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Headline newsDiedrichs named director of University Libraries
Diedrichs served at Ohio State from 1999-2003, most recently as assistant director for technical services and collections and professor.
Headline newsLatest issue of onCampus now availableThe Oct. 8 issue of onCampus is now available, so please check your OSU mailbox. Here's a preview from the online version:
Today: Winston to discuss religion, gender & the mediaThe Center for the Study of Religion is presenting the first of its At-Large Lectures in Religion 2009-2010 series. Diane Winston of the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California will deliver "Madonna, Whore and Mammon: Religion, Gender & the Media at 4:30 p.m. today (10/8) in 090 Science and Engineering Library. The lecture is free and open to all. A reception will follow. Contact: Sandra van Kley at mailto:van-kley.2@osu.edu or 688-8010 Autumn issue of Resources available onlineThe autumn issue of Resources, the Office of Human Resources’ quarterly newsletter, is now online at http://hr.osu.edu/resources. This issue includes articles on: Benefits Open Enrollment, Enhancements to the Dependent Tuition Assistance benefit, Helping hungry preschoolers, plus more information about work, life, and health. In addition, you can now choose how you want to receive Resources: e-mail, print, or both. Visit http://hr.osu.edu/subscriptions. Check out the latest On Research blogA new posting, "Are huzzahs enough?" is available at the On Research blog, http://researchnews.osu.edu/blog. Read about some questionable efforts — topped by the web site Science Cheerleader — now underway that claim to be in support of science. Environmental Health and Safety Chemical Redistribution ProgramEnvironmental Health and Safety’s Chemical Redistribution Program provides usable chemicals to faculty and staff to be used on campus for university related purposes at no cost. Interested persons must register on the Environmental Affairs portion of the EHS web site (http://www.ehs.ohio-state.edu) to view the available chemicals. As requests are filled, they will be delivered within a week. Contact: 292-1284 Discount tickets available for Leonard Cohen at Palace TheatreLeonard Cohen will be appearing Tuesday (10/27) at the Palace Theatre in downtown Columbus. Discount tickets are available to OSU students, faculty and staff for $22.50 for a limited time using the password: Westmount. Read more: http://info.aeglive.com/ecard/leonardcohen/2009/1027_venOSN.html BIGG glass exhibition: Closing tour Oct. 9Take a final tour through the BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass exhibition from 1-2 p.m. Friday (10/9) at the OSU Urban Arts Space. Explore the selection and installation process, along with in-depth discussion of selected works and artists, differing from those discussed in the introductory tour of the series. RSVP to mailto:uaseducation@osu.edu or 292-8861. Free and open to all. Annual Carl Schlam Memorial Lecture Oct. 12The 16th Annual Carl Schlam Memorial Lecture will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday (10/12) in the Faculty Club. Alessandro Barchiesi (Università degli Studi di Siena/Arezzo and Stanford University) will speak on Poetic Careers, Ovid to Boccaccio. The lecture traces the development of the idea of a poetic career not (as more usual) through the Vergilian tradition, but by focusing on Ovid and the origins of prose fiction in European literature, especially Apuleius and Boccaccio. Contact: mailto:classics@osu.edu. Read more: http://greekandlatin.osu.edu/news/yr2008/schlam_lecture.cfm Oct. 13: College planning session for faculty and staffUndergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience is offering a college planning session for Ohio State faculty and staff with children in grades 7-10 from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday (10/13) in 172 Newton Hall. The brown bag lunch session will help parents understand open and competitive admissions processes, how high school courses affect a child’s chances of being admitted to college, and strategies for paying for college. To register, contact Michele C. Brown at mailto:brown.1112@osu.edu or 688-4468. LiteracyStudies@OSU fall lecture: Tracking Readers of JournalismDavid Nord of Indiana University will deliver the LiteracyStudies@OSU fall lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday (10/15) at George Wells Knight House, 104 E. 15th Ave. Nord's research interests lie in the history of American publishing. His study ranges from the 1730s to the 1910s; the evidence ranges from diaries to subscription lists to statistical data to manuscript letters to the editor. Contact: mailto:literacystudies@osu.edu OSU Police reminder: New booster seat law now in effectEffective Wednesday (10/7), every child under 8 years old must ride in a booster seat or other appropriate child safety seat unless the child is 4 foot 9 inches or taller. At least 34 Ohio children between 4 and 7 died in motor vehicle traffic crashes between 1999 and 2006 and traffic is the leading cause of death for this age group. Law enforcement will issue warnings only until April 7, 2010. Contact: OSU Police Capt. Eric Whiteside, mailto:whiteside.6@dps.ohio-state.edu
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Carol Pitts Diedrichs has been recommended to serve as director of University Libraries at Ohio State. Subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, her appointment will be effective Jan. 5, 2010. Diedrichs is currently serving as Dean of Libraries and the William T. Young Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky, the flagship institution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She has vast experience in library administration and at UK provides intellectual leadership for the educational and service programs of 12 libraries; administers a budget of more than $21 million; and is a member of the Provost's Dean's Council.
