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I hope everyone enjoyed last year’s conference at Kent–Stark as much as I did. The new conference facility at Kent–Stark is first-class, and the food was delicious. Leslie Heaphy and Lee Fox-Cardamone deserve many congratulations for putting together a wonderful program, and the presentations I attended were consistently thoughtful and thought-provoking. I would also like to thank Bob Miltner for putting together the poetry reading that followed supper on Friday and for contributing a reading of his own work that was the highlight of the evening.

Gordon Aubrecht of Ohio State–Marion has succeeded Lee Fox-Cardamone as president of AURCO. Gordon has been a regular presenter at our conferences and has been active in the organization almost since its beginnings. I am certain that he will bring a great deal of energy, enthusiasm, and imagination to his activities as president.

The 2002 conference will be held at Ohio State–Lima. A preliminary call for papers is included in this newsletter. I hope that faculty from all of our regional campuses will consider attending and presenting. AURCO has been sustained by a core group of longstanding members and, like every organization, derives great benefits from the contributions of each new participant.

Classroom practices

Research

New Courses or programs

Interdisciplinary teaching and learning

Collaborative learning

Students with disabilities

Gender

Race/ethnicity

Religion

Class

Culture

Student services

Outreach

Retention

Special programs

Faculty/staff collaborations

Regional campuses as community resources

Web-based courses

Web site use in the classroom

Multimedia

New uses for technology

Distance Learning

Computer-aided instruction

Outcomes-based learning

Classroom assessment

Program assessment

College-wide assessment

Self-reflection

Self-assessment

K-12 collaborations

Business and local organizations

Other colleges/universities

State and national connections

Om Ahuja has joined the mathematics faculty at Kent–Geauga. He completed his doctoral work in mathematics from the University of Khartoum and has published extensively on mathematics and mathematics education.

Gretchen Bercaw is the marketing manager for the Professional Education and Commerce Center at Kent–Stark.

Betsy Blankenship, Librarian, Ohio State–Marion, was featured in the September 2000 issue of College and Research Librarian News. The item focused on some of her unique giveaways to students at the campus.

Belkis Capeles is the conferences services manager for the Professional Education and Conference Center at Kent–Stark.

Melissa Crites is admissions counselor at Kent–Tuscarawas.

Laurie Cunningham has joined Kent–Salem as an accounting clerk. She was formerly employed by National Refractories and Minerals.

Denise Davis is an academic advisor at Ohio–Eastern.

David Fortney is the project coordinator in the Workforce Development and Continuing Studies department at Kent–Salem.

Warren Galbreath is a faculty member in social work at Ohio–Eastern.

Greg Gillis is a security officer at Kent–Stark.

Jim Jadallah is coordinator for the new physical education facility at Kent–Stark.

Kelli Jones is assistant manager of the Cotttage Bookstore at Wright–Lake.

Kathy Langas is director of Workforce Development and Continuing Studies at Kent–Salem. She was previously a worker’s compensation specialist with Avalon Holdings Corp. in Warren.

Carl Leaman is electronic technician at Kent–Tuscarwas.

David Radosevich is a faculty member in psychology at Ohio State–Marion.

Willie Shoemaker is an outreach program coordinator in the Office of Corporate and Community Services at Kent–Stark.

Julie Spotts is an admissions counselor for Student Services at Kent–Stark.

Mindy Young is a faculty member in Organizational Leadership at Wright–Lake.

In late 2000, Gordon Aubrecht, Physics, Ohio State–Marion, was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society, an honor extended to only about one-half of one percent of Society members. He was nominated by the APS Forum on Education for "his many contributions to physics education over the years, including his work with high school teachers in PTRA, his work with the Contemporary Physics Education Project, and his book on energy."

Bronwen Babich, Ohio State–Marion, earned a Vice President’s Award for an acrylic painting submitted to the 9^th Annual Ohio State University Staff Arts and Crafts exhibit.

In Spring 2000, Jean Batcha, Office Technology, Kent–Trumbull, was a co-recipient of the Chapter Research Project award from Delta Pi Epsilon, a national graduate research society for business educators. Batcha teamed with Glenda Kunar, Youngstown State University, to conduct a research project for the Delta Zeta chapter of DPE. The title of their research was "How Businesses Are Using the Internet and Intranet with Implications for Business Education." The project was funded by a grant to the Delta Zeta chapter from the Ohio Business Teachers Foundation.

In June 2000, George M. Brooks, Biology, Ohio–Zanesville, was recognized for 25 years of service to the university.

Karen Rima Brown, Spanish, Michael J. Kline, History, Mark A. Shatz, Psychology, and Gerald Westgerdes, Art, Ohio–Zanesville, have been included in Who’s Who among America’s Teachers 2000.

In October 2000, David Citino, a former member of the faculty at Ohio State–Marion, received the Professional Achievement Award at the 42^nd annual Alumni Association awards ceremony.

In Spring 2000, H. Roger Fulk, Office Information Systems, Wright–Lake, was elected National Chairman-Elect of the National Classroom Advisory Council of the Business Professionals of America.

In Summer 2000, Russell Hurd, Education, Kent–Stark, received a Faculty Professional Development Award for the project Revisiting Adults with Childhood Bereavement Experiences.

In June 2000, James E. Jordan, Political Science, Ohio–Zanesville, was recognized for 30 years of service to the university.

In June 2000, Michael J. Kline, History, Ohio–Zanesville, was recognized for 35 years of service to the university.

In Summer 2000, Pam Lieske English, Kent–Trumbull, received a Faculty Professional Development Award for the project Gender and the Maternal Body: Aesthetic and Scientific Models of the Female Body in the Enlightenment.

In March 2001, Billie Mautz, Secretary for the Academic Division Coordinator, Ohio–Zanesville, received the Outstanding Calssified Employee Award, for year 2000, from Ohio University. In a typical year, between 50 and 100 classified employees from throughout the Ohio University system are nominated for the award, but only six candidates actually receive the honor. Mautz’s receiving the award means that for three consecutive years a Zanesville campus employee has received the award. Denise Gebhart, Nursing Office Records Manager, won the 1998 award, and Phil Wilson, Communication Network Specialist, won the 1999 award.

In Winter 2000, Teresa M. Mensing, Geological Sciences, Ohio State–Marion, was inducted into the Monroe Community College Alumni Hall of Fame. The college is located in Rochester, New York.

In Summer 2000, Jayne A. Moneysmith, English, Kent–Stark, received a Teaching Development Award for the project Developing Instructional Materials for Advanced Business and Professional Writing.

In Summer 2000, Daniel Price Justice Studies, Kent–Trumbull, received a Teaching Development Award for the project From Criminal Justice Studies to Justice Studies: Expanding the Introductory Course for a Broader Focus.

In Summer 2000, Patti Capel Swartz, English, Kent–East Liverpool, received a Faculty Professional Development Award for the project Constance Fenimore Woodson’s Civil War: A Woman Writer’s View of the Conflict and Its Aftermath in Fact and Fiction.

In Spring 2000, Gerald Westgerdes, Art, Ohio–Zanesville, received first prize in the 14^th Annual Ecclesiastical Art Exhibit, a national juried exhibition sponsored by Historic Trinity in Detroit. His prize-winning entry was an original sculpture entitled "Joseph’s Coat and Other Signs." In Spring 2001, Westgerdes’ sculptured piece "Joseph’s Coat and Other Signs" was chosen from among several hundred entries from across the United States and foreign nations to be included in the Contemporary Works of Faith ‘01, the 17^th biennial juried art exhibition of the Liturgical Art Guild. The exhibition ran in March and April at Capital University’s Schumacher Gallery in Columbus.

In Spring 2000, Wright–Lake received a President’s Award for Excellence as the Outstanding Unit of the university.

In 2001, Academic Press published Freshwater Fish Distribution, by Tim M. Berra, emeritus in Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State–Mansfield.

Anne Bower, English, Ohio State–Marion, contributed the essay "Dear----: In Search of New (Old) Forms of Critical Address" to the volume Epistolary Histories: Letters, Fiction, Culture (Eds. Amanda Gilroy and W.M. Verhoeven. Charlottesville, VA: U of Virgina, P, 2000. 155-75. She also edited and provided the Introduction for a reprint edition of The Historical Cookbook of the American Negro (Boston: Beacon, 2000).

Min He, Mathematics, Kent–Trumbull, published "A Perturbation Theorem and Its Application" in the Annals of Differential Equations Journal [15,4: 352-61].

In Spring 2001, Larry Smith Humanities, Bowling Green–Firelands, published Thoreau’s Lost Journal, a book of original poems reflecting Smith’s own visions and understanding but cast in the dramatic voice of Thoreau. The book was published by Westron Press, an independent publisher in Toledo.

In February 2001, Stephen Abedon, Microbiology, Ohio State–Mansfield, presented "Exploring Israel: On (and off of) the Internet" at the campus.

In October 2000, Hassan Y. Aly, Economics, Ohio State–Marion, presented "Impact of Trade Liberalization on Labor Market and Migration in the MENA Region" and "Terrorism and Tourism: Is the Impact Permanent or Transitory? Time Series Evidence from Some MENA Countries," at the Economic Research Forum’s 7^th annual conference, held in Amman, Jordan.

In July 2000, Gordon Aubrecht, Physics, Ohio State–Marion, made the following presentations at the 7^th InterAmerican Conference, held in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: "Teaching with the Charts and Materials from the Contemporary Physics Education Project," "Student Views of Quantization and the Interaction of Matter with Light," "radioactivity: A Study of Student Ideas and Development of a Curriculum Based on the Findings," and "Microwaves, X-Rays, and Gamma Rays–Harmful to Health. What Physics Students Think." In August 2000, he made the following presentations at the GIREP Conference "Physics Teaching beyond 2000," held in Barcelona, Spain: "What Physics Students Think about the Hazards of Microwave Ovens," "Making It Easier to Teach Contemporary Physics: The Contemporary Physics Education Project," "Web Resources from the Contemporary Physics Education Project," and "Radiation and Radioactivity: Student Ideas and Materials Development Based on Student Interviews." In August 2000, he also made the following presentation at the American Association of Physics Teachers Meeting, held in Guelph, Ontario: with David A. Torick, ""Student Understanding of Concepts in Radioactivity" and ""An Approach to Improving Student Concepts about Radioactivity"; and with Thomas J. Kassebaum, David B. May, and Seth A. Rosenberg, "A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Student Conceptions of Quantization." In September 2000, he presented "How the Initial ‘Knowledge’ State of Students Is Used to Design Ways to Transfer Information on Radiation and Radioactivity" at the meeting of the Southern Ohio Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, held in Celina, Ohio. In October 2000, he presented "How Prospective Teachers Understand Radiation and Radioactivity" at Context, a science fiction conference held in Columbus; at that conference, he also moderated a panel on "Relativity? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Relativity!" In October 2000, he also presented "Using the Initial ‘Knowledge’ State of Students to Design Curricular Materials" at the Ohio Section American Physical Society meeting, held in Toledo.

In Fall 2000, Todd DeVriese, Art, Ohio State–Marion, exhibited "The Castle" at the Thurber Center Gallery and the Shot Tower Gallery at the Fort Hayes Career Center, both in Columbus. The exhibit utilized the Franz Kafka novel of the same name to dvelop an array of intriguing visual forms transposed into a contemporary American setting.

Mitch Fadem, academic program director, Center for Emerging Technologies in Aerial Application Research, Kent–Trumbull, was a panelist for the session "Worldwide Workforce Development" at the 80^th annual convention of the American Association of Community Colleges, held in Washington, D.C., in April 2000.

In November 2000, Randy Leite, Assistant Dean, Ohio State–Marion, presented "Aspects of Father Status and Post-Divorce Father Involvement with Children" at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, geld in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Niza Licuanan, Sociology, Kent–Trumbull, presented "Does Money Equate Power? Bridging the Gap between East and West" at the International Women’s Conference, held in New Delhi, India, in February 2000. She also presented two papers, "Third World and First World Feminist Discourse on Power and Money: Are We Talking the Same Language?" and "Challenges and Discoveries: Using a Global Approach in Introduction to Sociology" at the Midwest Sociological Meetings, held in Chicago, in April 2000.

John Marino, Business Management Technology, Kent–Trumbull, presented "The Emerging China Auto Market" at the third biennial conference of the Society of Automotive Historians, held in Los Angeles, in March 2000.

Eleanor Myers, Undergraduate Studies, Kent–Trumbull, presented "Memory Exploration: Teaching Strategies That Evoke Autobiographical Literacy Experiences" at the conference of the National Association for Developmental Educators, held in Biloxi, Mississippi, in March 2000.

In August 2000, Franklin Proano, Comparative Studies, Ohio State–Marion, presented "un milenio de rebeldia y protesta en la poesia feminista hispanica" at the 19^th International Symposium of Literature and Art, held in Lima, Peru. In November 2000, he presented "Mental Disorders in the Contemporary Mexican Novel Written by Women" at the International Conference on Madness and Bliss in Literature and the Visual Arts," held in Atlanta, Georgia.

P.K. Thamburaj, Chemistry, Ohio–Zanesville, presented "Cooperative Learning: An Effective Tool to Teach First Year Chemistry," at the 16^th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education.

Ray Timlin, director, Kent State Tech Prep Consortium, and Peg Wellington, supervisor, Trumbull County Educational Service Center, presented "Tech Prep Perspective for School Counselors: Impact and Design" at the 2000 Conference on Teaching and Learning: Learning from the Present, Teaching for the Future, held in Columbus, in April 2000.

Ken Vinciquerra, Technology, Kent–Trumbull, presented ".COM–Extending Your Business to the Web" to the Industrial Metals Group, Beechwood, in January 2000.

In 2000-2001, Gordon Aubrecht, Physics, Ohio State–Marion, was re-elected chairman of the Contemporary Physics Education Project.

Tim M. Berra, professor emeritus of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State–Mansfield, served as a consultant to National Geographic on a four-color biological map of Australia that appeared in the July 2000 issue. In 1998, Berra published A Natural History of Australia; over the past 30 years, he has lived in Australia for a total of about five years and has logged more than 100,000 miles on field trips.

Scott Lloyd DeWitt, English, Ohio State–Marion, has been elected to a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the Conference of College Composition and Communication.

Niza Licuanan, Sociology, Kent–Trumbull, organized and presided over the session, "Bringing ‘Globalism’ inside the Classroom," at the Midwest Sociological Meetings, held in Chicago, in April 2000.

In Summer 2000, Mark Shatz, Psychology, Ohio–Zanesville, spent four weeks teaching two classes for Ohio University’s degree program at Hong Kong Baptist College.

Flo Smith, director of Continuing Studies, Kent–Tuscarawas, served as a member of the planning committee for annual conference of the Ohio Continuing Higher Education Association, held in Newark, In March 2000.

Linda Todd, Education, Ohio State–Marion, is serving a three-year term on the Professional Development panel of the National Association for the Education of Young People. The panel is charged with setting guidelines for programs in early childhood teacher education and reviewing portfolios for NCATE accreditation.

In Summer 2000, Ohio State–Mansfield joined with Corpad Company and Mansfield Screw Machine for ten-week training programs funded by a $17,000 grant from the EnterpriseOhio Targeted Industrial Grants.

In early 2001, the Office of Corporate and Community Education at Ohio State–Mansfield was awarded a $175,000 grant by the Ohio Board of Regents for its project on "Information Technology Training: Promoting Business Retention and Expansion." The project will allow the center to work with area companies to improve their ability to compete globally and meet high quality standards by providing technology training to employees in a state-of-the-art computer lab. In addition the project provides for skilled technical support and training and consultation to help companies expand their markets through e-commerce and web site marketing.

In Fall 2000, Tim M. Berra, Emeritus, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State–Mansfield, received research grants totaling nearly $10,000 from the National Geographic Society and the Columbus Zoo Conservation Fund, to study the life history of nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri, in the Northern Territory of Australia.

In 2000, Liz Bryant, Englsih, Ohio State–Mansfield, received a $75,000 grant to fund the local site for the National Writing Project. Jeane Copenhaver serves as co-director of the site, which provides professional development programs for teachers in which they learn from other, more experienced teachers about best practices in the classroom.

In Summer 2000, Terri T. Bucci, Educational Teaching and Learning, Ohio State–Mansfield, received a $19,750 grant from the Instructional Innovation track of the Technology in Instruction Program for a project to help pre-service teachers to become familiar with the newest technology and integrate it into their teaching. A technology lab was also to be created with the funding.

In Summer 2000, Frederick C. Dahlstrand, Dean, Ohio State–Mansfield, was named coordinator of a $7,750 grant from the Technology in Instruction Program to help Ohio State’s four regional campuses replace video conferencing equipment and connect to new T-1 lines to the Columbus campus. The grant is renewable for three years.

In Winter 2001, Christopher Phelps, History, Ohio State–Mansfield, received a $9,000 competitive research seed grant from Ohio State University to advance his research in the contemporary history of ideas toward a projected book on the concept of a "new class." Centered upon American social thought but international in scope, his research will cover the range of twentieth-century thinkers, from left to right, who used such a concept to explain new patterns of state, class, and bureaucracy. Phelps planned to travel to Eastern Europe to conduct interviews, in the United States to investigate relevant archives, and to conduct interviews of the surviving relevant figures.

In Winter 2001, Scopas S. Poggo, African American and African Studies, Ohio State–Mansfield, received a $9,000 competitive research seed grant from Ohio State University to begin investigative research for his book, The Oral History of the Kuku People of the Southern Sudan, 1860-1960: Political, Economic, and Social Institutions. Poggo planned to spend six months in Northern, Central, and Western Uganda, and also in Kajo-Kaji, the homeland of the Kuku people, conducting oral history research. He then planned to corroborate the oral histories with archival materials recorded by British officials and missionaries in Kajo-Kaji during the colonial period.

In Spring 2000, an Associate’s-degree program in Horticulture Technology was established at Kent–Geauga. The program required the addition of a greenhouse on the campus, the construction of which was made possible by a major gift from BFG Supply and the Geauga Campus Advisory Board. A horticulture web site and newsletter are also in the works for this new program.

In Winter 2001, Ohio–Eastern began offering a baccalaureate program in Food Service Management.

In Summer 2000, Ohio–Zanesville began offering a Master’s degree in Human and Consumer Sciences with a Major in Child and Family Studies. The program is designed for anyone working with families a social service setting, whether for hospitals, churches, or daycare centers, or the departments of human services or child welfare.

In Winter 2001, a baccalaureate degree from Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business became available to students at the university’s four regional campuses via computer and modem, coupled with traditional classroom instruction.

In Summer 2000, Ohio State–Marion began offering a Master of Arts in Education (K-8) with an emphasis on technology for teaching and learning.

In Fall 2000, Ohio State–Marion began offering a Continuing Education Program in Art and Technology, designed to meet the growing needs of area businesses and individuals by providing access to current technology in graphics and media production.

In Summer 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands offered an "Introduction to Crafts and Painting" workshop for students in grades 4 through 6. The campus also offered "Introduction to Internet Auctions" for adults.

In October 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands hosted its "16^th Annual Estate Planning Seminar." In addition, in the Fall 2000, the campus offered such workshops "Shake Hands with the Computer," "Acrylic Painting for Beginners," and "Christmas Guitar."

In November 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands hosted "North Coast Job Fair 2000." The campus also sponsored its 16^th annual Holiday Challenge Tournament. Thirteen teams from local high schools competed in the six-round competition.

In Winter and Spring 2001, Bowling Green–Firelands offered the following personal enrichment courses: "Hatha Yoga," "Photography," "Shaking Hands with the Computer," "Acrylic Painting for Beginners," "Creating a Keepsake Album," "Exploring Landscape Art" (for children 7 through 12), "onversational Spanish," "Italian for Travelers," "Language and Culture of Russia," "How to Cash in with a Successful Home-Based Business," "How to Make Money with a Home-Based Typing/Word Processing Business," "Long-Term Care Planning," "Common Sense Investing," and "Estate Planning and Conservation." For business and industry, the campus also offered seven courses in the Six Sigma Methodology on three levels: the Management Level, the Introductory Level, and the Design for Six Sigma Deployment Level.

In Winterand Spring 2001, Bowling Green–Firelands offered a series of four seminars in the Servant Leadership Educational Program:"Disney Success Principles," "Men and Women–Partners at Work," "Legal Savvy for Organizations," and "Dynamics of a Multicultural Organization."

In February 2001, Bowling Green–Firelands hosted its annual "Physics Olympics," in which students from nine regional high schools competed.

In Spring 2001, Bowling Green–Firelands, supported by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council, sponsored a poetry contest for writers in two categories: adult residents and college students; and high school students in Erie, Huron, and Ottawa counties. Poets could submit up to three poems on the topic "People and Places." The contest was coordinated by Larry Smith of Firelands and judged by poet-performer Mary Weems of Cleveland.

In Summer 2000, Kent-Tuscarawas offered supervisory workshops in "The Toyota Production System," "Lean Manufacturing," and Intermediate Supervisory Training." The campus also offered workshops in "Community Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation," "BLS/Health Care Professional," "Improving Study Skills," "Golf for Beginners," and "Intermediate/Advanced Golf."

In October 2000, Kent–Tuscarawas, in conjunction with Lifescan and Union Hospital, sponsored the program Diabetes Meal Planning 101."

In November 2000, Kent–Tuscarawas offered a "Young Entrepreneur Seminar," which included the following workshops: "Is Owning a Business Right for You?," "Business Etiquette," "Business Planning and Marketing," "The Web and Small Business," and "Customer Service." The program also included a "Dress for Success Fashion Show."

In January and February 2001, Kent–Tuscarawas sponsored an Advanced Computer Camp on the topic "Graphic Images and Web Design" for students in grades 8 through 12.

In February 2001, Kent–Tuscarawas sponsored four competitions for area high school students–in digital electronics, computer-aided design, multimedia, and graphic design. Cash awards were presented during the Engineering Technology Opportunity Exposition hosted by the campus.

In March 2001, Kent–Tuscarawas sponsored a "Mathematical Olympiad" for area high school juniors and seniors.

In March and April 2001, Kent–Tuscarawas, through its Small Business Development Center, offered the following workshops: "Your Home-Based Business," "Writing Your Business Plan," "Understanding Financial Statements for Your Small Business," "Financing Your Business," "Marketing Your Business," "Advertising Strategies," "Information Power for Small Business," and "Selling to the State of Ohio."

In April 2001, Kent-Tuscarawas offered the workshop "Social Work Values and Ethics in Practice."

In November 2000, Ohio–Eastern and the National Dance-Exercise Instructors Training Association co-sponsored a "Personal Trainer Workshop."

In Summer 2000, Ohio–Zanesville offered a series of workshops in sign language.

In Fall 2000, Ohio–Zanesville’s Master’s of Education program specializing in Computer Education and Technology presented a three-week Lego Logo workshop to 33 students in grades 5 through 8. By the end of the workshop, the students had constructed working robots from the Legos.

In February 2001, Ohio–Zanesville hosted its 6^th annual "Educator’s Luncheon," bringing together administrators from all levels of education in the surrounding region. The aim is to improve communication among administrators across all grade levels. A drawing at the luncheon provides one attending administrator with a full scholarship to the campus for one quarter, which the administrator can present to an area student of his or her choice.

In Summer 2000, Ohio State–Mansfield presented a "Creative Drama Workshop" for K-6 students and a "Computer Camp for Kids" for students in grades 5 through 8.

In Winter 2001, Ohio State–Mansfield offered the following pre-license real estate courses: "Real Estate Principles and Practices," "Real Estate Law," "Real Estate Finance," and "Real Estate Appraisal."

In June 2000, Ohio State–Marion offered a "Japanese Conversational Language Seminar."

In Summer 2000, Ohio State–Marion hosted "Celebrate Summer: Marion’s Art and Music Festival," providing the largest outdoor art gallery in Marion County.

In August 2000, Ohio State–Marion sponsored "I Sing the Classroom Electric," a week-long learning and discussion institute for English faculty who wished to integrate technology into their literature and writing classes. Designed for beginners rather than accomplished techno-teachers, the institute introduced English teachers to the why as well as the how of electronic instruction. The hands-on activities emphasized the relationship between pedagogy and technology.

In October 2000, Ohio State–Marion sponsored "Victims of Crime," a day-long program that was part of the annual Fellows in Criminal Justice Seminar Series.

In Summer 2001, Wright–Lake sponsored Camp Inquire, an enrichment day camp for high-ability students, for the 20^th year.

In April 2001, Kent–Stark hosted a regional educational conference for child-care providers. Session topics included the following: "Steps in Starting a Childcare Business," "Developing Fun and Easy Programs for Children," "Setting Policies for Parents," "Tax Considerations," and "Legal Issues in a Childcare Center Business."

In February 2001, Kent–Tuscarawas hosted an Engineering Technology Opportunity Exposition during National Engineers Week.

In March 2001, Kent–Tuscarawas hosted the three-day 13^th annual Tuscarawas Valley Small Business Expo.

In October 2000, Ohio–Zanesville hosted the second annual conference on "The Women of Appalachia: Their Heritage and Accomplishments." Topics covered included art, culture, education, geography, history, literature, politics, religion, and social issues. Featured presenters included Joy Padgett, Director of the Ohio Appalachian Regional Commission, scholars Roberta Campbell and Helen Lewis, film director Mimi Pickering, and travel writer June Langford Berkley. The three-day conference also included a juried Appalachian art and craft exhibit and a variety of musical performances..

In November 2000, Robert Hastings presented a lecture and slide show on "UFOs and the U.S. Government" at Bowling Green–Firelands. The program was based on previously classified documents that were secured through the Freedom of Information Act.

In February 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands sponsored a month-long "Diversity Celebration" that inlcuded the following presentations: "Celebrate the Differences: A Cultural Diversity Program for Schools," by John Schlessman and students at Perkins High School; "Woman Abolitionist 1848," on Louissa Randall, byNancy Bender; "Native American Culture and Dancing," by Jamie Oxendine, a member of North Carolina Lumbee Tribe and a teacher in the Toledo City Schools; a "Folklore Dance in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe," by 22 Mexican dancers from Norwalk St. Paul’s Spanish community; and "Native American Drum Circle," by Native American historian and indigenous musician Desi Morin.

In February 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands sponsored a month-long "Diversity Celebration" that inlcuded the following presentations: a poetry reading and talk by Leon Bibb, BGSU Trustee and Newschannel 5 weekend anchor; a talk by Ed Ezaki, who was confined to a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II; a talk by Tuskegee airman Eugene Guyton; a lecture by BGSU’s Jack Taylor on the topic "Whites in Black History: A Choice of Legacies"; a discussion of Scat, Jazz, and Bop by Queen Bey, "Kansas City’s Ambassador of Jazz"; a discussion of the history and beauty of pre-Columbian artifacts by Jeb Bowen and Dave Davies; and a talk about Judaism by Rabbi Jonathan Siger.

In February 2001, Vinod Jain, director of international business program at Bowling Green State University, presented the keynote address of the symposium "Opportunities and Challenges in the global Marketplace." Jain focused on characteristics of the new global marketplace, future trends, E-commerce, click loyalty, and strategies for success.

In February 2001, Midwestern fiction writer Bonnie Jo Campbell read from her work and spoke about writing fiction at Bowling Green–Firelands.

In April 2001, the Genesis Group, founded by a Bowling Green--Firelands student in 1998 to promote dialogue between the races, presnted "Toward a More Just Society: Diversity and Other Challenges" at the campus.

In March 2000, Governor Bob Taft spoke at Kent–Trumbull as part of the campus’ lecture series. As part of his visit, the Governor toured the campus’ new, state-funded technology building.

In October 2000, sportcaster Greg Gumbel spoke at Kent–Tuscarawas as part of the campus’ Voices of Distinction Series.

In November 2000, artist Dale Goode delivered a slide presentation of his work at Kent–Tuscarawas.

In February 2001, Kent–Tuscarawas hosted historian Gary Kersey’s dramatic presentation Lincoln, the Assiassination,

In April 2001, consumer activist and third-party presidential candidate Ralph Nader spoke at Kent–Tuscarawas.

In May 2000, George Weckman, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of the Philosophy Department at Ohio University, Athens, spoke at Ohio–Zanesville on new literary sources available for research on the New Testament.

In October 2000, award-winning mystery novelist Sharyn McCrumb spoke at Ohio–Zanesville to about 60 middle-school students from Zanesville City Schools. McCrumb was at the campus to participate in the conference "The Women of Appalachia: Their Heritage and Accomplishments." Her mystery novels are set in Appalachia and celebrate the history, folklore, and people of the region.

In November 2000, James Highland of Muskinggum College spoke at Ohio–Zanesville on "Sportswork and Moonlight: Interpreting the Film Field of Dreams through Aristotle, Arendt, and Gianiatta." In February 2001, M. Andrew Holowchak of Ohio University–Athens spoke at the campus on "Moral Liberalism and the Atrophy of Sport: Autonomy, Desire, and Social Irresponsibility." Both lectures were part of the Philosophy Colloquium at Ohio–Zanesville.

In February 2001, as part of Ohio–Zanesville’s celebration of Black History Month, Francine C. Childs presented the lecture "You Can Make It if You Try: From the Cotton Patch to University Professor." Later in the month, William McDaniel lectured on "Understanding Black History though Black Music."

In April 2001, Roger Moore, Native American re-enactor and historian, presented a program on Ohio Indian culture at Ohio State–Mansfield.

In April 2000, writer Lee Abbott read selections from his work at Ohio State–Marion. A two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Abbott has won many other writing awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction, the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and a Major Artist Fellowship from the Ohio Arts Council. His most recent collection of short stories is Wet Places at Noon.

In May 2001, Ohio State–Marion hosted the program "Poetry around the World," featuring regionally recognized poets.

In September 2000, award-winning fiction writer Michelle Herman read from her work and presented a "craft talk" about the art of making fiction at Ohio State–Marion.

In Spring 2000, Dr. Kim Goldenberg, President of Wright State University, lectured at Wright–Lake on "High Blood Pressure: A National Epidemic." The lecture was one of a series of sessions offered periodically by the Health and Wellness Committee at the campus in conjunction with the Adults Supporting Adults Project (a venue through which adult students can receive additional support that assigned classes normally do not provide as they progress through their college education).

In May 2000, Dr. Eric Juengst presented the Annual University Lecture at Wright–Lake. Juengst spoke on "Ethical Issues of Human Genetics." He is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Ethics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

In Spring 2000, Bosnian refugee Miko Micic, an artist with Zivili: Dances and Music of the Southern Slavic Nations, spoke at Wright–Lake to area Junior Scholars about his own personal experiences as a refugee. Micic played music from the southern Slavic nations on his keyboard, prim, brac, tamburitza, and guitar.

In Spring 2000, St. Marys resident Sue Sutton was a guest speaker for the Adults Supporting Adults Project at Wright–Lake. Sutton, a NASCAR race driver, is president and founder of Racing for Smiles, a non-profit organization developed to make dreams come true for young racing fans who are seriously ill or injured.

In February 2001, Gary Dickstein presented "A Faculty’s Guide to Addressing Violations of Academic Integrity" at Wright–Lake.

In November 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands staged a children’s production of Snoopy!!! The Musical.

In December 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands staged the Caryl Crane Premiere Presentation of My Father’s Father, a memory play in two acts written and directed by Ronald Ruble, professor emeritus, Theater and Speech.

In March 2001, Bowling Green–Firelands staged Aurand Harris and Mort Stine’s Yankee Doodle. The production featured guest actor Jimy Foreman.

In November 2000, Ohio–Eastern staged The Sweet By ‘n’ By; in February and March 2001, The Skin of Our Teeth; and in May 2001, Art.

Over a several-day period in February 2001, Mano Maniam, a Fulbright Distinguished Artiste, visited Ohio–Zanesville, presenting a talk on the arts, the political climate in Southeast Asia, and multicultural diversity; performing a one-person show; and co-starring in the two-person play At a Plank Bridge. The Malaysian actor may be best known for his recent role as Jodie Foster’s Indian servant in Anna and the King.

In March 2001, Ohio–Zanesville staged "Space Trek Twelve: The Search for an Original Idea" as part of its Mystery Dinner Theater series.

In 2000-2001, Ohio State–Mansfield staged the following productions: in November 2000, The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman; in February 2001, Singin’ in the Rain; and in April and May 2001, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

In April 2001, Ohio State–Marion sponsored a Mad River Theater Works production of John Henry.

In October 2000, "The Grenada Group," the National Folk Ensemble of Russia, performed at Bowling Green–Firelands.

In November 2000, the BGSU Faculty Jazz Quartet performed at Bowling Green–Firelands, and the New Century String Quartet presented a "Tribute to Dr. James H. McBride," the first dean of the Firelands campus.

In March 2001, Bowling Green University’s Graduate String Quartet performed at the Firelands campus, and in April 2001, the university’s Afro-Caribbean Ensemble performed at Firelands.

In October 2000, folk singers Charlie King and Karen Brandow performed at Kent–Tuscarawas.

In March 2001, Kent Camerata, an international vocal and instrumental ensemble, performed at Kent–Tuscarawas.

In January 2001, the McDowell Music Study Club performed at Kent–Tuscarawas. The club, which was organized in 1976, is comprised of 20 active and 17 associate members, and it is an affiliate of the National Federation of Music Clubs and the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs.

In February 2001, vocalist and pianist Cassandra McDonald presented the program The Spiritual: From the Plantation to Classical Orchestration at Kent–Tuscarawas.

In November 2000, the Tufts University Choir performed at Ohio State–Marion. In February 2001, Gospelfest performed on the campus.

In April 2000, Wright–Lake co-sponsored a performance of the Nuclear Whales Saxaphone Orchestra at the Celina High School lecture hall. In June 2000, the Wright State University Jazz Ensemble presented a concert at the Crown Amphitheatre on the campus.

In October and November 2000, the work of Marilyn Hughey Phillis was exhibited in the gallery at Ohio–Eastern. In February and March 2001, the work of Linda Schweitzer was exhibited. And in April 2001, the work of Gerald Westgerdes was exhibited.

In February and March 2001, Ohio–Zanesville exhibited ceramics by Jo Ann Luby Huntwork of Pickerington.

In May 2001, ten Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery created an intricate mandala sand painting on a platform in the Student Union at Ohio State–Mansfield. The painting took three days to complete. To construct the mandala, the monks painstakingly laid millions of grain in place. After the mandala was completed, they destroyed it in order to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists. The colored sands were then swept up and poured into a nearby river, where, the monks believe, the waters carry the healing energies throughout the world. The creation of the mandala sand painting was complemented by a public lecture on "The Symbolism of the Sand Mandala."

In Fall 2000, Ohio State–Marion presnted "Part and Parcel," a collaborative effort of five artists from around the country–Kristen Applebee, Marion; Ai Childress, Springield, Utah; Robin Clifford, Provo, Utah; Christopher Lynn, Columbus, Ohio; and Mandi Mauldin, Camarillo, California. All of the artists are alumni of Brigham Young University.

In January 2001, Ohio State–Marion exhibited "Black, White, and Gray" by Xan Palay. The exhibit was a multi-layered exploration of the American landscape. Using light, sculptural forms, photographs, and cast iron, Palay articulated different aspects of the midwestern experience.

In Fall 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands and the Morning Journal sponsored a public forum for candidates in three hotly contested Erie County political races.

In Spring 2001, students in the Zanesville Volunteer Organization at Ohio–Zanesville organized their "Second Annual Human Race," a 5K race and two-mile fun walk to benefit Transitions, Inc., a local shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic abuse.

In Fall 2000, 25 students at Bowling Green–Firelands received free computers to use for one semester through the new Technology Support Services Computer Loan Program. This innovative program makes a portion of the campus’s used Dell computers available to students for use at home.

Ohio–Eastern sponsored the following trips: in October 2000, to Pittsburgh, for a performance of You Can’t Take It with You; in November 2000, to Pittsburgh, for a performance of the River City Jazz Band; in February 2001, to Pittsburgh, for a performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s By Jeeves; in March 2001, to Pittsburgh, for a performance of the Pittsburgh Opera’s Falstaff; in April 2001, to New York City, for performances of Music Man and Stones in His Pockets; and in May 2001, to Fallingwater Kentuck Knob.

In Spring 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands received an additional $100,000 scholarship from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The campus originally received scholarship funds from the foundation in 1988.

In Fall 2000, Bowling Green–Firelands received the last of four $25,000 checks from the Charles E. Schell Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee. The monies are earmarked for interest-free loans to Bowling Green–Firelands students who otherwise might not be able to obtain a college education.

In Spring 2001, friends of Carolyn High established a new scholarship fund in her memory at Kent–Tuscarawas.

In May 2000, faculty and staff at Wright–Lake served patrons of Bella’s Italian Grille in Celina. All tips received during this Guest Waiter Charity Night were donated to the Western Ohio Education Foundation Scholarship Fund.

In June 2000, Ann Day, a graduating student in the Bachelor of Interpersonal Communication program at Ohio–Zanesville, presented "Women, Culture, and Christianity: A Christian Woman’s Perspective" at the International Communication Association’s annual conference, held in Acapulco, Mexico. Day had written the paper for a course in Gender Communication offered by Sheida Shirvani.

In Winter 2000, Steve Butterman and Tina Barber, two students at Ohio State–Mansfield, inaugurated a new literary magazine called the Immaculate Cauldron, a title taken from Sylvia Plath’s poem "The Couriers." The journal includes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, one-act plays, musical scores, and artwork submitted primarily by students at the campus, but also by a more limited number of alumni and faculty. Faculty advisors for 2000-2001 were Barbara McGovern, John Thrasher, Steven Joyce, Bob Gibson, Ralph Hunt, and Susan Delagrange.

In Spring 2000, the Wright–Lake chapter of the Business Professionals of America again won top-place finishes at the National Competitive Events, held in Minneapolis. Shana Kerns won first place in the International Business category, and Becky Schoenherr won first place in the Administrative Specialist category.

In November 2000, the Ohio State Marching Band performed at Ohio State–Mansfield’s Renaissance Theater. The event raised over $10,000 for the OSU Richland County Alumni Club’s scholarship endowment fund.

In March 2001, Wright–Lake sponsored a trip to London and Paris.

We welcome submissions of personal narratives and opinion pieces on topics of interest to regional-campus faculty and staff. Maximum length is 1500 words or six double-spaced pages. Anyone connected to a regional campus may submit.

Regional-campus faculty are invited to submit fiction, poetry, photographs and black-and-white artwork to the Grand Lake Review, the annual literary journal of Wright State--Lake. Submissions are read year-round, though the editor usually makes decisions on submissions in late-summer or early fall. Please submit copies of your work, as the work will not be returned--though the editor will respond to every submission. The Grand Lake Review is published each November; sample copies are available on request. Inquiries and submissions should be directed to Martin Kich, Grand Lake Review, English Deaprtment, Wright State University–Lake Campus, 7600 State Route 703, Celina, OH 45822; 419-586-0374; or martin.kich@wright.edu Contributors receive several copies. Grand Lake Review will soon be published on the Web and on CD-ROM, as well as in its regular paper edition.

Faculty interested in writing about cyberpunk and other cyberfiction, about the electronic novel, or about the future of the novel in the era of the Internet--as well as those interested in reviewing books about cyberfiction, the Internet and electronic documents--should contact Martin Kich at Cyberfict, English Deaprtment, Wright State University–Lake Campus, 7600 State Route 703, Celina, OH 45822; 419-586-0374; or martin.kich@wright.edu The journal Cyberfict is now being published annually each Winter in paper and on the Web. The first issue contains articles by Lance Olsen, University of Idaho, Rob Dornsife, Creighton University, and Russel Wiebe, Felician College; a photo-collage by Andi Olsen, Deary, Idaho; an extensive bibliography of cyberfiction; and book reviews by Edward Gallagher and Stephen Tompkins, Lehigh University, Janet Wright Starner, East Stroudsburg University, Russel Wiebe, Felician College, Ted Bunn, Wright State University–Lake Campus, and Eric Sharkazy, Columbia, Maryland.

In 2000-2001, the sixth annual High School Poetry Contest sponsored by Wright State--Lake generated just under 1000 submissions from high school students throughout Ohio. Prize winners, runners-up, and honorable mentions in both categories have been published in the seventh annual contest journal A Gathering of High School Poets. For the 2001-2002 contest, $50 savings bonds will be awarded for three prize poems from outside the Lake Campus’ service area, and up to 25 runners-up and 75 honorable mentions will be included in the journal. All award winners receive certificates and copies of the journal. Entries to the contest should be typed and include the student's name, high school, grade-level, and home address and phone number. Each student poet may submit up to ten poems. There is no limit on the subject matter, form, or length of submissions. Submissions should be sent to Martin Kich, Poetry Contest, Wright State University--Lake Campus, 7600 State Route 703, Celina, OH 45822. The deadline for submissions this year is September 30, 2002. Electronic submissions are now being accepted and should be sent to martin.kich@wright.edu.

Wright State–Lake is now also sponsoring essay and fiction contests. Twenty essays are included in Ohio Essay, and twenty stories are included in Ohio Story. In both cases, in-region and out-of-region first-prize winners will each receive $50 savings bonds. There are no restrictions on content or form. Entries should be a maximum of about 1500 words. The deadline for both contests this year is September 30, and entries are accepted by regular mail and electronically to the addresses provided above for the high school poetry contest..

Many American universities provide a variety of global initiatives, but why should a two-year college offer study-abroad opportunities?

"Because students at two-year campuses want to study abroad," said Michael Roos, associate professor of English at Raymond Walters College and director of the RWC British Summer Study Abroad Program. "Our program has demonstrated that consistently since 1997."

Roos initiated the RWC program, sometimes referred to as the Harlaxton program for its location, as a result of his own study abroad experience. In 1972, as a student at the University of Evansville, Roos participated in a study abroad program at Harlaxton Manor, a nineteenth-century structure in the countryside of Lincolnshire that features Gothic, Elizabethan, Baroque, and Rococo architectural styles. The University of Evansville now owns Harlaxton Manor and has an articulation agreement with UC that makes the RWC program possible. Harlaxton Manor offers classroom space, library and computer facilities, residence facilities, and a central location that facilitates organized field trips and student travel. Grantham, the town nearest to Harlaxton Manor, can be reached by train from London in an hour and a half and is on one of Britain’s main rail lines.

Roos organized the program around a three and one-half week summer session for two reasons: to enable students to return home for other summer courses and to keep costs reasonable.

"The biggest challenge," said Roos, "is keeping the cost to students within a range they can afford." Thanks to a program grant from the UC Institute for Global Studies and Affairs, Roos was able to reduce costs by $600 per student for the summer 2000 program.

The RWC program differs from many study abroad initiatives that send students to prepackaged programs using on-site instructors. RWC faculty design and teach a different set of courses each year that actively link the course content with cultural, historical, or literary locations in England. In literature classes, for example, students don’t just read about the Yorkshire moors described in a Bronte novel; they walk them. Students don’t just imagine the Lake District wanderings of William and Dorothy Wordsworth; they wander themselves and keep a journal of their travels and perceptions.

"The focus on place makes the literature so much more vivid," said Ruth Benander, who taught the Arthurian Legend course in 1998 and will teach Survey of Gothic Horror and Romance in 2000. "It’s also great for the faculty as well. Our action-oriented, place-oriented emphasis allows faculty to be more creative with their course design." So far, the most successful courses have been in the humanities–literature, history, and creative writing. Math and biology courses have not been appealing to students, but that doesn’t mean that the RWC program won’t try to promote them in the future. "We need to create interesting ways to link, say, a math course and a literature course, or biology and literature," said Benander. "I think we could sell the right combination and offer an even more integrated type of learning experience."

In addition to teaching in the program, Benander also designed and maintains the program’s web site (http://www.rwc.uc.edu/harlaxton). The site not only describes the course offerings and Harlaxton Manor; it also offers information on or provides links to local communities, course design, field trips, train schedules, and student assessment. In addition to individual course assignments, students in the program are asked to write a letter to RWC students in which they describe their experience and evaluate it. Their responses are overwhelmingly positive. As one student put it: "I believe that you should come spend the summer at Harlaxton because it will change your life. So many new doors have been opened for me since I stepped off the bus and into my fairy tale. I am still the same person I was before I came, but my eyes are now open a little wider and the narrower views have widened." Faculty responses, though not yet posted on the web site, are also positive.

"That’s precisely the kind of experience we want students and faculty to have," said Roos. "And, in turn, our campus benefits from having a more cosmopolitan student body and faculty. They generate interest in study abroad that keeps the program going."

Students and faculty can also communicate to each other through a link to an interactive bulletin board. In the future, more detailed information about courses and course proposal preparation will be offered on the web site.

Typically, two courses are offered each summer. Course proposals are evaluated and selected by the RWC Internationalizing the College Committee which, in its oversight role, seeks to develop an expanding, high-quality faculty core as well as a variety of courses. Student participation in the program has increased since its inception, and the program is beginning to draw students from other campuses and states. Ten students went to Harlaxton in 1997, seven in 1998 when only one class was offered, 19 in 1999, and 19 for courses on British Women Poets and Gothic Literature in 2000. In 2001, the program will expand in scope and duration, spending two weeks in Ireland and two weeks at Harlaxton. An Individual Faculty Grant from IGSA enabled a faculty member to assess the feasibility of study in Ireland, ultimately resulting in course offerings that include both Irish and British components, as well as a team-taught course.

Students who wish to spend longer periods of study in England may opt for a semester at Edge Hill College in Ormskirk, in the northwestern part of England. Students can fully immerse themselves in British culture and customs as they take classes with British students taught by British professors. Their length of stay and location makes travel to Europe feasible. RWC has sent one to two students annually and would like to increase that number.

Study abroad in England is not the only global initiative offered at RWC. Since 1996, RWC dental hygiene students have joined nursing and public health students from the Clifton campus in a service learning project on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The group travels to the villages of Celestun and Kochul to educate elementary and junior high students, as well as the general community, about dental health care, waste disposal, sexually transmitted disease, fire prevention, and drug and alcohol abuse. Blood pressure and diabetic screenings are provided. RWC students treat the children with a fluoride varnish to prevent further tooth decay.

"This program gives our students the opportunity to apply concepts learned in the dental hygiene classroom to a real needy population," said Elizabeth McClure, who along with Janelle Schierling manages the Mexico program. "It also helps them interact with the growing Hispanic population in the United States."

The RWC students also conduct a health-needs assessment of the communities that feeds back into planning and implementation for subsequent trips to Mexico. They present their findings during the winter quarter as part of their required Public Health Project. RWC student participation had ranged from two to 12 students per trip. As with the Harlaxton program, student participation in the Mexico program has increased over time, though the cost to students prohibits some from going. A few RWC students have received IGSA student grants to financne part of their trip. In the future, a program grant from IGSA may enable more students to participate.

"The success of our Harlaxton and Mexico programs certainly encourages us to investigate other possibilities for global study and exchange," said Barbara Bardes, dean of RWC. In February of 2000, Bardes traveled with a delegation of Blue Ash officials and business leaders to Ilmenau, a growing city in the former East Germany, to set up a sister city exchange program. Bardes met with the department heads of Foreign Language, Informatics (Engineering), and Media Studies at the Technical University in Ilmenau to dtermine what kinds of student and faculty exchanges are possible.

"We have a good fit between our foreign language and media programs at RWC and theirs," said Bardes. "First we have to get an exchange agreement signed. Then, intwo or three years, we could see German students and faculty members at Raymond Walters. And our faculty and students may go to Ilmenau as well." Officials from Ilmenau visited Blue Ash and Raymond Walters College from May 31 to June 4, 2000.

For those students who can’t afford to travel, there are a number of RWC courses that provide an international perspective. These include: