OUC THE COMMUNICATOR
________________________________________________________________ Office of the Dean Volume 2 , Number 10 June 2003
CALENDAR
JUNE 6 6/7 Walk-in Registration for Summer Session I George S. Kaufman and Moss Harts You Cant Take It With You, Bennett Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Nursing Pinning, Stevenson Center, 2:30 p.m. Graduation Recognition Ceremony, Shoemaker Center, 7:30 p.m. Graduation, Ohio University, Convocation Center, Athens George S. Kaufman and Moss Harts You Cant Take It With You, Bennett Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Spring Quarter Closing Date George S. Kaufman and Moss Harts You Cant Take It With You, Bennett Hall Auditorium, 2:30 p.m. First Summer Session Begins The Second City, Majestic Theater, 8 p.m.
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JULY 4 26 28 Independence Day Observed. Offices Closed No Classes First Summer Session Closing Date Second Summer Session Begins
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES F A C U L T Y/S T A F F
Professional Activities
Mary Lynd, Nursing, served as a judge for the Ohio University Student Enhancement Research Poster Awards on May 22, 2003, in the Grand Ballroom in Baker Center, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Dale Maxey, Anthropology, attended the Central States Anthropological Societys meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, April 18. He was the organizer and facilitator of one of the sessions on the Teaching of Anthropology entitled Teaching about Culture Change: Sharing Ideas and Concerns. Charlotte McManus, Nursing, worked with two area schools and coordinated health promotion teaching projects for K-6 grades. The Associate Degree Nursing students of N121 Nursing Assessment class developed and presented several health promotion topics to children. These presentations met the N121 objectives and provided a much needed community service learning project. The two schools utilized were Unioto and Allensville Elementary. Charlotte McManus, Nursing, and a third quarter nursing student, Scott Long, presented a program about the Associate Degree Nursing Program at OUC to interested sophomore and junior students at Vinton County High School, March 28. Jan Schmittauer, English, attended the 2003 Service Learning Institute at Lancaster on Friday, February 28, and Friday, March 14, sponsored by Merle Graybill, Center for Community Service and led by Brian Hoyt, Institute Facilitator. Jan Schmittauer, English, attended a workshop on Designing Courses for Significant Learning Experiences, led by author Dee Fink at the Lancaster campus on Friday, April 18. 2
Jan Schmittauer, English, presented a paper entitled Speaking for Ourselves: Negotiating the Boundary between School, Work, and Community through Working-Class Narratives at the sixty National Biennial Conference of Working-Class Student at Youngstown State University, May 14-17. Jan Schmittauer, English, presented a workshop for Huntington High School seniors on preparing for college English classes on the compressed system, May 15. Christi Simmons, Business Management, presented Survival Island Pathfinders Style at the Chillicothe-Ross Chamber of Commerce as part of their year-long leadership training program, May 9.
NEWS AROUND THE CAMPUS
Summer Hours
The administrative offices will observe the official university summer hours as follows: * Summer hours, as defined in Policy #40.048, are from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. with a one half hour lunch, typically 12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. * Summer hours will begin on Monday, June 16, 2003, and end at the end of business day September 5, 2003 (the Friday prior the to beginning of fall quarter.) * Please keep in mind that the summer hours are the official university hours; individuals and groups in your units can be accommodated. The important point to remember is that offices will have coverage from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, but that individuals can modify their hours with their supervisors approval.
School of Interpersonal Communication (INCO) Changes Name
The School of Interpersonal Communication (INCO) is now Communication Studies (COMS), May 2003. The curriculum requirements for majors will change August, 2003. The GPA requirement of 3.0 will remain the same. With many new requirements, students will need to declare their major more quickly than they have in the past. Any help that advisors can give by suggesting 100- or 200-level COMS or foreign language courses as electives for students in Associate degree programs would be much appreciated. New brochures are being printed and will 3
be available this summer. Any questions can be directed to Lisa Wallace, ext. 208.
An Open Letter to OUC Faculty and Staff From Jan Schmittauer
I attended my first OUC play last quarter called Lend Me a Tenor. I was enthralled. The quality of the acting, directing, audience enthusiasm, and the sheer professionalism of the production left me amazed. I am even more astonished when I think of the countless hours that these dedicated individuals devoted to sharing the joy of theater with the entire community, especially during these times when funding for the arts is being cut dramatically. I wish more faculty and staff had been present. I wish I had been present at every play OUC ever produced. It means so much to the students to see our familiar faces and to know that we support them, laugh with them, and express our intense pride in them. I am ashamed that I missed so many plays and plan to attend every one in the future. Ken Breidenbaugh is to be congratulated for his tireless effort in directing these students with such skill that they love to devote long hours for him in addition to their classes, jobs, and busy lives. These are th...