96-02-16 Story Tips for Local News Media STORY TIPS University Communication offers a listing of potential news stories on the Columbus campus. We'll update this listing every week. This and every University Communications news release is available on the Internet and World Wide Web. To access by Internet, you may reach us through either OASIS (Ohio State Information System), the Columbus Freenet or World Wide Gophers. Select News and Weather, then Ohio State University News Releases, then News Releases from University Communications. Our Web address is http://www.acs.ohio- state.edu/ Choose News Releases from The Ohio State University, then News Releases from University Communications. SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION--Feb. 16-17, 23-24.-Approximately 860 of the most academically gifted students in the country who have applied for freshman admission to Ohio State will be on campus to compete for 10 four-year "full ride" scholarships and 90 partial scholarships. The sixth annual University Scholar Maximus competition (formerly called the Presidential and Medalist Scholarship Competition) will take place at the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St. from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. About one-fourth of the contestants will take part each of the four days. Students will take a two-hour essay examination and attend information sessions with their parents. Reporters are invited to attend any event except the examination. CONTACT: Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-8424, for schedule and more information. OHIO STATE OPENS NEW VISITOR CENTER--Feb. 21. The building that housed the university's first student union will be the new location of a welcome center to meet and greet some 30,000 prospective students, parents, family members, community groups and alumni who visit the university yearly. Ohio State's Office of Admissions and Financial Aid will open a student visitors center in Enarson Hall, 154 W. 12th Ave. (formerly the Student Services Building). Located near the Oval at the heart of the campus, the center will house resources like admissions publications, promotional materials, admissions and financial aid publications, and class descriptions and provide walking tours of campus. CONTACT: Laura Lembo, coordinator for visitor relations, 292-0418. THE LATEST IN TECHNO-GADGETRY--Feb. 22. Technology from Ohio State's College of Engineering and other areas will be on display at the Central Ohio Technology Exposition and Conference, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Hall C, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St. The Exposition showcases technology from local schools, businesses and industry. A Cyberlab will highlight the business uses of the Internet by providing a hands-on experience for visitors. CONTACT: Judy Kauffeld, College of Engineering, 292-4159, or Central Ohio Technology Exposition office, 895-1355. TEACHER RECRUITING FAIR-Feb. 23-25--The College of Education will host an International Recruiting Fair for people interested in K-12 teaching positions around the globe. Open Your Door to the World will take place at the University Ramada Inn, 3110 Olentangy River Road.. CONTACT: B.J. Bryant, College of Education Student and Academic Career Center, 292-2470. UNITED BLACK WORLD MONTH--through Feb. 29. Ohio State commemorates Black heritage in February with a variety of programs designed to celebrate the history and achievements of African Americans. Events at the Hale Center include Voices from the Village on Feb.19 and 26; Children's Cultural Hour, Feb.,20, and 27;: Black Miseducation, a workshop that examines the education of African people in America, Feb. 20, 7-8:30 p.m.; and Media Assassination, a workshop to address contemporary media images of Black people, Feb. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. CONTACT: Joyce Vaughan, director, African American Student Services, 292-6584. LEARNING AT A DISTANCE--Tuesdays through Mar. 5. Distance learning is already a reality at Ohio State University. Designing such courses is the focus of a course that links students and faculty via video and audio on the Columbus and Marion campuses. In Columbus, the class meets Tuesdays, 1:30-4:00 p.m., in the distance learning lab of the Center for the Advanced Study of Telecommunication (CAST), 3136 Derby Hall, 154 North Oval Mall. In Marion, the class meets at GTE's distance learning lab. After the interactive class, students continue communicating via e-mail and home pages. The class is taught this quarter by Marge Cambre (Columbus) and Marv Bratt (Marion), faculty in the College of Education. CONTACT: Marge Cambre, 292-4872 or Marv Bratt, 389-6786. WETLAND BOARDWALK CONSTRUCTION--Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 25. Volunteers with carpentry and construction experience are needed to help construct a boardwalk at the Ohio State University Wetland Research Park, 352 Dodridge Rd. Volunteers will work 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays or 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Owens-Corning Corp. has donated recycled plastic lumber to the School of Natural Resources for the project; the Seabees will help with construction; and several Ohio building companies will provide supervision. CONTACT: Molly Bean, Natural Resources, 292-9773. 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; Tom Spring, 292-8309, and Tracy Turner, 688-3682. -Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray- Goedde.1@osu.edu). [Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu) Fri, 16 Feb 1996 10:27:34 -0500] All documents are the responsibility of their originator.