CFAES Faculty and Staff Highlights

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

Save Smart, Plan Ahead: Join the Virtual Retirement Fair
Human Resources is hosting a Virtual Retirement Fair, offering you the chance to connect with a community of experts. This event is designed to provide valuable knowledge and a deeper understanding of your retirement plans. From September 16-20, a series of webinars will be available to help you make informed decisions about your retirement, no matter your career stage. Select from sessions covering various retirement plan topics and hear directly from retirement providers and HR benefit professionals. Take the opportunity to gain insights and plan for your future. Learn more. 

August 2024 Buckeye Wellness Tip
from Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN Vice President for Health Promotion; Chief Wellness Officer

As you embark on a new academic year, cultivate mindfulness as an evidence-based strategy to help reduce burnout and stress. Engage in activities mindfully, savoring each moment and taking your daily dose of vitamin G (gratitude). Learn more.

CFAES Hoteling Spaces

For faculty and staff seeking a quiet and private workspace, explore the diverse hoteling options available across the Columbus campus. Spaces can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis, and the process takes less than a minute to reserve. Spaces can be reserved for a few hours or the entire day, depending on your needs.

The hoteling spaces range from cubicle-style workstations to open tables and meeting rooms, many of which are equipped with monitors and docking stations.

Please note that you will need to bring your own device to work in these spaces. Visit https://cfaesits.osu.edu/hoteling-spaces to learn more or reserve a hoteling space.

OTDI Updates

New ways to access Adobe products 
Faculty and staff get free Adobe Acrobat Pro, and can access Adobe Express for free. Need Creative Cloud? Log on to the ARC for details about how departments and individuals can purchase licenses.

Ohio State Wi-Fi Reminder: Connect to eduroam
osuwireless has been retired and eduroam is now the primary secure Wi-Fi network. Those who haven’t switched already can connect their devices to eduroam by visiting wireless.osu.edu.

Visit our new Generative Artificial Intelligence site.
Ohio State now has a dedicated AI site! Visit AI.osu.edu for university AI resources. To add your department's AI projects or events, email ai@osu.edu.

Email and storage changes
Ohio State is discontinuing email account forwarding and adjusting storage allowances for email, OneDrive and Teams to manage costs after Microsoft's education licensing price changes. How this affects you depends on your role at the university. Learn more.

The Ohio State Leadership Center Upcoming Workshops

August 22 - The Dark Side of Leadership: How to Avoid Becoming a Toxic Leader online 
We have all seen examples of toxic leaders, either in the media or in our personal lives. Together, let’s dig deeper and pinpoint those characteristics to further define toxic leadership. Then, we can ask ourselves how do we avoid becoming one? How may our actions effect the people around us? Join us for the August 22nd online workshop to learn how to avoid being a toxic leader. Click here for more info. 

August 29 - Mission Possible: Positive Leadership
Are you a positive leader? Organizations that have a positive culture are more productive, have happier employees and most importantly, happy and satisfied customers. No matter what the current situation is, or who is causing the negativity in your organization/team, it is vital that you create positive strategies that keep the team/organization strong. Join Beth Flynn, of the OSU Leadership Center for this August 29th in-person workshop.  For more information, or to register click here.

Donate Blood, Save A Buckeye.

Monday, August 26th | 10 am - 2 pm
Kottman Hall - Lobby

Donate blood, and receive a coupon for a free pint of Velvet Ice Cream, while supplies last! 

Appointments Preferred – Walk-ins Welcome: Call 800-485-6594 or visit the website to schedule your appointment!

CFAES Student Employment Fair

Monday, August 26 from 3-5:00 p.m. in Kottman Hall Lobby in Columbus
Market, promote, and recruit for your student employment needs for the 2024-25 year.

How to Sign-Up: Please fill out this short registration form to participate. 

Who can participate? Any CFAES unit, faculty, or staff member who is looking to hire students for AU24, SP25, or SU25 semesters.

Not Located In Columbus? No Problem! If you are not in Columbus or can’t make it to the in-person event…we will still promote your open positions through additional marketing to all CFAES students on all campuses. Still sign-up to get your openings promoted!

Questions can be directed to cahill.71@osu.edu.

Back 2 School Bash – Thursday, August 29, 2024 

Back 2 School Bash will be held on the CFAES Columbus campus and we are looking for volunteers to help. Please sign up here:  Volunteer Sign Up.xlsx, if you are available. The set up will look slightly different in 2024 due to construction, however we plan to emphasize our student organizations which will all be more closely configured. We will again offer food trucks and lots of great opportunities for entertainment at the event. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend for free. We hope you will be able to join us. Registration will be along the sidewalk (look for the balloon arch). There are a variety of volunteer jobs including set up throughout the day of the event. Any questions can be sent to Benage.1@osu.edu or Arnett.179@osu.edu.

Gardening for Conservation Webinar Series

Join the Nature Conservancy and Ohio State University Extension for a webinar series to learn about ways to have a positive impact on nature from your own backyard.

• Wednesday, August 28th - The Good, The Bad and the Hungry: Dealing with Wildlife in the Garden

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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