Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Headline news

Open Enrollment starts today

Open Enrollment for 2017 benefits starts today (11/1) and ends Tuesday (11/15). Open Enrollment is the one time each year to assess your benefits and make sure they will continue to meet your needs for the coming year. Make your elections at Employee Self Service. Visit here to watch an Open Enrollment webinar or register for a forum to learn about these and other health plan changes for 2017.
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National Family Caregivers Month at The James

During November, JamesCare for Life is recognizing the important role of caregivers by presenting special programs, concerts and videos. Programs are offered free of charge and open to family caregivers of cancer survivors. Programs include Simple Strategies to Aid Your Loved One with Daily Challenges on Thursday (11/17); Caregiver Conference: Caring for Your Loved One with Cancer on Saturday (11/19); and Caregiving 101 on Wednesday (11/30).
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Football Friday at the Alumni House

Show your Buckeye spirit at the next Football Friday (11/4) 6-8 p.m., rain or shine, at Longaberger Alumni House. Bring the whole family along for a preview of the Ohio State vs. Nebraska game and give thanks with The 2nd & 7 Foundation. Presented by Nationwide, the Official Insurance Sponsor of The Ohio State University.
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New podcast showcases anthropology at Ohio State

Looking for your next favorite podcast? Graduate students in the Department of Anthropology have developed a new podcast, A Story of Us, devoted to bringing the exciting field of anthropology to your ears. Download past episodes and subscribe to future episodes on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found.
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Ya Vienen Los Muertos (Here Come the Dead)

Ya Vienen Los Muertos is a cultural representation of Dia de los Muertos, which commemorates the lives of the dearly departed with a unique celebration. Join in and celebrate on Saturday (11/5) by coming to a "Perspective Speaker Series" presentation, joining us at the Gateway for a viewing of The Book of Life, an altar presentation and more. Busing is provided from Westland Library and the Michoacana on Morse Road at 10 a.m. and returns from Hagerty Hall at 4 p.m.
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Center, Latin American Studies awarded Fulbright-Hays grant

The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) program in the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $90,859 grant to the Center for Latin American Studies for a seminar project for K-12 educators, titled “Teaching the Andes: Redefining the Common Good and Reclaiming the Public Square.” Ultimately, the goal of the project is to equip teachers with multidisciplinary content, curricular resources and methods of inquiry to deploy in their classrooms that use an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and studying the region.
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Spanish and Portuguese Edit-a-Thon

The Department of Spanish and the students of "Gender and Power in Latin American Cultures" present Hagerty's first-ever Edit-a-Thon, created to give visibility to Latin American women on the Web by translating Wikipedia articles into English. Join us if you have advanced proficiency in Spanish and/or Portuguese and would like to translate Wikipedia articles into English. Please bring your own laptop.
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OSU Humanities Institute Working Group discussions

The OSU Humanities Institute Working Group Weekly Discussions are free and open to all. Autumn 2016's discussions, the Dialectics of Capitalism, are held Tuesdays, Oct. 25-Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. in 145 Hagerty.
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FOD news

Cooling-to-heating transition, warmer temps this week

The cooling-to-heating transition has begun and can lead to buildings being too hot or too cold, especially when weather variations cause unanticipated fluctuations to interior temperatures. As warmer temperatures are expected this week, building occupants should anticipate buildings to be warmer than normal. We anticipate a higher than usual number of requests this week, but ask that customers continue to use the standard request channels through Service2Facilities. Facilities Operations and Development appreciates your patience as it performs these necessary tasks.
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Workshops/courses

Responding to student writing workshop

Join Writing Across the Curriculum staff and UCAT on Monday (11/7) 2-3:30 p.m. in 220 Younkin Success Center for a workshop about responding to student writing. In this session, learn how responding effectively to assignments will ease instructors’ workloads, better reflect their goals for student learning and guide students as they tackle the writing process. Registration requested.
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Designing service-learning into your course

Service-learning is an experiential teaching and learning strategy that can significantly improve student outcomes. The Office of Service-Learning and UCAT invite you to join us for a session on the basics of service-learning on Tuesday (11/8) 2:30-4 p.m. in 220 Younkin Success Center. This workshop will help instructors and departmental staff understand what service-learning is and what goes into planning and developing a service-learning course offering. Registration requested.
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K to R training

The CCTS invites you to apply to attend our K to R grant-writing workshop January to May 2017. Up to 10 junior investigators will be selected for the structured, interactive program to facilitate preparation of an initial R01 grant. Apply here by Friday (11/4) at 5 p.m. RO1 applications due to the NIH on June 5, 2017, five weeks after the study section.
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