The Ohio State University

University Outreach and Engagement

Newsletter

Issue 32/July, 2004

 

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During the summer months the University Outreach and Engagement newsletter will be sent in an abbreviated format.  Look for the expanded newsletter to arrive again in September.

 

Highlights.

 

**Outreach Scholarship Conference Registration On-Line.  The registration material for the October 3-5 conference at Penn State is on line at www.outreachscholarship.org .  The plenary session speakers for the conference include Freeman Hrabowski II, President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Graham Spanier, President of University of Pennsylvania State University; Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of Coalition for Networked Information and member of the National Digital Preservation Strategy Advisory Board of the Library of Congress and Diane Oblinger, Vice President of EDUCAUSE. 

 

**Outreach and Engagement Professional Development.  This year the University Outreach and Engagement Office will offer professional development workshops for individuals interested in expanding their skills related to implementing outreach/engagement.  If you are interested in serving on a planning committee to develop and implement these workshops, please contact Karen Bruns at bruns.1@osu.edu or 292.9613.  This new initiative is an outgrowth of the interest expressed at the April 30th University-wide outreach/engagement conference.

 

**Share with the University Outreach and Engagement Office Your Recent Achievements. This is a time of year in which many units hear about funding for new outreach/engagement initiatives and/or make plans to implement new programs this fall.  Please make sure and record those efforts in the Outreach and Engagement database at http://www.osu.edu/outreachprojects/index.php or send the information to our office at outreach@osu.edu and we will enter for you.  This database is regularly accessed by individuals across the university and in the community to learn more about Ohio State¡¯s partnerships with the community.

 

Mark Your Calendars.

 

  • Career and Technical Educators & Professionals Supervising Teen Workers.  Get the information and training you need to protect youth at work in this free one-day workshop. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education and Learning-Work Connection. For more information including registration form, visit www.ohiolearningwork.org, or contact Mary Jo Gyuro by calling 614.292.8325 or by mail gyuro.4@osu.edu.  

-  July 20, University Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 3110 Olentangy River

Road, 8:30 am ¨C 4:45 pm. 

 

  • COSI Exhibit -- Dinosaur Dynasty: Discoveries from ChinaCome to COSI this summer for one of the largest traveling displays of dinosaurs in the world! Traveling all the way from China, Dinosaur Dynasty includes a dozen authentic dinosaur fossils from the three major dinosaur eras, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. From the 70-foot-tall Mamenchisaurus to the human-sized Velociraptor.  Visit:  www.cosi.org

- May 8 ¨C September 6, 2004.

 

  • Wexner Center Summer Exhibitions.  Summer exhibitions at the Wexner feature the art and ideas of an international array of contemporary artists.  In 2004-05, exhibitions take place at The Belmont Building at Spring Street and Neil Avenue in the Arena District.  Exhibitions include:

 

-Visions From America.  Photographs from the Whiteny Museum of American Art, 1940-2001.  Visions from America includes more than 100 photographs from 1940 to 2001 by established and emerging artists living or working in the United States. Drawn from the Whitney's permanent collection, the exhibition highlights the diversity of photographic visions emerging from America in the latter half of the 20th century. This exhibition was organized by The Whitney Museum of American Art. See: Web Site and News Release.

-Particle Theory.  Lucky DeBellevue, Roger Hiorns, Shirley Tse.  In the last century, science has shown that all matter consists of countless minute particles in constant motion and interaction. This exhibition features three artists whose sculptures embody profound transformation¡ªmade of materials literally in flux, exploring constant states of change. This is the first exhibition organized for the Wexner Center by Claudine Is¨¦, the center's new associate curator of exhibitions.  See:  Web Site and News Release.

- May 22 - August 15, 2004, Wexner Center Galleries at The Belmont Building, Free

  • Outreach Scholarship Conference Registration On-Line.  Registration material for the October 3-5 conference at Penn State is on line at www.outreachscholarship.org

- October 3-5, 2004, Penn State University

 

  • Imagining America Conference - Making Knowledge: Democracy, Cultural Partnerships, and the University.  This conference showcases new research produced through cultural partnerships. Sessions will focus on innovative projects at the Center for Community Partnerships and major Imagining America initiatives, including the Tenure Transformation Team, research on excellent campus-community collaborations, and Sekou Sundiata¡¯s ¡°dramatorio¡± in progress, The America Project.  For more information, please contact Kristin Hass at kah@umich.edu, call (734) 615-8370, or go to http://www.ia.umich.edu
    - November 5-7, 2004, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

 

·          Pedagogies of Engagement:  Deepening Learning In and Across the Disciplines.  Network for Academic Renewal Conference.   Visit http://www.aacu.org/meetings/pedagogies/index.cfm for more information on this conference sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.  Deadline for submitting proposals is July 15, 2004.
- April 14-16, 2005, Bethesda, Maryland

 

Grant Opportunities.

**USDA is soliciting proposals for funding under the Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative. Program activities should seek to develop future entrepreneurs and businesses in rural America in those communities that have the most economic need. Proposals in both traditional and nontraditional business enterprises are encouraged. Approximately $1.5 million in FY 2004 funding is expected to be available for awards of up to $150,000; cost-sharing of at least 25 percent is required. Eligible 1890 Institutions should have a previous record of successful implementation of similar projects.  Application Deadline:  Proposals are due July 26, 2004. More information is available at: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-13105.htm

**The Ingram-White Castle Foundation, a supporting organization of the Columbus Foundation, supports educational projects at all levels, especially those serving disadvantaged students; those which prepare students for a vocation; and those that strengthen educational institutions.

Application Deadline:  August 6, 2004.  For further information, contact Lela Jackson at ljackson@columbusfoundation.org or call 614.251.4000.

 

**The SBC Foundation is accepting applications for funding under the SBC Excelerator Technology Grants Program.  This program seeks to fund projects that build the technology infrastructure of nonprofits, enabling them to increase their organizational effectiveness or service delivery capability.  Examples of qualifying projects include expanding or enhancing internet access, data networking, online outreach, increasing staff technology capacity, and pooled technology resources.  Collaborations by two or more organizations will be considered for grants of up to $50,000.  To be eligible, organizations must have an emphasis in education, communit6y development, health and human services, or arts and culture. Application Deadline:  August 13, 2004.  More information is available at:  http://fdncenter.org/.     

 

**The SBC Foundation reflects a commitment to improving the social and economic vitality in areas where SBC companies have a presence.  The foundation¡¯s focus within economic development include technology education initiatives that develop basic and intermediate technology workforce skills (e.g., technology job training programs), and programs that provide technology access and basic technology instruction, particularly to underserved communities (e.g., community technology centers and other public technology access programs).  Application Deadline:  continuous.  For further information, visit:  http://www.sbc.com/gen/corporate-citizenship?pid=2560

 

**The For All Kids Foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping children and their families through child care, educational, medical, and housing programs.  The foundation looks for organizations that have clearly defined goals, skilled management and effective cost control.  Application Deadline:  Continuous.  For further information, visit: 

http://www.4allkids.com/html/guidelines.cfm.    

 

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