Ohio's Sixth Annual Statewide Conference for Youth Development Professionals
Columbus, OH
April 16-18, 2007
Youth practitioners, local providers, and youth may attend at no cost. Presented by LearningWork Connection, a project of the college's Center for Learning Excellence, for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. (more)

2007 Columbus Area Writing Project
Summer Invitational Institute
Columbus, OH
4 day sessions, June/July 2007
Teachers, are you open to new approaches to the teaching of writing and want to learn collaboratively? David Bloom and George Newell, School of Teaching and Learning, invite you to apply for the Summer Institute or the Advanced Summer Institute of the Columbus Area Writing Project. (more)

National Academy for Superintendents Examines Future of High Schools
July 17-20, 2007
Principals and central office administrators may join their superintendent at this year's professional growth experience that helps you adapt to increasing challenges. Distinguished faculty include Dr. Douglas Reeves, Harvard, and Dr. Roy Lewicki, Ohio State's Fisher College of Business. (more)

All Sports Conference
Columbus, OH
Sat, July 28, 2007
For coaches, trainers, managers, and sports club owners working with 3- to 18-year-old athletes, this conference highlights specific medical, training, and business concerns in youth sports and sports management. (more)

Researcher Shows Treatment for Homeless Youth Pays Off in Long Run
Natasha Slesnick, Department of Human Development and Family Science, shows that individual therapy brings dramatic improvements for homeless youth, including more stable living situations. The youth in the program showed a 58% increase in social stability, compared to only 13% for those in a comparison group. (more)

Intimate Partner Violence Knows No Age Limit
A new study by Amy Bonomi, Department of Human Development and Family Science, shows that many older women also are victims of partner violence. Her results documented that about one in four women older than 65 has been the victim of physical, sexual or psychological violence at the hands of a spouse or other intimate partner. (more)

School Vending Machines Can Make a Difference in Children's Health
Jaime Foster, Department of Human Nutrition and OSU Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, shows that offering nutritious snack foods in school vending machines can be effective without decreasing financial stability of school food service. (more)

Start Saving Now with America Saves
Caezilia Loibl, Department of Consumer Sciences and OSU Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, encourages you to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth by joining America Saves. (more)