97-12-12 Story Tips for Local News Media

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URBAN EDUCATION REFORM NETWORK MEETS IN COLUMBUS--Dec. 11-13.
Local educators are providing leadership for a national reform
agenda that will bring educators from across the country to
Columbus to discuss improved education of teachers for urban
schools.  Participants will meet through Saturday (12/11-12/13)
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 33 E. Nationwide Blvd.  The educators
are members of the Holmes Partnership’s Urban Network to Improve
Teacher Education (UNITE).  The Holmes Partnership, headed by
President Nancy Zimpher, dean of The Ohio State University
College of Education, is a reform-minded confederation of 70
schools and colleges of education working closely with their
local school districts.  Reporters are welcome at meetings taking
place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. to  noon
Saturday in the Muirfield Rooms of the Crowne Plaza.
CONTACT:  Kenneth Howey, College of Education, 263-5313. 

UNIVERSITY STAFF WISH PRESIDENT GEE FAREWELL--Dec. 18. As
President Gee prepares to say “Good-bye, Columbus,” university
staff will wish him farewell on Thursday, 4-6 p.m. at the Wexner
Center.  There will be a brief program at 5 p.m.  The event is
sponsored by the University Staff Advisory Committee.
CONTACT: University Staff Advisory Committee, 688-8722.

TV HEALTH  PROGRAM FEATURES DR. BERNADINE HEALY--Dec. 20-21. Dr.
Bernadine Healy, dean of The Ohio State University College of
Medicine and former director of the National Institutes of
Health, makes a special guest appearance on PBS’ HealthWeek to
discuss what is on the horizon for women’s health in 1998.  Among
the topics on the program on women’s health issues: diet pills,
designer estrogen, and assisted reproduction.  The HealthWeek
program airs in Columbus on WOSU-TV on Dec. 21 at 3:30 p.m.  It
will also be broadcast on PBS stations in Cleveland and
Cincinnati  Dec. 20-24.
CONTACT: Kit Gray, HealthWeek, 202-828-9703.

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;
Tracy Turner, 688-3682; and Emily Caldwell, 292-8309.
Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
Goedde.1@osu.edu).


[Submitted by: Von Vargas  (vargas.12@osu.edu)
               
Fri, 12 Dec 1997 11:47:05 -0500 (EST)]
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