Creative Writing brings in top authors for reading series

The OSU Creative Writing Program Reading Series will present two distinguished authors in October. The public readings will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Department of English Commons Room, 311-313 Denney Hall.

Appearing Oct. 18 is Jennifer Clarvoe, author of Invisible Tender, chosen by J.D. McClatchy as the first winner of the Poets Out Loud Prize. She also was honored with the 2001 Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Her work has appeared in The Ohio Review, The Partisan Review, Poetry Northwest, Raritan, The Yale Review and other journals. She teaches at Kenyon College and is the director of the Ohio Poetry Circuit.

David Wagoner

Appearing Oct. 23 is Massillon native David Wagoner, whose books of poetry include Traveling Light: Collected and New Poems; Walt Whitman Bathing; Through the Forest: New and Selected Poems; and First Light. His latest work, The House of Song, will be published in 2002. He also is the author of 10 novels. Wagoner has received an American Academy of Arts and Letters award, the Sherwood Anderson Award and the Fels Prize, among others, and fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For details, call 292-2242.

Library renovation forums scheduled

Open meetings are scheduled for Oct. 15 and 16 in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge to discuss the latest draft plans for the Main Library renovation project. An open meeting for University Libraries faculty and staff is being held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 15; and for all University faculty, staff and students from 9:30-11:30 a.m. or from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 16.

For details, contact Chiquita Mullins Lee at 292-8999, 292-7859 (fax) or mullins-lee.1@osu.edu.

Medical Center offers help for smokers

A five-week Kick It! Tobacco Cessation and Intervention Program offered by The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute begins Oct. 18. Classes are held on consecutive Thursdays, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Battelle, 1375 Perry St. (building #3, third floor, room 3).

The five-week program is facilitated by a hospital-based wellness and prevention specialist in a supportive group setting. Two weeks of individual telephonic intervention will immediately follow the group sessions.

The program cost is $75. For details or to register, call 293-5066.

Education buyers conference is Oct. 24

The 62nd Annual Ohio National Association of Educational Buyers Conference and Vendor Exhibition is coming to the Ohio State campus this fall. Hosted by the Purchasing Department, the conference includes vendor exhibits located in the Ohio Union from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24. Admission is free and all are welcome.

For details, call 688-8200.

Mosley-Thompson presents at colloquium

Ellen Mosley-Thompson, professor of geography and research scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center, will deliver "Deciphering Earth's Climate and Environmental History from Ice Cores" at the next Geography Colloquium research presentation, to be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 in 1080 Derby Hall. Refreshments will be served beginning at 3:15 p.m.

For details, visit the Web at http://geog-www.sbs.ohio-state.edu/colloquia/2001-02/.

New address for Mail Services at OSU

University Mail Services has moved to 2650 Kenny Road. While the telephone number is the same, 292-6967, the fax number is now 247-6058.

School of Music offers lessons for K-12

The School of Music and the Jefferson Academy of Music are offering "Jefferson at OSU -- Pre-College Music" again this year in Hughes Hall. The program is a comprehensive mix of private and group lessons, musicianship classes, chamber music and performance opportunities for children in grades K-12.

Private lessons are available every day, with group classes held on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

For details or a brochure, call 292-2693 or 292-4073, or e-mail jeffacad@osu.edu.

Mershon exhibit explores life in India

A photographic exhibition by Abhijit Varde, "A Rural Demeanor: Photographs from Maharashtra, India," will be on display through Oct. 25 in the Mershon Center. The exhibition is sponsored by the Center for Folklore Studies and the Mershon Center.

This exhibit of images of village work and leisure is free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Varde, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Art Education, has exhibited his work in several venues in India and the United States.

For details on this or other folklore programs, visit the Center for Folklore Studies'Web site at www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/cfs/.

GLBTIA History Month events set

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) groups at Ohio State are sponsoring a wide range of events in October to observe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Ally (GLBTIA) History Month. This year's celebration marks the 30th anniversary of the existence of a GLBT student group at Ohio State.

Keith Boykin, one of the country's leading commentators on issues of race and sexual orientation, will give a talk titled "From Plantation to Abomination: Sex, Lies and Race in America" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in room 160 209 W. 18th Ave.

For National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, Ohio State's GLBT community will hold its traditional lunchtime rainbow flag raising at the Ohio Union, followed by a march and a rally at Bricker Hall. This year's theme is "There Is No Place Like Homecoming for Coming Out!" A free pizza party will follow the rally. Meet at the Ohio Union front entrance at 11:45 a.m.

Other events scheduled for the rest of the month include:

• Oct. 12, 8 p.m., Union Station Video Cafe, 630 N. High St. -- GLBT Alumni Society Pep Rally. Performances, a raffle and an auction (including football and basketball tickets). Proceeds benefit the Student Scholarship Fund of Ohio State's GLBT Alumni Society.

• Oct. 17, 7 p.m., King Avenue United Methodist Church, 219 King Ave. -- Discussion: The Bible and Homosexuality.

• Oct. 17, 8 p.m., Ohio Union Gray Suite G -- Panel discussion on bisexuality.

• Oct. 24, 8 p.m., Ohio Union Gray Suite G -- Discussion: Gay Science: Nature vs. Nurture.

• Oct. 27, 9:30 p.m. to midnight, Hillel -- Come as You Were, Are, or Want to Be Dance. Bring $5 or canned goods to be donated to charity.

• Oct. 31, 8 p.m., meet at Ohio Union Gray Suite G -- Haunted House field trip.

For more information on events, contact GLBT Student Services at 292-6200.

Mammography Day breakfast scheduled

The Ohio Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition is recognizing Ohio Mammography Day on Oct. 18 by honoring a New Lexington woman who has devoted her life to heightening public awareness about breast and cervical cancer.

Michele Hankinson, a nurse educator at Genesis Health Source in Zanesville, will receive the second annual Janet Voinovich Service Award for her work in the field of breast and cervical cancer education. The award will be given at a breakfast to be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Ohio Historical Center.

For details, call 293-3737.

FTAD hosts Teachers'Round Tables

The Office of Faculty and TA Development is sponsoring Teachers'Round Tables from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 19 and Nov. 9 in 300 Younkin Success Center. Each event is a discussion forum for Ohio State faculty and TAs who are interested in improving teaching and enhancing learning.

The Oct. 19 session, "Writing Where You Least Expect It," features Steve Rissing, director of the Introductory Biology Program, and staff from the Center for the Study of Teaching and Writing.

The Nov. 9 session, "Taking the Guesswork Out of Multiple Choice," will explore issues and techniques of exam construction.

For details or to register, call 292-3644 or visit the Web at www.osu.edu/education/ftad/events.html.

OHR offers financial planning workshop

The Office of Human Resources is continuing its financial planning series with an Oct. 24 Mid-Career Workshop, to be held at noon in Rhodes Hall Auditorium. The one-hour session is designed for employees with at least 10 years until retirement. Topics discussed will help participants set financial goals, devise strategies to meet those goals, and organize financial information.

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

Diversity Lecture features Takaki

The President and Provost's Diversity Lecture Series continues at 9 a.m. Oct. 22 in the Ohio Union, with a presentation by Ronald Takaki, professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is recognized as the nation's foremost spokesperson for multicultural education and an author of numerous books on the subject.

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

Disability employment events continue

Events recognizing October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month continue at Ohio State through the end of the month. Remaining events are:

• Oct. 17, The Americans with Disabilities Act: The First Decade of Enforcement, 4-6 p.m., Wexner Center. University Distinguished Lecture by Ruth Colker, Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law. For details or to register, contact Molly Davis at 292-5881 or 688-8605 (TTY), or visit the Web at www.osu.edu/lecture/index.html.

• Oct. 29, Round Table on Performance and Disability, 3:30-5:30 p.m., George Wells Knight House. James Ferris, professor of communication art, University of Wisconsin; Ann Fox, professor of English, Davidson College; and Carrie Sandahl, professor of theater, Florida State University, will speak on disability and/in performance art, outline some of their own research and performance projects, and draw intersections with performance work on gender and sexual orientation. For details, contact Brenda Brueggemann at brueggemann.1@osu.edu.

• Oct. 30, Access, Advocacy, Achievement: Transition Issues, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Mansfield campus, 117 Bromfield Hall. A repetition of the Oct. 3 workshop by Ohio State, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and the Ohio Department of Education. The workshop is designed to assist students in transitioning from high school to college, vocational, technical or proprietary schools, or to employment. To register or for details, contact Maria Schloendorn of the Office of Civil Rights at (216) 522-2687, (216) 522-4944 (TTY) or maria.schloendorn@ed.gov, or visit the Web at http://ada.osu.edu and click on "What's New."

• Oct. 31, Access to Instructions: Universal Design & Adaptive Technology, Younkin Success Center. Workshops include: Bridging the Digital Divide: Instructional Technology and Diversity, 9:30-11 a.m., and Distance Learning: Universal Access and Good Teaching, 2-2:30 p.m. Sheryl Burghstahler, director of Project DO-IT, University of Washington, will present the workshops. For details, contact Ann Yurcisin at 292-3307 or 292-0901 (TDD).

Donations accepted in annual charity drive

Faculty and staff can help support the work and programs of central Ohio environmental, health and human services charities through the University's annual Community Charitable Drive. Donations may be made by cash or check or through payroll deduction. Donor pledge cards and guides are available from unit coordinators.

For details, call 292-0641.