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Newsbriefs, 1/21/10

January 20, 2010

Battelle’s Kunz appointed to James Cancer Hospital Board
Barbara Kunz, Battelle’s president of Health and Life Sciences Global Business, was named one of nine public members to The Ohio State University’s James Cancer Hospital Board Jan. 7. The board also has six ex-officio members as established by OSU’s Board of Trustees for the oversight of strategic initiatives, patient care services and financial performance of the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

Kunz joined six other new public members to the specialized board, which includes people with business and legal expertise, knowledge of healthcare delivery and the mission of the university’s academic medical center.

Kunz is accountable for Battelle’s portfolio of businesses and capabilities for government and commercial clients within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and diagnostics, public and environmental health and agri/food industries.

College of Social Work to raise funds for Haiti through March
The College of Social Work is spearheading a major fundraiser for the people of Haiti that will run until March, Social Work Month. Faculty, staff and students will be hosting fundraising events and accepting donations to be given to three organizations: The Red Cross, Americares and The Clinton Foundation. For more information or to make a donation, contact Lisa Durham at durham.49@osu.edu or 292-4026.

NECE Program services available for slow-developing infants, toddlers
Infants and toddlers showing delays in their development can receive services through the Nisonger Early Childhood Education Program. There is no fee.

Children under the age of three and qualified for early intervention services in Franklin County may receive therapy from an early intervention specialist during the course of their typical child care day. Itinerant services are provided through Nisonger at the OSU Child Care Center and include occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy as needed. For information regarding openings, contact Nisonger ECE at 292-9605 or deborah.schenerlein@osumc.edu.

Forum empowers students with disabilities with leadership, advocacy skills
The Ohio Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities will host the 12th annual Ohio Youth Leadership Forum July 19-22 at the Embassy Suites Airport Hotel in Columbus. All high school juniors and seniors who have a disability are invited to apply for this exciting, interesting and empowering forum. The application deadline is Feb. 12 and are available at gcpd.ohio.gov/YLF/delegates_info.asp.

The Ohio Youth Leadership Forum is dedicated to teaching community leadership and disability advocacy to outstanding high school juniors and seniors.Throughout the four-day event, students from across Ohio will have the opportunity to explore career endeavors and education options, learn from adult mentors with disabilities and hear from Gov. Ted Strickland, key legislators and members of the disability community. The forum is an excellent opportunity for students to network with their peers and learn how the needs of people with a variety of disabilities are similar and different. For more information, contact Donna Foster-Sillanpaa at Donna.Foster@rsc.state.oh.us or 438-1394.

Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum seeking faculty judges
Now in its 24th year, the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum is co-sponsored by the Council of Graduate Students, the Graduate School and the Office of Research. Students enrolled in any area of graduate study are invited to participate. Faculty judges are needed to serve on a blind panel to review abstracts during late February, and also to serve on judging panels for the forum presentations and posters on May 1. For more information, contact Danelle Wilbraham at wilbraham.1@osu.edu or visit cgs.osu.edu/funding/hayes.aspx.

Payroll Services now located in Blankenship Hall
Payroll Services has moved from the South Campus Gateway to Blankenship Hall, second floor, and is now under the Office of Business and Finance. The move consolidates all financial operations under one unit. All telephone numbers and e-mails to Payroll Services remain the same. Employees with payroll-specific questions should go to Blankenship Hall for assistance. More information is available at hr.osu.edu/payroll.

Center rings in new name with celebration
The University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (formerly Faculty & TA Development) will be hosting an open house from 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Younkin Success Center to celebrate its name change and to thank all of its partners in the complex enterprise that is supporting eminent teaching and learning at Ohio State.
Vice Provost Randy Smith will speak at 1:15 p.m. on current challenges and opportunities for advancing teaching. The center also will be recognizing a few of its exceptional partners as “Champions for Teaching.” For more information, visit ucat.osu.edu or e-mail ucat@osu.edu.

Wexner Center debuts ‘Transmissions’ radio show
“Transmissions,” a new, downloadable radio show produced by the Wexner Center, is now available (see wexarts.org/wexblog/?p=3497). The first bi-monthly show features a conversation between French artist Cyprien Gaillard and Wex Curator of Exhibitions Catharina Manchanda; an interview with OSU dance Professor David Covey, who worked with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company; and a segment with film curator Dave Filipi, who talks about the new partnership with the Gateway Film Center.

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A long, HARD road

April 22, 2009

Julie Cochran Rogers puts the first wheelchair ramp on campus through its paces in 1973. She had told architects their design wouldn’t work, and when it indeed turned out to be too steep, it had to be torn down and rebuilt. In this photo, she was goofing around a bit to make her point for a Lantern photographer.

Julie Cochran Rogers puts the first wheelchair ramp on campus through its paces in 1973. She had told architects their design wouldn’t work, and when it indeed turned out to be too steep, it had to be torn down and rebuilt. In this photo, she was goofing around a bit to make her point for a Lantern photographer.

Julie Cochran Rogers, one of the first students to attend OSU in a wheelchair, made Disability Awareness a way of life

by Patty Hillis Carro

Julie Cochran Rogers spent a lifetime facing “facts.”

Stricken with polio at age 14, spending an endless year encapsulated in an iron lung, struggling with continuing medical issues as she was restricted to a wheelchair, the “facts” she heard were always bleak.

So when she was presented with the “fact” in 1966 that Ohio State was beyond her reach, despite her honors high school diploma, she did as she had learned to do with all the others. She ignored it and blazed a trail instead. Continue reading ‘A long, HARD road’

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