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 today from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and tomorrow (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.

PRESIDENT KIRWAN TALKS ABOUT THE INFORMATION AGE--Sept. 8. Ohio State President William Kirwan will discuss the importance of information technology on Ohio’s economic future in his keynote address to Network Night, a gathering of local information technology (IT) professionals. Kirwan will deliver Technology, Growth, and Innovation: Higher Education Perspectives for the Information Age at 6 p.m. Wednesday (9/8) at Wedgewood Golf and Country Club, 9600 Wedgewood Blvd. Network Nights are hosted by Babbage-Simmel, a Columbus network technology and training consulting group.
CONTACT: Chan Bodoo, Babbage-Simmel, 923-7205 or www.babsim.com

ROADS SCHOLARS VISIT NORTHEAST OHIO--Sept. 14-15. Ohio State University faculty will hit the roads of northeast Ohio this September to get a glimpse of the university's relationships with educators, scientists and business owners in that part of the state. The 90 faculty will participate in the third annual Roads Scholars tour -- a two-day bus trip designed to give those new to the university a firsthand look at the range of ways Ohio State Extension agents, faculty, staff and students exchange expertise and resources with the state's citizens. The tour departs from the Fawcett Center and stops at the Newark campus, Coshocton, Newcomerstown, Akron, Chesterland, Cleveland and Wooster before returning to Columbus. The trips are sponsored by The Ohio State University President's Council for Outreach and Engagement, a group that encourages the university's outreach with Ohioans. President Kirwan will participate in a portion of the tour. Reporters may join the Roads Scholars at any of the stops. If you plan to cover one or more of the stops on the tour, please notify us by Sept. 10.
CONTACT: Emily Caldwell, University Relations, 292-8309.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Preparations are under way for the start of the final autumn quarter of this century.
-Welcome Week begins Sunday, Sept. 19 with Residence Hall move-in. For a complete listing of events and links, check out the Welcome Week Web site at http://www.osu.edu/welcomeweek/
-Classes begin Wednesday, Sept. 22.
-Farm Science Review, September 21-23, Molly Caren Agricultural Center.

The person listed as the contact for each item will have the best information about the story. Call on our news services staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State news stories--Amy Murray, 292-8385; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; Emily Caldwell, 292-8309; and Karissa Shivley, 292-8295.
*Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray- Goedde.1@osu.edu).