Hey there Bobcats! It's currently Week 14 and we're flying into Week 15 - can you believe it?! To stay in the event and deadline loop, keep tabs on the CUE! The CUE, Ohio University's official Calendar of University Events , is the best way to help you keep track of it all. Remember, anyone with an OHIO ID can add events that are happening across all OHIO campuses.
For more information about what's happening in the week ahead, read on:
Earth Day Celebration (Thursday, April 19, 1-6:30 p.m., Walter Hall Lawn and Rotunda): The Office of Sustainability and the Voinovich School's OHIO Zero Waste Initiative are partnering to celebrate Earth Day at OHIO! The celebration includes:
- Reuse and Repair Fair (Rotunda, 1-4:30 p.m.)
- Earth Day/Arbor Day activities (Lawn, 1-4:30 p.m.)
- ReBike Program Sale of Salvaged Bicycles (Lawn, Registration begins at 1 p.m., sale runs 2-4 p.m.)
- Earth Day Keynote Speaker: City of Athens Mayor Steve Patterson (Rotunda, 5:30 p.m.)
- OHIO Sustainability Awards (Rotunda, 6 p.m., immediately following the keynote address)
24th Annual Seabury Quinn, Jr. Playwrights' Festival
(Thursday, April 19 - Saturday, April 28): Each April, three nationally recognized, industry professional guest artists are invited to be in residence for the Seabury Quinn Jr. Playwrights' Festival, where three featured plays by OHIO M.F.A. playwrights are fully produced in rotating repertory. Other plays in progress are presented in semi-staged readings, and each performance is followed by a talkback with nationally recognized guest artists. This year's artists in residence include Deborah Brevoort, Beth Blickers, and Doug Wright. Celebrate new work by attending this collaborative effort of School of Theater faculty and students.
"Name that Space" Competition
(Saturday, April 21 - Friday, April 27): This summer, OHIO will create a cross-disciplinary space to serve as a "one-stop shop" for innovation, ideation and entrepreneurship in Alden Library (third floor). Formerly known as the "C-Suite" project, all OHIO students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their ideas for a new name! If your name is selected, you could win $250 and be invited to the grand opening of the space next year. Visit the website to submit your idea
. Entries submitted by April 27 will be judged by a panel of students and a winner will be announced in early May.
African Heroes' Night
(Saturday, April 21, 7-10 p.m., Walter Hall Rotunda): The African Hero Awards honors individuals, groups, and organizations whose works have positively impacted the lives of Africans around the world. This year, Evelyn Chumbow and Ngugi wa Thiong'o will be honored. Refreshments will be served, and performances will include music, dance, and poetry. Tickets are $10 and will be sold at tables in front of the Baker University Center fourth floor entrance.
Administrative Service Awards
(Wednesday, April 25, 3-5 p.m., Walter Hall Rotunda): The entire University community is invited to celebrate Faith Beale Knutsen, Laurie Sheridan Lach and Jeff Whitehead, this year's Outstanding Administrators, as well as the dedicated service of OHIO administrative staff and retirees. The ceremony is free, open to the public and presented by Administrative Senate
. ASL interpretation will be available and light refreshments will be served. In addition to this year's Outstanding Administrator honorees, nearly 200 OHIO administrators with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service and those who will retire prior to July 1, 2018, will be recognized during the ceremony.
Looking for more things to do around OHIO? Visit the CUE
for everything or check out a few more highlights below:
For everyone:
- OUPD Stroll Patrol : Thursday, April 19, 12-12:30 p.m., meet at Bird Arena near Grover Center (also Tuesday)
- Child/Teen Immunization Clinic : Thursday, April 19, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Heritage Community Clinic, Grosvenor Hall 055
- ITS Retirement Celebration for Andy Snow : Thursday, April 19 3:30-5 p.m., Schoonover Center lower level atrium
- OHIO Lancaster Spring Fest Event: OUL's Got Talent : Thursday, April 19, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Wagner Theatre
- CMSS Colloquium : Thursday, April 19, 4:10-5 p.m., Walter Hall 245
- CHI presents Michael Doidge on PTSD : Thursday, April 19, 4:30-6 p.m., Baker University Center 242
- OHIO Women's Club Spring Fling : Thursday, Apr. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill Vineyards
- Out at the Movies | Screening and Discussion of "Saturday Church" : Thursday, April 19, 7-9 p.m., Athena Cinema
- Athens Walk-In Free Medical Clinic : Thursday, April 19, 9-11 a.m., Heritage Community Clinic, Grosvenor Hall 055
- Diabetes Research Seminar Series : Friday, April 20, 3:30-5 p.m., Grosvenor West 111
- Opera performs "A Little Night Music" : Friday, April 20, 7:30-10:30 p.m., The Ridges Auditorium (also Saturday)
- OhioHealth Race for a Reason : Saturday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Walter Fieldhouse
- OHIO Lancaster | Car Show : Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lower Bay of Parking Lot
- Outdoor Pursuits Plant Hike : Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., leaving from Charles J. Ping Student Recreation Center (also April 28)
- Mechanical Engineering Demo Day : Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Academic & Research Center (ARC)
- University Singers & Choral Union Concert : Sunday, Apr. 22, 4-6 p.m., Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
- OHIO Lancaster | Recognition Program : Monday, Apr. 23, 3:30-5 p.m., Brasee Hall Gym
- International Women's Coffee Hour : Tuesday, Apr. 24, 4-5 p.m., Baker University Center 403
- INPP Seminar: Pierre Capel : Tuesday, Apr. 24, 4:10-5 p.m., Edwards Accelerator Laboratory
- OHIO Softball vs. Marshall : Tuesday, Apr. 24, 5 p.m., OHIO Softball Field
- Professional Master of Accountancy Program Information Session : Tuesday, Apr. 24, 5-6 p.m. https://connect.ohio.edu/pmaccinfo/
- Professional MBA Program Virtual Meet & Greet : Tuesday, Apr. 24, 5-6 p.m., http://business.ohio.edu/pmbainfo
- IAPE Lecture Series: "Ethics, Environment, and the Media" : Tuesday, Apr. 24, 7:30-9 p.m., Schoonover Center
- TBS Seminar: Parent-Provider Communication: Managing Illness Uncertainty & Decision Making : Wednesday, Apr. 25, 4:10-5 p.m., Academic & Research Center
For students:
- OPT Workshop : Thursday, April 19, 10-11 a.m., Baker University Center 237
- Social Media Certificate Signup : Thursday, April 19, 6-7:30 p.m., Scripps Hall
- Intermediate MS Word 2016 - Level II - Noncredit Class : Friday, April 20, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Brasee Hall 445, Lancaster
- Campus Recreation Spring Fling : Friday, April 20, 12-4 p.m., Charles J. Ping Student Recreation Center
- Individual Interdisciplinary Program information session : Friday, April 20, 2-3 p.m., Alden Library 319
- Diabetes Research Seminar Series : Friday, April 20, 3:30-5 p.m., Grosvenor West 111
- Global Connections End of the Semester Trip to the Palace of Gold : Saturday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- OhioHealth Race for a Reason : Saturday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Walter Fieldhouse
- OPT Workshop : Monday, April 23, 10-11 a.m., Baker University Center 237
- Write Now! : Monday, April 23, 2-4 p.m., Alden Library 309
- Environmental Wellness Workshop: "Day Hike at the Ridges" : Wednesday, April 25, 2-4 p.m., Charles J. Ping Student Recreation Center
- OSAS Club Meeting : Wednesday, April 25, 6-7 p.m., Bentley Hall 015
For faculty and staff:
- Classified Senate Meeting : Thursday, April 19, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Baker University Center 233
- Diet Drama Series Part 3: The Pros and Cons of Low-Carb Diets : Thursday, April 19, 12-12:45 p.m., Baker University Center 237
- Emotional Wellness and Meditation Series : Friday, April 20, 12:15-12:45 p.m., Grover Center E192
- Non-Supervisor Performance Management Training
: Monday, April 23, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., HRTC 150
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 email calendar@ohio.edu for help.