October 6, 2008

 1. Register to Vote! The Deadline to Register is TODAY! 

 

Reminder: The deadline to register to vote in the November 4, 2008 General Election is TODAY October 6th, 2008. Here’s How to do it:

The Details

  • In person: The county board of elections will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and a drive-up container for applications is available in the board parking lot.
  • By mail: Completed forms must be postmarked today.
  • Other options: Veterans Memorial (see below), the Franklin County treasurer's office, Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices, the secretary of state's office, public libraries, public high schools, vocational schools and certain agencies that provide public assistance and disability programs also accept registrations.

Am I Registered?

Early Voting

  • Where: Veterans Memorial, 300 W. Broad St.
  • When: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Weekdays; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays
  • By mail: Applications for absentee ballots must be sent by noon Nov. 1. Your voted ballot must be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day or by Nov. 14 if postmarked by Monday, Nov. 3.

Source: Franklin County Board of Elections

 

2. Attention Alternative Media Users!
Reminder:  If you are planning to or have dropped a course, please let us know so we can cease with alternative media production for this class. If you add a course, please provide us with your new syllabus so we can begin production on the new materials. Please contact Sarah or Ali if you have questions about this policy.
  
Reminder:  Your course syllabi are needed (for all classes that have or plan to receive Alternative Media), so please either bring in a paper copy (for us to copy) or e-mail your syllabi to Ali or Sarah. 
  
CARMEN Materials: Each quarter there are a growing number of materials posted on CARMEN for students to use.  We want to let you know that we can assist you with any of the required readings that are posted, however we need to hear from you to let us know if you need help.  Please contact Sarah or Ali if you need your readings from CARMEN converted into your desired format.

 

 

3. Best Buddies Seeking Mentors!

 

Best Buddies is an organization dedicated to promoting equality by creating one-to-one friendships between college students, and young adults with mild to moderate developmental disabilities.  In the next month college buddies will be paired with buddies based on the information provided from the matching survey.  Before being matched, college buddies must fill out a membership application, matching survey, and be interviewed.  Once you have been matched with a buddy you must maintain that friendship for one school year.  Throughout the year you are required to meet with your buddy twice a month, and contact your buddy once a week through phone, mail, or e-mail.  Best Buddies tries to make this commitment easier by planning group activities once a month.  We have monthly chapter meetings to plan these activities, which you are strongly encouraged to attend.

 

In order to be matched with a buddy you have to be a full-time undergraduate student from Fall to Spring quarter.  If you are unable to meet these requirements, cannot make the time commitment, or we are unable to match you with a buddy there is always the option of Associate Buddy.  As an Associate Buddy you are unable to have a buddy, but you can still help plan, and participate in all the events.

 

I hope this is helpful and clear, but if you have any questions at all please e-mail Megan Strahler @ strahler.10@osu.edu.  I know that anyone who joins this program will see that it is worthwhile, and you truly receive more than you could ever imagine just by giving a little of your time.

 

4. Harry Belafonte to Lecture at 9th Annual President and Provost Diversity Lecture    and Cultural Arts Series!

 

Harry Belafonte will open the 2008-09, 9th annual President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture & Cultural Arts Series with a lecture on "Youth and Violence in the 21st Century."  This event is free and open to the public; however, tickets are required.

 

President E. Gordon Gee and Provost Joseph Alutto invite you to attend this event on the campus of The Ohio State University. The program offers the campus and the Columbus community opportunities to benefit from some of the most eminent scholars, artists, and professionals who discuss and exemplify diversity with excellence.

 

Harry Belafonte has been called “the consummate entertainer” — a recording artist, concert singer, and movie, Broadway and television star and producer. He was dubbed the “King of Calypso” for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. His debut album, Calypso, was the first in history to sell over one million copies, and its success set industry standards that laid the groundwork for the Grammy Awards. Besides having several major movie roles to his credit, Belafonte was the first African-American man to win an Emmy. Throughout his career, he has been an outspoken advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. His active participation in the human rights struggle is globally respected.