Month: November 2017

I-Corps@Ohio Program Request for Proposals

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Is your technology ready to assess its market potential?  The I-Corps@Ohio program is an outstanding opportunity for PIs, graduate students, and post-docs to learn if the real-world is ready for your technology.  Shauna Brummet will mentor individuals through the application process and the workshop series next summer.  The deadline for submission of the application is January 16, 2018.  There is time to prepare the brief application.  Just a few questions, submitted online regarding your technology, your product or service, and market information, which Shauna will help you obtain.

CFAES has been very successful in winning spots in these cohorts.  Our teams have included:

  • Swine Flu Vaccine – Aradhya Gourapura, Santosh Dhakal, Shauna Brummet – 2015 – resulted in technology licensing
  • Guayule Latex (EnergyEne) – Katrina Cornish, Zhenyu Li, Tom Fontana, Shauna Brummet – 2016 – resulted in follow-on funding
  • Encapsulation Nanotechnology – Jon Parquette, Bob Tabita, Sriram Satagopan, Yuan Sun, Bill Timmons, Shauna Brummet – 2016 – resulted in pivot in market and further research development, continued funding
  • Bioproducts – Teddy Ezeji, Chris Okonkwo, Rob Yenne, Shauna Brummet – 2016 – resulted in pivot in market and further research development

All of these teams found the experience very useful, leading them to a deeper understanding of their technology’s potential in the market – to solve problems. Please let Shauna know if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity. She can be reached at: brummet.1@osu.edu or 330-263-3716.

The I-Corps@Ohio program incorporates Lean Startup, Customer Discovery and Business Model Canvas methodologies to accelerate commercialization of technologies from Ohio universities and colleges while expanding the business acumen and networks of faculty and students across the state. The resulting companies will drive sustainable technology-based economic development in Ohio.

You have until January 16, 2018, to submit your application for funding provided by the Ohio Department of Higher Education to be selected to participate in the 2018 I-Corps@Ohio cohort. Form your team now and submit your university technology using the online questionnaire to begin the process of taking your technology from lab to market.

View a few of the 2017 teams and learn about their progress.

Click here to view the 2018 RFP.

Open Enrollment – Ends Nov. 14

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Open Enrollment for 2018 benefits started Nov. 1 and ends Tuesday, Nov. 14. Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity to assess your benefits and make sure they will continue to meet your needs for the coming year. Make your elections at Employee Self Service. Click here to watch a webinar on Open Enrollment to learn about what changes are in store for 2018.

Click here for more information about Open Enrollment.

Construction Notice – Ag Admin

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The Agricultural Administration Building will be undergoing renovations beginning today, Nov. 6. These projects will be ongoing until summer and will have some impact on occupants and visitors.

  1. Fire System replacement project.  Begins Monday, November 6 and should conclude by April 27.
  2. CFAES office renovation project – The former AEDE administrative space on the 1st floor plus conference room 105 and ACEL space on the 2nd floor. This project should kick-off after January 1, but don’t be surprised if the contractor begins mid-December!  The project should be complete by summer.
  3. Yet to come in 2018 – Restroom renovations on the ground floor and first floor main corridor!

The Fire System replacement project will kick-off Monday, November 6 with the abatement portion of the project.  There will be two areas affected with this part of the project; phase 1 will begin on the ground floor in the short hallway with the small restrooms.  Phases 2, 3, and 4 will be the main hallway on the 1st floor, which runs in front of room 100, Academic Affairs.  The contractor has worked with us to minimize potential access issues, but understand this work will be relatively quick and again, is important to head toward a safe building environment!

The abatement schedule:

Phase 1 = November 6 – November 10
Phase 2 = November 10 – we will be closed for Veteran’s Day observance
Phase 3 = November 13 – November 17
Phase 4 = November 20 – November 30 but hopefully done before this date

Impacts:

  • Beginning Monday, Nov. 6, ground floor residents who park in the east Ag Admin parking lot, will need to access the building from the north entrance doors (closest to Chadwick Arboretum) on the east side of the building.
  • Ground floor residents will not have access to restrooms on the ground floor from November 6 – November 10 – please use the 1st floor restrooms.

Inclusive Excellence Trainings

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These one-hour trainings focus on best practices for ensuring all reasonable efforts to attract a diverse candidate pool for open staff or faculty positions. Participants will examine the role that implicit bias often plays in screening applicants.  Strategies for advertising and creating avenues for underrepresented applicants will be presented.

This trainings are available face to face in Columbus and via streaming in Wooster, as well as via Zoom. Click the links below to register for upcoming training sessions.

Click here to register for Staff Hire Trainings – January 12, February 8, March 8 and April 5

Click here to register for Faculty Hire Trainings – January 19, February 23, March 23 and April 19

Confidence in Leadership Seminar – Dec. 8

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Self-confidence is often seen as a cornerstone of effective leadership, some view it as necessary to lead, to establish authority, to communicate, and to productively direct others.

Come explore how self-confidence interacts with authority, power, and influence and what it contributes to leadership rooted in collaboration, resilience, and optimism.

Confidence in Leadership is a seminar for female faculty, staff and graduate students presented by Cathann A. Kress, Vice President of Agricultural Administration and Dean of CFAES.

Friday, Dec. 8, 2017
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
244 Kottman Hall (Columbus) and 130 Research Services (Wooster)
Cost: Free
Lunch will be provided at 11:30 with the presentation beginning at noon.

REGISTRATION IS FULL. If you would like to be added to the wait list, contact Emily Steiner at steiner.303@osu.edu.

Confidence in Leadership Flyer

Open Enrollment Opportunities for Current, Newly Eligible Employees

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Open Enrollment for 2018 benefits started Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 14, 2017. Benefits-eligible employees can use myBenefitsMentor in Employee Self Service to compare potential costs between available medical plan options.

Also, all employees who are newly eligible for benefits in the last quarter of the calendar year have two important enrollment opportunities: for both 2017 benefits and 2018 benefits. Those employees must first make benefit elections for 2017 benefits before enrolling in 2018 benefits.

New employees have 31 days from their hire date to enroll in 2017 benefits and most elections they make for 2017 will automatically carry over to 2018. However, if they want to make changes for 2018 (Health Election Form) or enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA election form), they must do so by Dec. 19, 2017.

What you need to do:

  • Learn about Open Enrollment, including recorded and live webinars, at hr.osu.edu/oe.
  • New employees to enroll in both 2017 benefits and 2018 benefits.