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A student pens letter in support of Buckeye alum John Kasich for president. ON PAGE 3

THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

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Columbus’ Own band Friendly Faux, who performed at the 2014 Bucki-Frenzy, is slated to hold an album release on Saturday. ON PAGE 4

OSU men’s soccer team is set to take on Michigan in hopes of securing the Big Ten title on Wednesday. ON PAGE 8

Cardinal Peter Turkson visits OSU

Lead drafter of papal encyclical on the environment talks sustainability with President Drake

Wexner Medical Center gets connected Hospital named ‘most connected’ by U.S. News & World Report WILLIAM KOSILESKI Lantern reporter kosileski.2@osu.edu

KYLE POWELL | DESIGN EDITOR

KYLE POWELL | DESIGN EDITOR

Cardinal Peter Turkson and University President Michael Drake during a “fireside chat” in the Mershon Auditorium at OSU on Nov. 2. KYLE POWELL Design Editor powell.639@osu.edu

“The concept of being able to work hard, to make sure that those perfect places and that perfect Cardinal Peter Turkson visited Ohio State on harmony can continue to exist I Monday evening to speak alongside University think is something that is really, really President Michael Drake about global sustain- important for us to do.” ability and Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical from earlier this year. The event took place at the Mershon Auditorium with an audience of more than 1,000 people. Turkson is the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and a prominent environmental adviser to the pope. He led the drafting process of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment titled “Laudato Si’,” which translates to “Praise be to You.” The encyclical letter highlights the importance of the discussion about protecting the environment, and calls

Michael Drake University president, The Ohio State University

for urgent action toward sustainability, both socially and ecologically. “(Pope Francis’) vision is what we should all be concerned about: what kind of world we want to leave to our children and those coming after us,” Turkson said during a media interview. Turkson became the first cardinal from Ghana in 2003, and he advocates actively for the protection of the environment, not only for its own

Cardinal Peter Turkson during a media interview prior to his speech in the Mershon Auditorium at OSU on Nov. 2.

sake, but as an issue of social justice. “So the solution the holy father proposes is a solution not limited only to politicians to business people to economists, but to everybody,” Turkson said. “Everybody has a role to play. Age does not disqualify anybody from contributing towards the solution to this.” Drake introduced Turkson during the event. “Known for his human touch, Cardinal Turkson speaks more than six languages, as well as understanding Latin and Greek, just in case,” he said. The cardinal gave a short speech about his life of service, his work at the Vatican, and the goals of Pope Francis in confronting the issues of climate change and global sustainability. “(The encyclical) invites us all to show common concern and care, for the one thing that we all share, our common globe,” Turkson said CARDINAL CONTINUES ON 2

Student employees get extra training in new programs EILEEN MCCLORY Senior Lantern reporter mcclory.10@osu.edu Student employees in the Office of Student Life have a new opportunity to receive additional training to apply to future career endeavours, as the Student Employment Experience has doubled its program offerings. SEE began last year with 15 programs, said Caleb Craft, learning and development specialist for Student Life human resources who is in charge of the program. An additional 18 were added this year. Craft said he expects the rest of the approximately 40 Student Life programs will come on board. Craft said SEE has three compo-

“It’s a way to have students see their employment as more than just a paycheck, but an opportunity to build skills that they can use for life.” Caleb Craft Learning and development specialist, Student Life human resources

nents: the employment role, reflection and coaching through Guided Reflection on Work conversations and training workshops. The most important of these, Craft said, was the employment role, because stu-

dents are learning the most through their jobs. “It’s a way to have students see their employment as more than just a paycheck, but an opportunity to build skills that they can use for life,” he said. Craft said the GROW conversations were used with permission for the University of Iowa so students could reflect on their learning. “It’s just a really short conversation that helps students with their supervisor reflect on what they’re learning in the workplace,” Craft said. He added that all students have the opportunity to attend training workshops through the Office of Student Life once a semester to develop future career skills.

Some of the students who have gone through the program said they enjoyed the training. “I think there’s always a little bit of a stigma in Dining Services, that it’s a job that you’re not going to put on your resume, or it’s not very important, so I think it’s a way for the workers to think about what they’re getting out of it and how their skills can be applied,” said Ryan Crell, a fifth-year in electrical and computer engineering, who works in the Union Market, Espress-OH and Woody’s in managing, hiring and scheduling. Other students said they had been able to apply their employment experiences to classes. “I had a conversation with my boss and we did a GROW converSEE CONTINUES ON 2

The Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University has been recognized as one of the most-connected hospitals in the country in 2014, according to a recent study by U.S. News & World Report. The U.S. News & World Report Most Connected Hospitals 201516 Study was published in mid-October and acknowledged OSU’s Wexner Medical Center and 158 other hospitals in the nation based on each hospital’s commitment to improve patient care through digital technology by combining the three domains of clinical connectedness, patient engagement and patient safety.

“We are the only sort of academic medical center in central Ohio. We can learn from our researchers to help us improve care.” Phyllis Teater Chief information officer and associate vice president, Wexner Medical Center

The Wexner Medical Center met the requirements to be included in the list and, according to the report, scored 62.5 out of 75 points in the 2014 survey. The medical center scored 60 out of 61 points in the 2013 version. “I think it is more about the work we do to do all of these things, and then the recognition helps us to tell the story of what we are doing,” said Phyllis Teater, chief information officer and associate vice president of the medical center. “It does help our providers and staff to feel like people are noticing the great things that we do. It helps us to look at the criteria to help us learn and continue to improve.” Responses were cataloged from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey Information Technology Supplements, which received responses reflecting 3,308 hospitals in 2014 with a response rate of about 60 percent, according to the report. Each hospital initially had to be considered high-performing or nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s current Best MED CENTER CONTINUES ON 2


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