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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Monday, Oct. 19. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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Flu update

Demand high for flu vaccines; availability at campus locations

There has been an unprecedented demand for seasonal flu vaccines this fall and there are shortages of the vaccine across the country. At Ohio State, on-campus seasonal flu vaccination locations still have supplies. Off campus, Kroger's and other providers are experiencing shortages. All faculty and staff who have not yet been vaccinated for the seasonal flu are encouraged to take advantage of the vaccine’s availability at a number of campus locations. Dates and locations can be found at http://hr.osu.edu/mhcs/flu/index.aspx.

Headline news

Dean, College of Engineering search committee members named

Provost Joe Alutto charged the Search Committee for the Dean of the College of Engineering on Friday (10/16). The committee members are: Joseph Steinmetz, Vice Provost and Executive Dean, search committee chair; Jane Amidon, associate professor, Knowlton School of Architecture; Rudolph Buchheit, professor and chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; L. S. Fan, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Hamish Fraser, Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Vijay Gadepally, Council of Graduate Students representative; Robert Gustafson, professor and director, Engineering Education Innovation Center; Richard Hart, professor and chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering;

Mary Juhas, assistant dean, College of Engineering; William Lhota, president and CEO, Central Ohio Transit Authority; William Marras, professor, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering; Patrick Mayer, Undergraduate Student Government representative; Michael Paulaitis, Ohio Eminent Scholar, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Christine Poon, dean, Fisher College of Business; Linda Weavers, professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science; Ronald Townsend, executive vice president, Global Laboratory Operations, Battelle Memorial Institute.
Read more: http://engineering.osu.edu/deansearch/index.php

Three from OSU selected to attend NIH Graduate Student Research Festival

Three students from the College of Medicine’s Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program were chosen to attend the National Institutes of Health National Graduate Student Research Festival, all expenses paid: Amy Dworkin (mentor, Amanda Toland), Amanda Haidet (mentor, Brian Kaspar), and Chalonda Handy (mentor, Brian Kaspar). The annual festival will be held on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, Thursday (11/12)-Friday (11/13). Read more: http://www.biomed.osu.edu/ibgp/ or
http://www.training.nih.gov/postdoctoral/ngsrf/

Today: Issue 2 debate on campus

A debate and Q&A session on the November Ballot Initiative, Issue 2, The Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board will take place at 8 p.m. today (10/19) in 100 Independence Hall. The debate will include Maurice Thompson of the Buckeye Institute, Roger Wise, president of the Ohio Farmers Union, Ohio House Representative and issue 2 co-sponsor Margaret Ruhl, and OSU professor of agriculture Thomas Marshall. The event is free and open to the public. Contact: Dave Grabaskas, mailto:yalosu@gmail.com. Read more: http://www.ohiofreedom.com/?page_id=308

Presumption of Black Bias: Presumption of White Objectivity Oct. 22

As part of its 2009-2010 Lecture Series, the Department of African American and African Studies Community Extension Center will present “Presumption of Black Bias: Presumption of White Objectivity” by Vincene Verdun, associate professor, Moritz College of Law, at 6 p.m. Thursday (10/22) at the Community Extension Center, 905 Mt. Vernon Ave. The lecture is free and open to the public, and will conclude with a Q and A session. Contact: Community Extension Center at 292-3922. Read more: http://aaas.osu.edu

Dentistry’s Office of Research Distinguished Lecture Oct. 23

Stephen Hecht, a Wallin Land Grant Professor of Cancer Prevention and an American Cancer Society Research Professor at the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center, will deliver the College of Dentistry Office of Research Distinguished Lecture from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday (10/23) in 115 Biomedical Research Tower. The lecture, "Mechanisms and Prevention of Tobacco-Induced Cancer," is free and open to the OSU community. Contact: mailto:spires.56@osu.edu. Read more: http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu/news/2009/9-18-09-DLS-Hecht.php

Pitts to deliver diversity lecture Oct. 28

The President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series is hosting "Step Out On Nothing: An Afternoon with Byron Pitts," at 4 p.m. Wednesday (10/28) at Saxbe Auditorium in Drinko Hall. Pitts is a multiple Emmy award-winning journalist, and has covered some of the top stories including the War in Iraq, Ground Zero immediately after Sept. 11 and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He was recently named contributing correspondent to CBS’ 60 Minutes. A reception and book signing will follow. Contact: 292-4355. Read more: http://www.osu.edu/diversity/lecture.php

Oct. 20: Leer en Voz Alta (Spanish ReadAloud)

OSU Libraries is presenting the first of two fall quarter Spanish language oral reading programs from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday (10/20) on the ground floor of Thompson Library, adjacent to the Berry Café. Ignácio Corona, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, will read from the works of modern Spanish writers. Contact: mailto:Courtney.24@osu.edu or 688-8771

Changes to the optional digital channel line-up Oct. 20

Ohio State administrative and residential customers on the Columbus campus with optional digital cable TV services will see a new digital channel line-up beginning Tuesday (10/20). The basic (analog) line-up for the Columbus campus will not change. Time Warner Cable, the Office of the CIO’s contracted cable vendor, will move to a new theme-based line-up for the digital and HD tiers in the greater Columbus area. Digital channels above 100 will now be organized by themes, and HD channels will move and begin on channel 1000. Click here for more details and to view the revised digital line-up. Contact: IT Service Desk, at 688-HELP (4357)

OSU's Hudgins featured on OSU’s Writers Talk on WCBE

Listen to OSU faculty member Andrew Hudgins discuss his book, Shut Up You’re Fine: Poem for Very, Very Bad Children, on WCBE, 90.5 FM, at 8 p.m. Wednesday (10/21) or at http://www.writerstalk.org/. If you are an OSU author and would like to be featured on OSU’s television, radio, and Internet show Writers Talk, contact Doug Dangler at mailto:dangler.6@osu.edu.

Retirement Choices Forum set for Oct. 21

Human Resources will offer a forum on Wednesday (10/21) for newly hired faculty and staff to help with decisions regarding their retirement choices under ARP/OPERS/STRS. The forum will be held in Office of Human Resources, 1590 N. High St., Suite 430 from noon-1 p.m. Staff who are unable to attend, may use the free OPERS webinars to learn about the three retirement plans it offers. You may sign up and participate in a session at a computer and type in or ask questions via the phone. To register go to the OPERS web site, https://www.opers.org:443/seminars/. Contact: 292-1050

Nike Human Race to cap 2009 Homecoming Parade activities

With more than 1,500 students already registered, Ohio State faculty and staff are invited to participate in the Nike+ Human Race 2009, a worldwide running campaign to be held Friday (10/23) at the conclusion of the homecoming parade and pep rally. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. from Ohio Stadium. The 10K/5K run will begin at approximately 7:45 p.m. on College Drive at North Oval Mall and finish on the South Oval. Registration is $10; register online or at the race site. A portion of entry fees will be donated to Ohio State’s “Students First, Students Now" Scholarship Fund. Contact: mailto:HRquestions@mktg.com. Read more:
http://homecoming.osu.edu/Default.aspx

Your Plan for Health PHA Award winners

Congratulations to the August Personal Health Assessment Award winners who will receive a $50 cash card: Gary Collier, Katherine Borland, Sarah McNulty, Meera Patel, Zubair Shah, Jo Brown, Angela Blackstone and Marcia Nahikian-Nelms. Remember to complete your 2009 PHA by Monday (11/30), and you’ll be entered into a monthly drawing to win one of 10 $50 cash cards. Read more: http://YourPlanForHealth.com