ADA elevator upgrades to 42 campus buildings start April 13

A six-phase effort to upgrade the accessibility of campus elevators for faculty, staff and students gets underway on April 13. The project, scheduled for completion Nov.10, will improve 58 elevators located in 42 buildings on the Columbus campus.

Millar Elevator Service Company will be modifying and installing new equipment so the elevators will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Total cost of the project is $317,644.

The Department of Physical Facilities is asking for help in notifying faculty, staff and students, especially those that must use the elevators to get to and from their offices or classrooms.

Buildings having more than one elevator will only have one taken out of service at a time. Depending on the building you are in, you may be able to reach your destination through an attached building's elevator, according to David Sweet, marketing/communications administrator in the Department of Physical Facilities.

Buildings involved in phase one of the project include Weigel Hall, Archer House, Hitchcock Hall, Maintenance Building, Kottman Hall, Allied Medical, and Goss Lab. The last of the buildings, Goss Lab, will be completed May 20.

Additional details are available on the University Engineer's Web site at www.physfac.ohio-state.edu/ueo.htm. Questions and concerns about the upgrades can be directed to the Physical Facilities Service Center at 292-6158.

Krebs named athletic director at BGSU

Paul Krebs, senior associate athletics director at Ohio State, has been named athletic director at Bowling Green State University, his alma mater. He begins his new job in mid-April.

Krebs has served in his current post at Ohio State since September 1993, managing the daily operation of the department and acting as athletic director in the absence of Athletic Director Andy Geiger. Krebs has coordinated athletics' $58 million annual budget and the department's construction projects, including the $156 million renovation of Ohio Stadium.

Krebs joined the OSU staff in 1985 as ticket director. He graduated from Bowling Green in 1978 with an undergraduate degree in business administration.

Honorary holds annual flower sale

Just in time for Secretary's Day April 22, the Mortar Board Senior Honorary is selling flower arrangements for faculty and staff members to purchase for assistants, secretaries, and other faculty and staff members.

Prices vary and all orders are due by April 14. Flower arrangements will be delivered on April 22. To order, call Lisa Merz at 292-2189 or Richard Hollingsworth at 292-0397.

Mortar Board is a national service organization founded at OSU.

Disability Awareness Week is April 19-22

The Office of Disability Services will celebrate Disability Awareness Week April 19-22 with a series of programs and activities designed to improve awareness on issues that affect the disabled. All programs will be held at noon in Room 150, Pomerene Hall.

Scheduled speakers include:

• April 19: Pat Hall, coordinator of student judicial affairs, will discus how the Americans with Disabilities Act impacts education on college campuses.

• April 20: Cathy McDaniels Wilson, psychologist with Counseling and Consultation Services, will discus attention deficit disorder.

• April 22: Carlo Collechia, coordinator of the Study Abroad Program in the Office of International Education, will discuss the program to increase study abroad opportunities for disability students.

• April 23: Kathy Sipes and Madeline McConnel, case managers in the Office of Human Resources, will cover disability management for faculty and staff at Ohio State.

All programs are free and open to the public. For a complete calendar of activities, call the Office of Disability Services at 292-3307.

Take a Daughter to Work Day is April 22

Andrea Lunsford, professor of English and director of Ohio State's Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, will deliver the keynote address during the Ohio State celebration of Take a Daughter to Work Day on April 22. More than 40 workshops will be held at locations throughout the day.

Lunsford will speak about "Writing Your Life" at 8:30 a.m. in the Ohio Union Conference Theater.

Take a Daughter to Work Day was created in 1993 by the Ms. Foundation for Women to help girls explore career opportunities. Ohio State will sponsor workshops on everything from leadership skills to creating a Web page and offerings on careers in psychology, law enforcement, medicine and the performing arts.

Registration for the workshops is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration forms will be accepted through April 16, or until all workshops are full. Registration can be completed on the Web at www.ohr.ohio-state.edu/daughter/.

Safety training course begins April 15

Environmental Health and Safety will repeat its Laboratory Safety Training Course during autumn quarter. The course consists of five two-hour sessions and incorporates a wide variety of subjects.

The course is structured to provide a basic understanding of safety concepts for laboratory personnel and to heighten the awareness of practicing science in a safe manner. The training is open to anyone interested in gaining a greater understanding of general lab safety.

Sessions meet from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays from April 15 through May 13 in room 700 in 1314 Kinnear Road. For additional information, or to register, contact Steve Foster at 292-1284.

Nominations for top adviser due April 30

The nomination deadline is April 30 for the 1999 Outstanding Advisor Award for undergraduate academic advising. The award is co-sponsored by the Academic Advising Association of Ohio State and the Office of Academic Affairs.

Nominations may be made by faculty, advisers, past and present advisees, administrators or student organizations. Self nominations also are also welcome.

For more information, contact Christina Fielder at 292-8278 or fielder.6@osu.edu.

Lecturer to discuss tales of fashion

Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys of New York, will present "Confessions of a Window Dresser: Tales from a Life in Fashion" at 2 p.m. April 9 in the Wexner Center's Film/Video Theater. Doonan will autograph his book of the same title. Barney's is a specialty retailer of apparel and accessories.

The lecture is in conjunction with the exhibition "The Art of Selling: A History of Visual Merchandising," which runs through Sept. 4 in the Geraldine Schottenstein Wing in Campbell Hall.

The Friends of the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection and the United American Companies and Showcase stores are sponsoring the exhibition and lecture.

HR coordinates campus food drive

The Office of Human Resources is coordinating the University's support of Operation Feed. This annual, community-wide food drive is sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Food Bank and United Way to help collect critically needed nonperishable food for distribution to 136 food pantries and 52 soup kitchens and emergency shelters in Central Ohio counties.

Operation Feed will be held on the Columbus campus from April 12-30. For more information, contact your college/office Operation Feed coordinator or 292-0641.