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BGSU Welcome
Sharona Ben-Tov is the new director of the creative writing program, replacing Howard McCord. The assistant professor of English is a widely published poet. Among her many awards, she received the Ohio Arts Council Individual Fellowship and a grant from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture.
The University's Retirees Association has recently elected new officers and directors. The new roster is as follows:
Ramona Cormier (president), Donald Kausch (vice president), Don Bright (secretary), Edwin Bomeli (treasureer), Eldon Snyder (archivist/historian) and Jim Gordon (newsletter editor).
The following are on the board of directors: Sam Cooper, William Fichthorn, Gordon, Wendell Jones, Cliff Long, Reginald Noble, Elmer Spreitzer, Tom Stubbs, Roger Swope, Bob Thayer, Duane Tucker and Morris Weinberger.
Representatives of classified and administrative staff will be meeting with Rebecca Ferguson, assistant provost for human resources, on Sept. 25 to discuss the possibility of creating one handbook for staff.
Participants will also be reviewing their respective group's employee handbooks, identifying discrepancies and making recommendations for changes.
Pat Green, Center for Photochemical Sciences, is the contact for administrative staff and Janet Williams, environmental health and safety, is the contact for classified staff.
A one-day conference for northwest Ohio university officials, "Sexual Harassment: Issues, Challenges and Responsibilities" will be part of a national teleconference. The conference, sponsored by BGSU, the Medical College of Ohio, Owens Community College and the University of Toledo, takes place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 29 at OCC.
The national teleconference will focus on new U.S. Department of Education guidelines on responding to claims of sexual harassment.
To register, for more information or to sign up for transportation, contact 2-8495.