2014 Ohio State University Outreach and Engagement Forum

Second AnnualOutreach and Engagement Forum

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A Day in the Life in Physics at Ohio StateAssuring Quality Care for Animals Signature ProgramBallet Met and Performing Arts MedicineThe Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and MuseumBlue Star Healthy Colon InitiativeBold Booths: A Strategy to Engage Columbus and Its InfrastructuresThe Bridge: Issue Management Process — Connecting FFA Students With EmployersBuck-i-SERVBuilding Bridges to Medical Homes for Moms2B and Families at the Schoenbaum Family CenterBuilding Strong Communities by Strengthening FamiliesByrd Polar “Penguins”: A STEM Engagement Opportunity for YouthCamp NERF (Nutrition Education Recreation and Fitness)Capital Area Humane SocietyCenter for Applied Plant Sciences and Arabidopsis Biological Resource CenterCentral Ohio Diabetes AssociationChina Research Abroad ProgramClimate Explorations and Climate CollaborativeColumbus Metropolitan LibraryCommunity Technology ClinicThe Crash Imminent Safety (CrIS) University Transportation Center (UTC)Creating a County Land Use PlanCritical Service-Learning Initiatives and Community EngagementsCrop Observation and Recommendation Network (CORN)The Dental H.O.M.E. (Health Outreach Mobile Experience) CoachDining With Diabetes: Helping Ohioans Manage DiabetesEducating the Community on Best Practives for Storage, Preservation and Consumption for Optimal Micronutrient and Phytonutrient Levels in Local ProduceEnergize OhioEngineering Outreach to K-12Farm to SchoolFarming With ArthritisFisher College of Business Center for Operational ExcellenceFisher Quilts of ValorFleetCalcFood & CommunityFood & FamilyFood Fellows: Engaging Students in Meaningful Community-University ExperiencesFood Safety TrainingForensic Anthropology Case TeamGeneration Rx InitiativeGhana Sustainable Change ProgramThe Girls Circle Project

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Godman GuildHandsOn Central OhioHydrologic Redistribution and Rhizosphere Microbiology of Shrubs as Resource Islands in Degraded Agro-ecosystems of the SahelInclusive and Equitable Neighborhood Revitalization on Columbus’ SouthsideInnovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI)Inside OutInternational High School Language Immersion NewspaperInterprofessional Teamwork in Underserved Patient CareiPads Beyond the Classroom: Mobile Technology in a Service-Learning CourseJW Reason Family Science ExtravaganzaLa Clinica LatinaLASER (Latino and Latin American Space for Enrichment and Research) Mentoring ProgramLearning About Food in Urban CommunitiesLiFE (Learning in Fitness and Education) SportsLive Healthy Live WellThe Livestock Emergency Response Program for First RespondersMaking a Difference Program: Health and Wellness One Street at a TimeMaster of Accounting (MAcc) AssociationMillion Hearts InitiativeNew Orleans Service LearningNORM Science Outreach ProgramObama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award Project: STEM Education and Research Faculty Training in IndiaOhio Books for the WorldOhio Business Retention and Expansion ProgramOhio-Japan Alumni NetworkOhio Manufacturing InstituteOhio Operation: Military KidsThe OHIO ProjectOhio SavesOhio State EcoCAR: Engineering, Business and CommunicationsThe Ohio State University Endeavor CenterOne Health International Outreach (OHIO)OSU and South Africa Collaborate to Combat Antibiotic Resistant “Superbugs”P.A.C.T. (Partners Achieving Community Transformation)Partnership to Develop Agroecology and Extension Programs in SenegalPay It Forward’s Access88Pay It Forward MarionPills, Potions and PoisonsPlanning Foundation for Development of Skilled Workforce for Advanced ManufacturingProducing Energy, Protecting Food: The Impact of Shale Energy Development on Food Access in Rural CommunitiesPublic Health Farmers’ Market


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Public Health in ActionPutting Healthy Food on the TableReaching Out to Those Who Serve: Military Teen Adventure CampsReal Money. Real World.Scientific Thinkers at Innis ElementaryScientists Teach Region About ClimateSimple Suppers: A Novel Approach to Childhood Obesity PreventionSmall Farm Program — New Faces on Old PlacesSpecial Olympics OhioSports Medicine Community OutreachThe STEAM FactorySTEM Initiatives and Breakfast of Science ChampionsStone Lab Hooks Students on ScienceStories for Students from StudentsStudent National Pharmaceutical AssociationSuccessful Co-Parenting: A Family Stability ProgramSustainable Futures in Linden VillageTough Work: Understanding and Serving People in Poverty While Caring for YourselfTranslating Engineering Research to K-8 (TEK8)Understanding Barriers to Reproductive Healthcare Among Somali Women in Columbus, OhioUnited States-Indonesian Teacher Education ConsortiumUrban 4-H in Youngstown, OhioU-ResearchWarren G. Harding SymposiumWater First for Thirst!WiE Robotics Outreach InitiativeWomen in AgricultureYoung Scholars ProgramYoung Writers WorkshopYouth Beat Radio: The Voice to Empower

Centering Family HealthChampion Community GardenDoctors in Science (DiS)It’s Not Quitting, It’s LivingKid’s Club Literacy ProgramLinden Documentary ProjectLive Healthy KidsMindfulness YogaSenior Pet CareTeam Up. Pressure Down.Women2Women Mentoring

The Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows Program:

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of PhysicsDepartment of Astronomy

Community Partners InvolvedCenter for Emergent Materials

A Day in the Life in Physics at Ohio State University

Contact

Amy ConnollyAssistant Professor

[email protected]

http://go.osu.edu/womeninphysics

Purpose“A Day in the Life in Physics at Ohio State University” is a blog aimed at showing young people, especially females, a sense of what it is like to live a life in physics. We aim to have a wide variety of perspectives by bringing in writers of different backgrounds, education levels, and genders to tell a story of their daily life or something or someone that has inspired them.

ImpactSince our first post in July of 2012 we have posted bi-monthly on topics that typically fall into one of three categories: personal stories, scientific explanations, or travel.

Our site has been viewed in over 95 countries with over 14,000 total views. We get over 500 unique visitors every month.

Several of our blog posts have been advertised on the National Science Foundation news site http://news.science360.gov/files/ and we are active on Twitter and Facebook.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU Extension:

4-H Youth Development Agriculture and Natural Resources

Family and Consumer Sciences Community Development

Community Partners InvolvedAgriculture Education and Ohio FFA Ohio Department of Agriculture Ohio Fair Managers Association Ohio Farm Bureau Federation

Assuring Quality Care for Animals programs are delivered through Quality Assurance training in all 88 Ohio counties

Assuring Quality Care for Animals Signature Program

Contact

Lucinda MillerExtension Specialist

4-H Youth DevelopmentCompanion & Small

Animal ProgramsAssuring Quality Care for Animals

Signature Program Co-LeaderOhio State University Extension

[email protected]://go.osu.edu/AQCA

PurposeAssuring Quality Care for Animals merges Ohio’s mandated Youth Food Animal Quality Assurance program with animal handling, care and welfare, expanding the scope of curriculum already in place to address the critical issues of quality assurance, food safety, and animal welfare. Components of this program raise public awareness of the importance of animal handling, care, and welfare in not only farm animal production, but also in the companion and performance animal industry.

ImpactNearly one-third of Ohio’s 4-H projects completed by 4-H members are animal projects. Of those animal projects, approximately 59,000 are food animal projects, 22,000 are companion animal projects, and 10,500 are performance animal projects.

Quality Assurance training for youth food animal exhibitors was conducted in each of Ohio’s 88 counties, resulting in zero (0) drug residue violations statewide in 2013, as reported by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health.

A Truths in Animal Agriculture brochure was developed to bring factual information about animal agriculture to consumers to help them make educated decisions about what they feed their families. More than 900 brochures were distributed to families during the 2013 Ohio State Fair.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedWexner Medical CenterOSU Sports Medicine

Community Partners InvolvedBallet Met

Ballet Met and Performing Arts MedicineContact

Hope Davis MS AT orMariah Nierman DPT AT OCS

Performing Arts MedicineTeam Leaders

OSU Sports Medicine Downtown

[email protected] [email protected]

http://sportsmedicine.osu.edu/sportsperformance/performing_arts

BalletMet CompanyWe are proud to provide comprehensive care for BalletMet, Columbus’ professional ballet company. These services include on-site athletic training, physical therapy and chiropractic care, pre-season screenings and various wellness workshops for dancers.

Ohio State provides essential backstage treatments and performance coverage for each and every show. The company has priority scheduling to our team of multi-disciplinary practitioners.

BalletMet AcademyIn order to help educate the young dancer in health and wellness, our staff has developed a series of wellness workshops and cross training classes for the adolescent and pre-professional dancers of BalletMet Academy. Students have access to the multi-disciplinary team that serves the company.

The following Summer Intensive programs are offered:• Lectures• Wellness screening• Individual screen results and intervention• Injury checks and treatments• Performance coverage• Referrals with priority scheduling

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedThe Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & MuseumUniversity Libraries

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

Contact

Caitlin McGurkEngagement Coordinator

[email protected]

University Librarieswww.cartoon.osu.edu

PurposeThe Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is the home of the world’s largest collection of cartoon and comic art, right here at OSU! We have recently relocated into a beautiful new facility in Sullivant Hall, where we serve the student body, the public, researchers and fans in our reading room as well as display innovative and exciting exhibits in the 3 galleries that comprise our free museum.

ImpactThe Cartoon Library strives to serve both the student body and the public with exciting events, including comics-making workshops, Girl Scout Troop outings, cartoonist lectures, comics history classes, and more!

Our museum features three state-of-the-art galleries which host three rotating exhibits each year, highlighting work from our archive and beyond.

Our library has enjoyed a massive following from our local comics community and beyond- with an active blog, twitter, and Facebook page, our average reported statistical reach is over 50,000 viewers!

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedComprehensive Cancer CenterCollege of MedicineCollege of NursingSchool of CommunicationsBuckeyes without BordersOSU Extension - Meigs County

Community Partners InvolvedMeigs County Cancer InitiativeMeigs County Health DepartmentAppalachia Community Cancer Network

Blue Star Healthy Colon Initiative

ContactDarla Fickle

Program DirectorOSU Comprehensive Cancer Center,

Division of Population [email protected]

http://www.accnweb.comhttp://meigs.osu.edu

PurposeThe occurrence of colorectal cancer in Meigs County is 17.6% higher than that for Ohio, and death from colorectal cancer in Meigs County is 35% higher than Ohio. The Blue Star Healthy Colon Initiative was designed to teach people about the risks, symptoms, prevention, and early detection of colon cancer among adult residents in Meigs County.

This collaborative effort has:• Raised awareness about the burden of colon

cancer.• Provided education on prevention and early

detection of colon cancer.• Displayed an interactive exhibit to discuss healthy

colon tissue and colon cancer.

ImpactThis initiative held two community events at the Meigs County Fair (Aug. ‘13) and Powell’s Food Fair (April ‘14) with the following results: • Nurses guided more than 330 people through the

inflatable walk-through colon.• More than 120 people received individually-

tailored wellness plans• Post-tour surveys showed significant increase in

knowledge about colon cancer and colon cancerscreening.

• People reported they were more likely to get acolon cancer screening and talk to their doctorabout colon cancer.

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of EngineeringKnowlton School of ArchitectureCollege of Arts and Sciences

Community Partners InvolvedCapital Crossroads Special Improvement DistrictColumbusPublicArtThe Westin

Great Southern Hotel

BOLD BOOTHS: A Strategy to Engage Columbus and Its Infrastructures

Contact

Beth BlosteinAssociate Professor

Knowlton School of [email protected]

PurposeThe project will inject thought-provoking and functional architectural installations in Downtown Columbus’ more banal spaces: surface parking lots.

It will involve collaboration between faculty and students from the university with other organizations supporting ColumbusPublicArt, as well as leading professional designers.

These new booths, once valued merely for their ability to watch over vehicles in exchange for dollar bills and credit card swipes, will become exchange points in the city for exploration of public art.

ImpactThe first booth in the series, entitled “Coney Island” and designed by Beth Blostein and Bart Overly, will be installed downtown in 2014 in the parking lot of the Great Southern Theatre.

An exhibition, “Drivebys,” will document all five of the initial concepts.

Two additional booths will be constructed, and other funding sources will be sought out to complete the series.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedAlber Enterprise Center OSU Extension Community Development EducatorOSU Extension Hardin County Educators Ohio State Marion Academic Advising

Community Partners InvolvedRidgemont High School FFA Advisor (Stephanie Jolliff) and Students Hardin County Chamber and

Business Alliance (John Hohn)

The Bridge: Issue Management Process -- Connecting FFA Students with Employers

Contact

Frank GibsonProgram Manager

Alber Enterprise Center at Ohio State Marion

[email protected]

PurposeEmpowering students to develop 21st century skills that are critical for today’s workforce and for fostering economic growth in their communities is the overarching theme of this Alber Enterprise Center project.

FFA members from Ridgemont High School will participate in developing a train-the-trainer facilitator’s kit for The BRIDGE: Issue Management Process Model. AEC has crafted this six-step model of proven business analysis tools to facilitate teams to solve a complex issue and create an implementation plan.

ImpactBy utilizing The BRIDGE model, students are taught job skills most sought by employers: information gathering, problem solving, critical/creative thinking, organizing, planning, decision making, and teamwork.

After polishing their own facilitation skills, the students will partner with AEC staff to use The BRIDGE with Hardin County businesses to analyze workplace issues, determine solutions, and create action plans.

Previous FFA members from Ridgemont High School have BETA tested an earlier version of The BRIDGE, from which they developed

several service-learning projects within their school and community.

The BRIDGE can be used by any group. Once the facilitator’s kit and training is tested, AEC will license the model and begin to train facilitators in FFA and 4-H groups, community organizations, and employers.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOffice of Student LifeOffice of International AffairsMulticultural CenterThe Ohio State University Alumni Association

*We also involve a variety of other colleges/units across Ohio State’s campus through our trip advisors’ involvement. Each trip departs from Columbus with at least one faculty/staff or graduate student advisor, from a variety of units on campus.

Community Partners InvolvedHabitat for HumanityOne HeartlandGuadalupe CenterFood and FriendsOne World RunningOperation BreakthroughGay Men’s Health CrisisGod’s Love We DeliverSteel YardArc of BaltimoreCommunity Collaborations InternationalMichigan Urban Farming InitiativeNorth Texas Food BankGreater Boston Food BankYouth Services Opportunities ProjectUnited WayOnce Upon a Time in AppalachiaMeeman-Shelby Forest State ParkGreenville Humane SocietyAmerican Hiking SocietyGesundheit InstituteMedici ProjectLower NinePeace River RefugeFlorida Aquatics PreservePinellas County Sea GrantPelican Harbor Sea Bird StationAssociation House of Chicago

Buck-I-SERV

Contact

Brieanne BeaujolaisCoordinator of Community Service

Office of Student [email protected]

http://buckiserv.osu.edu

PurposeBuck-I-SERV is Ohio State’s alternative breaks program that, with Student Activity Fee funding, coordinates with service agencies on the national and international fronts to create weeklong, substance-free trips centered on community service and civic engagement. Buck-I-SERV’s mission is to provide students with challenging and exciting opportunities to lead and learn through direct service experiences.

ImpactBy working in diverse environments that sometimes challenge their comfort zones, students gain new perspectives regarding social justice and civic engagement while learning about the importance and significance of reflection. Students work to meet community needs, build on community assets, and bring their experiences back to campus with them at the closing of their trip.

Through this life-changing experience, students have the opportunity to build new friendships while working together to meet the needs of a community and build on that community’s strengths. Over 65 of these alternative break trips are planned each year.

Building Bridges to Medical Homes for Moms2B and Families at the Schoenbaum Family Center

Contact

Jane Wiechel, PhD.Executive Director

Schoenbaum Family CenterCollege of Education and

Human [email protected]

Fred Miser, MDFamily Medicine

OSU Thomas E. Rardin Family Practice

2231 North High StreetColumbus, OH 43201

614.293.2700

Dr. Patricia Temple GabbeClinical Professor, Pediatrics

College of MedicineDepartment of Pediatrics

[email protected]

Tara Petty, Social WorkerFamily Advocate

[email protected]

Purpose1. Establish a part-time medical clinic in the OSUSchoenbaum Family Center to support families in the Schoenbaum Early Childhood Development program and the Moms2B program.

2. Connect the majority of women attending theMoms2B program to a primary care medical home for ongoing care.

3. Connect the children of the Weinland ParkElementary School to the OSU Rardin Family Practice.

ImpactIn 16 clinic days from Oct. 3, 2013 to Feb. 6, there were 218 appointments, 134 fulfilled appointments and 90 unique patients served with a 63 percent show rate. Of those that came to their clinic appointments, 61 percent were children and 39 percent were adults.

Some of the conditions treated at the clinic include: Respiratory illness; asthma; pre-natal and post-partum checkups; skin, eye and ear infections; flu and fever; and well-child checkups. The clinic has been convenient for those who do not have transportation and convenient for families to address medical concerns before becoming acute, thus avoiding an emergency room visit.

The presence of the clinic has met the teaching mission of the Rardin Family Practice and the medical needs of families in the Weinland Park neighborhood and the Schoenbaum Family Center.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and Human EcologySchoenbaum Family Center College of Social WorkOSU Wexner Medical Center-

Rardin Family Practice

Community Partners InvolvedNationwide Children’s HospitalWeinland Park Elementary School

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCampus PartnersCollege of Food, Agricultural and Environmental SciencesOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedHabitat for Humanity of Mid-OhioIncrease CDCOhio CDC Association Weinland Park CollaborativeWeinland Park Community Civic Association

Civic Partners InvolvedCity of ColumbusOhio Housing Finance Agency The Columbus FoundationU.S. Department of Housing and

Urban Development

Corporate Partners InvolvedFifth Third BankJ.P.Morgan Chase BankWagenbrenner Development Corporation

Building Strong Communities by Strengthening Families

ContactSusan Colbert, Program Director

OSU Extension/University Districtc/o Schoenbaum Family Center

175 East Seventh Avenue, Suite 205Columbus, Ohio 43201

(614) [email protected]

www.extension.osu.edu

PurposeOhio State University Extension brings the knowledge of the university to your door. We fulfill the land-grant mission of The Ohio State University by interpreting knowledge and research developed by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State and other land-grant universities, so that Ohioans can use the scientifically based information to better their lives, businesses and communities.

ImpactWeinland Park, a neighborhood located in the University District, once plagued by drugs, gangs, low-performing schools, high disinvestment of businesses and substandard housing, is now being transformed into a neighborhood of choice, where people want to live, work, worship and attend school!

In Weinland Park, OSU Extension strives to fulfill our mission through the use of Individual Development Accounts (IDA), a savings incentive program designed to empower low-moderate income families to save towards an asset goal of homeownership, post-secondary education or small business ownership. Participants must remain in the program up to one year; make regular monthly deposits into a dedicated savings account; attend an eight-hour Financial Literacy workshop and attend asset-specific training (up to 10 hours). Participants who successfully complete the program and save $500 receive a match of $1,000 towards their asset goal. These funds are made available through public and private sources.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedByrd Polar Research Center

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus City SchoolsDublin City SchoolsHilliard City Schools

Byrd Polar “Penguins”: A STEMEngagement Opportunity for Youth

Contact

Bryan MarkAssociate Professor, Geography

Researcher at [email protected]

PurposeThe Byrd Polar “Penguins” FIRST Lego League (FLL) team is a partnership between two BPRC researchers, Dr. Bryan Mark and graduate student Alfonso Fernandez, and families to provide a STEM enrichment opportunity outside the classroom.

FLL teams design, build and program autonomous Lego robots but also research, solve and present findings on solutions to real world problems.

The Penguins comprise a diverse team of 9-14 year-olds from Columbus, Dublin, and Hilliard Public schools. The 2012-13 team had 10 students, six born outside the United States and five spoke a second language. Yet all form a single team.

ImpactPenguin team members have connected with Bryan and Alfonso’s research during their 2013-14 project solution for the “Nature’s Fury” theme. They studied glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and interviewed international scientists and engineers around the world via Skype. They connected with communities in Nepal and Peru where Bryan has conducted field work.

This second year, the team won the Strategy and Innovation award at the Newark local tournament December 7th and were then selected as Ambassadors at the Dublin Regional tournament January 11th. Ambassadors promote FIRST and engage more youth in FLL. This honor also gave the Penguins an invitation to compete in the Ohio State Championship tournament in Dayton on February 8th and 9th.

The Penguins have designed a specific outreach plan to invite more Columbus City School youth to participate in FLL. They have already visited Columbus City Schools (Cranbrook Elementary and Ridgeview Middle Schools) to present their research on GLOFs.

They have also partnered with a teacher, Mrs. Harris at Cranbrook Elementary School, who has received grant money to support expansion of the FLL program in the district. Next season, Mrs. Harris has welcomed the Penguins to mentor a new FLL team at Cranbrook.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and

Human Ecology:

Dept of Human Sciences (Ana’ Brown, MS student; Angela Rose, PhD Student; Julie Kennel, Director; Jacqueline Goodway, Associate Professor; Keeley Pratt, Assistant Professor; Ana Claudia Zubieta, Director)

Dept of Teaching & Learning (Laura Justice, Professor)

College of Nursing (Bernadette Melnyk. Dean and Professor)

College of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry (Mary Fristad, Professor); Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Ihuoma Eneli, Professor)

Community Partners InvolvedChildren’s Hunger Alliance

Camp NERF (Nutrition Education Recreation and Fitness): A Summer Intervention Designed to Empower Disadvantaged Children to Make Healthy Dietary and Physical Activity Choices and Prevent Unhealthy Weight Gain

Contact

Carolyn GuntherAssistant Professor

Extension State SpecialistCollege of Education and

Human EcologyDepartment of Human Sciences

[email protected]

PurposeChildhood obesity negatively affects the physical and mental health of the child, and also academic success. Many school-age children experience unhealthy weight gain during the summer. There is a need for evidence-based nutrition and physical activity programs to equip children with the knowledge, skills, and resources to prevent unhealthy weight gain during this time.

Aims: 1) Develop an innovative theory-based 10-week multi-component daily nutrition/physical activity summer program for disadvantaged school-age children grounded in an existing evidence-based curriculum and infused with cognitive behavioral techniques (Camp NERF);

2) Evaluate efficacy of Camp NERF onimprovements in child nutrition, physical activity, weight status;

3) Determine extent to which improvementsin these outcomes are mediated by child cognitive behavior variables;

4) Evaluate efficacy of Camp NERF onimprovements in secondary child outcomes related to mental health and learning;

5) Evaluate efficacy of Camp NERF onimprovements in parent self-efficacy for establishing healthy family practices. Central hypothesis: Camp NERF Children, versus the control, will: increase consumption of nutrient-rich foods, lower intake of energy-dense foods; increase daily physical activity, decrease sedentary behaviors; achieve healthy weight gain trajectory.

Additional hypotheses: 1) Nutrition and physical activity outcomes willbe mediated by theory-based mediators, self-efficacy and outcome expectancy;

2) Camp NERF children will demonstrateimproved mental health and learning outcomes;

3) Parents of Camp NERF children willincrease self-efficacy for healthy family practices. Impact: Camp NERF will serve as a prototype for summer programs aimed at achieving optimal nutrition, physical activity, and wellness in children during the summer.

ImpactEvaluate efficacy of Camp NERF on improvements in primary child outcomes related to 1) nutrition (fruits and vegetables, foods high in solid fats and added sugars), 2) physical activity (structured and unstructured physical activity, moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary behaviors, screen time), and 3) weight status (BMI percentile; z-score)

Evaluate efficacy of Camp NERF on improvements in secondary child outcomes related to 1) mental health (self-concept, mood, and behavior) and 2) learning (motivation to learn)

Evaluate efficacy of Camp NERF on improvements in parent self-efficacy for establishing healthy family nutrition and physical activity practices (nutrition: regular family mealtime; physical activity: structured and unstructured physical activity, sedentary behaviors, screen time)

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Veterinary Medicine

Capital Area Humane Society

Contact

[email protected]@CapAreaHumane

facebook.com/cahs1883(614) 777-7387

PurposeFor 130 years, the Capital Area Humane Society has been sheltering homeless animals, fighting animal cruelty and neglect, and offering programs to address the needs of animals in our community. We’re not just a shelter.

Our mission is to fight animal cruelty, help animals in need and advocate for their well-being. We stand for maximizing the quality of life of a pet and enhancing the lives of pet owners. Our board, staff and volunteers are passionate about our mission and about the animals in our care. What makes us really unique is our unparalleled knowledge and compassion for animals, as well as our quality of care. We treat each animal like they’re our own pets until we find their perfect forever home—which gives us the opportunity to help the next animal that needs it.

ImpactMore than 90 percent of our funding is provided by donations and fees for services. We are not a government agency, and we do not receive operating support from national organizations. The Capital Area Humane Society relies on the support of private donors and volunteers to make our work possible.

Our partnership with Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine is among the first in the country to require a two-week rotation in shelter medicine and surgery for all fourth-year veterinary students.

This rotation is consistently rated No. 1 by students, as they get hands-on experience and make a meaningful impact on the well-being of animals in need. Our chief veterinarian holds a faculty position at Ohio State and works with our staff veterinarian and professors from OSU to oversee the work of 6-8 students in each rotation.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Arts and Sciences College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Center for Applied Plant Sciences Arabidopsis Biological Resource CenterOhio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) Breakfast of Science Champions (STEM) Biological Sciences Greenhouse OSU Center for Life Sciences Education (CSLE) OSU The Partnership for Research and Education in Plants (PREP) Planting Science

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus City Schools Science of Agriculture 4-H Science Sundays

Center for Applied Plant Sciences and Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center Education, Outreach and Engagement

Contact

Joanna GardnerCAPS Program Associate

Arts and Sciences, Center for Applied Plant Sciences

[email protected]

PurposeOur Centers’ Education, Outreach and Engagement programs have been developed with the goal to teach students, educators and researchers how to utilize plants as a solution to global challenges.

The collection of CAPS initiatives mirrors our mission of bridging the gap between basic and applied science through the creation of interdisciplinary Teams, by fostering synergistic experiences. ABRC has expanded their community reach, to go beyond being a central repository for Arabidopsis research resources, with the construction of their K12+ educational kits. These kits provide an all-in-one translation of Arabidopsis research to hands-on experiments.

ImpactThrough the CAPS TPS Graduate Program, SiGuE, Seminar Series, Science Sundays, Morning Gatherings, Practical Summer Workshop in Functional Genomics and Tripartite Collaborative; we support a strong international network of people who believe in Team science and crave platforms to interact.

The 3rd Functional Genomics Workshop, for example, will host 30 participants for two weeks of concentrated lab work, accompanied by eleven seminars given by world-renowned experts in their plant research fields.

ABRC has designed and acquired eighteen different K12+ educational kits that can be ordered online free of charge. Over 600 orders for kits have been placed in three years by users within the USA and from fifteen other countries.

Central Ohio Diabetes Association

Contact

Roy Bobbitt, LISW-S, MBACentral Ohio Diabetes AssociationDirector of Programs and Services

[email protected]://diabetesohio.org

PurposeThe Central Ohio Diabetes Association is an independent, local, non-profit, human service agency that “helps Central Ohioans living with diabetes detect their condition, prevent onset and complications, and learn to live well with the challenge of diabetes.”

100% of our funding comes from this community and remains in this community to provide diabetes-related services to local people. For 50 years the Central Ohio Diabetes Association has been providing direct clinical services to central Ohioans regardless of their ability to pay. We offer:

• Community blood glucose screenings to identifyundetected/uncontrolled diabetes

• Diabetes medical, nutrition, and pharmaceuticaleducation

• Social services and emotional support groups• Diabetes prevention education• Cooking classes and grocery store tours• Community-based diabetes education• Emergency testing supplies• Camp and youth programs

ImpactDiabetes is a disease that causes high blood glucose (sugar) levels. Diabetes occurs when the body doesn’t make or properly use a hormone called insulin. When insulin doesn’t do its job, blood sugar rises to toxic levels and damages vital organs.

Over 25% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed. Uncontrolled diabetes can cause blindness, stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, nerve, and blood vessel damage.

Fortunately education, proper medical treatment, regular exercise, weight control, and healthy eating can prevent or delay these serious health problems.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedSchool of Environment and Natural ResourcesCollege of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Community Partners InvolvedGuangxi Ecological Engineering Vocational and Technical College

School of Environment and Natural Resources China Research Abroad Program

Contact

Roger WilliamsAssociate Professor

School of Environment and Natural Resources

[email protected]

Follow Us On Facebook:http://go.osu.edu/SENRChina

PurposeThe School of Environment and Natural Resources has initiated an undergraduate research abroad program in cooperation with Guangxi Ecological Engineering Vocational and Technical College and conducts research on the institute’s forest located in northeast Guangxi Province.

ImpactUndergraduate students, along with Dr. Roger Williams, develop and conduct research projects in Eucalyptus, Chinese fir, and Masson pine forests. Students participate in the project development, data collection and analysis, and subsequent write-up of the results.

During the spring semester, students sign up for an independent study course in which they learn about the country, region, and forests they are going to work in, and develop plans to conduct the research. During the May session, students travel to Liuzhou, China, where they spend three weeks in the forests and collect research data according to the plans they developed during the spring semester.

Ohio State Colleges/Units Involved4-HOhio Sea Grant & Stone LaboratoryDepartment of AstronomyThe STEAM FactoryCenter for Applied Plant Sciences (CAPS)Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

Community Partners InvolvedGrange Insurance Audubon Center Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Battelle Darby Metropark Columbus Zoo & Aquarium WCBE

Climate Explorations & Climate Collaborative: Bringing Cutting-Edge Science and Hands-On Investigations to Your Neighborhood and Building Collective Action on Climate Change Education

Contact

Jason CervenecEducation & Outreach Director

Byrd Polar Research [email protected]

PurposeClimate Explorations will bring OSU researchers, extension agents, and outreach staff into neighborhoods throughout Central Ohio to interact with youth through hands-on activities, and with adults through public presentations. Partnerships with local organizations provide project sites and ensure diverse audiences.

The project will stream webinars that will later be available online and field-test activities to be included in a youth booklet. A Climate Collaborative will be started to coordinate climate change education initiatives in Central Ohio.

ImpactPublic lectures in venues throughout Central Ohio, that will also be streamed live and made available online, for scientists to share their research and personal stories with individuals of all ages.

A booklet of climate change instructional materials that can be used in both formal and informal education environments with youth, and interactive experiences with scientists for field-testing of these materials.

A venue for climate change education partners across the region to share best practices, target their resources, and collectively monitor progress.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedChi Omega SororityCollege of Arts and Sciences, Career ServicesFinancial Aid, Work StudyKappa Phi Kappa education student organizationSchool of Teaching and Learning,

Early Childhood Development, Service-Learning and InternshipsSTEP Program Service Partner

Community Partners InvolvedArts and College Preparatory Academy Ashland UniversityColumbus Alternative High SchoolColumbus City SchoolsColumbus State Community CollegeFortis CollegeThe Graham SchoolOhio Business CollegeOhio Dominican CollegeOtterbein UniversityOther high schools throughout

central Ohio

Columbus Metropolitan Library

ContactSue Wolford

Volunteer Services ManagerColumbus Metropolitan [email protected]

columbuslibrary.org

PurposeColumbus Metropolitan Library’s 21 locations lead the way in providing information resources to central Ohio.

In 2013 we loaned over 15 million items to 6.5 million visitors, with another 6.9 million visits to our website, making the library available to all 24/7.

ImpactWe serve the Ohio State community:

Our mini-branch in the Thompson Library provides students with access to our collection.

Online services provide students with access to magazines, movies, music, eBooks and audiobooks that can be downloaded to electronic devices from anywhere.

Our branches provide opportunities for students studying math, science, social work, or education and learning to volunteer and to get to know the central Ohio community and the populations we serve.

We offer opportunities to fill service learning needs, and provide opportunities to access professional experience before graduation by partnering with library staff.

Volunteer OpportunitiesHomework Help CentersReady for KindergartenReading BuddiesLife SkillsGenealogy, History and Travel Archival ProjectsGeneral Library Services

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of EngineeringCollege of Social Work

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus Coalition for the HomelessCatholic Social ServicesHealthy Worthington Resource

Center & Food Pantry

Community Technology Clinic

Contact

Kevin PassinoProfessor

College of [email protected]

https://ctc.engineering.osu.edu

PurposeThe CTC is a meeting place for poor and homeless people to meet with engineers and information technology experts who learn about their needs and provide, where appropriate, technology-based solutions that meet these needs.

ImpactCooperative design of technology solutions that involves engineers and IT people, and poor and homeless to ensure real needs are met.

A location for engineers and IT people from the Central Ohio area to help the poor and homeless.

The CTC is filling an empty niche and meeting an important neglected demand; a similar service does not exist at The Ohio State University, elsewhere in Central Ohio, or anywhere in the U.S.

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CommunityTechnology

ClinicArea engineers andIT experts

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCrash Imminent Safety (CrIS)

University Transportation Center (UTC)Department of Electrical and

Computer EngineeringJohn Glenn School of Public Affairs

Community Partners InvolvedIndustry collaborators representing major automotive industries Community partners representing

diverse consumer groups

The Crash Imminent Safety (CrIS) University Transportation Center (UTC)

Contact

Tamar ForrestProgram Manager,

The Crash Imminent Safety (CrIS) University Transportation Center

(UTC)College of Engineering

[email protected]://citr.osu.edu/CrIS/

PurposeThe goal of the CrIS UTC is to improve ground transportation safety through interdisciplinary research and development in the interplay of autonomous and intelligent vehicle systems, human factors, and injury biomechanics. Outreach and Engagement activities include:

1. Education, Workplace Development,and Diversity -- education programs related to ground transportation, focusing on human systems integration in pre-crash scenarios.

2. Technology Transfer and Policy --research on policies that can support or hinder the adoption of intelligent vehicle systems.

ImpactUTC - WiE RISE Collaboration – This project familiarizes the WiE RISE participants with basic Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) concepts and includes hands-on experience with assembling, programming, and testing mobile ground robots that serve as surrogate vehicles.

Safety, Crashes, and Intelligent Vehicle Systems in Policy – This project looks at the policy discussions around the issues of vehicle safety, crashes, and intelligent vehicle systems (and autonomous vehicles).

It employs big data techniques on a large dataset of U.S. government policy documents from the U.S. Congress, Executive, the Judiciary, and Public Administrators.

The Safety Divide – Safety features in vehicles often come from technological advancements. Companies implement technologies to comply with regulations or charge premium prices. This equates to safety being a function of the vehicle that one owns. Socio-technological implications of the adoption of different technologies in vehicles are considered through research and policy discussions.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedMuskingum County Planning CommissionMuskingum County Geographic Information System DepartmentMuskingum County Commissioners

Creating a County Land Use Plan

Contact

Mark MechlingExtension Educator,

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Muskingum County Associate Professor

Department of ExtensionCollege of Food, Agricultural and

Environmental [email protected]

PurposeOSU Extension-Muskingum facilitated a 20-month process that resulted in the development of a new county land use plan. Eight recommendations were developed by the land use committee that were approved by the Muskingum County Commissioners.

These recommendations will help to direct future development and growth in the community. Recommendations include fostering cooperation between the city and county, creating regulated corridors, redeveloping areas with existing infrastructure, protecting areas for future transportation corridors and inventorying brownfields.

ImpactEight recommendations developed by the Muskingum County Land Use Plan that will help to direct future development and growth were approved by the Muskingum County Commissioners.

A diverse group of individuals with expertise in economic development, transportation, agriculture, village and township administration, real estate and local infrastructure met to discuss how growth and development should occur in the county. This group was able to find common ground on a number of issues that developed into the eight recommendations.

A graphical representation of the eight recommendations of the land use committee was developed by the Muskingum County Geographical Information System Department.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and Human EcologyOffice of Diversity and InclusionColumbus City SchoolsColumbus Education AssociationNational Education Association NEA Foundation

Community Partners InvolvedSaint Stephen’s Community HouseGrange Insurance Audubon CenterNationwide Children’s HospitalNeighborhood HouseGreater Linden Development CorporationSee Kids Dream/Penny HarvestColumbus ZooChurch of the Good Shepherd United Methodist ChurchNorthside Community Center

Critical Service-Learning Initiatives and Community Engagements

Contact

Tamara ButlerDoctoral Candidate

College of Education and Human Ecology

School of Teaching and [email protected]

PurposeThis project engages local and national stakeholders in discussions on critical service-learning and community engagement initiatives. It promotes sustainable ways for public schools, universities, and communities to collaborate in centering student learning and pedagogical practices. The project sponsored a national service learning conference, advisory board meetings, research roundtables, and local philanthropy programs. Together, these events highlight the value of addressing student achievement and community needs across K-16 contexts.

ImpactA unique professional development partnership among the Columbus Education Association, Columbus City Schools, NEA, and Ohio State.

Through an Ohio State graduate course, we have trained over 80 CCS K-12 teachers across content areas to create and implement unique service-learning initiatives in classrooms and communities.

Over 6,000 students have participated in service learning experiences, many of whom have presented at national conferences, spoke to local audiences, developed grant writing skills, and engaged in student philanthropy.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences;OSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedMany agricultural organizations

are working to mitigate farm fieldnutrient loss in order to improvewater quality.

Impact of the Crop Observation and Recommendation Network (CORN) OSU Extension Agricultural Newsletter Over Reported Environmental and Economic Attributes

Contact

Steven ProchaskaAssociate Professor and

Extension Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Department of Extension

[email protected]://corn.osu.edu

PurposeHazardous Algae Blooms (HAB) have increased in magnitude in Lake Erie and other Ohio water resources. These HAB outbreaks have been linked to agricultural field phosphorus losses into water.

The purpose of the Ohio State University Extension CORN newsletter is to disseminate mitigating research-based information on observed, reported and anticipated crop production problems. The CORN network consists of a robust interdisciplinary team of Extension, Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Crop Science personnel.

ImpactOhio farmers who read CORN reported increased corn and soybean yields of 8.6 and 3.7 bushels per acre, respectively.

Farmers reported not treating 53,676 acres of crops with fungicides and/or insecticides after reading crop and insect management information in the CORN newsletter.

Ohio farmers reading the CORN newsletter reported applying phosphorus at crop removal rates. At these rates, P farm field loss may be mitigated.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of DentistryOffice of Community Education

Community Partners InvolvedNationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus City Schools

The Dental H.O.M.E. (Health Outreach Mobile Experience) Coach

Contact

Canise BeanDirector - Dental H.O.M.E. Coach

Associate ProfessorCollege of Dentistry

[email protected]

Rachel WhislerProgram CoordinatorCollege of Dentistry -

Office of Community [email protected]

OHIOproject.org

PurposeDental care is the #1 unmet health care need in Ohio. The College of Dentistry’s H.O.M.E. Coach is a mobile dental clinic that helps to bridge this gap by providing oral health care and education to underserved children in Columbus and surrounding communities. The Dental H.O.M.E. Coach is an outreach program that strives to meet the oral health needs of Ohioans in key underserved areas. The program focuses on three main goals:

1. To provide underserved childrenwith oral health care that offers them a dental “home.”

2. To expose dental students to anarray of hands-on learning experiences that include pediatric dentistry treatments performed under the supervision of OSU faculty members.

3. To positively impact the problem ofaccess to oral health care for Ohio’s families.

The Dental H.O.M.E. Coach brings dentists and dental treatment to children at local schools during regular classroom hours. The Coach is staffed by faculty-supervised senior dental students and dental assistants who provide comprehensive treatment that includes diagnostic and preventive care, restorative dentistry, digital radiography, and minor surgery.

ImpactMany children and their families can’t afford dental care. An Ohio Family Health survey found that about 36 percent of working families have no dental insurance. This program serves these families by accepting only public health insurance and no payments are required if patients are uninsured.

Dental care remains the single most common unmet health care need for nearly 157,400 children in Ohio, regardless of family income.

The Dental H.O.M.E. Coach makes an impact on local communities by providing services to approximately 2,000 children in Franklin County annually.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental SciencesCollege of Education and Human EcologyCollege of Public HealthOSU ExtensionDepartment of Human Nutrition

Community Partners Involved38 Ohio State University Extension County OfficesLocal Registered DietitiansCertified Diabetes Educators

Dining with Diabetes: Helping Ohioans Manage Diabetes

Contact

Daniel RemleyAssistant Professor

Field SpecialistFood, Nutrition, and Wellness

College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

[email protected]://fcs.osu.edu/nutrition/

dining-diabetes

Shari GallupDining with Diabetes

Program LeaderExtension Educator

[email protected]

PurposeOhioans with diabetes are at risk for developing health problems such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease, and loss of limbs. OSU Extension’s Dining with Diabetes program consists of three, two-hour classes, that focus on the topics of carbohydrates; fats and sodium; and vitamins and minerals. Individual sessions include diabetes education, cooking demonstrations, and food tastings to emphasize that preparation of healthy foods can be a part of a healthy lifestyle.

ImpactAfter the 2013 classes, participants were more likely to be able identify carbohydrate sources, serving sizes, and heart-healthy foods. Eighty-nine percent understood recommended vegetable serving sizes compared to only 52% before.

Following the 2013 classes, a larger percentage of participants reported they “often” or “almost always” read food labels, use heart healthy oils, and use herbs in place of sodium.

Following the 2013 classes, participants report that they are more physically active. Fifty-six percent reported that they had started to include physical activity into their daily routine.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and

Environmental Sciences:• CenterforAdvanced Functional Foods Research and Entrepreneurship• DepartmentofFoodScience and Technology, • OSUExtension

College of Medicine:• DivisionofMedicalDietetics(SchoolofHealthand

Rehabilitation Sciences)College of Education and

HumanEcology• DepartmentofHumanSciences

Community Partners InvolvedOhioFarmersMarketManagement NetworkChillicotheFarmersMarketOldeWorthingtonFarmersMarketOberlinFarmersMarketExtensionEducators

This project is made possible by funding through OSU CARES - an initiative of OSU Extension and

the OSU to expand faculty, staff and student partnerships with communities throughout Ohio.

Educating the Community on Best Practices for Purchase, Storage, Preservation and Consumption for Optimal Micronutrient and Phytonutrient Levels in Local Produce

Contact

Robin RalstonProgram Manager

Center for Advanced Functional Foods Research and

EntrepreneurshipCollege of Food, Agricultural, and


Linnette GoardMorgan Orr

Daniel RemleyChristopher Taylor

http://localfoods.osu.edu/maximizenutrients

PurposeAlthough many consumers perceive locally-produced, fresh produce to be healthier, few have the knowledge, awareness, and skills to retain optimal nutritional quality following harvest or purchase.

Therefore, a series of 5x7” informational cards were created for various types of produce, providing the best nutritional practices related to purchase, storage, preservation, and consumption.

Social marketing research guided the development and delivery of the materials. Our poster highlights key outcomes of our social marketing research.

ImpactWhen preserving produce, over 75 percent of farmers market consumers did not know that change in micronutrient and phytonutrient levels is dependent on the type of produce and the preservation technique.

Over 65 percent of farmers market consumers were interested in how best to store, consume, and preserve produce to maximize micronutrient and phytonutrient levels.

Educational materials based on scientific literature were developed and distributed to Ohio farmers markets. Eighty percent of respondents reported that they are likely to use the materials.

Survey 1: Consumers at farmers’ market: • Current knowledge and interest of nutrients in fresh and

preserved foods• Opinions on appropriate format and distribution strategy

for educational materials

Development of educational materials based on consumer responses

Survey 2: Consumers at farmers’ markets: • Comprehension of material• Perceived appropriateness of content and format

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSUE - Community DevelopmentOSUE - Agriculture and Natural ResourcesOSUE - Family & Consumer SciencesOSUE - 4-H Youth DevelopmentOSUE Shale Work GroupSchool of Environment and Natural ResourcesAgricultural, Environmental, and Development EconomicsC. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban PolicyFood, Agricultural and Biological EngineeringOSU Subsurface Energy Resource Center (SERC)OSU Center of Automotive ResearchOhio Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education TeamOhio Bio-Products Innovation Center (OBIC)

Community Partners InvolvedEnergize Ohio Programs delivered in more than 38 counties across Ohio. Eastgate Regional Council of GovernmentsNortheast Ohio Four County Regional

Planning and Development OrganizationOhio Mid-Eastern Governments AssociationBuckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development DistrictGuernsey County Planning Committee

Energize Ohio: Building Ohio’s Energy Future

Contact

Eric RomichOSU Extension Field Specialist,

Energy DevelopmentOhio State University Extension

[email protected]

PurposeEnergize Ohio is a multidisciplinary program that addresses a wide range of energy education topics including shale energy, renewable energy, energy policy, on-farm energy, youth education, landowner leasing, and sustainable community planning. The curriculum consists of worksheets, presentation materials, workshop materials, bulletins, fact sheets, marketing templates, and evaluation tools. The ultimate goal of Energize Ohio is to enhance community leaders’ and local residents’ knowledge of energy drivers and development in order to promote informed decision-making and best practices.

ImpactIn 2013, OSU Extension taught more than 500 Ohioans how to prepare for, attract, and develop potential renewable energy projects.

In 2013, OSU Extension and the OSU Subsurface Energy Resource Center (SERC) combined to deliver 35 programs, reaching 2,334 people, on shale energy-related topics.

In 2013, Energize Ohio team members were very active in forging partnerships, developing, and submitting funding proposals. In total, five proposals were funded, committing roughly $345,240 to support renewable and shale energy research, outreach, and education.

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Computer EngineeringCollege of Engineering Minority Engineering ProgramCollege of Engineering Women in Engineering Program

Community Partners Involved78 different schools4H ClubVineyard Community CenterEngineering Explorer PostYMCA Y-ClubYoung Scholars ProgramWright ScholarsOhio Science and Engineering Talent Expansion Program

Engineering Outreach to K12

Contact

Betty Lise AndersonProfessor


http://go.osu.edu/K12engineering

PurposeProf. Betty Lise Anderson leads an outreach program for engineering that is specifically designed to address the shrinking number of students going into the STEM fields and to increase the number of women and minorities in engineering. Along with more than 150 Ohio State student volunteers, Prof. Anderson visits schools, camps, and after-school organizations to engage kids by teaching them how to build real engineering projects, such as working speakers and motors that they can take home.

ImpactProf. Anderson and her students have visited a total of 78 different schools, bringing hands-on engineering projects to more than 7,000 students, many of whom may never have thought they could be an engineer, or even had any idea what an engineer does.

Recent projects have emphasized energy, with kids building a DC motor and a Faraday flashlight. Another has students build a finger-tip heart rate monitor using a potato chip clip, infrared LED, and some simple circuitry.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU Extension program areas:

Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Development, 4-H Youth Development, and

Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Community Partners InvolvedOhio Department of EducationOhio Department of Agriculture Ohio Department of HealthOhio Farm BureauAction for Healthy KidsAmerican Dairy CouncilOrganizations participating in local

and regional Food Councils

Farm to School

Contact

Carol SmathersAssistant Professor

Field Specialist in Youth Nutrition and Wellness

College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

Department of [email protected]

http://farmtoschool.osu.edu

PurposeOSU Extension (OSUE) provides statewide leadership to Ohio Farm to School (OFS). The OFS program fosters procurement of local foods and promotes activities that help students understand where food comes from and how food choices affect their health, environment, and community. Extension’s OFS Advisory Group includes government agencies, industry associations, and nonprofit organizations. OSUE serves as Ohio’s leader in the National Farm to School Network and a contact for the USDA Farm to School Program.

ImpactOf the 616 Ohio school districts, 409 completed the 2013 Farm to School Census. One-third of responding districts reported they participate in Farm to School, indicating need for further growth.

Over 300 educators, food service professionals, and producers attended a statewide Farm to School conference hosted by OSU Extension in 2013 where they gained knowledge, resources, connections, and inspiration.

Across Ohio, OSU Extension, farmers/producers, and public health professionals collaborate in Farm to School partnerships and events, such as “School to Farm Road Trips” and “Farm to Family Nights.”

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of MedicineWexner Medical CenterOccupational TherapyPharmacyOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedShawnee State UniversitySouthern Ohio Medical CenterBerger Health Systems

Farming with Arthritis

Contact

Margaret Teaford,Associate Professor-Clinical


Sharon Flinn, PhD, OTR/LAssistant Professor

Occupational Therapy [email protected]

PurposeArthritis is a disease common to older adults and especially Ohio farmers due to high-risk work demands. Arthritis impacts one’s health, quality of life, and economic livelihood. The purpose of our project is to encourage arthritis prevention and management efforts.

ImpactArthritis screening tool for farmers developed, revised, and tested over the past four years and shared with Extension agents in seven states.

Training manuals developed and disseminated to OSU Extension educators to replicate project.

Over 1,000 Ohio and Kentucky farmers and rural older adults screened. A majority had minimal-moderate risk for arthritis and were encouraged to contact local healthcare providers.

Seventy-five students from OSU and Shawnee State learned about health problems of rural older adults and trained to administer screenings.

National webinar reached rural Extension educators and healthcare professionals to train them about preventing and managing arthritis.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedFisher College of Business Department of Management Sciences Department of Marketing

and Logistics

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus-area COE members include:

Abbott NutritionAmerican Electric PowerBoehringer-Ingelheim RoxaneCardinal HealthGrange InsuranceGreif Inc.Honda R&DHuntington National BankT. MarzettiMills JamesNationwide InsuranceScotts Miracle-Gro Co.Worthington Industries

Fisher College of Business Center for Operational Excellence

Contact

Peg PenningtonExecutive Director, COE

Fisher College of BusinessDepartment of

Management [email protected]

fisher.osu.edu/coe

PurposeThe Center for Operational Excellence is a 36-company consortium of global organizations committed to improving processes by removing waste, developing dynamic leaders, and creating a culture of continuous learning.

COE members partner with Fisher by attending professional development events, accessing faculty research, and networking with students, who volunteer and participate in events. COE, in turn, sponsors a number of student organizations and helps students connect with member companies for internships and full-time positions.

ImpactCOE is one of the longest-standing outreach centers at Fisher, having been founded in 1992 with only four corporate members and championed by former Dean Joseph Alutto.

COE maintains a close relationship with Wexner Medical Center and, over the years, has consulted on initiatives and coordinated student projects in clinical and infrastructure areas.

COE works closely with Fisher’s Office of Career Management and, on average, helps place 100 students in internships and full-time jobs at member companies annually.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedFisher College of BusinessDepartment of Marketing and Logistics

Community Partners InvolvedThe Quilts of Valor Foundation

OSU Fisher Student Teams Develop Strategic Plan for Quilts of Valor Foundation

Contact

Shashi MattaFaculty Director,

Full-Time MBA ProgramClinical Assistant Professor,

MarketingFisher College of Business

[email protected]

PurposeThe Project-Based Marketing Consulting course represents a capstone experience for the marketing major at The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.

Students work in teams on a real-world, “live” project with the opportunity to integrate and apply everything learned in diagnosis, analysis, research, and making strategic and tactical recommendations for the client. In the fall of 2013, students in this class, taught by Dr. Shashi Matta, worked on a project for the non-profit organization, Quilts of Valor Foundation.

ImpactStudent teams developed a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy and execution plan for the Quilts of Valor Foundation.

The leadership team and several volunteers at the Quilts of Valor Foundation interacted with the students by providing insights and helped students understand, through primary and secondary research, how a community-based non-profit organization is managed and run.

The Quilts of Valor Foundation selected two winning teams based on the strategy and execution plans presented by all the teams. Students had a chance to learn from their peers. The Quilts of Valor Foundation invited a student from the winning team, Joshua Beard, to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors to oversee the implementation of the proposed ideas.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of EngineeringCenter for Automotive ResearchJohn Glenn School of Public Affairs

Community Partners InvolvedVarious vehicle fleet owners

Developing FleetCalc to Reshape Our Nation’s Vehicle Fleets

ContactGiorgio Rizzoni

Center for Automotive [email protected]

Beth-Anne Schuelke-LeechJohn Glenn School of Public Affairs

[email protected]

Jim DurandCenter for Automotive Research

Fabio ChiaraCenter for Automotive Research

B.J. YurkovichCenter for Automotive Research

Francesco TianoCenter for Automotive Research

PurposeFleet owners now have a plethora of fuel options, vehicle types and technologies to choose from. There is a huge amount of information available on these options, some of which is contradictory, hard to compare, misleading or false. This same gauntlet is faced by policy makers who look to formulate strategies to accomplish a particular goal, or who wonder what the implications are of a particular program or initiative.

Complex fleet calculators have been developed, giving fleet owners detailed information on the implications of a particular vehicle option. These fleet calculators require large amounts of data, and their results are complex and difficult to interpret.

ImpactFleetCalc will be the first online tool to provide accurate information on alternatives for fleet vehicles based on real vehicle performance data and use patterns. Fleetcalc is a computer simulation that uses real vehicle data and sophisticated computer algorithms to provide fleet owners and policymakers with an ability to understand the impact of different technology options, fuel choices, driving styles, vehicle

accessories and policy incentives on the cost and performance of various vehicles. Thus far, the team has:

• Completed comparison assessment ofother fleet calculators

• Evaluated vehicle technologies andoptions to determine technical inputs to program

• Surveyed and interviewed variousstakeholders for needs and wants for

program• Determined input and output structures• Developed initial economic analysis• Completed discussion on user interface prototype• Built initial web-based interface prototypes• Completed initial fleet owner review• Developed preliminary framework for education

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural and Environmental SciencesOSU ExtensionDepartment of Food Science and TechnologyOhio Agricultural Research and Development CenterCollege of EngineeringDepartment of Food, Biological and Agricultural EngineeringCollege of Education and Human EcologyDepartment of Human SciencesOhio AgrAbility Program John Glenn School of Public Affairs Knowlton School of Architecture

Community Partners InvolvedAmericorps VISTAAppalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet)Godman Guild AssociationInnovative Farmers of OhioLocal MattersMid-Ohio Regional Planning CommissionOhio Department of Agriculture Ohio Ecological Food and Farming AssociationOhio Farm BureauOhio Farmers’ Market Management NetworkOhio Market MakerRural Action Council of Ohio Sustainable Agriculture Research

and Education Program

Food & Community – OSU Extension Local Foods Signature Program

Contact

Kate ShumakerExtension Educator

Family & Consumer SciencesOSU Extension, Holmes County

[email protected]

PurposeFarm to Plate. Thirty Mile Meals. Feeding our friends and neighbors, funding the local economy and improving the environment can all be accomplished by participating in the local foods movement. Ohio State University Extension’s Local Foods Signature Program addresses the critical need for outreach education around the broad topic of local food systems. One of our themes, Food and Community, features education connecting local food to community gardens, farmers markets, food banks and schools.

ImpactBuying local foods has a ripple effect on the economy. The farmer/producer benefits as well as their employees, local businesses they frequent, charities they support and the local tax base.

Food raised on local farms not only reduces pollution from long-distance transportation, but also helps to protect our water sources, conserve nutrient-rich soil and provide habitat for local wildlife.

Over two million Ohioans are food insecure. Community gardens, farm markets, food banks and simply sharing your extra garden produce can feed these families and connect them to the community.

Food & Family – OSU Extension Local Foods Signature Program

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences OSU Extension Department of Food Science and Technology Ohio Agricultural Research and Development CenterCollege of EngineeringDepartment of Food, Biological and Agricultural EngineeringCollege of Education and Human Ecology Department of Human SciencesOhio AgrAbility ProgramJohn Glenn School of Public Affairs Knowlton School of Architecture

Community Partners InvolvedAmeriCorps VISTAAppalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet)Godman Guild AssociationInnovative Farmers of OhioLocal MattersMid-Ohio Regional Planning CommissionOhio Department of Agriculture Ohio Ecological Food and Farming AssociationOhio Farm BureauOhio Farmers’ Market Management NetworkOhio MarketMakerRural Action Council of Ohio Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education ProgramUnited Way of Central Ohio

Contact

Kate ShumakerExtension Educator

Family & Consumer SciencesOSU Extension, Holmes County

[email protected]

PurposeFood serves many roles in a family. It’s more than sustenance. Food is a way to connect, to show love, to celebrate or honor, to teach, and more. Ohio State University Extension’s Local Foods Signature Program addresses the critical need for outreach education around the broad topic of local food systems. One of our themes, Food and Family, features education centered on nutrition, food safety, food preservation, food budgeting, wellness, and developing healthy lifestyle choices.

ImpactOver two million Ohioans are food insecure. Connecting these families with local food resources and teaching them how to grow/raise their own food can help them be more secure.

Food is at the center of many traditions. Recognizing and celebrating the role of food in familial, regional, ethnic, and religious customs can bring communities together.

Family meals are highly connected to healthier choices. Families who eat meals together tend to consume more fruits, vegetables and fiber, and less fried/fatty foods and empty calories.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Social WorkCollege of Education and Human EcologyCollege of Engineering: City and

Regional Planning/Knowlton School of ArchitectureGlenn School of Public AffairsCollege of Public HealthMedical Dietetics:

College of MedicineCollege of Arts and Sciences College of Food, Agricultural, and

Environmental Sciences

Community Partners InvolvedMid-Ohio FoodbankLocal MattersHealthy Corner Store Initiative (United Way)Franklinton GardensChildren’s Hunger Alliance Columbus Public Health Greater Hilltop Shalom Zone Campus Kitchens Project

Food Fellows: Engaging Students in Meaningful Community-University Experiences

Contact

Michelle KaiserAssistant Professor

College of Social [email protected]

PurposeFood Fellows was created in response to the need for an educated and specially trained workforce able to work with communities to consider long-term sustainable solutions based on translational research from the farm to the fork. FF was built largely on relationships formed through the Hunger.FOOD.Health initiative, and uses applied experiential skill building through service-learning models of community-university partnerships to advance knowledge, encourage collaboration, and engage students in complex global issues.

ImpactKnowledge-Building: Students gathered monthly to discuss a range of food-related issues, such as food production, urban agriculture, healthy food access, food security and health, food waste, and food policy.

Advocacy: Fifty interdisciplinary students, faculty, and staff are registered to participated in a SNAP Challenge where they will eat on $4.50/day for six days to experience living on Food Stamps.

Skill-Building: Students worked on three major community-based projects with Mid-Ohio Foodbank, Children’s Hunger Alliance, and Columbus Public Health addressing senior hunger, local foods, and national food programs.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences College of Education and

Human Ecology

Community Partners InvolvedOhio Department of Health Ohio Department of Education Ohio Restaurant Association Ohio Grocer’s Association

Food Safety TrainingContact

Linnette GoardAssociate Professor/

Field SpecialistFood Safety, Selection and

ManagementOhio State University Extension

College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

[email protected]://fcs.osu.edu/food-safety

PurposeWith an estimated 48 million cases of foodborne illness reported each year, it costs the nation nearly $7.7 billion.

Ohio State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Extension professionals help with this effort of combating foodborne illness by offering food safety training at restaurants, schools, hospitals, childcare centers, nursing homes, and to anyone who serves food to the public.

ImpactIn 2013, food safety training was offered in 19 counties to over 1,000 food service workers. Knowledge increases were shown in each of the seven food safety and handling areas in a retrospective survey given to participants at the end of each class.

In 2013, 33 two-day ServSafe™ Manager Classes were conducted by OSU Extension Family and Consumer Science professionals. This national certification is required for many food service workers to be able to keep their jobs.

In 2013, 32 classes were conducted with entry-level food service employees, as mandated by the Ohio Department of Health. In many counties, Extension Family and Consumer Sciences professionals work closely with local health department sanitarians to offer classes.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of Anthropology Department of Public SafetyDivision of Anatomy

Community Partners InvolvedAcademy of Pharmacy of Central OhioBelmont County Sherriff’s OfficeClark County Coroner’s OfficeClark County Sherriff’s OfficeColumbus Police DepartmentFranklin County Coroner’s OfficeK9 Response Search and RescueLima Police DepartmentMansfield Police DepartmentMount Tabor Cemetery AssociationOhio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and IdentificationOhio State Chapter of Sigma XiOhio Valley Archaeology, Inc.PAST Innovation LabPerry County Sherriff’s OfficePowell Police DepartmentSearch and Rescue OhioSix River Valley Chapter of the Archaeological Society of OhioUpper Arlington Citizen Police AcademyVillage of Fort JenningsWesterville Police Department

Forensic Anthropology Case Team

Contact

Adam KolatorowiczFACT Team Leader,Doctoral Candidate


PurposeFACT serves the Ohio community by assisting law enforcement agencies in searching for, recovering, and identifying human remains. The team comprises faculty and graduate students possessing a high level of scientific competence and ethical standing while promoting the highest quality of professional and personal conduct. FACT facilitates training programs for medicolegal, law enforcement, and search and rescue professionals. The team engages in outreach to dispel myths about forensic science and mentors students interested in forensic science.

ImpactFACT offers, at no charge, scientific expertise to the community in archaeological field methods and osteological laboratory methods to help resolve medicolegal death investigations.

FACT provides team members with opportunities for professional development, improving leadership and transdisciplinary team-based skills, and applying advanced training in anthropology and anatomy received from OSU.

In 2013, FACT participated in 12 cases across the state, including the search for War of 1812 soldiers buried in Fort Jennings, by using ground-penetrating radar.

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of PharmacyCollege of Social WorkCounseling and Consultation ServicesOSU ExtensionOffice of Student Wellness

Community Partners InvolvedCardinal Health FoundationDrug Free Action AllianceNational Council on Patient Information and EducationOhio Department of HealthOhio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction ServicesAmerican Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)The BACCHUS NetworkInterACTNOPE Task ForceOhio Pharmacists AssociationWOSU@COSIOther colleges and universities

Generation Rx Initiative

Contact

Dr. Kenneth M. [email protected]

Dr. Nicole Cartwright [email protected]

College of Pharmacyhttp://go.osu.edu/generationrx

PurposeUnintentional drug poisoning is now the leading cause of accidental death in the country. On average, five people in Ohio and 100 across the U.S. die from these drug overdoses each day. The Generation Rx Initiative was created by the College of Pharmacy in 2007 to address this serious public health problem of prescription drug misuse and abuse.

ImpactPartnering with the Cardinal Health Foundation, the program has created educational resources aimed at specific populations that are available to the public for free. These toolkits provide presentations, handouts, activities, and other related materials.

The original community-based toolkit has been used in every state in the country. Additional toolkits have also been developed for youth, teens, college students, and seniors. A new elementary toolkit entitled “Medication Safety Patrol” debuted in the spring of 2014.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of EngineeringKnowlton School of ArchitectureCity and Regional PlanningOffice of International AffairsCenter for African StudiesSchool of Environment and Natural ResourcesCollege of Public Health

Community Partners InvolvedOffinso North DistrictKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyBrong Ahafo Association of

Columbus, Ohio

In loving memory of Jeremiah Dahamani BukariDistrict Development Officer

Offinso North District

Ghana Sustainable Change Program

ContactKimberly Burton, P.E., AICP

Assistant Professor of PracticeKnowlton School of Architecture

City and Regional [email protected]

Joseph T. Campbell, Ph.D. Research Associate and Lecturer

School of Environment and Natural Resources and

Knowlton School of [email protected]

PurposeThe Ghana Sustainable Change Program is an interdisciplinary service-learning study abroad program managed by City and Regional Planning faculty members Kimberly Burton and Joseph Campbell.

The purpose of Sustainable Change is to provide culturally sensitive, localized district planning to assist the Offinso North District in meeting the challenges of population growth. The program’s approach focuses on working hand-in-hand with the community. Prior to traveling to Ghana, an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate and graduate OSU students determine a series of projects on which they focus, including housing, mapping and land use planning, water, sanitation, public health, agriculture, and more.

ImpactUpon arriving in Ghana, the OSU students are joined by town planning students from KNUST and work in teams with community members and local government officials to carry out their projects. To date, 42 undergraduate and graduate students have traveled to Ghana and 10 more will travel in May 2014, along with a representative of the University Alumni Advisory Council.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOffice of Student LifeOffice of Economic AccessWomen’s, Sexuality, and Gender StudiesEducation & Human EcologyUniversity Honors & Scholars

Community Partners InvolvedMidnimo Cross Cultural SchoolsKIPP Journey AcademyThe Wellington SchoolParkmoor ElementaryArlington Park ElementaryNew Albany Middle SchoolHilliard Darby ElementarySt. Brendan SchoolWashington ElementaryHamilton Local High School

The Girls Circle Project

Contact

Vicki PitstickSecond-Year Transformational

Experience Program (STEP)Faculty Program

Undergraduate Research [email protected]

girlscircleproject.org.ohio-state.edu

PurposeThe Girls Circle Project is designed to train college women to facilitate Girls Circles in Columbus-area schools and agencies. A Girls Circle, made up of two college women co-facilitators and five to 10 young girls, is meant to both empower young girls and also to foster healthy relationships among them.

ImpactSince 2008, the Girls Circle Project has trained over 100 OSU college women to run approximately 105 Girls Circles and thereby impact approximately 750 girls’ lives in the Columbus area. In 2012 - 2013, The Girls Circle Project partnered with 18 different greater Columbus public, private, and charter schools, as well as agencies, to positively reach numerous girls between the fourth and 12th grades.

The young girls report positive experiences in understanding their own identities, other cultures, and more healthy and open peer relations. The facilitators report increased confidence in public speaking and leadership skills; a greater understanding of diversity, social constructs, power, and privilege and how they affect our views and interactions in society; and the realization of how much of a difference they can make in a young girl’s life.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedBuckeye Mentoring CenterWork Study ProgramCollege of Social WorkTech CorpFisher College of BusinessOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedWeinland Park CollaborativeCommunity Properties of Ohio (CPO)Weinland Park Elementary SchoolLearn4LifeBoys & Girls ClubColumbus City SchoolsChildren’s Hunger AllianceCOSIColumbus ZooGreen Bean Delivery

Godman Guild

ContactKourtni Hatton

Human Resources Generalist [email protected]

www.GodmanGuild.org

Do You Want to Change Lives?Be a Volunteer!Godman Guild is dedicated to promoting strong families and strong communities in Columbus, Ohio primarily focusing on the near northside. We offer a variety of services for youth and adults and are always looking for good volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, below are some opportunities to help change lives:

ACES – Mentor/Tutor K-5th grade children and assist with activities in math and reading, violence prevention, health, wellness, team building and diversity.

Adult Education Classes – Assist adult students working to obtain their GED or prepare for college by tutoring, providing 1:1 assistance, participating in class exercises, helping instructors with grading, etc.

Library – Spend time in the library maintaining the facilities. Develop and implement a system of organizing books, create fun displays, and assist guests.

R.I.S.E. Youth Club – Guide, encourage, and support teens by being a mentor. Spend time assisting teens with homework and guided educational activities. Tutors are anytime M-F from 3-8p.

Wee P.L.A.Y. (Positive Learning Activities for Youth) – Spend time holding babies, encouraging toddlers and pre-schooler by engaging in arts and crafts activities, and taking part in literacy building activities.

Weinland Park Community Garden – Assist in watering, weeding and planting in one of the oldest organic community gardens in Columbus. Personal plots available on a first come-first served basis. We are also open to those who would like to share tips and information with other gardeners.

Camp Mary Orton – 167 acres of beautiful green space just north of Worthington is the home to our Summer Youth Empowerment Program, a summer camp for children in the 43201 zip code. Come help us maintain the property by landscaping, mulching, planting, painting, and many other volunteer opportunities!

HandsOn Central Ohio

Contact

Kiley Orchard, MLSCommunity Research Analyst and

Grants CoordinatorHandsOn Central Ohio

[email protected]://www.handsoncentralohio.org

PurposeHandsOn Central Ohio inspires, equips and mobilizes people to create meaningful change in their lives and in their community.

As the central Ohio affiliate of the HandsOn Network, HandsOn Central Ohio connects individuals and organizations with civic engagement opportunities and also empowers people in need to make change in their lives by connecting them with critical community resources.

ImpactOur organization is the region’s premiere information, resource referral, and volunteer mobilization organization, serving Greater Columbus for nearly 30 years.

HandsOn Central Ohio serves more than 500,000 people across 29 Ohio counties each year, providing access to critical needs, safe and warm housing, and nutritious meals; contributing to better public health for all and

improved academic, social and emotional outcomes for young people; and providing key community insights and volunteer support to strengthen Central Ohio’s neighborhoods.

In FY 2013, our organization linked over 118,353 unique Franklin County residents with emergency food; made 78,966 referrals to critical community resources, such as rental and utility payment assistance; answered 70,599 calls on our Coordinated Point of Access line, connecting 6,102 residents to emergency shelter; arranged over 30,000 taxi trips for clients of Franklin County Children Services; and scheduled 5,016 appointments for free tax preparation assistance.

Finally, in calendar year 2013 for all agency programs, our organization mobilized 5,457 volunteers for a total of 202,940 hours, contributing $3,902,536 to our local community.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedSchool of Environment and Natural ResourcesDepartment of Plant PathologyDepartment of MicrobiologyCollege of Food, Agricultural and


Community Partners InvolvedUniversity of California, MercedCentral State UniversityUSDA-ARS, OregonUniversity of ThiesInstitut Senegalais de Recherches AgricolesFrench Insitut de Recherche pour le Development

FundingU.S. National Science Foundation,

$3.9 million

Hydrologic Redistribution and Rhizosphere Microbiology of Shrubs as Resource Islands in Degraded Agro-ecosystems of the Sahel

Contact

Director: Richard Dick School of Environment and

Natural [email protected]

Co-PI: Brian McSpadden GardnerDepartment of Plant Pathology

Co-PI: John ReeveDepartment of Microbiology

Co-PI: Teamrat GhezzeheiSchool of Natural Sciences

University of California, Merced

Co-PI: Cadance LowellDepartment of Biology

Central State University

Project Coordinator: Amanda Davey School of Environment and

Natural [email protected]

www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/senegal-pire

PurposeThe project is investigating the microbiology and hydrology of shrub-crop rhizospheres to develop sustainable agricultural systems for the ecologically fragile African Sahel.

ImpactThis is an extraordinary, cross-cultural collaboration of African and U.S. scientists conducting state-of-the-art research. This team discovered 2 local shrubs that perform rhizosphere hydrologic lift (HL) of water and significantly increase crop production in the Sahel. They are investigating beneficial microorganisms, water stress reduction, and nutrient dynamics.

Their work has shown that HL enables rhizosphere microbial communities to function and drive biogeochemical processes over the extended Sahelian dry season, changing the paradigm of how arid ecosystems function. An Advanced Training in Tropical Microbial Ecology for 40 U.S./African early-career scientists is being conducted. Three post-docs, 4 past and 4 current PhDs, and undergraduates have/are conducting research in Senegal.

Project outcomes are providing a foundation for developing biologically based agricultural systems with inter-cropped shrubs as nutrient/water reservoirs. These systems capitalize on local resources to increase food security and remediate degraded land which threatens over 37 million Sahelian acres.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedThe Kirwan Institute for the

Study of Race & Ethnicity

Community Partners InvolvedCommunity Development for

All People - Reverend John Edgar, Pastor & Executive Director - David Cofer, Managing Director

Inclusive and Equitable Neighborhood Revitalization on Columbus’s Southside: A University and Community Partnership to Assure Diversity and Inclusion in the Neighborhoods Renaissance

Contact

Jason ReeceDirector of Research

The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity

Moritz College of [email protected]

http://www.4allpeople.org

PurposeThe Southside of Columbus is on the verge of a radical transformation. This unique Columbus neighborhood has one of the most diverse populations in the city.

The outreach and engagement initiative will seek to bolster the neighborhood’s diversity through inclusive community planning and engagement, with the goal of truly producing an equitable and opportunity rich community and providing a model for neighborhoods across the city and nationally.

ImpactIncreased bridging social capital can mediate the harmful effects of social inequality and any social distrust associated with ethnic diversity.

Community Development for All People provides the capability to directly bring these research and insights into practice in the community, providing an opportunity to model and test the strategies identified to support the neighborhood’s diversity and inclusion, through developing stronger bridging social capital.

The Southside presents an approach to neighborhood revitalization that places diversity and equity as a primary goal, and aligns both physical infrastructure and social investments to support this goal.

Project Objectives The Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI) is de-signed to strengthen the capacity of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and the Ministry of Agricul-ture Food Security & Cooperatives to maximize research and development of innovative solutions. The focus is on human and institu-tional capacity strengthening through innovative approaches to education, research, and partner-ships.

Impact at a Glance MSc and PhD students trained in agriculture-related disciplines by 2016. They will be an important part of the future Tanzanian academic and research establishment. collaborative research projects addressing priority Feed the Future topics in Tanzania. Each project involves scientists from SUA, MAFC and OSUC partner institutions. policy research projects underway that address important policy-related issues in agriculture and nutrition. These are part of an Agricultural Policy Seminar Series and feed into national policy dialogue. capacity building workshops and seminars. Workshops provide resources and training to strengthen both individual and institutional capacity building.

By providing long-term training, iAGRI is increasing the capacity of Tanzania’s researchers and policy-makers to create solutions that increase farmer income generation, resilience to climate change and national food security goals.

Through collaborative research, iAGRI is building bridges between U.S. and Tanzanian research institutions and taking advantage of technological advancements.

Rita Mirondo... ...contributing to USAID Feed the Future conference in Washington, D.C. with researchers and policy makers.

Boniface Massawe... ...receiving the prestig-ious Borlaug LEAP fellowship linking CGIAR with iAGRI research.

Gosbert Shausi... ...improving Tanzanian Agricultural Extension system through research and outreach.

Multi-Dimensional Capacity Strengthening

A Higher Agricultural Education and Research Partnership for Food Security

By providing professional growth opportunities for leadership, iAGRI is increasing the capacity of SUA through programs such as Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Leadership for Change.

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PPPs Improvements in Information Communication Technology including advances in cellular phone technologies and electronic classrooms are allow-ing students and researchers to leapfrog into the future.

LFC ICT

Public Private Partnerships are being fostered to create cooperation between scientists and market innovation and opportunity.

The Leadership for Change, project aims at increasing capacity by creating a dynamic, change-oriented environment which increases institutional adaptive capacity.

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Human Resource DEVELOPMENT

Institutional CAPACITY BUILDING

Collaborative RESEARCH

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedThe Ohio State University at NewarkDepartment of SociologyCollege of Arts and SciencesOhio State AdmissionsService-Learning Initiative

Community Partners InvolvedSoutheastern Correctional ComplexOhio Department of Rehabilitation

and Correction (ODRC)

Inside Out

Contact

Angela BryantAssistant Professor


www.insideoutcenter.org

PurposeThe Inside Out corrections course (SOC 2211 S + GE) includes Ohio State students and incarcerated individuals from the Southeastern Correctional Complex in Lancaster, Ohio. Both “inside” and “outside” students earn credit for the course, which examines various approaches and interdisciplinary modes of inquiry into U.S. models of corrections.

ImpactThe class is based on a national initiative that seeks to transform ways of thinking about crime and justice that encourages participants to see crime and justice issues from new perspectives and assists students (free and incarcerated) in seeing themselves as potential agents of social change.

Previous Inside Out students have coordinated an annual alumni dinner, presented papers at local and national conferences, and been invited guest lecturers at universities across the state of Ohio to discuss their experiences in prison, Inside Out, and re-entry. Additionally, students have published journal articles about their experiences.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of FrenchDepartment of Spanish School of Communication

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus North International School Columbus City Schools

International High School Language Immersion Newspaper

Contact

Nicole KraftClinical Assistant Professor

School of Communicationcnisnews.com

PurposeOhio State journalism students have joined with Ohio State French and Spanish language students at a Columbus City high school to guide low-income students in the creation of an online school newspaper in three different languages.

ImpactMiddle and high school students learned to work together to facilitate news transmission and communication amid students, faculty and parents.

College students learning leadership, mentorship with students in grades 7-12

Adherence to deadlines and enhanced writing skills have enabled newspaper at cnisnews.com to be publishing continually since October.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of PharmacyCollege of Social WorkCollege of Nursing

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus Free Clinic

Interprofessional Teamwork inUnderserved Patient Care

Contact

Alexa SevinPGY2 Pharmacy Practice Resident,

Ambulatory Care andCommunity Engagement


PurposeThis service-learning course consists of service at the Columbus Free Clinic (CFC) and a two-hour, bimonthly seminar. The course builds upon students’ previous knowledge and experiences to expand understanding of interprofessional (IP) teams and the provision of care to culturally diverse, uninsured, underinsured, and underserved populations.

Throughout the seminar, students discuss issues related to IP practice and serving indigent patient populations. The knowledge and understanding gained from workshops is directly applied to the CFC service component.

ImpactUtilizing Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies, students in this course discuss application of principles from successful, collaborative IP teams, increasing their understanding and enhancing patient care at CFC.

The course emphasizes the importance of critical self-reflection to develop

2014 Emerging Service-Learning Award

reflective practitioners. This practice enables students to learn from their experiences, develop critical thinking skills, enhance professionalism, and improve communication.

While most health professional students learn cultural competency, health literacy, and other issues related to underserved patient populations, this course allows students to apply their knowledge/skills to direct patient-care.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of SociologyCollege of Arts and Sciences

Community Partners InvolvedRockmill Brewery PICA

iPads Beyond the Classroom: Mobile Technology in a Service-Learning Course

Contact

Andrew MartinAssociate Professor

College of Arts and [email protected]

Lindsey ChamberlainAssistant Director

Honors and [email protected]

PurposeWe use new technological platforms, specifically iPads and iTunes U, to engage students with local business leaders in service-learning.

In the course (Social Science Business Collaborative: A Service Learning Approach) students drove the use of technology through identifying apps and best practices in a team-based setting.

The students shared the results of their projects in business and academic settings through multimediapresentations.

We want to help other instructors who want to use technology to collaborate with others outside the university and facilitate team data collection.

ImpactThe results indicate that most students are quite comfortable using mobile technology in the classroom.

In the class students shared their iPads with a classmate. We found that this presented some challenges in fully utilizing the iPads’ potential.

Students also requested more structure in determining which apps to use for productivity and collaboration.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOrton Geological Museum NEURO (Neuroscience Education for Urban and Rural Outreach) OSU Kappa Phi Kappa Alpha Eta chapter OSU Food Science Club OSU Society of Women in Physics

Community Partners InvolvedHilliard School System JW Reason Elementary PTO Columbus State Community College Columbus Parks and Recreation Department WBNS-TV Nationwide Children’s Hospital COSI (2012 & 2013 events) NASA (2014 event)

JW Reason Family Science Extravaganza

Contact

Robert PyattAssistant Professor-Clinical

College of MedicineDepartment of Pathology

[email protected]

PurposeUnlike other large cities, Columbus lacks a community science festival. Consequently, we have organized the JW Family Science Extravaganza as a proof-in-principal of such an event. Now in its third year, the JW Family Science Extravaganza is a satellite event of the USA Science and Engineering Festival. The event is held in an elementary school within the Hilliard City Schools district and features over twenty inquiry based activities for students and their families to explore.

ImpactTo promote awareness of, interest in, and exploration of STEM related topics to elementary age students and their families.

To reinforce to students that individuals of any gender or ethnicity can be scientists using a “draw a scientist” activity mirroring the diverse group of volunteer scientists at the festival.

To support STEM education within the Hilliard City Schools district by mapping festival activities to the current Ohio revised science standards and model curriculum for grades K through eight.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Dentistry

Community Partners InvolvedLa Clinica Latina

La Clinica Latina

Contact

Kevin LevingsProgram Coordinator

Office of Community EducationCollege of Dentistry

[email protected]

PurposeLa Clinica Latina is a free health clinic for Spanish speaking individuals. The clinic provides on-going, comprehensive health care.

By utilizing the Dental H.O.M.E. Coach, the OSU College of Dentistry organizes students supervised by faculty to provide dental services to this Hispanic community in Central Ohio. Many from the Hispanic population find access to oral health care difficult due to language barriers and socio economic factors that prohibit the cost of care. All providers speak Spanish.

ImpactTwice as many Hispanic children are likely to have untreated dental caries as are non-Hispanic white children.

A major obstacle to treatment is lack of awareness of available oral health services and lack of oral health knowledge.

Language barriers have been identified as negatively affecting Latinos’ pathway to health care.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOffice of Diversity and InclusionDepartment of Spanish and Portuguese

Community Partners InvolvedCentennial High SchoolCentral Crossing High School Columbus Downtown High School Columbus International High SchoolColumbus State Community CollegeDublin Jerome High SchoolDublin Coffman High SchoolDublin Scioto High SchoolHamilton Township High SchoolHayes High SchoolHilliard Davidson High SchoolOrange High SchoolPickerington High School NorthSouth-Western Career Academy The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University Thomas Worthington High SchoolWalnut Ridge High SchoolWesterville South High SchoolWestland High SchoolWhitehall-Yearling High School

Latino & Latin American Space for Enrichment and Research (LASER) Mentoring Program

Contact

Frederick AldamaArts and Humanities

Distinguished Professor of EnglishOffice of Diversity and Inclusion

[email protected]

PurposeThe Ohio State LASER High School Mentoring Program prepares Latino students in Columbus-area high schools for successful admission to Ohio State and elsewhere.

Undergraduate student mentors meet weekly with high school mentees for academic coaching and college planning. Workshops and events integrate students and their families into a network of professionals and information resources to help students successfully navigate college admission and financial aid.

ImpactBeginning with two mentors and three mentees in Spring 2012, LASER currently supports 70 mentoring pairs, including students from 23 area high schools.

LASER is expanding the number of Ohio Latino applicants to Ohio State and other area colleges and universities, and raising awareness of Latino talent pools among Ohio State personnel.

“[My mentor] reviewed numerous essays I wrote for college applications … suggested scholarships, helped in raising my ACT score from a 26 to a 30, aided in my successful admission.” --MSP Distinction Scholar

2014 Emerging Community Engagement Award

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural and Environmental SciencesOSU ExtensionKnowlton School of Architecture

Community Partners InvolvedGodman Guild Association Community Economic Development of Central Ohio Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission Waggenbrenner Development Local Matters

Learning about Food in Urban Communities

ContactSusan Colbert

Program DirectorCollege of Food, Agricultural and


Julie FoxMike Hogan

Marilyn RabeChristie Welch

Stacy Haught (AmeriCorps VISTA)Tressa Augustine (AmeriCorps VISTA)

http://extension.osu.edu

PurposeIt’s an exciting challenge to better connect OSU/CFAES/Extension with our cities. Weinland Park is an urban neighborhood located between downtown Columbus and The Ohio State University.

With the help of community, corporate, civic, church and university partners, this community is being revitalized with food as a focus for transformation.

The OSU Extension team focused on the education component of a recent project in the Weinland Park community, conducting a Community Food Assessment Survey, piloting educational workshops, facilitating strategic planning dialogues, meeting with stakeholders at numerous events and engaging in ongoing interaction through the University District Extension office.

Extension educators set the stage for stable relationships, interorganizational linkages and feedback upon which localized food systems could be built.

Urban agriculture is increasingly recognized by public health professionals, urban planners, community organizations and policymakers as a valuable tool for economic development, preservation of green space and improvement of food security.

One of the programs emerging in 2014 is an urban farmer program. Future research revolves around urban community food system developments throughout the state.

ImpactThis publication was developed by an OSU Extension team as a part of an urban agriculture overlay project and supported by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Challenge grant. This resource will help cultivate community through food-related education and sustain economic development.

Residents will receive consultation and educational programs from OSU’s faculty, students and staff in the field of agriculture, community development, business management and marketing.

Residents will have an opportunity to learn about food production, preservation, distribution and preparation.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Social WorkDepartment of AthleticsDepartment of Recreational SportsOffice of Outreach and EngagementCollege of Education and Human EcologyCollege of NursingCollege of DentistryUndergraduate Admission and First Year ExperienceOffice of Student LifeCollege of Public HealthNationwide Children’s HospitalCollege of Food, Agricultural and


Community Partners InvolvedBoys and Girls Club of ColumbusCardinal HealthColumbus City SchoolsAfter School All-StarsI Know I CanYMCA of Central OhioShalom ZoneIllinois State UniversityColumbus CrewOhio Child Care Resource and Referral Association (OCCRA)United Way of Central Ohio

Learning in Fitness and Education through Sports (LiFE Sports)

Contact

Rebecca Wade-Mdivanian Director

Youth Development InitiativesCollege of Social Work

[email protected]

PurposeThe Learning in Fitness & Education through Sports (LiFE Sports) is a university-wide Initiative that aims: “to enhance the quality of youth development, sport, and recreational programs through service and outreach, teaching and learning, and research, thereby increasing positive developmental outcomes for youth.” LiFE Sports has been in operation since 2008 and serves as one of the most comprehensive, emergent university-wide Initiatives at The Ohio State University.

ImpactAs part of LiFE Sports service and outreach focus, youth from economically disadvantaged circumstances participate in sport and social skill instruction during a one-month summer camp, as well as engage in follow-up booster clinics year round. From 2009-2013, LiFE Sports served 2,853 youth ages 9-15 in the summertime, engaged 145 youth ages 16-18 in its Youth Leadership Academy, provided over 1100 health physicals, offered 24 sports clinics attended by 878 youth participants, and organized 4 college/career days.

During the past four years, LiFE Sports provided hands-on experience to 231 OSU students. Specifically, 168 OSU students from at least 23 different majors were employed by LiFE Sports and 63 students completed internships.

Research on LiFE Sports is documented in seven journal articles and several book chapters; and is informing youth development programs and practices across the world. LiFE Sports was awarded the National Summer Learning Award in 2010.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and Human EcologyOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedOver 25 Ohio State University

Extension Live Healthy Live Well professionals are offering this signature program reaching over 70 counties in Ohio.

In 2013, 3,400 people participated in the Email Wellness Challenges.

Live Healthy Live Well - OSU Extension Signature Program

Contact

Lisa BarlageExtension Educator


OSU [email protected]

Michelle TreberExtension Educator



http://go.osu.edu/livehealthylivewell

PurposeOhio State University Extension’s Live Healthy Live Well Signature Program educates Ohioans on nutrition, physical activity, and wellness issues. Utilizing social media, email wellness challenges, and lunch and learn lessons they strive to increase awareness and encourage adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Programming targets working adults, public agencies or governments, and businesses with research-based information. By improving workforce health, employers may see reductions in insurance costs, improved morale, and fewer employee sick days.

ImpactSix-week Email Wellness Challenges are offered three times a year at no cost to participants. Themes vary but the “Zero Holiday Weight Gain Challenge” is very popular at year-end.

Over 90% of respondents reported learning new information as a result of participating in an Email Wellness Challenge. In addition, over 92% reported using the new information they learned.

Over 80% of respondents report that they have adopted one or more of the recommended practices that might help reduce their risk of developing chronic disease.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agriculture and Environmental SciencesDepartment of Animal SciencesOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedOhio Farm Bureau FederationThe Ohio Peace Officer Training AcademyAnimals for Life CoalitionNational Cattlemen’s Beef Association

The Livestock Emergency ResponseProgram for First Responders

Contact

Steve BoylesOSU Extension Beef Specialist

Department of Animal [email protected]

http://production.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/apps/courses/cfaes/course/

PurposeApproximately 400,000 head of livestock are being hauled at any time of the day in the United States. In a seven-year period more than 400 livestock transport accidents were reported in the U.S. and Canada.

The Livestock Emergency Response Program for first responders involves training in understanding animal behavior and animal welfare in emergency situations related to motor vehicle incidents.

Impact2012: There were 136 emergency responders trained. Steve Boyles was invited to speak at the National Beef Quality Assurance state coordinators meeting and several states used the training module.

2013: Seventy first responders were trained to handle livestock. The training was done at two locations in the state. Training materials were placed at OSU Cow College website.

2013: Team members rewrote The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) manual section for animal management.

2014: Steve Boyles will be a speaker at a national first responder meeting.

2014: A first response training program is planned for June in another state.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Nursing

Community Partners InvolvedMaking a Difference, Inc.Eldon and Elsie Ward Family YMCA

Making a Difference Program: Health and Wellness One Street at a Time

Contact

Jennifer KueAssistant Professor

Co-Director - Making a Difference Program


http://nursing.osu.edu/sidebar-content/making-a-difference

PurposeThe Making a Difference Program is a collaboration between the OSU College of Nursing and Making A Difference, Inc. to engage Near East Side residents in health and wellness. Through student and faculty engagement, the program provides much-needed screening for diagnoses such as hypertension, heart diseases, diabetes, and depression. Additionally, the Making a Difference Program strives to build capacity by conducting grant-writing workshops in the Near East Side and funding community-initiated projects.

ImpactThe Ask a Buckeye Nurse Forum is a health and wellness program, run by College of Nursing faculty and student nurses, that provides free basic health screenings and health education.

The Making a Difference Program Community Grants provide funding for community-initiated, health-based programs for Near East Side residents. A total of 10 grants will be awarded.

In collaboration with community partners, the Making a Difference Program hosted two health expos for the community where hundreds of residents were able to obtain preventive health services.

Master of Accounting (MAcc) Association

PurposeThe Master of Accounting (MAcc) Association has always placed a high emphasis on student leadership in community service. Led by the MAcc Student Council and advisor, Senior Lecturer Patrick Turner, the MAcc Association organizes several community service opportunities each year. Students, faculty, and staff are all participants, creating a bond rooted in bettering the community we have the pleasure of living in.

ImpactThe organization’s largest event is MAcc Gives Back where students, faculty, and staff visit local nonprofits including Dress for Success, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and many more for a day of service.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedFisher College of BusinessDepartment of Accounting & MIS

Community Partners InvolvedBroad Street Food PantryDress for SuccessFurniture Bank of Central OhioHabitat for Humanity ReStoreLutheran Social ServicesMeals on WheelsMid-Ohio Foodbank and Kroger PantryOhio Society of CPAsRonald McDonald HouseUnited Way of Central Ohio

Contact

Patrick TurnerSenior Lecturer

Fisher College of BusinessDepartment of

Accounting & [email protected]

http://fisher.osu.edu/macc

The group also participates in the Financial Education Teaches Children Healthy Habits (FETCH!) program hosted by the Ohio Society of CPAs, where students visit local elementary schools to facilitate a game that teaches children budgeting and smart spending.

Students of the MAcc Association also lead the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which offers free tax preparation to low-to-moderate income households from January to March.

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and Human EcologyCollege of MedicineCollege of NursingCollege of PharmacyCollege of Public HealthThe Ohio State University Alumni AssociationOSU ExtensionOSU Health PlanWexner Medical CenterYour Plan for Health

Community Partners InvolvedU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Stroke AssociationCenters for Disease Control

and Prevention

Million Hearts® Initiative

Contact

Sanford MeiselDirector of Marketing and

CommunicationsCollege of [email protected]

http://millionhearts.osu.edu

The Ohio State University College of Nursing has led an intensive university-wide effort to be the first educational partner to assist the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launch Million Hearts®—a national initiative to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017 by screening and educating the public on the “ABCSs” of cardiovascular health.

MethodsIn an effort to advance Million Hearts, the National Interprofessional Education and Practice Consortium to Advance Million Hearts (NIECAMH) was founded by the College of Nursing and has developed two free online educational modules to help healthcare professionals, health sciences students, and community members learn about the initiative, conduct community screenings, and refer people to appropriate resources. Following completion of the module, individuals receive certification as a Million Hearts Fellow or Community Ambassador.

ResultsMore than 80 organizations and 2,300 individuals have accessed the modules, resulting in over 16,000 people being

screened. The modules and screenings have been incorporated into health sciences curricula and community activities.

ConclusionsAcademic institutions, communities, and healthcare facilities partnering together as part of NIECAMH provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate the impact a unified approach can have on improving population health through the use of screening, education, and prevention. Below: Community Ambassador

training for local area congregations

Above: College of Nursing students performing Million Hearts community screenings

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOhio State Newark Office of Outreach and Engagement

Community Partners InvolvedThe Backstreet Cultural Museum Coastal Communities Consulting (Lower Plaquemines Parish) The Mardi Gras Indian CouncilMichael Yearling, Yearling GroupGranville Studio of Visual Arts

New Orleans Service Learning

Contact

Virginia CopeAssistant Dean

The Ohio State University at Newark

Associate ProfessorDepartment of English

[email protected]

PurposeFifteen scholarship students spent two weeks in New Orleans conducting interviews and gathering materials to create short films and websites to bring attention to the work of three nonprofits that seek to preserve the city’s unique culture.

ImpactVideos and websites have brought media attention and donations to support the important work of three nonprofits. Students interviewed six Mardi Gras Indian chiefs to create a 22-minute film (go.osu.edu/MGIndians) and a web site for the Mardi Gras Indian Council (mardigrasindiancouncil.org).

They created a lively video of Sylvester Francis, founder of the Backstreet Cultural Museum, a one-man folk museum archiving jazz funeral obituaries and Mardi Gras Indian suits. The video is prominently displayed on the BCM website (backstreetmuseum.org).

Finally, they took professional photos and gathered information to create a website for Coastal Communities Consulting, providing accessible information on its services to the Vietnamese and Cambodian fishing communities (ccc-nola.org). Several students developed research projects based on their New Orleans experiences and have presented at conferences and won awards.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Arts and SciencesCollege of EngineeringCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental SciencesCollege of Public Health

Community Partners InvolvedCommunity groups accessed through OSUE

NORM Science Outreach Program (NSOP): Science-based Information Regarding the Potential Environmental Exposures Associated with Radionuclides in Cuttings and Water Produced by Hydraulic Fracturing

Contact

Jeff DanielsProfessor and Director

Subsurface Energy Resource [email protected]

serc.osu.edu/NORM

PurposeThe work of NORM Science Outreach Project (NSOP) will focus on the scientific and educational aspects of issues related to the presence of naturally occurring radioactive material — commonly known as NORM — in the drilling and hydraulic fracturing waste streams.

This grant will gather knowledge to be shared with Extension educators and with citizens of Ohio. This will add to the view of Extension as the “honest broker” of information regarding shale development in Ohio. This project will provide improved and expanded science-based information on NORM from the drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes to the public by completing four tasks.

Task completion will enable OSUE educators to better explain the science and issues to the public as well as address concerns.

ImpactThrough OSUE, this project will provide scientifically-accurate information available to disseminate

to communities and landowners about waste products from the drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes.Educational Material Development and Dissemination: Applicable learning objectives and corresponding Web-accessible materials will be developed based on our summary and objective interpretation of the data already published, and data generated by OSU, that will enable OSUE educators to explain the science and issues to the public.

Perform research on levels of radioactivity found in drill cuttings and flowback water from wells in Utica and Point Pleasant.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Arts and Sciences College of EngineeringCollege of Education and Human EcologyDepartment of Radiology Department of NeuoscienceOffice of International Affairs

Community Partners InvolvedIndian Universities:

Aligarh Muslim UniversityDelhi UniversityKashmir University

*With prospect of a number of othercentral and private universities and prospect of 3 Saudi Arabian universities.

Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award Project: STEM Education & Research Faculty Training in India

Contact

Sultana NaharResearch Scientist

College of Arts and SciencesDepartment of Astonomy

[email protected]://go.osu.edu/obamasingh

PurposeThe objective is to enhance educational excellence and collaborative research to address global challenges in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) areas by training Indian Ph.D. students for world-class faculty by OSU faculty members. For the project, the OSU partnership with Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in India received one of the four high-profile Obama-Singh Knowledge Initiative Awards in 2013, and support for the first batch of students has been secured.

The project is under the globalization objective of OSU and is expected to facilitate the plan and work to expand and form the coalition between the Big Ten universities along with the University of Chicago in the U.S. and Indian universities under OSU leadership.

The big event at Aligharh Muslim University for the initiation of the STEM ER (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Education and Research) project under the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award that OSU received with partnership of Aligarh Muslim University.

ImpactOSU-AMU Center of Excellence for STEM ER (Education and Research) at AMU was inaugurated by William Brustein, Pat Osmer, and David Williams in November 2013, and the Memorendum of Agreement between OSU and AMU was signed.

A new two-year academic curriculum for the degree of MEd-STEM for Indian postgraduate students has been approved by the OSU Council of Academic Affairs and is ready to be launched in June 2014.

Anil K. Pradhan and Sultana N. Nahar have been in meetings with about 20 Indian universities regarding proposals to submit to Indian government agencies for continuation of support for more postgraduate students to the program.

Meeting of the four people, from left to right, Anil Pradhan, Sultana Nahar, Karen Irving, Adrian Rodgers, who formulated the curriculum of the new MEd-STEM degree at OSU.

Council of Academic Affairs after presentation of the curriculum for its final approval.

Obama-Singh treaty for the Knowledge Initiative Awards.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU Libraries including Regional CampusesA variety of departments

Community Partners InvolvedHalf Price BooksOhio LibrariesRetired ProfessorsCommunity membersOhio State studentsOhio State faculty

Ohio Books for the World

Contact

Herb OckermanProfessor

Animal Sciences Food Science and Technology

[email protected]

PurposeThe purpose of this project is to send books to international Ohio State alumni for their university libraries. This ongoing initiative has been in existence for approximately 40 years.

Initially shipments went by mail (braille and large print books still do) but now other shipments go by 20 or 40 foot containers containing approximately 36,000 to 72,000 books (30 to 60 tons) which are shipped twice a year.

ImpactTo date books have been shipped to 391 locations. For example, six container loads have been shipped to different universities in the Philippines. The estimated value of books, based on their last sales price, is in excess of $859 million.

To show their appreciation Professor Ockerman has received two honorary university degrees and has an international university library named after him, made an honorary, lifetime member of an international university alumni association, and an honorary member of three Rotary clubs in two countries.

2014 Distinguished International Engagement Award

Locations where books have been sent

Unloading of 40ft container at Cavite University in Philippines; Ockerman Hall

in the background

Books loaded by volunteers

Loading books

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Ohio State University Extension

Recent Community Partners InvolvedWyandot County Economic Development Fayette County Commissioners Weinland Park/University District Van Wert Economic Development Point Place Business Association

(Lucas County)

Evolution of the Ohio Business Retention and Expansion Program

Contacts

David CivittoloAssociate Professor and

Field SpecialistOhio State University Extension

[email protected]

Nancy BowenAssociate Professor and

Field SpecialistOhio State University Extension

[email protected]

http://go.osu.edu/QND

PurposeLaunched in 1986, the Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) program has worked with economic developers and community leaders in 79 of Ohio’s 88 counties, helping them prioritize, plan and implement community development initiatives. After more than 25 years, the program has been credited with creating or retaining thousands of jobs not only in Ohio, but throughout the United States.

ImpactA packaged curriculum has been developed to include three workshops, programmatic templates and turn-key software to support a comprehensive BR&E program on the local or regional level. Marketing materials, including a workbook and brochures, have been professionally developed to promote the program.

• Improve residential quality of life• Establish integrated approach to

economic development•Develop community economic

decision-making capacity•Develop of a pro-business orientation• Improve community leaders’

response to residents’ concerns•Create factual basis for attraction and

community marketing• Engage community residents in a

discussion of their local economy

Extension Educators have conducted “train the trainer” sessions for colleagues in New York, Indiana and Florida. Florida has committed to incorporating BR&E programs for its Agriculture and Natural Resources Educators and Community Development Educators.

“ The OSU Extension Business Retention & Expansion Program is a wonderful

and affordable community development tool. Strongsville’s participation has

enhanced the city’s ability to qualitatively measure the needs of existing

businesses and implement strategies to assist these companies in achieving

their growth objectives and to improve the overall business environment in

the community.” — Thomas Perciak, Strongsville Mayor

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedEast Asian Studies Center Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures Institute for Japanese Studies Office of International AffairsCollege of Arts and Sciences

Community Partners InvolvedAntioch College Bowling Green State University * Case Western Reserve University Cleveland State University Columbus State Community College Cuyahoga Community College Denison University John Carroll University Kent State University Kenyon College Miami University * Oberlin College Ohio Northern University Ohio State UniversityOhio University Ohio Wesleyan University * Otterbein University Owens Community College Sinclair Community College University of Akron University of Cincinnati * University of FindlayUniversity of Mount UnionThe University of Toledo * Wittenberg University * Wright State University Xavier University

*Had OH-JAN Representative

Connecting Alumni and Building Relationships across the State: Ohio-Japan Alumni Network

Contact

Janet Stucky SmithAssistant Director

Institute for Japanese [email protected]

http://easc.osu.edu/ohio-japan-alumni-network

PurposeOH-JAN connects alumni from K-16 Japan-related programs in Ohio (language study, internships and study abroad) with alumni of our own or other schools, educators, students, businesses and the community; members serve as mentors and advocate for careers using Japanese through email, video, webinar, or in-person interactions; supporting the 3,577 students in Japan-related programs at 42 K-16 institutions across the state (OSU Fall 2013: 551 Undergraduate, 85 majors/18 minors and 29 Graduate students).

ImpactCreate the Network: Representatives established in 2014 for 8 of the 26 Ohio colleges with Japanese language programs that serve 2,525 students (2012 data), more representatives sought in 2015.

Mentor: Arranged 8 alumni to visit 4 colleges to talk about their experiences and advocate careers with a Japanese focus and created 6 videos by alumni posted on OH-JAN website.

Sustainability: OH-JAN group establishing long-term sustainability plan by creating a Board of Trustees who will create a nonprofit organization; online presence on Facebook, LinkedIn and website established.

Bowling Green State University presentationUniversity of Findlay presentation (below)

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of EngineeringIndustry Liaison Office

Community Partners InvolvedOhio Development Services AgencyOhio MEPs (Magnet, CIFT, APEG,

FastLane, OH!Manufacturing, TechSolve)Columbus2020Major state manufacturers

Ohio Manufacturing Institute

Contact

Kathryn KelleyProgram Manager

Ohio Manufacturing [email protected]

omi.osu.edu

PurposeOhio Manufacturing Institute’s mission is to make the technical resources of higher education easily accessible to industry and to facilitate their use for economic development.

OMI provides manufacturers a quick and cost-effective mechanism to collaborate with Ohio State, including testing, development, applied research, training seminars, and manufacturing process support. Industry needs are teamed with university assets such as faculty expertise, student engagement, and access to university labs and test equipment.

ImpactOMI facilitates access to academic research facilities, faculty, and students, and has rapidly executable, no-nonsense contracts that make technical resources quickly available for manufacturing problem solving, or new technology assessment and development.

OMI connects manufacturers to key manufacturing technologies, including: • Welding and Joining• Forming, Molding, and Machining• Additive Manufacturing• Process and Component Design• Advanced Materials and Corrosion• Computational Modeling andSimulation

OMI facilitates a unique co-located internship program at Ohio State in which students work for a company on a specific project and remain under the mentorship of university faculty. Students retain access to labs, equipment, and other university resources for the duration of the internship.

OEMs

Tier 1 Suppliers Tier 1 Suppliers Tier 1 Suppliers

Tier N SMEs

OEMs

Tier N SMEs Tier N SMEs Tier N SMEs Tier N SMEs Tier N SMEs

Tier 1 Suppliers

OEMs

Tier N SMEs

Technology Transfer & Collaboration

Polymer OhioCIFT

BioOhio

MAGNETTechSolve

APEGUnder Fifty Partners

EWINAMII

(TechSolve Mach)

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental SciencesOSU Extension4-H Youth Development

Community Partners InvolvedOhio National GuardUSO of Central and Southern OhioAdditional organizations throughout Ohio

Ohio Operation: Military Kids

Contact

Theresa M. Ferrari, Ph.D. Associate Professor

4-H Youth Development SpecialistOhio State University Extension

Ohio 4-H Youth [email protected]

www.ohio4h.org/omk

PurposePart of a national initiative and based within Ohio 4-H, the purpose of Operation: Military Kids is to support youth of military families throughout the deployment cycle. Using a variety of strategies, OMK programs aim to develop resilient youth who can cope with stress and thrive in the face of challenges. OMK works with many community partners around the state to enhance efforts to support military youth.

ImpactMilitary youth live in every county in Ohio. Since 9/11, thousands of military youth have experienced a parent’s deployment; many have experienced it multiple times.

In 2013, Ohio OMK reached over 3,000 youth and adult program participants. OMK organized or supported 18 camp opportunities for military youth and families.

Parents and children alike state that the opportunity to meet others who share the experience of being in a military family is what they like best about participating in OMK.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Dentistry

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus Health DepartmentMuskingum-Valley Health Centers Dental CenterColumbus Neighborhood Health CentersThird Street Family Health Services Dental ClinicNationwide Children’s HospitalCincinnati Health DepartmentDental Center of Northwest OhioSt. Elizabeth Health CenterMetroHealth Medical CenterDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Chillicothe, OhioLima Community DentalMercy Medical Center – Dental ClinicChalmers P. Wylie Veterans Clinic

The OHIO Project

Contact

Canise BeanDirector - The OHIO Project

Associate ProfessorCollege of Dentistry

[email protected]

Rachel WhislerProgram CoordinatorCollege of Dentistry -

Office of Community [email protected]

OHIOproject.org

PurposeAs part of OSU’s mission of service learning, the College of Dentistry is working to address the number one unmet health need in Ohio - access to dental care. Through the OHIO Project, the College of Dentistry trains excellent, socially aware dental practitioners. Students receive clinical training in a variety of settings, including college-based comprehensive care and specialty clinics, as well as community-based dental clinics.

Nearly 1.2 million working-aged adults (18 - 64 years of age) in Ohio report that they have dental care needs that have not been met.Fifty-one percent of children in Ohio have experienced tooth decay by the third grade.

More than 3.9 million Ohio adults (45 percent) over 18 years of age have no dental insurance - almost three times more than the number of Ohio adults without medical insurance.

ImpactDuring the senior year of dental education, students spend 50 days providing dental care in community clinics in Ohio under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist who is adjunct faculty and often an alumnus of Ohio State’s College of Dentistry.

Students are exposed to multiple dental technologies, observe various practice management models, practice four-handed dentistry, and increase their speed and confidence with an established clinic, all while serving a community in need of affordable care.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and Human EcologyCollege of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental SciencesOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedFinancial Institutions across

Ohio, including Fifth Third Bank and others.

Ohio Saves

Contact

Betsy DeMatteoFamily & Consumer Science

EducatorOSU Extension

[email protected]

PurposeOhio ranks in the bottom fifth of all 50 states when consumers are tested for financial literacy and positive financial behavior (Banerjee, 2011). Ohio Saves is Extension’s newest tool to address this need and assist Ohioans in taking control of their finances. In this endeavor, Ohio joins states across the nation under America Saves to sustain positive behavior change and improve consumer financial habits.

ImpactOhio Saves is a tool available to professionals that provides ongoing support and motivation for consumers to continue progressing toward financial goals.

In only nine months, Ohio Savers have saved over $54,500. The top three savings goals are an Emergency Fund (31% of savers), Special Event (12%), and Debt Repayment (12%).

Ohio Saves Week provides opportunity each year for public and private organizations to partner and positively impact the ability of Ohioans to take control of their finances and personal goals.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU Center for Automotive ResearchCollege of EngineeringFisher College of Business Ohio State Office of Energy and Environment

Community Partners InvolvedClean Fuels OhioNortheast Ohio Clean CitiesGirl Scouts of America Local schools

Ohio State EcoCAR: Engineering, Business and Communications

Contact

Sarah JadwinCommunications ManagerFisher College of Business

[email protected]

PurposeThe Ohio State EcoCAR 2 team is a student organization competing in the national competition, EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future.

EcoCAR 2 is a three-year student engineering competition to redesign a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu into a more environmentally friendly vehicle.

In addition to the engineering, the team has a business and communications team that works to educate the public about advanced vehicle technologies and the importance of using alternative fuels.

ImpactDuring the 2012-2013 academic year, the team reached over 1,500 youth and educators in the local Columbus area.

The team participated in 63 total outreach events during the 2012-2013 academic year. Of those 63 events, the team hosted 14.

Over the past 3 years, the team has received more than 60 media hits in the local, state and national news.



Community Partners InvolvedU.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development OrganizationUnited States Department of AgricultureGovernor’s Office of AppalachiaSouthern Ohio Diversification InitiativeSouthern Ohio Agriculture and Community Development FoundationShawnee State UniversityNumerous small and large businesses

The Ohio State University Endeavor Center

Contact

Ryan MapesManager

The Ohio State University Endeavor Center

[email protected]

PurposeOpen since 2005, The Ohio State Univer-sity Endeavor Center, a 27,000 square-foot mixed-use business incubator, has come to be recognized as a community leader in eco-nomic development, business training, and technological excellence.

The original 26 permanent office spaces were expanded to 31 to satisfy demand for the flex-ible and professional office space provided in the facility for new and growing business-es. The latest renovation was completed to house the Manufacturing Field Engineer for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership – a position designed to provide assistance for small manufacturers in Southern Ohio.

The facility housed 21 individual businesses during the year and operated at more than 100% of its original occupancy capability. Endeavor Center business partners drove a surge in hiring, adding over 150 high-skill, high-wage positions during the year.

ImpactIn the last five years of operation The Ohio State University Endeavor Center and its busi-ness partners have:

• Created more than 1,275 high-skill, high-wage jobs, adding more than $105 million ofdirect economic activity to the local commu-nity.

• In cooperation with the Small Business De-velopment Center of Ohio, sponsored orconducted 300 business workshops, train-ing sessions, and seminars with nearly5,000 attendees – business owners, pro-spective entrepreneurs, and ambitious em-ployees seeking to improve the profitabilityof their businesses so they can grow andprovide additional employment opportuni-ties for those in the community.

• Directly and intimately assisted over 100small businesses tackle obstacles to growth,supplying strategic and space resources re-quired for expansion, resulting in the gradu-ation of more than two dozen partners tothe construction of their own facilities or

expansion into larger facilities in the local commercial real estate market.

In 2013 alone, over 100 business workshops, seminars, training events, and planning ses-sions were conducted in the Endeavor Cen-ter classrooms, attracting more than 1,500 participants.

The OSU Endeavor Center has become a hub of business activity and training in Southern Ohio, and is a recognized leader in assisting businesses with expanding and improving their operations. Overall, the economic im-pact of new positions created by Endeavor Center partners since its opening has had a major impact on the economic vitality of the region.

2014 Distinguished Community Engagement Award

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of DentistryCollege of EngineeringCollege of MedicineCollege of NursingCollege of OptometryCollege of PharmacyCollege of Public HealthCollege of Social WorkCollege of Veterinary MedicineFisher College of BusinessOffice of International AffairsSchool of CommunicationsSchool of Environment and Natural Resources

Community Partners InvolvedCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEthiopian Public Health InstituteUniversity of GondarAddis Ababa University

One Health International Outreach (OHIO)

Contact

Wondwossen GebreyesProfessor and Director of Global

Health ProgramsVeterinary [email protected]

http://u.osu.edu/onehealth

PurposeOur planet constantly faces major, complex health challenges, and it is essential to train future professionals to be able to effectively address these issues.

One Health is a model system that addresses issues at the interface of health, agriculture and ecosystem. It also allows the establishment of mutually beneficial working systems across disciplines for effective control of global health issues. We will use rabies and cancer outreach partnerships in Ethiopia as model systems.

ImpactCreate awareness of the need for strong outreach to address global issues, such as fewer children dying of rabies or women getting screened and treated for cervical cancer.

Identify potential partners to strengthen and sustain outreach efforts, which can lead to:

• service-learning opportunities for OSUstudents;

• clinical training opportunities for OSUfaculty and students with patientswhose cases are more complex thanthose experienced here;

• research collaborations that couldresult in evidence-based carestrategies, such as traditional herbs inpatient care, safer water supplies, andbetter air quality;

• solutions for health challenges that canbe scaled up to other countries; and

• improved health communication thatleads to behavior change and healthier,happier, more productive lives.

We will also discuss key challenges and limitations, and propose solutions.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of MedicineCollege of PharmacyCollege of Veterinary MedicineDepartment of Medicine Infectious DiseasesDepartment of PharmacyOSU Digital FirstOSU Wexner Medical Center

Community Partners InvolvedFederation of Infectious Diseases of Southern AfricaNational Laboratory Services, AMPATH Netcare Ltd.South African Antibiotic Stewardship ProgrammeSouth African Society of Clinical PharmacistsUniversity of Cape Town Groote Schuur Hospital University of Stellenbosch Tygerberg Hospital

OSU and South Africa Collaborate to Combat Antibiotic Resistant “Superbugs”

Contact

Debra GoffClinical Associate Professor

College of PharmacyInfectious Disease Specialist

Dept. of Pharmacy Wexner Medical Center

[email protected]://www.fidssa.co.za

PurposeThe world is running out of effective antibiotics due to escalating rates of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” Years of overuse, misuse, and abuse of antibiotics in humans and animals created this public health crisis.

Hospitals are implementing antibiotic stewardship programs to optimize antibiotic use. In South Africa, a lack of infectious disease-trained pharmacists creates a challenge.

Our purpose is to develop an antibiotic stewardship outreach program and facilitate an OSU-South Africa pharmacists network to lead antibiotic stewardship programs.

ImpactAntibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are escalating while new antibiotics are diminishing. OSU-South Africa “train the trainer” mentoring program will provide pharmacists with the necessary skill set to contribute to antibiotic stewardship.

Antibiotic stewardship outreach programs are most effective when they are multidisciplinary. South African pharmacists will learn how to monitor antibiotics and measure patient outcomes while working on a healthcare team.

Patient advocacy for antibiotic stewardship is needed. We’ll create an iBook for the South African Health Minister to gain long-term support for the program. Twitter will also be used.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedAAAS Community Extension CenterCollege of MedicineCollege of NursingCollege of Social WorkOffice of Government AffairsOffice of Outreach and EngagementOffice of Student LifeTodd A. Bell National Resource CenterWexner Medical Center

Community Partners InvolvedCity of ColumbusColumbus Metropolitan Housing Authority Near East Side StakeholdersPurpose Built Communities

P.A.C.T. - Partners Achieving Community Transformation

Contact

Trudy BartleyExecutive Director, PACTAssistant Vice President

Office of Government [email protected]

www.eastpact.org

PurposePACT is a non-profit partnership comprised of The Ohio State University, City of Columbus and Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority. PACT’s vision is to create a financially and environmentally sustainable, healthy community where residents can have access to safe and affordable housing, quality healthcare and education, and employment opportunities on the Near East Side of Columbus.

ImpactTo promote a culturally and economically diverse, healthy community by providing education, job training, and employment opportunities.

To be a catalyst for continuing and expanding redevelopment efforts in the surrounding area — while including stakeholders in major decisions throughout the redevelopment process — and to promote and protect commercial and retail development within the defined geography.

To provide recreational opportunities for children and families.

2014 Excellence in Community Partnership Award

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedSchool of Environment and Natural ResourcesOffice of International Programs in AgricultureDepartment of Horticulture and Crop ScienceDepartment of Food, Agriculture, and Biological EngineeringCollege of Public HealthFood Science and TechnologyDepartment of Animal SciencesAgricultural and Extension EducationOSU ExtensionCollege of Food, Agricultural and


Community Partners InvolvedThe University of Gaston BergerGreen Senegal

FundingUSAID/HED, $1.6 million

Partnership to Develop Agroecology and Extension Programs in Senegal

ContactDirector: Richard Dick

School of Environment and Natural [email protected]

Co-PI: Mark ErbaughOffice of International Agricultural

in Agriculture

Co-PI: Emmy Reginier Department of Horticulture and

Crop Science

Co-PI: Ken MartinOSU Extension

Co-PI: Steve NealOSU Agricultural Technical Institute

Project Coordinator: Amanda DaveySchool of Environment and Natural Resources

[email protected] www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/senegal-pire

PurposeThe objective of the project is to implement state-of-the-art agricultural education and extension programs at the University of Gaston Berger (UGB), focused on enhancing sustainable agriculture in the fragile Sahelien agroecosystems of Africa. The project has established Associate and BS degree programs, and updated laboratories. Another main objective is to establish the land grant model at UGB, incorporating extension and research into the traditional teaching role of the university. This project is an innovative way to export the land grant model to Sub-Saharan Africa and to support sustainable agriculture.

ImpactThirteen UGB faculty in the new Department of Agricultural Sciences, Aquaculture, and Food Technology are being mentored by CFAES OSU faculty in teaching, research and extension. The first group of 94 associate and BS students graduated in March 2014. Two Ph.D. students are being trained at OSU in agricultural engineering and weed science. The project has implemented a pilot UGB extension program with 144 farmers on newly irrigated land in northern Senegal. Eleven farmers

are participating in an on-farm research program. Farmers are requesting that vegetable transplanters, which OSU introduced to Senegal, be imported to Senegal.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOffice of Student Life Ohio Union, Student Activities Keith B. Key Center for Student Leadership and Service Economic Access Initiative OSU Extension OSU Alumni Association

Community Partners InvolvedK-12 School Administrators Community Leaders OSU Extension Educators OSU Alumni

Pay It Forward’s Access88: College Access Outreach in Ohio’s 88 Counties

Contact

Jake CohenPay It Forward Advisor

Office of Student [email protected]

go.osu.edu/access88

PurposeAccess88 is a service outreach program by the Office of Student Life focused on access to higher education in Ohio’s 88 counties. Students and families in Ohio may not be aware of the support and resources available to them to obtain education beyond a high school diploma. Access88 was created in 2011 to serve the Ohio community, spread a college access message to young Ohio students, and educate OSU students about service, access, and leadership.

ImpactThrough this program, OSU students learn about college access and engage in service by sharing their own experiences with young students, providing them with tools to prepare for the future.

The program has experienced success with several early access initiatives with K-8 students: school visits in 16 Ohio counties, campus tours, pen pal program, and visits to Columbus library branches.

In June 2012, Access88 received the OSU CARES Grant from OSU Extension to support the development of partnerships in the Ohio community to further outreach and collaboration.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOhio State MarionDepartment of EnglishCollege of Arts and Sciences

Community Partners InvolvedUnited Way of Marion

Pay It Forward Marion

Contact

Stuart LishanAssociate Professor


PurposeThis project’s purpose is to promote civic engagement in at least six English courses ranging from beginner to advanced and to improve the local community through skill-based service and philanthropy.

ImpactBeginning writers apply their burgeoning research, writing, and rhetorical skills by examining community needs and developing fundraisers to increase available funds. Their findings and funds are passed along to intermediate writing students, who research and volunteer at local non-profit organizations, respond to the identified community needs, promote the PIFM project, and collect RFPs.

Students in advanced classes receive these materials, analyze proposals, engage in more in-depth research at the non-profits seeking funds, and create multimodal arguments about how to distribute the funds.

Over the two-year grant period, students will allocate over $10,000 in grants to the community.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Pharmacy

Community Partners InvolvedCOSIOhio UniversityOhio High Schools

Pills, Potions, and Poisons

Contact

Nicole Cartwright Kwiek, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor


http://go.osu.edu/ppp

PurposeFewer university students are successfully completing science degrees, ultimately affecting the work force talent available for research and technology institutions. Further, there is considerable evidence that students who develop science career aspirations early are more likely than their peers to succeed in earning a science degree.

The research of Dr. Nicole Kwiek has shown that pharmacology (i.e., the study of how drugs work) is an engaging and effective platform through which to teach high school chemistry and biology. Thus, the College of Pharmacy, the Center of Science and Industry, Ohio University, and more than 55 Ohio high schools have partnered in the “Pills, Potions, and Poisons” summer program.

ImpactThis week-long enrichment program uses drug topics as a context for high school students to collaboratively engage in hands-on science, increase competence in biology and chemistry, and build interest in biomedical science careers.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental SciencesOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedCrawford County Partnership for

Education & Economic DevelopmentHardin County Chamber &

Business AllianceHub 21 at Harding High SchoolTri-Rivers Career CenterWyandot County Economic

Development & Regional Planning

Planning Foundation for Development of Skilled Workforce for Advanced Manufacturing

Contact

Frank GibsonProgram Manager

Alber Enterprise CenterOSU Marion and CFAES/OSUE

[email protected]

PurposeThis planning project will lay the foundation for a long-term, sustainable effort to meet Advanced Manufacturing’s current and future needs for skilled workers. The success of this project will assure future employment and income opportunities for youth and adults; provide a stronger skilled workforce to retain, expand, and attract Advanced Manufacturing employers into the four-county region of Crawford, Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot; and spark enrollments in educational institutions into fields that lead to job growth.

ImpactConnect businesses with qualified workers by:

• Identifying skills and training in AdvancedManufacturing

• Partnering with economic development toenhance business retention/expansionefforts

• Linking students with employers forexperiential learning.

Align education with employer needs/strategies by:

• Developing alliance in priority industries ineach of four counties

• Sharing results of skills analyses witheducational partners

• Initiating development of career pathways.

This project will also seek to convene a Work Readiness Collaborative of service providers to improve and coordinate work readiness and placement efforts for jobseekers; focus on aligning around core work readiness competencies; incorporate common training components and certifications; and use data to drive continuous improvement in work readiness services.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of GeographyDepartment of Human Sciences School of Public Policy

Community Partners InvolvedOhio County Commissioners

Producing Energy, Protecting Food: The Impact of Shale Energy Development on Food Access in Rural Communities

Contact

Michael BetzAssistant Professor and

Extension State SpecialistEducation and Human Ecology

[email protected]

PurposeThe flood of workers and economic activity associated with shale development in Eastern Ohio will likely impact rural food access for original residents.

We will study how sudden increases in population affect retail food access over the short and long term and how Ohio’s experience might differ from those of North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

Our team will build local capacity for community leaders to deal with the impact shale development will have on food access.

ImpactHigh quality research on community impacts of shale development.

Community leaders and members who are better equipped to manage transitions associated with shale development’s specific context in Ohio.

Community leaders and members who are better equipped to manage transitions associated with shale development nationally.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Public Health

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus Public Health

Farmers’ Market development Fund #313292

Public Health Farmers’ Market

Contact

Phylis Pirie, Ph.D.College of Public Health

Interim Associate Dean for ResearchChair & Professor, Health Behavior and

Health [email protected]

http://go.osu.edu/cphfarmersmarket

PurposeThe College of Public Health partners annually with Columbus Public Health to offer a farmers’ market in downtown Columbus. The market is held one day a week for three weeks at Columbus Public Health.

Ohio farmers offer fresh fruits and vegetables, providing nutritious food options to residents of areas known for having limited access to grocery stores.

ImpactVolunteer assistance made it possible to serve 5,889 people in 2013, issue 3,824 WIC vouchers, and provide $1,965 in fresh produce to 139 Ohio Direction Card customers.

33 volunteers donated over 140 hours of time to the 2013 farmer’s market.

17 local farms participated in the 2013 farmers market.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Public HealthDepartment of Health Behavior and

Health Promotion

Community Partners InvolvedNeighborhood Services Inc.Broad Street United Methodist ChurchFaith MissionYWCA Family CenterPhysicians Free ClinicDress For Success

Public Health in Action

Contact

Randi LoveAssociate Professor, Clinical

College of Public [email protected]

PurposePublic Health in Action is a field-based course where students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and allows structured time to reflect on the experience. Future practitioners have the opportunity to translate research into practice.

ImpactThe focus of the class for 2012 and 2013 was poverty and privilege. Students learned about poverty as a social determinant of health and had an opportunity to examine personal privilege in a safe environment.

Students completed service learning hours in a number of community-based agencies.

In the past two years, students provided more than 800 hours of community service.

2014 Distinguished Service-Learning Award

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedAppalachia Community Cancer NetworkComprehensive Cancer CenterOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedProject Task Force Members4-HVinton County Board of Developmental DisabilitiesCommunity Garden Farmers Markets & Farm StandsGardening ExpertsLocal Media

Putting Healthy Food on the TablePurposeVinton County is a rural Appalachian county designated as a “food desert” with no full-service grocery store, thus limiting access to nutritious and affordable foods.

This project will establish a community garden, initiate container gardening and provide education on producing, purchasing, preparing and preserving fruits and vegetables, thereby increasing year-round access for children and adults in Vinton County.

ImpactVinton County residents have very limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables. This project will hold gardening classes, and establish a community garden and container gardening to increase access to produce.

Many local residents need to travel 25 miles to reach the closest grocery store. To help maximize shopping trips, this project will provide education on meal planning, budgeted shopping and making healthy food selections.

Elevated rates of some cancers in Vinton County are associated with dietary behaviors. To encourage healthy food options in homes, this project will provide education sessions on canning and freezing.

Contact

Darla FickleProgram Director

OSU Comprehensive Cancer [email protected]

Travis WestOSU Extension, Vinton County

County Extension DirectorCollege of Food, Agricultural, and


vinton.osu.edu

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (4-H) College of Education and

Human Ecology (Family & Consumer Sciences)OSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedOhio National Guard (Family Readiness and Warrior Support)Ohio University (Department of

Recreation and Sport Pedagogy)

Reaching Out to Those Who Serve: Military Teen Adventure Camps

Contact

Theresa M. Ferrari, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorExtension Specialist

4-H Youth DevelopmentOSU Extension

[email protected]://fcs.osu.edu/adventure-camp

PurposeOSU Extension partners with the Ohio National Guard and Ohio University to conduct adventure camps for a unique audience – military teens. They have unique challenges setting them apart from their peers. These camps bring together those who share the experience of being in a military family. They develop connections with others who can relate to their situation, building a common bond and social support. The combination of challenge, mastery, and success leads to participant growth.

ImpactBecause campers tackle challenging activities, a residential camp experience combined with adventure programming provides a multitude of emotional, cognitive, and physical benefits.

The adventure camp experience fosters adaptation to change – something needed by all of today’s young people, but especially military youth, who must adapt to separations during moves or deployments.

A partnership with OSU Extension, the National Guard, and Ohio University has made three years of successful camps possible, reaching 250 military teens from Ohio and 21 other states.


Community Partners InvolvedThe use of the 2013 Real Money. Real World. youth financial literacy program has expanded to 69 of the 88 counties in Ohio.

The State Treasurers Office supports RMRW use and is promoting it to public schools throughout Ohio.

The Ohio Department of Education partners by raising awareness of RMRW and encouraging its use.

Real Money. Real World. youth financial literacy program

Contact

Kathy MichelichOSU Extension Educator


http://realmoneyrealworld.osu.

PurposeOhio State University Extension has gained recognition state-wide for this community-based financial literacy program. RMRW has been underpinned by peer-reviewed curriculum since 2005. The latest revision was adopted in 2013. The program brings together the local business community, schools, and OSU Extension to provide youth, ages 12-19, a hands-on learning experience on budgeting money in the role of an adult paying for monthly living expenses. Youth also explore how career choice impacts future income.

ImpactIn 2013, an estimated 145 RMRW events were provided to nearly 20,000 youth in Ohio.

Results using surveys from the 2013 curriculum include: 76.5% of youth believed that participating in RMRW gave them a much better idea of what is involved in earning, spending, and managing money.

72.5% of youth indicated they believed RMRW participation will help them a lot in their future.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of PhysicsCenter for Emergent MaterialsCollege of Arts and Sciences

Community Partners InvolvedInnis Elementary School

Scientific Thinkers at Innis Elementary

Contact

Nandini TrivediProfessor


https://sites.google.com/site/inn-iselementaryoutreach/

PurposeOhio State University and Innis Elementary, presently under Academic Emergency, partner in a program called Scientific Thinkers to motivate the next generation of scientific thinkers from parts of our society that are marginalized. We accomplish a three-pronged benefit: confidence building in the elementary students, improvement of communication skills for graduate and undergraduate volunteer scientists, and inspiration and growth through new hands-on lesson plans for elementary school teachers.

ImpactDuring biweekly visits, volunteers lead hands-on activities with direct engagement of elementary students and teachers. Students enjoy meeting a scientist and learning to think like a scientist.

Two annual school-wide events: Science Fair, where elementary students present projects with parental engagement, and Science Day, a teacher-inspired event, where students engage in many exciting hands-on laboratories.

The program provides professional growth for classroom teachers with development of hands-on strategies for teaching through direct collaboration with real scientists. There is continued pursuit of further teacher development through partnerships with established grants including the Ohio Department of Education sponsored Math Science Partnership program.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOhio Sea Grant & Stone Laboratory Office of ResearchOhio Supercomputer CenterOSU Extension Department of Agricultural,

Environmental, and Development Economics School of Environment and

Natural Resources OSU Extension Watershed Program Byrd Polar Research Center School of Earth Sciences Carbon, Water, and Climate Program Department of Geography Department of Evolution, Ecology,

and Organismal Biology

Community Partners InvolvedCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Board of Health Ohio Department of Health Great Lakes Commission Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative Great Lakes Regional Water Program Great Lakes Sea Grant Network National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NOAA National Sea Grant Program NOAA Coastal Services Center NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Ohio Coastal Training Program The Nature Conservancy University of Wisconsin University of Michigan Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change ImpactsCleveland Metroparks

Scientists Teach Region about Climate

Contact

Jill Jentes BanickiAssistant Director

Center for Lake Erie Area [email protected]

http://changingclimate.osu.edu/

PurposeThe Ohio State University Climate Change Outreach Team is a multi-departmental initiative within the university to help localize the climate change issue for Ohioans and Great Lakes residents.

Created in 2008, the team works with university faculty to create outreach tools to get climate research information out to the public. Through such tools as a webinar series, informal educational displays, and secondary education curricula, the team collaborates with experts from around the country to teach the public about issues and impacts the region could face with a changing climate.

ImpactThe Climate Team has educated more than 34,000 people representing 500+ organizations from governmental agencies, academia, non-profits, private industry, and the legislature through its flagship Global Change, Local Impact monthly webinar series and archives. The team is considered the go-to organization for Great Lakes climate information.

Agencies such as the National Park Service and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as secondary schools and informal education facilities use the team’s programming as teaching tools for their climate-related programs.

The team launched the first and only online regional repository for Great Lakes climate information at greatlakesclimate.com in 2013.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and Human EcologyDepartment of Human SciencesCollege of MedicineOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedSchoenbaum Family CenterNationwide Children’s Hospital

Simple Suppers: A novel approach to childhood obesity prevention

Contact

PICarolyn Gunther

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Human Sciences

[email protected]://sfc.ehe.osu.edu/simple-suppers

Co-PIJulie Kennel

Director of Dietetic Internship Program Department of Human Sciences

Doctoral StudentKaty Rogers

PurposeSimple Suppers is a hands-on nutrition education and cooking program designed to teach parents and their preschool children positive food choices and eating behaviors. The program has been in the pilot test phase for the past several years at a low-income urban daycare center in Columbus, Ohio. Our curriculum is based on the 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and consists of 10 X 90 min. lessons. The program is designed to be delivered over the dinner hour in the daycare setting.

ImpactPreliminary data demonstrate that children of families who participate in the program have improved food preparation skills (e.g., rinsing fruits and vegetables) and eating behaviors (e.g., increased fruit consumption, decreased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages).

Also, participating parents demonstrate improved self-efficacy for instilling positive food choices and eating behaviors for their children and also an increased number of family meals prepared and shared at home.

Staffing and componentsThe staffing structure includes: Extension Educator (provides overall direction to the program and teaches parent nutrition education), preschool teachers (teach child nutrition education), and dietetic interns (staff the kitchen and dining room).

Session components include: nutrition education, family meal prep, group meal, and take-home educational materials.


Environmental Sciences/ Agriculture and Natural Resources4-HFamily and Consumer Sciences Multiple Extension Educators and

Univeristy Specialists

Community Partners InvolvedUSDANatural Resources Conservation ServiceFarm Service AgencyAPHISU.S. Department of Ag StatisticsFarm BureauFarm Credit ServicesLocal Ag businesses

OSU Extension’s Small Farm Program - New Faces on Old Places

Contact

Jeff FisherExtension Educator, Pike County


[email protected]://agnr.osu.edu/

small-farm-programs

PurposeThe agricultural landscape is changing. Farms today are fewer in number and growing in acreage. However, a rapidly growing group, the “Small Farmer” are practicing agriculture on a smaller scale. These farmers are many times new to agriculture and are looking for a different lifestyle. Our mission is to provide greater understanding of production practices, economics of land use choices, assessment of personal and natural resources, marketing alternatives, and identification of sources of assistance.

ImpactImproved the economic development of small family owned farms in Ohio. Eighty-eight percent not yet engaged in farming, indicated they were planning to start their operation within the next year.

Helped small farmers diversify opportunities into new enterprises and markets. Twenty-two percent of respondents indicated they would increase production by adding acreage and 32% added livestock into their operation.

Improved agricultural literacy among small farmers not actively in production. Ninety percent of respondents indicated they learned something new and 64% of respondents indicated this was their first Extension program.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of Recreational SportsDepartment of Athletics

Community Partners InvolvedThe Kroger CompanyFree and Accepted Masons of OhioOhio State Moose AssociationKnights of Columbus

Special Olympics Ohio

Contact

Kate BurdettMarketing & Development Manager

Special Olympics [email protected]

www.sooh.org

PurposeThe mission of Special Olympics Ohio is to provide year-round sports training and competition opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

The concept of Special Olympics began in the early 1960s when Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a day camp for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The first national meet was held in 1968 for 1,000 athletes from the U.S. and Canada. Shortly thereafter, Ohio began a Special Olympics program under the name of the Ohio Athletic Association.

Special Olympics Ohio became incorporated in 1975. Today, there are Special Olympics programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 150 different countries around the world.

ImpactSpecial Olympics contributes to the physical, social, and psychological development of the athletes. Through successful experiences in sports, they gain confidence and build a positive self-image which carries over into the classroom, home, job and community.

Special Olympics Ohio has approximately 200 local member organizations and over 23,000 athletes who are in training and competition. These organizations originate from county boards of DD, public schools, developmental centers, parks and recreation departments, churches and parent and community groups.

Special Olympics Ohio, Inc. is a non-profit corporation funded through private and corporate donations and fundraising projects across the state.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU Sports MedicineCollege of MedicineFamily MedicineOrthopaedicsSchool of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesInternal MedicinePhysical MedicineCollege of Nursing

Community Partners InvolvedBallet MetCapital University Columbus City SchoolsColumbus State Community College Granville High SchoolOhio MachineOSU Department of Dance OSU RugbyPelotoniaSpecial Olympics

Sports Medicine Community Outreach

Contact

Chris MizerOSU Sports Medicine

[email protected](614) 366-5866

PurposeThe OSU Sports Medicine Outreach Program brings sports medicine to the community. It is a multidisciplinary team of physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, sports performance coaches and other health professionals.

ImpactOver 5,000 local competitors and performers benefit from our on-site care provided to a wide variety of community partners, most notably Columbus City Schools. We promote overall health and well-being via educational programming on physical fitness, the treatment and prevention of injuries and related sports and exercise subject matter.

On-site care includes injury evaluation, injury treatment/management, injury prevention and sports performance. We foster the university’s spirit of collaboration through student mentoring and teaching, as well as by inclusion of our resident physicians and sports medicine fellows.

Contacthttp://steamfactory.osu.edu

@thesteamfactory

Our Story and PurposeFounded by a collection of young and energetic OSU faculty, postdocs and staff, the STEAM Factory is a diverse and inclusive grass-roots network in the OSU community that facilitates creative and interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation and dissemination.

Our FunctionThe twin cores of STEAM Factory activity are Collaboration and Dissemination.

Collaboration: The STEAM Factory provides a space where researchers from all disciplines can broaden their perspectives, share resources, spark creative research ideas and form collaborations across areas of common interest.

Both formal and informal activities help members to:• enhanceprofessional development bysharing research skills, pedagogical resources, equipment, grant-writing expertise and other items that may enhance faculty success throughout their careers. This can be especially useful for new members of the OSU community;• learnaboutcurrentresearchquestionsand opportunities for collaboration across all disciplines through monthly STEAM Exchanges; and• getsupportforestablishingcollaborationsvia seed funding, proposal-writing assistance, creation of STEAMbase – a database to centralize information about research interests and cross-disciplinary project logistics – and links to other resources.

Dissemination: The STEAM Factory helps to bridge the gap between OSU and the Columbus community through research dissemination and outreach that is accessible, approachable and combines formal and informal learning.

Finding creative ways to reach the Columbus community – such as the farmers’ market at 400 West Rich –helps to:• increasethepublicimpactofacademicresearch, by reaching a demographic who might not be accessible via traditional methods based at OSU, and by establishing connections with artists and other creatives; • garnercriticalfeedbackonresearchinprogress; and • provideamarketingchannelforraisingawareness of the work done by individual members, the STEAM Factory as an entity and the greater OSU community.

Our Goals• Toprovideopportunitiesforcollaborationthat enhance and drive innovation within all research disciplines;• Toprovidelinkagesandinterdisciplinaryinteractions between OSU departments and colleges; and• Toincreasethepublicawareness,understanding and impact of OSU research.

THE STEAMFACTORY

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Arts and Sciences, STEM Initiatives Biological Sciences Greenhouse Byrd Polar Research Center Center for Applied Plant Sciences Center for Aviation Studies Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle PhysicsCenter for Emergent Materials College of Nursing College of Optometry Department of Astronomy Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering Department of Physics Department of Food Science and Technology Insect Molecular Genetics Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Neuroscience Ohio 4-H Center/EcoBot ChallengeOhio State Planetarium Undergraduate Research Lab in Behavioral Ecology Women in Engineering Program

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus City Schools The Metro School

STEM Initiatives and Breakfast of Science Champions

Contact

Tracy BurdettTechnology and

Outreach CoordinatorSTEM Initiatives

College of Arts and [email protected]

http://stemoutreach.osu.edu/breakfast-science-champions

PurposeHave you ever wanted to see how the brain works, or how to run a super-conductor train? At STEM Initiatives’ Breakfast of Science Champions, middle school students learn these things and more. Students come to OSU for a morning of hands-on exposure to science, technology, engineering, and math problems. They learn about the work conducted by various labs and then participate in activities and experiments reflecting the lab’s work.

ImpactApproximately 400 students participated in the Breakfast of Science Champions events held in February. They visited 13 different labs across OSU.

Activities included flying flight simulators at the OSU Airport, using liquid nitrogen-frozen bananas as hammers at the Center for Emergent Materials, and dissecting cow eyes at the College of Optometry.

The first Breakfast of Science Champions event was held in 1998. STEM Initiatives has run the event since 2011 and has seen consistently increasing interest in involvement.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOhio Sea Grant College ProgramOffice of Research College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences College of Arts and Sciences College of Education and Human Ecology College of Public Health Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology School of Environment and Natural Resources School of Earth Sciences Continuing Education Graduate School Student Life

Community Partners Involved100 schools from 5 states Ohio Department of Natural Resources Bowling Green State University Ohio University Miami University Kent State University Case Western Reserve University Heidelberg University John Carroll University Cleveland State University University of Toledo Wright State University Mount Union College Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center Lake Erie Islands Chapter of Black Swamp Conservancy Lake Erie Islands Historical Society National Park Service-Perry’s International Peace Memorial Island Transportation Miller Boat Line The Jet Express The Boardwalk Friends of Stone Laboratory

Stone Lab Hooks Students on Science

ContactJill Jentes BanickiAssistant Director

Center for Lake Erie Area [email protected]

PurposeStone Laboratory, Ohio State University’s Island Campus on Lake Erie, is a living laboratory where students from grade four through adults learn about Lake Erie, Ohio’s most valuable natural resource. With hands-on activities, Stone Lab immerses its students in science. From capturing fish on Stone Lab research vessels to examining lake sediments under microscopes, students experience firsthand what it takes to be a scientist and steward of Lake Erie. The program, which is Ohio Sea Grant’s education arm, teaches 20,000 people every year.

ImpactIn the last 30+ years, Stone Lab’s outreach program and its ODNR-partnered Aquatic Visitors Center have educated over 175,000 island visitors about Lake Erie and environmental issues.

Stone Lab annually offers more than $65,000 of scholarships through its endowments and 20 courses and research opportunities to advanced high school students, teachers, and college students from around the country.

More than 6,000 students from Ohio and the surrounding states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois come to Stone Lab’s field trip program every year.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedThe Office of the Vice President for Student LIfeUniversity HousingUniversity Dining ServicesPay It ForwardThe Student Life Multicultural CenterHonors and ScholarsNational Residence Hall HonoraryResidence Hall Advisory CouncilSigma Phi EpsilonAlpha Phi

Community Partners InvolvedMacy’s Inc.Graham Primary SchoolGraham Expeditionary Middle SchoolI Know I Can

Stories for Students from Students

ContactBowen Marshall

Program ManagerOffice of Student Life

[email protected]://studentlife.osu.edu/stories

PurposeStories for Students from Students champions the belief that every student deserves a future filled with learning, success, and knowledge. Getting books into the hands of a student is the first step in establishing a lifelong love of learning that will one day lead to a college degree and a successful life.

The Stories for Students from Students program seeks to get books into the hands of Columbus elementary and middle school students.

ImpactThe program, from Ohio State’s Office of the Vice President for Student Life, is now in its fifth year.

This year, volunteers provided over 300 hours of reading and mentorship service and gave books to 325 students at the Graham Expeditionary Middle School and Graham Primary School.

Volunteers provided one-on-one reading instruction and assistance and facilitated reader training workshops over the course of Spring Semester.

They also hosted a book fair and celebration to make sure that every student in the school got to pick a book of their very own to take home. In total, the program had over 70 people volunteer their time to make this program a success.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Pharmacy

Community Partners InvolvedShot@LifeNational Kidney FoundationHeart of Ohio Family Health CentersCentral Ohio Diabetes Association (CODA)Capital Park Family Health Center

Student National Pharmaceutical Association

Contact

Kai HuCollege of Pharmacy

[email protected]

PurposeThe Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) is devoted to projects and initiatives that aim to enhance community health and awareness concerning many different disease states.

Our ultimate goal is to serve the underserved. As students at the College of Pharmacy, we are being trained as future professionals in the health care world. SNPhA is an outlet for us to apply our knowledge and skills as we learn and foster an attitude of service.

ImpactThe chapter at The Ohio State University has held more than 20 events, educating over 500 patients about their blood pressure, blood sugar, immunization, and medication.

One of the greatest projects that SNPhA members created during the fall semester of 2013 was to help raise awareness for global child vaccination and to generate funds to make the eradication of polio disease possible in the developing world through

Shot@Life, a United Nation Foundation campaign that empowers Americans to champion vaccines to save the lives of children in developing countries.

Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective ways to save the lives of individuals; cheap and effective vaccines are available to prevent polio.

Participants downloaded the CharityMiles application on their phone that logged the number of miles they ran/biked/walked to raise money for Shot@Life. Every 4 miles logged equaled 1 polio vaccine donated.

SNPhA logged 989.395 miles, which raised 244 vaccines.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Education and Human Ecology College of Food, Agricultural, and


Community Partners InvolvedCounty Family Courts (Domestic Relations) County Job and Family

Services offices

Successful Co-Parenting: A Family Stability Program

Contact

Carmen IrvingProgram Specialist,

Healthy RelationshipsOSU Extension

Family and Consumer [email protected]://fcs.osu.edu

PurposeThe purpose of the Successful Co-Parenting: A Family Stability Program is to familiarize parents with information, skills, and techniques to minimize the negative effects of separation and divorce on children and to promote positive adjustment during the divorce process.

ImpactIncrease participants’ knowledge of how divorce impacts the child and techniques for fostering healthy adjustment.

Increase knowledge of positive communication skills and strategies for managing conflict between co-parents.

Decrease the number of child maltreatment referrals from Job and Family Services related to divorce conflicts.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCity and Regional Planning Landscape ArchitectureFood, Agricultural and Biological EngineeringCollege of EngineeringCollege of Food, Agricultural and


Community Partners InvolvedGreater Linden Development CorporationThe Columbus FoundationOhio Environmental Protection AgencyCity of Columbus Department of Development Planning DivisionHabitat for HumanitySIMCO-Construction

Sustainable Futures for Linden Village:A Model for Increasing Social Capital and the Quality of Life in an Urban Neighborhood

ContactJesus J. Lara, Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorCity and Regional Planning

[email protected]://facweb.knowlton.ohio-state.

edu/jlara/finished_pages/community

Victoria Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Construction Systems Management [email protected]

Charisma Acey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

City and Regional PlanningUniversity of California-Berkeley

PurposeThe “Sustainable Futures for Linden Village” project is a partnership between OSU faculty in the Colleges of Engineering, Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Greater Linden Development Corporation (GLDC). It closely relates to a comprehensive, local redevelopment initiative designed to revitalize and improve a target urban area surrounding the Linden McKinley STEM Academy. This initiative integrates urban revitalization, home rehabilitation, energy retrofit, repair and maintenance with sustainable development goals.

ImpactThe OSU project team, community partners and involved students have worked to enhance local revitalization efforts by providing technical assistance to the community and increasing the awareness, knowledge and skills of local community residents, teachers/students and organizations in sustainable community and housing development.

This project is innovative in that it integrates larger-scale healthy community and green infrastructure planning, GIS mapping for urban opportunity and micro-scale green home renovation and new construction.



Community Partners InvolvedWarren County Community Services, Inc.Kings Local Food PantryFamily and Children FirstCouncil of Warren CountyCommunity Volunteers

Tough Work, Understanding and Serving People in Poverty While Caring for Yourself

Contact

Kathy MichelichExtension Educator

Family and Consumer SciencesReal Money. Real World.

State Signature Program LeaderOSU Extension Warren County

[email protected]

PurposeThe need to address an increase in poverty brought together OSU Extension, the faith-based community, and non-profit agencies. Volunteer training was identified as a gap so curriculum was created to help address increased demands on local non-profit organizations struggling to meet basic needs of people living in poverty in their communities.

Training covers causes and complexities of poverty, cultural awareness, effectively working with families in crisis, preventing compassion fatigue, and making quality referrals to agencies.

ImpactSince 2011, the four hour Tough Work training has been delivered twelve times to 245 individuals representing nearly 50 separate community based organizations in Southwest Ohio.

The pre/post evaluations from the peer reviewed curriculum reflect strong evidence of knowledge gained - 98% indicated they learned information that will be useful in their work with people in poverty.

Faith-based leaders have expressed appreciation for the opportunity to invite local churches to a workshop not sponsored by a particular denomination in order to openly address a shared community challenge.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU ExtensionCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental SciencesCollege of Education and

Human Ecology:Department of Educational

StudiesDepartment of Teaching and

LearningOffice of Technology and

Enhanced Learning

Community Partners InvolvedKIPP Journey Academy

Translating Engineering Research to K-8 (TEK8): Building Compelling Bridges to Engineering Careers

Contact

Howard GreeneDirector, K-12 OutreachCollege of Engineering

[email protected]://engineering.osu.edu/

news/2013/11/engineering-new-middle-school-experience

PurposeIn the TEK8 program, undergraduate engineering students participate in a research lab experience at OSU. They are then joined by practicing teachers to translate the engineering research experience into a series of mini design challenges that are team-delivered in an after-school program at an urban middle school. The TEK8 and 4-H partnership will permit the design challenges to be captured in a professional, web-ready format that allows them to be adopted by 4-H educators and volunteers.

ImpactExposes K-8 students to engineering in an authentic way and starts to prepare them for these careers by letting them get hands-on experiences with the design process.

Communicates the societal impact of OSU research to the community, both locally through a direct partnership with local after-school programs, and across the state via a partnership with 4-H.

Prepares both K-8 teachers and 4-H educators, who generally have no formal exposure to engineering, to be able to successfully guide students through open-ended engineering design challenges.

Prepares engineering students to be career ambassadors and effective communicators of their early technical experiences while giving them exposure to university research, potentially interesting them in advanced study/research careers.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Public HealthCollege of MedicineSomali Student Association

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus Public HealthCenter for Somali Women’s AdvancementCongresswoman Joyce Beatty’s OfficeNew American Initiative of the

City of Columbus

Understanding Barriers to Reproductive Healthcare among Somali Women in Columbus, Ohio

Contact

Alison Norris, MD PhDAssistant Professor

Epidemiology and Medicine College of Public Health

[email protected]

Jessica LondereePhD student, Epidemiology

College of Public [email protected]

PurposeThrough qualitative research with Somali women in Columbus, this study will assess barriers to reproductive healthcare utilization in order to develop potential programmatic interventions to increase Somali women’s access to reproductive healthcare.

The Somali community will then be directly involved in the evaluation of these interventions in order to ensure the development of culturally-acceptable programs that will lead to reduced risk of adverse reproductive health outcomes.

ImpactThe identification of barriers to seeking services for reproductive health needs including prenatal care, births, STI care, and cervical cancer.

A formal assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of those potential programs among the target population, Somali women in Columbus, Ohio.

The dissemination of findings through publication in peer-reviewed journals, as well as through community meetings.

United States-Indonesian Teacher Education Consortium

ContactUSINTEC Coordinating Office

Department of Teaching & Learning The Ohio State University

1945 N. High St, Suite 283 Columbus, OH, USA 43210-1172

Phone: 1-614-292-9611 Email: [email protected] Web: www.usintec.org

USINTECThe United States – Indonesian Teacher Education Consortium partners 3 American universities and 12 Indonesian partners. We improve Indonesian teacher education, preparation, and quality.

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Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU ExtensionCollege of Food, Agricultural, and


Community Partners InvolvedIdora Neighborhood AssociationYoungstown Neighborhood Development Corporation

Urban 4-H in Youngstown, Ohio

Contact

Janice HannaExtension Educator


PurposeIn 2007, members of the Mahoning County Extension staff attended a meeting of the Idora Neighborhood Association (INA). With the help of adult volunteers from the INA, a community 4-H club was established: the Idora Wildcats.

ImpactIn 2011, the club formed the Senior Support Project, where it helped the elderly and others in its neighborhood who could not care for their lawns or gardens. It formed a partnership with a traditional 4-H club whose members were enrolled in woodworking projects. Through a type of cultural exchange, the clubs learned from one another as they worked together to build a shed to house garden tools and materials.

In the past six years, the members of the club have remained out of trouble and have continued to positively contribute to their community. This partnership will remain sustainable for many years, as the Idora neighborhood youth continue to make long-lasting impacts in their communities and in their own lives.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of Evolution, Ecology,

and Organismal Biology

Community Partners InvolvedBerwick Alternative ElementaryColumbus MetroparksCranbrook ElementaryLiberty Middle SchoolThe Metro SchoolThomas ElementaryYorktown Middle SchoolThe Wellington School

U-Research

Contact

Zeynep [email protected]

https://eeob.osu.edu/u-research/outreach

PurposeThe Undergraduate Research Laboratory (U-Research) in Behavioral Ecology aims to provide research opportunities for aspiring young scientists, future doctors and teachers who would like to take their academic studies beyond the classroom. The program consists of formal course offerings, independent research, and outreach engagement. Students in the program have diverse backgrounds. The majors range from Evolution and Ecology, Zoology, Entomology, Biology, Molecular Genetics, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Sociology to Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering.

ImpactOutreach events in U-Research are part of the formal coursework. Since 2012, U-Research members have served more than 1,200 children and families exploring basic science and animal diversity.

U-Research students visit local schools and engage grade students in hands-on activities, and conduct experiments with live animals.

U-Research also has a partnership with Columbus Metroparks. U-Research students help the Metroparks naturalists run community programs, including summer camps for grades 3 through 6. Highbanks, Blendon Woods, Batelle Darby Creek, and Blacklick Woods are among the selected sites.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedThe Ohio State University at Marion

Community Partners InvolvedOhio Historical Society Ohio Humanities Council The Harding Home and Museum Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Friends of the Harding Home Memorial, Inc.

Warren G. Harding Symposium at The Ohio State University at Marion

Contact

Gary IamsWarren G. Harding Symposium

Chair The Ohio State University at Marion

[email protected]@osu.edu/Harding

PurposeEach year the Warren G. Harding Symposium at The Ohio State University at Marion designs programs to stimulate new research highlighting the Harding Era and other related topics in American history. Prelude to the 1960’s: The United States Presidency and Civil Rights will take place on July 18-19, 2014. The two-day event will explore the influence of the oval office on the modern Civil Rights Movement from Warren G. Harding to Lyndon Johnson.

ImpactDr. Shannon King will discuss the landmark speech on race relations and civil rights given by President Harding in 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Other presenters include Dr. David Nichols, a leading expert on the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, and Dr. Kent Germany, past chair of the LBJ Project on Social Policy and Civil Rights.

Ambassador, Congressman, Mayor, and Humanitarian, Andrew Young will present the keynote address. He has been serving and shaping our country for almost 50 years.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOSU Extension - Family and Consumer SciencesCollege of Public Health Prevention

Research Center

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus Public HealthGrowing Healthy Kids Columbus CoalitionColumbus City SchoolsColumbus Recreation and ParksNationwide Children’s HospitalChildren’s Hunger AllianceAction for ChildrenCommunity Development for All PeopleYMCAOther coalition participants

Water First for Thirst!

Contact

Carol SmathersAssistant Professor,

Field Specialistin Youth Nutrition and WellnessDepartment of Extension in the

College of Food, Agricultureand Environmental Sciences

[email protected]://publichealth.columbus.gov/

water-first-for-thirst.aspx

PurposeOSU Extension (OSUE) and the OSU Prevention Research Center (PRC) actively support “Water First for Thirst,” a community-wide effort to encourage healthier beverage consumption among children ages 0-5. OSUE and the PRC provide technical assistance and conduct research and evaluation to support Growing Healthy Kids Columbus (GHKC)—an obesity prevention coalition of nearly 40 community organizations—in its efforts to promote water consumption through health education and policy and environment change.

ImpactOSU Extension and the OSU Prevention Research Center conducted a baseline assessment of written beverage policies and practices among organizations affiliated with the Growing Healthy Kids Columbus coalition.

OSUE and PRC faculty trained over 30 GHKC participants on policy and environment change strategies, and over 20 organizations took steps to promote water consumption through such approaches in 2013.

In partnership with OSUE and the PRC, the GHKC coalition developed and distributed a “Water First for Thirst” toolkit that includes posters, presentations, handouts, policy examples and web resources.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Engineering Women in Engineering Program OSU Engineering Students

(multiple majors)

Community Partners InvolvedTECH CORPS Shanahan Middle School Madison Plains Local School District Abbott Laboratories

WiE Robotics Outreach Initiative

Contact

Shawna FletcherInterim Director

Women in Engineering ProgramCollege of Engineering

[email protected]://wie.osu.edu

PurposeShowcase of five WiE FIRST Lego League (FLL) teams started in 2013. Teams were mentored by OSU engineering students and educators. They were also supported in conjunction with TECH CORPS (local non-profit); Madison Plains Local School District; Shanahan Middle School in Lewis Center; and Abbott Laboratories. Teams attended regional challenge events and won awards. Two teams attended district challenge events and one received an award at the district event.

ImpactWiE FIRST FLL teams were successful in 2013. All teams competed in a regional challenge event and two teams were invited to and competed in district events.

OSU engineering students were trained as team mentors. They assisted teams; engaged with the community outside OSU; served in leadership roles; and were visible as role-models to mentor young students.

The project promoted OSU and educated partners regarding the importance of outreach programs to promote career options. Parents, educators, engineering students, community partners and young students had a positive experience.


Agriculture and Natural Resources (Program Area)Family and Consumer Sciences(Program Area)

OSU Agricultural and Resource Law Program

Community Partners InvolvedAgland Cooperative, Inc.Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton,

Muskingum, Stark, and Tuscarawas County Farm

BureausFarm Credit Services of Mid-America First National Bank of WoosterKent State University-Tuscarawas

Small Business Development CenterOhio Farm BureauUSDA Farm Service Agency Witmer’s, Inc.Women Farm

Women in Agriculture

ContactEast Ohio Women In Ag Team

Emily Adams, AgNR Extension Educator, Coshocton County, [email protected]

Melinda Hill, FCS Extension Educator, Wayne County, [email protected]

Chris Kendle, FCS Extension Educator, Tuscarawas County, [email protected]

Heather Neikirk, AgNR Extension Educator, Stark County, [email protected]

Sandy Smith, AgNR Extension Educator, Carroll County, [email protected]

Kate Shumaker, FCS Extension Educator, Holmes County, [email protected]

PurposeThe Women in Agriculture program strives to provide learning, leadership and advocacy focused on balancing farm, family and community as female operators employ increasingly substantial roles on the farm and in agribusiness.

Newly released 2012 USDA Ag Census data reports that 14 percent of the nation’s farms have women serving as principal operators, steady when compared to 2007. Ohio has 8,702 female principal farm operators farming 656,763 total acres and contributing agricultural products with a market value of $230,184.

Impact70 women and high school age young women interested or involved in food, agriculture, natural resources or small business attended the East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference on March 28, 2014.

62 evaluations were completed. 94% of respondents indicated that they plan to use the information they learned during the program with 84% planning to take action on at least one item learned in the next month.

Women in Agriculture encourages theparticipation of young women to exploreagricultural careers and support National4-H Council and a Million Women Mentor’splans to mentor young women interestedin STEM careers.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedOffice of Diversity and InclusionCollege of Education and Human EcologyCollege of EngineeringCollege of Food, Agricultural and Environmental SciencesCollege of MedicineFisher College of BusinessDepartment of MathematicsDepartment of SociologySchool of Music

Community Partners InvolvedSchool Districts of: Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Lorain, Toledo, Columbus, YoungstownPrice Waterhouse CoopersLimited BrandsAmerican Honda FoundationLuxottica GroupNationwide Children’s HospitalUnited WayRonald McDonald HouseEarthFestHabitat for HumanityCleveland Ministerial Alliance

Young Scholars Program

Contact

Dr. Tina D. PierceAssistant Director

Young Scholars [email protected]

Dr. James L. Moore IIIAssociate Provost

Office of Diversity and [email protected]

PurposeThe Young Scholars Program (YSP) has been preparing scholars for success and contributing to the diversity of Ohio State since 1988 by improving pre-college preparation, college retention, and degree completion among academically gifted first-generation students with financial need.

Each year, YSP works to enhance the academic, career, and personal development of more than 100 students and their families from nine of the largest urban school districts in Ohio: Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lorain, Toledo, and Youngstown.

ImpactCollaborating with superintendents, principals, counselors, and the community, YSP strives to significantly improve student performance and district graduation rates, allowing nearly 800 students to become first-generation college graduates.

YSP also encourages parents to become more involved in their children’s education and their own: hundreds of parents and siblings have earned G.E.D.s and college degrees in the process, contributing to the growth of their communities.

2013 C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award Recipient

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedDepartment of EnglishCreative WritingMFA

Community Partners InvolvedColumbus City SchoolsColumbus Public Charter Schools

Young Writers Workshop

Contact

MaryKatherine RamseyProgram Director

Young Writers [email protected]

PurposeThis program is a one week long, intensive and immersive program in creative writing for high school students. It takes place during the summer of the 10th or 11th grade years. The program is free to anyone who is accepted and admissions to the program are based on writing samples. This means that grades, gender, and socioeconomic class play no part in the selection.

ImpactArtistic Director Michelle Herman works with a staff of Ohio State University faculty, graduate MFA alumni, and current graduate students. There are also sessions with visiting writers, songwriters, playwrights, and journalists.

The students get to attend daily workshops to help improve their craft as well as more specialized workshops in other areas such as writing for TV, play writing, or song writing.

Participants in the YWW work with both graduate students in Creative Writing at The Ohio State University as well as creative writers from around the country. The YWW is in its sixth year. Nearly 200 Columbus City School students have participated in the program.

Ohio State Colleges/Units InvolvedCollege of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental SciencesSchool of Environment and Natural ResourcesOSU Extension

Community Partners InvolvedUpper Arlington High School Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education CenterEastmoor Academy Columbus International High School Linden McKinley STEM Academy City Year Columbus

Funding PartnersPuffin Foundation West

Youth Beat Radio: The Voice to Empower

Contact

Kristi LekiesAssistant Professor


School of Environment and Natural Resources

[email protected]://youthbeat.osu.edu

PurposeYouth Beat Radio is a weekly radio program aired on Columbus Community Radio Station WCRS 102.1/98.3 FM. It is produced by Central Ohio youth and features stories of youth leadership, community involvement, and action. It is designed to be of interest to youth and adult audiences and covers a broad range of topics including community issues, environment, health, relationships, sports, current trends, and the arts.

ImpactThe program has aired since 2009 and over 120 shows have been produced. A diverse group of students have participated as producers and as interviewees.

Students learn technical skills using recording equipment and editing software. Some of the students have been involved in training other students on radio production.

Students report on issues affecting youth, community organizations, and community needs. The program provides a unique experience that allows youth voices to be heard by a public audience.

2013-14 Albert Schweitzer Fellowwww.schweitzerfellowship.org/columbus

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“Balancing family health through education, support, and health care”

Background

Residents of the Near Eastside community are dying from chronic diseases at higher rates compared to county and state mortality rates.

The leading causes of death in this community are heart disease, cancer, stroke, COPD, and diabetes.

Target Population10‐15 low‐income families lacking access to healthcare

Project Partners•Eastgate Elementary School•OSU Family Medicine Residency Program•University Hospital East

Program GoalTo provide underserved families with a foundation for building a strong healthy family through health education, social support, and health care to reduce risk of chronic diseases

Objectives1. Increase knowledge of chronic

disease prevention 2. Increase understanding of proper

nutrition 3. Promote weekly exercise 4. Reduce incidence of chronic illness

Impact

100% of students could identify signs of a

stroke and at least 2 ways to prevent chronic

diseases.

“I learn something new from the nutritionist at every session. I’ve lost

17 pounds since starting the program.”

‐Helene SteedCFH Parent

Special Thanks to:Eastgate Principal Cynthia Ball, Dr. Elizabeth Klein, and all volunteers

Jessica JollyCollege of Public Health

• 12 low income families and 45 individuals served

• 30 volunteers engaged• 27 sessions held• $1,500 secured in

donations• Established Centering

Community Health Council to sustain CFH


Champion CommunityGarden

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Champion Garden MeansCommunity Reinvestment• Generous financial gifts from the

City of Columbus and Scotts Miracle‐Gro Company provided resources for site improvements, including materials for seven raised beds, gardening tools and supplies, and a library

Food Production• During our first growing season

(Mar – Nov 2013), we produced and distributed 50 lbs. of vegetables (tomatoes, green bell peppers, egg plant, green beans, carrots, and greens) to neighborhood residents

• During our second growing season (Mar‐Nov 2014), we plan to grow even more with the addition of six raised beds

Learning• Gardening, food systems, and food

preparation• The Little Free Library Literacy

Initiative

Rob BennettCollege of

Social Work

Partnership• Community Properties Impact

Corporation acted as fiscal sponsor and encouraged volunteerism

• Greater Columbus Growing Coalition facilitated plant donations from Strader’s Garden Center. They also provided support, knowledge, and community.

• Four Seasons City Farms is another urban agriculture group in OTE. They were a valuable source of knowledge and solidarity.

• Bill Dawson, Growing to Green, Franklin Park Conservatory, gave limitless knowledge, support, and enthusiasm.

Social Justice• All neighborhood and community

residents are welcome, regardless of race, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or national origin

• In addition to books, our Little Free Library is stocked with worker‐friendly newspapers and other critical literature

Gardening Means• Physical Activity• Recreation and Socialization• Nurturing• Solitude• Fulfillment

“It is so much nicer having a garden there. When nobody’s there, it’s a bad place.”“I moved next door because of the garden.”


Memories

Looking Ahead•Continuing local efforts•Establishing national leadership and partnershipsIn light of our two-fold goals as a longitudinal mentorship program, DiS has established both short- and long-term aims. Our five-year aims are to 1) maintain formal and consistent mentoring with DiS students at Champion; 2) establish an executive board and advisory committee; and 3) have at least one DiS student gain admission to an elite private boarding or day school through the A Better Chance (ABC) organization. Our ten-year aims are to 1) slowly, strategically, and effectively expand DiS beyond Columbus and 2) continue the DiS pipeline into ABC. Our fifteen-year aims are to 1) maintain the above-mentioned expanded DiSprogramming and 2) to have a formal summer residential program for DiS students.

•www.doctorsinscience.org•Twitter: @DocsInSci•Facebook: fb.me/doctorsinscience

Doctors in Science (DiS)A Longitudinal Mentorship Program

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ProjectDoctors in Science (DiS)

PurposeDiS addresses the lack of exposure of underprivileged youth to the healthcare professions. We are thus established as a longitudinal mentorship program for middle school students interested in science, medicine, and dentistry.

Mission•“To promote a culture of creativity, collaboration, and excellence for students interested in science, medicine, and dentistry”

Goals1)To expose students to various aspects of healthcare2)To help students develop constructive habits to facilitate their continued academic success and growth

Community Partner•Champion Middle School

(Columbus City Schools)Calling Champion the worst middle school in Ohio and a perpetual failure at helping students rise above the dismal circumstances of their Near East Side neighborhood, the Columbus Dispatch noted that just 11 percent of seventh-graders passed the state math test in 2009, one of six academic areas it placed last in statewide. (10/03/10)

AccomplishmentsProgram-Based•Weekly meetings•NCH Middle School Career Day•Dentistry Workshop•“I Know I Can” Luncheon•“ABC in Columbus”•OSUMC Field TripAdministrative-Based•EIN, Trademark, and Articles of Incorporation completed•Financial status, web page, and contact information established•501(c)(3) status pending

T.M. Ayodele AdesanyaCollege of Medicine

and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

DiS


It’sNotQuitting,It’sLiving

Goals• Develop meaningful

relationships with those struggling with tobacco addiction

• Educate an at‐risk population of the consequences of tobacco use and the health and financial benefits of quitting

PartnershipGood Works, Inc.

• A non‐profit organization providing assistance to those struggling with poverty and homelessness in rural Appalachia

• Friday Night Life, a weekly dinner and social gathering for people of Athens County

Athens Co. Health Dept.• Provided visual aids and

tobacco cessation resources

Details • Incorporated fun, interactive,

educational games promoting team‐work and quitting

• 3 Guest former smokers shared their experience of smoking and quitting

Impact “Being a part of this class has taught me healthier ways that I can manage my stress other than smoking”

“Wow, I never knew cigarettes had thousands of toxic chemicals including arsenic! I can’t believe that I have been putting all that in my lungs and body for all these years”

Lauren Bacon Heritage College of Osteopathic

Medicine

Methods• Facilitated a weekly support

group encouraging and motivating individuals in their efforts to overcome their addictions

• Discussed alternatives • Taught stress management • Promoted healthier diet and

daily exercise


Kid’s Club Literacy ProgramAimed at increasing reading skills and promoting the love of

literacy as a lifelong endeavor in children grades K-6

Background Information

According to the most recent and current available data on the Ohio Department of Education’s School Year Report Card, students in Columbus City Schools achieved well below the state average in meeting proficiency levels. In order to increase health‐literacy amongst adults, general literacy amongst youth must be improved.

Purpose

To provide fun, interactive literacy programming for children grades K‐6, as well as encouraging a love of literacy and reading as a lifelong endeavor.

Project Goals

•Increase reading skills and literacy proficiency to grade‐appropriate levels•Provide hands‐on, individualized programming to the youth at the CRC•Provide age‐appropriate program activities including story‐time projects, dramatic outlets, scientific experiments and artist endeavors•Encourage reading over school breaks•Provide literacy support during homework periods•Provide books that the children could take home, keep and read over the summer

Project Outcomes

•An increased sense of independence while reading aloud in groups•An increased awareness of grammar and proper sentence structure•Children learned through hands‐on activities that are classroom‐transferable•Children were able to bring home books to keep and read during school breaks

Katherine MiddletonSecond Year Graduate

Ohio UniversityChild and Family

Studies

The CRC recognizes the dignity of all people, fosters community engagement, and provides dependable service and stewardship.

Partner Organization•Clintonville‐Beechwold Community Resources Center Kid’s Club Program


Linden Documentary Project

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PurposeMelissa addressed community empowerment by working with underserved youth. She partnered with the Greater Linden Development Corporation and the Linden‐McKinley STEM Academy.

Under Melissa’s direction, 8th

grade students conducted video interviews of local residents, businesses, and community agencies to learn about their community’s history and environmental racism in their neighborhood.

Objectives• Empower students to

influence neighborhood ownership, responsibility for the residents, and their property

• Address academic common core standards in a creative way

• Help students learn critical thinking skills

• Facilitate in young people the awareness that they have the ability to create change—even when others believe that they are unable

OutcomesStudents interviewed the Ohio EPA, Columbus Health Department, and the KirwanInstitute on Race and Ethnicity. They learned of the high rates of prostate cancer, asthma and other illnesses in their neighborhood connected to environmental racism.

Melissa R. CrumCollege of

Arts and Sciences

Additionally, with Ohio State cartography students, Linden students created digital maps to offer Linden residents and visitors a resource for historical landmarks, health and human services, and sites of activism.


Introducing Healthful Foods To High School Students Through Hands‐on, Interactive Food Preparation

The ChallengeTo reduce childhood obesity in children aged 13‐18 through improved nutrition education.

• Two‐thirds of Americans are overweight.

• Thirty‐six percent of adults and 17% of children are obese.

• In Athens County, 21% of children are obese.

The ProjectCurriculum based from Live Healthy Appalachia’s Live Healthy Kids Program.

• Educate high‐school students about the relationship between food choices and disease prevention.

• Encourage the natural curiosity and creativity to be the foundation of learning.

• Provide students with the life skill of food preparation through hands‐on, interactive experience.

• Introduce healthful foods through the traditions and artsof different cultures.

Impact

• 43 students served

• Strong relationships established

• Exposure to whole foods including: Eggplant, Pineapple, Quinoa, Bulgur Wheat

Student Feedback“Thank‐you for giving us the opportunity to do this program. It’s been a lot of fun. And I’ve eaten things I honestly never would have tried.”

‐Ashlyn

“Thanks for showing me and teaching me about new types of food. Everything you showed me will help me make better food decisions.”

‐Micah

Nathaniel OvermireHeritage College of

Osteopathic Medicine

A special thank‐you to my academic mentor Dr. Joseph Bianco, site mentor Michelle Corrigan, and the wonderful Debbie McCoy,

NYHS teacher.

Partner OrganizationLive Healthy Appalachia

The PartnershipNelsonville‐York High School is located in Athens County, Ohio. Three separate “Foods and Fitness” classes were selected to participate


Addressing health, social participation, and community integration for adults with mental illness

Our Project

An adaptive yoga program to enhance aspects of mental health recovery, an idea which focuses on an individual’s journey to living a meaningful life. It includes aspects of self awareness, health and social participation; and encourages individuals to become active members of their community by giving them a sense of purpose and belonging.

Community Partners•Southeast Inc., a community agency providing mental health services, homeless services, and healthcare to diverse populations of Columbus, Ohio

• Yoga On High, a yoga center offering a broad range of classes for all levels

GoalsImprove Mental Health and Physical Health

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well‐being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”‐ WHO, 1948

Improve Social Participation Participants will develop

relationships through engagement in the class and community

Improve Community IntegrationStigma is a barrier to recovery

and participants will have more confidence and feel welcomed in community settings

The Class

•A weekly 2‐hour group incorporating yoga poses, music, relaxation and breathing at Southeast Inc. •A weekly 1‐hour, gentle community yoga class at Yoga on High•Poses are completed based on each individual’s ability level and social activates are incorporated into each class.

Outcomes•35 people participated in yoga, and a core group of 7 people were consistent•3 participants attended 66% of all classes, 3 attended 50%, and 1 attended 47% of classes •6 participants completed pre/post Recovery Assessment Scale and no significant improvements were made. •These participants (M Attendance=15.8) experienced marked gains in self esteem, self efficacy and goal setting.

Samantha Lavach and Samantha SandersonSchool of Health and

Rehabilitation Sciences


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PURPOSEPets provide companionship and protect against isolation. Caring for pets can be hard on a fixed income or with

limited mobility.

Senior Pet Care supports and advocates for pets. Our purpose is to help people live

independently with joy, purpose, and animal

companionship.

PROJECT GOALSProvide General Pet Care

Exercise, groom, feed, schedule, and transport

Volunteer RecruitmentRecruit from university and community, host orientation

and appreciation events

Maintain Client DatabaseEvaluate need, usage, and satisfaction with services

Coordinate AniMealsPet food delivery routes

26 in total

Organize Other ServicesStreamline billing for

veterinarians and groomers

IMPACT

>10,000 pounds ofpet food distributed

145 AniMealroutes delivered

$28,000 appliedtoward community

pet care

>330 clients served

Sara DeWittCollege of

Veterinary Medicine and College of Public Health

Franklin, Marion, and

Madison Counties

TESTIMONIAL

“Thanks to Senior Pet Care, I know my dog is happy and healthy. I don’t know what I

would do without her.”


Team Up. Pressure Down.Addressing hypertension to improve cardiovascular health

Kriss PetrovskisCollege of Pharmacy

IntroductionHypertension (HTN) affects one in

three Americans in the U.S., while costing the U.S. healthcare system $47.5 billion per year. HTN increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, directly or indirectly causing a heart attack or stroke every 39 seconds in the U.S.

Project• A comprehensive HTN

education program• Counseled patients on positive

lifestyle modifications and medication adherence

• Provided patients with blood pressure (BP) monitors and BP journals

• Collaborated with OSU PharmD student volunteers

• Evaluated program through survey of HH staff

• Blood pressure monitors donated by Kroger Company

• Grant support for other program materials through Molina Healthcare

Impact• Educated 122 new patients and

5 recurring patients • Provided 72 BP monitors and

18 large sized cuffs• Collaborated with 13 different

OSU PharmD students

Testimonial“The hypertension program, established by our Schweitzer Fellow, provided inspiration and hope to our patients that they could live a healthy life.”‐Joyce Bourgault, Helping Hands Executive Director

PopulationTUPD is based at Helping Hands

Health & Wellness Center (HH), a free clinic that provides care to patients at or below the 200% poverty level in the Northland and Greater Columbus areas. The clinic’s demographics are 46% African‐American, 45% White and 9% Hispanic, Asian or Somali. 20‐40% of patients seen at HH have HTN.

The Future• Sustainability‐ TUPD will be lead

by two new Schweitzer Fellows next year

• Expansion‐ TUPD will be expanded to Grace in the City free clinic

• Development‐ improved patient follow‐up and incorporation into HH electronic medical record

Team Up, Pressure Down (TUPD) is a pharmacist‐driven HTN education program, developed by the CDC, to improve cardiovascular health and reduce heart attacks and strokes.


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Fisher Collegeof Business

Women2Women MentoringPromoting Wellness through Professional Development

The Partnership

Collaboration with Dress for Success Columbus is a 501(c)3 organization which provides career suiting and guidance with career retention for women in need. The mission of Dress for Success Columbus is to empower women in need to achieve through professional attire, career development, and the tools needed to succeed in work and life. All programs are free of charge.

The Mentoring Toolbox

Through group activities supplemented by individual mentor and mentee pairings, a professional development curriculum was designed.

In the toolbox :• Strength Finders book and

activities to focus onemphasizing personalstrengths

• Support for mentors ‐ “Bridgesout of Poverty”

• Emotional Intelligence activityfor mentors and mentees

• Scenario‐based programs onhow to handle tough situationsserved as mentor/menteemeeting icebreakers

The Successes

• Completion of school andacquisition of job for 1 mentee

• Continued 1‐on‐1 relationshipsfor multiple mentor pairs afterthe completion of the program

• Developed a professionalnetwork for all women involved

• Hosted a yoga class for allProfessional Women’s Groupmembers

• Mentee winning Woman ofPower Award in October 2013

The Project

My goal was to develop a mentoring program that connected established professional women with clients of Dress for Success Columbus. By working in groups and individual pairs, mentees acquired personal and professional development tools to prepare them for the work setting. We also worked to foster relationships and grow their professional network.

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