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March 2022
OSURA Dinner Series: March
Our March speaker is David B. Williams, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering. Professor Williams served as Dean of Engineering at The Ohio State University from 2011-2021 where he led 1000 faculty and staff, was responsible for the education of almost 10,000 students with a budget of $310M including $150M in annual research expenditures. Prior to coming to OSU, he was President of the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2007 to 2011 and spent 31 years at Lehigh University…
Find out more »April 2022
Ballet Met: Cinderella
Race against the clock in Edward Liang’s enchanting production of Cinderella. Set to Prokofiev’s jubilant and lush score, this classic fairytale will captivate all ages. Box office opens at 9:30 AM. Performance begins at 11 AM. Tickets can be picked up at Will Call. Tickets: $26.50 Register here by March 31: https://connect1.osu.edu/alumni/events/osura-ballet-met-cinderella-2022
Find out more »OSURA Lunch Bunch: Big science with small telescopes
Presented by: Krzysztof (Kris) Stanek Professor, University Distinguished Scholar Department of Astronomy Innovative ideas can lead to major advances. Learn how Ohio State University astronomers developed a simple but powerful way to help understand some of the most violent events taking place in the heavens. Lunch on your own, beginning at 11:15 a.m. Program will begin at approximately noon.
Find out more »OSURA Dinner Series: April
Join us for this special event featuring guest speaker Professor Tanya Berger-Wolf. We are losing the planet's biodiversity at an unprecedented rate and in many cases, we do not even have the basic numbers. Photographs, taken by field scientists, tourists, citizen scientists, automated cameras, incidental photographers, and collected from social media are the most abundant source of data on wildlife today. I will show how data science and machine learning can turn massive collections of images into a high resolution…
Find out more »May 2022
OSURA LUNCH BUNCH: Peace and Cherry Blossoms
Learn how the famous Cherry Blossom Festival came to Columbus for the first time this spring under the auspices of the International Volunteer Organizations. OSURA member Marlinda S. Iyer, who chaired the International Peace Garden and the Columbus Cherry Blossom Festival, will outline how the historic event came about. She and Eric Neubauer, president of IVO, will explain how it was patterned after and linked to the iconic national festival in Washington, D.C. by state and blood line. On your…
Find out more »Ballet Met: Director’s Choice
Please join us for this performance featuring five shorter ballets selected by Ballet Met Director Edward Liang. Cost: $24.50/person Register here by May 12: https://connect1.osu.edu/alumni/events/osura-ballet-met-directors-choice-2022 Tickets will be at will call. Ticket Office opens at 9:30 a.m. and performance begins at 11 a.m.
Find out more »CANCELED – OSURA Dinner Series: May
This event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please email osuaa@osu.edu with questions.
Find out more »June 2022
OSURA Annual Meeting
Join the OSURA ‘Brunch Bunch’ to congratulate the dream team that raised $100,000 for the Student Food Insecurity Fund, then welcome new OSURA officers and Board Members. Hear great behind-the-scenes commencement stories of “Pomp & Circumstance: A Tradition Like No Other” as Barbie Tootle, retired President’s staff, recounts students and speakers, sound glitches and downpours, a beer keg, the Victory Bell, photos, tears and fun. Then honor the 2021-2022 OSURA Outstanding Award recipient! Registration is $23/person RSVP Deadline is June…
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Professor Mike Para will speak on COVID-19: what is understood, how it spreads, its clinical manifestations, how it is diagnosed and the approaches for prevention. He will also discuss the politicization and misinformation spread via the internet and media. Cost: $35/person Register here beginning May 31: https://connect1.osu.edu/alumni/events/osura-dinner-series-june-2022
Find out more »July 2022
Union Terminal and The Great American Ball Park and Museum Tour
Join us for an exciting day in Cincinnati! Tour the Union Terminal train station, rotunda, and catwalk. Then, enjoy a boxed lunch at Eden Park. Our last stop will be a tour of the Great American Ball Park and museum. Departure location Tremont Shopping Center on Tremont Road (opposite Upper Arlington Library) Please plan to meet by 7:15 a.m. – the bus leaves promptly at 7:30 a.m. Return is scheduled for approximately 6:30 p.m. Cost $84 – includes all fees…
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