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USG vice presidential candidates
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thelantern Meet the USG candidates Presidential candidate: Jordan Davis
Presidential candidate: Micah Kamrass
DaNNY PetersON Lantern reporter peterson.329@osu.edu
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If elected Undergraduate Student Government president, candidate Jordan Davis plans to balance the responsibilities of her academic priorities with her job as president. And Davis is familiar with balance. As a dancer, she has had to maintain composure, fluidity, attention to detail and balance. “I have done everything from tap to jazz to ballet to modern,” she said. She still takes dance classes at OSU when her schedule allows it and stays active with the Chi Omega dance team, she said. JOrDaN DaVis Davis is also passionate about leadership, family, travel, music and making the most of each day, she said. After graduation, she hopes to attend graduate school or work for Teach for America, a program that places recent college graduates in low-income, low-performing schools, according to the Teach for America Web site. She eventually sees herself working for an international leadership consulting firm, which would combine at least two of her passions, leadership and travel, she said.
Ohio State third-year Micah Kamrass is no stranger to hard work. Kamrass, pursuing degrees in both political science and economics, is involved in numerous organizations, participates in intramural sports, has worked at the Ohio Statehouse and is even the main character in a published book. He said he thinks the title of Undergraduate Student Government president would be a nice addition to this list. A 2007 graduate of Sycamore High School in Cincinnati, Kamrass said he understands campus involvement can be challenging, but he manages to keep it all MicaH kaMrass together. “The busier I keep myself, the more focused I am,” Kamrass said. “I keep up on my schoolwork and I don’t forget that I’m a student fi rst.” At first, there was a chance that Kamrass was not going to attend OSU. “I wanted to study political science, so I looked in [Washington] D.C., but
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LOOK AT ME two-year-old Grant Nichols of upper arlington, stretches his legs behind the wheel of a 1930 fire engine, the city of upper arlington’s original engine. the fire engine was near the rPac on sunday, april 11, as part of the blaze the trail 5k run to support burn victims at the Osu Medical center. Grant’s father, bob, is a firefighter with upper arlington and participated in the 5k race.
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OSU not liable for social media sites laureN HallOw Lantern reporter hallow.1@osu.edu In February, the Office of the Chief Information Officer released guidelines for third-party networks, such as social media sites, that have been generating conversation among Ohio State faculty and staff. According to the guidelines, individuals, not the university, would be held liable if any legal action were to be taken against social media pages for their departments, groups or organizations. The guidelines, titled “Cloud Computing Guidelines for Teaching, Administrative Support, and Research,” state that “Faculty, staff, and students are not authorized to enter into legal contracts on behalf of OSU, and may not consent to clickthrough agreements for the purposes of university business. If individuals approve these agreements, they would be personally responsible in any legal actions related to the services.” Any site that requires a terms-of-service agreement upon registration would put sole responsibility on the individual user if a lawsuit or other legal action were to arise in relation to the site. The problem is that many groups and departments at OSU are
encouraged to make social media sites as part of their jobs or to publicize an organization or group they are part of. Many are wondering how these new guidelines will affect the operation of those pages. Kellie Uhrig, director of Marketing Communications for Student Life, sent an e-mail in March telling everyone “not to halt social media promotional efforts” as long as they are following the guidelines. “I greatly encourage everyone NOT TO PANIC about these guidelines,” Uhrig wrote. “You can review the [Office of Chief Information Officer] recommendations to help you use social media as responsibly as possible, if you have concerns.” Joanne Dehoney, senior director of Learning Technology for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, said these guidelines, which were compiled from 11 existing university policies, were created as a security measure to help students, staff and faculty understand the risks associated with social media Web sites. They were not created in response to any action taken against the university. Ted Hattemer, director of New Media for University Communications, who helps run OSU’s social media sites, said he
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social media guidelines for Ohio state For instructors:
For researchers:
Communicate the issues, conditions and risks associated with any tool you choose at the beginning of the academic term, preferably in the syllabus. This allows students who object to withdraw from the course or to request alternate assignments or other solutions. However, be sensitive to the fact that withdrawal may not be possible if the course is required, the course is offered in a sequence, the course is not offered regularly, or the course is only offered by one instructor.
Communicate the issues, conditions and risks associated with any tool you choose to use in the research process. This allows a potential participant who objects to withdraw from the study or to request alternate solutions.
Restrict online access to student content as much as possible within the context of your instructional goals. In general, coursework conducted online should always be restricted to members of the course. Always require students to use aliases when creating accounts, particularly if access to student work is public. Prohibit use of the OSU Internet name and password as an alias. Never include personally identifying information about yourself or your students in content or in profile information online.
Always require participants to use aliases when creating accounts, particularly if access to research is public. Never include personally identifying information about yourself or your participants in online content or in profile information. Delete participant data when no longer required.
For administrators: Clearly define organizational roles and responsibilities in creating a public presence for your unit. Remember that faculty, students and staff may not speak for the university. Set expectations with staff for online. Manage your social media presence strategically and review it regularly. MOllY GraY / Lantern designer
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Ohio State students and teachers often bear classrooms that are far too hot or cold — and for far too long. “I literally carried a coat to one of my classes in the fall,” said Matt Bortnick, a fourth-year in international studies. “After the inexplicably freezing class ended, I took the coat off to go back outside.” Requests to fix temperature problems must go through numerous departments at OSU. The Facility Management and Logistics Department is one player, as its Student Life division is responsible for more than 7 million square feet of
university space. The Facility Management and Logistics Department has its own Building Automation Department, which “monitors and controls heating, cooling, ventilation and related equipment” for “networked, computerized digital building control devices,” according to the department’s Web site. But the Facility Management and Logistics Department is responsible for more than just classrooms. “We [also] do dorms and dining halls,” said Michael Hammer, assistant director for Facilities Management. “Facilities Operations and Development [also] handles academic classrooms.” Facilities Operations Development is a separate division from its similar-sounding facilities management counterpart. “Other departments control temperature for
dorms, hospitals, athletics and the Union,” said Mike Dixon, senior director of FOD. Although classroom comfort can be traced to FOD, getting problems fixed is complex. In 2008, FOD combined the separate entities of maintenance, building services and roads and grounds into one service group referred to as Regional Integrated Operations. This maneuver divided campus into three service districts, each of which is subdivided into four zones. All classroom buildings fall into one of these four zones. All buildings have a building coordinator, and each zone has a zone leader. If a classroom is too hot or cold, the teacher reports the problem to that building’s coordinator,
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