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Academic leaders outline options for autumn courses, classroom spaces

New semester will feature variety of instruction formats, room for physical distancing

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Information for instructors: Pass/No Pass (PA/NP)

The deadline for students to request Pass/No Pass grading is April 17.

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Student deadline to complete Spring 2020 incomplete courses

Under revised policies due to the coronavirus pandemic in Spring 2020, students who took an Incomplete in a Spring 2020 course have 10 weeks to complete their course work. This 10-week period concludes on July 22, 2020.

Grading policy changes for Spring 2020

Office of Diversity and Inclusion Hall of Fame Award

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), ODI will honor members of the Ohio State community who have contributed through exemplary and sustained leadership the ideals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and community engagement. Nominees for the Award should demonstrate outstanding achievements and contributions in the community and/or the private, non-profit, and public sector. Nominations are due Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

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    How instructors should enter grades - spring 2020

    April 29, 2020 — Faculty and Staff

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    April 28, 2020 — From the Provost

    College of Engineering leadership announcement

    David B. Williams, PhD, will step down as dean of the College of Engineering when his second five-year term expires in 2021. A search advisory committee has been created to recommend his replacement.

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    April 28, 2020 — Awards

    Sun’s NSF CAREER award will improve question answering certainty

    The CAREER award is the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) most prestigious award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of both. The overall goal of Sun’s project, “Towards Interactive and Transparent Question Answering with Applications in the Clinical Domain” is to develop a new intelligent question answering (QA) model that can interact with users to resolve ambiguity and uncertainty during the answering process.

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    April 27, 2020 — From the Provost

    Celebrating our academic strengths: A letter from Provost McPheron

    Join Provost McPheron (@medflygenes) in celebrating Ohio State's academic strengths and reaffirming our core mission the week of April 27 by using the hashtag #BuckeyePointsofPride.

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    April 16, 2020 — Outreach and Engagement

    COVID Connect bridges gap between community need, expert support

    In a time when many of us feel increasingly disconnected out of public health necessity, an effort led by The Ohio State University College of Public Health is bringing together those in need with those most able to offer assistance. COVID Connect, a project to unite health departments and other organizations with professional volunteers willing to share their expertise, already has begun to serve as a lifeline during an unprecedented time in modern history.

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