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Tuesday, April 6, 1999

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OU-COM Celebrates MVP Day April 7

The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine will observe its "Most Valuable Players" (MVP) Day on Wednesday, April 7, with a luncheon and program beginning 12:30 p.m. on the Irvine "Bricks."

MVP Day honors the college's classified staff employees. This category includes nurses, secretaries and medical technologists, among others. Dean Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., will deliver opening remarks at the event.

She will be followed by Richard Suk, director of the Marching 110, and his student captain, who will speak on teamwork and motivation from the respective viewpoints of the leader and team members. The Marching 110 Pep Band will perform.

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Notes of Interest...

• Seniors, the deadline for applying for Spring Quarter graduation is today! If you are planning to graduate in June 1999, you must submit a completed application for graduation form to the Registrar's Office by 5:00 p.m. today.
• The final Brown Bag Lunch series seminar, "Community Resources," will be held today at noon in Irvine Hall 194. Sponsored by Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM),the seminar will explore community organizations that are available to help the elderly population in various aspects of health care. The program is free and open to the public and continuing education credit is available. For more information, call 740-593-2258.
• Warning: new strains of the Melissa e-mail virus are currently being spread. It is crucial that you not open any macros that are sent as e-mail message attachments, regardless of the source. Read details about the "Melissa" virus here. Read "what to do right now if you're infected." Read about the new crop of Melissa mutations here. Remember this Opening an e-mail message will not cause your computer to be infected; only by opening an attachment is the virus activated.
• Free childhood immunizations will be offered by the mobile health unit of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine according to the following schedule: April 15, from 3 to 5 p.m., McDonald's on East State Street in Athens; April 20, form 3 to 5 p.m., Ramada Inn in Nelsonville; and April 30, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mac-N-Bec's in Albany. Free immunizations also will be provided at area kindergarten registrations as follows: Athens East Elementary, April 12, from 8 a.m. to noon; Athens West, April 12, from 1 to 5 p.m.; Nelsonville-York, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Morrison, April 19, 8 to 11 a.m.; Chauncey, April 19, from 12:45 to 5 p.m.; Trimble, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; The Plains, April 26, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and Coolville, April 28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 1-800-844-2654.
• Transportation from Athens to Columbus is available. Click here for details.
• The Ohio University Calendar of Events is now available online. Visit http://redbud.cats.ohiou.edu/calendar/ to access.
  

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