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

Sign Up Now for the “Spring Into Wellness” Email Wellness Challenge
Wellness is more than just our physical health – it also includes emotional, financial, social, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, creative, and career wellness. Join Ohio State University Extension for the “Spring into Wellness” 6-week email wellness challenge to learn more about wellness. 

The email challenge connects participants with tips, research, and resources to help you blend the dimensions of wellness to be a healthier you. Sign up by going to https://go.osu.edu/lhlwopen and answer a few short questions to get registered. Participants will then receive twice-weekly emails from April 4 to May 15. “Spring into Wellness” will challenge you to explore all the dimensions of wellness to be a better you.

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

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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. 

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OSU Leadership Center Workshops

March 23: Career Wellness - Wonder Woman Wednesday Series (online)
Imagine a life where you're completely satisfied and in tune with your career - you're doing work that you love, have adequate support from your supervisor(s), and have achieved the elusive "work/life" balance. Career wellness is defined as engaging in work that is consistent with your values and goals, while also providing you personal fulfillment. This workshop will discuss the basics of career wellness, and how to achieve it in your daily life. For more information and to register, click here.

March 24: Change Style Preference: Strengthening Your Capacity to Lead Self & Others (online)
Change is both inevitable and frightening but can also help increase a team’s efficiency if handled correctly. Are you equipped with the necessary tools to effectively handle change within your team? Register for our March 24th workshop to discover your change style preference and learn how to recognize and understand others’ change preferences to achieve more success in times of flux. For more information, click here.

March 30: Mental Wellness - Wonder Woman Wednesday Series (online)
Learn why some have called mindfulness a “superpower”! Along with topics like healthy eating and exercise, mindfulness is gaining recognition as an important part of healthy lifestyle. OSU Extension offers an overview on the science behind the art of mindfulness. We encourage you to practice mindfulness to decrease stress and increase enjoyment in your life. Patrice Powers-Barker is facilitating this session. For more information and to register, click here.

March 31: Leadership Compass (online)
How well do you know yourself? Self-awareness is essential to being a good leader. When you understand who you are; your talents, beliefs, and skills, you are better prepared to not only lead yourself, but others too. The Compass is based on the Native American Indian tradition of the Medicine Wheel or the Four-Fold Way. Join the OSU Leadership Center for this March 31st workshop. Beth Flynn is facilitating this workshop. Click here for more information.

CFAES DEI Events

Looking to learn more about diversity, equity & inclusion, and current social justice movements? Join us for “What’s All the Hype?,” an introduction to DEI on March 22. Check out this and all our upcoming events by clicking the links below.

What’s All the Hype?, Tuesday, March 22, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

P.O.P. Off: Power, Oppression and Privilege, Thursday, March 24, 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Who am I?, Friday, March 25, 11:00-Noon

Introduction to Microaggressions: Small Actions That Have a Big Impact, Tuesday, March 29, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Inclusive and Equitable Hiring Practices, Friday, April 1, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

For a complete listing of all DEI events, visit our website at cfaesdei.osu.edu.

EPN breakfast to Discuss Water Affordability on World Water Day

Join the March 22 Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast program for the debut of the documentary film, And Water for All, followed by a discussion of water affordability in Ohio. The program, on #WorldWaterDay, held in collaboration with Ohio State’s School of Earth Sciences, the Ohio Water Resources Center, Water Management Association of Ohio (WMAO), and TerrAqua, provides educational and networking opportunities. 

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Impact on Agricultural Trade and Food Prices?

Wednesday March 23, 11:00AM - 12:00PM, Zoom
Join the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies on Wednesday, March 23 a lecture on understanding the war in Ukraine, and Ukrainian heritage, history, and culture. Ukraine and Russia have been described as the “breadbasket” of Europe, accounting for a quarter of global grains trade. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already resulted in closure of ports on the Black Sea, with significant knock-on effects on wheat prices and other commodities such as corn. In this presentation, Ian Sheldon (Ohio State) will discuss how this is affecting global food prices and food security.

If you have any questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact us at cseees@osu.edu. Typically, a two weeks' notice will allow us to provide access.

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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:

• Color-Coded Proposal Reviews – GDSU offers a variety of reviews ranging from Blue, Pink, Red and Gold. While we most often provide a Red Team Review, which predicts how well your nearfinal proposal would be scored by the sponsor and recommends improvements to focus, completeness, and clear communication of your solution, other reviews can also be beneficial. Join us for a look into the color-coded review process, the differences between the different reviews we offer and their timing, who to invite as a reviewer, and how they will best serve you for your upcoming proposal. These reviews allow you to see the proposal as a whole and make sure your message, strategy, and solution all work together to provide the best possible document to the sponsor, resulting in a proposal ranked “HIGH PRIORITY” and placed in the “FUND” category. Come learn about this process and how to utilize this service. March 29, 2022 | 12:00-1:00 PM | Register now. 

View all upcoming sessions here.

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ASM Club Lawn Mower Clinic

The Agricultural Systems Management Club will be hosting their Annual Lawn Mower Clinic where they will service your walk behind lawn mower over the course of one weekend for $50. The service includes an oil change, spark plug replacement, cleaning of mower deck/pressure washing the mower, blade sharpening and cleaning of the air filters. Dates, times, and drop-off location can be found here.
 

AEDE Economic Outlook and Policy Spring Webinar Series

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.

Covid meets the supply chain: Are inflation and empty shelves Joe Biden’s fault? → The supply chain was highly likely to be vulnerable to the Covid-19 Pandemic, but around the world, governments and key supply-chain players have surprisingly been caught off guard. Rising inflation is the result and is plaguing economies around the world. The U.S. in particular has suffered from inflation rates not seen in four decades. Even with “labor shortages” and talk of a “Great Resignation,” wages have lag rising prices and living standards for large shares of Americans have declined. Professor Partridge will discuss how much of this is President Biden’s fault and provide some insights for his future political fortunes. He will further elaborate on what can be done to reverse the inflationary spiral and appraise how much longer the pain will persist?
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 from Noon - 1 p.m.
Expert: Dr. Mark Partridge, AEDE professor and C. William Swank Chair of Rural-Urban Policy
Target audience: Students, faculty, staff, Extension professionals and community members

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.

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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