PRESIDENT KIRWAN WILL DELIVER "STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY" ADDRESS-- Oct. 16. President William Kirwan will present his first "State of the University" address to The Ohio State University Senate tomorrow (10/16) at 9 a.m. in 103 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Road. Kirwan will outline progress and plans for the coming academic year. A mult box will be provided. The speech will be broadcast on WOSU-TV at 7 p.m. Monday (10/18). Internet users may listen to the speech live at www.osu.edu, which also will offer links to an archived audio version after the speech Saturday and a text version by 11 a.m. Kirwan will be available for interviews after the speech.
CONTACT: Ruth Gerstner, University Relations, 292-8424.

STUDENTS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH GOOD DEEDS--Oct. 16-23. A group of 75 students, faculty and staff are marking Make a Difference Day by traveling to State College, Pa., to perform community service activities coinciding with the football game. While at the foot of Mt. Nittany, Ohio State students will hold pep rallies at two retirement homes, clean and paint a home for the mentally challenged, clean and organize goods at a food bank, and build cages for animals at a wildlife center. Students will return to Columbus to Make a Difference throughout the week. Activities include a thank-you card-writing session on Monday (10/18); surprising classes with bagels and juice on Tuesday (10/19), and serving free drinks and snacks to commuter students on Wednesday (10/20). On Thursday (10/21), polarity therapists will offer special polarity massages. Friday (10/22) brings Buckeye Fest on the Oval with Alpha Gamma Delta sorority handing out candy and buckeyes. Saturday (10/23), at least 100 students will travel to the OSU Community Extension Center on Mount Vernon Avenue for community orientation, tours and a service activity.
CONTACT: Jaclyn Nowakowski, student co-chair of Make a Difference Day and a student trustee, 292-8763. In State College, contact Tracy Stuck, director of Student Activities, (614) 203-5181 (cellular).

THE CREATOR OF DOLLY THE SHEEP SPEAKS ON GENETICS--Oct. 18. The creator of the world's most famous sheep, Dolly, will speak at Ohio State at 7 p.m. in the Ohio Union Conference Theatre, 1739 N. High St. Dr. Keith Campbell will discuss the future of genetic engineering. His talk is sponsored by the Ohio Union Activities Board, the University Honors & Scholars Center, the College of Biological Sciences and its Departments of: Molecular Genetics; Entomology; and Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology.
CONTACT: Michael Bershadski, chairperson of lectures, Ohio Union Activities Board, 292-3117.

OHIO STATE HOSTS REGIONAL FLIGHT SAFETY CONFERENCE--Oct. 19-23. The OSU Airport will host a five-day regional college flight safety conference, (10/19-23) with competitions in landing, navigation and flight simulation among student aviators from seven area schools -- including 14 from Ohio State. The 1999 National Intercollegiate Flying Association Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference is expected to attract up to 200 students, coaches, judges, staff and parents. Competition takes place 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily beginning Monday (10/19) at Don Scott Field, 2160 W. Case Road. Teams compete in flying and ground-based events; the top two teams will move on to compete at a national conference in the spring. Flying competitions include precision landing events, cross-country navigation and a coaches/judges landing event. Ground competitions include simulator flying, an aircraft preflight competition, tests on air regulations, use of a manual flight computer and an aircraft identification presentation. To arrange TV coverage of the competitions, contact Gerald Chubb or chief judge Rachel Estepp of Executive Jet Aviation Inc., 239-2997. Camera crews must be briefed by the airport tower and judging staffs.
CONTACT: Gerald Chubb, director of flight education, 292-5665.

PENN STATE PRESIDENT GIVES LECTURE--Oct. 19. Graham Spanier, president of Penn State University, will deliver Humanizing the University, the Third Annual Lena C. Bailey Lecture on Leadership, at 3 p.m. in 200 Campbell Hall, 1787 Neil Avenue. Spanier, a noted family science scholar, will discuss how universities can help people better balance work and family life. Spanier will also discuss dual career issues, campus climate issues, and how universities can provide leadership in these areas and in the field of children, youth, and families in general. A reception will follow Spanier's lecture.
CONTACT: Janet Ciccone, College of Human Ecology, 292-5338 or 292-6761.

PRESIDENT FORD HELPS DEDICATE NEW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS BUILDINGS-- Oct. 20-21. Three new buildings at the Fisher College of Business complex will be formally introduced this week. Dedication activities begin on Wednesday (10/20) when former President Gerald Ford presents the Fisher Council on Global Trade and Technology lecture, Achieving and Maintaining Global Prosperity: The Partnership between Government and Business at 4 p.m. at Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N. High Street. A dialogue will follow the lecture, with Ford; Max Fisher, a longtime friend of Ford's and adviser to four presidents, including Ford, for whom the college is named; Leslie Wexner, whose gift last year established the Fisher Council in honor of Fisher; President William Kirwan; and Katherine Ann Forshey, a Fisher College student. Fisher College Dean Joseph Alutto will moderate the discussion.
  The three buildings to be dedicated are: Schoenbaum Hall, the new home for the college's undergraduate program; Mason Hall, the business library and computing center; and Pfahl Hall, home of the college's executive education programs, which will be completed by the end of the year. Last fall, the college dedicated the first two buildings in its $120 million, six- building complex: Fisher Hall, which houses faculty and staff offices, and Gerlach Hall, which houses the college's graduate programs.
  Two events on Thursday (10/21) will mark the dedication. The formal dedication and ribbon cutting with a surprise will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the John W. Berry Auditorium, 105 Schoenbaum Hall. At 11 a.m., there is a reception and open house in the rotunda of Mason Hall.
  REPORTERS: Anna Rzewnicki, coordinator of media relations for the Fisher College, will staff a media check-in table at Mershon Auditorium on October 20, and at the entrance to Berry Auditorium on October 21. A mult box will be available at both events. Media should be set up 15 minutes prior to the event's scheduled start time. Interview opportunities are available with President Ford and other dialogue discussants immediately following the presentation; a limited number of appointments are available to interview President Ford. Call Anna by noon Monday, October 18, to schedule a time.
CONTACT: Anna Rzewnicki, Fisher College of Business, 292-8937.

MEDICAL STUDENTS RAKE AND CLEAN FOR COLUMBUS SENIORS--Oct. 23. Medical students from Ohio State's College of Medicine and Public Health will assist older residents in the Columbus area on Saturday (10/23) with fall cleaning chores as part of a program to familiarize the students with the needs faced daily by older adults. In return for the free labor, the older adults will talk to students about how physicians and other medical providers can better serve the aging population. Reporters may interview the students or homeowners as the chores are performed. Students will be working at 1015 Palmer St. in Grandview from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Chores range from washing windows and turning mattresses to raking leaves and cleaning garages. This is the fourth year the students have provided free labor to residents as part of the Student/Older Adult Community Outreach Program sponsored by the Office of Geriatrics and Gerontology at Ohio State. This year, 25 students will perform work at 15 homes.
CONTACT: David Crawford, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.

WOSU-FM CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY--Oct. 24. With the help of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, WOSU-FM will host a birthday bash Oct. 24 at the Ohio Theatre to celebrate 50 years on the air. The orchestra will take the stage at 3 p.m., conducted by CSO Music Director Alessandro Siciliani and featuring violinist Charles Wetherbee. A champagne luncheon takes place in the Congressional Room of the Hyatt on Capitol Square at 1 p.m. After the concert, audience members are invited to meet in the Ohio Theatre lobby for birthday cake and gift giveaways. The event kicks off a 50-day celebration leading up to WOSU-FM's actual 50th birthday on Dec. 13. Considered one of the oldest public broadcasting stations in the United States, WOSU-FM adopted an all-classical format in 1980.
CONTACT: Paul Anthony, WOSU, 292-9678.

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).