Burns shares the American experience

By Kevin Fitzsimons Documentary film maker Ken Burns lectures on "Sharing the American Experience" Jan. 29 in Weigel Hall. "I am interested in listening to the true, honest voices of the past," he told the audience. He said each film he makes seeks to answer the question "Who are we?" and illustrated his point by discussing three American biographies he has filmed: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark and Mark Twain. Burns' documentaries, including The Civil War, Baseball and Jazz, are regularly screened on PBS stations. The lecture was presented by The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy as part of the series Odyssey 2000+ New Issues for a New Century.

Douglass, Roberts to deliver diversity lectures

The President and Provost's Diversity Lecture Series continues this month with two lectures scheduled.

• Frederick Douglass, IV, great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, the famed abolitionist, orator and author, will deliver "The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass" at 2 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Hale Cultural Center. Douglass travels throughout America to perpetuate the legacy of his famed ancestor by rendering his speeches and re-enacting key episodes of his life.

• Terrance Roberts, psychologist, social worker and one of the students who integrated Central High School in 1957, will deliver "The Little Rock Nine" at 10 a.m. Feb. 19. The event will be held in the Conference Theater of the Ohio Union.

For details, contact Frank Hale Jr. at 688-4255, or visit the Web at www.osu.edu/diversity/buffer2.html.

Work/life survey of faculty runs Feb. 10-21

A Faculty Survey on Work Environment and Work-Life Quality will take place Feb. 10-21. The survey is co-sponsored by the offices of Academic Affairs and Human Resources and is similar in scope to a survey of staff, completed in 2001. All regular faculty will be notified via a postcard a few days before the Web-based survey begins. Participants will be able to log in and complete the 15-minute survey at any point during the 12-day window. The results will be processed by a third-party administrator, to ensure confidentiality.

For details, contact Gabrielle Reinicke, program director - work/life, at 292-4421.

CED offers distance learning workshop

The Office of Continuing Education is offering a free professional development workshop, "Making Student Services Work in Distance Learning," from 3-5 p.m. Feb. 18 in 145 Mount Hall. Janet Kendall and Cliff Moore from the Distance Degree Program at Washington State University will conduct the workshop live via satellite. They will discuss distance support services; key support system design principles and the implications of those principles; essential and optional services; and strategies for making program information applicable to viewer institutions.

The registration deadline is Feb. 11. To register, contact Mary Rhoads at 688-3606, fax 292-0049, or e-mail rhoads.10@osu.edu. For details, contact Judie Goff, CED, at 292-1662 or goff.1@osu.edu.

Freudenburg to deliver Humanities lecture

Kirk Freudenburg, Department of Greek and Latin, will present "The Metaphors of George W.: The Classics in the Here and Now" in the College of Humanities' third Inaugural Lecture of the year, to be held at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Faculty Club.

In his talk, Freudenburg will attempt not only to defuse certain entrenched assumptions about what classical training entails, but will sample a number of ways in which he puts that training to use in the analysis of contemporary politics and culture.

For details or to RSVP, call 292-1882.

Next OHR financial workshop is Feb. 19

The Office of Human Resources is continuing its free financial planning series with a Feb. 19 workshop, "Consolidate Your Debt," to be held at noon in 245 Stillman Hall.

To register, contact 247-7961 or admin@hr.osu.edu, or visit the Web at http://hr.osu.edu/finseries.htm.

The James hosts ‘Money Matters' workshop

The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute are hosting "Taking Charge of Money Matters," Feb. 18 in 494 Battelle Building 13, 1375 Perry St. Registration and a light dinner are 5:45-6:30 p.m., with the program running 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Presented in conjunction with the American Cancer Society and the Steinhaus Financial Group, the program is designed to help cancer patients and their families understand and take charge of business and financial matters critical to fam-ilies facing life-threatening disease.

Admission is free, but registration is required by Feb. 10. For information or to register, call JamesCare for Life at 293-6428 or the James Line at (800) 293-5066.

Wei, Murphy among diversity lunch guests

The OSU Libraries' Diversity Committee Brown Bag Lunch Series has three meetings scheduled for February:

• 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Theresa Wei will discuss the Chinese New Year. 

• 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 20, Bea Murphy, a local author who has researched and written about Columbus' first African American resident, will present a talk in honor of Black History Month.

• Noon-1 p.m. Feb. 26, Eleanor Block and Marsha Hamilton will discuss the images of various races and ethnicity portrayed in films.

All events take place in 122 Main Library. For details, contact Chiquita Mullins Lee at 292-8999 or mullins-lee.1@osu.edu.

Women's Place Web survey available

As part of an evaluation of The Women's Place being conducted by the President's Advisory Council on Women's Issues, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in a Web survey that can be accessed at http://womensplace.osu.edu/. The survey is available for three weeks.

The evaluation is designed to assess the effectiveness of The Women's Place in accomplishing its goals and mission, as well as to explore unmet needs to plan for the future, and will include feedback from focus groups and the on-line survey.

The Women's Place is a University initiative established in January 2000 to help foster a positive climate for women to succeed and advance within the University. Mo Yee Lee, associate professor of social work, is the council member responsible for the evaluation process.

For details, contact 292-3960 or womensplace@osu.edu.

Multicultural Center seeks commissioned art

The Multicultural Center is seeking commissioned artwork to serve as awards to be presented for service with diversity.

Artists are asked to design a desk or small wall-sized art piece that would represent the theme of Homeland Security and its relationship to diversity, multiculturalism, and individuals that help, support, work toward diversity equity, advocacy, education and understandings.

Designs or models should be submitted to the center by Feb. 15.

For details, contact Christine Ballengee Morris at 688-8449 or morris.390@osu.edu.

Judges needed for graduate research forum

Judges are being sought for the 2003 Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, to be held April 26 on the Ohio State campus. Internal faculty judges and external judges are needed to evaluate graduate student research in each of the Graduate School's 10 program areas. Ohio State judges must be members of the graduate faculty.

Abstract judges will be asked to select abstracts by Feb. 27 for presentation at the forum. Presentation judges will select the winners of their respective areas on the day of the forum.

Nomination/application forms can be downloaded at www.service.ohio-state.edu/students/grad/programs/forum.html.

For details, call 292-4380 or contact Kerry Hodak at hodak.2@osu.edu.

Photo exhibit offers rare look at Bhutan

A collection of photographs of Bhutan taken by an Ohio State staff member are on view in "Kingdom in the Clouds: A Photographic Expedition to Bhutan," showing in Hopkins Hall Corridor through Feb. 28.

For 12 days in September 2001, Andrew LaMoreaux explored Bhutan, the country sandwiched between India and Nepal. He was one of a handful of people who accompanied National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry, who took the famous cover photo of an Afghan girl in the 1980s. LaMoreaux took 1,200 photographs on his trip, a sampling of which are on view in the exhibit. The collection includes photographs of Bhutan's cities and rural regions, including images of centuries-old monasteries. For details, call 292-5072.

Reach 1 program seeks literacy tutors

Tutors are being sought for the Office of Human Resources' Reach 1 program to help University employees and their families improve their literacy skills and prepare for the GED exam.

Volunteer tutors who can commit to one class per week in the classroom in Raney Commons are needed. Classes are held Monday-Thursday at a variety of times and last approximately 90 minutes.

To volunteer, contact Leslie Farr at 292-1234 or farr.16@osu.edu. For details on Reach 1, visit the Web at http://hr.osu.edu/ohrd/reach1.htm.

CSO discount tickets available through OHR

Faculty and staff can save 25 percent off the price of tickets to Classical and Pops Series concerts and 10 percent off tickets to Family Series concerts.

Friday and Saturday evening performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee performances are at 3 p.m. All concerts will be performed at the Ohio Theatre.

For a schedule of upcoming performances, visit the Web at www.columbussymphony.com. For details or ticket purchases, call the CSO box office at 228-8600.

Lecture focuses on Jewish folklore

Amy Horowitz will present "Dissonant Melodies in Search of Resolution: Contemporary Music of Israeli Jews from Islamic Lands" on Feb. 19 as part of the 2002-03 Mann Series on Resetting the Margins of Jewish Folklore. Sponsored by the Melton Center for Jewish Studies, the lecture will be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Film/Video Theater of the Wexner Center.

Horowitz has served as curator at the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklore and Cultural Heritage. For details, contact Helena Schlam, Melton Center for Jewish Studies, at 292-0700.

Volunteers sought for WOSU fundraiser

The WOSU Stations are currently seeking individual and group volunteers to take phone pledges during its March 1-18 television fundraiser, at the station, 2400 Olentangy River Road. Volunteer shifts are available weekday evenings and throughout the weekend. All volunteers are offered free parking and refreshments during their shift.

For details, contact Gay Taylor, volunteer coordinator, at 292-9678, ext. 49800 or taylor.4@osu.edu, or visit the Web at www.wosu.org.