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Resources and Updates during COVID-19

While you are adjusting to the new situation you find ourselves in, we wanted to list some updates as well as some resources and opportunities that are still available to you:

  1. The Ohio State University at Newark Writer’s Studio is offering online tutoring for the remainder of the semester. Visiting writers have two options: Drop Off and Live Chat. To read more about these types of writing tutoring and how to initiate them, please visit the “Sign up for a Session” section of the Writer’s Studio web page.
  2. For assistance with stress, anxiety or other mental health concerns, the university has a variety of resources for students. These include:
    1. Resources for students through the Counseling and Consultation Service, including the CCS video series
    2. The Buckeye Peer Access Line (PAL) for students continues to operate Monday through Friday from 8 p.m. to midnight when classes are in session.
    3. CDC guidance on mental health and coping during COVID-19.
  3. The university has moved to permit all undergraduate and graduate students to opt-in for pass/no pass grading instead of letter grades for most general education and elective courses. For more information about this decision and your options, you can find it here. More information and updates on academic policies can be found on the Office of Academic Affairs website.
  4. Grade Forgiveness has been extended. Students must submit a Grade Forgiveness Rule petition online no later than the tenth Friday of the term in which the student is enrolled in the second attempt of a course. Last day petition to use Grade Forgiveness Rule for a full semester class enrolled in spring 2020, forgiving a previously completed class, is Friday, April 3, 2020.
  5. The deadline for the Honors Contract for Arts and Sciences College (ASC) has been extended to September 30, 2020. They will review completed honors contracts in the order they are received.
    • Before students submit their honors contract to the ASC office, they need to have their honors contract approved first by their major honors advisor. If you are doing a double major, remember that both major honors advisors will need to review and approve your honors contract. If you are doing a minor, you will need to have your minor program form approved first by that department’s honors advisor.
  6. The university has created a website to provide additional resources and help students succeed. Gain access to learning tools, internet information, tips for online learning, and find how to get in touch with technical support. Visit keeplearning.osu.edu for information.
  7. During this time, The Ohio State University at Newark library is closed along with OhioLink, which means that lending services are halted. They will be offering virtual research help through email or through the chat feature on their homepage: https://newark.osu.edu/library.
  8. The Office of Career Development is committed to serving students while following the campus guidelines for safety and wellness during this time by delivering remote service.  The Office is is available 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday-Friday.
    • Students & Alumni – Service will be provided via Skype, CarmenZoom, phone or email.  Appointments are encouraged and can be scheduled by contacting Derek Thatcher at thatcher.42@mail.cotc.edu, thatcher.42@osu.edu, or 740.366.9453

 

We will continue to update this list as we receive word of new resources or opportunities. We also encourage you to visit wexnermedical.osu.edu/features/coronavirus/staff-and-students to read the latest announcements and information about campus operations, guidance about academic work, University Housing information, travel, events, building closures, and more.

If there is anything that we can do to support you during this time, please do not hesitate to email Virginia Cope (cope.38@osu.edu) or Willie Ho (ho.492@osu.edu).

Be well and stay safe!

STEP fellowship program now accepting applications

The Newark campus offers second-year students the opportunity to participate in STEP and become eligible for $2000 fellowships. Ohio State’s Second-year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) connects students with a Faculty Mentor, supports them as they get engaged in meaningful activities on campus, and at year’s end provides $2000 fellowships for projects such as internships and education abroad. As a STEP participant, you will:

  • Build community with a small group of your peers and a STEP Faculty Mentor who will provide valuable support and guidance across your second year.  Fall semester is focused on personal growth, community building and identity development through interactive and engaging discussions each week.  In the spring semester, Faculty Mentors will guide and advise students as they explore options for experiential educational opportunities.
  • Have the opportunity to receive up to $2,000 in fellowship funding to use toward a STEP Signature Project that can be transformational to your future.  Students can explore project opportunities in a number of categories, including:
    • Internships
    • Undergraduate Research
    • Service-Learning
    • Education Abroad
    • Leadership
    • Creative and Artistic Endeavors
  • Engage in programs and activities, including financial literacy programming, to enrich your professional skills and networks.

If you already know you’d like to join STEP at Newark, register at go.osu.edu/newarkstep. For more information about STEP, you can email us at STEPnewark@osu.edu. For more information about STEP across the university, visit https://step.osu.edu/ or contact step@osu.edu. Note that there are a few differences in requirements for STEP Newark and STEP Columbus. For example, STEP Newark participants are not required to live on campus.

The deadline for joining STEP is Sept. 11. Note that STEP is risk-free: There is no penalty for students who join and then do not participate fully–other than not being eligible for that fellowship and the opportunities it offers—so do not hesitate to try it out.

Study Abroad Summer 2020: Deadline Jan 2; New Scholarships

The Newark campus is offering a new scholarship to fund summer 2020 education abroad! Most programs have a Jan. 2 deadline, so take some time over the break to search for a rewarding program at educationabroad.osu.edu. Then apply for one or both of our campus’ new scholarships to help pay your way.

As an Ohio State student you can apply to any program the university offers for which you are otherwise eligible–no matter your home campus. How about a Global May course in Paris or Brazil (go.osu.edu/GlobalMay for a complete list). Or a month in Corfu, Greece?  Or in Cyprus learning about the complexities of the European Union? Many programs have fees below $3000.

Now about those two scholarships:

  • The Paul B. and Mable D Jones Study Abroad Scholarship is the legacy left by Mable Jones because of her desire to help students see the world. The scholarship will be awarded based on financial need. To be considered for assistance, you’ll need to already have a FAFSA on file: Scholarship Application
  • We also now offer the Newark campus scholarship, for which financial need is considered but not required: Scholarship Application (Newark campus scholarship)

Get started by looking at our FAQ page at go.osu.edu/NewarkAbroad or go straight to educationabroad.osu.edu to search programs. Or start here with this list of courses, broken down by cost: go.osu.edu/EA2020.

Come see us if you have any questions!

Virginia Cope, Warner 245, cope.382osu.edu

Willie Ho, Warner 205F, ho.492@osu.edu

In other news: The summer 2020 course in Indonesia is still accepting applications, although the official deadline has passed: go.osu.edu/IndonesiaFEEP. Contact the resident director or program contact ASAP for information on applying for the course:

Ohio State Program Contact: Timothy Hornsbyhornsby.9@osu.edu

Education majors may also apply for the EHE Ambassador Scholarship to defray costs:  https://ehe.osu.edu/international/osu-students/. Ignore that deadline of 11/30 listed on this site for the Ambassador scholarship–they are still considering applications!

Liverpool & Indonesia: Info Sessions on Study Abroad

Liverpool: Past & Present (A&S 2798.06)

Information Session 10/9/18

Warner 175

3:30-4:30 pm

Warner 175 (library classroom)

Join us next week to learn how to be a part of the Spring 2019 course and travel to Liverpool, England, over spring break. Coffee, soft drinks and cookies will be served.  Don’t worry if you can’t make the entire session. You are welcome to drop in late or leave early if you have class. Deadline to apply to the class: 11/1/18

For more information on Liverpool and education abroad, check out go.osu.edu/Liverpool and go.osu.edu/NewarkAbroad or contact Willie Ho at ho.492@osu.edu.

Liverpool not your thing? How about Indonesia? Earn GE credit or fulfill the Education major’s field experience requirement with this 3-credit May course. Info session will be 11/6 (see below). Drop-ins welcome. Deadline to apply: 11/15.

History Info Session (Free Pizza)

If you’re still signing up for spring classes, grab a slice of pizza at this info session on History courses, including Mitch Lerner’s Honors course: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 12:15-1:45 PM, Reese 125FG. Everyone welcome, even for brief drop-ins.

The History 2002H offers you a rare opportunity to study with Dr Lerner, an internationally renowed historian who is also the director for OSU’s Institute for Korea Studies. His research and teaching focus is on modern American diplomatic and political history during the Cold War, with an emphasis on US-Korean relations. His first book, The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy, won the 2002 John Lyman Book Award for the best work of US Naval History, and was named by the American Library Association as one of fifty “historically significant works” that would not have been published after the passage of Executive Order 13233. It was also nominated for the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes.

Remember that you should aim to take six Honors or upper-level courses (4000+) by the end of your sophomore year, and should choose from the preferred GEs for Honors students (the more rigorous ones). Talk to your advisor or Honors Advisor Jared Stearns about your course selection, and review this guide. 

PDF icon PDF icon PDF icon PDF icon BA Honors Guide to the GE [pdf]      

PDF icon PDF icon PDF icon PDF icon BS Honors Guide to the GE [pdf]     

 

Spring Honors courses

History 2002H: Making American Modern (3 credits). Dr Mitch Lerner. Tuesday and Thursday 10:20-12:10. Examines twentieth century American history in a global perspective, with special emphasis on the themes of industrial, military, and global expansion, as well as the expansion of civil and political rights of the American people. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.

Sociology 1101H: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits). Dr. Angela Bryant. Tuesday and Thursday 11:10- 12:30. Fundamentals of sociology and introduction to the analysis of social problems and social interactions, (e.g., wealth, gender, race inequality, family, crime) using sociological theories. GE: Social sciences, organizations and polities, social diversity in the U.S.

Psych 2200E: Data Analysis in Psychology (3 credits) Dr. Elizabeth Weiss. Tuesday and Thursday 9:35-10:55. Discussion of statistical analysis of psychological data – random samples, graphical and numerical techniques of descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, probability, sampling distribution, and hypothesis testing.

Psych 4554S: Language Development (3 credits) Dr. Julie Hupp. Tuesday and Thursday 12:45- 2:05. This course will examine how children learn their native language. We will survey the acquisition of basic linguistic components, including phonemes, word forms and word meanings, morphology and syntax. We will discuss both nativist and empiricist approaches to the problem, and will consider the roles played by universal grammar, linguistic input, social interaction, and statistical learning in the acquisition process. The primary goals of this class are for students to learn about the basic phenomena studied in early language development and how they can be accounted for theoretically. In addition, as part of this course, you will participate in Service Learning by volunteering in the literacy program at a local elementary school. For this course, you will be asked to not only contribute to the community, but to learn about Language Development in the process.

 

Some Things To Keep In Mind

Fall is finally upon us, and promises many exciting things; including the election! Wish you knew more? Have any political questions Google just isn’t answering? Join us on Thursday, November 3rd, at 6:00-7:30 PM in Warner (Center Room 175) for a Political Talk with Dr. Nathanial Swigger. Not only is this an opportunity to learn a lot, but to meet some faculty you may not come in contact with otherwise. Afterwards, there will be a meet and greet with some local politicians hosted by Mitch Lerner. Please R.S.V.P to Marcy (melanson.4@osu.edu) if you are interested in attending the political talk with Dr. Swigger.

Also, if you are interested in going to Berlin the application is due BY November 1st, click here for more info.

For more information for the Cuba trip, click here or contact Dr. Tiyi Morris (morris.730@osu.edu)! Keep an eye here for more information sessions, and remember, the application is due January 4th!

Call to College Volunteer Opportunity

Hello Honors students! Now that we are all winding down from midterms, how about a little volunteering? A Call to College is an organization that does everything they can to help and motivate high school students get into college. They need our help with their annual College Application Blitz at Newark High School on Wednesday, November 16th, from 2pm-6pm. The College Application Blitz is an event where high school students are given the opportunity to fill out college applications, get help with their admission essays, and learn about financial aid. We, as college students, all know how stressful the time right before college can be, and why not help someone else through that time? (Plus, it looks good on a resume!) If you are available to help please contact Marcy Melanson (melanson.4@osu.edu). Please, make sure if you sign up to volunteer that you actually attend! cab-flyer

Spend May in Cuba: Application deadline Jan 4

APPLY FOR MAY CUBA BY JAN 4

We are offering a unique opportunity to spend 10 days in Cuba in May, as part of a 3-credit A&S 2798 course with Dr. Tiyi Morris, professor of African American and African Studies. Applications are due Jan 4 in Buckeye Link.

Students will study on campus in the first two weeks of the summer term (May 10-18), then travel to Cuba for 10 days (May 20-31). You’ll talking walking tours of Old Havana, attend drum and dance workshops, tour museums, plantations and sugar mills, and spend overnight in Varadero.

Most meals, all planned activities and excursions, and your lodging and airfare are covered by a $1000 program fee, a fraction of the actual costs (the campus is paying most of the actual costs to keep your expenses to a minimum). Don’t miss out on this unusual opportunity. Contact me or Dr Morris if you have questions. I’ll be happy to walk you through the application process.

For more information, including links to the application, go here: go.osu.edu/NewarkCuba.

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Spring Honors Courses

With midterms over, it’s time to start thinking about next semester! Here is a list of Honors classes offered in the fall. Remember, if you plan to graduate with Honors, you must keep up on your Honors courses.

 

History 2002H: Making American Modern (3 credits). Dr Mitch Lerner. Tuesday and Thursday 10:20-12:10. Examines twentieth century American history in a global perspective, with special emphasis on the themes of industrial, military, and global expansion, as well as the expansion of civil and political rights of the American people. Prereq or concur: Honors standing, and English 1110.xx; or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity soc div in the US course.

Psych 2200E: Data Analysis in Psychology (3 credits) Dr. Elizabeth Weiss. Tuesday and Thursday 9:35-10:55. Discussion of statistical analysis of psychological data – random samples, graphical and numerical techniques of descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, probability, sampling distribution, and hypothesis testing.

Psych 4554S: Language Development (3 credits) Dr. Julie Hupp. Tuesday and Thursday 12:45- 2:05. This course will examine how children learn their native language. We will survey the acquisition of basic linguistic components, including phonemes, word forms and word meanings, morphology and syntax. We will discuss both nativist and empiricist approaches to the problem, and will consider the roles played by universal grammar, linguistic input, social interaction, and statistical learning in the acquisition process. The primary goals of this class are for students to learn about the basic phenomena studied in early language development and how they can be accounted for theoretically. In addition, as part of this course, you will participate in Service Learning by volunteering in the literacy program at a local elementary school. For this course, you will be asked to not only contribute to the community, but to learn about Language Development in the process.

Sociology 1101H: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits). Dr. Angela Bryant. Tuesday and Thursday 11:10- 12:30. Fundamentals of sociology and introduction to the analysis of social problems and social interactions, (e.g., wealth, gender, race inequality, family, crime) using sociological theories. GE: Social sciences, organizations and polities, social diversity in the U.S.

A play, a workshop, and Jimmy Johns

Join us tomorrow night for “Call Me William,” a one-woman show based on the life of Pulitzer prize-winning author Willa Cather (My Antonia, O Pioneers). David Ruderman, associate professor of English, will introduce the play at 7:30.

Make time before the show to join us at 6:15 n the Warner platform (126) for a study skills workshop with learning skills specialist Ferdinand Avila-Medina. He’ll teach you some techniques to stay motivated and on top of your assignments. Dinner provided if you RSVP to melanson.4@osu.edu downloador in comments below: tell us what you’d like from Jimmy Johns. 

One-woman show performed by Prudence Wright Holmes

Thursday, October 6 7:30 p.m.

The Black Box Theater, LeFevre Hall

1199 University Drive Newark campus

Actor/author Prudence Wright Holmes performs her one-woman show based on the life of legendary author Willa Cather, a courageous pioneer of the LGBT community. Cather dared to dress like a man in a small Nebraska town in the late 1880s and was almost expelled from The University of Nebraska for her love affair with another woman. She went on to have a successful career in publishing and was the author of the best-selling novels My Antonia and Death Comes for the Archbishop and won a Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her novel One of Ours in 1923. This event is free and open to the public. A donation of $5, toiletries or canned goods is appreciated. Proceeds benefit the Center for New Beginnings. For more information: Marcy Melanson at melanson.4@osu.edu, 740.366.9381