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Wednesday Wire: May 12, 2021

  1. Memorial Day Plant Sale

    Submitted by Lisa DIcus, dicus.18@osu.edu

    In-person shopping is coming to the ATI Greenhouse for our Memorial Day Plant Sale May 26 & 27. Advanced Registration will be required. Shoppers will be allowed inside the ATI Greenhouse for 1 hour during their prearranged timeslot. Browse our EXCITING selection of annuals & perennials, a NEW selection of hanging baskets & planters, a NEW selection of bedding & vegetable flats, and more!  Signup details will be forthcoming.  Cash, checks & credit cards. 

  2. OAA Events

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

    • Starting at 9 a.m. next Monday (May 17), a Carmen Common Sense Cohort will guide instructors through the best practices of using Carmen, with an eye toward enhancing student learning. This cohort is facilitated by Clinical Associate Professor Nicole Kraft from the School of Communication and will meet through May 20. 
    • At 10:30 a.m. next Wednesday (May 19), Integrating Student iPads into Your Course will share examples of the ways in which iPads can bolster course components and support student learning, engagement and digital fluency. Participants do not need to own or use an iPad to attend this workshop. 
    • At noon next Thursday (May 20), an Information Literacy workshop will explore strategies instructors can use to clarify student expectations and common misunderstandings around research and inquiry-based assignments.

  3. WW offers exclusive discount for OSU employees, spouses, and dependents

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

    Hello all,
       
    A reminder that Employees, spouses, and dependents (18+) enrolled in the OSU Health Plan get an exclusive discount of 50% off the retail price of membership. 
    There are now in-person workshops in Wooster at the Best Western https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/find-a-workshop/1238309/ww-studio--best-western-hotel--conference-center-wooster-oh

    • Wednesday
      9:00 AM - 10:30 AM   
    • Thursday
      9:30 AM - 11:00 AM5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    • Saturday
      8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

    There are also virtual workshops and one exclusively for Ohio State employees if you are not comfortable with the in-person workshop.

    MAY WW NEWSLETTER

  4. Need a new or replacement BuckID?

    Submitted by Heather Hettick, hettick.

    If you need a new or replacement BuckID please make an appointment at:
       
    Go.osu.edu/woosterbuckid
    or
    https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/IDscheduling@buckeyemail.osu.edu/bookings/
       
    To get a BuckID you will need to show a picture id like driver’s license or passport and you will need to have documentation of your student/employee ID number.
       
    If you can’t find an appointment that works, please feel free to contact me directly.
       
       
    Thanks,
    Heather
       
       

  5. Ohio State Day at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

    Join us for some Ohio State fun at the zoo!

    You and your family are invited to experience all that the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has to offer!

    Saturday, June 3

    8 a.m.–1 p.m. ET
    Attendees are welcome to stay until the park closes at 6 p.m.

    Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
    4850 Powell Road
    Powell, OH 43065

    Parking

    A parking pass will be included in the confirmation email.

    Tickets include

    • Admission the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (discounted tickets available for guests who have an annual membership to the zoo)
    • Parking ($10 value)
    • Catered lunch
    • Early access to Heart of Africa and North America/Polar Frontier
    • Exclusive opportunities including Ohio State performances, animal visits, photos, giveaways and face painting!

    Advanced registration is required.

    Cost

    • Child Attendee (Ages 0-2) – free
    • Child Attendee (Ages 3-9) – $12
    • Senior Attendee (Ages 60 and older) with zoo membership – $13
    • Attendee (10-59) with zoo membership – $14
    • Child Attendee (Ages 3-9) – $19
    • Senior Attendee (Ages 60 and older) – $20
    • Attendee (10-59) – $22

    Please note: Attendees with an annual membership to Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will need to present their pass for admittance.

  6. Graduation Highlight Video

    Submitted by Frances Whited, whited.16@osu.edu

    If you were unable to attend the graduation celebration on May 8, a highlight video is available here. Also on this page are video messages from President Johson, Dean Kress, and our 2021 Director's Award recipients, Patrick Parker and Kenneth Ramsier.

  7. Next Week's Wednesday Wire

    Submitted by Frances Whited, whited.16@osu.edu

    I will be on vacation next week and Zac Burkey will be compiling the May 19 Wednesday Wire. Please DO NOT submit items via the submission form. Instead, please email them directly to Zac at burkey.56@osu.edu. Thank you!

  8. Nominations sought for faculty trustee

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

     The Board of Trustees is seeking a faculty member to serve a two-year term on the newly created Research, Innovation & Strategic Partnerships committee. Nominations are due by Friday, May 21. Learn more about the opportunity.

  9. Health safeguards remain in place

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

    The university community should continue to follow the protocols listed on Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website, including wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing. Most guidelines from spring semester remain in place, although events and gatherings are now permitted if organizers follow the appropriate approval process. We will continue to communicate any adjustments as we reactivate our campuses.

  10. ATI graduate featured in CFAES Advancement "Thank You"

    Ben Traver was featured in a thank you letter recently sent to donors by the CFAES Advancement office. 

     

    Ben Traver

  11. Hange Re-Elected to Executive Board

    Submitted by Dee Dee Snyder, snyder.426@osu.edu

    Keegan Hange has been re-elected to represent the Wooster Campus on the ACADAOS Executive Board. ACADAOS is the university’s professional organization for academic advising.
       
    Congratulations Keegan! We know you will continue to be a great advocate for advising and for students on our campus! 
       
     

  12. 'Keep Teaching' resources have moved

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

    Resources that had been available on the Keep Teaching website have moved to the new Teaching and Learning Resource Center. This hub of resources draws from partners across campus, including the Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning.