.osu.edu/?content=15 National Coming Out Day: Add your support by Oct. 7This year marks the 22nd Annual National Coming Out Day honoring the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community at Ohio State and nationwide. The Multicultural Center and the GLBT Alumni Society annually produce an advertisement in the Lantern with the names of faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members who give their support to the GLBT community. Add your support by joining hundreds of others in signing the ad by noon Wednesday (10/7). Contact: Lexie Beer, mailto:lbeer@studentlife.osu.edu or 688-8449. Read more > October 8: Inaugural celebration of Arts in the AlleyThe Arts Initiative at Ohio State and South Campus Gateway are hosting the inaugural celebration of Arts in the Alley — the new arts community sponsored by the two organizations at the Gateway complex near campus, on Thursday (10/8). Events welcome new partners, including the Ohio Art League, Couchfire Collective and a group of local emerging artists, to their new storefront spaces in the Gateway Alley, and includes several opening receptions from 6-9 p.m. Contact: mailto:ellwood.1@osu.edu. Read more: http://artsinitiative.osu.edu/ Anthropology hosts New Fossils and Old Ancestors Oct. 9The Department of Anthropology will host a free guest lecture, “New Fossils and Old Ancestors: Recent fossil discoveries from the Afar region of Ethiopia,” by Scott Simpson, associate professor, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday (10/9) in 20 Page Hall. A reception will follow in 4012 Smith Laboratory. The event is free and open to faculty, staff and students. Contact: Jean Whipple at 292-4149 or mailto:whipple.15@osu.edu Oct. 14: Policies, Best Practices and Resources for Managing OSU RecordsA workshop, “Paper and Bytes: Policies, Best Practices and Resources for Managing OSU Records” is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. Wednesday (10/14) at Gateway, 1590 N. High St., Suite 430, Room 421. Participants will become more knowledgeable about university policies, legal requirements, and best practices concerning the retention, management and disposition of records in their care. Register online at http://hr.osu.edu/ohrc/ld_quarterlytraining.aspx. Leadership Center hosts Spectrum Development – Personality Styles Oct. 15Beth Flynn is facilitating, “Spectrum Development – Personality Styles” from 9:15 a.m.-noon Thursday (10/15) at 2120 Fyffe Road, Room 105 as part of the OSU Leadership Center’s 21st Century Leadership series. The Spectrum Temperament Development Model is a fun and exciting method for helping people better understand themselves and others. Contact: mailto:lobley.82@osu.edu. Read more > Oct. 20: Working through Difficult Conversations“Working through Difficult Conversations,” a workshop for department chairs, school directors, deans, associate deans and assistant deans, will be held from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday (10/20) at 430 Gateway, 1590 N. High St. Registration is required. Register online. Contact: 247-1847 Apply for December Digital Storytelling WorkshopOSU's Digital Storytelling team invites you to apply for an intensive, hands-on Digital Storytelling workshop to be held Tuesday (12/15)-Thursday (12/17). Project ideas related to teaching, research or outreach will be given preference. Application deadline is Monday (11/9). Detailed information and applications are available at http://digitalstory.osu.edu. Contact: mailto:digitalstory@osu.edu
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