09-13-94 Back to School Part 3 Part 3 (end) BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS The Columbus campus will be safer, neater and more attractive because of various initiatives of the Office of Physical Facilities. Over the summer the Maintenance Shop has replaced more than 12,000 square feet of sidewalk, 700 linear feet of curb and crack-sealed over 15,000 square yards of asphalt street. Repairs will continue throughout the year. Eight new picnic tables have been installed along the top of the levee by the Olentangy River. Twenty-two new flower beds, containing more than 4,000 chrysanthemums, have been installed, including a "Block O" on the east lawn of the Ohio Union. More than 300 cigarette ash urns have been installed outside campus buildings, and another 460 are on order for installation during the year. In the year just past, some 115 trees were planted, and another 75 to 100 will be added this year. The campus recycling program is being expanded into residence and dining halls this autumn. White paper, aluminum cans, corrugated cardboard, mixed paper and newsprint will be collected from all areas except the Medical Center. A total of 229 bike racks have been replaced or added on 17th, Neil and 12th avenues. Work will begin this fall to upgrade the Coffey Road intramural fields, with completion scheduled for spring. This is the second year of a major effort to upgrade general purpose classrooms. Autumn quarter students will see improvements in 100 Hagerty Hall and 100 Botany and Zoology Building, as well as three newly air conditioned rooms in Pomerene Hall. All pool classrooms will soon have lever-type door handles to allow easier access by students with disabilities. During the coming year, there are plans to renovate restrooms in 10 campus buildings to make them fully wheelchair accessible. There is a continuing program of retrofitting water coolers to be accessible to wheelchair users. Judy Vertikoff, Physical Facilities, 292-3841. Work is expected to be completed by the end of the month on the storm sewer separation project, which has had parts of the central campus dug up and behind construction fences for the past couple of years. The project involves separating the existing combined storm/sanitary sewer lines in a 54-acre area of the main campus to meet the mandates of the federal Clean Water Act. Storm water will be diverted from the sewer lines and into the Olentangy River. During the past year, an underground lift station was constructed between Ohio Stadium and Morrill Tower and a tunnel was dug under Cannon Drive and the river levee. The last piece of construction involves trenching along the west side of the Larkins tennis courts and will cause the walkway from Larkins to Lincoln and Morrill towers to be closed temporarily. Judy Vertikoff, Physical Facilities, 292-3841. The Office of Physical Facilities is putting emphasis on energy management. Everyone will be encouraged to turn off lights and computers when not in use; the Maintenance Division is retrofitting existing fluorescent lighting fixtures with more efficient ones and is installing infrared/ultrasonic sensors in selected classrooms which shut off lights about 15 minutes after the last person has left the room. Fewer people will have to put up with early morning "scheduled momentary power outages" that have regularly occurred because of construction and repair. A new switching method will provide seamless continuity of power when electrical feeds are switched. Computer users will be the biggest beneficiaries. Judy Vertikoff, Physical Facilities, 292-3841. Completed and ready for use this fall is the $20 million nine-story addition to Dreese Laboratory to house research and teaching laboratories for the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer and Information Science, as well as faculty offices. As part of the state of Ohio's Percent for Art program, artist Barbara Grygutis designed and installed an exterior sculpture called "Garden of Constants." It consists of a set of large numeral sculptures and cast bronze inserts in the sidewalk. Tom Heretta, Architect's Office, 292-1082. Construction has also been completed on the $21.7 million Vernal G. Riffe Jr. Building, which connects the Biological Sciences Building and Parks Hall (College of Pharmacy) on West 12th Avenue just east of Cannon Drive. The Riffe connector houses a computer center, chemical instrumentation center, fermentation laboratory, research laboratories and faculty offices. On its ground floor is a new combined Biological Sciences and Pharmacy Library, which opened Sept. 12 and provides nearly double the combined space of the two separate libraries it replaces. There is seating for 264 persons and room for many years of growth in the collections. Special library features include a multi-media room, compact shelving, a special collections room, two conference rooms and an attractive view to the north campus, including Ohio Stadium. Ray Yanscik, Architect's Office, 292-4240. A $10 million University Hospitals construction project has reached the halfway mark. The three-story addition to the Medical Logistical Facility is ready for occupancy this month. It will house a 38-bed surgical intensive care unit as well as space for emergency equipment, pharmacy, lockers, conferences and storage. Renovation will soon begin on the Doan Hall space vacated by the move of the SICU to the new space. Robert Lopeman, Architect's Office, 292-2165. Work began this summer on the first phase of the Library Book Depository. This $3.7 million building on Kenny Road in the University Services Center north of Lane Avenue, will provide economical, high density storage for infrequently used books. It will have filing, retrieval and delivery services. John Frazier, Architect's Office, 292-0958. At the Marion campus design is proceeding on a library and classroom facility that will serve both Ohio State at Marion and the Marion Technical College. It will accommodate current library technology and include audio-visual communication. Plans are for a flexible design to provide multipurpose use of the facility. Construction should begin this winter and be completed in 1996. Ray Yanscik, Architect's Office, 292-4240. At the Mansfield campus, major renovations are being completed on Ovalwood Hall, which will provide additional classroom space, two new computer laboratories, a new behavioral sciences laboratory, and a new career exploration center. In addition, work is continuing on the Conard Learning Center, a two-story addition to Bromfield Hall, which will provide space to consolidate various developmental education programs, add two more computer classrooms (bringing the campus total to six), and add a fully interactive distant learning classroom. Rodger Smith, assistant director, OSU-Mansfield, (419) 755-4011. EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC The annual Farm Science Review will be held Sept. 20-22 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center, located 30 miles west of Columbus on U.S. 40 near London. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, visitors can see displays by nearly 600 agricultural exhibitors, attend educational demonstrations and exhibits and take in a variety of other programs. The popular Home, Yard and Garden programs feature information on everything from roaches to home- based business, and the antique equipment display contains about 1,000 items. The demonstration farms provide an on-site comparison of the profitability and quality of different farming methods. Stan Ernst, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 292-2011. The Wexner Center for the Arts has announced its schedule of exhibits and programs for the coming year. Opening exhibits are House Rules, a provocative look at what we think about houses and homes; Burning Beds, the premiere of a survey of paintings, drawings and sculptures by Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca; and Between the Frames: The Forum, an audio-visual installation by Spanish-born artist Muntados which presents a portrait of the personalities and opinions that influence what art is. The exhibits and the regularly scheduled Thursday and Saturday walk- in tours are free, as are most lectures. There are admission charges for films and most performances, but a new membership program offers significant discounts and parking privileges for those who join. Membership levels begin at $40. Special exhibition tours can be arranged for groups of eight or more by contacting the Wexner Center's education department, which also is offering a seminar specifically for elementary and secondary school teachers on Oct. 21 in conjunction with Central Ohio Teachers' Association Day. Darnell Lautt, Wexner Center, 292-0330. Take an informative and interesting look behind the scenes at The Ohio State University Medical Center's open house from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. This back stage look will give visitors a close-up view of "Intensive Caring" and an inside view of how a major medical center operates. Look for more information to come from Medical Center Communications, 293-3737. Fitness Forums begin its third season Sept. 15 at the Lane Avenue Shopping Center. These free programs from the Offices of Geriatrics and Gerontology at The Ohio State University Medical Center are held the third Thursday of each month at the shopping center and focus on health and wellness for older adults. The first topic is life-long learning and will be presented by Michael Hoza of Ohio State's Office of Continuing Education. He'll explain Program 60, which offers free enrollment in university classes to older adults. Sandi Latimer, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737. In 1995, the Ohio State University Cartoon, Graphic and Photographic Arts Research Library is planning a year-long celebration of the centennial of the American comic strip. Four library exhibits will follow each other through the year, and another is planned for the Columbus Museum of Art in late summer. The library will host the fifth triennial Festival of Cartoon Art on Aug. 25-26, with such featured speakers as Robb Armstrong, Bruce Beattie, Bill Griffith, Jeff MacNelly, Lynn Johnston, Toni Menendez, Trina Robbins, Lee Salem, Nancy Tew, Anita Tobias, and Garry Trudeau. Persons interested in attending the festival should call 292-0538 to put their names on a mailing list to receive more information and ticket applications. Lucy Caswell, Cartoon, Graphic and Photographic Arts Research Library, 292- 0538. Tickets are available now for the Department of Theatre's 1994-95 season. The six-production season opens Oct. 26 with George Bernard Shaw's witty and satirical Arms and the Man. The plays continue with Inspecting Carol, a contemporary comedy set in a financially faltering regional theater; Gym Rats, a parable built around basketball by local playwright Farrell Foreman; The Country Wife, a classic adult comedy by William Wycherley, first published in 1675; Franz Kafka's surreal journey, The Trial, as adapted for the stage by Steven Berkoff; and Dancing at Lughnasa, a family drama by Brian Friel which won the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play. One-half hour before each Saturday matinee, the audience is invited to meet with the dramaturg for an insider's sneak preview of the play. After Thursday performances, the cast and director will be on hand for discussions with the audience. For ticket information, call the theater box office at 292-2295 during business hours. Paul Starr, a leading American health care expert and Pulitzer Prize winner, will deliver the fifth annual Midland Lecture at 4 p.m. on Nov. 10 in the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow. Starr, an advisor to the development of President Clinton's health plan, will address "The Future of American Health Care." Elizabeth Samuels, College of Medicine Communications, 293-3737. The Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs will celebrate its 20th year by funding educational and public service programs examining the interactions between science and technology and the needs and aspirations of persons and societies. The endowment was created in 1975 with a gift from Battelle Memorial Institute with the aim of influencing future leaders so that scientists and engineers become more sensitive to social needs and so that others gain a better understanding of the capabilities and limitations of science and technology. Programs funded since last fall have included a holography exhibit and conference; a video theatrical presentation on the social implications of medical technology; computer-based teaching modules for secondary schools using real-time weather data; and interactive digital art and virtual reality research, studio, exhibirt and conferences. Professor Larry A. Brown, 292- 2320. [Submitted by: REIDV (reidv@ccgate.ucomm.ohio-state.edu) Wed, 14 Sep 1994 08:50:34 -0500 (EST)] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.