MONDAY MEMO

November 14, 2005

REMINDER: Final Exam Policy

Faculty Senate Policy requires that instructors provide some evaluative method of bringing a course into focus during finals week, (the 11th week of the academic quarter) according to the published schedule of final exams.  This policy requires that the faculty member respect the published final exam schedule, that is, the faculty member should be present during the 11th week to accept the student final exam, paper or project.    If for some reason the faculty member cannot be present, all attempts should be made to provide the class with an appropriate proctor to receive the final exam/project.  All exceptions to this policy must be approved by the chair and the dean's office.

This policy does not preclude individual faculty from making exceptions to the final exam date for individual students.  Faculty Senate Handbook policy can be accessed at   http://www.cas.ohiou.edu/facultystaff/guidelines/FinalExamPolicy.pdf

COLLEGE CALENDAR/EVENTS

Unless otherwise stated, students and faculty are invited to all lectures/department presentations.

NOVEMBER, 2005

11/14        Dept. of Biological & Biomedical Sciences presents:  Dr. Stephen Reilly, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Biological Sciences, OU “Breathing, running and natural frequency:  why size constrains locomotor scope in mammals” 4:10 p.m., Grosvenor West 111

11/14        Faculty Senate Meeting

11/14        Chairs and Directors Council (Elizabeth Baker Room)

11/14        Dept. of Mathematics presents:  Tutorial Lecture I “Central Idempotents in Group Alegras”, 6:00 p.m, Morton Hall 326

11/15        Molecular/Cellular Biology Program presents:  MCB Seminar 741 for fall 2005, 104 Porter Hall, 4:10 – 5:00 p.m.     OUTSTANDING PRESENTER AWARDS.

11/15        Peace Corps Information Session, 6:00-7:30 p.m., Alden Library, Friends of the Library Room

11/15        Last day of classes (Fall Quarter)

11/15        Dept. of Mathematics presents:  Tutorial Lecture II “Idempotents in Group Algebras and Minimal Abelian Codes”, 7:00 p.m., Morton Hall 122

11/18        Dept. of Mathematics presents:  Tutorial Lecture III “Unitary Units and Skew Elements in Group Algebras”, 4:45 p.m., OSU, Math Tower, Room 154

11/24 – 11/25        Thanksgiving Day (University closed)

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COLLEGE DEADLINES    

11/17        Materials to President’s Office for Board of Trustees meeting

CLASSICS & WORLD RELIGIONS

Announcing the 2005-2006

Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Faculty Colloquium

Winter Quarter: Ruth Palmer, Department of Classics and World Religions, “The role of grains in Mycenaean ritual.”

Spring Quarter: Michele Clouse, Department of History, “Administering and Administrating Medicine in Philip II's .”

Our first colloquium meeting will be Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 6 pm. Please look for another announcement in a few weeks. Questions? Contact Miriam Shadis (shadis@ohio.edu).

MATHEMATICS

*Professor Polcino Milies from will be giving series of lectures on Group Rings, Nov 14-18. We intend to fix those on Monday, Nov 14; Wednesday, Nov 16; Friday, and Nov 18. Any suggestions of time please contact me at your earliest convenience.  Otherwise, we may hold them around 4-5:30 PM on Monday and Wednesday and at 4:45 on Friday at Columbus under OU-OSU ring Theory Seminar

PSYCHOLOGY

Children’s self-perceptions study

Need children in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades who demonstrate attention problems (e.g., fails to give attention to details, doesn’t follow directions, difficulty organizing tasks, forgetful, easily distracted) or children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD) for a study of children’s self-perceptions in the Department of Psychology.  Formal diagnosis of ADHD or ADD is not required.

Interested parents please call:

Nicole Evangelista, M.S.

Julie Owens, PhD

(740) 597-2925

ne298698@ohiou.edu

Will provide results from an achievement screener that assesses reading, math, and spelling, as well as brief feedback regarding level of risk for problems with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.  Parents receive $10 and children receive a small toy for participating.

WOMEN’S STUDIES

Call for Proposals for the Women's Studies Colloquium series for winter quarter. The Women's Studies Colloquium Committee invites any scholar to share their work on gender issues in an interdisciplinary and supportive environment. The colloquia will happen once a month and will involve the presenter giving a brief contextual introduction followed by questions and comments from participants. Interested faculty should send an abstract of approximately 250 words that describes a 10 to 20 page excerpt from an ongoing project.  Proposals should be sent via email attachment by Tuesday November 15 to Mara Holt at holt@ohio.edu.

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IMPORTANT REMINDER:

From:        Howard Dewald, Associate Dean

Subject:     Submission Deadlines for Requests for Faculty Development Awards

The College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Program provides aid to faculty in updating research and teaching skills and developing new research interests.  This program provides travel funds, instructional fees, extraordinary living costs, and material related to these objectives.

Guidelines for the preparation of Faculty Development Award requests may be found in the Arts and Sciences Handbook on the web at

http://www.cas.ohiou.edu/facultystaff/fs_guide.asp

The Faculty Development Committee will consider development requests and make awards once each quarter, or three times.  The submission deadlines and periods covered are:

      Winter Cycle --       Award period:  March 1, 2006 - October 31, 2006

                                    Submission deadline:  Friday, January 27 at noon

      Spring Cycle --       Award period:  June 1, 2006 - November 30, 2006

                                    Submission deadline:  Friday, April 21 at noon

Eight (8) copies of each request are to be sent or hand-delivered to Vicki Butcher, 204B Wilson Admin.

Allocation of funds:  Winter Cycle - $3,500; Spring Cycle - $3,500.

Please note:  No requests will be considered out of cycle.

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HOUSING  

House for Sale:  Near East side – 2 bedroom large home with hardwood floors, gas heat, and fenced back yard.  Garage and shade trees.  21 Sunnyside Drive

Call Dave @ 593-2301 or 591-6433

Cornwell-built house for rent/sale

15955 S Canaan Rd.

*3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2600 sq. ft.

*central air for superb heating/cooling

*high-quality washer, dryer, and dishwasher

*Ikea kitchen has microwave and gas cookstove

*high-speed satellite internet with wireless router

*woodstove in daylight basement

*Open living area with view of the Hocking

*short 3 miles to eastern edge of Athens

*rent is $400/month/per bedroom including utilities

Contact: Connie or Brian Cornwell:  phone (740) 707 1482

Faculty couple with two well-behaved  dogs seeks sub-let or house-sitting arrangement for Spring Quarter 2006.  Please contact:  grow@ohio.edu or call 860-465-8111

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