Jan. 29, 1999

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OSU CELEBRATES UNITED BLACK WORLD MONTH--through Feb. 27. Following a theme of “Learning to Love Ourselves: Understanding our Connection to Africa,” Ohio State will celebrate black heritage with United Black World Month, Jan. 31-Feb. 27. Festivities kick off Sunday (1/31) at 3 p.m. at the King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave. The Puppets of Praise and Youth Choir of New Salem Baptist Church, African American Voices of Ohio State, and Raymond Wise and the Family will perform. Other upcoming events include:
* Tuesday, Feb. 9--Doctoral candidate Tiwana Simpson will speak on “The Memory of Slavery in the African American Community” at 5:30 p.m. in the Ohio Union Stecker Lounge, 1739 N. High St.
* Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23--“Children’s Cultural Hour,” designed to teach children about African American history and to promote pride and respect for African American culture, takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, 153 W. 12th Ave.
* Thursday, Feb. 11--Aldopho Bermes, director of Academic Advancement and Placement and adjunct professor in the Lesar Chavez Center of Chicano Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles, will present “Access, Equity, and Social Justice” at 5:30 p.m. in the Rhodes Hall Auditorium, 450 W. 10th Ave. All activities are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For a complete calendar, call Ethnic Student Services, 292-6584.
CONTACT: Janice Hoffman, Ethnic Student Services, 688-4981.

ASTRONAUT, PILOT NANCY CURRIE LANDS ON CAMPUS--Feb. 4. The 1980 Ohio State graduate will make a presentation to students and other interested persons from 1 to 2:15 p.m. in 100 Ives Hall, 2073 Neil Ave. From 2:15 to 2:45 p.m., she’ll be available for media interviews, also in 100 Ives Hall. Currie, an Army aviator, will be the guest of Ohio State’s ROTC programs. She is expected to speak about job opportunities at NASA, career development, her background and her space shuttle experiences. A veteran of three shuttle flights, she operated the robotic arm that connected the U.S. and Russian modules during the latest flight in December 1998.
CONTACT: Ruth Gerstner, University Communications, 292-8424; or Tom Foley, Columbus Recruiting Station, U.S. Army, 469-2343.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS AT OHIO UNION--Feb. 5. The Board of Trustees and its committees will meet at the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., at 10:15 a.m. Friday (2/5). Committee meetings, where most of the discussion takes place, begin at 9 a.m.
CONTACT: Emily Caldwell, University Communications, 292-8309.

LAW LECTURE ADDRESSES RACE ISSUES--Feb. 10. Professor Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law School will present the annual Frank R. Strong Law Forum lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 10, speaking on the topic “On Racial ‘Passing.’” The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in the College of Law Auditorium, 55 W. 12th Ave. A noted scholar, Kennedy teaches contracts, freedom of expression and the regulation of race relations. His book, Race, Crime, and the Law, won the 18th Annual Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Grand Prize. The forum is named to honor Frank R. Strong, dean of the College of Law from 1952 to 1965.
CONTACT: Liz Cutler Gates, College of Law, 292-0283.

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; and Emily Caldwell, 292-8309.
**Compiled by Emily Caldwell, University Communications.