CFAES Faculty and Staff Highlights

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

Maintaining Mobility as We Age
Maintaining our mobility is crucial for many reasons as we get older. Most individuals strive for an independent, high quality of life and being able to perform daily activities independently or participate in social activity, travel, and enjoyable hobbies—all of which are enhanced by our mobility! Our mobility also positively affects our physical and mental health.  Learn more.

Build an Exercise Program That Works for You
There isn't a one-size-fits-all exercise program. Your exercise program depends on a variety of factors. Learn what factors can help you develop that plan.

Nominations Now Open for CFAES Faculty and Staff Awards

The nomination window for the 2024-2025 College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences faculty and staff awards is open through November 29, 2024. Criteria and nomination requirements for all awards, past recipients, and the link to submit nominations can be found at https://go.osu.edu/cfaesawardnominations.

OTDI Updates

Important Teaching and Learning Tool Updates for Autumn 2024
Learn more about our new proctoring tool, Honorlock; review changes and improvements to CarmenCanvas; check out new features in Mediasite and so much more here.

Windows 11 Now Available: Update by November 1, 2024
Windows 10 is approaching end of life for devices which means it will no longer be supported or compatible. Windows 11 is now available in self-service for all MITS Windows users. All users are encouraged to update as soon as possible. Learn more.

Institutional Data Policy
Everyone at Ohio State handles data. Whether it's their personal information, someone else's or valued research, we're often balancing our need for security with our desire to preserve the open, information-sharing mission of our academic culture. Learn more about the University's policy for handling data here.

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. View storage clean-up tips here.

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.

The Ohio State Leadership Center Upcoming Workshops

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.

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.

Pakistan: Its Crops, Its Cultures

A talk in the series:  Culture Connections—where culture meets agriculture by:

• Sonia Hussain, Visiting Scholar, Plant Pathology                
• Nimra Khalid Research Technician, Animal Science                      
• Shuja Majeed Grad. Research Associate, Animal Science

Join us on Tuesday, September 17, 11:30-12:25 pm at the Wooster Science Building, Room 175/175A (1600 Wilson Rd., CFAES Wooster). Food served from 11:30 with the presentation at 11:45.

RSVP for a seat and a free light lunch by Wed., September 11 at https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3mesduGABZeVrca

Or RSVP to livestream, or watch later at https://ipa.osu.edu/wooster-campus

Presented by CFAES Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & FAES International Programs. Lunch provided via the generous support of CFAES Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Gardening for Conservation Webinar Series

Wednesday, September 25th - Everyone Loves Free (plant) Food!
Composting is one of the best ways to address soil health, build organic matter, and keep valuable materials from the landscape. Come learn the basics of composting, how to get started and some other ways you can help the planet and help your plants at the same time. Our discussion will also include why leaving your leaves can help plants and wildlife in your home landscape. Speaker: Tim McDermott, OSU Assistant Professor and Extension Educator, and Danae Wolfe, TNC Digital Marketing Manager

John Glenn College of Public Affairs: 2024 Ohio Food Policy Summit

Friday, Sept. 20 | 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
Registration is now open! Food systems professionals and advocates are invited to attend a day of riveting discussion, networking and innovation to move toward nurturing a just, sustainable and thriving food system for all Ohioans.

Registration Fees: $40 All-Day Event Registration | $55 Pay-It-Forward Registration (All-Day Event Registration + Donation)

Ohio State Alumni Association: All things fall at Family Friday

Friday, September 27 | 6–8 p.m. | Cost - $5
Join the Ohio State Alumni Association at Longaberger Alumni House to celebrate Buckeye fun and friendship this fall with the return of Family Fridays. Enjoy fall-themed crafts, pumpkins and treats, and embrace the Buckeye spirit the night before an away game. Food trucks will be available for additional food and beverage purchases.

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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