Dean's Scholarship Offers Full Ride At Ohio State Marion

Area students seeking a full ride for their college education don't need to look too far from home.

The Ohio State University at Marion is again offering Dean's Scholarships, which provide full tuition for two high school students who will be graduating in the spring and who meet specific academic qualifications. The top qualifier also will win a laptop computer, while the second place qualifier will earn a $600 stipend.

Last year's Dean's Scholar winners at Ohio State Marion were River Valley High School graduates Deborah Nixt and Dawn Gibbs.

To qualify, students must be in the top eight percent of their 2001 graduating class, and earn a composite score of 27 on the ACT exam, or an equivalent score on the SAT college entrance exam. Any high school senior, regardless of school or place of residency, can apply.

"While students who meet these criteria typically earn scholarships at Ohio State Marion, this is a special new scholarship opportunity we've designed as an additional financial incentive for the area's top students," said William Lush, financial aid coordinator at Ohio State Marion.

The scholarship is renewable each year for as long as the student remains at the Marion Campus and meets the academic requirements. Those wishing to be considered must file an Ohio State admissions application and a Marion Campus financial aid application by Jan. 15. Applications are available on-line at www.marion.ohio-state.edu. Scholarship candidates and their parents will be asked to attend a Feb. 17 meeting at Ohio State Marion; students will participate in an essay/interview competition.

The Dean's Scholarship is one of several scholarship opportunities at Ohio State Marion. High School valedictorians also are eligible for full-tuition scholarships. Ohio State Marion expects to award about $400,000 in scholarships for the 2000-2001 academic year, according to Lush. All students who are considering Ohio State Marion are encouraged to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.

For more information on this scholarship and other scholarship opportunities, contact the admissions office at Ohio State Marion by calling (740) 389-6786, extension 6242, or visit the campus to pick up a financial aid application and Ohio State University admission application.

Continuing Education Program In Art And Technology To Be Offered At Ohio State Marion

Helping you keep pace with digital information technology is the goal behind Ohio State Marion's latest addition to its community and business programs.

Known as CEPAT - Continuing Education Program in Art and Technology - the new program will be offered during the day, evenings, or weekends in Ohio State Marion's state-of-the-art computer facility.

The new program, offered by the Alber Enterprise Center at Ohio State Marion, in cooperation with Ohio State University Extension, is designed to meet the growing needs of area businesses and individuals by providing access to current technology in graphics and media production. Winter Quarter courses, descriptions, dates, times and fees, include:

MIDI Madness - Create your own music with computers and learn how to use a music-sequencing program in conjunction with a MIDI keyboard. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) allows the user to input and manipulate musical ideas with a computer and synthesizer.
For students in high school and adults. - Five consecutive Saturdays, Jan. 6 to Feb, 3, 9:30 to noon. - $100 for the series.

Choosing an ISP and Using E-Mail - How do you get online at home? Did you know you can probably get Internet access for free, but it might not be the kind of service you want? Here's how you can get started. - Tuesday, Jan. 9, 7 to 9 p.m. - $25.

Making Newsletters with PageMaker - Ready to begin desktop publishing? Adobe's PageMaker software is a longtime favorite for print production. This class integrates an introduction to the software with an overview of layout, editing, and production essentials. You'll leave prepared to produce newsletters for your business or group and with skills that you can use for other print projects as well. - Saturday, Jan. 13, 12:30 to 5 p.m. - $75.

Finding People, Places, and Things on the Web - Do you ever get frustrated with search engines that don't get you the information you need? The useful sites are out there, but they're not always so easy to track down! There are tricks to finding the information you are after and they can save you a lot of time. - Tuesday, Jan. 16, 7 to 9 p.m. - $25.

Introduction to HTML - HTML is the language in which pages are written for the World Wide Web and it's simpler than you might think. This class is designed for people who want to take control of the web pages they work with in software applications like Microsoft FrontPage, as well as those who want to learn web authoring from scratch and are ready to dive in. In addition to creating basic web pages, this class will also show you the basics of keeping a web site running. Saturday, Jan. 20, 12:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - $75.

Basic Online Safety: Privacy and Viruses - Learn what you can do to protect your computer (and your office!) from viruses, and how you can keep your e-mail inbox from being filled with unwanted advertising. - Tuesday, Jan. 23, 7 to 9 p.m. - $25.

Introduction to Photoshop - Adobe Photoshop is the single graphics application that everyone who works with images absolutely must know. This class will familiarize you with Photoshop's most commonly used features and show you ways to make your images the best they can be. After this class, you will know how to make a good scan, know what kind of file formats to use for different purposes, and be able to retouch photographs, add text, apply special effects, and prepare photographic images for print or for the web. - Friday, Jan. 26, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - $150.

Making Your First Web Site - Building your first web site is surprisingly easy and fun, once you know where to look and what to expect. This workshop will help you build your first web site with absolutely no HTML knowledge or special software required. - Tuesday, Jan. 30, 7 to 9 p.m. - $25.

My E-Valentine - This hands-on session will give you an opportunity to scan photos and collect images from the web, then use desktop publishing applications to design valentines for the people of our choice. You can print them as cards, use them in collages, or create graphic greetings that you can e-mail. -Tuesday Feb. 6, 7 to 9 p.m. - $25.

Using Photoshop for the Web - This class is designed for people who are familiar with the basic functions of Adobe Photoshop and want to learn how to use its advanced features to create and optimize graphics for the web - Saturday, Feb. 10, 12:30 to 5 p.m. - $75.

Website Construction with Macromedia Dreamweaver - Macromedia Dreamweaver is the heavyweight champion of web development software. A highly visible interface, roundtrip HTML editing, strong integration with other web production software, and tremendous extensibility are a few of its strongest features. If you have enjoyed learning a little HTML, or have built web sites with some other software, picking up Dreamweaver is a challenge worth taking on. -Friday, Feb. 16, 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.- $150.

Introduction to Digital Video - Learn how digital video equipment works, the hardware you'll need to get started, and various editing applications. Participants also will organize a video project, complete with storyboarding and setting up shots, downloading video to computer, and editing using Adobe Premiere. - Friday, Feb. 23, 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. - $150.

Better Presentations with PowerPoint - Learn the essentials of PowerPoint, plus enhance the use of graphics, color, and effective writing to make stronger presentations. We'll look at a few sources for artwork and templates and experiment with different approaches to timing and editing. - Friday, March 2, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - $150.

Registration with payment must be received one week before the start of the day classes. Advance registration for the evening classes is strongly recommended, but payment for the evening classes can be made upon arrival. Participants are responsible for purchasing their own textbooks in advance, if one is required.

All classes are conducted in room 230 of the Library Classroom Building. For more information on any of these courses, contact the Alber Center, Office of Continuing Education, (740) 389-6786 ext. 6341. Course descriptions and costs, along with textbook information is available on the Ohio State Marion website, www.marion.ohio-state.edu/arts/cepat.

Fisher College Of Business Undergraduate Degree To Be Available Through Ohio State's Marion And Other Regional Campuses

A decision by The Ohio State University's Council on Academic Affairs Wednesday (Dec. 6, 2000) makes it possible for Ohioans to earn a Fisher College of Business undergraduate degree through Ohio State's four regional campuses at Marion, Mansfield, Lima and Newark.

The latest in distance learning technologies will bring the new general business major to regional campus students via computer and modem, coupled with traditional classroom instruction. The new major is slated to begin with a pilot program in September 2001. The courses and delivery method have been tailored to meet the needs of nontraditional students who already hold positions in one of Ohio's hundreds of small and mid-size firms as well as for traditional students who aspire to careers in business.

"Ongoing education and professional development are essential for the continued economic health and prosperity of the state," said William E. Kirwan, president of The Ohio State University. "This new program will make it possible for those who are an essential part of Ohio's economic picture to develop new skills and gain knowledge that will help them be even more effective in an extremely competitive marketplace."

This new general business degree program was initiated by the regional campuses in response to a strong community desire to expand opportunities for complete four-year programs, which would be available locally. Community interest was exceptionally high for programs in business.

"Consistently over the years, when we asked how we could better serve the community, the addition of a general business degree was always on the top of the list," said F. Dominic Dottavio, dean and director of Ohio State's Marion Campus. "Ohio State Marion is continuing to expand and grow in order to meet the higher education needs of our communities. The addition of the business degree is part of our ongoing efforts to make more four-year and master's degree options available for our students."

Dottavio said the quality and reputation of the degree from the Fisher College of Business, coupled with the significantly lower tuition paid by regional campus students, makes this new program a terrific opportunity for students, who will pay thousands of dollars less for a very coveted degree.

Fisher College has been developing the distance learning support for the new regional campus academic program with a $1.5 million grant it received from the Dorney Fund through the Cleveland Foundation this summer. Rebecca Andre, coordinator of instructional technology for the college's undergraduate business program, has been working with Fisher College faculty members who will be teaching the courses to transform their material into Internet-based formats. "Students will access lecture notes, link to other materials, preview video clips and participate in online discussions," Andre said.

The business courses will include the group work typical of business education and the business environment itself, with each member of the team contributing to the whole product, posting his or her component online. Faculty will hold online office hours and drop in on online chat rooms to review the stream of conversation and comment or respond to questions or issues raised, said David A. Schilling, professor of management sciences at Fisher College and academic director for the new major.

This will not be Ohio State's first venture into distance learning. The regional campuses have had distance education courses since 1994. The colleges of nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, medicine, and the school journalism and communication are among others that offer courses online. Also, the College of Nursing has an online masters' program.

The new general business major will consist of 13 junior and senior level classes, about half of which are core business courses and the rest, general business electives, Schilling said. An entrepreneurship course is planned as the capstone course. Students will begin courses in the new general business major after completing general education and business foundation courses.

"We are very pleased to make Fisher College's top-20 undergraduate program available to Ohioans through the university's regional campus system," said Joseph A. Alutto, dean of the college. U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" Year 2000 Guide gave Fisher College's undergraduate program a ranking of 16th nationally. The college's real estate department was ranked third; finance, seventh, and general management, 14th. Fisher College's undergraduate, MBA and Ph.D. programs are accredited by the American Association of Colleges and Schools of Business, the premiere accrediting agency for such programs.

Students will register for their courses through Ohio State's Marion, Mansfield, Lima and Newark campuses. Upon completion, they will receive the same undergraduate degree in business that they would have received if they had attended classes at Fisher College on the Columbus campus.

Free Workshops To Help Students Prepare For ACT Exam

The Ohio State University at Marion offers free workshops to help students prepare to take the ACT exam.

The autumn workshops will be held January 8 and March 1, from 5 to 8 p.m., in room 100 of Morrill Hall, on the Marion Campus, one mile west of U.S. 23 on State Route 95 (Mt. Vernon Avenue.)

University admissions counselors will offer advice on test-taking strategies and what to expect on testing day, and also provide a review of the ACT practice test.

All participants will receive a free ACT Assessment Sample Test booklet. The workshops are free and open to all high school students in the North Central Ohio area, however workshop registration is requested and can be made by calling (740) 389-OSUM, extension 6242.

Sculpture Exhibited In OSU Marion's Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery

The artwork of Xan Palay works will be exhibited in the Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery on the Ohio State Marion Campus, through Jan 12, 2001.

Palay, a 1993 graduate of Ohio State University, works with glass, neon and other sculptural media. She also holds a Master's Degree in Fine Arts from Bard College in New York. Her work has been exhibited at the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Riffe Gallery in Columbus, the Akron Museum of Art, SPACES Gallery in Cleveland and other venues. She held the Louise Bourgeois Endowed Residency for a Young Sculptor at Yaddo in New York, was a resident artist at the Kohler Factory in Wisconsin and has been a visiting artist in Germany and Japan. Her latest project is a permanent, public sculpture on the rooftop of the SPACES Gallery in the Flats area of Cleveland, Ohio.

The exhibition at the Kuhn Gallery is a multi-layered exploration of the American landscape. Using light, sculptural forms, photographs and cast iron, different aspects of the midwestern experience are articulated for the viewer.

"As the world becomes increasingly dependent on electronic communication and global consumption of resources, the industry that had been the backbone of the United States becomes obsolete." Palay said, describing the exhibit. "Our cities and river valleys contain relics of the maturation of the nation away from its colonial birth into an industrial empire. Now these relics exist only as shadows.

As we march forward into a world defined by the speed of light, physical boundaries are no longer boundaries at all, and we inhabit a landscape that reminds us that we are rewriting the national character each day."

The public is invited to meet Palay at a reception planned for noon on Wednesday, Jan. 3.

Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra To Bring Holiday Cheer To Ohio State Marion Campus

The Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra will return to Marion Dec. 7 as part of Ohio State University at Marion's Five Nights on Campus cultural arts series. The 60-piece orchestra will perform a wide range of musical styles in the auditorium of the George Alber Student Center. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to share in an evening of family holiday entertainment at the Student Center beginning at 6:30 p.m. (Please see accompanying press release.)

This year's concert will include music from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," "The Christmas Elf Overture," by H. Pfitzner, "Adoration of the Magii" from Three Botticelli Pictures by O. Respighi, and the Arthur Harris arrangement of "Adeste Fidelis," written for the Philadelphia Harmonic Orchestra.

The orchestra will lead the audience in carol sing-a-longs of many familiar holiday tunes.

The annual holiday concert also features the orchestra and the Marion Civic Chorus, teaming up for many of seasonal favorites, including

Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride." And the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah

• Marion Civic Chorus is under the direction of Gary Iams. Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra will be under the leadership of guest conductor William Boggs, music director of the Columbus Light Opera and of the Welsh Hills (Licking County, Ohio) Symphony Orchestra.

The concert will be the centerpiece of an evening of family holiday entertainment, which will conclude with homemade refreshments sponsored by the Ohio State Alumni Club of Marion County and served by Taft Middle School students.

Tickets are available at the door and are $7.50 for adults and $3 for students. Advanced ticket sales are available by calling Ohio State Marion Office of Community Relations at (740) 389-6786 extension 6279.

Future Five Nights on Campus performances are:

• Feb. 22, 2005 - Gospelfest featuring the Raise Mass Choir in combination with Marion's Mayes Temple Choir.
• April 5, 2005 - "John Henry" performed by Mad River Theater Works from West Liberty, Ohio.
• May 3, 2001 - Poetry and the World.

This year's Five Nights on Campus series has received financial support from the Whirlpool Corp., Bun's Restaurant in downtown Delaware, GTE, Marion Steel Co. , Wyandot Inc., Herald Printing, Adelphia Communications, Verizon, Medical Mutual of Ohio, and WDIF Radio.

Ohio State Marion Hosts A Night Of Family Holiday Entertainment

The public is invited to a night of family holiday entertainment, culminating in a concert by the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, on Dec. 7. The entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. in the George H. Alber Student Center on the campus of Ohio State University at Marion. Pre-concert entertainment will include:

• Marion's Madrigal Singers performing seasonal numbers
• A make-it, take-it table for children to make Christmas ornaments
• Multicultural holiday exhibits exploring the Hanukkah and Kwanza celebrations

Following the concert, which also will feature the Marion Civic Chorus, the public is invited to enjoy refreshments served by Taft Middle School students.

The activities and exhibits in the student center are free. Tickets for the concert are $7.50 for adults and $3 for students, and are available at the door. Advanced ticket sales are available by calling Ohio State Marion Office of Community Relations at (740) 389-6786 extension 6279.