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AT&T awards Ohio State $380,000 High School Success program grant

AT&T Inc. on Wednesday (12/10) announced a four-year, $380,000 grant to the College of Education and Human Ecology’s Student Success Centers at Ohio State as part of the AT&T High School Success program to combat the nation’s high school dropout crisis. With the grant, the Student Success Centers will expand programs that provide academic mentoring, specialized counseling services, career/college advisement, and skills training for at-risk students to encourage scholastic development and increase graduation rates at Linden McKinley and South high schools, both in Columbus. The grant will help serve as many as 100 students at each school, and is part of the company’s signature initiative, AT&T Aspire. Read more about the Aspire initiative.

Ohio State Executive MBA program ranks third in survey

Ohio State's Fisher College of Business is third in the nation in a Wall Street Journal survey published Wednesday (12/10) that ranks the return graduates receive on their investment in an executive master of business administration degree. Graduates of the Fisher program were found to have a 170 percent return on an average of $66,900 invested in tuition and expenses for the 18-month program. The return on investment figure is based on a graduate-reported median raise of 15 percent initially and a projected salary of $181,718 five years following graduation. Read more >

Deborah Pryce, Ralph Regula official papers to be donated to Ohio State

Documenting four decades of Ohio history and legislation, the official papers of Congresswoman Deborah Pryce and Congressman Ralph Regula, both retiring from the United States Congress in January 2009, will be donated to Ohio State and will become part of the Ohio Congressional Archives administered by University Libraries. Located in the University Archives Building, 2700 Kenny Road, the Congressional Archives seeks to obtain, process and catalog, and make available to researchers the official papers of members of Ohio’s delegation to Congress. Contact: thomas.1082@osu.edu. Read more >

Cancelled: Today's Grand Rounds lecture, Professionalism and Public Accountability

Due to the illness of Christine Cassel, president and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine, the Departments of Internal Medicine and Surgery have cancelled the combined Grand Rounds scheduled for 7:30-8:30 a.m. today (12/11). Cassel’s presentation, "Professionalism and Public Accountability: The Role of Certification in the Modern Era” will be scheduled at a later date. Contact: Kristin.chamberlain@osumc.edu or 293-7932

Latest issue of onCampus now available

The Dec. 11 issue of onCampus is now available, so please check your OSU mailbox. Here's a preview of stories from the online version:

• University in shape to weather tough financial storm. Read more >
• Ohio State election experts hot commodities. Read more >

USAC now accepting applications for new members

The University Staff Advisory Committee is currently accepting applications for the 2009-2012 term. USAC is an advisory committee to the president comprised of 30 staff members from across the university. Every year 10 members roll off the committee and 10 new members are added. Details and an online application are available at usac.osu.edu. The deadline to apply is Friday (2/20/09). Contact: Beth.McCarthy@osumc.edu

10-TV to air Schottenstein Center 10th Anniversary Special

It's been 10 years since the Jerome Schottenstein Center opened it's doors on the Ohio State campus. Tune in to 10-TV at 8 p.m. Saturday (12/13) for Making Memories... Value City Arena at the Schottenstein Center 10th Anniversary Special, and take a look back at a decade of memories. Big concerts, championship games, candid moments and more.

IMIX Airs on WOSU Television

A new episode of iMix will air at 10:30 p.m. today (12/11) on WOSU PLUS (digital channel). Hosted by Chris Forbes, iMix is a collection of stories about the people behind the technology and research at Ohio State. This episode will feature Lonnie Thompson and his wife Ellen Mosley-Thompson and the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State; William Mitsch and the Olentangy Wetlands Research Park; and the Scarlet, Gray & Green initiative. For details, additional airdates and times, visit www.wosu.org/imix.

Eagles concert tickets go on sale Dec. 15

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday (12/15) for the Eagles' “Long Road Out of Eden Tour,” set to visit Value City Arena on Sunday (3/29/09). Tickets can be purchased at the Schottenstein Center Ticket Office, www.livenation.com, ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone at 431-3600. The band will be performing current hits from Long Road Out of Eden including “How Long" and “Busy Being Fabulous” as well as their classic songs.

New writing course transitions OSU employees into Bridge Program

Continuing Education is currently recruiting Ohio State employees who want to transition into college through a new Bridge Program course starting winter quarter 2009. The course, English 193B03, specifically meets the needs of recent GED recipients and high school graduates who have little or no college experience and are interested in developing academic study and writing skills prior to taking English 110B, the freshman college writing class. For details, visit ced.osu.edu or call 292-8860.

Exploring Learning Technologies meeting Dec. 12

The December Exploring Learning Technologies meeting will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. Friday (12/12) in 143 PAES. Representatives from a number of campus resources including OSU Libraries, Streaming Services, Media Manager, and Carmen will share and discuss guidelines and approaches for creating and distributing online instruction. RSVP to Anand Khurma, khurma.1@osu.edu, 292-1464