July 23, 1999

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PRESIDENT KIRWAN PLAYS HOOPS WITH YOUNG SCHOLARS--July 29. As all 259 participants in Ohio State’s Young Scholars Program wrap up their annual summer institute on campus, President Kirwan will join them for a picnic and basketball tournament. Scholars will close out the two-week-long Samuel Dubois Cook Summer Scholars Conference on Thursday (7/29) from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lane Avenue Park, at the corner of Lane and Kenny Road. The Young Scholars Program provides year-round academic, personal and skill development opportunities for economically disadvantaged Ohio minority youth. Its main objective is to increase the number of students from underrepresented minority groups who enroll and succeed in colleges and universities. The 259 Scholars on campus come from nine Ohio cities.
CONTACT: Paula Smith, Young Scholars Program, 292-6222.

OFFICIALS TRY TO MAKE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SAFER--More than 100,000 faculty, students and staff travel internationally each year from colleges and universities across the country. Reports of serious crimes, with students as victims, are of significant concern to college and university administrations. In an effort to enhance safety and security awareness for traveling academics, Ohio State recently hosted a meeting of representatives from the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), Department of State, campus public safety officials and representatives of international studies organizations. As a result, a special committee of OSAC is being formed. OSU is one of a select group to receive information from the State Department about travel safety. Ohio State also provides briefing materials to travelers, a travel safety folder and a 24-hour emergency contact point. Other colleges and universities are now adapting OSU’s program.
CONTACT: Patrick Maughan, Security Services, 292-7677.

MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS HEALTHY MEAL ADVICE TO AREA RESTAURANT--A nutritionist at The Ohio State University Medical Center and the chef at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe are working together to develop three new, healthy entrees for the restaurant’s menu. It is one of the first partnerships between a medical center and restaurant to ensure healthy food choices. Shirley Kindrick, director of the Comprehensive Weight Management Program at the OSU Center for Wellness and Prevention, worked closely with chef Robert Larsen of the Buckeye Cafe to create dishes with no more than 600 calories, 10 grams of fat and at least three grams of fiber. The result: new entrees of soba pasta, orange basil chicken, and grilled chicken with fruit sauce.
CONTACT: Shirley Kindrick, Comprehensive Weight Management, 293- 2888.

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