CFAES Connect: September 2017

Students taking a course on evaluating urban soil and determining steps for a return to fertility don't do so behind a desk.  This School of Environmental and Natural Resources class is taught outside with hands on activities that challenge students to be creative.  The Lantern recently reported on this class that may change some Columbus spaces for the better and help students build skills at the same time.

Dr. Chris Tonra from the School of Environmental and Natural Resources explains how he made use of a Columbus Audubon Society conservation grant to monitor Prothonotary Warblers Project.

Dean Cathann A. Kress' State of the College - October 6 - Online
Stream the Dean's State of the College presentation from anywhere in the world.  Visit go.osu.edu/soc17 on Friday, October 6 at 9:15 a.m.

Homecoming Football Tickets – October 7 – Columbus, Ohio
There are still football tickets available for the Buckeyes vs Maryland game on Saturday, October 7^th.  Call 614-292-2281 or 800-762-5646 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays to order football tickets.  

EPN Breakfast Club "Privatizing Public Drinking Water Utilities – Can the Public’s Interest Still be Protected?" - October 10 - Columbus, Ohio
The Environmental Professionals Network hosts a monthly breakfast series with compelling speakers on important innovative topics at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on Ohio State’s campus - open to all!  This month;'s speaker is James Olson, Founder and President of FLOW For the Love of Water.  

Clark County OSU Extension "Tailgate" Open House - October 13 - Springfield, Ohio
Join Clark County OSU Extension staff for food, fun, and information about Extension programing.  There will be cornhole, a prize drawing, and an OSU gift for every attendee.  

School Garden Conference – October 13 - Columbus, Ohio
Educators, after school personnel and others are invited to attend this day-long conference.  The event features garden-based nutrition education, after-school gardening, and hands-on activities.

Buckeye Smart: Access to care for adults with autism - October 17 - Columbus, Ohio
Learn about the offerings available at the Center for Autism Services and Transition (CAST), headquartered in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Hilliard Internal Medicine Clinic. Services are delivered by primary care physicians certified in both pediatrics and internal medicine, enabling them to care for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders.  Christopher Hanks, MD, medical director, will provide an overview of the clinic, an update on services for individuals with autism and efforts by the staff to improve access to care. 

Network Like a Pro: Mansfield - October 26 - Mansfield, Ohio
Attendees will you learn from and interact with a panel of experienced networkers and Mansfield-area alumni as they share their perspectives on the value of networking. Register here.  

Equine Center Open House - November 4 - Wooster, Ohio
Tour the facility, see the horses, and learn more about the Center's services as well as Horse Production & Management and Animal Sciences majors.

Kaley Core received her BS in Food Agriculture & Biological Engineering in 2015.  She shared a story about making a new friend on campus - a friend who became much more important than she could have guessed at the time:

My fiance, Julian, and I became friends (both FABE majors) because we both got tickets to the Sugar Bowl back in 2014 when OSU made it and was giving out free tickets to students. We both knew of each other, being in the same small major but became friends because he didn't have anyone to sit with at the game and was considering not going. He was asking around in the FABE computer lab if anyone else had gotten tickets and I told him that I'd gotten one and that he could sit with me and my friend who had gotten drawn to get free tickets as well. Anyways, to make a long story short, thanks to the FABE computer lab, a small major, and OSU football we are getting married in April!