Calendar of Upcoming Events

NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS:  Spring is the busiest time of the 
year at Ohio State.  To help you keep track of what's happening 
when, the Office of University Communications will distribute a 
weekly list of upcoming events.

Contact information:  The person listed at the end of each entry 
will have the most direct information about the event.  However, 
feel free to call on our news services staff for assistance with 
these or other Ohio State news stories:  Tom Spring, 292-8309; 
Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; and Amy Murray, 292-8385.

News releases:  There is a longer news release for the items 
marked with an asterisk.  To obtain a copy, call Von Reid Vargas 
at 292-8455, and indicate whether you would like to receive it
via e-mail, fax or U.S. Mail.  Most releases may also be accessed 
via The Ohio State University home page on the World Wide Web at: 
http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COLUMBUS

Through June 9

*Exhibition:  The Ohio State University, 1870-1995: 125 
Years of History, historic photographs, books, memorabilia, 
Philip Sills Exhibit Hall, William Oxley Thompson Memorial 
Library, 1858 Neil Ave., 7:45 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday,  
8 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-midnight Sunday.  Free.  
Raimund E. Goerler, 292-2409.

Through July 14

Exhibition:  A Salute to Miss Lace: Milton Caniff's World 
War II Comic Strip "Male Call," Cartoon, Graphic, and 
Photographic Arts Research Library, 27 W. 17th Ave. Mall.  
Free.  David Sims or Lucy Caswell, 292-0538.

Through August 13

Exhibition: "Rem Koolhaas and the Place of Public 
Architecture," Wexner Center for the Arts.  Free.  Tours at 
1 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays. Darnell Lautt, 292-0330.

June 6

Groundbreaking/Open House:  Edison Joining Technology Center 
groundbreaking, 1:30 p.m., Lane Avenue and Carmack Road; 
Edison Welding Institute open house, after groundbreaking, 
1100 Kinnear Road.  Karen Malone, 487-5859.

June 7

Dedication:  The Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, 
12:30-2 p.m., 352 W. Dodridge St.  William Mitsch or Renee 
Wilson, 292-9774.

Star Talk:  "The Moon: Science & Lore," myths related to the 
moon will be explored as well as viewing the full moon's 
position in the sky at different times of the year, 8 p.m., 
Planetarium, fifth floor, Smith Laboratory, 174 W. 18th Ave.  
Free.  Department of Astronomy, 292-1773.

June 9

Commencement:  Shimon Peres, foreign minister of Israel and 
winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, will speak; about 
5,500 students will receive degrees; ceremonies begin at 
9:30 a.m., Ohio Stadium.  Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424.

June 10

HealthTeam Activity:  "Sports Expo," exercise and nutrition 
tips, safety and peak-performance advice for active people 
of all ages, health screenings, athletic shoe advice, 
informative booths, displays, visits by Ohio State sports 
celebrities, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ohio State Sports Medicine 
Center, 2050 Kenny Road.  Free.  293-5123.

June 12-16

Conference:  International Symposium on Molecular 
Spectroscopy, 50th annual meeting of scientists from field 
that gave birth to laser technology and radar systems; 
lectures by eight Nobel laureates and speeches by the 
directors of the National Science Foundation and the Army 
Office of Research.  Terry Miller, 292-2569.

June 14-17

Exposition:  Ohio 4-H Youth Expo, some 590 4-H members and 
volunteers from around the state will participate in career 
exploration activities at Ohio State and Columbus 
metropolitan area.  Allen Auck, state 4-H office, 292-9606.

June 15-16

Conference:  International Consensus Conference on 
Psychopharmacology, physicians, scientists, family members 
and other experts will meet to develop the first-ever 
guidelines for prescribing psychiatric medications for the 
mentally retarded.  Steven Reiss, Nisonger Center, 292-8365.

June 17

Employee/Family Day: Ohio State University Day, Wyandot Lake 
and Columbus Zoo, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the lake, 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m. at the zoo.  Admission charge.  Ned Cullom, 292-8993.

June 22-23

Symposium:  Finding Our Way '95: Planning, Using, Assessing 
Distance Education, information on Ohio SchoolNet prototype 
projects, short courses on distance education skills and 
assessment techniques, demonstrations of the newest 
technologies in distance education, Fawcett Center for 
Tomorrow, 2400 Olentangy River Road.  Registration fee.  
Vicente Berdayes, Center for Advanced Study in 
Telecommunications, 292-8444.

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[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Mon, 5 Jun 1995 10:42:47 -0400]
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