[Marstudent] OHIO STATE MARION NEWS & INFORMATION (updated 9-16-2013)

[Rowe, Lawrence (Wayne)]

Buckeye Briefs
Ohio State Marion News & Information (updated:  Sept. 16, 2013)

  *   Learn More About the Sociology & Criminology Majors at Ohio State Marion<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#sociology>
  *   Cornfield Review Launch Party<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#cornfield>
  *   Rec. Volleyball, Open to All Students<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#rec%20volleyball>
  *   Marion Campus Health Benefits Open Enrollment Information Meeting<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#healthcare>
  *   Ohio State Marion Will Be a Tobacco Free Campus Beginning January 1, 2014<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#tobacco>
  *   Ohio State Marion Kicks-Off Nineteenth Season of Five Nights<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#5nights>
  *   Join Flag Football Every Weds. on Campus<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#flag%20football>
  *   Education students:  Time To Apply For Scholarships<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#edscholar>
  *   Campus Brown Bag Learning Lunch Announces Upcoming Dates & Topics<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#brown%20bag>
  *   2014 Ohio State Business Plan Competition<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#business%20competition>
  *   A Salute to Student Veterans on the Marion Campus<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#vets>
  *   Corn Hole Tournament<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#cornhole>
  *   Local YMCA Discounts for OSUM students<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#ymca>
  *   Are You Having Difficulty with Selecting an Academic Major?<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#major>
  *   Scholarship for Study Abroad<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#abroadscholar>
  *   Cornfield Review:  Check Out Ohio State Marion Student Creative Works<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#cornfield>
  *   Now Showing! Big Screen Movies on Campus on the Lawn<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#movie>
  *   Open Mic Sessions, Amateur Student Talent Wanted<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#openmic>
  *   Kuhn Gallery Releases 2013-14 Exhibit Schedule<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#artsched>
  *   LeCercle Français, Experience France & Italy 2014<http://osumarion.osu.edu/buckeye_briefs#france>​​

Learn More About the Sociology & Criminology Majors at Ohio State Marion
Are you looking for a major?  Are you interested in learning more about sociology or criminology programs on campus? Join the Ohio State Marion Sociology/Criminology Club on Thursday, September 19, 2013, from 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. in Room 160, Morrill Hall.  Join the Sociology/Criminology Club for a discussion of the requirements for our majors and minors and upcoming changes to the curriculum.  The sociology and criminology advisers from Ohio State's Columbus campus will guide our discussion along with Ohio State Marion sociology and criminology faculty and advising staff.  Existing majors and minors as well as all students interesting in learning more about the programs are encouraged to attend.  Pizza will be served.

Cornfield Review Launch Party
The Cornfield Review, an annual publication showcasing fine poetry, prose, and visual arts, edited and produced by students from The Ohio State University at Marion, will be holding a launch party at Beehive Books, 25 N. Sandusky, St., in Delaware, Ohio, Sunday, September 29, 2 p.m.  The campus community and the public are invited to attend.

Rec. Volleyball, Open to All Students
Rec. volleyball is now happening on campus.  Why should you play?

  *   It is a great way to meet other students.
  *   It is a fun way to stay in shape.
  *   It is a good way to kill time in between class.
  *   It is an excellent stress reliever.

All skill levels are welcomed, from those who have never touched a volleyball to those who have played for years.  We are currently playing Thursday mornings 11 a.m.-12 p.m. and may add an open gym session on Tuesday any time between 2-4:30 p.m.  Sign up in the Alber Student Center.  For more information emailalliemirka at htomail.com<mailto:alliemirka at htomail.com> or call 740-816-8120, or email hobbsk6226 at mtc.edu<mailto:hobbsk6226 at mtc.edu>.

(Faculty & Staff Only) Marion Campus Health Benefits Open Enrollment Information Meeting
Ohio State will hold an open enrollment session to discuss 2014 health care benefits on Wednesday, September 18 in the Guthery Community Room, Maynard Hall. The session will begin at 12:15 p.m.  Please be prepared with any questions you have.  The session will also be video-conferenced to faculty and staff in Delaware.

Ohio State Marion Will Be a Tobacco Free Campus Beginning January 1, 2014
On January 1, 2014, The Ohio State University at Marion will join Ohio State's campuses across the state and over 1,000 other colleges and universities in the U.S. and become tobacco free.  This new policy is about creating healthier campus environments for our students, staff, faculty, and visitors. It is intended to foster greater respect for one another and improve the health of the Ohio State family. Additionally, adopting a smoke-free and tobacco-free policy aligns with Ohio State's growing commitment to environmental sustainability.  Under the new policy, smoking and the use of tobacco products is prohibited on the Marion campus, including in buildings, athletic facilities, parking lots, and outdoors.

CLICK HERE >>> To learn more and read the tobacco free university policy<http://osumarion.osu.edu/tobacco-free-campus>

Ohio State Marion Kicks-Off Nineteenth Season of Five Nights
Performing arts series audience builds to new heights each year with diversified talent
To review the season line-up or for more information visit >>> http://osumarion.osu.edu/5-nights

The Ohio State University at Marion opens its nineteenth season of the popular campus outreach and engagement program Five Nights on Campus Thursday, October 10th, 7:30 p.m. with Dwight Lenox & the Lenox Avenue Express in Morrill Hall Auditorium.

The 2013-14 season features jazz ensemble Dwight Lenox & The Lenox Avenue Express, followed by the student led musical production of the Broadway musical The Drowsy Chaperone.  The series returns in spring 2014 with Wild Carrot & the Roots Band, the professional four part contemporary a cappella group 4th Avenue, and ends the season with British actor Roger Jerome’s one-man show “Dickens in Ohio.”

Five Nights on Campus is a performing arts series designed specifically for the residents of the seven-county regional service area of Ohio State Marion and is intended to complement the other entertainment opportunities available in the area. This series features a variety of performance styles from Broadway to bluegrass, with an opportunity for the audience to meet with artists at a reception at the end of each evening. The mission of Five Nights on Campus is to provide exceptional and diverse cultural and educational opportunities and to encourage the community to be a part of campus life.

All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. All tickets are general seating.

For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, or more information on Five Nights contact Gary Iams at:  (740) 725-6253 or e-mail:  iams.18 at osu.edu

Ticket cost for individual performances are adults $10; seniors $9; students $4; and Marion campus faculty & staff $8.  Tickets are available in advance and at the door the evening of each event (subject to available seating).

Season ticket and sponsorships and prices for 2013-2014 season are now on sale:  Scarlet & Gray Patron: $50; adult: $35; senior: $30; student: $15; Corporate Membership: $200 (includes 6 season tickets); Club/Civic Membership: $200 (includes 6 season tickets)

Marion Campus Employee: $28.  Special group discounts are available.

Join Flag Football Every Weds. on Campus
Flag football will be held every Wednesday from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. beginning September 25th.  Team sign-up sheets and information packets are available in the Alber Student Center.  Any questions feel free to text Justin May at 419-834-5968, or email mayj7656 at mtc.edu<mailto:mayj7656 at mtc.edu>.

Education students:  Time To Apply For Scholarships
Are you an education student or do you know an education major who could use help earning their education and human ecology degree? Then invite them to apply for a College of Education & Human Ecology Scholarship.  All EHE undergraduate and graduate students on the Columbus and regional campuses are eligible to apply.  Prospective students should apply if they anticipate being accepted, registered, or enrolled by summer or autumn semester 2014.  We also have applications and information for students seeking professional development/travel awards, paid internship opportunities, and other unique scholarships.  For 2013-14, more than $1 million was distributed to education scholars.  Visit - http://ehe.osu.edu/scholarships/ for details.

Campus Brown Bag Learning Lunch Series Announces Upcoming Dates & Topics
Bring your lunch and join Ohio State Marion faculty for informative lectures on a host of subjects.
Marion campus students, faculty, staff, and the community are invited to Morrill Hall, Room 290 at 12:30 p.m. for a yearlong series of informative lectures by Ohio State Marion faculty.  The Brown Bag Learning Lunch Series features a 20-25 minute lecture/discussion, followed by a question and answer session.  The Brown Bag Learning Lunch Series is sponsored by The Ohio State University at Marion Office of Student Life.  For more information contact Lynda Behan at behan.4 at osu.edu<mailto:behan.4 at osu.edu> or call 725-6284.

2013-14 Brown Bag Series Schedule

  *   Tuesday, September 17th, 12:30 p.m. - Marcia Dickson, "How Storytelling Shapes Family History"
  *   Tuesday, October 15th, 12:30 p.m. -Tracy Tylka, "Positive Body Image"
  *   Tuesday, January 21st, 12:30 p.m. - Anna Wilow, "Hydraulic Fracking and the New Politics of Environmental Degradation
  *   Tuesday, February 11th, 12:30 p.m. - Nikole Patson-Huffman, "Understanding sentences:  It's deeper and shallower than you think"
  *   Tuesday, April 15th, 12:30 p.m. - Brenda Chaney, "Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program"

2014 Ohio State Business Plan Competition
Let’s Get Started! The Ohio State University Business Plan Competition will hold an information session and workshop on Wednesday, October 2, 2013.  Over the past 12 years the competition has grown into a cross-disciplinary experiential learning experience like no other available.  Over $240 million in cash and $1 million in in-kind services have been awarded since 2001.  New this year will be collaborations with selected colleges across campus for specialty awards. Teams must include at least one current Ohio State student but can include non-student members.

For more info and a link to register for the information session, visithttp://fisher.osu.edu/centers/entrepreneurship/osu-business-plan-competition/

To apply to compete in the competition visit http://ohiostatebpc2014.istart.org/

Contact Nikki Modlich at modlich.5 at osu.edu<mailto:modlich.5 at osu.edu> with any questions.

The TEC Institute at Fisher College of Business hosts the competition.

A Salute to Student Veterans on the Marion Campus
Ohio State Marion and Marion Technical College student military veterans, family, and guests are cordially invited to A Spaghetti Dinner to honor you for your service and value you as a student on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 6:00 p.m., in The Guthery Room, Maynard Hall at The Ohio State University at Marion.  Please RSVP no later than Wednesday October 9th to: Leslie Beary at 740-725-6349, beary.4 at osu.edu or James Funk at 740-389-4636,funkj at mtc.edu<mailto:funkj at mtc.edu>, ext. 230.

This invitation was developed in part by grant number 1U79SM060506-01from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.

Corn Hole Tournament
The Marion Campus Office of Student Activities will be holding a corn hole tournament for all Ohio State Marion and MTC students. This is a good way to get familiar with your campus and meet new people. The event will be held on October 22, 2013 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Nature Center on campus.  If you are interested in competing, sign up in the office at the Alber Student Center.  If you have any questions you can contact Jim French, Recreational Sports at:  Frenchj7657 at mtc.edu<mailto:Frenchj7657 at mtc.edu> or Kyle Hobbs, Supervisor of Rec. Sports at:  Hobbsk6226 at mtc.edu<mailto:Hobbsk6226 at mtc.edu>

Local YMCA Discounts for OSUM students
$85 per semester for membership
The Marion Family YMCA is now partnered with The Ohio State University at Marion to offer full-time Ohio State students a discounted rate for the semester.
For information contact:
Marion Family YMCA
645 Barks Road East, Marion, Ohio
740-725-9622
online:  http://www.marionymca.com/

Are You Having Difficulty with Selecting an Academic Major?
Plan to attend the informative session, “How to Choose an Academic Major” on Thursday, September 19 from 12:30 - 1:15 in the Office of Career Services, 124 Maynard Hall. Bring a friend.

Scholarship for Study Abroad
The Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the Spring 2014 application is now available online for students to access.  Applications are due October 1, 2013 by 11:59pm (central) and the certifying advisor deadline is October 8.  For an application to be complete, students will need to have their application certified online by a study abroad advisor and a financial aid advisor to be considered.  Go to the website for more information:  http://www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

The Gillman Scholarship is for students who demonstrate financial need via eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant.  It is to be used for a study abroad program (or an internship for credit) in a country with a minimum stay of 4 weeks in the country.

Cornfield Review:  Check Out Ohio State Marion Student Creative Works
The latest installment of Cornfield Review, Ohio State Marion’s long-lived student-edited literary magazine, is currently available for your reading pleasure. Print copies are available for free at various locations around campus, and a downloadable version of it is available at: http://cornfieldreview.osu.edu/issue/view/106/showToc. Get yours today!

Additionally, Cornfield Review: Online, the digital media supplement to our print journal, is also fresh out of the oven. You can see the latest photographic, video, and written offerings from the OSUM, MTC, and CSCC community here: http://english.marion.ohio-state.edu/cornfield/index.htm.

Now Showing! Big Screen Movies on Campus on the Lawn
Free blockbuster movies on a big outdoor screen!  Join us!
Come out and join us for a free movie on the lawn,  on the north side of the Alber Student Center (in case of inclement weather movies will be shown in the Alber Student Center Lobby . Movies are sponsored by the Marion Campus Office of Student Activities and  free for all Marion Campus students, faculty, & staff.

Autumn Semester Movie Schedule

Hunger Games, Rated PG-13
September 26, 8 p.m.

Iron Man 3, Rated PG-13
October 10, 7:30 p.m.

Evil Dead (2013), Rated R
October 24, 7:30 p.m.

The Great Gatsby, Rated PG-13
November 14. 7 p.m.

Open Mic Sessions, Amateur Student Talent Wanted
Calling all Marion Campus talent!  Whether you are a vocalist, instrumentalist, poet, comedian, or a unique talent, please join us for our upcoming open mic sessions in the Alber Student Center Lobby.  Sessions are being held on noon to 1 p.m. on September 16, October 7 and 21, November 4 and 18, and December 2.  If you have questions please Email: knottsj2264 at mtc.edu<mailto:knottsj2264 at mtc.edu>

Kuhn Gallery Releases 2013-14 Exhibit Schedule
The Wayne & Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery at Ohio State Marion has released their schedule of art exhibitions for the 2013-14 academic year.

2013-2014 Exhibition Schedule

Ornamental  |  Jennifer Anable
August 26 - October 11, 2013

He's Down  |  Lee Marchalonis
October 21-December 6, 2013

re cord  |  Jenn Libby
January 6 - February 21, 2014

Paper Beyond the Page  |  Lauren Faulkenberry, Kerri Harding, & Suzanne Sawyer
March 3 - April 11, 2014

The Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery is located off the main lobby at the east entrance of Ohio State Morrill Hall, 1465 Mount Vernon Avenue, Marion, Ohio 43302

The gallery is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., September through May, and 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June through August.

For more information visit:  osumarion.osu.edu/art_gallery<http://osumarion.osu.edu/art_gallery>

LeCercle Français, Experience France & Italy 2014
3/6/2014 – 3/15/2014
Offered to all students, staff, and faculty of OSUM.
Milan • Venice • Florence • Pisa
Monaco • Eze • Nice • Paris
Note: Optional 2-day extension to London
Total for Students $2,910
Total for Adults $3,150
NOTE: $100 Discount available through March 31, 2013

Itinerary:
Day 1 - Fly overnight to Italy
Day 2 - Milan • Venice
Day 3 - Venice
Day 4 - Florence
Day 5 - Florence
Day 6 - Pisa • French Riviera
Day 7 - French Riviera
Day 8 - Paris
Day 9 - Paris
Day 10 - Depart for Home

LeCercle Français was developed to explore the diversity of French culture and to promote understanding of how French culture affects our everyday lives.  If you are interested in expanding your knowledge, language skills, traveling, and participating in social/cultural activities that explore the French traditions and customs, please plan to join us. Fridays, Room 246 in Morrill Hall, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For more information visit: http://student-travel.eftours.com/ enter tour #1367865 or contact Dr. Zuheir Alidib atalidib.1 at osu.edu<mailto:alidib.1 at osu.edu>.

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