Back to School Part 3

Part 3 (end)

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

     The Columbus campus will be safer, neater and more
attractive because of various initiatives of the Office of
Physical Facilities.  Over the summer the Maintenance Shop has
replaced more than 12,000 square feet of sidewalk, 700 linear
feet of curb and crack-sealed over 15,000 square yards of asphalt
street.  Repairs will continue throughout the year.  Eight new
picnic tables have been installed along the top of the levee by
the Olentangy River.  Twenty-two new flower beds, containing more
than 4,000 chrysanthemums, have been installed, including a
"Block O" on the east lawn of the Ohio Union.  More than 300
cigarette ash urns have been installed outside campus buildings,
and another 460 are on order for installation during the year.
In the year just past, some 115 trees were planted, and another
75 to 100 will be added this year.  The campus recycling program
is being expanded into residence and dining halls this autumn.
White paper, aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, mixed paper and
newsprint will be collected from all areas except the Medical
Center.  A total of 229 bike racks have been replaced or added on
17th, Neil and 12th avenues.  Work will begin this fall to
upgrade the Coffey Road intramural fields, with completion
scheduled for spring.
     This is the second year of a major effort to upgrade general
purpose classrooms.  Autumn quarter students will see
improvements in 100 Hagerty Hall and 100 Botany and Zoology
Building, as well as three newly air conditioned rooms in
Pomerene Hall.  All pool classrooms will soon have lever-type
door handles to allow easier access by students with
disabilities.
     During the coming year, there are plans to renovate
restrooms in 10 campus buildings to make them fully wheelchair
accessible.  There is a continuing program of retrofitting water
coolers to be accessible to wheelchair users.  Judy Vertikoff,
Physical Facilities, 292-3841.

     Work is expected to be completed by the end of the month on
the storm sewer separation project, which has had parts of the
central campus dug up and behind construction fences for the past
couple of years.  The project involves separating the existing
combined storm/sanitary sewer lines in a 54-acre area of the main
campus to meet the mandates of the federal Clean Water Act.
Storm water will be diverted from the sewer lines and into the
Olentangy River.  During the past year, an underground lift
station was constructed between Ohio Stadium and Morrill Tower
and a tunnel was dug under Cannon Drive and the river levee.  The
last piece of construction involves trenching along the west side
of the Larkins tennis courts and will cause the walkway from
Larkins to Lincoln and Morrill towers to be closed temporarily.
Judy Vertikoff, Physical Facilities, 292-3841.

     The Office of Physical Facilities is putting emphasis on
energy management.  Everyone will be encouraged to turn off
lights and computers when not in use; the Maintenance Division is
retrofitting existing fluorescent lighting fixtures with more
efficient ones and is installing infrared/ultrasonic sensors in
selected classrooms which shut off lights about 15 minutes after
the last person has left the room.
     Fewer people will have to put up with early morning
"scheduled momentary power outages" that have regularly occurred
because of construction and repair.  A new switching method will
provide seamless continuity of power when electrical feeds are
switched.  Computer users will be the biggest beneficiaries.
Judy Vertikoff, Physical Facilities, 292-3841.

     Completed and ready for use this fall is the $20 million
nine-story addition to Dreese Laboratory to house research and
teaching laboratories for the departments of Electrical
Engineering and Computer and Information Science, as well as
faculty offices.  As part of the state of Ohio's Percent for Art
program, artist Barbara Grygutis designed and installed an
exterior sculpture called "Garden of Constants."  It consists of
a set of large numeral sculptures and cast bronze inserts in the
sidewalk.  Tom Heretta, Architect's Office, 292-1082.

     Construction has also been completed on the $21.7 million
Vernal G. Riffe Jr. Building, which connects the Biological
Sciences Building and Parks Hall (College of Pharmacy) on West
12th Avenue just east of Cannon Drive.  The Riffe connector
houses a computer center, chemical instrumentation center,
fermentation laboratory, research laboratories and faculty
offices.  On its ground floor is a new combined Biological
Sciences and Pharmacy Library, which opened Sept. 12 and provides
nearly double the combined space of the two separate libraries it
replaces.  There is seating for 264 persons and room for many
years of growth in the collections.  Special library features
include a multi-media room, compact shelving, a special
collections room, two conference rooms and an attractive view to
the north campus, including Ohio Stadium.  Ray Yanscik,
Architect's Office, 292-4240.

     A $10 million University Hospitals construction project has
reached the halfway mark.  The three-story addition to the
Medical Logistical Facility is ready for occupancy this month.
It will house a 38-bed surgical intensive care unit as well as
space for emergency equipment, pharmacy, lockers, conferences and
storage.  Renovation will soon begin on the Doan Hall space
vacated by the move of the SICU to the new space.  Robert
Lopeman, Architect's Office, 292-2165.

     Work began this summer on the first phase of the Library
Book Depository.  This $3.7 million building on Kenny Road in the
University Services Center north of Lane Avenue, will provide
economical, high density storage for infrequently used books.  It
will have filing, retrieval and delivery services.  John Frazier,
Architect's Office, 292-0958.

     At the Marion campus design is proceeding on a library and
classroom facility that will serve both Ohio State at Marion and
the Marion Technical College.  It will accommodate current
library technology and include audio-visual communication.  Plans
are for a flexible design to provide multipurpose use of the
facility.  Construction should begin this winter and be completed
in 1996.  Ray Yanscik, Architect's Office, 292-4240.

     At the Mansfield campus, major renovations are being
completed on Ovalwood Hall, which will provide additional
classroom space, two new computer laboratories, a new behavioral
sciences laboratory, and a new career exploration center.  In
addition, work is continuing on the Conard Learning Center, a
two-story addition to Bromfield Hall, which will provide space to
consolidate various developmental education programs, add two
more computer classrooms (bringing the campus total to six), and
add a fully interactive distant learning classroom.  Rodger
Smith, assistant director, OSU-Mansfield, (419) 755-4011.

EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

     The annual Farm Science Review will be held Sept. 20-22 at
the Molly Caren Agricultural Center, located 30 miles west of
Columbus on U.S. 40 near London.  From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day,
visitors can see displays by nearly 600 agricultural exhibitors,
attend educational demonstrations and exhibits and take in a
variety of other programs.  The popular Home, Yard and Garden
programs feature information on everything from roaches to home-
based business, and the antique equipment display contains about
1,000 items.  The demonstration farms provide an on-site
comparison of the profitability and quality of different farming
methods.  Stan Ernst, College of Food, Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, 292-2011.

     The Wexner Center for the Arts has announced its schedule of
exhibits and programs for the coming year.  Opening exhibits are
House Rules, a provocative look at what we think about houses and
homes; Burning Beds, the premiere of a survey of paintings,
drawings and sculptures by Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca; and
Between the Frames: The Forum, an audio-visual installation by
Spanish-born artist Muntados which presents a portrait of the
personalities and opinions that influence what art is.  The
exhibits and the regularly scheduled Thursday and Saturday walk-
in tours are free, as are most lectures.  There are admission
charges for films and most performances, but a new membership
program offers significant discounts and parking privileges for
those who join.  Membership levels begin at $40.
     Special exhibition tours can be arranged for groups of eight
or more by contacting the Wexner Center's education department,
which also is offering a seminar specifically for elementary and
secondary school teachers on Oct. 21 in conjunction with Central
Ohio Teachers' Association Day.  Darnell Lautt, Wexner Center,
292-0330.

     Take an informative and interesting look behind the scenes
at The Ohio State University Medical Center's open house from 1
to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6.  This back stage look will give
visitors a close-up view of "Intensive Caring" and an inside view
of how a major medical center operates.  Look for more
information to come from Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.

     Fitness Forums begin its third season Sept. 15 at the Lane
Avenue Shopping Center.  These free programs from the Offices of
Geriatrics and Gerontology at The Ohio State University Medical
Center are held the third Thursday of each month at the shopping
center and focus on health and wellness for older adults.  The
first topic is life-long learning and will be presented by
Michael Hoza of Ohio State's Office of Continuing Education.
He'll explain Program 60, which offers free enrollment in
university classes to older adults.  Sandi Latimer, Medical
Center Communications, 293-3737.

     In 1995, the Ohio State University Cartoon, Graphic and
Photographic Arts Research Library is planning a year-long
celebration of the centennial of the American comic strip.  Four
library exhibits will follow each other through the year, and
another is planned for the Columbus Museum of Art in late summer.
The library will host the fifth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art
on Aug. 25-26, with such featured speakers as Robb Armstrong,
Bruce Beattie, Bill Griffith, Jeff MacNelly, Lynn Johnston, Toni
Menendez, Trina Robbins, Lee Salem, Nancy Tew, Anita Tobias, and
Garry Trudeau.  Persons interested in attending the festival
should call 292-0538 to put their names on a mailing list to
receive more information and ticket applications.  Lucy Caswell,
Cartoon, Graphic and Photographic Arts Research Library, 292-
0538.

     Tickets are available now for the Department of Theatre's
1994-95 season.  The six-production season opens Oct. 26 with
George Bernard Shaw's witty and satirical Arms and the Man.  The
plays continue with Inspecting Carol, a contemporary comedy set
in a financially faltering regional theater; Gym Rats, a parable
built around basketball by local playwright Farrell Foreman; The
Country Wife, a classic adult comedy by William Wycherley, first
published in 1675; Franz Kafka's surreal journey, The Trial, as
adapted for the stage by Steven Berkoff; and Dancing at Lughnasa,
a family drama by Brian Friel which won the 1992 Tony Award for
Best Play.  One-half hour before each Saturday matinee, the
audience is invited to meet with the dramaturg for an insider's
sneak preview of the play.  After Thursday performances, the cast
and director will be on hand for discussions with the audience.
For ticket information, call the theater box office at 292-2295
during business hours.

     Paul Starr, a leading American health care expert and
Pulitzer Prize winner, will deliver the fifth annual Midland
Lecture at 4 p.m. on Nov. 10 in the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow.
Starr, an advisor to the development of President Clinton's
health plan, will address "The Future of American Health Care."
Elizabeth Samuels, College of Medicine Communications, 293-3737.

     The Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs will
celebrate its 20th year by funding educational and public service
programs examining the interactions between science and
technology and the needs and aspirations of persons and
societies.  The endowment was created in 1975 with a gift from
Battelle Memorial Institute with the aim of influencing future
leaders so that scientists and engineers become more sensitive to
social needs and so that others gain a better understanding of
the capabilities and limitations of science and technology.
Programs funded since last fall have included a holography
exhibit and conference; a video theatrical presentation on the
social implications of medical technology; computer-based
teaching modules for secondary schools using real-time weather
data; and interactive digital art and virtual reality research,
studio, exhibirt and conferences.  Professor Larry A. Brown, 292-
2320.


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