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Headline newsInaugural symposium sets cosmological agenda for the next decade; Public lecture tonightWorld experts on the nature of the universe are on campus today (10/12)-Wednesday (10/14) for the inaugural symposium of the Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics. Attendees will set the research priorities to enable fundamental breakthroughs in the next 10 years. A special public lecture by University of Wisconsin-Madison physicist Francis Halzen, at 7:30 p.m. today (10/12) in E0001 Scott Laboratory, will reveal how researchers are using ice at the bottom of the world to capture some of the most energetic particles in the universe. Contact: Michael Stamatikos, mailto:stamatikos.1@osu.edu. Read more:
Headline newsPresident Gee's Oct. 7 address to faculty available onlinePresident Gee delivered his fall address to faculty on Wednesday (10/7) in the newly renovated Thompson Library. "We have much to celebrate in this moment of great privilege, great responsibility, and great opportunity," he said. "And we have much work to do." Read or watch the speech online at http://president.osu.edu/.
OSU Police Division recognized for response to recent shooting situationThe OSU Police Division was recognized by Central Ohio Crime Stoppers for the response by OSU Police Officers to an extremely violent shooting situation in the university district on Monday (9/7). The Crime Stoppers board presented a plaque, which credits the bravery of officers for coming to the aid of citizens and fellow police officers. The Police Division awarded its highest individual honor, the Valor Award, to Lieutenant Denny Hollern for his role and leadership in this incident. Eight officers received Commendation Awards. Contact: Captain Dave Rose at mailto:Rose.81@osu.edu Fourth-year review reminder from Academic AffairsAcademic Affairs reminds tenure-track faculty coming up for fourth-year review that they are now required to use the new online tool, OSU:pro, to create their dossiers. OAA is partnering with University Libraries and the OSU:pro team to provide data entry assistance to faculty who are preparing for these reviews. To reserve your spot, contact the OSU:pro team by clicking on the Contact Us button at https://pro.osu.edu or contacting mailto:expertise@osumc.edu and sending a scan or digital copy of your existing dossier or CV. Dossiers will be accepted throughout the 2009-10 academic year. Contact: John Votino at 247-1893 Today: NPR host Nick Spitzer to lectureThe OSU Center for Folklore Studies and the School of Music are hosting a lecture by NPR host Nick Spitzer, “Roots to Routes: Conservation and Creolization in American Vernacular Music,” at 4:30 p.m. today (10/12) in the Wexner Center’s Film Theater. Spitzer, the producer and host of American Routes, is a folklorist and a professor of American studies and communication at Tulane University. This event is the third and final presentation in the series Race and Memory in American Vernacular Music. This event is supported by funding from the Ohio Humanities Council. Read more: http://cfs.osu.edu/activities/spcevents/default.cfm Oct. 13: Program on classics in historically Black collegesUniversity Libraries Evening Series presents Kenneth Goings, professor in the Department of African American and African Studies and the Department of History, and Eugene O’ Connor, managing editor of OSU Press, at 7 p.m. Tuesday (10/13) in 165 Thompson Library. The lecture, "They Dared to Call Their Souls Their Own: The Classics as a Tool of Resistance and Social Uplift," examines the little-known history of the teaching of Greek and Latin at black colleges in the United States from the 1850s to the present. Contact: mailto:Courtney.24@osu.edu or 688-8771 Oct. 14: Health benefits choices forum for new hiresHuman Resources will offer a forum for newly hired faculty and staff to help with decisions regarding their health benefits choices under medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, short-term disability, and life insurance, from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday (10/14) at Human Resources, 1590 N. High St., Suite 430, Room 425. This seminar is designed for faculty and staff who have been with the university for less than 31 days. Additional benefits information is available at http://hr.osu.edu/benefits or contact HR Customer Service at 292-1050. The session will not cover retirement choices (http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/eb_benefitforums.aspx). Care Navigation: Caring for Our Elders at Home Oct. 14Providing caregiving support for a loved one requires knowledge and planning in order to balance all of life's demands. Care Navigation: Caring for Our Elders at Home, from noon – 1 p.m. Wednesday (10/14) in 1039 Derby Hall will help caregivers gain insight into the helpful community-based services. For more information about other workshops and to register (preferred, but not required) visit http://hr.osu.edu/worklife/education.aspx. Oct. 19: Digital Union offers lecture capture workshopInterested in recording audio and on-screen content during class lectures or from your office? Join the Digital Union for a workshop on lecture capture from 2-3:30 p.m. Monday (10/19) at 060 Science and Engineering Library. The session will cover recording with Camtasia software, microphone recommendations to improve audio quality, and steps to submit your recordings for online sharing. This session is open to faculty and staff. Seating is limited, and registration is required. Read more: https://registration.it.ohio-state.edu/node/70 Oct. 20: Blake Mycoskie is First-Year Distinguished SpeakerThe Office of Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience will welcome Blake Mycoskie as the First-Year Distinguished Speaker at 7 p.m. Tuesday (10/20) in Weigel Hall Auditorium. Mycoskie is the founder and Chief Shoe Giver at TOMS Shoes, which donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for each pair sold. This is a ticketed event. First-year students sign up online at http://www.fye.osu.edu/successseries.html. The general campus community can pick up free tickets beginning Tuesday (10/13) in 120 Enarson Hall. Contact: Julie Schultz at mailto:schultz.173@osu.edu. Read more: http://www.fye.osu.edu/speaker.html Graduate and Professional School Expo Oct. 21Faculty and staff are asked to let any undergraduate students you work with know about the Graduate and Professional School Expo, set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday (10/21) in French Field House. Representatives from several graduate and professional schools in healthcare, law, business, humanities, education, and more; schools represented from across the country and overseas; and workshops about applying to graduate school, finding funding, and obtaining research experience. All students invited; no admission fee or registration. Contact: Career Connection at 688-3898. Read more: http://www.ccs.ohio-state.edu/gradexpo Neuroscience Poster Day Nov. 3; abstract deadline Oct. 16Students, post-docs and faculty, plan to share your most recent data with others in the OSU Neuroscience research community at Neuroscience Poster Day, from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday (11/3) at the Biomedical Research Tower. Deadline for abstract submissions is Friday (10/16). Submit title, author's name(s), and abstract to mailto:NSP@osumc.edu. Contact: Melinda Akins, 292-3533 or mailto:Melinda.Akins@osumc.edu; Sara Widing, 293-2528 or mailto:Sara.Widing@osumc.edu 2010 OSU calendar available online from CIODownload and print your own 2010 Ohio State holiday calendar from the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The calendar, available in color (http://oit.osu.edu/10calendar.pdf) or black and white (http://oit.osu.edu/10calendar_bw.pdf), highlights commencements, quarter start dates, and the university holidays.
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