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POLAR RESEARCHERS HOST OPEN FORUM--June 2.  The Byrd Polar Research 
Center will present Earth Science Integration and Curriculum 
Innovation, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at 240 Scott Hall.  A panel of six 
researchers from the Byrd Center and other facilities will join the 
education forum to look at the content, pedagogy, assessment and 
dissemination of earth sciences in undergraduate curriculum. 
CONTACT: Lynn Everett, Byrd Center, 292-9909.

TWILIGHT OUTDOOR CONCERT IN AMPHITHEATER--June 3. The School of 
Music presents free outdoor concerts at one of the campus' most 
picturesque settings: Browning Amphitheater next to Mirror Lake.  
The University Steel Band will perform beginning at 7:30 p.m. 
CONTACT: Lois Foreman Wernet, College of the Arts, 292-8835.

TELECOMMUTING AND TELECOMPUTING--June 3.  Former OSU Political 
Science Professor Phil Burgess, now a columnist and futurist, will 
present Telecommunications, Computers and the InfoCulture at noon 
at the Athletic Club, 136 E. Broad St.  Burgess, president of the 
think tank Center for the New West, will discuss how the 
telecomputing revolution is affecting different industries, 
lifestyles, workstyles and social movements. 
CONTACT: Shari Lorbach, College of Humanities, 292-1882.

FILM DIRECTOR GIVES TALK--June 5.  Kevin Smith, director of Clerks, 
Chasing Amy and Mallrats will speak at 7:30 p.m. at Independence 
Hall, 1923 Neil Ave.  Smith was forced to rescheduled from June 2 
due to a production conflict with his current film project, Dogma.
CONTACT:  Frank Lazar, Ohio Union Activities Board, 292-3117.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS--June 5. The Board of Trustees and its 
committees will hold its regular June meeting at 11 a.m. in the 
Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd.  Among the many agenda 
items: a tuition increase and the university transportation and 
parking plan.  Committee meetings, where most of the discussion 
takes place, begin at 9 a.m.
CONTACT: Emily Caldwell, University Communications, 292-8309.

TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR ONE OF SCHOTTENSTEIN CENTER'S FIRST EVENTS--
June 6.  Ohio State's Jerome Schottenstein Center, on schedule for 
completion in October, will host an NBA preseason exhibition game 
between the Philadelphia '76ers and Chicago Bulls on Oct. 30 at 
7:30 p.m.  Tickets for the event go on sale June 6 at 10 a.m. 
through Ticketmaster Charge-By-Phone.  
CONTACT: Leslie Lane, Athletics, 688-5561.

The person listed as the contact for each item will have the best 
information about the story.  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).