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<b><span style="background:#FFFF80">College of Engineering Block Party Activities:</span></b><b> Upcoming events & RSVP: </b><a href="https://engineering.osu.edu/events/2021/08/welcome-back-block-party">https://engineering.osu.edu/events/2021/08/welcome-back-block-party</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph0" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="color:#333333;background:white">Covid-19 Vaccine Requirement: As of Aug. 24, Ohio State is requiring every student, faculty and staff member to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  The deadline for all Ohio State students, faculty and staff to have
 at least a first dose is Friday, October 15, 2021.  For people receiving a two-dose vaccine, the second dose must be received by November 15,2021.  For details and timeline for the Wexner Medical Center’s employee requirement, visit the
</span><span style="color:#C00000;background:white"><a href="https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/mediaroom/pressreleaselisting/wmc-announces-change-to-vaccine-policy"><span style="color:#C00000">Wexner Medical Center site</span></a></span><span style="color:#333333;background:white">.
 More information on the COVID-19 vaccine requirement and accepted vaccines can be found on
</span><span style="color:#C00000;background:white"><a href="https://safeandhealthy.osu.edu/covid-19-vaccine-requirement"><span style="color:#C00000">Safe and Healthy Buckeyes</span></a></span><span style="color:#333333;background:white">.</span><span style="background:#FFFF80"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="background:#FFFF80"><a href="https://swc.osu.edu/posts/documents/sp21-swc-resourceguide-final.pdf" title="https://swc.osu.edu/posts/documents/sp21-swc-resourceguide-final.pdf"><i>Guiding Students to Wellness</i></a> (pdf)</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E;background:white"> -
 updated resource guide highlighting health and wellness resources across the university</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph0" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-attachment:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
<b><span style="background:#FFFF80">AU21 information for <i>current </i>international students</span></b>: see
<span style="background:#FFFF80"><a href="https://oia.osu.edu/units/international-students/autumn-2021-updates/current-international-students/" title="https://oia.osu.edu/units/international-students/autumn-2021-updates/current-international-students/"><span style="background:white">OIA
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<b><span style="background:#FFFF80">Registering for AU21:</span></b><b> September 3 deadline to register
<u>with</u> instructor permission</b> – You first need to verify that the class is open and has available seats.  You then need to receive permission from the instructor to add the course late.  This can be done via email.  If granted permission, forward to
<a href="mailto:morris.2010@osu.edu">Gail</a> to add the class to your schedule.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<a href="https://registrar.osu.edu/registration/index.asp">Registration, Fees and Important Dates</a> and Graduate School’s
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">*Graduate School deadlines mean that the corresponding GradForm should be approved by department/committee and
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 led by graduate student for graduate students.  Register <a href="https://drakeinstitute.osu.edu/calendar/gta-toolkit-gta-open-house">
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 Floor Bolz Hall)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#C00000"><a href="https://ouab.osu.edu/events.aspx?y=2021&mo=9&day=12&e=74944&p=3&vp=0&m=Event&v=Grid"><span style="color:#C00000">Graduate & Professional School Survival Skills Workshop</span></a></span> (Virtual)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">Monday, September 20-Friday, September 24 –
<span style="color:#C00000"><a href="https://ecs.osu.edu/students/ecs-programming/career-week"><span style="color:#C00000">ECS Career Week</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">Tuesday, September 28-Thursday, September 30 –
<span style="color:#C00000"><a href="https://ecs.osu.edu/events/2021/09/e-council-engineering-expo"><span style="color:#C00000">ECouncil Engineering Expo</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b><span style="color:#201F1E"><a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/alumni-grants-graduate-research-and-scholarship" title="https://gradsch.osu.edu/alumni-grants-graduate-research-and-scholarship">2021 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS)</a>
 – Nominations are now open. They are due Sept 30, 2021.</span></b><span style="color:#201F1E">  The Graduate School’s Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS) Program provides small grants up to $5,000 to support the research and scholarship
 of doctoral or terminal master’s degree candidates for their dissertations or theses.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<b><a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/graduate-associate-teaching-award-gata">Graduate Associate Teaching Award (GATA)</a></b> –
<b>Nominations are now open and are due Nov 19.  </b>The Graduate Associate Teaching Award is Ohio State’s highest recognition of the exceptional teaching provided by graduate students serving as Graduate Teaching Associates.  Any Ohio State student (undergraduate,
 graduate, or professional), faculty, or staff member may nominate a GTA.  Graduate students are also encouraged to nominate themselves.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<b><span style="color:#201F1E"><a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/presidential-fellowship">2021 Presidential Fellowship Competition</a></span></b><span style="color:#201F1E"> –
<b>Nominations open Sept 3 and are due Oct 15</b>. Presidential Fellowships recognize outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final phase of their dissertation research or terminal degree project.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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 opportunities like the Columbus Crew, upcoming concerts, and more. Upcoming events this week:
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<b>Looking for more information on graduate housing?  </b>Check out these off-campus guides:<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:#C00000"><a href="https://offcampus.osu.edu/posts/documents/commuting101guide-web.pdf"><span style="color:#C00000">Commuting 101</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#C00000"><a href="https://offcampus.osu.edu/posts/documents/2020offcampus-livingguide-final-1043080.pdf"><span style="color:#C00000">Off-Campus Living Guide</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><a href="https://odi.osu.edu/ccampis" title="https://odi.osu.edu/ccampis">CCAMPIS - Child Care Access Means Parents in School</a></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, authorized by the Higher Education Act and administered by the U.S. Department of Education, supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary
 education through the provision of quality licensed, nationally accredited campus or community childcare services for children six weeks to 12 years old. CCAMPIS provides priority scheduling, evening childcare, life skills coaching, and referrals to university
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 position postings (faculty, postdoc and lecturer type positions) to this new database: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://go.osu.edu/coe_graduniversitypostings" target="_blank">https://go.osu.edu/coe_graduniversitypostings</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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