Chautauqua brings Ohio's past to life

Prominent figures from Ohio's past are coming to life this summer during Ohio Chautauqua 2000, a traveling tent show that showcases history through first-person historical characterizations. The event is co-sponsored by Ohio State's Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities.

This year's Chautauqua, "Creating the 20th Century: Ohio Voices,"introduces spectators to those who played a major role in shaping the country, including inventor Thomas Edison, industrialist John D. Rockefeller, political reformer Victoria Woodhull, poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and Branch Rickey, the baseball entrepreneur who integrated the sport.

The program began in Lancaster in mid-June. The troupe of five characters will appear in the following Ohio communities through mid-July:

Peninsula -- 7:30 p.m. nightly, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. June 22, Rockefeller; June 23, Rickey; June 24, Woodhull; June 25, Edison. For more information, contact Mary Pat Doorley, (440) 546-5995.

Ashland -- 8 p.m. nightly, Balloonfest grounds. June 28, Edison; June 29, Rickey; June 30, Woodhull; July 1, Rockefeller; July 2, Dunbar. For more information, contact Tricia Applegate, (419) 281-9836.

Wilmington -- 7:30 p.m. nightly, Wilmington College. July 4, Rickey; July 5, Woodhull; July 6, Rockefeller; July 7, Edison; July 8, Dunbar. For more information, contact Kenneth Shaublin, (937) 382-3582.

Marietta -- 7:30 p.m. nightly, Marietta College. July 12, Edison; July 13, Woodhull; July 14, Rickey; July 15, Dunbar; July 16, Rockefeller. For more information, contact Heidi Laughery, (740) 373-9359.

For additional information about the Ohio Chautauqua program and other Humanities Institute projects, contact Christian Zacher, director of the Institute for Collaborative Research and Public Humanities, at 292-1882.

UTS sets limit on e-mail storage

To ensure the availability of e-mail service for educational purposes and University business, University Technology Services is reinstating its policy on the amount of e-mail that users are allotted in their mail spools on the central University mail servers. The policy begins summer quarter and is expected to be fully operational by autumn quarter.

UTS policy is to allow each mail spool a maximum of 300K. When a spool exceeds this limit, UTS will delete e-mail monthly beginning with the oldest messages first.

UTS advises users to maintain all e-mail on their own computers as a standard practice rather than leave any on central servers.

For assistance, contact UTS at 8help@osu.edu or 688-HELP (4357). The revised computer usage policy is on-line at http://cio.ohio-state.edu/policies/use_policy.html.

E-mail addresses now good for life

A new e-mail forwarding service will allow graduates to take their Ohio State e-mail addresses with them. Graduates can sign up for the free service, which forwards e-mail sent to their OSU address to an Internet service provider of their choice. The lifetime e-mail forwarding service requires that graduates have an existing e-mail account; it does not provide an account through Ohio State.

The service was introduced to spring graduates June 9 and will be phased in for former graduates and members of the Ohio State Alumni Association starting next year.

Ohio State's Office of University Development, University Technology Services and the Ohio State Alumni Association Inc. are jointly sponsoring the project. Graduates can sign up for the free service through www.osu.edu/email.

Marion hosts art and music festival

Fine art, entertainment and food are in store for those visiting Ohio State's Marion campus for a June 25 event, Celebrate Summer: Marion's Art and Music Festival. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Artists will be on hand to exhibit and sell their work. The festival also includes a gently used art sale; a children's tent with art-related activities; and a variety of art exhibits and musical entertainment. Parking and admission are free.

For more information, call (740) 389-6786, ext. 6341.

Stone Lab lecture series continues

Stone Laboratory continues its Summer 2000 Lecture Series with a June 29 lecture by Jane Forsythe, Bowling Green State University, discussing "The Geologic Setting of Lake Erie."

All lectures are free and open to the public, and will be held on Gibraltar Island in Put-In-Bay harbor. The lectures will begin at 7:45 p.m. and conclude at 9 p.m. A University boat will leave the dock in front of the Research Building on South Bass Island at 7:30 p.m. before each session.

Other speakers are:

July 6 -- Charles E. Herdendorf, Ohio State, "Science on a Deep Ocean Shipwreck: Exploring the Gold Rush Steamer SS Central America."

July 13 -- Steve Pollick, outdoors editor, Toledo Blade, "On the Trail of the Iditarod 2000: Alaska's Last Great Race."

For more information, call 292-8949 or visit www.sg.ohio-state.edu.

Block Memorial golf tourney is June 26

Golfers will tee it up to help beat cancer at the 18th annual Herbert J. Block Memorial Tournament beginning at noon June 26 at the Winding Hollow Country Club in New Albany. Proceeds benefit the Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

A free golf clinic presented by Ohio State Men's Golf Coach Jim Brown will begin at 11 a.m. The tournament has raised more than $1 million for cancer research and education since it was established in 1983.

For details, call 293-3744.

Piketon site hosts open house

Those interested in raising fish, growing raspberries, or increasing their family's farm or business income are invited to attend an Open House and Field Day from 1 to 5 p.m. July 8 at Ohio State's Centers at Piketon.

The centers explore and develop economic opportunities in agricultural, natural and community resources through research and educational programs.

The open house will feature exhibits on educational opportunities in aquaculture, business economic development, forestry, horticulture, and soil and water resources. Visitors also can enjoy hay rides, animal exhibits and a combat demonstration from the actors in the outdoor drama Tecumseh.

For details, call (800) 297-2072.

Fred Taylor Drive, parking expanding

A wider Fred Taylor Drive and a new 2,000-car parking lot will greet students and football fans when they return to campus in the fall.

Work has begun on a $5.5 million project that will widen Fred Taylor Drive to four lanes between Ackerman Road and Lane Avenue. The project will include a parking lot on the west side of Fred Taylor Drive, just north of the existing parking lot. The intersections at Lane Avenue and Ackerman Road will be reconfigured to improve traffic flow, and new traffic signals will be installed.

The parking lot and additional lanes are scheduled to be completed in September, while the intersection improvements and new signals are slated for completion later in the year.

For more information on this project, contact Glenn Gerhart, 688-5606, or visit the Web at http://www.physfac.ohio-state.edu.

Job postings to include IT positions

The Office of Employment Services is changing the look of the University Personnel Postings and Campus Jobline to include sections dedicated to Information Technology positions at the University. The change is effective July 10.

For more information, call 292-9380.

onCampus accepting listings for 2000-01 Guide

onCampus is now accepting submissions for the 2000-01 Guide, available Sept. 21. The Guide is a special edition of onCampus that provides space for departments to communicate news and services they would like faculty and staff to remember throughout the year.

The Guide includes brief listings organized into several categories, including training and development, dining and shopping, health and wellness, travel and accommodations, arts and entertainment, financial services, University organizations, University services, technology, and sports and recreation.

Units may submit information to be listed at no charge. To receive a submission form, e-mail wittstock.3@osu.edu by June 30 with a contact name, fax number and department name. In addition, units may purchase advertising space. Contact Bill Estep, advertising manager, at 292-8421 for more information.