TURKISH STUDENTS HOLD BENEFIT DINNER FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF--Aug. 27. A benefit dinner tonight (8/27) will highlight earthquake relief efforts by the Ohio State University Turkish Students’ Association (TSA). The dinner will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. at Royer Activities Center, 85 Curl Drive. The association will sell Turkish food and collect monetary donations for earthquake relief. The TSA has set up an account at Bank One for earthquake relief funds. All donations received for earthquake relief will be given to the Turkish Red Crescent (similar to Red Cross) for the purchase of food and medical supplies. The TSA also will collect donations at a table at Easton Town Center through the week. The Office of International Education and the Middle East Studies Center at Ohio State are aiding the Turkish Students’ Association in its efforts.
CONTACT: Kim Diehl, Office of International Education, 292-6101 (w), 261-4689 (h), 250-4941 (pager), diehl.36@osu.edu; or Meral Kaya, president of TSA, 228-7657 or kaya.4@osu.edu

STONE LAB HOLDS OPEN HOUSE--Aug. 28. The F.T. Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island will host an open house on Saturday (8/28) from noon to 4 p.m. (raindate is Aug. 29). It’s a rare opportunity to tour the lab and learn about Lake Erie and the many programs and research projects conducted at the facility. Established in 1895, Stone Lab is the oldest freshwater biological field station and research laboratory in the United States. There will be guided tours, hands-on learning displays, and representatives from Ohio Sea Grant to answer questions. In addition, there will self-guided bicycle tours of South Bass Island (bring your own bicycles). Tours of Gibraltar Island leave every half-hour from the Stone Laboratory Research Building/State Fish Hatchery on South Bass Island. For more information, call the Stone Lab office at (419) 285-2341 or in Columbus at (614) 292-8949. The event is part of Coastweeks ’99, Aug. 28-Sept. 26; sponsored by the Ohio Lake Erie Office.
CONTACT: Karen Ricker, Ohio Sea Grant College Program, 292-8949.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS--Sept. 1. The University Board of Trustees will meet at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, on (NOTE THE NEW DAY) Wednesday, Sept. 1. Committee meetings, where most discussions take place, begin at 9 a.m. The full board meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Alumni Lounge.
CONTACT: Emily Caldwell, University Relations, 292-8309.

JOHN F. WOLFE IS SUMMER COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER--Sept. 2. John F. Wolfe, Dispatch Printing Co. chairman and CEO and publisher of The Columbus Dispatch, will deliver the commencement address during Ohio State’s summer ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 2. Approximately 1,400 graduates will receive degrees during the ceremony, to be held in St. John Arena. Commencement begins at 9:30 a.m.
CONTACT: Karissa Shivley, University Relations, 292-8295.

STUDENTS PRESENT IDEAS FOR COLUMBUS PLANNERS--Sept. 2 The Northland/Polaris Mall issue and the Columbus warehouse district have been analyzed this summer by teams of students in the City and Regional Planning section of the Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture. The teams will present results of their field work on local planning problems at 1:30 p.m. Thursday (9/2) in the Brown Hall Gallery, 190 W. 17th Ave. Students in the class are from OSU and the Technical University of Dresden (TUD), Ohio State’s sister university in Germany. The Columbus-Dresden research and seminar series explored sustainable urban growth in North America and Europe. OSU students traveled to Dresden in spring; the German students are ending their two-week stay on Sept. 2. Cross-national groups will use poster displays to present ideas on four local planning issues.
CONTACT: Hazel Morrow-Jones, Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture, 292-1012.

MUMS FOR SALE--Sept. 3-4. The Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum will sell mums, asters and other fall-blooming perennials at the 7th Annual Founders’ Day Mum Sale. Plants are available on Friday (9/3) from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday (9/4) from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the north corner of Dakan Hall at the corner of Lane Avenue and Fred Taylor Drive. Proceeds benefit operations of the Chadwick Arboretum.
CONTACT: Chadwick Arboretum, 292-4678.

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