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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PREPARES FOR 1996-97 ACADEMIC YEAR
COLUMBUS -- As the changing of the leaves marks the
beginning of a new academic year, some 49,000 students will begin
autumn quarter classes Sept. 25 at The Ohio State University.
Although official figures will not be available for several
weeks, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid anticipates a
similar number of students will be enrolled at the Columbus
campus as last year when the total was 48,676. Of these, about
6,000 will be new, first-quarter freshmen.
Another 6,100 students will be arriving at Ohio State's
campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark, and at the
Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. Total university
enrollment will be about 54,800.
The freshman class will include some 520 University
Scholars, students who graduated in the top 3 percent of their
high school classes. This is an increase over last year, when
406 University Scholars were enrolled.
Some highlights of the new academic year follow.
IN THE COLLEGES
In the College of the Arts, the Department of Art Education
is part of a national consortium that has received a $4.3 million
challenge grant from the Annenberg Foundation to place arts
education at the core of elementary and secondary school reform.
The grant will provide funds for schools in six regional areas
nationwide to demonstrate how an education in the arts will
improve student achievement.
The School of Music has received academic enrichment funds
from the Office of Academic Affairs to enhance research and
teaching programs in music cognition, the study of perception,
comprehension and performance of music. In the Department of
History of Art, a project to encourage an active learning
environment through the use of CD-ROM technology is under way
with funds received from the Fund for the Improvement of Post-
Secondary Education. Lois Foreman Wernet, director of
communications, 292-8835.
In response to recommendations on enhancing academic
advising from the Committee on the Undergraduate Experience, the
Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, under the leadership of the
new Executive Dean Kermit L. Hall, is going to be much more
directly involved in the oversight of the advising service unit.
Serving as the undergraduate dean is Martha M. Garland, associate
dean of humanities and one of the co-chairs of CUE.
With expanded funding from the Office of Academic Affairs,
the colleges have hired three additional academic counselors and
are making various service improvements for students. In order
to integrate each student's program more fully with respect to
the relationship between general education courses and the major
program, counselors will work more directly with the colleges in
which their students are enrolled. Martha Garland, Arts and
Sciences, 292-9184.
The College of Education will hold a conference for public
school teachers and administrators, community leaders and
university faculty on Oct. 26. at the Ramada University Hotel.
The conference will focus on partnerships in education and issues
such as technology, funding, international teaching, cooperative
learning and collaborative development of school-to-work
curricula. Nancy Swearengin, administrative assistant, 292-2743.
The College of Engineering will hold its annual activities
fair Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information on engineering
professional societies and fraternal organizations will be
available. Members of the engineering student project team will
display their designs. The college will hold its engineering
career expo Oct. 17 with representatives from some 100 major
companies and 1,500 students expected to participate. An
interactive videoconferencing system will be available for
employers to interview candidates during the expo. Judy
Kauffeld, communications director, 292-9615.
In the College of Humanities, the Department of Classics and
the Modern Greek Program have merged to form the Department of
Greek and Latin. The department is one of few programs
nationwide that offers a major graduate program in classics that
is connected with a modern Greek program offering studies in
Greek language and culture from its beginning to the present.
William Batstone, department chair, 292-2673.
The College of Human Ecology will premiere an exhibition of
the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, Fashioning the
Future, Oct. 26 with a reception and dinner for supporters of the
collection. The exhibit and a lecture series will open to the
public in November.
A body image task force formed in the Department of Consumer
and Textile Sciences, will use education, research and outreach
to encourage healthy behaviors related to body image. The
universitywide task force will focus on risky behaviors practiced
by individuals, including eating disorders, obsessive exercise or
weight training, substance abuse and other compulsive behaviors.
Nancy Rudd, associate professor, 292-4385.
"Partners for Diversity," a project of the Ottawa National
Wildlife Refuge, the Toledo Public Schools, Gibsonburg Schools,
Ohio State University Extension and the School of Natural
Resources, will sponsor a two-day workshop Sept. 27-28 at the
Ottawa Wildlife Refuge for Toledo area science teachers. The
focus will be "Water Quality Analysis and Wetland Ecology." This
project aims to encourage minority high school students to
consider a career in natural resources and environmental science.
The School of Natural Resources has also added a new soil
science curriculum for undergraduates at the Columbus Campus.
Mary Jacobs, administrative secretary, 292-8522.
Ten students in the College of Nursing will take part in a
pilot accelerated program beginning autumn quarter. The students
will enroll in theory, clinical and supportive nursing courses
totaling at least 35 credit hours per quarter. The college will
evaluate the program for continuation in the next academic year.
An interactive classroom, intended to enhance students'
educational experiences through the use of multimedia and
communications curricula, will open in the college autumn
quarter. The 20-workstation classroom network includes an
electronic overhead, interactive whiteboard and data projector.
Instructor and student sessions can be projected to the class.
This will enable instructors to include video and still images in
examination and course packets, as well as enhance statistical
instruction, CD-ROM based supplemental courseware, computer
orientation for incoming students, on-line testing and faculty-
development courseware. Douglas Brownfield, computer specialist,
292-8199.
Renovations in the College of Pharmacy include the addition
of a model pharmacy in Parks Hall. The pharmcay will be a major
teaching site in the professional educational programs and focus
on prescription, self-care and clinical management. The college
will hold its annual open-house recruitment program Oct. 19. It
will include presentations on admissions, curriculum and pharmacy
careers, as well as facility tours and demonstrations. Kenneth
Hale, assistant dean, 292-2266.
In the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Barbara
Andersen, a professor of psychology, has received a five-year
grant of $3.8 million from the National Institute of Mental
Health to study psychological intervention for women with breast
cancer. This augments an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Army
Medical Research and Materials Command to study stress and
immunity in breast cancer. Barbara Andersen, 292-4236.
A new academic program, the survey research unit, has been
formed and will serve as the focus for interdisciplinary academic
studies regarding survey methods. Paul Lavrakas, director of
survey research, 292-1061
The Prior Health Sciences Library will move from its
temporary home in the Jesse Owens Recreation Center South on Oct.
9 back to its renovated permanent location at 376 W. 10th Ave.,
which opens Oct. 21. New features include: 20 public computers
that access library resources; seven conference rooms for group
study and meetings; journals from 1960 to present and books from
1970 to present available on-site; a consumer health collection
to provide library materials to the community, and a medical
heritage collection containing archives of prominent physicians.
Susan Kroll, Prior Health Sciences Library, 292-9810.
At the Mansfield campus, the new $1.5 million John B. Conard
Learning Center will open during winter quarter. The facility
will feature a distance learning room for two-way video
instruction from the Columbus campus and other remote locations.
Rodger C. Smith, public relations, (419) 755-4011.
A new $7.1 million library and classroom building opens on
the Marion campus autumn quarter. The facility offers computer-
based classrooms for English and mathematics, expanded study
areas, a general computer laboratory and a research room.
The George Alber Enterprise Center continues to provide
educational, research, and resource expertise to facilitate
economic growth. The center incorporates academic credit and
continuing education course credit options in lifelong learning
needs of the community. Lori Stevenson, public relations, (614)
292-9133.
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENT, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
In-line skating, hip-hop aerobics and yoga are three new
fitness programs offered by the Department of Recreation and
Intramural Sports beginning autumn quarter at Larkins Hall. In
addition, several new intramural sports programs are being
offered, including a basketball league for players less than 6
feet tall, darts, card games, table tennis and horseshoes.
A feasibility study was begun over the summer to identify
the facilities necessary to address the comprehensive
recreational, educational and athletic program needs that will
lead to the increased quality of student life on campus. Lisa
Rothkopf, Liz Davis, or Diane Jensen, recreation and intramural
sports, 292-7671.
The university telecommunications system UNITS will provide
a cable TV campus information channel, which will allow
university departments and student organizations to advertise
events, share information and highlight services. The channel
will be available to all undergraduate and graduate students
living in university housing. Lisa Baker, UNITS, 292-8040.
The University Bookstore on Millikin Road will have special
extended hours the first week of classes and will open one half-
hour earlier throughout the year to better serve students. The
new daily hours are Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Robert Carlson, director, 292-
2991.
The Division of Traffic and Parking has established new bus
routes that provide faster, more efficient service on the
Columbus campus, and installed new clocks at three bus stops that
show arrival times of the buses.
A celebration will be held at the West Campus parking lots
Sept. 25-26 to welcome students who elect to park on West Campus
and ride the bus to and from classes. Staff armed with "ask
me" buttons will answer questions and provide assistance. Helen
DeSantis, business management, 292-4135.
Scarlet and Gray tortilla chips have made their way to Ohio
grocers, along with a full line of "Brutus Buckeye's All-
American Party Supplies." The Brutus line will feature tortilla
chips and salsa, potato chips, pretzels, popcorn, barbecue sauce
and a gourmet style root beer in a collector's series
commemorative bottle from Columbus micro-brewer Hoster's Brewing
Company. Anne Chasser, director of the office of Trademark and
Licensing Services, 292-1562.
EVENTS
The Wexner Center for the Arts has announced its schedule of
exhibits and programs for the coming year. Open exhibits are Hall
of Mirrors: Art and Film Since 1945, punctuated by the mini film
festival of the Library of Congress' National Film Registry Tour;
Evidence, which brings together the work of eight international
photographers who explore architecture and the built environment;
and the new Theatrical Impulse series, which will bring to the
center a variety of programs ranging from solo performances to
plays to dance theater works by artists from around the world.
The exhibits and the regularly scheduled Thursday and
Saturday walk-in tours are free, as are most lectures. There are
admission charges for film and most performances, but a
membership program offers significant discounts and parking
privileges for those who join. Membership levels begin at $46.
Special exhibition tours can be arranged for groups of eight
or more by contacting the Wexner Center's education department,
which also is offering Teachers at the Center, a series of
monthly workshops for teachers to offer innovative ways of
introducing the art of our time into classroom curriculum.
Darnell Lautt, Wexner Center, 292-0330.
The Office of Minority Affairs will host a Welcoming
Celebration for the third group of Young Scholars Program
freshmen and their parents on Sept. 22 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at
the Frank W. Hale Black Jr. Black Cultural Center.
The Young Scholars Program gives first generation college-
bound Ohio minority students a college education at little or no
cost to the students. The goal of the program is to increase the
number of underrepresented minority students at the college level
with particular emphasis on African American, Latino American,
Native American, and Appalachian students. Funding for the
program comes from Ohio State, grants and other sources,
including private donors.
In 1994, 93 Young Scholars enrolled in Ohio State, and 180
Young Scholars entered in 1995. With this third entering class
of 180 students, there will be 453 Young Scholars at Ohio State.
Students are chosen in the sixth grade by a committee of
educators in their hometowns based on a written essay, grades,
and a standardized test. The participating cities are: Akron,
Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lorain, Toledo
and Youngstown. Charles Hancock, director of Young Scholars
Program, 292-4884.
High on Pride is a cooperative project among the university,
the city of Columbus, the campus area neighborhood associations
and the local property owners to clean up the neighborhood east
of the Columbus campus. On Oct. 19 volunteers will clean
streets, sidewalks, alleys and other public spaces in the area
bounded by High Street on the west, Norwich Avenue on the north,
the Conrail tracks on the east, and Ninth Avenue on the south.
Volunteers are being sought from among Ohio State students,
faculty and staff and from the neighborhood residents and
property owners. They will pick up litter, remove bulk trash,
sweep streets, collect recyclables and remove dead brush in two-
hour shifts from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are invited to
enjoy food and music at a celebration to be held on the plaza in
front of the Wexner Center for the Arts beginning at 9 a.m.
High on Pride University Clean Up is part of Ohio State's
ongoing effort to improve the safety and livability of the
neighborhoods surrounding the campus. It gives everyone a chance
to participate in the partnership and to gain a better sense of
community. To volunteer, call the High on Pride line at 688-DIRT
(688-3478). Tracy Turner, University Communications, 688-3682.
The annual Farm Science Review will be held Sept. 17 to 19
at the Molly Caren Agricultural Cnter, located 30 miles west of
Columbus on U.S. 40 near London. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day,
visitors can see displays by some 600 agricultural exhibitors,
and attend some of the more than 100 educational demonstrations
and presentations. The educational programs feature information
on everything from cancer prevention, stress reduction, and
healthy eating tips to fruit trees, flowers and farm safety.
Suzanne Steel, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental
Sciences, 292-9637.
Tickets are available now for the Department of Theatre's
1996-97 season. The seven-production season opens Oct.30 with
Steven Dietz's surreal docu-drama God's Country. The plays
continue with The Importance of Being Earnest, about two men-
about-town, each feigning to be someone he is not; A Kind of
Alaska, the story of a woman who has lost her identity; Family
Voices, the saga of a young man who tries to break free of the
restraints of his abusive parents; Ah Wilderness, a nostalgic
look at the lives of a newspaper publisher and his family on
Independence day 1906; Wedding Band, an interracial love story;
and the Merry Wives of Windsor, a classic tale of a man in search
of love. After Thursday performances, the cast and director will
be on hand for discussions with the audience. For ticket
information, call the box office at 292-2295 during business
hours.
Students will celebrate Homecoming Week Oct. 6-12 with a
Mardi Gras, Buckeye Style. Festivities begin with a 5k Run for
Funds to benefit the American Red Cross. Other activities during
the week include Fat Tuesday aerobics on the Oval, a homecoming
concert with Blessed Union of Souls, a parade with alumni Butch
Reynolds and Erin Moriarty as grand marshals, a pep rally, a
masquerade ball, and the Oct. 12 football game between Ohio State
and Wisconsin. Brenda Fields, 292-2324.
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Written by Tracy Turner, University Communications, (614) 688-
3682.
[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
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