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Calendar of Events

NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS:  Throughout the spring the Office
of University Communications will distribute this weekly list
highlighting some of the upcoming events at the Columbus campus.
The person listed at the end of each entry will have the most
direct information about the event.  However, feel free to call
on any member of our news services staff for assistance with
these or other Ohio State news stories: Steve Sterrett, director,
292-8472; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; Tom Spring, 292-8309; Amy
Murray, 292-8385.

A full calendar of College of the Arts events is available on
OASIS (Ohio State's gopher server) under "OSU Colleges and
Departments" or by calling 292-8835.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS CAMPUS
     All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise
stated.  There is a longer news release for the items marked with
an asterisk.  Call Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-
8424, if you need a copy of the news release.

May 23
Lecture -- "Walter Benjamin's Essay on Goethe's 'Elective
Affinities,'" by Professor Stanley Corngold of Princeton
University. 3:30 p.m., Grand Lounge of the Faculty Club, 181 S.
Oval Drive.  This is the fourth annual Carolyn Engel Luebeck
Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and
Literatures.  Barbara Becker-Cantarino, 292-8639 or 292-6985.

*Faculty Panel: "Should Society at Large Care about What Academe
Says or Does about Multiculturalism?"  7:30 p.m., Grand Lounge of
the Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Drive.  Second of a three-part
series; see also May 16 and June 2.  College of Humanities, 292-
1882.

May 24
African-American Health Fair -- Sponsored by the Frank W. Hale
Jr. Black Cultural Center, with free screenings for diabetes,
high blood pressure, sight and glaucoma, sickle cell, and cancer
from 10 a.m. to noon.  To sign up for a screening, call 292-0074.
Mylayna Albright, 292-0074.

*Women's Health -- Rebecca Jackson, a physician and osteoporosis
expert at the University Medical Center, will discuss prevention
and treatment of osteoporosis at 7 p.m. at the Ramada University
Hotel, 3110 Olentangy River Road.  For more information or to
register, call Ask-A-Nurse at 293-5678.

May 25
Business Symposium -- The Max M. Fisher College of Business
presents the seventh biennial W. Arthur Cullman Symposium at the
Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, 2400 Olentangy River Road.  This
year's topic is "Information Technology in Global Commerce."
Keynote speaker is Jeff Heller, senior vice president of
Electronic Data Systems; Edward McCracken, chairman and CEO of
Silicon Graphics, will receive the Cullman Executive Award.
Registration required; $190 fee per participant.  Reporters
interested in attending should call Tom Rodenhauser at the Fisher
College of Business, 292-8022.

Outdoor Concert -- University, Symphonic and Concert bands will
perform at 7:30 p.m. in Browning Amphitheater at Mirror Lake.
292-2300 or 292-3007.

May 26
Outdoor Concert -- Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ted McDaniel, will
perform at 7:30 p.m. in Browning Amphitheater at Mirror Lake.
292-2300 or 292-3007.

May 29
Concert -- Pink Floyd, 9 p.m., Ohio Stadium.  Admission charge.
Student Events Committee, 292-2324.

May 30
Holiday -- Office and classrooms closed in observance of Memorial
Day.  University Medical Center, WOSU stations and other seven-
days-a-week operations will maintain normal schedules, as will
all locations of the University Libraries.  Ruth Gerstner,
University Communications, 292-8424.

June 2
Graduate Student Panel: "Multiculturalism in Academe and
Society." 7:30 p.m., Stecker Lounge of the Ohio Union, 1739 N.
High St.  This is a response to the two faculty panels which
preceded in this three-part series; see also May 16 and May 23.
College of Humanities, 292-1882.

June 3
Meeting -- Board of Trustees, regular monthly meeting.  Fawcett
Center for Tomorrow, 2400 Olentangy River Road.  Agenda available
May 27.  Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-8424.

June 4
Health Workshop -- Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's
Disease is the topic of a noon to 4 p.m. educational workshop at
the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, 2400 Olentangy River Road.
Physicians, nurses, social workers and an attorney will make
presentations.  Co-sponsored by the University Medical Center and
the Alzheimer's Association of Central Ohio.  The workshop is
free, but pre-registration is required -- call 293-4815 by
June 1.  Sandi Latimer, 293-3660.

Computer Workshop -- The Wexner Center for the Arts will present
a workshop for educators on "Innovative Uses of Computers in the
Classroom" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Performance Space.
Enrollment is limited and preregistration is required.  Cost is
$10, which includes all materials and processing of .5 CEU
credit.  Register by May 27 by calling the Wexner Center
Education Department at 292-0330.

June 10
*Commencement -- Spring quarter commencement ceremonies will
begin at 9:30 a.m. in Ohio Stadium.  Speaker is Mark Goldston,
president of L.A. Gear.  About 5,800 degrees will be awarded.
Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-8424.
                                
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