January 23, 2012
Crossroads Update: Cleveland Avenue night closures to continue
The timetable for night closings on Cleveland Avenue (from Jack Gibbs Blvd. to McCoy Street) has been extended at least until this Wednesday, January 25, due to additional construction work. COTA buses will continue to be escorted through the construction zone by Columbus Police in order to maintain critical transit service to riders who commute between downtown and points along the Cleveland Avenue corridor.
Cleveland Avenue and the eastbound I-670 Cleveland Avenue ramp will be closed nightly between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. through Wednesday.
Employee Resource Groups: A commitment to diversity, our students and each other
During the 2012 academic year, the Department of Diversity and Study Abroad Programs is working in partnership with Institutional Advancement and Human Resources to reaffirm our commitment to students and to each other as colleagues.
By providing more targeted and in-depth networking opportunities for diverse faculty, staff and administrators, Employee Resource Groups will help employees build relationships as well as a deeper sense of community.
Employee Resource Groups are designed to create and sustain an environment in which employees can achieve his or her potential and provide an intellectually rich and engaging forum. The groups will share diverse views, perspectives, support and experiences and foster excellence in working, teaching, research, service, and community partnerships. Upcoming meeting dates for the three groups are:
Focusing on men’s issues:
Thursday, February 16, 4:30-6 p.m.
ERC Library Studio
ERG Liaison:
Jonathan Baker
Focusing on minority issues:
Thursday, February 23, 4:30-6 p.m.
ERC Library Studio
ERG Liaisons:
Trevor Thomas
Reuel BarksdaleFocusing on women’s issues:
Thursday, March 1, 4:30-6 p.m.
ERC Library Studio
ERG Liaisons:
Robyn Lyons-Robinson
Suzanne Schaefer
Christopher’s reopens Thursday for Winter Quarter
Christopher’s, the student-run dining experience from the Hospitality Management Department, will reopen for Winter Quarter on Thursday, January 26. Christopher’s is open from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Eibling Hall Room 05. See Thursday’s menu here!
Employees attend speech with Biden, Duncan
Merideth Sellars, instructor in Biological Sciences, is photographed with Vice President Joe Biden after he and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave a speech at Gahanna High School January 12. The soaring cost of college was the topic and more than 700 high school juniors, seniors and parents packed the school gym for the presentation. Sellers was one of twenty employee from Columbus State who attended the speech with President David Harrison.
"As a lead instructor in the Biological Sciences department, I recognize the struggles students have in financial affordability,” Sellars said after the presentation. “I wanted to hear what the Secretary of Education and Vice President had to say about the issue. I am encouraged to see that the current administration endorses community college education."