Message from the Dean: Your gifts have impact!

Your gifts, both large and small, have a tremendous impact on your college's ability to improve lives. Thanks to you, we are the flagship research center for education and human ecology in Ohio.

With the end of the year approaching, as you plan your annual philanthropy, please consider a donation to the college. Let me explain the difference your gifts make.

For instance, your gifts to the Dean's Fund allow us to start innovative new projects, such as hiring talented new PhD Shayne Piasta (whose research is described in this issue) to work in Professor Laura Justice's Preschool Language and Literacy Lab.

Donor-created endowed professorships attract world-class faculty who excel in their fields. Scholarships help us recruit exceptional students, who graduate prepared to address complex problems of society.

In so many ways, your gifts help us solve the most vexing issues facing our world. Here are examples, one for each of our six academic units.

Cheryl Achterberg, Dean

Featured Stories: Thank you for your gifts

	New study examines effective approaches to teaching preschool children Against great odds, new PhD Shayne Piasta won a large research grant to study the best approaches to teaching preschool children essential knowledge. (more)
	Finding a potential cure for cancer wasting Carol S. Kennedy directed his will to create an endowed professorship. Life-changing research by the current Kennedy Professor, Martha Belury, proves his trust was well placed. (more)
	Using biology to help children struggling with math, reading When Sara Hart joined Steve Petrill's studies involving twins, scholarships allowed her to publish prolifically about how genetics influence math and reading disability. (more)
	Alumni studies: Behavior change from financial education, restaurant survival Michael S. Gutter and Sandra Sydnor-Bousso are now faculty at prestigious universities, thanks to scholarships that supported them as students. (more)
	Business education majors boost youth finance, technology skills High-achieving students Allie Wing and Matt Yauk thank donors for support that let them chose business education so they can teach high school students essential business skills. (more)
	When No Child Left Behind and zero tolerance discipline policies conflict Darrell and Carolyn Root's scholarship supported outstanding doctoral student Keisha Fletcher-Bates, who was inspired by T.K. Daniel, the Flesher Professor of Educational Administration, to study this little-examined problem. (more)

Thank you for supporting the college

Your gifts to The Dean's Fund support vital efforts in research, teaching, and outreach and allow the dean to launch new endeavors. Such work is supported 100 percent by donors like you. We appreciate your steady support. Everything we achieve in this arena depends on you.

Giving to EHE online is a fast, safe, and secure process. Visit http://giveto.osu.edu and choose the College of Education and Human Ecology from the list.

Or to discuss your gift interests, contact Tracy Kirby, senior director of development, College of Education and Human Ecology, (614) 292-5538.

Ohio State Fast Fact

Time magazine recently named President E. Gordon Gee as 1 of 10 college presidents demonstrating innovative leadership. What you may not know is the president and his senior leadership team are donating all their raises this year to the university for student scholarships. In these economic times, they believe in our new initiative, "Students First, Students Now."

Events and Activities for You

Weds, Jan 20, 5:30-8:30 pm
"Flora & Fashion" exhibition opening
Mark your calendar now for the OSU Historic Costume & Textiles Collection's reception to open "Flora & Fashion," featuring botanically themed objects -- buttons, garments, and accessories. Watch for January's e-newsletter to RSVP.

Sat, Feb 27, 2010, 6:00 pm
OSU Alumni Societies Pregame Party and Men's Ice Hockey
Join your fellow alumni for a pizza buffet, raffle, alumni band, and cash bar at Longaberger Alumni House, then the Buckeye Men's Hockey team takes on the Miami University Redhawks at the Schottenstein Center, face-off at 8:05 pm. $15/adult, $11/child (3-12). RSVP: Shannon Dabney, (440) 668-4982. Feb 13 deadline.

Educational Minute
Holiday Fun Can Help Children Learn
Adrienne Dixson explains how to help elementary-age children learn math, practice reading during fun holiday activities. (more)

View more news and events on the EHE website.

Last call: Help us rename EHE News Source

In recent months, we invited your ideas for exciting new names for this EHE alumni e-newsletter. Thank you to those who have responded so far. The contest ends on Dec 31, 2009.

Please send ideas (no more than 2 each) to ehecommunications@osu.edu. Put "09 e-newsletter naming contest" in the subject line. Include your full name, degree, and year of graduation.

Grand prize: a $50 gift certificate from an online vendor of Ohio State products. Plus the name becomes enshrined in the newsletter and you get credit.

Basic criteria: short (fits in e-mail subject line); doesn't contain the phrase "EHE News"; clever or factual, either is fine; DOES contain "EHE."

Join EHE alumni on Facebook, LinkedIn

The college now has a page on Facebook and a group on LinkedIn. Both allow you to connect with the college, your faculty, staff, and classmates, as well as learn about the latest news and activities. Please join us and stay connected!

Keep us up to date!

Let us know what you have been up to. Contact Director of Alumni Relations Sean Thompson, (614) 688-5392, with your latest news.

Edited by Janet Ciccone, Director, Strategic Communications and Marketing

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