Hey there Bobcats! It's hard to believe we're already in the second week of spring semester but the Calendar of University Events (CUE) is here to help you keep up. With an awesome photo contest, Science Cafe, Community Art-Making Workshop and much more, the CUE is filled with events that you won't want to miss. Read on for more info!
Getting to know YOU Photo Contest (ongoing through Feb. 2): The OHIO CUE (the University's OFFICIAL online calendar) wants to get to know YOU! OHIO students are invited to share a favorite photo from winter break or the return to campus for a chance to win Bobcat Cash or OHIO swag. It's easy to enter: just follow @OHIO_CUE on Twitter and use the hashtag #CUEpix when you post your pic - the photos with the most likes will win! The top three photos will receive $25 in Bobcat Cash, and up to seven additional winners will receive OHIO T-Shirts and/or water bottles. All OHIO students are free to enter - and students on the Athens Campus are eligible to win prizes. You may submit multiple photos but each photo should be included in a separate tweet (one photo per tweet). Read the fine print here and send any questions to calendar@ohio.edu!
Science Cafe: Viorel Popescu (Wednesday, Jan. 24, 5-6 p.m., The Front Room Campus Coffeehouse, Baker University Center): Don't miss the semester's first Science Café as Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Viorel Popescu discusses "Challenges for Conserving Biodiversity in a Changing World." Dr. Popescu wiil share about the Conservation Ecology Lab's work studying human impacts on animal populations, from bobcats to frogs. This lecture is free and open to the public, attendees who ask a question can win a T-shirt AND the first 50 attendees receive free coffee! What's not to love?
David Dorfman Dance, Community Art-Making Workshop (Friday, Jan. 26, 3:30-5 p.m., Shirley Wimmer Dance Theatre, Putnam Hall): Whether or not you think you have rhythm, ALL are welcome to join David Dorfman, artistic director of the internationally-renowned, NYC-based David Dorfaman Dance (DDD) in his mission "to get the whole world dancing." A reception will immediately follow this event, which is free and opent to the public!
Check out even more events happening around campus:
For everyone:
- SOMA & Red Cross Spring Blood Drive: Monday, Jan. 22, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Grosvenor Hall 113
- Bird Arena Hockey League registration and free skate: Monday, Jan. 22, 10:15-11:15 p.m., Bird Arena
- CommonSpot Basic Content Contributor Training: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 9-10:30 a.m., West Union Street Office Center 175
- First Year Graduate Student Exhibition: Through Feb. 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Trisolini Gallery, Baker University Center 405
- One-Year MBA Program Information Session: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 5-6 p.m., Baker University Center 231
- What my religion says about women: Religion & Gender Roundtable Discussion: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 7-8:30 p.m., Friends of the Libraries Room, Alden Library 319
- National Tour: CABARET: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 7:30-10 p.m., Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
- Spring Sustainability Film Series | The Anthropologist: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7-8:45 p.m., Athena Cinema
- OHIO Women's Basketball vs. Northern Illinois: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Convocation Center
- 90 Minutes Series | Tyrone Powers: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7-8:30 p.m., Schoonover Center 145
- Child/Teen Immunization Clinic: Thursday, Jan. 25, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Grosvenor Hall 055
- CMSS Colloquium: Thursday, Jan. 25, 4:10-5 p.m., Walter Hall 245
- A Reading with Marjorie Celona, 2017-18 Visiting Writer in Fiction: Thursday, Jan. 25, 7:30-9 p.m., Walter Hall Rotunda
- OHIO Men's Basketball vs. Buffalo: Friday, Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m., Convocation Center
- Global Conversation Partner Sign Up: Open through Feb. 11, sign up at www.ohio.edu/convpartners
For students:
- Navajo Nation Summer 2018 Study Away Program Info Session: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 12-1 p.m., Baker University Center 236
- 16th Annual 48-hour Shootout Competition info meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 6-7 p.m., Schoonover Center 450
- Bobcat Network Innovation Center (BNIC) meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 6-7 p.m., Schoonover Center 004
- 21st Century Leadership Certificate Workshop "Building an Awesome Team": Tuesday, Jan. 23, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Baker University Center 366
- Professional Leadership Certificate Workshop "Who are you and why should I care?": Tuesday, Jan. 23, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Baker University Center 366
- Theta Tau Info Sessions: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 7-8 p.m., Academic & Research Center (ARC)
- OPT Workshop: Thursday, Jan. 25, 10-11 a.m., Baker University Center 237
For faculty and staff:
- Employee Sustainability Ambassador Training: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 12-1 p.m., Baker University Center 239
- Non-Supervisor Performance Management Training Module: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1-2:30 p.m., Human Resource and Training Center 154
- ComDoc Xerox Accounting and Secure Print Training: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 10-11 a.m. & 2-3 p.m., Baker University Center 231
This Compass series shines a spotlight on unique and high-profile events and important deadlines taken from OHIO's official online Calendar of University Events. Visit calendar.ohio.edu/admin/setupevents.aspx to log in with your OHIO ID and add your organization or department's events to the CUE. Feeling lost? Visit www.ohio.edu/calendar/help/ or e-mail calendar@ohio.edu for help