Feb. 19, 1999

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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPETE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS--Feb. 19-20, 26-27. More than 1,000 top high school seniors will come to campus this weekend and next for the University Scholars Maximus Competition to compete for 10 Presidential Scholarships, 30 Medalist Scholarships and 80 Tradition Scholarships. Presidential Scholars receive “full-ride” scholarships to Ohio State for four years, currently valued at $12,513 per year. Medalist Scholars receive in-state tuition for four years (currently $3,879 per year), and Tradition Scholars receive one-half in-state tuition. Students will complete an essay exam in the morning and take part in afternoon programs to better acquaint them with Ohio State and its Honors Program. There are also programs for their parents.
CONTACT: Mabel Freeman or Nina Hoppes, University Honors Center, 292-3135.

PRESIDENT SALUTES STUDENT SCHOLARS--Feb. 23. More than 300 undergraduates will be recognized for academic achievement in the eighth annual President’s Salute to Undergraduate Academic Achievement Tuesday (2/23) at 6 p.m. at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road. The ceremony will include remarks from President Kirwan and David Ashley, dean of the College of Engineering. Those to be recognized include 317 top juniors and seniors, along with faculty nominated by the students. In addition, the College of Engineering will display award-winning cars, bridges and canoes.
CONTACT: Elaine West, University Honors Center, 292-3135.

PRESIDENT KIRWAN INSTALLED--Feb. 26. The Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University will formally install William E. Kirwan as the 12th president of the university during an investiture ceremony at 3:30 p.m. in Mershon Auditorium. The event is an opportunity for various constituencies to formally welcome Kirwan to Ohio State. Following remarks by Board of Trustees Chair Ted Celeste, Kirwan will be sworn in as president and presented with the medallion of office. Kirwan will deliver a short speech outlining his vision for Ohio State, and there will be other greetings and comments before the event ends at 4:30 p.m. Some 1,700 guests have been invited, representing Ohio State faculty, students, staff, and advisory boards as well as public officials and the presidents of other Ohio and Big 10 universities. An audio mult box will be provided.
CONTACT: Board of Trustees Office, 292-6359.

PROGRAM LOOKS AT HISTORY AND PROGRAMS AT STONE LAB--Feb. 27. The Friends of Stone Lab and Ohio Sea Grant invite you to learn about the history and current activities at the facility during a winter program and reception, 1-5 p.m. in Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd. Stone Lab, Ohio State’s research facility on Gibralter Island, Lake Erie, has an interesting history and mission. The event features a presentation on Cooke Castle-- Past, Present, and Future by John Kleberg, assistant vice president for Business and Administration at Ohio State. Sea Grant researchers Susan Fisher and David Kelch will also give presentations about their ongoing investigations at Stone Lab.
CONTACT: Karen Ricker, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, 292-8949.

ELECTRONIC PRIVACY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY--March 2. Intellectual Property/Fair Use is the topic of a conference from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on March 2 in 14 University Hall, 230 N. Oval Mall. Sponsored by the Office of Technology Enhanced Learning and Research, Reprographics, University Libraries, and the Office of Legal Affairs, the conference is designed to help sensitize faculty to important issues of course ownership and fair use of materials in their Web-based classes, as well as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
CONTACT: Ronda Bucy, University Technology Systems, 688-5875.

DEVELOPERS PRESENT PROPOSALS FOR UNIVERSITY GATEWAY CENTER--March 2. Campus Partners will unveil development proposals from three competing teams for what may be the largest mixed-use, urban redevelopment project ever attempted in central Ohio. The project, known as the University Gateway Center, will be built in the area of 11th Avenue and High Street adjacent to Ohio State’s Columbus campus. Campus Partners and the Ohio Union Activities Board will co-sponsor a public presentation of the development proposals on Tuesday, March 2, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Stecker Lounge of the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St. In addition, each master developer team will make two formal one- hour slide presentations of its proposal. The University Gateway Center, which could attract $50 million to $70 million in private investment, will reinforce High Street’s “Main Street” character by blending an active pedestrian environment with the vitality of multi-story urban buildings. Campus Partners has been buying property in the area of 11th and High Street for nearly two years and has acquired about two-thirds of the 7.4 acres proposed for the center.
CONTACT: Terry Foegler, Campus Partners, 294-7300; or Frank Lazar, Ohio Union Activities Board, 292-3117.

WOMEN SUCCEEDING IN SCIENCE IN 1999--March 3. Women researchers- -undergraduate and graduate students--will present their work in a multidisciplinary poster session titled Women Succeeding in Science in 1999 on March 3 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Ohio Union Ballroom, 1739 N. High St. Sponsored by the Association for Women in Science of Central Ohio and the Office of Research, the special poster session features a lecture by Dr. Gertrude Bell Elion, 1988 Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology. Awards will be given to the best undergraduate and graduate poster presentations.
CONTACT: Caroline Breitenberger, College of Biological Sciences, 292-9473.

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**Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-Goedde.1@osu.edu).