October 27, 2008
1. Attention Alt Media Users!
After scheduling your courses for Winter quarter 08, please be sure and notify either Sarah Terry.5@osu.edu or Ali Hickey (ahickey@studentlife.osu.edu). We need to begin the process of requesting information on your course materials as soon as possible.
We also would like to hear from you on how your materials worked this quarter, so please take a moment to stop in and talk with us or send us an e-mail with your comments.
Thanks!
Sarah
Sarah L. Terry
Auxiliary Services Administrator
The
Office for Disability Services
150 Pomerene Hall
Phone: 614-292-3307
Fax : 614-292-4190
Website: www.ods.osu.edu
GO BUCKS!!
2. Save the Date! ENTRY POINT Coming to ODS to Recruit for Internships!
ENTRY POINT! will be coming to campus to recruit students with disabilities for internship opportunities. The recruiter will be here Thursday November 13th and Friday November 14th! Please contact Enjie Hall by email hall.1270@osu.edu or call 292-3307 to schedule a time for your interview.
ENTRY POINT! is a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering outstanding internship opportunities for students with disabilities in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business. To meet the challenge of the competitive global economy in the new millennium, private industry and government research agencies must expand the pool of technical talent. For more information, please visit http://ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/index.htm.
3. OSU Veterans Lunch Series Event!
African American Community Weekly Calendar
Your avenue to involvement in the community
Film Screening: The Fact of Asian Women
Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Location: UH 56, 12:30-2:30pm
Sponsors: Department of Women’s Studies, Program in Asian American Studies, Office of Minority Affairs,
Contact: Lynn Itagaki, itagaki.5@osu.edu
“In this film, contemporary Asian-American female actors re-enact scenes from popular
First-Year Distinguished Speaker: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Location: Weigel Hall Auditorium, 7pm
Sponsor: Office of Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience
Contact: www.fye.osu.edu/speaker.html
Tyson is the Director of the Hayden Planetarium and was named one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2007. His lecture is titled “The Cosmic Perspective”: How the astrophysicist views life, the universe, and everything. First year students: register and receive credit at www.fye.osu.edu/success.html. Free tickets to this event will be available to the campus community and general public on Thursday, October 23rd. Two tickets per person can be picked up in 120 Enarson Hall between 8am and 5 pm. Campus Map.
If you would like your event/announcement posted, send an email to Christa Porter, porter.554@osu.edu by Thursday of each week.
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5. Stop Before You Drop! A Message from ASC Advising and Academic Services!
Dropping Courses
Stop before your drop! Consider how dropping a course will affect your degree progress as well as your financial aid status. Please consult with a financial aid counselor and an Undergraduate Student Academic Services adviser to discuss the implications of dropping a course during any point in the quarter. It is also important to talk to your instructor while you are considering the drop to answer questions and/or concerns you may have.
You cannot drop classes after the seventh Friday without a petition. If, because of extreme extenuating circumstances, you wish to drop a class after the seventh Friday, see an Undergraduate Student Academic Services adviser to help you with the petition form. You will need supporting evidence from your instructors and any other supporting materials. (Proof, for example, of medical complications that prevented you from finishing the course.) You cannot drop after the seventh week simply because you are doing poorly in a class.
If you feel you need to drop due to a disability related matter, please contact your ODS counselor to discuss the options regarding your petition.
For more information regarding Adding, Dropping, or Waitlisted Courses, visit http://ascadvising.osu.edu/registration/reg_adddrop.cfm