09-08-95 News Tips for Local Media STORY TIPS University Communication offers a new service for central Ohio news organizations: a listing of potential news stories on the Columbus campus. We'll update this listing every other week. NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION, TA ORIENTATION--Sept.11-15, About 88 of the 162 new faculty at Ohio State are expected to attend the New Faculty Orientation, Sept.14-15 at the Faculty Club. Sessions include: information about the university, the student population, promotion and tenure, principles of effective lecturing, large classroom instruction, and teaching problem solving and critical thinking. Teaching Associate Orientation, which assists TAs in developing teaching techniques, will be held Sept.11-13 at the Faculty Club. CONTACT: New Faculty Orientation: Li Tang, Office of Faculty and TA Development, 292-3644; TA Workshop: Christine Stanley, Office of Faculty and TA Development, 292-3644. GEES DOT THE "I" IN QUADRUPLE SCRIPT OHIO--Sept.16. Ohio State President Gordon Gee and his wife, Dr. Constance Bumgarner Gee, will 'dot the I' in Script Ohio during halftime of the Ohio State-Washington game (3:30 start time), 9/16 at Ohio Stadium. The Ohio State University Marching Band will join with more than 600 band alumni to perform the quadruple Script Ohio to all four sides of the stadium, with the Gees dotting the alumni script to the home (pressbox) side of the field. CONTACT: Dave Carwile, band media contact, 292-9678/431-3334. Game passes must be obtained through OSU Sports Information, 292-6861. WELCOME WEEK--Sept.17-22, Up to 50,000 students converge on the Columbus campus beginning Sunday, Sept. 17, as Ohio State begins a new academic year on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Among the many "Welcome Week" activities: Sunday (9/17), almost 8,000 students will begin moving into dormitories. President Gee will welcome students Monday (9/18) with an 11 a.m. convocation at St. John Arena followed by a picnic by the French Field House along the Olentangy River. Tuesday (9/19), students may attend a Student Organizations Fair. On Wednesday (9/20), classes start and there's a scavenger hunt at the Drake and Ohio unions open house. Thursday(9/21) brings the "Just Say Hi" picnic and social, and a pep rally at St. John Arena. On Friday (9/22), students may attend a party at the Wexner Center for the Arts to preview the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition and meet the artist. CONTACT: Brenda Fields, Student Events Committee, 292-2324. WOMENS HEALTH CONFERENCE--Sept.21-23, "Toward the Year 2000: Improving Women's Health in Ohio" is the first comprehensive, statewide conference to examine women's health from a variety of perspectives. It will be held Sept. 21, 22 and 23 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St. Co-sponsored by the Ohio State University Medical Center and the Ohio Department of Health, the conference will look at health trends and characteristics unique to Ohio women. Dr. Bernadine Healy, dean, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, will provide an overview of women's health issues across the lifespan; Dr. Marianne Neifert, also known as "Dr. Mom," will examine women's multiple roles and complex lives, and suggest alternatives to the "Superwoman" myth. CONTACT: Betsy Samuels, University Medical Center Communications, 293-3737. WORLD WAR TWO LECTURES-Sept.22 and 23, The Ohio State University College of Humanities, Department of History, and Mershon Center, are co-sponsoring lectures delivered at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Historical Society, I-71 and 17th Avenue. Ohio State alumnus Donald Kagan, professor of history and classics, Yale University, will discuss his book "On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace" Friday (9/22)at 7:30 p.m. Ohio State history professor Allan Millett will speak on "What the U.S. Did to World War II and What the War did to US," Saturday (9/23) at 2 p.m. CONTACT: Melinda Nelson, College of Humanities, 292-1882. OHIO STATE STUDENT NEWSPAPER AVAILABLE IN AUDIOTEXT--"The Lantern," the laboratory newspaper for School of Journalism students, is believed to be the first student newspaper in the U.S. to make its copy available via telephone. The audiotext service is available by calling 688-5465. The "Lantern LINK" (Lantern Information Network), provides national news, weather information, entertainment information, horoscopes, soap opera updates and sports scores. "The Lantern" hopes to add local and campus news to the service this fall. CONTACT: Ray Catalino, Lantern Business Manager, 292-6749. The person listed as the contact for each item will have the best information about the story. However, feel free to call on our news services staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State news stories. Amy Murray, 292-8385;Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; and Tom Spring, 292-8309. -compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-Goedde.1@osu.edu). [Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) Fri, 8 Sep 1995 16:10:40 -0400] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.