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Ohio State Marion News & Information (updated:  May 1, 2013, 9:30 a.m.) 

Autumn Semester Course Advertisements

University Course Management System - Carmen Updated May 3-5
Carmen – the university’s course management system – will be updated the weekend of May 3rd - 5th.  New features include a mobile-friendly interface and redesigned Content tool.  To learn more about the new options  and to explore in a sandbox version, go to http://go.osu.edu/carmen10.

Mathematics of Internet Security
Join Dr. Brian McEnnis, from the Department of Mathematics at The Ohio State University
on Tuesday, May 7, 7 p.m. at the Infinity Restaurant, Downtown Marion, 267 W. Center Street, for our next Science Cafe.  Dr. McEnnis spearheaded Science Cafe at Ohio State Marion and has been the primary driving force behind its success for years.  Now that he is retiring, he will share his area of expertise as mathmatics and its relationship to internet security.

The internet is not a secure channel for communication. If you use the internet to send confidential information, such as a credit card number or a password, then it is possible that your information may be intercepted. How, then, is internet commerce possible?  The answer lies in a branch of mathematics known as number theory, long regarded as the purest of pure mathematics, since there were (until now) no significant applications. But today number theory provides the basis for secure internet communication.  At this science cafe, we will look at public key cryptography, which uses the mathematics of number theory to provide encryption for internet transactions. Along the way, we will meet some of the mathematicians whose ideas laid the foundation for internet security.

Jazz Septet to Play on Campus
The Ohio State University at Marion's Five Nights on Campus performing arts series welcomes Bone Voyage to Morrill Hall Auditorium, Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.  Bone Voyage Jazz Band, a Cincinnati- based jazz septet plays the music of the 20th century with the refreshing sound of two trombones plus trumpets, clarinet/sax, vibraphone, and rhythm. The band maintains a busy performance schedule throughout the tri-state area and is currently in residence at the Cactus Pear Southwest Bistro in Blue Ash, Ohio. Led by Marion native, Dave Haldeman, the band is known for its wide repertoire, ranging from Bourbon Street to Broadway, Traditional Dixieland Jazz to Swing, and Mainstream Jazz to Latin Jazz. Get ready for a musical trip down memory lane!

For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, or more information on Five Nights contact Gary Iams at:  (740) 725-6253 or e-mail:  iams.18@osu.edu.

May Term Perfect Time for Career Development
The upcoming new May term can be excellent time work on your career development, job or internship search. If you haven’t put the final touches on your resume, polished your interviewing skills, established a LINKED-IN account or registered at College Central Network this valuable time can wisely be used to pursue your career goals. Don’t squander this unique time made available to you. Stop by the Office of Career Services during this time for assistance.

“Team Marion” Rides for Cancer Research
The Ohio State University at Marion will be heavily represented in the university’s annual fundraising initiative Pelotonia.  Pelotonia challenges cyclists to ride and raise funds for cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove.  In its first four rides, Pelotonia has attracted over 11,100 riders and raised over $42 million for cancer research.

The Ohio State University at Marion - "Team Marion" Peloton has expanded to six riders in 2013:  Dave Claborn, Katy Gullo, Derek Janson, Emily Meyer, Ellen Sheaffer, and Team Captain Jeff Turner.

Team Marion is registered with the Pelotonia.org website.  Anyone who would like to donate to the team’s ride can donate directly to the team. Any team funds will be shared by all members of the team. This way we can work together as a campus to help all of our fundraising goals instead of picking one of us to support.

TO DONATE >>> https://www.mypelotonia.org/team_profile.jsp?MemberID=240858

If you would like to learn more about Pelotonia opportunities, please contact Jeffrey W Turner
Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University at Marion, 390C Morrill Hall, turner.83@osu.edu or call 740-725-6261.
 
LeCercle Français, Experience France & Italy 2014 
3/6/2014 – 3/15/2014
Offered to all students, staff, and faculty of OSUM.
Milan • Venice • Florence • Pisa
Monaco • Eze • Nice • Paris
Note: Optional 2-day extension to London
Total for Students $2,910
Total for Adults $3,150
NOTE: $100 Discount available through March 31, 2013

Itinerary:
Day 1 - Fly overnight to Italy
Day 2 - Milan • Venice
Day 3 - Venice
Day 4 - Florence
Day 5 - Florence
Day 6 - Pisa • French Riviera
Day 7 - French Riviera
Day 8 - Paris
Day 9 - Paris
Day 10 - Depart for Home

LeCercle Français was developed to explore the diversity of French culture and to promote understanding of how French culture affects our everyday lives.  If you are interested in expanding your knowledge, language skills, traveling, and participating in social/cultural activities that explore the French traditions and customs, please plan to join us. Fridays, Room 246 in Morrill Hall, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For more information visit: http://student-travel.eftours.com/ enter tour #1367865 or contact Dr. Zuheir Alidib at alidib.1@osu.edu. 

Autumn Course Advertisements

New Course for Autumn 2013, Anthropology 5624
The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Society, and Eating
Wednesday’s 1:30 – 4:15, 3 credits.
Dr. Anna Willow (willow.1@osu.edu.) 
Eating will be required for success in this course.

This course will encourage students to think about something we encounter every day of our lives—food—in exciting new ways. Together, we will stop taking food for granted and instead realize that food can be a way of communicating cultural indemnity, an indicator of gender and sociopolitical status, and a symbolic substance capable of bringing people together or holding them apart.
 

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