Columbus Section

The Tellers Committee met at CAS Nov. 16 to count the ballots received for the 2009 Columbus Section elections.  There were 167 ballots returned this year.  However, two of them were unsigned and thus were not counted.  The results of the election were as follows:

Chair-Elect

Karen Irving        151

Secretary

David Speth          81
Lena Furci            76

Treasurer-Elect

Robert Kroshefsky   90
Michelle Schott       69

Councilor and Alternate Councilor

Jeff Trent                   101
Donald Songsad         91
Ed King                     80
Jens Hemmingsen     14
John Shaw                  6

The Tellers Committee again this year consisted of: Jon Andre - BMI; Rudolf Brits - CAS;
David Hart - OSU; Norman Rearick - Chair

The Denison University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an opening to teach one section of Organic Chemistry in the coming spring semester, with the possibility of extending the position to the fall semester. The spring course entails three 50 minute lectures (12:30-1:20 MWF) and one 3 hour lab per week (1:30-4:20 T) for fourteen weeks. Both the lecture and lab are taught from a common syllabus that allows for instructor individualization. The semester begins on January 18th, final exams end on May 11th, and there is a one week spring break from March 13th-21st. In addition to lecture, lab and grading responsibilities, there is a need for regular office hours to meet with students. The salary for the position is $9,000 for the semester. (There are no health benefits, but there is an option to buy into the college benefits.) Interested applicants should contact the department chair, Dr. Peter Kuhlman(kuhlman@denison.edu).

Ohio's K-12 Science Standards By Tom Weeks (tomweeks@aol.com)

The Ohio Department of Education (OED) is revising the state’s science standards.  As part of this process, OED is soliciting feedback from diverse audiences, including representatives from science-related professional societies.  Tom Weeks was asked to represent the Columbus Section of the ACS in these meetings. He has notified all Section Chairs in the state of Ohio about this process.

The preliminary (or draft standards) are open for review and comment effective Nov. 13, and the comment period will last through Dec. 31.  Although K-12 science teachers should be well aware of this process, there may be several of your members with an interest in the standards, thus the reason for this note.  Please feel free to send part, all, or none of this information to your membership.  The proposed standards can be found at the Ohio Department of Education website under teaching http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=1696&ContentID=66295&Content=75935  .  Your comments must be submitted by Dec. 31 to the website.   [More]

December 2009    

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