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1995
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Hightlights for New Academic Year, Part 2
FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENT, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Last spring, Visitor Relations began a program called
"University Hosts." University hosts are students who serve
the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid in a variety of
volunteer capacities. They escort visitors around campus,
take prospective students to lunch, accompany large campus
tours to provide personal attention to our guests and meet
and greet people. With the move to the new Welcome Center
in Enarson Hall this year, the student volunteers will
become increasingly important to the university's
recruitment effort, according to Laura Lembo, coordinator of
visitor relations.
"Talking to a real live student, one-on-one, is
typically something only private, small schools can manage,"
said Lembo. "We are going to do it at Ohio State."
Visitor Relations plans to increase the number of
volunteers to 50 students from the present 25.
Lembo said the participation of volunteers enables them
to form closer relationships with their peers and university
administrators and cements their commitment to Ohio State.
Late this fall, Campus Partners will complete a
comprehensive improvement plan for the University District
and will identify specific projects to be initiated.
Ohio State established Campus Partners last January as
a non-profit community redevelopment corporation to work
with the university, the City of Columbus, and the
neighborhoods to revitalize the residential and retail areas
around Ohio State.
Campus Partners has employed a team of national and
local consultants to prepare a comprehensive improvement
plan with an emphasis on issues of safety, traffic and
parking, retail and housing markets, trash collection, code
enforcement, human services, and urban design and land use.
In addition, Campus Partners has developed an extensive
community participation process through which some 500
residents, students and others have offered their advice and
concerns in public meetings and on task forces.
The consulting team and Campus Partners staff are
reviewing the public input and are refining the
recommendations that will form the basis of the improvement
plan. A draft of the plan will be circulated later this
fall, and public meetings will be scheduled to give people
an opportunity to respond.
Although the improvement plan could take 10 to 15 years
to fully implement, Campus Partners expects to identify
specific initiating projects that will have immediate
positive effects on the area and that will lay the
groundwork for programs and projects that would come later.
Examples of possible initiating projects could include
incentive programs to encourage home ownership in the
University District; improvements in the public services of
safety, trash collection and code enforcement; and
infrastructure investments to revitalize the retail market
on High Street.
Barry Humphries, president, or Steve Sterrett,
community affairs director, 294-7333.
BRUTUS, the automated class scheduler for students, now
allow students to phone in for their grade reports.
Students simply call BRUTUS, and enter their Social Security
number and personal access code. John Orwig or Helen
Styrcula, 292-3947.
The Buck*I*D Card, introduced to the Columbus campus
last fall, now doubles as an AT&T long distance calling card
for faculty, staff and students. It also is accepted by
many local businesses for making electronic cash purchases.
Each card has an ISO number -- an international
identification number -- and a bar code that will carry
validation information in lieu of the old fee stickers.
Holders can use the cards to enter dorms, classroom
buildings, and Larkins Hall recreation center. Valerie
Shafer, Residence and Dining Halls, 292-2431, or Greg Ashe,
292-8845.
University Police are using the World Wide Web to
provide crime alerts and other information to the university
community. John Kleberg, 292-7970.
The USG Student Escort Service and University Police
Student Safety Service have been consolidated to enhance
services. David Stelzer, 292-3294.
Ohio State alumni can connect electronically with the
Alumni Association via The Ohio State Alumni Connection on
CompuServe. Linda Crossley, 292-3811.
The Ohio Union Food Service is offering catered
luncheons and dinners, informal deli buffets, and
receptions, delivered box lunches, and a deli and bakery in
the Ohio Union Mall. To concentrate on those services, the
Terrace Dining Room has been closed. Patricia Ashbaugh,
292-COOK.
The University Bookstore, in conjunction with the
Department of Athletics, is offering a mail order service of
selected clothing from Champion called the "Locker Room
Collection." Brochures are available at all Ohio State
bookstores. Robert R. Carlson, 292-2991.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Students will find several new buildings or additions
open to them this fall.
In addition to the Campbell Hall and Evans Lab
additions, and the Book Depository/Archives building, Ohio
State has other new facilities.
One is a three-floor addition to the existing Medical
Logistical facility and renovated space in Doan Hall. These
areas will house the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, providing
24-hour intensive monitoring of surgical patients. The
project cost $10.6 million.
The $5.6 million Northwood and High Building houses the
Family Medical Center, an employment services center, and a
community meeting room for the immediate neighborhood. The
building is on the site of the old Northwood School.
Jill Morelli, 292-4458 or Morelli.3@osu.edu.
Students returning to campus will see improved
landscaping this fall, in the form of 21 beds of annual
flowers and 41 beds of perennials, featuring nearly 4,800
new plants, shrubs and trees. Some 1,500 mums will be added
to the annual beds this fall. Students can enjoy the
landscape from picnic tables installed near Denney Hall,
Derby Hall, and Lincoln Tower. Other tables will be added
this fall near the Central Classroom Building and French
Field House. The Office of Physical Facilities also has
installed or repaired sidewalks throughout campus. During
the coming year, 200 additional bicycle racks will be
installed around campus, with priority given to areas around
Lincoln and Morrill towers and Larkins Hall. Chuck Smith,
292-0560.
Physical Facilities will begin work Autumn Quarter on
improving outdoor lighting in the South Oval, Mirror Lake
Hollow and Browning Amphitheater, and on replacing 33
emergency telephones and adding 92 new emergency phones to
enhance campus security. At Mirror Lake, a floating
fountain has been installed. Phil Soule, 292-7505.
Students, faculty and staff can help Ohio State recycle
mixed paper and newsprint. In the past, recycling efforts
focused only on white paper and aluminum. The university
recycled more than 900 tons of the materials last year,
resulting in a savings of $108,312. Chuck Smith, 292-0560.
After a five-year break caused by lack of funds,
Physical Facilities is cleaning windows in half of the
buildings on campus. Cleaning of the remaining windows is
to follow soon. Priority is being given to classroom
buildings and buildings near construction sites. Bob Smith,
292-4138.
To enhance safety in the west campus parking lots, the
Office of Traffic, Parking and Transportation will provide
additional patrols during night hours, augmenting on-call
shuttle service from west campus lots to residence halls.
Sarah Blouch, 292-9800.
The Office of Real Estate and Property Management has
moved from 2080 Neil Ave. to 53 W. 11th Ave. Leslie
Winters, 688-3715.
EVENTS
New students took part in orientation programs this
summer. Now, new faculty and teaching associates get their
turn. About 88 of the 162 new faculty at Ohio State are
expected to attend the New Faculty Orientation, Thursday and
Friday (9/14-15) at the Faculty Club. Sessions include:
information about the university, the student population,
promotion and tenure, principles of effective lecturing,
large classroom instruction, and teaching problem solving
and critical thinking. An orientation to assist teaching
associates in developing their teaching techniques, began
Monday and runs through Wednesday. Li Tang, 292-3644;
Christine Stanley, 292-3644.
Among the many "Welcome Week" activities greeting
students as they return to the Columbus campus next week:
Sunday (9/17), almost 8,000 students will begin moving into
dormitories. President Gee will welcome students Monday
(9/18) with an 11 a.m. convocation at St. John Arena
followed by a picnic by the French Field House along the
Olentangy River. Tuesday (9/19), students may attend a
Student Organizations Fair. On Sept. 20, classes start and
there's a scavenger hunt at the Drake and Ohio unions open
house. Sept. 21 brings the "Just Say Hi" picnic and social
on the west lawn of the Ohio Union, and a pep rally at St.
John Arena. On Sept. 22, students may attend a party at the
Wexner Center for the Arts to preview the Roy Lichtenstein
exhibition and meet the artist. Brenda Fields, 292-2324.
Special events at the Wexner Center for the Arts this
fall include "Roy Lichtenstein." The internationally
acclaimed and immensely successful exhibition of the
artist's work was organized by the Guggenheim Museum in New
York. The exhibition, featuring more than 75 paintings and
sculptures of the Ohio State alumnus, runs Sept. 23-Jan. 7.
The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 in Mershon Auditorium. "Big
Band Bird," a tribute to bebop legend Charlie "Bird" Parker
by Slide Hampton and the JazzMasters will be featured at 8
p.m. Sept. 29 at Mershon.
Darnell Lautt, 292-0330 or 292-9923.
The Wexner Center for the Arts also offers educational
programs available especially for teachers. This year's
teacher workshops include "Pop Art: The Language of
America," featuring Wexner Center curator Donna De Salvo, on
Oct. 10, "Dots, Stripes, Strokes and Foils" with Ruth E.
Fine, curator at the National Gallery of Art on Nov. 14, and
"The ABCs of Modern Architecture," featuring Ohio State
doctoral candidate Janette Jelen Knowles, on Dec. 12.
Darnell Lautt, 292-0330 or 292-9923.
Ohio State President Gordon Gee and his wife, Constance
Bumgarner Gee, assistant professor of art education, will
"dot the i" in Script Ohio during halftime of the Ohio
State-Washington game Saturday (9/16). The Ohio State
University Marching Band will join with more than 600 band
alumni to perform the quadruple Script Ohio to all four
sides of the stadium, with the Gees dotting the alumni
script to the west side of the field. The game begins at
3:30 p.m. in Ohio Stadium. Dave Carwile, 292-9678 or 431-
3334, or Sports Information, 292-6861.
The Things You Can't Buy Anywhere Else Auction will be
held from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Oval side of University Hall
prior to the Ohio State-Washington football game. The event
is a fund raiser for the College of Humanities Alumni
Scholarship Fund. The event features a buffet of
international foods, entertainment by the Alumni Men's Glee
Club, and a live and silent auction. Among the many items
people may bid on are a ride in the Goodyear Blimp, a bow
tie signed by President E. Gordon Gee, and a wine tasting
party for 20. The tailgate party and auction are open to
all. Pre-registration is encouraged for the auction. Shari
Lorbach, 292-1882.
Vision to Action: The Art and Innovation of Hoyt L.
Sherman will be displayed in Hopkins Hall Gallery from Sept.
18 through Oct. 5. Several special programs will be held in
conjunction with the exhibition. Prudence Gill, 292-5072.
The 33rd annual Farm Science Review, will be held Sept.
19-21 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center, U.S. 40 and
Ohio 38, London. Some 125,000 people are expected to check
out some 600 commercial exhibits representing 4,000 product
lines, attend a variety of educational programs taught by
Ohio State faculty, inspect conservation projects and
programs, and watch hundreds of acres of tillage and
harvesting demonstrations. Educational programs in the new
Ohio State Central area, farmer-designed experiments growing
corn with non-traditional nutrients such as molasses and
fish residue, and a sculptural installation by an "artist in
residence" are a few of the highlights. Gates open at 8
a.m. daily and close at 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 4
p.m. Thursday. Suzanne Steel, 292-9637 (campus), 852-7821
(review site), or steel@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu.
"Toward the Year 2000: Improving Women's Health in
Ohio," the first comprehensive, statewide conference to
examine women's health from a variety of perspectives, will
be held Sept. 21-23 at the Greater Columbus Convention
Center. Co-sponsored by the Ohio State University Medical
Center and the Ohio Department of Health, the conference
will look at health trends and characteristics unique to
Ohio women. Bernadine Healy, dean of the College of
Medicine, will provide an overview of women's health issues
across the lifespan. Marianne Neifert, also known as "Dr.
Mom," will examine women's multiple roles and complex lives,
and suggest alternatives to the "Superwoman" myth. Betsy
Samuels, 293-3737.
Two lectures about World War II will be given Sept. 22
and 23. The Ohio State University College of Humanities,
the Department of History, and the Mershon Center are co-
sponsoring the lectures at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the
Ohio Historical Society. Ohio State alumnus Donald Kagan,
professor of history and classics at Yale University, will
discuss his book "On the Origins of War and the Preservation
of Peace" Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Allan Millett, professor of
history at Ohio State, will speak on "What the U.S. Did to
World War II and What the War did to US," Saturday (9/23) at
2 p.m. Melinda Nelson, 292-1882.
Ohio State will kick off its second major fund-raising
campaign on Sept. 28 by asking university friends to "Affirm
Thy Friendship." Campaign officials are expected to
announce a goal in excess of $600 million. David Ferguson,
292-8646.
The Mansfield campus and the Office of Research will
sponsor a conference on "Interdisciplinary Approaches to the
American Identity: Cooperation or Chaos in the New America"
Oct. 2-4. The conference will feature views of the American
identity during rapid cultural and social change, with
perspectives from home and abroad. Speakers include Alexey
Nechayeav, Samara State University, Samara, Russia; J.S. La
Fontaine, professor emeritus, London School of Economics and
Political Science; and Goh Abe, professor, Tokushima Bunri
University, Kagawa, Japan. Rodger C. Smith, (419) 755-4215.
Peter G. Schultz, professor of chemistry at the
University of California at Berkeley, will speak on "Lessons
from the Immune System: From Catalysis to Superconductors"
on Oct. 6. The Evans Award Lecture, sponsored by the
Department of Chemistry, will be held at 3:30 p.m. in 100
McPherson Lab. Martin Caffrey, 292-6161.
The National Center for Science Teaching and Learning
will host a workshop on "Science Education: That Really
Works For All" on Oct. 7. The workshop will feature
conversations with scientists and doctors exploring teaching
strategies that reach more students, and will be held at the
Eisenhower Clearinghouse at Kenny and Kinnear roads.
Raquel Diaz-Sprague, 268-1488.
Ohio State's Engineering Research Center for Net Shape
Manufacturing will host the International Advanced
Technology for Die and Mold Manufacturing Conference and
Exhibits Oct. 10-12 at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza. Taylan
Altan, 292-5063.
Ohio State University volunteers will join with local
residents and business people in the third "High on Pride"
University Clean-up on Oct. 14. Some 1,500 volunteers
removed 58 tons of trash from the neighborhood south and
southeast of campus during the second High on Pride last
spring. This fall, more than 2,000 volunteers are expected
to clean the area east of campus, primarily by picking up
litter and removing bulk trash. Volunteers will receive free
T-shirts, snacks and soft drinks. Tracy Turner, 688-3682.
The university is observing its 125th anniversary this
academic year. Ohio State was founded in 1870 as a land-
grant college through the Morrill Act signed by President
Lincoln in 1862. The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical
College began its first classes in 1873 with seven faculty
members providing instruction in agriculture, ancient and
modern languages, chemistry, geology, mathematics, and
physics. The name was changed to The Ohio State University
in 1878 when the first class graduated. Ruth Gerstner, 292-
8424.
Ohio State will celebrate its 125 birthday on Oct. 16
with a huge cake during Homecoming week. Homecoming
festivities will begin Oct. 14 with a 5K Run for Funds to
benefit Operation Feed. Other activities during the week
include the Nike Street Hockey challenge, the CBS College
Tour, Mastercard Talent Show, Ohio State Trivia contest, a
parade and pep rally, and the Oct. 21 football game between
Ohio State and Purdue. Brenda Fields, 292-2324.
The School of Music has scheduled several concerts
including the Concert Band Oct. 29, Marching Band Nov. 5;
the University Symphony Orchestra with the Kronos Quartet on
Nov. 9, and the Men's Glee Club Nov. 18. Other events
include a holiday musical celebration, jazz festival, and
more than 100 free recitals, concerts and lectures. Gary
Lewis has been appointed associate professor of music and
director of bands. Lois Foreman Wernet, 292-8835, or School
of Music, 292-2300.
The Department of Theatre will feature "The Scarlet
Letter," Oct. 25-Nov. 12, "The Glass Menagerie," Nov. 8-19,
"Woyzeck," Nov. 14-19; "Yellow Moon Rising," Feb. 14-March
2; "The House of Blue Leaves," Feb. 21-March 2; "Wrecked
Eggs," April 23-27, "The Comedy of Errors," May 1-18, and
"Dangerous Corner," May 15-25. Ohio State and Otterbein
College will co-host the regional American College Theatre
Festival in the winter at the Riffe Center. Lois Foreman
Wernet, 292-8835, or Theatre Box Office, 292-2295.
The Department of Dance will feature Corning Dances &
Company with "Night of Question" Oct. 20-21, the annual
Resident and Visiting Artists Concert with Andrew Harwood
and faculty members, Nov. 16-18; 5 Minds Inc. featuring
faculty members Susan Hadley, John Giffin, and Victoria Uris
Nov. 1-4, the University Dance Company Feb. 22-24 and Feb.
28-March 2; and Victoria Uris March 6-9. Several student
concerts are planned also. Karen Bell, 292-7977.
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