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Newsbriefs, 6-4-09

June 3, 2009

Search is on for new chief financial officer

President Gee has formally launched a screening committee to secure a new chief financial officer who will succeed Vice President Bill Shkurti when he retires in March 2010.

In announcing the committee, the president reiterated he fully intends to recruit a top-tier financial leader “who will carry on Bill’s legacy and help to lead this remarkable institution in achieving academic eminence, conducting leading-edge research and forging a strong economic foundation for Ohio.”

Chairing the committee is Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Hook, and he will be supported by executive recruiter Gary Hudepohl of Hudepohl and Associates. Additional members include: Javaune Adams-Gaston, Herb Asher, Ralph Boerner, Richard Dietrich, Brad Harris, Ben Jay, Jay Kasey, John Roberts and Caroline Whitacre. An additional committee member with private-sector experience will be asked to join as well. The search is expected to conclude by late 2009. Continue reading ‘Newsbriefs, 6-4-09′

Newsbriefs, 5/21/09

May 21, 2009

Doctoral program review: A one-year progress report

In April 2008, the Graduate School released the Doctoral Program Assessment and Plan, the most comprehensive review of doctoral programs ever undertaken by a university the size and stature of Ohio State. This year the universitywide doctoral program review posted its first results, including steps that have been taken to increase visibility and national recognition of doctoral education at Ohio State. The spring issue of keyNotes, an Academic Affairs publication, contains an overview of year-one progress on the report’s recommendations. Read more at oaa.osu.edu/keynotes/sp09.php#review.

College of Law’s Smith named Outstanding Staff Member

The Moritz College of Law’s 2009 graduating class voted Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Monte Smith the Oustanding Staff Member.

“I’m honored,” Smith said. “I feel like I should be giving them an award, not the other way around.”

Smith graduated from the Moritz College of Law in 1990, and he also received his bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State. He was a judicial clerk for 16 years but returned to OSU three years ago to be closer to family.

Smith oversees or participates in several initiatives, including registrar’s office operations, Mentoring and More @ Moritz, academic advising, the judicial externship program and clerkship advising. He also teaches an annual Legal Writing and Analysis course and this summer will instruct a Civil Procedure II course.

Ohio State team creates new company based on university invention

OSU researchers have developed an MRI-compatible treadmill, which allows physicians to obtain MRI images of the heart immediately after exercise. The technology will soon be available to hospitals and patients everywhere through a new start-up company, EXCMR, Ltd.

Members of the inventor team, who also comprise the initial ownership and management group for EXCMR, are Orlando Simonetti, associate professor of internal medicine and radiology at the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital; cardiologist Subha Raman; John Arnold, professor of engineering; and Eric Foster, who at the time was an OSU graduate student in mechanical engineering. For more information, visit osu.edu/news/newsitem2425.

Fisher College’s QUIC program receives NACE Innovation Excellence Award

The National Association of Colleges and Employers awarded Fisher College of Business’ Qualified Undergraduate Interview Candidate program its 2009 Innovation Excellence Award. The Office of Career Management program prepares students for a professional job and internship search.

The program includes a series of online modules with quizzes and a mandatory mock interview. The students are evaluated and scored as they progress through each level of the program. To successfully complete the program, students must pass the QUIC interview with a score of 86 or higher out of 100 points. Once students complete the program, they become eligible to participate in recruiter interviews in the Office of Career Management.

The program was developed as a direct response to employer feedback about the quality of interviews, resumés and professionalism of the undergraduate students they were interviewing, according to Marge Bogenschutz, senior director, Undergraduate Career Management and Recruitment.

Have a conference or workshop space? List it in onCampus

onCampus is putting out its annual Conferences and Workshops Guide in the June 4 issue. If you have a space to rent to internal audiences and want to be part of this year’s expanded listings, send an e-mail with the name of your venue, the address, a contact person or persons, a phone number and/or e-mail address, your Web site address (if available) and a 50- to 75-word description of your venue to Associate Editor Adam King at king.1088@osu.edu. The deadline is May 28.

Ohio State hosts Maurice Hall’s football, cheer camp

Mo Hall’s 4th Annual All-Star Football & Cheerleading Camp will be held July 11-12 at Ohio Stadium. Kids ages 8-14 can sign-up online at mofootball.net. Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and special guest speaker Myron Rolle, a Florida State University all-star and Rhodes Scholar, will address participants. Hall’s two-day camp, coached by former Ohio State Buckeyes and current NFL players and for the first time will take place on the Ohio Stadium field, has a fee of $65 per child. Each participant receives a T-shirt, camp photo, snacks and meal after the camp. Group rates are available. For more information contact info@mofootball.net.

Honor a veteran with a spot on the Honor Brick walkway

Remembrance Park was established in 2006 to honor all veterans and especially those OSU alumni who died while in the service of their country. Once completed, an Honor Brick walkway will have more than 2,000 bricks displaying the names of those who have served our country. Road construction at Tuttle Park Place is temporary and will not disrupt the overall appearance of the park. Bricks should be ordered now so they will be in place to honor veterans by this fall.

For more information, contact Assistant Registrar Jerry Vance at vance.5@osu.edu or 292-7894, or visit buckeyealumni.com.

Newsbriefs, 3/5/09

March 4, 2009

Ohio Supercomputer Center announces $4 million addition to flagship system
The Ohio Supercomputer Center is expanding its flagship supercomputing system with a $4 million addition, which will more than double the center’s current computing power and memory, significantly increase computational capacity dedicated to Ohio’s bioscience and research efforts and further increase the state’s competitive advantage. Located on West Campus, OSC provides Ohio industries and universities, including Ohio State, with a reliable high-performance computing and networking infrastructure.

Profiles in Research video series spotlights innovative work
Profiles in Research is a new video series that tells the stories behind some of the remarkable faculty at Ohio State and their groundbreaking work at an up-close and personal level. The storytellers in the videos are the researchers themselves.

The initial series contains the stories of more than 20 researchers, spotlighting distinguished faculty in a wide range of fields. Viewers will learn why they do what they do, how they do it, and in some cases, how they navigate the infrastructure of one of the largest universities in the country.

Current featured faculty include David Denlinger, Barbara Andersen, Mary Ellen Wewers and Ellen Mosley-Thompson.

Previews can be viewed on the Ohio State YouTube channel at youtube.com/osu (look for the “Research News” playlist). Complete interviews and background can be accessed at research.osu.edu/profiles.

Register for academic processional by March 13
Faculty planning to march in the academic processional at Winter Commencement on March 22 in St. John Arena should notify their college or regional campus dean’s office by March 13. On commencement day, faculty registered to participate in the processional should assemble by 12:30 p.m. in cap and gown in the northeast corner of French Field House. The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. For further details, call the Office of Commencement and Special Events at 292-9051.

The Office of Investments relocates to Gateway
The Office of Investments has moved from Riverwatch Tower, 364 W. Lane Ave., to office space in the South Campus Gateway, near the intersection of High Street and 11th Avenue. The new address is Gateway Building C, 1590 N. High Street, Suite 420, Columbus, 43201. The Office of Investments strives to earn the highest risk-adjusted investment returns possible for the university’s Long Term Investment Portfolio. For questions or more information, call 292-3219.

Standardized process for establishing international agreements now in place
The Office of International Affairs has finalized a set of protocols to assist the university community in establishing international agreements with institutions around the globe. These policies provide a series of steps that will enable the university to expand its international connections through Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) and Student Exchange Agreements (SEA), which will link Ohio State to international institutions for broad cooperation and specific collaboration.

The Office of International Affairs is responsible for monitoring the establishment of MOAs and SEAs, assisting in the goal-setting process of all international agreements, maintaining records and securing the required signatures.

Proposals for a new MOA with an international university should be discussed with Joanna Kukielka-Blaser, program manager, at the OIA from the outset to ensure productive negotiations in support of Ohio State’s goals. For the establishment of SEAs, contact should be made with Kukielka-Blaser as well as Grace Johnson, director of study abroad, and Gifty Ako-Adounvo, director of international students and scholars at the OIA.

A list of the procedures to establish an MOA or an SEA, as well as templates for the agreements, can be found at oia.osu.edu and clicking on “International Agreements” in the Quick Links section.

Connect by Hertz drives on to OSU campus
Connect by Hertz, The Hertz Corp.’s global car sharing club, has signed its first two university clients: Ohio State and Pepperdine University. Beginning in late January, Connect by Hertz cars, which include the Toyota Prius and Camry and Ford Escape, were strategically placed around campus providing students, faculty and staff an environmentally friendly, economical alternative to car ownership. The cars will be available to drivers 18 years and older with gas, maintenance, insurance and parking included in the hourly rate.

Cars are currently located at the south dorms, north dorms, south French Field House and the Medical Center, with more locations to come. Through June 30, membership signup is free by using promo code “1845255.” For more information, visit connectbyhertz.com or call Member Care Services at (877) 654-4400.

Sen. Brown announces legislation to expand access to cancer treatment options
US Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced legislation on Feb. 26 that would protect access to treatment options for patients diagnosed with cancer. Brown’s Cancer Clinical Trials Act prevents insurance companies from denying patients participating in clinical trials coverage for the services they would otherwise receive under their health care plans. Companion legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY).

According to OSU’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, an estimated 20 percent of patients who attempt to enroll in clinical trials are denied coverage by their insurance.