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OHIO STATE CELEBRATES STUDENTS WITH TWO-DAY EVENT 

	COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University will introduce a 
“Celebration of Students” focusing on issues of diversity and the 
undergraduate experience as part of homecoming festivities this 
year.

	Clark Kellogg, a former Buckeye basketball star and current 
CBS basketball analyst, will address students Thursday (10/15) 
during the “Celebration of Students” opening event from 4 to 7 
p.m. in the Ohio Union East and West Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St.  
Kellogg, scheduled to speak at approximately 4:15 p.m., will 
discuss his experiences as an Ohio State student and the values 
he learned on the way to a successful career, and will encourage 
students to strive for excellence.

	At 5 p.m. Thursday, President William E. Kirwan and Vice 
Provost Emeritus for Minority Affairs Frank W. Hale Jr. will 
address participants at the Ohio Union, speaking on the value of 
diversity –- in the context of underrepresented ethnic minorities 
–- and its impact on the success of Ohio State and the nation.  
The audience will have a chance to participate in a panel 
discussion and attend a free reception following the 
presentations.  About 400 students are expected to participate.

	The celebration continues on Friday (10/16) from 8:30 a.m. 
to 3 p.m. at Raney Commons, 47 Curl Drive.  Kirwan will kick off 
the program at 9:15 a.m. with his vision for a high-quality 
undergraduate experience.
 
	Kay Moore, director of the Center for the Study of Advanced 
Learning Systems at Michigan State University, will speak at 
10:30 a.m. Friday about the student service leadership 
initiative.  This project aims to produce students who are 
engaged citizens, with the skills and values necessary to provide 
leadership and service in their various environments.  

	Throughout the day Friday, deans, faculty, staff and 
students will participate in dialogue with panels discussing 
their experiences at Ohio State.  Representatives from the 
Department of Physics will discuss the department’s success in a 
panel presentation titled “Winning Under the New Rules” beginning 
at 12:45 p.m.; at 1:45 p.m., graduate and undergraduate students 
will discuss their academic, service and student life experiences 
inside and outside the classroom.

	The offices of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs are 
sponsoring the two-day event as part of an ongoing effort to 
enrich and improve the undergraduate student experience at Ohio 
State.

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Contact:  Martha Garland, vice provost for undergraduate 		
	  studies, (614) 292-5881

Written by Alice Churchill, Office of Academic Affairs, 
(614) 292-5881

Note to media:  Clark Kellogg will be available at the Ohio Union 
Ballrooms for interviews at 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 15.  Please call 
Tracy Turner at University Communications, (614) 688-3682, if you 
would like to speak to Kellogg before the program begins.