GLBT Awareness Week "Bi Our Side" features two keynote speakers

"Bi Our Side" is the theme of Ohio State's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex & Ally Awareness Week 2000 taking place Jan. 17-29.

Two keynote speakers will be featured: Writer and activist Robyn Ochs, who will lead a fireside chat concerning bisexuality issues from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Ohio Union Main Lounge South, and Dave Pallone, author of the 1990 best-selling autobiography Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball, with a speech titled "Who's Really on First" at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the Ohio Union Conference Theatre.

Other events include:

Jan. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: "Out With Your Clothing," part of Serving the Legacy/Project OpenHand, 16th Avenue Methodist Church.

Jan. 19, noon-1 p.m.: Brown Bag Lunch Series, "Gay and Lesbian Oppression and Coping," Wilce Student Health Center room 072; 4-5 p.m.: Soup and Substance (food $2, dicussion free), "Explaining Our Differences: Bisexuality," Ohio Union Buckeye Board Room.

Jan. 22, 2-5 p.m.: "Queer Spiritual Identity: The Road Less Traveled?" I.C. Center (16th Avenue behind Bank One).

Jan. 23, 2-4 p.m., "Singspiration," Ohio Union Conference Theatre; 9 p.m.: Spotlight on Respect Variety Benefit Show, Club Utopia, 115 Parsons Ave.

Jan. 24, 11 a.m.-noon: Brown Bag Lunch Series, "Flabulous Sex: Womyn Exploring the Interconnections of Fat Oppression and Sexuality," 347 University Hall; 7-9 p.m.: Opening Ceremony, Ohio Union Exposures Gallery.

Jan. 25, 12:30-1:18 p.m.: Brown Bag Lunch Series, "A Portrait of a Drag Queen: Transformation and Socialization," 385 Bricker Hall.

Jan. 26, noon-1 p.m.: Brown Bag Lunch Series, "Writing A Desired Past: Telling Stories of Same-Sex Love," 168 Dulles Hall.

Jan. 27, 6-8 p.m.: "Healthy Same-Sex Relationships," Counseling and Consultation Services, 4th Floor Ohio Union (to register, call 292-5766).

Jan. 28, 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Brown Bag Lunch Series, "The Politics of Hate: Explaining Variation in Incidents of Anti-Gay Hate Crimes," 385 Bricker Hall; 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., "Dragdom," Woody's Place, Ohio Union.

Jan. 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Kaleidoscope Service Project, Northminster Church, 203 King Ave.; 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Cabaret, Woody's Place, Ohio Union.

Residence Life activities include "Guess the Straight Person" events from 7-8 p.m. at various residence halls on Jan. 18, 20, 25 and 27.

For a complete calendar or more information, call the Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Services, 292-6200.

Doris Kearns Goodwin to visit campus

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will give a free, public presentation titled "Shared Memories: The Lessons of History" at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in Mershon Auditorium.

Goodwin

The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy is presenting the visit by Goodwin, the best-selling author of three acclaimed presidential biographies. Her books include No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II, for which she received the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for history.

Also an expert on baseball, Goodwin will share her experiences in writing the biographies of Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and John Kennedy as well as the process of writing Wait Till Next Year, her memoir about growing up in the 1950s and following her beloved Brooklyn Dodgers.

A commentator for NBC and a regular panelist on PBS's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," Goodwin also has been a resource for PBS documentaries about the Kennedy family and Presidents Johnson and Roosevelt, and for Ken Burns' "The History of Baseball."

For more information, call the Glenn Institute, 292-4545.

Humanities lecture focuses on language

Donald Winford, professor of linguistics, will present "Ideologies of Language and Socially Realistic Linguistics" at the College of Humanities' third Inaugural Lecture of the academic year at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Faculty Club.

The talk will deal with assumptions and beliefs about and attitudes toward languages, and the consequences they have for both scientific study and public perceptions of the statuses of language varieties.

He will focus on varieties such as the English-lexicon creoles of the Caribbean, African-American Vernacular English, and other New Englishes that have been the subject of controversy both in academic circles and in public debate.

The talk is free and open to the public. Those interested should RSVP to 292-1882.

Hall dedicated in memory of alumnus

The Department of Chemistry will dedicate a lecture hall in the renovated McPherson Laboratory to the memory of alumnus Robert H. Lawrence Jr., the first African-American astronaut.

Lawrence, a major in the U.S. Air Force, earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Ohio State in 1965 and went on to enter the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program. He died Dec. 8, 1967, in a training accident at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The lecture hall dedication takes place at 4 p.m. Jan. 21 in 1000 McPherson Laboratory. A reception follows at 5 p.m.

To RSVP or for more information, call Marcia Gordon in the Department of Chemistry, 292-0534.

Math professor to discuss strategies

The Math 2000 Colloquium Series hosts Armond Spencer from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in Room 724, Math Tower.

Spencer will discuss the teaching strategies used at SUNY Potsdam to help students persevere and succeed in the study of mathematics. SUNY Potsdam has earned recognition for an unusually large percentage of math majors -- in some years as high as 25 percent of undergraduates.

A reception will be held at 3:30, also in Room 724. For additional information, contact Neil Falkner, 292-8025.

Diversity Awards deadline is Feb. 7

The University Senate Committee on Diversity and the Office of Human Resources are accepting nominations for the annual Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Awards. The awards program is designed to recognize alumni, faculty, staff, students, academic/administrative units and campus organizations that have demonstrated a significant commitment to enhancing diversity at Ohio State and in the community.

This year's award recipients will be honored at a reception where they will receive a plaque and $800. For more information, contact Jeanne McGuire, 292-1284, or e-mail mcguire.52@osu.edu. The nomination deadline is Feb. 7.

Hematologist Grever chairs internal medicine

Michael R. Grever, director of the division of hematologic malignancies at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a former physician and researcher at the Ohio State Hospitals, has been named chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at OSU, effective through Dec. 31, 2003.

Grever has led efforts in new cancer drug development while serving as professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins since 1994. From 1978 to 1989, Grever was on the medical staff at Ohio State, where he directed the interdisciplinary oncology unit for nine years. He also was in charge of anti-cancer drug development for four years.

Grever received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1971 and served both an internship and residency in internal medicine at Presbyterian University Hospital.

He replaces Ernest Mazzaferri, who retired after more than 35 years in medicine -- including 15 years as chair of internal medicine.

JamesCare for Life series continues

The Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute's JamesCare for Life program continues to offer a series of monthly presentations for cancer survivors, their families and friends, and the general public.

The next presentation, "Looking At Life From Both Sides Now: Seasons of Survivorship," will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

Doug Cluxton, spiritual care coordinator for the James Hospice Program, and Susan Smiley, cancer survivor and patient advocate, will present spiritual perspectives on surviving cancer and ways to view cancer with a positive outlook.

The program is free and open to the public. For details or to register, call 293-6428.

Courses offered for leaders, managers

The OSU Leadership Center is co-sponsoring the Institute for Leadership and Volunteer Administration courses, a series designed to provide a positive learning environment for managers and leaders. The cost is $200 per course or $500 for the series.

The schedule is: "Contemporary Approaches to Management and Leadership," Jan. 19 and 26; "Managing Volunteers," Feb. 9 and 16; and "Linking Program Development to Impact Assessment," March 1 and 8.

The deadline for registration is 15 working days before the first class meeting of each session. For details, call 292-3114 or e-mail king.342@osu.edu.

School violence expert to speak

Author Deborah Prothrow-Stith will present the 2000 Karlsberger Lecture, "Deadly Consequences: Violence as a Crisis of Public Health," at 4 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Fawcett Center Auditorium.

Prothrow-Stith, professor and director of the Division of Public Health at Harvard University, is the author of Deadly Consequences.

Tickets are not required, but seating is limited. The College of Education and the Columbus Education Association sponsor the annual event in honor of the late Penny Chapdelaine Karlsberger, an Ohio State alumna. For more information, contact James Azzaro, 688-4582 or azzaro.1@osu.edu.

AmeriCorps sponsors READ-A-THON

The OSU AmeriCorps Literacy Program is sponsoring a READ-A-THON in support of the Children's Hospital Reach Out and Read Program. Participants will honor the memory and spirit of Martin Luther King by helping to build the Children's Hospital Half-Pint Library. Volunteers will read stories to children and collect new and gently used books at Columbus locations.

Readings will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 17 at: Half-Price Books, 1375 W. Lane Ave.; Children's Hospital Primary Care Center, 3rd Floor of the Children's Hospital Outpatient Care Center; Children's Hospital E. Central Close to Home, 899 E. Broad St.; Children's Hospital Whitehall Close to Home, 579 S. Yearling Road; and Whetstone Library, 3909 N. High St.

To volunteer or for more information, call Courtney Velker, 292-9688, or Claudia Brown, 242-3913.

Readings planned for winter quarter

The Ohio State Creative Writing Program will sponsor readings this quarter. The events are held in the Denney Hall Commons Room, room 311.

The Student/Faculty Reading Series will continue at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 with Kathy Fagan, associate professor of English, and master of fine arts students Meghan Fox and David O'Connell. Associate Professor of English Bill Roorbach will read with MFA students Jenny James and Brian Granger at 7 p.m. Feb. 9.

Teleconference covers race, class, health

A Race, Class and Health Teleconference will be free and open to the public at Rhodes Hall Auditorium at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19.

The live, interactive satellite event will feature panelists Vanessa Northington Gamble, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in Medicine, University of Wisconsin; Sandra Hernandez, CEO of the San Francisco Foundation; Richard P. Keeling, director of University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin; Peggy Shepard, executive director of West Harlem Environmental Action; and David Williams, senior research scientist in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.