October 26, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
The Oklahoma State University/A&M Regents today approved the appointment of Dr. Stephan M. Wilson as dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences at OSU after an extensive national search. Wilson is the former senior associate dean and professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno. “We are very pleased Dr. Wilson has accepted our offer to become dean of the College of Human Environmental Sciences,” said interim OSU System CEO and President Marlene Strathe. “He is an accomplished scholar with extensive experience who will provide the necessary leadership to this outstanding college to assure its continued influence in the state and nation.”As a Fellow of the National Council on Family Relations, Wilson’s lifetime contributions to cross-cultural and cross-national family studies will be honored by the NCFR with the presentation of the Jan Trost Award at its national conference in November. Wilson becomes the fifth dean and the first male dean in the history of the College of HES. He replaces Dr. Patricia K. Knaub, who has served as dean the last 18 years and announced her intention to step down. For more information, click here .
OSU Foundation announces another successful fundraising year
The generous support of alumni and friends has made the fiscal year ending June 30 another outstanding fundraising year for OSU Foundation with gifts totaling more than $85 million. Fundraising efforts were punctuated by several record-breaking totals secured in the areas of planned giving, endowments and annual giving with more than $349,000 secured for the general scholarship fund. “The success of OSU’s fundraising demonstrates how far our university has come over the years and means great promise for the years ahead,” says interim OSU System CEO and President Marlene Strathe. “This promise is ensured by the many OSU supporters who have demonstrated forethought and commitment to sustain the university’s progress well into the future. We applaud and thank all of our many supporters, and I congratulate our entire Foundation staff on a job well done.” The Foundation secured more than $54.6 million in planned giving commitments, which more than triples the largest amount the university has ever received within one year. Annual giving totals also eclipsed $1 million for the first time in the organization’s history and grew by 51 percent from last year. For more details, click here .
OSU-Okmulgee program honored for diversity
The Information Technologies Division at Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee is one of three programs in the nation selected to receive the ABET President’s Award for Diversity. ABET is the premier accreditation agency that provides leadership and quality assurance in applied science, computing, engineering and technology education. OSU-Okmulgee’s Information Assurance & Forensics program is accredited by ABET. According to ABET, the 2007 President’s Award for Diversity recognizes extraordinary success in achieving or facilitating diversity and inclusiveness in the technological segments of society. A letter from ABET President William S. Clark to OSU-Okmulgee President Bob Klabenes notes, “We are honored to acknowledge your commitment and contribution to the diversity goals of the nation’s higher education community.” Klabenes will accept the award later this month at the ABET Commission Summit in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. “OSU is committed to preparing students to think and act in ways that will embrace and promote a more inclusive society,” said interim OSU System CEO and President Marlene Strathe. “This is a shining example of that mission in a critical area of study and President Klabenes, Scott Newman and others are to be commended for this outstanding honor.” For more, click here .
Regents approve personnel actions; Kensinger named head of Animal Science
The Regents approved several personnel actions today including the appointment of Ronald S. Kensinger of University Park, Pa., as professor and head of the Department of Animal Science. Kensinger comes to OSU from Pennsylvania State University where he joined the faculty in animal nutrition and physiology in 1982, and attained the rank of professor in 2005. He also served a year as a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, while on sabbatical. Kensinger received his B.S. degree in animal science and his M.S. degree in dairy science, both from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and his Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Florida. For more details on this and other personnel actions, click here .
Regents give go-ahead for upgraded water treatment and distribution system
Regents gave approval for OSU to start the selection process for an engineer and a construction manager for a $4.7 million upgrade of the OSU water treatment plant and distribution system. The campus water treatment facility has been inactive the last five years and this upgrade will allow OSU to more effectively address its water needs. In addition, because the distribution systems for OSU and the City of Stillwater are interconnected, each can provide backup to the other in the event of maintenance issues, emergencies, or other needs.
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On the calendar…
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Orange Slice tonight
Orange Slice, the free music festival that is for the students, by the students, will kick off Friday on the North library lawn at 7 p.m. The band All Things Considered (formerly known as The Knoblockers) will start playing at about that time, followed by a guest speaker, then it’s Colour Music for about an hour and 15 minutes. Kunek will wrap things up around 11 p.m.
Instructor’s artwork to be featured on channel 4 tonight
Associate professor, ceramics and 3-D design, Brandon Reese, will be featured at 5 p.m. tonight on KFOR, channel 4’s “Great State” episode with Galen Culver. For more on Reese’s work, click here .
Catlos to be featured in radio and TV interviews
Elizabeth Catlos, associate professor in the Boone Pickens School of Geology at OSU, will be featured on this weekend’s “College Connection” on KOSU-FM at 6:30 p.m. Sunday (107.5 Stillwater/OKC – 91.7 Tulsa/Bartlesville). Catlos, who recently appeared in the Smithsonian magazine, was also interviewed for a news segment on KWTV Channel 9, which will run at 6 p.m. next Thursday. The Smithsonian listed her among “America’s Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences: 37 Under 36,” featured in a special issue of the magazine.
Lake to open trout pond soon
The Lake Carl Blackwell trout pond is preparing to open for a third season starting Thursday, Nov. 1. The trout pond is being stocked with 500 pounds of trout to start with and 300 pounds will be added biweekly throughout the season. A $3 daily access permit for the lake and a $3 special trout permit is required. Children 8 and under fish free with a paid adult. Limit is 3 trout per day per person. Permits, bait, and tackle may be purchased at the Lakeside Convenience Store, as well as snacks, drinks, and pizza. The heated fishing dock, located on the jetty northeast of the store, has room for plenty of fishermen both inside and out. Crappie and saugeye congregate in the deep water under the dock. For more information regarding the fishing opportunities at Lake Carl Blackwell, please call the store at (405) 372-5157 or go to www.lcb.okstate.edu .
Student Union Activities Board events—you’re invited
Friday, Oct. 26 - Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix, Student Union Theater, 7:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m., $2.00
Friday, Oct. 26 - Casino, Starlite Terrace, Student Union, 9 - 11 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27 - Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix, Student Union Theater, 7:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m., $2.00
The World Picture Conference on Media and Ethics, today and tomorrow
The Screen Studies Program and the Department of English will host The World Picture Conference on Media and Ethics Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27. The conference (formerly known as the Framework Conference) will bring together first-rate screen studies scholars from around the world. The conference and keynote lectures are open to everyone in the OSU community. For more information, click here and contact Brian Price at brian.price@okstate.edu.
Diwali Night tonight and tomorrow
Diwali Night is back with a bang and a new theme “Yatra—A Journey,” on Oct. 26 and 27 at the Seretean Center. Hosted by the Indian Students Association, Diwali Night showcases a culturally rich extravaganza of Indian music, song and dance. The event on Friday, Oct. 26, is a show only, and the event on Saturday, Oct. 27, includes both the show and dinner. Tickets will be sold through Oct. 25 except on 20th and 21st in front of the Chi-O clock near the Student Union from noon – 1 p.m. daily. Tickets are $2 for members and $4 for non-members for the Oct. 26 show. They are $8 for members and $10 for non-members for the combined dinner and show on Oct. 27. Bursar charges will be accepted. Please make sure to bring your ID so that your CWID can be verified. ISA members please bring your membership cards so that you can get the member’s discount. For more information about the Indian Students Association, click here . Questions? Phone Mithilesh Mayreddy (405) 924-1028.
Powwow contest slated for OSU tomorrow
The OSU Native American Student Association Fall Contest Powwow will be held tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 27) starting at 1 p.m. on the intramural fields and in the Colvin Center Annex. As many as 100 dancers are expected to compete for monetary prizes up to $300 in various categories of competition. The event also will feature an open drum contest and participants will compete for a $1,000 grand prize. For more information, contact Williams by calling 405-744-0401 or via e-mail at robin.starr.williams@okstate.edu. Or visit the OSU Native American Student Association’s website at http://www.orgs.okstate.edu/nasa/default.htm.
Salsa Ball on Saturday
The Latin Dance and Cultural Club will present the 8th annual Salsa Ball on Saturday, Oct 27, featuring the Louis Shati Orquesta in the Student Union Ballroom. The event will start with a free lesson at 8 p.m. and the dance at 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. No jeans, tennis shoes or khakis please. Everyone is invited. Tickets will be on sale all next week in front of Chi-O clock. Tickets for LDCC members are $8, and tickets for non-members are $10. Click here for LDCC Web site.
How to deal with unsatisfactory performance
Dealing with poor performance, disciplinary action and discharge is the toughest part of a supervisor’s job but sometimes even the most skilled coaching can fail to produce satisfactory results. Dick Grote, an internationally recognized authority on performance management and author of numerous books including “Discipline without Punishment,” will be our presenter for the next Executive Briefing. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Grote for more information on Dick Grote. This program counts toward 2.5 hours of Leadership Development Program or Advanced Leadership Program elective hours. Pre-registration is necessary! To enroll, register on the web at www.okstate.edu/osu_per/hr/training.html or send an e-mail to osu-trng@okstate.edu or call Training Services at (405) 744-5374. Your choice of four sessions (all in room 408, Student Union) Tuesday, Oct. 30, 9-11:30a.m. or 2-4:30p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 31, 9:30a.m. -12 p.m. or 1:30-4 p.m.
OSU Theatre offers controversial Judas play
Does Jesus Christ's unfaithful disciple Judas Iscariot deserve his sentence of eternity in hell, or does this betrayer deserve another hearing? The OSU Department of Theatre production of “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” runs through Sunday. Performances are 7:30 nightly through Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Oct. 28. A spiritually-distressed defense attorney appeals the sentence of Judas Iscariot, who has been condemned to an eternity in hell for his betrayal of Christ. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door of the Jerry L. Davis Theater, located on the second floor of Gundersen Hall on the OSU-Stillwater campus. The show contains adult subject matter and should be treated with as much caution as an R-rated film. For more information, call (405) 744-9208 or visit http://theatre.okstate.edu.
Halloween harmony at the Hideaway
If you’ve been thinking about eating at the Hideaway for awhile, Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 5 to 9 p.m. will offer you an added treat and help Hideaway make its best contribution to the purchase of new musical instruments for the OSU Department of Music. The extra treat that night will be costumed student musicians from the music department who will present music every half-hour to drum up more business. Called “Halloween Harmony at the Hideaway,” the pizza place will make a contribution for the new instruments based on is proceeds for the evening. Costumes are optional for patrons, but children (and adults) are invited to wear them. Your patronage of the Hideaway that evening will assist in the purchase of the instruments needed by the department.
Trying to find balance in life at work and at home?
Sign up for “Living Smarter/Working Smarter” presented by Dr. Mac McCrory at OSU-OKC on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This seminar focuses on planning and prioritizing your life goals and learning to attain short-term objectives to achieve these goals. This seminar is a part of the OSU Management and Professional Development Seminar series presented by the Center for Executive and Professional Development. For more information on this seminar, visit our website at www.cepd.okstate.edu or call (405) 744-5208.
OSU to dedicate Halligan Hall of Scholars
The “Halligan Hall of Scholars” will be dedicated in a ceremony on Friday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m., in the Student Union Oklahoma Room. Students, faculty and staff are invited to help officially designate the area to recognize the 21 major national and international awards won by students during the decade of Jim and Ann Halligan’s service to OSU. A plaque describing the Hall and high points of the Halligan era at OSU will be unveiled and placed at the hall entrance. Several past and current students will speak, and Kyle Ensley, international business and political science junior from Valliant, will be honored for winning a Pickering Scholarship from the Foreign Service last summer. The pattern established during the Halligan Administration continues today through the Honors College, the Office of Scholar Development and Recognition, major undergraduate research programs such as the Lew Wentz leadership and research scholarships, overseas study, and countless other examples.
OSU Symphony Orchestra Concert set for Nov. 6
The Oklahoma State University Symphony Orchestra will perform in concert on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts on the OSU Campus. The program will feature the Stillwater premier of “Land Run!,” written by OSU professor of music, Dr. Brant Adams, in commemoration of Oklahoma’s Centennial Anniversary. Dr. Laura Talbott, OSU assistant professor of violin, will perform Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Edward Elgar’s epic work, Enigma Variations, will conclude the program. The OSU Symphony Orchestra is under the direction of OSU assistant professor, Douglas Droste. Admission is $7 for general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens.
Celebrate “Oklahoma at 100”
Join the Stillwater Choral Community in celebrating “Oklahoma at 100” - A Gala Concert on Monday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Stillwater High School Performing Arts Center. The evening will include operatic soprano Leona Mitchell and feature the Stillwater Honor Choir, Stillwater Junior High School Choir, Stillwater High School Pioneer Chorale, and the Stillwater Chamber Singers (which includes some OSU faculty and staff). All music is written by Oklahoma composers, and performed by Oklahoma singers and instrumentalists from ages 7 – 70. Admission is $8, or $5 for student/senior. For more information, phone (405) 744-6092 or (405) 533-6486 ext. 5386.
Join the merriment at the 33rd Annual Madrigal Dinner
Tickets are on sale for this year’s Madrigal Dinner production, which will be held in the Student Union Ballroom starting at 6:30 p.m. nightly from Nov. 28-Dec. 2. A partnership between the Student Union and the Department of Music, Madrigal Dinner features witty medieval entertainment, a full meal and delightful music. This year’s Madrigal Dinner, “Something Old, Something New,” will offer a unique, modern twist to its journey back to the Elizabethan era, featuring traditional madrigals written by 20th century composers. Tickets are available for $30 for the general public and $20 for OSU students. For more information, please visit http://madrigal.okstate.edu.
Annual Staff Awards and Recognition Program soon
The annual Staff Awards and Recognition Program is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. in the Student Union Theater. During the program, Distinguished Service Award recipients will be recognized and staff completing a five -year increment of service in the year 2007 will receive service pins. Staff completing the HRStar Performer, Ambassador, Leadership Development, and the Advanced Leadership Development Programs will be recognized, as well as 2007-08 Staff Advisory Council Scholarship recipients. Refreshments will be served following the program. A complete list of 2007 Service Pin recipients has been posted on the SAC Web site. Check for your name at http://fp.okstate.edu/sac/awardlist2007.pdf.
Should Murray Hall be renamed?
The OSU Ethics Center will present: “Should Murray Hall be Renamed?” on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 7:30 – 9 p.m. in the Student Union Theater, featuring speakers Randi Eldevik, associate professor, OSU English Department, and Bill Bryans, associate professor, OSU History Department. The namesake for Murray Hall, “Alfalfa” Bill Murray, was the state’s ninth governor, one of the principal authors of the state constitution, the first speaker of the state House of Representatives and an early congressman from Oklahoma. Despite Murray's important role in the formation of the state, he advanced legislation, gave public speeches and published books filled with his racist and anti-semitic agenda. Should Murray Hall be renamed? For additional information, please contact: Lawrence Pasternack, OSU Philosophy Department, (405) 744-9237; e-mail: l.pasternack@okstate.edu. This event is free and open to the public.
“The Ethical Impacts of a New Approach to Healthcare Access”
Friends of the Forms presents Mike Hammer, proposal specialist for OSU Research Support Services, speaking on “The Ethical Impacts of a New Approach to Healthcare Access” Monday, Oct. 29, at 3:30 p.m. in Student Union Case Study 2. The lecture is free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the Friends of the Forms, OSU Philosophy Department, (405) 744-6088, e-mail philo@okstate.edu or go to http://philosophy.okstate.edu.
Bug Movie Night set for OSU-Stillwater
Classic B-movies and crunchy munchies will make for a unique night out Thursday, Nov. 1, when Oklahoma State University’s entomology 2003 class throws open the doors to the public for Bug Movie Night. The fun and food will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. in 106 Noble Research Center, north of the Edmon Low Library. There is no cost to attend and all bugs will be provided free of charge. Seating will be on a first-come, first-seated basis. The Sanborn Entomology Club is hosting the event, which will include two science fiction bug classics: The 1954 movie “Them!” and “Starship Troopers” from 1997. The second feature is rated R and is probably better suited for an adult audience, which is why it is being shown later. Movie-goers can come to both or either of the films as they will be shown back-to-back, with the arthropod-based food served during intermission. The second feature will start about 8:30 p.m.
ID card replacement necessary for some cards
Information Technology is in the process of replacing ID cards that begin with the numbers “003170.” Card holders whose ID cards begin with “003170” must get their cards replaced at no cost at ID Services in 432 Student Union by Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. Most of these cards include the employee’s or student’s Social Security Number. These cards need to be replaced to protect the card holders from identity theft. Any cards that have not been replaced by the deadline will be placed on HOLD in CSGold. This will remove the card’s ability to be utilized for any food purchases or door access. For more information, please contact the Helpdesk at (405) 744-HELP (4357) or helpdesk@okstate.edu.
OSU IT notice on “terms and conditions” of using the system
Recent security incidents have prompted the OSU Information Technology Department to display terms and conditions banners on university-controlled computer systems. Starting Oct. 28, users who wish to create a new O-Key account or reset/change their password in an existing O-Key account will be prompted with a notice explaining the terms and conditions of the OSU policy for using the OSU IT System. It is important for all students and employees of the OSU/A&M Systems to have a full understanding of these terms and conditions. For more information or to read the terms and conditions, please click here and read “Notice to Users” link. If you have questions, please contact Eric Maynard in the IT Security Office at (405) 744-4225 or Darlene Hightower in the CIO office at (405) 744-3555.
Boarding your pets for the holidays
Plan ahead, pet owners! Students, staff and faculty who will be traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday are asked to reserve space at the OSU Cohn Shelter now for your pet(s). The Cohn Shelter is very busy during peak holiday/vacation times. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis at (405) 624-7626.
Wellness tip: Stomach grumbling
Continually avoiding food when you are hungry can lead to overeating later in the day or even an upset stomach. If your body is telling you to eat – listen; then try to make healthy choices. Emphasize whole grain products such as whole wheat bread, lean meats, fruits, veggies, and low or non-fat dairy. Wellness tips are brought to you by the OSU Seretean Wellness Center, dedicated to making OSU the Healthiest Campus in America. For more information about services for students, faculty and staff, call 744-WELL (9355).