Outreach & Engagement Forum – May 6th

Immediately following the Patterson Lecture, be sure to visit the Ohio State University Outreach and Engagement Forum from 1-3 p.m. (May 6th) in the Ohio Union, Archie Griffin East Ballroom. The Forum is a poster exhibition featuring more than 125 initiatives that Ohio State faculty, staff and students are partnering in with members of our local, national and international communities.

Reminder: Dependent Eligibility Verification

Approximately 6,900 Ohio State employees will be required to verify their dependents’ eligibility for Ohio State health benefits by April 16.

In 2010, all faculty and staff covering dependents on an Ohio State health plan were asked to complete a certification questionnaire attesting that covered dependents met all of the eligibility criteria. Individuals who previously attested to eligibility will be required to provide documentation to verify eligibility. Those who do not verify eligibility by the April 16 deadline will lose coverage immediately.

The university has contracted with Xerox HR Solutions (Xerox) on the verification process. Xerox will be contacting you if you are one of the 6,900 employees chosen for verification.

The Office of Human Resources has put together a FAQ document for those affected who have questions regarding the process. http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/hb_dependentcertification

If you have additional questions, you can contact the Office of Human Resources Customer
Service at service@hr.osu.edu or 614-292-1050/1-800-678-6010.

Ohio State is committed to offering high-quality health care coverage while being good stewards of its resources by managing costs of its benefits programs. Covering ineligible dependents may be unnecessarily increasing plan costs by millions per year based on an average annual per dependent cost of more than $4,600.

Temple Grandin Tickets Available

Tickets to Temple Grandin’s April 17 presentation, “Animals Make Us Human,” are now available to members of the public. A number of people had inquired about ticket for friends. Feel free to forward this e-mail to them.

The event is free, but seating is limited, so a ticket will be required for admission. There is no reserved seating.

There is a maximum of 4 tickets per order, but if you need more than 4, you can make multiple requests.

http://go.osu.edu/Grandin

Workshop: Introduction to Online Course Design

Additional seats have been available for this popular workshop!  The link below will take you to the registration page:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W8KJCH3

During this session, you’ll learn:

*  Strategies for online learning
* Extension and academic teaching
* Ebooks versus iBooks
* Quality Matters rubric:  how the rubric can shape the course design process
* Activities: possibilities and discussion on approaching online lab classes
* Instructional content: not recreating the wheel
* Grading and/or measuring competencies: using rubrics, managing workload, options for assessment activities

Columbus campus: Howlett Hall 164 (food provided) (limit 50 participants)
Wooster campus:  Skou Hall 30 (food provided) (limit 35 participants)
CarmenConnect: carmenconnect.osu.edu/cfaesonline (unlimited participation)

Voluntary Request for Faculty and Staff to Indicate Disability

Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity programs align with Ohio State’s institutional value of diversity, and are important to the continued advancement of women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities in our campus community. To accurately represent its diverse community, Ohio State needs information about University employees who currently identify as disabled or have had a disability. After March 20, employees who identify as disabled will be given the option to voluntarily log into Employee Self Service (eprofile.osu.edu) to indicate their disability status. This information will be kept by the Office of Human Resources to meet federal requirements and will remain confidential. Read more

Tickets for Temple Grandin: Animals Make Us Human

Tickets to Temple Grandin’s April 17 presentation, “Animals Make Us Human,” are now available. The event will be held at Fisher Auditorium on the OARDC campus and begins at 6 p.m.

The event is free, but seating is limited, so a ticket will be required for admission. There is no reserved seating.

To download your tickets (maximum of two per person), go to:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/temple-grandin-animals-make-us-human-tickets-15726752139

When you have completed the order form, you have the option of receiving a printable ticket via e-mail or receiving a mobile ticket. Either will be accepted at the event.

Career Advisor Position Announced

The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will be hiring a second person to join our career development team. The position will be posted through 3/29: https://www.jobsatosu.com/postings/61708. Please feel free to share this posting with any individuals who may be interested.
University Title
Career Advisor

Working Title
Career Advisor

Department Location
Columbus

Requisition Number
406792

Summary of Duties
Under the direction of the Career Services & Marketing Manager, this position assists in the implementation of the career development program for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES); provides individual and group career counseling to students and alumni; plans, develops, and oversees a broad range of career exploration and planning, job search and advising services; assists with the coordination and facilitation of trainings and career development workshops to include resume preparation, job-search strategies, interview and experiential learning preparation skills for all of CFAES, including the School of Environment and Natural Resources(SENR) and the Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI); serves as a liaison between CFAES and external stakeholders to build partnerships with an aggressive emphasis on the development, growth and expansion of experiential learning and full-time employment opportunities for students and alumni; utilizes and assists with the management of career-related technologies to provide services to employers and students, serves as a contact for registrations and assisting users; coordinates and implements college-wide internship tracking system; organizes the scheduling of employers for on-campus interviews; manages data relevant to career planning, employment, job search processes and prepares interpretive reports for stakeholders.

Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience; At least one year in career advising or student development; excellent oral and written communications skills; ability to work effectively in a team.

Desired Qualifications
Background in Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences area with additional emphasis on sustainability; using career services software and systems (Symplicity).

Target Salary
$34,008 – $40,008 Annually

Job Category
Administrative and Professional

Job Appointment (FTE%)
100.0

Full/Part Time
Full-time

Temporary or Regular
Regular

Posting Start Date
03/21/2015

Posting End Date
03/29/2015

FAPESP Information for Faculty

Dear CFAES Faculty,

This email is intended to notify you of an upcoming call for proposals for collaborations between OSU faculty and faculty from higher education and research institutions from the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. This proposal call will be titled FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) and is expected to be released by the OSU Office of Research in the next couple of weeks (see attached power point outline of this RFA).

The purpose of this note is to encourage CFAES faculty to think about potential partners from the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil with whom they may collaborate with to submit the required joint proposal. One of the critical eligibility requirements for the Brazilian collaborator will be that they have a current project funded by FAPESP. Attached, please find a list of FAPESP PI’s and research titles from the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), a long term partner of CFAES. This list of eligible ESALQ faculty and projects has been organized according to CFAES departments to simplify the process of identifying a potential collaborator at ESALQ.

Furthermore, the Office of International Programs in Agriculture is prepared to assist interested CFAES faculty in linking with an ESALQ collaborators in order to develop a competitive proposal for this year’s FAPESP Award.

If you have any questions about the Ohio State-FAPESP Award or potential collaborators at ESALQ, please contact Mark Erbaugh in International Programs in Agriculture at erbaugh.1@osu.edu.

FAPESP Overview

ESALQ PI’s – OSU Department Grouping

Best regards,

Dr. J. Mark Erbaugh
Director
International Programs in Agriculture
236 Agricultural Administration Bldg.
2120 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-6479 Office / 614-292-1757 Fax
erbaugh.1@osu.edu

Sign Up For CFAES News Releases

CFAES Communications is proud to introduce freshly branded news releases and columns.

To keep up to date on news from our college, sign up for news releases here:

http://cfaes.osu.edu/news/subscribe

You only need to fill in the fields with the red asterisks — the other fields are optional.

As a default, all of our news categories are checked, but if you only want information on certain topics, you can un-check categories you aren’t interested in.

Later, if you want to change your account settings, there’s a “Manage Your Subscription” link at the bottom of each news release. This allows you to add or remove yourself from individual news release categories or from the mail list altogether.

Here are the news release categories:

4-H
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College Events/Announcements
Columbus area
Community
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Green Industry
Health and Nutrition
Home, Family and Youth
Lawn and Garden
Livestock
Natural Resource and Environment
Wooster area

Shawn Cleveland Accepts New Position

It is with mixed emotions that our Advancement Team announces the departure of Shawn Cleveland, currently Senior Director of Development for our college. He has accepted an offer for Executive Director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation and his last day with the university is Tuesday, March 31st. Please join us for a farewell celebration on March 31st from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. at the Columbus Ale House, outdoor/indoor patio, 1201 Olentangy River Road.

Dependent Eligibility Verification Advance Notice

Approximately 6,900 Ohio State employees will be required to verify their dependents’ eligibility for Ohio State health benefits by April 16.

In 2010, all faculty and staff covering dependents on an Ohio State health plan were asked to complete a certification questionnaire attesting that covered dependents met all of the eligibility criteria. Individuals who previously attested to eligibility will be required to provide documentation to verify eligibility. Those who do not verify eligibility by the April 16 deadline will lose coverage immediately.

The university has contracted with Xerox HR Solutions (Xerox) on the verification process. Xerox will be contacting you if you are one of the 6,900 employees chosen for verification. Please do not delete or ignore emails or mail related to dependent verification!

The Office of Human Resources has put together a FAQ document for those affected who have questions regarding the process. http://hr.osu.edu/benefits/hb_dependentcertification

If you have additional questions, you can contact the Office of Human Resources Customer
Service at service@hr.osu.edu or 614-292-1050/1-800-678-6010.

Ohio State is committed to offering high-quality health care coverage while being good stewards of its resources by managing costs of its benefits programs. Covering ineligible dependents may be unnecessarily increasing plan costs by millions per year based on an average annual per dependent cost of more than $4,600.De