COLUMBUS -- Several Ohio State University leaders will discuss how academic goals and budget realities mesh in a changing university environment in a May 9 panel discussion open to the public. From 3:30 to 5:00 in the Grand Lounge of the Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Dr., the topic will be "Academic Priorities and Budget Policies in a Changing University."

Ed Ray, executive vice president and provost, will chair a panel that includes Dan Farrell, chair of the Department of Philosophy; Matt Filipic, executive vice chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents; Judith Koroscik, dean of the College of the Arts; and Bill Shkurti, senior vice president for business and finance.

The forum is one of a series convened under the auspices of the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy. They are designed to provide a neutral forum to discuss and debate major university issues. It is hoped that there will be a free exchange of ideas. This panel, as well as public lecture by President Kirwan on May 23, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in 14 University Hall, are also part of an interdisciplinary and inter-college graduate seminar led by Elaine Hairston, chancellor emerita of the Ohio Board of Regents and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the College of Education; Gerald Reagan, professor of educational policy and leadership; and Richard Sisson, professor of political science and formerly university provost and interim president.

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