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WELCOME TO OSUToday, the latest news and information for faculty and staff of The Ohio State University for Monday, Nov. 23. The deadline for submissions is noon the prior business day.

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Stefanie Spielman hailed as 'truly a champion'

Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee, Michael Caligiuri, director of the OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center and chief executive officer of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; and Lance Armstrong, champion cyclist, three-time cancer survivor and LIVESTRONG founder, issued statements on Thursday (11/19) regarding breast cancer survivor and advocate Stefanie Spielman, who died after more than a decade-long battle with breast cancer.

View a special tribute to her, and information on The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research, established in 1999, on the Medical Center website at http://www.spielmanfund.com/.

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Nominations sought for Outreach and Engagement Awards

The Office of Outreach and Engagement requests nominations of outreach and engagement partnerships for the 2010 Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Award. Partnerships that are led by faculty (individual or small team) or those that are led by a college or vice presidential unit are encouraged to apply. Submit a 500-word abstract online at http://outreach.osu.edu/oe_awards.php by Friday (12/18). The partnership selected as Ohio State’s nominee for the regional award will be asked to complete the full application by Monday (3/8).

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John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Fisher College of Business offer dual degree

The John Glenn School of Public Affairs and the Fisher College of Business have joined together to offer a new degree program. Starting next fall, students at the two schools will be able to earn a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Business Administration in three years. The joint degree will help students navigate the increasingly complex world in which it can be hard to tell where the public sector ends and the private sector begins. Read more: http://glenn.osu.edu/news/mpa_mba/mpa_mba.html

2010-2011 Freshman Seminar call for proposals

Tenure-track faculty are invited to propose a 1 or 2 credit Freshman Seminar for the upcoming academic year. Seminars to be taught Autumn Quarter are due Tuesday (12/1); Winter Quarter due Monday (3/1); Spring Seminars are due Tuesday (6/1). For details about the program and how to propose a seminar, visit http://freshmanseminars.osu.edu/. Contact: mailto:Mercerhill.1@osu.edu or 292-6248

Autumn Commencement academic processional information

Faculty planning to march in the academic processional at Autumn Commencement, set for 2 p.m. Sunday (12/13) in the Schottenstein Center, should notify their college dean's office by Friday (12/4). On commencement day, participating faculty should proceed through the Schottenstein Center concourse to Section 101. Take the elevator directly across from Section 101 down to the arena level where faculty will robe and assemble for the processional. Plan to arrive no later than 1:30 p.m. Contact: Office of Commencement and Special Events, 292-9051

Institutional Research Seed Grants available

The OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center is offering American Cancer Society-supported seed grants of up to $30,000 to independent junior faculty and their equivalent for the initiation of cancer research projects so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants. Past applicants who did not receive funding are encouraged to resubmit. Apply by Monday (12/14). Contact: mailto:angela.cerasoli@osumc.edu, 293-4635, or mailto:Costinean.2@osu.edu, 293-3476. Read more:
request for applications: http://www.osuccc.osu.edu/request.doc
application template: http://www.osuccc.osu.edu/apptemplate.doc

Office for Disability Services Thanksgiving holiday hours

The Office for Disability Services will close at 5 p.m. Wednesday (11/25) due to the holiday break. On Monday (11/30), the office will resume regular hours of 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday. Contact: 292-3307

Events this week

Today: U.S. Census Bureau director to address Faculty Club gathering

Robert M. Groves, director, U.S. Census Bureau will deliver "An Overview of the 2010 Decennial Census" from 1:30-2:30 p.m. today (11/23) at the Faculty Club Grand Lounge. President Gee will introduce Groves, who will speak briefly about the upcoming census, then take questions from the audience. The reception is open to the community, and is presented by the Initiative in Population Research and the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. Light refreshments will be served. Read more: http://ipr.osu.edu/announcements/events/

O-H-I-O debuts on Big Ten Network Nov. 24

O-H-I-O will air on the Big Ten Network at 9 a.m. Tuesday (11/24). Produced by WOSU Public Media, the episode will feature Ohio State’s solar decathlon team as it travels to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.; engineering students' streamlined hydrogen fuel cell breaking the speed record for electric vehicles; and monitoring and reducing Ohio State’s carbon footprint through the Scarlet, Grey, and Green program. Read more: http://www.bigtennetwork.com/

Rec Sports Thanksgiving holiday facility hours Nov. 25-29

Want to visit Rec Sports over Thanksgiving weekend? The operating hours of your favorite facility may have changed. Several of our facilities' hours are listed at http://www.recsports.osu.edu/ under each facility area. Family hours are observed during scheduled hours on all (*) days.

Upcoming events

Dec. 4: 17th Annual Musical Celebration Concert

The School of Music is presenting its annual salute to all music at 8 p.m. Friday (12/4) in Mershon Auditorium. This fast-paced program of popular, classical, and seasonal selections involves more than 300 student musicians and singers in 16 different ensembles, large and small, including ones created for this concert. For tickets, call 292-3535 or 292-2295; also available at the door. Read more >

Free program on saving home energy Dec. 3 in Wooster

Allen Zimmerman of Ohio State ATI, an associate degree-granting program within the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, and construction management students from the school will present “Saving Home Energy: First the Facts and Then the Audit” from 7-9 p.m. Thursday (12/3) in the Local Roots building, 140 S. Walnut St., in Wooster. Admission is free and open to the public. The program will look at practical, affordable ways to save money, energy and the environment. Read more:
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=5451