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Community Invited to Attend Town Hall Meetings for Newark Campus Framework Plan

by Steven Nyeste
Communications Coordinator, COTC

Two Identical Town Hall Meetings Scheduled on Thursday, May 24
May 11, 2012—Newark, OH—The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College will hold two identical town hall meetings for the public to hear about and provide feedback on the draft for the Newark Campus Framework Plan on Thursday, May 24 at 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. and 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., in Founders Hall Auditorium, Room 1101, on the first floor, at 1179 University Drive.

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Scholarship Campaign to Benefit Knox County Citizens
Matching gift programs increase dollars

by Suzanne Bressoud, Assistant Director, MPR
The Ohio State University at Newark/Central Ohio Technical College

April 24, 2012—Newark, OH— Through the end of June 2012 community members can take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help residents of Knox County further their education at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and/or The Ohio State University at Newark. During this time, contributions to The First-Knox National Bank Scholarship honoring former First-Knox President Gordon E. Yance will be twice matched, quadrupling the impact of each donor’s gift. First, to honor Yance’s visionary leadership and encourage more people to give, First-Knox Board member and Ohio Cumberland Gas Company President Mark Ramser will double the impact for Knox County students by matching all scholarship donations up to $50,000. Additionally, these gifts will then be matched again by the Next Generation Challenge Scholarship campaign. Taking full advantage of Ramser’s $50,000 match will create a $100,000 endowment generating $5,000 in scholarships annually in perpetuity for Knox County residents.

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Academy of History Annual Honors Conference at Ohio State Newark
Conference open to the public
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

April 20, 2012- Newark, OH- The Ohio State University at Newark’s history department will host its annual honors conference from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 28 in the John Gilbert Reese Center. It is free and open to the public.

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Launching of Ancient Ohio Trail: dynamic guide to Ohio’s history and culture
Where Technology and History Converge
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

March 23, 2012 - Newark, OH - Be among the first to explore the Ancient Ohio Trail, a dynamic, web-based guide to Ohio’s earthworks! Bring your smart phones and curiosity to the Great Circle at Newark Earthworks State Memorial at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 5. The keynote speaker, Gerard Baker, Ph.D., is the first American Indian (Mandan-Hidatsa) to serve as superintendent of a National Park, and will help to launch the Ancient Ohio Trail. The day’s events are free and open to the public.

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Miroslav Asic, Ohio State University professor, dies
Campus to celebrate his life on Wednesday, April 11

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Launching of Ancient Ohio Trail: dynamic guide to Ohio’s history and culture
Where Technology and History Converge
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

March 23, 2012 - Newark, OH - Be among the first to explore the Ancient Ohio Trail, a dynamic, web-based guide to Ohio’s earthworks! Bring your smart phones and curiosity to the Great Circle at Newark Earthworks State Memorial at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 5. A Native ceremony, which will include national, regional, and local participants, will launch the Ancient Ohio Trail. The keynote speaker, Gerard Baker, Ph.D., is the first American Indian (Mandan-Hidatsa) to serve as superintendent of a National Park. The day’s events are free and open to the public.

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  Student Research Forum Winners Announced
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

March 9, 2012- Newark, OH- Coordinators from The Ohio State University at Newark’s annual Student Research Forum have announced the 2012 winners. Students placed in two categories under two major umbrella categories, with eight winners in all. Eighteen students participated in the Forum.

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Online registration here

Business leaders and owners and educators are invited to learn about the various ways of respecting and understanding different cultures that co-exist in local communities.

Celebrate World Read Aloud Day at Ohio
State Newark!
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

February 27, 2012- Newark, OH- Preschoolers and their parents are invited to celebrate World Read Aloud Day from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7 in the Educational Curriculum Center at The Ohio State University at Newark. The Educational Curriculum Center (ECC) is located in Hopewell Hall, room 55. There is no charge to participate, and RSVP’s are appreciated but not required.

Candice Sheradin, director of the ECC, will read aloud to the children. “World Read Aloud Day is all about advocating literacy,” she said. “I thought it would be fun to bring together young children and their parents as a group, to share the joy of reading.”

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College Goal Sunday- February 12
January 18, 2012 – Newark, OH- The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College will host the state-wide college financial aid event “College Goal Sunday” on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the John Gilbert Reese Center, 1209 University Drive, Newark, OH.  The free event presented by the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) and endorsed by the Ohio Board of Regents, assists students and parents with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

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2012 Berlin Study Abroad Information Session
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 1 p.m.
Click here to download flyer.

3rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
by Suzanne Bressoud, Assistant Director
Marketing & Pubilc Relations, Ohio State Newark/COTC

January 9, 2012—Newark, OH— The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) invite the public to the third annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration, which will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., in the John Gilbert Reese Center’s Alford Performing Arts Hall. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Donald Ross, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. Historical Commission Member, who will present "A Leading Brother in a Brotherhood of Brothers," a reflection on Dr. King’s accomplishments from an Alpha Phi Alpha perspective. He will discuss initiatives and relationships connected to the fraternity that were closely tied to students, student groups and student athletes at The Ohio State University. Several members of the campus community will also make presentations. The event is free and open to all. A reception will follow.

COTC/Ohio State Newark to Host FIRST LEGO League Robotics Tournament
by Suzanne Bressoud, Assistant Director
Marketing & Pubilc Relations, Ohio State Newark/COTC

December 12, 2011—Newark, OH—Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark will host and be the major sponsors for an Ohio FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Robotics Regional Tournament to be held on Saturday, December 17, in the John Gilbert Reese Center. The event will include 12 central Ohio teams and marks the first time an FLL tournament will be held in Newark. The public is invited and welcome to attend the robot performance portion of the competition, which will be held from 1:45 – 3:45 p.m. in the Reese Center’s Alford Performing Arts Hall.

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Community finds Multiple Ways to Support Scholarship Campaign
Take advantage of year-end giving now
by Suzanne Bressoud, Assistant Director
Marketing & Pubilc Relations, Ohio State Newark/COTC

November 17, 2011—Newark, OH— Many across the community – from local institutions and businesses, to individuals, current students, and alumni – have accepted the Next Generation Challenge scholarship campaign’s call to action. Every gift will make a difference, and there’s a method of giving to fit every circumstance.

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October 20, 2011—Newark, OH— As The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) prepare to change from quarter-based academic calendars to semester-based academic calendars, both institutions realize the impact of this initiative for community partners. The first day of classes under the semester calendar will be August 22, 2012, approximately one month earlier than the previous start to autumn quarter. The semester system divides the year into 15-week fall and spring semesters. The quarter system is based on four 11-week terms. Organizations that offer internships, clinical placements, or flexible scheduling for employees attending classes should be aware that lengthier schedule obligations may be required for students to complete their academic assignments.

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Public Access to Octagon Earthworks: Sunday, October 16
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

October 6, 2011- Newark, OH- The Newark Earthworks Center (NEC) has announced a public access day at the Octagon Earthworks from noon until 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16. Programming will include guided tours of the site, Native crafts and atlatl throwing, as well as a ceremony acknowledging the Octagon as a ceremonial site.

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Ohio State Newark & COTC Volunteers Help Feed over 500 Households
Campus hosts Farmers’ Market for Food Pantry Network - Licking Co.
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

September 22, 2011—Newark, OH— On Saturday, September 17, over 48 volunteers from The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) joined forces with the Food Pantry Network of Licking County (FPNLC) to help distribute fresh produce to needy Licking County families.

 Faculty and staff -some of whom brought their children- came to the shared campus of Ohio State Newark and COTC to help the FPNLC’s Farmers’ Market. Cars lined up hours before the advertised 11 a.m. start time, and with boxes of produce organized in a long center row, slowly drove on either side, where volunteers loaded produce into the cars. In the past, recipients had to park and walk up to tables to retrieve the produce themselves.

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September 15, 2011, Newark, OH- The Ohio State University at Newark will welcome students into the autumn quarter with its annual Convocation ceremony from 11 a.m. – noon on Tuesday, September 20 in the John Gilbert Reese Center. The public is invited to attend the event, which will feature Loung Ung, activist, author, and lecturer. A picnic lunch will follow the ceremony.

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Educational Forum on Marcellus/Utica Shale Oil and Gas Development to be Held
by Suzanne Bressoud, Asst. Director, Marketing & Public Relations
The Ohio State University at Newark/COTC

September 1, 2011—Newark, OH—Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark will host an educational forum on Marcellus/Utica shale oil and gas development. The forum will be held on Thursday, September 15, 7 – 9 p.m., in the COTC/Ohio State Newark campus’s John Gilbert Reese Center’s Alford Performing Arts Hall. The event is free and open to all.

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Community Invited to Join Ohio State Newark Book Club
Books and reception gift of Russell G. & Melissa Warner Bow
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

August 19, 2011- Newark, OH- Members of the community are invited to participate in the first Annual Community Book Club, hosted by The Ohio State University at Newark and made possible through the generosity of Russell G. and Melissa Warner Bow. The endowed fund supports the purchase of a set amount of books as well as an annual reception.

Club members will meet to discuss the book, “Outcasts United,” by Warren St. John, at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, in the John L. and Christine Warner Library and Student Center. Christine D. Warner, associate professor of education, will facilitate the discussion. “Outcasts United” is also the book being read by new students in OSU’s FYE (First Year Experience) program, making this a shared-book experience, community-wide.

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Park National Bank Announces Million Dollar Scholarship Gift to
COTC and Ohio State Newark
Next Generation Challenge will double gift dollars
by Suzanne Bressoud, Assistant Director, COTC/Ohio State Newark

July 20, 2011—Newark, OH—The Park National Bank and its associates have stepped forward together with a $1 million dollar commitment to support the Next Generation Challenge Scholarship Campaign. Through the generosity of Granville philanthropists J. Gilbert and Louella H. Reese, the Next Generation Challenge will match dollar-for-dollar all gifts and multi-year pledges up to $10 million made before June 30, 2012, to raise endowed funds to support scholarships benefiting students attending The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College in perpetuity.

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  Melissa K. Jungers, Ph.D., Receives Award
2011 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching

by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

Melissa K. Jungers, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at The Ohio State University at Newark, received the 2011 Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.


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Octagon Earthworks Open To Public Sunday, October 17
One-day Opportunity to explore 2,000-year-old landmark
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

October 11, 2010- Newark, OH- The Ohio State University’s Newark Earthworks Center and the Ohio Historical Society will hold the last open house of the year from 12 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 17 at the Octagon Earthworks in Newark, Ohio. Visitors will enjoy free access to the world-class earthworks. The Octagon is located at 125 North 33rd Street, Newark, OH 43055.

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Psychology Student and Psychology Club Win Awards
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

October 4, 2010- Newark, OH- Psychology student Tracey Miser was the third place winner of the Psi Chi Guilford Award, which she received through Psi Chi (the International Honor Society in Psychology).  Miser’s honor's thesis, which examined “Variations in SES (socioeconomic status), Home Environment, and Childcare on Child Language Abilities,” earned her the award.  Miser was advised by Julie Hupp, Ph.D., assistant professor, psychology, The Ohio State University at Newark.

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Ohio State Newark’s Director of Enrollment Presents at Conference
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

September 22, 2010- Newark, OH- Ann Donahue, director of enrollment at The Ohio State University at Newark, was a featured panel member at the annual ACT Enrollment Planners Conference in Chicago, Illinois this July. The topic was “Increasing College Participation and Preparation:  A Collaborative Community Model.”

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Public Invited to Great Circle to Welcome Students
Friday, September 13, 3 p.m.

The concluding ceremony, to which the public is also invited, will take place on Friday, September 17 at 3 p.m. at the Octagon Earthworks in Newark, and will include the same speakers and singers. (See article below.) 

Public Invited to Chillicothe- Students Embark on 70-mile Walk
Great Hopewell Road to serve as living classroom
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

September 9, 2010- Newark, OH- The public is invited to a ceremony at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 10 a.m. as students prepare to embark on a 70-mile walk to Newark, Ohio. The walk is a part of “Earthworks Pilgrimage,” a class offered by The Ohio State University, and taught by Richard Shiels, Ph.D., associate professor of history and director of the Newark Earthworks Center.

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Ohio State Newark Designated Military Friendly School
by Suzanne Bressoud, Assistant Director, Marketing & Public Relations
The Ohio State University at Newark/Central Ohio Technical College

August 19, 2010—Newark, OH—Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark have been included in the G.I. Jobs 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. The common bond among these institutions is their shared priority of recruiting students with military experience.

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Effort to Drive Ohio Tourism Wins $400,000 Grant
NEH Economic Development Award Enhances OSU /UC Collaboration
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

August 18, 2010 - Newark, OH-- The Ohio State University’s Newark Earthworks Center (NEC), in partnership with The Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites (CERHAS) at the University of Cincinnati (UC), has been awarded a $400,000 grant, “Interpreting America’s Historical Places,” from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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  Partnership Facilitates Nearly 1,000 Visits to Local Historical Sites
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

June 7,2010- Thanks to a partnership between the Licking County Convention and Visitors Bureau (LCCVB) and The Ohio State University at Newark’s Newark Earthworks Center, 987 students and adults visited the Newark Earthworks and Flint Ridge as scheduled field trips this spring. In fact, in 2010, school field trips to the Newark Earthworks and Flint Ridge doubled in attendance.

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Richard Shiels Recognized with Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching
by Francesca Amigo, Public Relations Specialist
The Ohio State University at Newark

April 15, 2010- Richard Shiels, Ph.D., received the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching today. Shiels was presented with the award by Archie Griffin, Senior Vice President for Alumni Relations and President/CEO of the Alumni Association, The Ohio State University, and representatives from the Columbus campus, the Newark campus and the Department of History, and William L. MacDonald, Dean/Director, The Ohio State University at Newark.

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