OSURF PI Portal training available

The Research Foundation is continuing to conduct informal PI Portal training sessions. The PI Portal is a Web-based system that provides principal investigators, department chairs, deans and their designees with secure access to up-to-date financial information about active projects. A current schedule of PI Portal drop-in sessions can be found on the new Research Foundation Web site, http://rf.osu.edu/events.htm, under the events and training section.

For details, contact Penny Donahue at the Research Foundation, 292-8932 or donahue.4@osu.edu.

Diversity Lecture to study battered women

The President and Provost's Diversity Lecture Series continues at 9 a.m. Feb. 4 in the Ohio Union, with a presentation by Linda Ammons, associate professor at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Ammons will discuss "The Facts and Myths About Battered Women."

The lecture is free and open to the public. For details, visit the Web at www.osu.edu/diversity/.

Creative Writing hosts reading Feb. 7

The OSU Creative Writing Program Student/Faculty Creative Reading Series is presenting an evening of prose and poetry with Jacquelyn Spangler, Michael Kardos and Lesley Jenike from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7. The event will be held in 311 Denney Hall.

For details, call 292-2242.

Dependent Tuition deadlines posted

The application deadlines for Dependent Tuition Assistance for 2002 are: spring quarter -- Feb. 1; summer quarter -- April 15; autumn quarter -- July 15; 2002-03 academic year -- July 15. Application forms are available on the Web at http://hr.osu.edu/hrpubs/forms.htm.

For details, contact the Office of Human Resources Customer Service Center at 292-1050, (800) 678-6010 or service@hr.osu.edu.

Multicultural Center hosts APA reception

The Multicultural Center and the offices of Minority Affairs, Asian American Student Services and Ethnic Student Services are hosting The Strands: An Asian Pacific American (APA) faculty, staff, student and community reception from 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Multicultural Center (Ohio Union fourth floor).

As part of the reception, President Brit Kirwan and Vice Provost for Minority Affairs Mac Stewart will discuss Ohio State's commitment to the APA community and the needs on campus.

To share information at a resource table, contact 247-6024 or AsAm@osu.edu. For details about the reception, contact Tamara Welch at 247-6024 or welch.157@osu.edu, or Sheri Wallace-Matthews at 292-8913 or wallace-matthews.1@osu.edu.

Geography presentation scheduled for Jan. 31

Lawrence E. Band, Department of Geography at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will deliver "Ecosystem Approaches to Urban Watersheds" at a Geography Colloquium research presentation to be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Jan. 31 in 1080 Derby Hall.

For details, visit the Web at www.geography.ohio-state.edu.

Shakoor to address Women's Club

Jordana Shakoor, author and public relations consultant, will discuss "Civil Rights Childhood" during the Feb. 4 meeting of the University Women's Club. The luncheon takes place in the Faculty Club. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.; the program is at 12:30 p.m.

For reservations, call 292-2262. For details, call 263-9812.

Financial workshop series continues

The Office of Human Resources is continuing its financial planning series with a Feb. 5 workshop, Take Advantage of the EGTRRA, to be held at noon in 14 University Hall. The one-hour session will explore how the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 can affect retirement investment and children's education savings, and help save money on graduate course taxes.

For details or to register, contact 247-7961 or service@hr.osu.edu, or visit the Web at http://hr.osu.edu.

Opera star to present lecture, workshop

Liu Jing, a well-known Chinese opera performer in the Northern Kunqu style of opera, will present a multimedia lecture and workshop Jan. 25 in 100 Independence Hall. The lecture is from 12:30 to 1:18 p.m.; the workshop is from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Jing will introduce the basics of Chinese opera, including demonstrations of singing, speaking, foot movements and gestures. Her current appointments include the Department of History at Peking University and the Institute of Northern Kunqu Opera, Beijing.

For details, contact Zhiwei Bi at bi.2@osu.edu.

Outreach roundtable to discuss rewards system

"Outreach and Engagement in our Rewards System" is the topic of the next Outreach Roundtable, set for Jan. 24 in the Ohio Union Stecker Lounge. A networking lunch is from 11:30 a.m.-noon; the program runs from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your own lunch; beverages will be provided.

The speakers are Barbara Snyder, vice provost for academic policy and human resources; Susan Fisher, secretary of University Senate; and L.H. Newcomb, senior associate dean and director of academic affairs in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

For details or to RSVP, contact Barbara Millisor at 688-3041 or millisor.1@osu.edu.

Rupp, Taylor to lead off discussion series

Leila Rupp, professor and chair of history, and Verta Taylor, professor of sociology, will present "What Makes a Man, a Man?: Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret" from noon-1 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Multicultural Center (Ohio Union fourth floor). The discussion is part of the Out at Lunch Discussion Series sponsored by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services.

On Feb. 7, Gregory Conerly, assistant professor of history at Cleveland State University, will present "Homosexuality, Transgenderism, and African-American Religious Culture." The discussion begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.

For details, call GLBT Student Services at 292-6200.

Moritz College of Law to host conferences

The Moritz College of Law is hosting a one-day conference, "Early Returns on Legislative Term Limits," from 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Statehouse and Vern Riffe Center. Jo Ann Davidson, former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, is the keynote luncheon speaker.

For details or to register, call 688-8227 or visit the Web at www.law.ohio-state.edu/legisclinic/conference.htm.

• The college is also hosting "Challenges Facing an Independent Judiciary" on March 21 and 22. Co-sponsors are the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy and the League of Women Voters. Meeting sites are the Hyatt on Capitol Square, the Statehouse and Drinko Hall.

For details or to register, contact Amanda Church at 292-6829 or church.56@osu.edu, or visit the Web at www.osu.edu/units/law/CLPSS/JudicialIndependence.htm.

Orthodontic Clinic has expanded hours

The College of Dentistry Graduate Orthodontic Clinic has expanded clinic hours to include Tuesday mornings, supervised by Henry Fields, who recently returned to full-time faculty status after serving as dean of the college for 10 years.

The clinic, located on the first floor of Postle Hall, offers comprehensive orthodontic treatment (braces) for children and adult members of the OSU community. New patient screenings are performed on a walk-in basis on Friday mornings and select other days with patient registration from 9:30 to 10:30 am.

Screenings are being offered on the following dates through March: Jan. 25; Feb. 1, 8 and 15; and March 8, 15 and 29. For further screening dates, call the clinic's information line at 292-9100.

For details, contact Jean Piper at piper.21@osu.edu.

Computer worker eye care is lecture topic

The Institute for Ergonomics is sponsoring a winter quarter lecture, "Solving Vision and Eye Problems of Computer Workers," from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 8 in 263 Dreese Laboratories.

Delivering the lecture is Jim Sheedy, associate professor of optometry. He is a recognized expert in visual performance and visual symptoms, and has participated in the development of standards and regulations with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the International Standards Organization (ISO), and several government agencies.

For details, call the Institute for Ergonomics at 292-4565.

Gergen is Glenn Institute speaker Feb. 5

David Gergen, former adviser to four U.S. presidents -- Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton -- and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School, will deliver a lecture on the future of leadership during a visit to Ohio State on Feb. 5.

The lecture, part of the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy's "Odyssey 2000+ New Issues for a New Century" series, begins at 4 p.m. in Mershon Auditorium. A reception on the Mershon stage will follow at 5 p.m.

Gergen is editor-at-large of U.S. News & World Report and the author of Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton.

The lecture is free. Blocks of seats are available for reservation for instructors who wish to bring their classes. To reserve a block of seats, contact Dorie Herman at 247-6369 or herman.66@osu.edu. More information is available at www.osu.edu/glenninstitute/Gergen.htm.

Environmental Seminar meets Jan. 30, Feb. 6

Ohio State scientists and engineers are meeting weekly this winter for an Environmental Data Seminar organized by the Program in Spatial Statistics and Environmental Sciences. The scientists meet Wednesdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. in 212 Cockins Hall.

Upcoming speakers are: Serita Frey, School of Natural Resources, "Interactions Between External Nitrogen Availability, Plant Chemistry and Litter Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Meta-analysis," Jan. 30; and C.K. Shum, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, "Determination of the 20th Century Sea Level Rise," Feb. 6.

Those interested in attending should RSVP to sses@stat.ohio-state.edu.

Students seek support for dance marathon

Students are seeking support from faculty and staff for BuckeyeThon, a fund-raiser for Children's Hospital in which students will raise money by participating in a 26-hour nonalcoholic dance party. The event will start at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Ohio Union.

Faculty and staff are asked to get involved by making an online donation and by encouraging students to participate in the event.

For details, send e-mail to buckeyethon@yahoo.com, or visit the Web at www.buckeyethon.org.

Student TV program taping is Jan. 25

A group of Ohio State students will tape the first segment of O'Sizzle, a variety television show, from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Ohio Union Conference Theatre. Doors open at 3 p.m. and close at 3:45 in advance of the taping.

O'Sizzle will feature a talent showcase, a discussion panel, and appearances by radio personalities Sean Anthony, Keith Jones and Sly Tay. Approximately 150 students have joined to organize the program. Four tapings over winter and spring are planned to date. The program eventually will air on Columbus' community access channel and on the UNITS channel serving OSU.