8-28-98

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GREAT ISLAND TOUR – F.T. STONE LABORATORY ON GIBRALTAR ISLAND HOLDS OPEN HOUSE--Aug. 29. The F.T. Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, will host an open house on Saturday (8/29) from noon-4 p.m. to showcase the programs and research projects conducted at the lab. Activities will include self-guided bicycle tours of South Bass Island and an open house and tour of the South Bass lighthouse. F.T. Stone Laboratory, located on the 6.5-acre Gibraltar Island in Put-in-Bay harbor, is the Lake Erie research and teaching laboratory for the Ohio Sea Grant College Program, and is the oldest freshwater biological field station and research laboratory in the United States. The open house event is also part of Coastweeks ’98, a national three-week celebration of waters and shorelines. Coastweeks runs from Aug. 29 through Sept. 21 and includes a variety of recreational, educational and environmental opportunities coordinated by the Ohio Lake Erie Office. The goal of Ohio’s program is to increase the awareness of the value and fragility of Lake Erie. The theme, “I Can Help Lake Erie,” encourages Ohioans to be a part of the solution, not the pollution that finds its way into the lake.

CONTACT: Karen Ricker, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, 292-8949, or Debbie Katterheinrich, (419) 245-2514.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS--Sept. 2. The Board of Trustees and its committees will hold the regular September meeting on Wednesday (9/2) at 10:45 a.m. in the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road. Committee meetings, where most of the discussion takes place, begin at 9 a.m.

CONTACT: Emily Caldwell, University Communications, 292-8309.

SUMMER QUARTER COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES--Sept. 3. Commencement exercises for summer quarter graduates will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday (9/3) in St. John Arena. Some 1,400 degrees will be awarded in the ceremonies. The commencement speaker will be Don Shackelford, chair of Fifth Third Bank of Columbus. He previously served as chair of State Savings Bank of Columbus for 25 years. An alumnus of Ohio State, Shackelford is a 12-year member of the Ohio State University Hospitals Board, where he has served as chair for the past five years. During his tenure, he has helped the Hospitals develop outreach services to extend their care and mission, and assisted in the transition to managed care, ensuring that quality patient care is preserved.

CONTACT: Tracy Turner, University Communications, 688-3682.

MUMS, CABBAGE AND KALE FOR SALE--Sept. 4-5. Several varieties of mums, cabbage and kale will be on sale Friday (9/4) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday (9/5) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chadwick Arboretum’s 6th Annual Founder’s Day Sale, on the lawn of Dakan Hall, 674 W. Lane Ave. The plants cost between $5 and $20. All proceeds of the sale will benefit the operations and programs of The Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum.

CONTACT: Janet Oberliesen, development officer, 292-4678.

HONORS PROGRAM AWARDED FOR WORK WITH “ADOPTED” SCHOOL--Sept. 5. The Ohio State University Honors Center’s Adopt-A-School partnership with Indianola Middle School has received an award for outstanding volunteer service from the Ohio School Volunteer Partners Inc. Honors Program staff will receive the award Saturday (9/5) at 10:30 a.m. at the Kings Island Resort and Conference Center, outside Cincinnati. Now in its fifth year, the adopt-a-school project allows some 248 Ohio State honors students to volunteer one hour per week throughout the academic year to tutor and teach math, reading, writing, science, social studies and music to sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders at Indianola.

CONTACT: David Strauss, program assistant, University Honors Program, 292-3135.

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--Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; Tracy Turner, 688-3682; and Emily Caldwell, 292- 8309. **Compiled by Tracy Turner, University Communications, (Turner.44@osu.edu).