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Headline newsGateway Film Center to partner with Wexner CenterJust announced: The movie theater at South Campus Gateway will be rebranded in mid-December as the Gateway Film Center and will join forces with the Wexner Center starting in early January to significantly expand the range and quality of film offerings in the region. The Gateway will augment its current programming of the best of mainstream film with two screens devoted to independent, international and cutting-edge titles, programmed by the Wexner Center. These two screens will be tagged "Wex@Gateway." Read more: http://www.wexarts.org/about/press/fv/20091116gateway.pdf
Headline newsTiberi, Brass to receive inaugural James Hope AwardsCongressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, and Alan W. Brass, chairman of the OSU Board of Trustee’s Medical Affairs Committee, will be the inaugural recipients of the James Hope Award presented by the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute during a ceremony at 10 a.m. today (11/16) in 518 James Cancer Hospital. The award will be presented annually to individual(s) or organization(s) committed to the advancement of the highest quality of cancer care, education and research and/or improving healthcare access for cancer patients in Ohio and beyond. Contact: Eileen Scahill, 293-3737, or mailto:Eileen.Scahill@osumc.edu
Headline newsAcademic Affairs web site lists opportunities for facultyThe Office of Academic Affairs posts calls for nominations and/or applications for national and international awards, fellowships, and other opportunities for faculty at: http://oaa.osu.edu/plans.php. Contact: mailto:davis.436@osu.edu
Headline newsDistinguished Service Award call for nominations; Nov. 20 deadlineNominations are being accepted through Friday (11/20) for the university's Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have rendered exceptional service to the university. Nominees may include those who have served in academic or administrative positions at the university, as well as alumni and other non-university individuals. No faculty or staff member is recognized until at least one year after retirement. Contact: Dana Booth, University Development, 688-4501 or mailto:booth.52@osu.edu. Read more: http://www.osu.edu/universityawards/dsa/nomination-info.html Benefits Confirmation Statements now available onlineHuman Resources is providing 2010 Benefits Confirmation Statements online to all benefits-eligible faculty and staff, at https://hr.osu.edu/secure/cs today (11/16)-Friday (11/27). Benefits-eligible faculty and staff are encouraged to review the information and verify that all benefit elections are accurate. Please review all covered dependents to ensure they meet university eligibility guidelines. The statement reflects the benefit elections made during the recent Open Enrollment period. Contact: 292-1050. Events this week Pep rally kicks off Beat Michigan Week eventsBeat Michigan Week is Sunday (11/15)-Saturday (11/21). View a full calendar of events at http://beatmichigan.osu.edu/Events.aspx. Highlights include the Beat Michigan Pep Rally at 7:30 p.m. today (11/16) at the Newport Music Hall, and the Beat Michigan Brunch and Viewing Party, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday (11/21) at the Tom Davis Gym, RPAC. Students enjoy free brunch food and activities, and can view the game on a giant screen with free pizza provided at halftime. Faculty, staff and community members are also invited and asked for a $5 donation. Contact: Adam Burden, at mailto:aburden@studentlife.osu.edu OSU Marion/Delaware Center host presentation by author and cultural criticOhio State Marion invites the campus and the community to a free “edutainment” event on campus on Tuesday (11/17) featuring author and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II. He will present, “Are You Bougie?” at 7 p.m. at Morrill Hall Auditorium and at 12:30 p.m. at the OSU Delaware Center. The presentation confronts issues of race, class, and gender, and echoes his literary works of creative nonfiction, poetry, and essays. It was specifically designed for colleges and universities. Contact: mailto:rowe.31@osu.edu. Read more: http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/ Nov. 17: Position your research to meet emerging funding prioritiesPlan to attend the next Office of Research Symposium Series: Research and the Global University at 3 p.m. Tuesday (11/17) at the Blackwell Inn, Ballroom B. Lei Bao, OSU associate professor of physics, will discuss his experiences in establishing a global network of university physics faculty interested in physics and science education. He also will provide an overview of his recent research to demonstrate the importance of an international approach to research. Read more: http://research.osu.edu/ortec/training/eventreg.cfm?key=863 November Book Club: In Pursuit of the Common GoodJoin OSU Urban Arts Space student assistant Nicole Eggert from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday (11/18), in a discussion of In Pursuit of the Common Good: Twenty-Five Years of Improving the World, One Bottle of Salad Dressing at a Time, by Paul Newman and A.E. Hotchner. Feel free to bring your lunch and a friend, and share your thoughts. Free and open to all. Contact: 292-8861. Read more: http://uas.osu.edu Human Resources offers Retirement Choices Forum Nov. 18Human Resources is offering a forum for newly hired faculty and staff to help with decisions regarding their retirement choices under ARP/OPERS/STRS, from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday (11/18) at 1590 N. High St., Suite 430. The seminar is designed for faculty and staff who have an appointment of at least 75 percent FTE and have been with the university for less than 120 days. Read more: http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/retirementbenefits.aspx. Staff who are unable to attend may use the free OPERS webinars to learn about the three retirement plans it offers. Register at https://www.opers.org:443/seminars/. Contact: 292-1050 Overview of changes to IRB forms Nov. 18Investigators, graduate students and research staff are encouraged to attend a help session on changes to the Institutional Review Board applications from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday (11/18) in 113 Research Foundation. Office of Responsible Research Practices staff will discuss the changes to the Initial Review of Human Subjects Research application and will answer questions regarding other IRB forms. Targeted to researchers who submit materials to the Behavioral and Social Sciences IRB, but open to all human subjects researchers. Registration requested. Contact: 292-0214 or mailto:prestage.2@osu.edu Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs workshop Nov. 19The College of Social Work is hosting "Overlooked and Underestimated: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs," from 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Thursday (11/19) in 115 Stillman Hall. CEU/clock hours available. The workshop will address the prevalence of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse, prevention tools to protect youth and adults from careless and more intentional abuse, and the development of strategies to raise awareness of this issue with consumers. Register online. Faculty panel to discuss Undergraduate Research Nov. 19Faculty and staff are asked to encourage undergraduate students interested in SBS and Humanities research to attend Recipe for Success: Basic Ingredients for Undergraduate Research, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday (11/19) in the 11th Floor Campus Reading Room of the Thompson Library. Interested students should respond to mailto:uro@osu.edu by Wednesday (11/18) with “Mershon” in the subject line. Read more >
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