Aspiring D.O.ctors program welcomed 16 high school students
The Aspiring D.O.ctors Program was held for the first time during the summer on the Cleveland Campus. The college welcomed 16 students from Warrensville Heights High School and John F. Kennedy High School for an immersive four-day program, planned by second-year medical student leaders. During the program, the high school students participated in anatomy and clinical skills labs, career exploration and teambuilding exercises. Read more.
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Record number of participants at annual golf fundraiser
More than $20,000 was raised in support of the Heritage College Dublin Primary Care Incentive Scholarship endowment during the 8th Annual Dublin Open golf outing on Aug. 8. The event drew a record number of sponsors and players, including students, alumni, clinical partners and friends.
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Research strategy plan enters phase 2
Research stakeholders and partners from across the state gathered Aug. 25 to brainstorm goals and strategies that will be used to develop the college’s five-year research strategic plan. The planning retreat was facilitated by ECG Management Consultants which also interviewed stakeholders and helped facilitate the development of a mission and vision for research at the college.
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Science Café kicks off
The fall 2022 lineup for Ohio University’s Science Café kicks off with Nathaniel Szewczyk, Ph.D., discussing "Worms in Space: Improving Astronaut Muscle Health" at 5 p.m. on Sept. 7, at the Baker Center Theater and via YouTube. Szewczyk is an Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Molecular Medicine and principal investigator of the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute.
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Save the Date for CTAC open houseThe Clinical Training and Assessment Center (CTAC) will be holding an open house event at all campus locations on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Faculty, staff and students are invited to join the celebration of Healthcare Simulation Week, which runs from Sept. 12 – 16. More details to come.
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College strategic plan nearing completion
Significant progress on the college’s strategic plan has been made. At this time, nine strategic objectives have been identified along with measures (key performance indicators) to determine if the objectives are being met. Now, the strategic management office will be getting together with individual units to brainstorm, discuss and prioritize projects and tasks that each department can or should be doing that align and support the college’s objectives. “Every unit and every employee makes a valuable contribution to the college’s overall goals. The process of cascading the objectives reinforces that we are a team and our collective effort will ensure hospitals and clinics see our graduates as indispensable members of their teams,” said Shelley Ruff, chief financial and strategy officer.
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Inclusion Scholars present their research
Heritage College students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the research presentations of the 2022-21 Inclusion Scholars. The presentations will be held each Thursday in September from noon to 1 p.m. on Teams.
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Make your documents accessible
It is important to verify that your documents are easy for people with disabilities to read and edit. Here are some simple steps to check the accessibility of documents and emails you create in Word and Outlook.
1. On the ribbon of the Microsoft Office app, select the Review tab. If you're using Outlook, you'll only see the Review tab when writing or replying to messages.
2. Select the Check Accessibility button. On the drop down menu, select the top option, also called Check Accessibility. The Accessibility pane opens to the right of the screen. The Accessibility ribbon activates at the top of the screen.
3. In the Accessibility pane, you will see a list of errors, warnings and tips with how-to-fix recommendations for each. To quickly fix the issues, apply one of the recommended actions as instructed in the pane.
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Reasearch submissions now accepted for new symposium
The inaugural Health Scholars Research Symposium, hosted by the College of Health Sciences and Professions, the Heritage College, and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, will be held Friday, Nov. 4. The goal of the event is to raise awareness of research conducted by OHIO health scholars. Poster abstract submissions are being accepted until Oct. 2 at 11:59 p.m. Visit the Health Scholars Research Symposium event website for more details. Participants must be students or postdoctoral fellows enrolled in a degree or certificate program or be working for CHSP, the Heritage College, or the Voinovich School.
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Tax exemption reminder
Ohio University has a tax-exempt status and, as a result, is exempt from most sales tax depending upon the type of purchase and location of the supplier. When traveling, always check before you leave to find out if OHIO is exempt from sales tax at your destination and if any paperwork is needed to claim the tax exemption. There are specific Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Exemption Certificates for the City of Columbus and Dublin that you should have on hand for overnight accommodations when traveling to the Dublin campus. To find all tax exemption certificates, click here.
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In the News- In a Yahoo.com article, Jacqueline Wolf, Ph.D., professor of social medicine, talks about the history of breastfeeding and formula shaming and how industrialization and urbanization in the 19th century changed the way women were told to feed their babies, which affected mothers’ breast milk supply. Read more.
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Kudos
During the last academic year (2021-22), our OMNI scientists’ extramural grant funding was $3.16 million!
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ExCom Consent Agenda- Liz Beverly, Ph.D. was asked to be a faculty member for the Endocrine Society’s Project ECHO for the “Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disorders in Community Health Centers.”
- Vishwajeet Puri, Ph.D., MS will be serving in the Kidney, Endocrine and Digestive Disorders (KEDD) study section within the Epidemiology and Population Health Branch at the National Institue of Health.
- Even though we’re at the beginning of the 22-23 academic year, fiscal year 2024
planning will begin next month. Stay tuned as the university finalizes their budget planning timeline in September. We currently anticipate that department budget requests will be due in October. Our office will be submitting a budget for FY24-29 this fall. - Accounts Payable would like to remind all PO owners to have notifications set in BobcatBUY to send an alert when an invoice is in their approval queue.
- The Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) at each campus have all been updated to include “hold to speak” functionality on microphones, to prevent accidental opening of mics during class time.
- All ALCs have been updated for “One Touch Join” to MS Teams meetings, so that students can utilize the spaces without technology team assistance.
- The OMET team plans to upgrade the OMM Lab in both Cleveland and Dublin over winter break.
- Cleveland’s SPS-426 and Dublin’s MEB2-153 will be converted to MS Teams rooms over the Fall semester, as equipment becomes available.
- All students are now required to enroll in multi-factor authentication using Microsoft Azure MFA. Microsoft Azure MFA will be replacing DUO for faculty and staff soon
See the Aug. 24 agenda for more details about these and other items.
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September 12Lunch & Learn "Data Security Best Practices"Noon
Microsoft Teams
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September 15-182022 Black Alumni ReunionAthens, Ohio
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