Student Organization Insider for November 24, 2010

Here are some events you can participate in. Enjoy, Hope to see you at some of these wonderful events! Click "See More" for all details about upcoming events.

I. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Winter Involvement Fair Registration Open
2. Apply for the new Strengths-Based Coaching Program
3. Register for the Annual Conference on Leadership and Civic Engagement
4. Coca-Cola Leadership Retreat Package Applications Available
5. Center Yourself during Finals Week

II. STUDENT ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Info Sessions for Prospective Applicants for Student Trustee Member
2. Light Up The Lake
3. Getting Beyond Bullying, Challenging Queerphobia
4. Undergraduate Student Government
5. Undergraduate Economics Society sponsors A Discussion with Dr. LaVaughn Henry
6. African American Voices Gospel Choir Concert
7. Ohio Union Television
8. BAM! Babies and Mommies
9. 8th Annual Community Ambassador Annual Light Up The Night
10. Council of Graduate Students
11. Ohio Union Activities Board (OUAB)

III. CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. RPAC Thanksgiving Break Hours
2. Space: The Vinyl Frontier "Seasonal Variations"
3. Submit your announcement to the Student Org Insider

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I. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Winter Involvement Fair Registration Open

The online registration form for the Winter Involvement Fair is now available: http://ohiounion.osu.edu/things_to_do/wifair Sign up your student organization to participate today! The Winter Involvement Fair will be held on January 12, 2011 from 6-9pm in the Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom in the Ohio Union. Contact Casey Cumbow (Cumbow.8@osu.edu) with any questions.
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Apply for the new Strengths-Based Coaching Program

Applications are available now for the new Strengths-Based Coaching Program through the Center for Student Leadership and Service at the Ohio Union. This program will serve as a vehicle for students to make meaning out of their complete Ohio State experience – personal, academic, social, and professional. Focusing on development at both an individual and group level will allow students to develop on their own terms within the context of a supportive community. Participants will utilize the StrengthsFinder assessment as part of this program. Although the program is geared towards students in their second and third years, any student is encouraged to apply!

The program will run for 10 weeks during winter quarter, and approximately 30 students will be accepted. Those students who are accepted will attend weekly meetings on Thursdays at 4:30pm from January 6-March 10, 2010.

Applications are available now at http://ohiounion.osu.edu/get_involved/csls/coaching and are due by November 30. Contact Jen Pelletier at Pelletier.17@osu.edu for more information.
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Register for the Annual Conference on Leadership and Civic Engagement

The Annual Conference on Leadership and Civic Engagement is coming up! The Annual Conference will be Saturday, February 19, 2011 at The Ohio Union, and is meant to help students build their skills and knowledge to be effective leaders in their organizations, teams, and communities. We highly advise all aspiring student leaders to attend! The conference is open to all students free of charge and registration will begin in winter quarter. Please check the website frequently for updates as we gather programs for potential presenters and more information for participants.
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Coca-Cola Leadership Retreat Package Applications Available

Applications are now available for the Coca-Cola Leadership Retreat Packages Program. The Center for Student Leadership and Service, in collaboration with Coca-Cola, is proud to be assist with one retreat per year to registered student organizations. We are able to provide and pay for a number of services, such as retreat sites, experiential activities, beverages, supplies, trained facilitators, and additional funding, for eligible organizations. This application will cover retreats taking place between January 7, 2011 — March 27, 2011 and the application is due December 3. Check out the website and application for more details!
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Center Yourself during Finals Week

Start your day off right during Finals Week in the Center for Student Leadership & Service at the Ohio Union. Stop by the Center on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday (12/6-12/8) beginning at 8am to grab a free cup of coffee or tea to get you through those final exams!


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II. STUDENT ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCEMENTS

Info Sessions for Prospective Applicants for Student Trustee Member

The undergraduate student trustee serves as a non-voting member of the OSU Board of Trustees. Persons interested in applying for the undergraduate student trustee position are encouraged to attend an information session:

December 3, 2010 Ohio Union, Hayes Cape Room, Room 3152, 11:00 am - 12:00 Noon
January 11, 2011 Thompson Library, Mortar Board Room, Room 202, 4:00 - 5:00 P.M
January 12, 2011 The Blackwell Inn, 102 Pfahl Hall, 8:00 - 9:00 P.M.

Application is open only to Ohio residents enrolled at OSU. An applicant must be currently enrolled as a undergraduate student who is in good academic standing and able to serve the entire duration of a two-year gubernatorial appointment starting in May 2011.

To access the application and for more information about the Board of Trustees visit http://trustees.osu.edu. Applications are due January 28th. Contact: Alex Swain at aswain1@gmail.com.

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Light Up The Lake

Thursday, December 02, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Mirror Lake and Browning Amphitheatre

Light Up the Lake is an annual project that involves the decorating of seasonal lights around Mirror Lake and Browning Amphitheatre with a lighting ceremony to initially illuminate the lights. The ceremony implores as many Ohio State students, faculty and community members to attend as possible to enjoy hot beverages, Ohio State musical groups and speakers that will voice seasonal messages. Following this entertainment, all attendees will circle Mirror Lake with candles and sing Carmen Ohio as the lights are illuminated. The program is available to all students.

Ohio Staters, Inc. strives to improve the university through unique voluntary service by helping Ohio State envision its future, facilitate change and promote its finest traditions and this event does just that.
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Getting Beyond Bullying, Challenging Queerphobia

“Getting Beyond Bullying, Challenging Queerphobia," a forum, will be held Friday, Dec. 3, 3:30-5:00, in the Multicultural Center, Ohio Union. Over the past few months, a number of queer youth and college students from across the country have died by suicide, and these deaths have typically been attributed to various forms of bullying. Though the harassment and death of people who do not conform to gender and sexual norms is nothing new, the enormous media attention given to bullying and suicide, and the well-publicized responses to those "epidemics," are trends to be reckoned with. This forum addresses these issues by considering the ways that these problems and solutions have been represented and framed, and by identifying resources for preventing queerphobia and suicide, and for promoting queer life.

Read more: http://disco.osu.edu/events/AU2010
Contact: moddelmog.1@osu.edu
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Undergraduate Student Government

USG is sponsoring the "Dear Kasich" Campaign -- a letter to Governor-elect Kasich about the importance of higher education. Please stop by the USG office to sign the petition, or see http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/dearkasich/ to sign the online position.

Our USG Elections Governance Board Director Application was just posted at www.usg.osu.edu. The EGB position is an independent officer that leads the election effort. USG is looking for a student to run a fair campaign. Applications are December 8!
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Undergraduate Economics Society sponsors A Discussion with Dr. LaVaughn Henry

On Tuesday, November 30th from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in Arps Hall 437, UES will be welcoming Dr. LaVaughn Henry, Vice President and Senior Regional Officer of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, to lead a discussion on the economic outlook of our nation and the issues and dilemmas confronting today's economists. The success of this discussion will directly be determined by the participation and engagement of the students who attend. Students are encouraged to have questions and/or ideas prepared to ask Dr. Henry at the meeting. Free pizza and drinks will be provided.

Contact: Sean Hicks, hicks.375@buckeyemail.osu.edu
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African American Voices Gospel Choir Concert

Wednesday, December 1
7:00 - 10:00pm [Doors at 6:30pm]
St Stephens Episcopal Church (Woodruff and High on N. Campus)

The African American Voices Gospel Choir at The Ohio State University will be having our 1st Concert of the year, Fall Showcase! It will be an awesome time of praise & worship, dance, and mime! This concert is 100% free and will feature:

Expressions of Worship – Mime; Dancing to Zion - Praise Dance; Edify - Vocal Ensemble; AAV - The African American Voices Gospel Choir at The Ohio State University

This is an event that you won't want to miss! It starts at 7pm! Be there and be on time! And once again ... it's free! So come! Thanks! For more info, email us at aavgc.osu@gmail.com
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Ohio Union Television

Ohio Union Television is a student run organization based in the Ohio Union. Looking for students interested in improving and critiquing their broadcasting skills, no experience necessary. Students are able to join and harness skills in such committees as talent, production and content. Ohio Union Television broadcast interviews, weekly updates and documentaries on the Ohio Union television screens. We have recently worked with 10TV and Easy Columbus in their 100 things to do before you graduate campaign. Catch us at the winter involvement fair and look out for more information and updates from us to apply for the winter quarter!
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BAM! Babies and Mommies

In celebration of our charter day (December 4, 1971), the ladies of Sigma Gamma Rho will be hosting a birthday party and you are cordially invited. We would like to give back to those who are less fortunate so we ask that each attendee bring an unwrapped gift to donate. These gifts will be donated to the children at the Homeless Families Foundation. Some items you can bring but are not limited to are learning toys, books, basketballs, soccer balls, footballs, and diaries with gel pens. You can also donate any other gently used children items you may have.

If you are interested in attending this event please bring your gift to the Ohio Union, Hayes Cape Room on Saturday, December 4th between 12:00 - 2:30pm.
Volunteering opportunities are also available so please see our website for more details. https://sites.google.com/site/osupoodles/

If you have any questions please contact: Olivia Marshall, olivia.marshall4@gmail.com
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8th Annual Community Ambassador Annual Light Up The Night

Registration
It's that time of year again and Light Up The Night is just around the corner! Get out your holiday decorations and show your Buckeye PRIDE this holiday season with the Community Ambassadors and Off-Campus Student Services. Register your home, apartment, or greek organization by November 29th! Prizes range from $500 to $1500 in Best Buy gift cards for the winning house. All registrants will also get a free pizza from Adriatico's! Registration is now open at... http://www.offcampus.osu.edu/lights/

Kick Off Party and Voting
Be sure to come out to our LUTN Kick Off Party at the Ohio Union Great Hall Meeting Room from 7-9 pm on December 1st. Where you can get a "Family Portrait" taken, write cards to soldiers, play some Guitar Hero, get some hot coco, pizza, cookies, and get a second vote for your favorite in each category! Voting will then continue through December 3rd online.

For more information go to http://offcampus.osu.edu/ or email lightupthenight@gmail.com!
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Council of Graduate Students

The Council of Graduate Students has had a productive quarter, establishing its new committee structure, welcoming a new delegate body, and advocating for graduate student concerns.

With winter quarter in the horizon, CGS would now like to highlight the 25th Anniversary of the Hayes Graduate Student Forum. The Hayes Graduate Research Forum showcases graduate student research at The Ohio State University. The Forum provides a platform for graduate students to present research and get feedback from panels of faculty and industry judges. In addition to the valuable professional development experience, top ranked graduate students are awarded for cash prizes. Deadline for abstracts is January 7th, 2011. More info at http://cgs.osu.edu.
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Ohio Union Activities Board (OUAB)

Upcoming Events

• SPECIAL Flicks for Free featuring "The Other Guys." Wednesday, 12/1, 6pm and 8:30pm. U.S. Bank Conference Theatre, Ohio Union
• Kevin Hart - Laugh at My Pain. Thursday, 12/2, Doors @ 7pm, Event @ 8pm. Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom, Ohio Union- Tickets no longer available. Must show BuckID at the doors, 1 ticket per ID
• Live Music Thursday featuring Yours for the Taking. Thursday, 12/2, 6pm. Woody's Tavern, Ohio Union

For all OUAB events: www.ouab.osu.edu
Contact: ouab@osu.edu
Join our Facebook Group
Follow OUAB on Twitter


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III. CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

RPAC Thanksgiving Break Hours

Want to work off some of your turkey? Check out the hours of your favorite Rec Sports facilities by logging onto http://recsports.osu.edu. In addition, Jesse Owens South will be closed on Wednesday, November 24, from 9 – 11 a.m. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Space: The Vinyl Frontier "Seasonal Variations"

Come celebrate the interplay of music and astronomy as your eyes and ears experience all four seasons in one night! We combine the magic of the planetarium with the transporting and meditative power of music to bring you "Seasonal Variations"---a planetarium show with a twist! Come see how Columbus's night sky looks during "The Four Seasons", literally. Relax as the soaring melodies of Antonio Vivaldi's famous series of violin concertos set the tone while stars drift overhead. Space is limited to 70 seats, so use the contact information below to call or email and reserve a spot!

Friday, December 10th, 2010
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Smith Planetarium - OSU campus (W. 18th Avenue, between College and Neil)
Enter Smith through the northeast doors and take the elevator to the fifth floor

Contact: space.the.vinyl.frontier@gmail.com or 913-568-4601
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Submit your announcement to the Student Org Insider

All submissions should be around 150 words and be written exactly how you want them to appear. Please include your student organization or department name in the email, and contact information for an individual or website. Due to space restrictions, we may not able to include announcements for multiple weeks. Send to csls@osu.edu by Tuesday, 5 pm to be included in that week's edition