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Wednesday Wire: February 10, 2021

  1. RSVP for the State of the University Address

    Submitted by Kris Boone, boone.3@osu.edu

    President Kristina M. Johnson will share her first State of the University Address on Thursday, Feb. 18, during the University Senate meeting that starts at 4 p.m. Register and learn how to view this Zoom event. 

     

  2. Join the Education for Citizenship discussion

    Submitted by Kris Boone, boone.3@osu.edu

    More than 850 people have participated in discussion series events over the past four weeks, and this week's topic will surely be another robust conversation. A panel of students, faculty and staff will discuss "Restoring Faith in American Democracy" starting at 6 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 11). Recordings of the previous events are also available online for those who could not attend — or for instructors interested in incorporating these discussions in coursework or other discussions. Learn more about the Education for Citizenship initiative.

  3. WW February Newsletter and Promotion

    Submitted by Cindy Shelly, shelly.12@osu.edu

    WW promotionWW Feb newsletter

     

     

     

     

  4. Maintain focus on community safety

    Submitted by Kris Boone, boone.3@osu.edu

    By focusing on COVID-19 protections, Ohio State students, faculty and staff have thus far kept our community's positivity rate below 1% this semester. The trend is reassuring, but we cannot lose focus on the basic steps needed to maintain the safety of our community, particularly as the virus evolves. The Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website remains the central resource with the latest information about university COVID-19 guidance. More than 850 people joined last week's town hall to learn more about vaccines and vaccination, and the video of the town hall and FAQs from the event are posted on the vaccine page. The next COVID town hall will be Monday, March. 1.

  5. Melanie Garcia is Young Professionals Featured Speaker

    Submitted by Kim Sayers, sayers.1@osu.edu

    Melanie Garcia, Corporate Training Account Executive, Facilitator & Executive Coach with BTES, is leading the upcoming professional development session for the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals group.
       
    Melanie's virtual session, Leadership is an Attitude, Not a Title, is scheduled for 12-1PM on February 25th. 
       
    The Wooster Area Young Professionals provide social, networking, and educational opportunities for professionals age 21-40. For more information about the YP group or to register to attend Melanie's professional development session, contact the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce or visit the YP website: https://www.woosterchamber.com/young-professionals. 
       
       

  6. University Senate Election Ballot

    Submitted by Kris Boone, boone.3@osu.edu

    Faculty members are eligible and encouraged to vote for representatives to the University Senate. Senators serve a three-year term beginning in Autumn Semester, 2021. The election period began yesterday and closes this Friday, February 12th at 6:00 PM.  

    Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:
    https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LAM5V12sv6Z65w?Q_DL=06PyFGuH3RdUOqy_9LAM5V12sv6Z65w_MLRP_8rhVAzhhTcAJoJE&Q_CHL=email

    Thank you for participating in this important shared governance process.

  7. Recognition of Outstanding Students

    Submitted by Ben King, king.478@osu.edu

    It is time to think about recognizing our students and just like everything else over the past year, our student recognition is being handled differently this spring. This year we will celebrate Outstanding Student Award recipients with a personalized video where they will be recognized for their achievement which will be posted on the Ohio State ATI website. Students will be completing their application documents, but they may be contacting you for endorsement statements to submit on their behalf. All application materials need to be in on or before Monday, March 8th.

    Considering the challenges of the past year, please be conscientious of deserving students and encourage them to apply for recognition. We have students that are deserving that may have graduated Summer 2020 or even last semester that may not receive email notices. Even students that are graduating this spring may miss out on some notices due to the distribution tools. As a faculty or staff member that knows of deserving students, let us all reach out to these students and give them the nudge to complete their applications. As many of you know, an email from an advisor or instructor tends to get more notice than a newsletter. Please keep in mind that eligible students are those that have graduated Summer or Autumn of 2020, or will graduate Spring 2021. Any student applying for consideration must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA to be eligible.

    The forms can be accessed and downloaded from the following links:

    Endorsement Statement  https://osu.box.com/s/3kzhs8t4cgjhbs8a85idwwx42xkzgzzk 

    Student Application  https://osu.box.com/s/tsay9348mr18q6crzlzjlbwc0x3hplsj 

     The application document and endorsement document are both Microsoft Word documents this year and can be accessed through the accompanying hyperlinks. When the hyperlink is selected it will download the Word document, if it does not open automatically you may need to navigate to your Downloads folder to open it. If you are using a mobile device, then you may need to prompt the browser to download the file instead of previewing the file. If you are using a mobile device you will need to make sure that you have the MS Word app on your device.  

    All current students will be receiving an email with similar instructions, but again, please consider mentioning the outstanding student award to those students that you feel would be good candidates.