· Archie Griffin to lead OSU Alumni Association
· Snyder named interim provost to replace Ed Ray
· Ohio State boasts two Guggenheim winners
· OSU breaks ground on new recreation center
· Holbrook, Ray announce plan for arts-sciences
· Students are winners at Denman Research Forum
· Kickoff times set for first Buckeye home games
· Research survey shows Ohio State’s achievements
· Tressel receives new six-year contract
· Community center reaches out to Mt. Vernon area

Archie Griffin to lead OSU Alumni Association

Archie Griffin, one of Ohio State's most recognizable and respected graduates, has been named the next leader of the Ohio State Alumni Association Inc., an organized body of alumni dedicated to making Ohio State stronger. Griffin will take office as president/CEO on Jan. 1. He will replace Dan L. Heinlen, who will retire on Dec. 31 after 38 years with the Alumni Association. One of the greatest running backs ever to play college football, Griffin received the Heisman Trophy in 1974 and 1975, the only player to ever claim the award twice. READ MORE >

Snyder named interim provost to replace Ed Ray

President Holbrook has named Barbara R. Snyder, Joanne W. Murphy/Class of 1965 Professor of Law and vice provost for academic policy and human resources in the Office of Academic Affairs, and currently interim vice president for University Relations, as the university’s new interim executive vice president and provost. She replaces Edward J. Ray, who has been named the new president of Oregon State University effective Sept. 1. Executive Dean of Health Sciences and Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine Glen Hoffsis will chair the search committee for a new provost. READ MORE >

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Ohio State boasts two Guggenheim winners

The Guggenheim Foundation, which provides annual fellowships to support research and artistic creation, has announced its Fellowship winners for 2003. Among the 184 artists, scholars, and scientists selected from more than 3,200 applicants for the prestigious awards totaling $6,750,000 are two winners from Ohio State: Carter Vaughn Findley, professor of history, and Fei-Ran Tian, associate professor of mathematics. Findley won his fellowship to support the writing of a book about Ignatius Mouradgea d’Ohsson. Tian won his fellowship for the study of nonlinear dispersive oscillations.

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OSU breaks ground on new recreation center

Ohio State broke ground last month on a new state-of-the-art Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC), including the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion. The project’s first phase, scheduled for completion in early 2005, includes a 277,820 square-foot main recreation building, a 95,390 square-foot Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion, and a 30,555 square-foot recreational and instruction pools building. READ MORE >

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Holbrook, Ray announce plan for arts-sciences

President Holbrook and Provost Ray have issued a white paper that calls for a new federation of the five colleges of the arts and sciences. After more than a year of planning and deliberation, Holbrook and Ray believe a federation of the colleges will help streamline, add efficiencies, and reduce duplication. Michael Hogan, formerly dean of humanities, has been named executive dean.
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Students are winners at Denman Research Forum

The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, an annual event that provides Ohio State students an opportunity to showcase their undergraduate research projects, showcased the work of a record-number 228 undergraduates. Participation this year has more than tripled since the first forum eight years ago. The forum is funded by a gift from long-time university supporters Richard and Martha Denman. READ MORE >

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Kickoff times set for first Buckeye home games

Kickoff times for six of Ohio State’s eight home football games in 2003 have been finalized and include three appearances on ABC television. The Buckeyes’ season opener against Pac-10 Conference foe Washington will kick off at 8:10 p.m. Aug. 30 in Ohio Stadium. The sixth night game in stadium history will be televised nationally by ABC. The Sept. 6 home football game against San Diego State gets under way at 12:10 p.m. in Ohio Stadium and will be televised by ESPN Plus. ABC also will carry the North Carolina State game at 12:10 p.m. Sept. 13. Ohio State’s Sept. 20 game with Bowling Green also will kick off at 12:10 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN Plus. The Ohio State at Wisconsin game, Oct. 11 in Madison, will be nationally televised by ESPN and will kick off at 9:08 p.m. ABC will televise the Iowa game on Oct. 18. That game will get under way at 3:36 p.m. and is the first meeting between the two teams, who shared last year’s Big Ten title at 8-0, since 2000. Earlier, ABC announced it would televise the Nov. 22 Ohio State at Michigan game, the 100th meeting in the storied rivalry between the two schools. That game will kick off at 12:10 p.m.

Research survey shows Ohio State’s achievements

The latest federal figures ranking universities by their annual expenditures for research and development activity place Ohio State in first place in the state and third nationally among public universities for industry-sponsored research. Ohio State ranks fifth nationally among all universities for industry-sponsored research, according to the FY 2001 National Science Foundation Expenditure Survey, the latest survey available. Late last year, Ohio State reported that its research funding had topped $426 million in fiscal year 2001-2002, the latest year for which figures are available. That represented a 13 percent increase over the previous year but an 80 percent growth compared to what the university received in 1997-1998. READ MORE >

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Tressel receives new six-year contract

Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, last year's national coach of the year after leading the Buckeyes to a perfect 14-0 season and the national championship, has been rewarded with a new six-year contract that runs through the 2008 season. The agreement, which may be extended for three years, replaces Tressel's existing contract, which would have expired following the 2005 season. Tressel has compiled an overall record of 21-5 in his first two years with the Buckeyes. He is 13-3 in Big Ten play and his teams have won nine-consecutive conference games heading into the 2003 campaign. The Buckeyes shared the Big Ten title last year at 8-0 on the way to recording the league's first consensus national championship since 1968. The 14 victories last year are the most ever by a Division I-A school. "I am truly humbled to be a small part of The Ohio State University, because I believe this is one of the great institutions of higher learning in this country," Tressel said. "I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead and to giving our fans, the city of Columbus and the state of Ohio a football team that will represent itself with class and dignity both on and off the field." READ MORE >

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Community center reaches out to Mt. Vernon area

A fixture of the near east area of Columbus for more than 30 years, Ohio State’s Department of African American and African Studies Community Extension Center is expanding on its mission to serve as a conduit between the university and the community. In addition to popular computer literacy classes, the center will soon offer two programs for area youth: a week-long residential summer camp for high school students and a new 4-H program. READ MORE >

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