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a eadi Office of the Director

Congratulations to Mark Headings, who has been

selected to receive the 1999 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society of International Scholars Alpha Epsilon Chapter. The award recognizes individuals for outstanding records of achievement in international education.

The rumors are true! ATI, OARDC and OSUE will enjoy a family picnic together on Saturday, July 10, at Christmas Run Park in Wooster. I appreciate the suggestion by Ray Cline to hold this event and his willingness to work ·with his College colleagues to plan the picnic. Are we celebrating anything? Yes -- each other. I hope you will put this on your calendars. More information will be provided later.

By the time that you read these A TI Events, Norm Stanley, Kim Sayers, GARDC's Mike Brugger and I will be on our way back from the International Association of Conference Centers annual meeting in Olympia, California. We will learn more about conference

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s News Across Campus

gs ece·ves Hono center management and needs related to personnel, equip­ment, and clients. ATI's CEED will be an IACC affiliate which in a nutshell, implies th~t it ' meets certain "certification" standards that are valued in the conference center industry.

The I~stitute's Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee is nearing the end of its deliberations. You will likely receive from it in the near future a request for ~nput, after which it will present Its recommendations to the Executive Committee, then to the campus at the May 7 campus meeting. Please review carefully the Strategic Planning Committee's suggestions and send the Committee your best thoughts. The new plan will be a major driving force for many of the Institute's efforts as ATI continues to pursue its vision.

ATI's Student Recognition Banquet has been scheduled on Wednesday, May 19. I encourage you to attend and acknowledge the efforts of some of ATI's most capable students. Watch for your invitations from ATI's Student Recognition Committee. The banquet will be held in OARDC's Fisher Auditorium

(south wing).

While complete figures are not yet confirmed for spring quarter, enrollment looks very good, and the numbers will likely set a record for spring quarter headcount. Once again, let me say thanks to each of you for your continual efforts to make this campus a compelling place for students to learn and live.

Admissions Office

VisitATion Day wrap-up: Another series of Visit Days has come and gone

(sigh) with a total of 1,384 people attending our four events, including 828 prospective students. Last Saturday we hosted 247 participants, including 95 prospective students. We appreciate everyone's help with the many aspects of hosting these open houses. And we'll all look forward to doing it again in November.... right!?!?

Equine Affaire: Pat Stull Karen Wimbush, and a c~uple of dedicated horse students staffed the booth at last weekend's Equine Affaire. Thanks, Pat, for leading this

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conferences. Scholars on April 30 in

Admissions Counselor

Society for International year's effort.

Ohio State ATI teamed-up with Search Update: Two

Columbus. Congratulations, OSU-Mansfield and Team USA

candidates are coming to Mark!

Quality Systems to offer a campus this week. Check your three-month series of Quality e-mail for the dates and times

Carol Laurich attended the All Systems Product Training.

of their public presentations if Ohio Safety and Health

The April through June series you would like to meet them.

Congress on March 31 and April 1 at the Cleveland provides training for Convention Center. She was organizations striving to

Application Numbers: We named Chair of the Chemistry reach ISO or QSITE 9000 have 476 applications for Committee for the year 2000 certification/compliance. The Autumn 1999, which is 18 Congress. schedule includes half-day, full-more (3.9°A» than last year at day, and evening offerings on this time. both the ATI and Mansfield Continuing Education

campuses. Training topics include: Internal Quality The Ohio State ATI Office of Auditing, Quality Systems Continuing Education has Agricultural Implementation Planning, been selected as a site for a Technologies Failure Mode & Effectsstatewide interactive Workforce Analysis, Advanced Product Development Act Briefing. The on March 31 Jim Carr and Quality Planning and Reliability briefing is sponsored by the Ray Cline along with &Maintainability.Ohio Chamber of Commerce students, T.J. Denes, Lara

and the Ohio Job Service Carr, Samual Jackson, Jason The CE Office hosted a one-Employer Committee of OBESSeidel, Jason Eckert, Charles day teleconference with CAMP, and is being coordinated by the Clark, Seth Musick and Joe Inc. on April 8th, on "Getting EnterpriseOhio Network of theHuck, attended the All-Ohio Lean" with James Womack, Ohio Board of Regents. TheSafety and Health Congress author of The Machine that May 12th event, combining and Exhibit in Cleveland. Changed the World and Lean Internet and telephone Thinking. In this case, getting conferencing systems, will be

Arts & Sci. & Business lean refers to lean manu-from 8am-9am in CE Room A. facturing, the elimination of allA very big THANK YOU to Rick actions not creating value and Linda Houston presented at Mitchell for his responsiveness conducting the remaining the Conference on College in getting Internet access to actions in a continuous flow to Composition and Communi­ CE's meeting room for this reduce production time and cation in Atlanta. Her topic conference. We will receive a costs and increase profits. Thewas "Removing the Cloak of Gentner ET 100 Portable event was live at NASA inInvisibility: Building Academic Teleconferencing System to Cleveland and by satellite inSelf-Esteem in Basic Writers." use for the audio portion of this Columbus, Dayton, Wooster She presented with three conference, which, in exchange and Youngstown. colleagues from California, for hosting this event, becomes

Missouri, and Ohio. ours. Many more Web/phone conferencing events are Horticulture

Mark Headings has been anticipated down the road, selected to receive the particularly with Gary Anderson will be the Outstanding Faculty Award featured speaker for the EnterpriseOhio/Board of for the Alpha Epsilon Chapter Blachleyville Florette Garden Regents, so the CE area will be of Phi Beta Delta Honor Club Guest Night on April 15. set to accommodate such

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The Horticulture Division will • The Team administered SMART Report host the State FFA Floriculture Core Drug and Alcohol Contest on Friday, April 23. Survey (measures The Substance Management There will be about 150 alcohol and drug usage, Awareness & Resource participants from about 35 attitudes, and Team has been active this year schools. perceptions among with the help of students,

college students. faculty, and staff. The Team Twenty Horticulture students • Through D. Stewart'sapplied for two grants from the traveled to longwood Gardens social science courses, Student Wellness Center in in Kennett Square, PA, this the SMART team, and 1998, one for infusion into past weekend to participate in SCll funds, the Team classroom practices and one the Mid-Atlantic landscape initiated the Adopt-A­for research. Both were Field Days. Kurt Biltz took 1st School project with the awarded ($750). It applied for place in Arboriculture, Dale 5th grades at lincolntwo grants from the Student Daniels placed 2nd in Interior Way School inWellness Center in 1999 as Plant ID, and Peter Zale placed Wooster. Every two well and was awarded. 3rd in Woody Plant ID. weeks students were

taught issues about The Team: Floral Design students will be agriculture. lesson competing in three flower plans were devised by • Purchased posters and arranging classes at the the students in the ATIbookmarks about binge Wayne County Home and classes and the SClldrinking. The posters Flower Show, April 17-18. students. The Team were displayed all over

intends to continue with campus. this project spring • A Service Club was Relay for Life quarter. Students are started, and it hopes to already preparing have some type of a

Bake Sale Proceeds lesson plans. display during SOAR in the fall. Some students

On April 8, linda HoustonThe April 2 Relay for Life are volunteering at the attended a luncheon inBake Sale was a great following agencies: Columbus to present a poster

the Ohio State ATI team to give success earning $350.59 for

about the Team's activities. Salvation Army to the American Cancer Meals Together Society. Roger's Report Grafton Prison

local Nursing Homes Charlotte Marsh and Carol Every Woman's House Roger's Report is attached laurich, co-chairs, would like to to the back of this newsletter (training needed) thank everyone who donated baked goods, made cash The Team is addressing Staff Council•contributions, worked at the alcohol/binge drinking sale table, and purchased bake issues by encouraging Upcoming New Membersale items. We greatly dialogue in English and Nominations & Electionappreciate your support. Orientation classes.

Students in Psychology• Nominations for new Silent Auction surveyed the members will be open soon community regarding for Staff Council. MembersPlease see the attached the sale and advertising whose term will conclude onannouncement of alcohol.

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June 30, 1999, are: Judy Cox, Administrative; Tom Jarvis, Academic; and Denise Porter, At large. Nomination ballots will be sent out on Monday, May 3, 1999. If you are interested in nominating someone, be sure to ask the person's permission first.

Staff Display Case

Staff volunteers are needed to keep the display case in

Halterman Hall up to date. Items that may be included in the display case will include staff award winners as well as upcoming event information. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please contact a Staff Council member.

Thank You

Attached to this edition of ATI Events is a copy of a thank you note Staff Council received for their donation to Nicaraguan Relief Fund. Thank you, Staff Members, for your generosity that has helped this organization.

Wooster Campus Safety Office

April 28 "Hearing Conservation

Program" 10:00 - 11 :00 a.m.

Old Admin Building, Room 206 or

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Video Conference Room

Fisher Auditorium

All employees subject to the hearing conservation program are required to have annual training. You can attend the morning or afternoon session. If you operate tractors, shop machinery, or other loud machinery, you qualify for the program. Those employees needing more information, please call the safety office at 263-3663.

MayS "New Employee Training"

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Old Admin Building, Room 206.

This training is required by OSHA for all new University Employees.

May 11 "Laboratory Safety Training"

8:00 a.m. - Noon. or 1 - 5 p.m. Fisher Auditorium North Exhibit Area

Faculty, staff and students can attend either session, - both are the same.

Presented by EH & S, Columbus campus.

Quips and Quotes

A young man, who was an avid golfer, found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He

d5> figured he could Rick Mitchell get in nine holes

before he had to

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head home. Just as he was about to tee off, an elderly gentleman strolled up and asked if he could accompany the young man since he was golfing alone.

Not being able to say no, the young man allowed the old guy to join him. To his surprise, the old man played quite quickly. He didn't hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn't waste much time.

Finally, they reached the ninth fairway, and the young man found himself faced with a tough shot. There was a large pine tree right in front of his ball and directly between his ball and the green. After several minutes of debating how to hit the shot, the old man finally said, "You know, when I was your age, I'd hit the ball right over that tree."

With that challenge placed before him, the young man swung hard, hit the ball up, right smack into the tree, and then it thudded back on the ground not a foot from where it was to begin with. The old man winked and said "Of course, when I was your age, that tree was only three feet tall."

ROGER'S REPORT

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (BY PERCENTAGE OF GRADES EARNED)

GRADES AU 94 AU 95 AU 96 AU 97 AU 98

A 23 20 17 19 17 A­ 9 9 9 10 10

B+ 9 9 9 7 8 B 12 13 12 12 12 B­ 9 8 9 9 9

C+ 7 7 8 7 6 C 9 8 8 9 10 C­ 5 5 6 5 5

D+ 4 3 4 3 4 D 6 6 6 7 6

E 7 8 10 . 10 11

OTHER 0 4 2 2 2

GPA 2.53 2.5 2.42 2.42 2.39

Matthew 25: Ministries

March 1, 1999 Dear Ohio State ATI Staff Coucil,

This letter is to acknowledge and thank you for your cash contribution to the Nicaraguan Relief Fund. Your contribution has been placed in a special account of Matthew 25: Ministries. As a 501(c)(3) your contribution is fully tax deductible.

Matthew 25: Ministeries is assisting Alberto Bolanos and the Undergraduate Student Government at the Ohio State University with the Nicaraguan Relief effort because of our not for profit status. The Undergraduate Student Government and Alberto's grandfather, Enrique Bolanos, Vice President of Nicaragua, will determine where best the funds should go to relieve the suffering in Nicaragua caused by Hurricane Mitch. In a future issue of the "Least of These" newsletter, we will give you an update on the distribution of these funds.

In closing, let me say that we at Matthew 25: Ministries have been very impressed with Alberto Bolanos and Marty Lanning. They are two most committed and capable young men. We have also been impressed with the generosity of the Ohio State University community.

God's Blessings,

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Relay for life Silent Auction

Contact people at Ohio State All:

Pat Harbert - ext. 1248 or Edna Graham - ext. 1226 or

Linda McCullough - ext. 1226 or Jan Elliott - ext. 1220

SILENT AUCTION

DATE: Friday, May 7, 1999

TIME: 10:00 a.m. To 2:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Ohio State ATI Halterman Hall Lobby

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO:

The items listedlJelow have lJeen donated for the auction: (Donated items are tax deductilJle). X Handmade Crocheted Afghan

X Wreath & Silk Arrangement

X Handmade Cross-stitched Item

X APicture

X Computer Instruction

X AHandmade Birdhouse

X Handmade Crocheted Baby Blanket

X Chief Wahoo Wood Lawn Signs

X Sandwich Maker

X AHandmade Wood Item

X 2Homemade Pies (Yummyl-Made by All's Director)

X Tree CUffing Service

X Four Handmade Crocheted Doilies

X Hand-knitted Sweater

X Cross-stitched Item

X AStriped Bark Maple Tree

X Clematis

Silent Auction Donation Brief description of your donated item(s): Comments:

Ohio State ATI 1328 Dover Road

Item 1 Item 2

Wooster, Ohio 44691

The Silent Auction will be on Friday, May 7

0 0

litem 3

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I IItem 4

Name

Address

in Halterman Hall lobby from 10:00 o.m. To 2:00 p.m.

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Phone

RETURN THIS BOTTOM PORTION TO JAN ELLIOTT AT THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFICE, OHIO STATE ATI.