Welcome back to campus! We hope that you had a restful break. As you return to classes and begin to plan classes for your next semester at OSU or prepare for your graduation, we encourage you to make use of the many campus resources that are here to support your ongoing enrollment and to help you plan your next steps.
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Major Spotlight - Geography

Geography is the study of the interconnectedness of people, the physical environment, politics, globalization, governance, and the economy. Geographers are concerned with how people and the environment interact with and change one another. Students can earn either a BA or BS degree in Geography, or choose from three minors in Atmospheric Sciences, Geographic Information Science and Geography. There are five different specializations within Geography: Environment & Society, Urban, Regional, & Global Studies, Climatic Studies, Physical Geography, and Spatial Analysis. Students graduating with a geography degree can pursue graduate study or start a career in a variety of different fields, including city planning, development, logistical analysis, environmental protection and conservation, governmental policy, international security, and global aid and relief. Contact an advisor.

Student Organization Spotlight

The Collegiate Council on World Affairs (CCWA) is a group of undergraduate students devoted to enriching their understanding of international relations. Through programming that includes Model United Nations conferences, a lecture series, lunches with professors from many disciplines, and international dinner nights, students improve their public speaking skills and create long lasting friendships in a diverse and inclusive atmosphere. As the official student organization of the Political Science department, CCWA sends a team of students to compete in intercollegiate conferences across the country including Harvard, Georgetown, and the University of Pennsylvania. The club meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in 1080 Derby Hall. Read more.

Career Corner

You have likely discovered resume templates when Googling for resume advice. Some of those templates are fee based, others are geared toward seasoned career professionals. No need to continue searching for a template: use the Resume Builder tool maintained by the ASC Career Services Office. Each template is based around resume guidelines that are specific to college students and the resource is free! When you first access the Resume Builder, you can view each resume sample in multiple styles and choose the "look" that you prefer. Resumes created with this tool are fully customizable. Get started at Resume Builder.

Are You Graduating This Semester?

The deadline to apply for spring graduation is April 4th. If you are planning to graduate spring semester, but have not yet completed your graduation application, please make an appointment with your academic advisor to apply. Information about how to make an appointment can be found by clicking on this link and selecting your major. If applicable, meet with your minor advisor to complete a minor program form. Minor contact information can be found here.

18th Annual Severe Weather Symposium

The Meteorology Club will host the 18th Annual Severe Weather Symposium. Speakers will include ABC/FOX28 Meteorologists Bill Kelly and Andrew Michael, Vice President of Strategy and Product Risk Management at Nationwide Insurance, discussing the Colorado Floods, and a joint presentation on the Central Oklahoma tornado outbreak in May of 2013. The special tornado presentation will host meteorologists from the Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK National Weather Service, an emergency manager from Moore, OK and chief meteorologist Damon Lane from KOCO in Oklahoma City. More info.
Friday, March 21 from 9 AM - 5 PM in the US Bank Conference Theater, Ohio Union. RSVP here.
The Meteorology Club involvement doesn't stop with the symposium. Read about how club members are helping to rebuild Moore, OK.

PRSSA Conference

Ohio State's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is hosting a regional conference: insPIRation: Looking Ahead To the Future of Public Relations. This is a great networking opportunity for students interested in public relations, marketing, advertising and/or journalism. Open to all OSU students. Learn more about the conference and register online here: ohiostateprssa.com.
Saturday, April 12 from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM in the Ohio Union

OSU Planetarium

The Department of Astronomy is presenting "Voyage Through the Solar System" and "The Spring Sky" planetarium shows March-May, including shows at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday (3/25) and Tuesday (4/22), designed especially for staff, faculty and students. Also showing the full-dome movies, "Two Small Pieces of Glass" and "Oasis in Space." Reservations open two weeks before each show at planetarium.osu.edu. Free!

Spring Gold Rush

Get ready for another Arts and Sciences scavenger hunt. Like ASCatOSU on Facebook on Facebook to get clues, find Gold Rush tickets around campus, and claim an awesome prize (gift cards to Raising Cane's, Chipotle, Panera, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, or Target).
If you haven't checked out Donuts with the Dean, then Follow @ASCatOSU on Twitter to see where Dean Manderscheid is hosting #DonutsWithTheDean Tweetups.

Become A Student Ambassador for Your College

Would you like to represent your college, boost your resume, or get involved on campus? Arts and Sciences is seeking Student Ambassadors to help with outreach to prospective students, on-campus recruitment events, and student panel discussions. Contact Angelett Anderson at anderson.2777@osu.edu by March 21st.

Scholarships In the Arts & Humanities

Arts Undergraduate Research Scholarships support students who will work on a creative or research project by autumn semester of the last year of their major program. Deadline: March 28

Arts and Humanities Undergraduate Research Small Grants support students in the arts and in the humanities. Deadline: March 21

Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment Fund for Significant Undergraduate Achievement and Research In the Arts & Humanities Program Deadline: March 21

Margaret Noell Kindberg Memorial Fund for the Arts supports travel opportunities. Deadline: March 28

William and Dolly (Ardath) Saxbe Endowed Fund for the Arts supports travel to perform, create, present, conduct research, or conduct creative scholarship. Deadline: March 28

New May Session Archaeology Course

Be a part of the Department of Anthropology's 2014 Field School in Dublin, Ohio (right up the road) at the Holder-Wright Site. The excavation area has extensive artifact scatter dating back over 10,000 years. Learn basic archaeological field and lab techniques and the importance of this site in Ohio's fascinating prehistory.

2014 Archaeological Field School In Central Ohio - Anthro 5684
3 credit hours (Call #14017) No pre-reqs. Space is limited.

Email Jules Angel for more information and an application form.

Dates: May 5 - 30, 2014

Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

Are you considering a research project? Would you like to talk with other undergraduate students about their research projects? Students will showcase their research at the annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.

Wednesday, March 26 from noon to 3 PM at the RPAC.

Submit suggestions for content to Ann Rottersman, Director of Student Programs, at rottersman.1@osu.edu .

Vol. 3 Issue 8 March 2014

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