Wellbeing Wednesday: Brought to you by the CFAES Buckeye Wellness Innovators

What's New in Your Plan 4 Health (YP4H)
The university recently held a webinar to share new YP4H offerings. A link and passcode for the webinar can be found on the first page of this power point.

Beating the Winter Blues
For many people, the cold winter months bring an onset of what is described as the winter blues.  The colder, darker winter months can cause a change in our moods and our behaviors.  Some examples are sleeping more, becoming more irritable, eating more, and avoiding friends or social situations. Tips for beating the winter blues.

Temporary Faculty & Staff Workspaces on Campus

With many CFAES colleagues engaging in Flexible Work Agreements, the CFAES Operations team has identified and transitioned the following spaces on the Columbus Campus into temporary office hoteling:

• Agricultural Administration – Room 004
• Agricultural Administration – Room 102E
• Kottman Hall – Room 200
• Kottman Hall – Room 268

Remote or hybrid employees in need of a temporary workspace on the Columbus Campus can now visit the link below to make a reservation. There are a variety of workspace options to choose from when making your reservation including open tables, cubes, areas with docking stations and monitors, and a team meeting room. More information on the spaces and a self-serve reservation system are available here: https://go.osu.edu/cfaesspaces

Please note that employees will need to bring their own devices to work, and that these spaces are available by reservation only on a first-come, first-served basis. The hoteling spaces will remain unlocked and unmonitored at all times, so be sure to take valuables with you when you leave.

Questions? Please contact Lisa Corbin (corbin.184@osu.edu or 614-247-6010)

FABE Seminar Series, Spring 2022

Please join us for our upcoming FABE seminars featuring Ohio State faculty, international experts, and graduate students. FABE Seminars are Tuesdays from 1:50 – 2:45 p.m. Click here to join via Zoom. 

Tuesday, February 22, Dr. Bruce Bugbee
“Regenerative Life Support for Mars Colonization”

Tuesday, March 1, Dr. James W. Jones
“Creating a New Circular Bioeconomy”

AEDE Economic Outlook and Policy Spring Webinar Series

Will prices keep rising or will we finally catch a break in 2022? Uncertainty and rising prices have become fixtures in our financial and economic decision making of late. Join our expert economists for a new webinar series as we explore what's going on in key commodity and labor markets as well as the supply chain. This new series features a different AEDE economist breaking down an interesting topic every month throughout spring.

Upcoming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Events

The CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is pleased to announce the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community Engagement (DICE) certificate!
CFAES is partnering with the Ohio State University Multicultural Center to offer a customized DICE certificate. All CFAES staff, faculty, and students are eligible to participate. Earn credits toward the certificate by submitting a reflection about your experience participating in approved activities such as webinars, cultural events, service projects, and trainings. It’s a great opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. To receive the certificate, you must complete 10 credits by July 25, 2022. For more information and to register: https://cfaesdei.osu.edu/webinars-and-other-events/cfaes-dice-certificate-program.

Feb. 17th, 12:00 - 1:15 pm ET: What Honeybees Can Teach Us About Shaping Social Change
Ang Roell (they/them), the first speaker of the 2022 CFAES DEI Speaker Series, will take us into the honeybee hive and examine what honeybees can teach us about building generative social systems.  Click here to register. This event is worth 1 credit toward the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate.

Feb. 21, 11:45 am – 12:45 pm ET: Difficult Conversations: How to Talk About Anything
Conversations about sensitive topics can go awry and lead to friction, but this does not need to be the case. In this webinar, participants will be provided with strategies for engaging in conversations that may be uncomfortable or challenging. Click here for more information. This event is worth 1 credit for the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate.

Feb. 22nd, 11:00 am-1:00 pm ET: Identity, Power, and Privilege
What does it mean to have privilege? What is oppression? How do your social identities, such as race, gender, class, religion, sexuality, etc. grant or deny you privilege? This interactive webinar will explore these questions. Participation in this program is worth 2 credits for the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate. Click here to register.

Feb. 24th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET: Who Am I?
This interactive workshop covers social identities, privilege, and an activity to help participants reflect on their experiences with various identities. This event is worth 1 credit for the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate. Click here for more information.

March 3rd, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET: Implicit Associations, Insidious Assumptions: Unintended Manifestations of Bias in Everyday Life
This webinar will explore how our socialization process leads to the formation of conscious and unconscious associations, stereotypes, and prejudices that influence how we treat and view others in unintended ways. This event is worth 2 credits for the CFAES Diversity, Intercultural and Community certificate. Click here to register.

March 8th, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm: Inclusive Excellence in Hiring 
This webinar provides an overview of best practices for recruiting a diverse candidate pool and equitably evaluating applicants. Participants will examine the role that various forms of bias can play in screening and interviewing candidates and identify how privilege sets the stage for an unlevel competitive job market. CFAES requires that all individuals serving on faculty search committees complete this program every 2 years. Click here to register.

A list of all upcoming CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion webinars can be found here. Questions can be directed to Dr. Leo Taylor(.3408).

Research & Graduate Education Seminar Series

The complete 2022 R&GE Seminar Series schedule is now available. This series of webinars provides educational opportunities every month during the academic year to our CFAES research community. Topics include budgeting basics, finding and managing international funding opportunities, technology commercialization, and many others. If you have questions, comments, or ideas for a new session, please contact Alexis Didinger.2. Upcoming Sessions include:

• TCO Is Here for You - Maximizing the Impact of Your Research Discover how developing an intellectual property strategy with the Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) can help maximize the impact of your research. Participants will be exposed to the types of intellectual property developed at OSU, walk through a step-by-step process on how the TCO approaches commercialization, and learn about the various services TCO provides that can be leveraged to maximize the impact of your research. Registrants will also hear success stories from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences demonstrating how an intellectual property strategy that is aligned with research activities can maximize the impact of research. February 22, 2022 | 12:00-1:00 PM | Register now. 

View all upcoming sessions here.

OSU Leadership Center Workshops

February 24: Team Dynamics (online)
Dynamic teams are vital to the success of the organization, it signifies that the employees are working towards a shared vision. So many teams struggle to overcome challenges that may keep them from achieving these share goals. Dynamic teams capitalize on the strengths of each member. Join Beth Flynn of the OSU Leadership Center for this February 24th online workshop, and learn how to create a high performing team. For more information, click here.

Cultural Connections: 1022 years of Hungary – Magyarorszag

Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 12:40-1:30 pm - Food served at 12:40. Presentation at 12:55

Wooster Science Building, Room 175/175A - 1600 Wilson Rd, CFAES Wooster

Speakers: Distinguished Prof. Judit Puskas, FABE, CFAES Wooster and Kristof Molnar, Research Associate, FABE, CFAES Wooster

RSVP for a seat and a free light lunch featuring Hungarian cuisine by Wednesday, February 23 at: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mesduGABZeVrca. Or you can stream live or watch later online by requesting a URL from that site. 

Lunch will be provided thanks to the generous support of the CFAES Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

A talk in the series Cultural Connections—where culture meets agriculture is presented by the CFAES Wooster Diversity Committee and CFAES International Programs.

Questions? Contact Jason Owens.1132

Ohio State Plant Sciences Symposium

The Ohio State University Plant Sciences Symposium, part of the Corteva Plant Science Symposia Series, is hosting its 5th annual event with the theme “Plant Science in the Climate Change Era” on April 7th and 8th. All undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, staff, faculty, and visiting scholars from all institutions, companies, and organization world-wide are invited to participate in this virtual symposium. This Annual Conference Seeks to:

• Enhance discussions among individuals in academia
• Provide an opportunity for students to share high quality plant science research
• Promote collaborations between plant scientists at Ohio State and other universities

The Symposium will feature keynote speakers, poster and oral competition with monetary awards for graduate and undergraduate students. Student speaker abstracts are due Feb. 25th. Student posters are due March 21st. There is NO COST to attend or present, however, registration is required and may be completed at this link: https://u.osu.edu/plantsciencessymposium/registration/. Registration deadline is April 2nd.

ORIP Applications Now Open

Apply now for the 2022 OSU Research Internship Program 

The 2022 OSU Research Internship Program (ORIP) on the Wooster campus is currently accepting student and faculty mentor applications. The program is managed centrally through the CFAES Office for Research and Graduate Education, and coordinated by Faculty Advisor, Michelle Jones, Professor (HCS). This year’s program will run from May 9 to July 18, 2022.

•         Student Applications Due: February 28, 2022

•         Faculty Mentor Applications Due: February 28, 2022

ORIP provides research experiences for high school students and undergraduates. Students must be 18 years of age by May 1st to participate. The goal of this program is to expand research opportunities to area students and to enhance their interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by inculcating critical thinking skills through rigorous laboratory and field-based research experiences, seminars, group discussions, and symposia. 

Selected students will receive stipends and certificates indicating their participation in the program. Student participants will also build a network of peers, scientists, and experiences that will set them apart from others for college applications and future career opportunities.

Please direct questions to Alexis Didinger.2.

2022 CFAES Poster Competition

Registration is open for the 2022 CFAES Poster Competition until Wednesday, March 9, 2022. There will be separate competitions held for Undergraduate students, Master’s students, Doctoral students, Post-doctoral Scholars, and Research Assistants/ Associates/ Scientists. All participants are expected to register for the competition, submit an abstract and PDF of their research poster, and participate in one 2-hour, in-person poster session. Participants must register for the competition online by 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 9. Posters must be submitted online as a PDF along with abstracts by 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 23. Poster sessions will be held in-person on Monday, April 11 and Tuesday, April 12. 

You can find out more about the poster and abstract guidelines and submission process on our websites. View the full Graduate and Professional Guidelines or the Undergraduate Guidelines online. Questions for the Graduate and Professional competitions should be directed to Kayla Arnold.1065. Undergraduate questions should be directed to Pat Whittington.6 or Susie Sheller.1.

Call for Judges: 2022 CFAES Poster Competition

The 2022 CFAES Annual Research Conference Poster Competition is looking for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students to participate as judges. The event will be held April 11-12, 2022 in the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.

Judges will be assigned based on research level (i.e. graduate students would judge undergraduate level posters). Please note that faculty will not judge posters submitted by their own students.

Graduate and Professional Poster Sessions
Monday, April 11, 2022 - 9:00-11:00 a.m., 1:00-3:00 p.m., 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 – 9:00-11:00 a.m., 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Undergraduate Poster Session
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Awards for the poster competition will be presented to the top 3 students in each category on Thursday, April 24 from approximately 1:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. during a virtual awards ceremony (more details forthcoming).

Please register as a judge by March 9, 2022.

The Supervisor's Toolbox Certificate Program: The Right Tools for the Right Time!

Wednesdays – March 23 – May 11 – 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Supervisor's Toolbox includes: 

Laying the Foundation for Success as a Supervisor

·Transitioning to Supervision: Roles & Responsibilities of a Supervisor

·Understanding & Adapting Your Style to Get Results (with DiSC®)

·Managing Time & Priorities

·Dealing with Difficult People & Conflict Resolution

Building Positive & Effective Relationships at Work 

·Polished & Professional Communication

·Motivating & Retaining Employees

·Coaching Employees for Peak Performance

·Setting Expectations/Giving & Receiving Feedback

Who: Front line supervisors, lead people, those new to supervision and those with minimal experience or training

Where: Wooster Campus Conference Center – CFAES Wooster

Investment: 8 Sessions ~ $1485 ~

CFAES Professional Development Options

Did you know that you can take advantage of professional development funds with programs available within our own College?

Check-out the online and in-person professional development options available through Business Training & Educational Services at CFAES Wooster!

Online Professional Development Options:

• The Supervisor’s Toolbox Certificate Program
• Leadership Development for Emerging Leaders
• Microsoft Office Training
• Technical Certificate Programs

In-Person Professional Development Options:

• The Supervisor’s Toolbox Certificate Program
• Industrial Technician Certificates

For additional information about our professional development options visit https://ati.osu.edu/btes

For information about customizing our programs for your department or questions about any of our online or in-person professional development options, please contact Zac Burkey.56@osu.edu

Celebrate Ohio State’s Commitment to Plant Health

From early classroom teaching to research discoveries and technological advances of today, the exhibition Protecting Plants, People and the World examines the connections between plant health, humans and the environment. Explore the exhibition through August 5, 2022 in the Thompson Library Gallery (1858 Neil Avenue, Columbus campus).

CFAES Principles of Community 

We affirm our conviction that racism and inequality have no place in CFAES. Our CFAES Principles of Community serve as a base for managing these actions. We all contribute to our community and our collective experience. You are encouraged to download and post the principles, discuss them during meetings, share them with others, and most importantly, use them as a guide in all that we do to sustain life.

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