Fulfilling the 21st century land-grant mission : essays in honor of the Ohio State University's sesquicentennial commemoration / edited by Stephen M. Gavazzi, David J. Staley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gavazzi, Stephen M., editor.

Staley, David J., 1963- editor.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ohio State University.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--Ohio.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Ohio.

Physical Description:

viii, 322 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Fulfilling the twenty-first century land-grant mission

Place of Publication:

Columbus : Trillium, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"A collection of essays by current and former leaders of The Ohio State University about the contributions that OSU continues to make as part of its century land-grant mission"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Editorial Preamble

1 The Prominence and Preeminence of The Ohio State University p. 3 / Stephen M. Gavazzi and David J. Staley

2 Defining the Modern Land-Grant University p. 11 / Michael V. Drake

3 Prima Inter Pares: Ohio State's Position as the First among Equals within the US Public and Land-Grant University System p. 18 / Stephen M. Gavazzi

4 The History and Future of The Ohio State University p. 25 / David J. Staley

The Tripartite Mission

5 Teaching Excellence in the Twenty-First Century: Meeting the Mission, Extending the Vision p. 35 / Kay Halasek

6 Coming Full Circle: Research, Discovery, and Creative Inquiry at Ohio State p. 48 / Janet M. Weisenberger

7 Engagement: The Land-Grant Compact through Time and Change p. 64 / Stephen C. Myers

Manifestation of the Mission

8 Engaging Ohio's Youth and Fulfilling the Land-Grant Mission through 4-H Youth Development p. 75 / Kirk Bloir and Scott D. Scheer

9 The "Fiexner Effect": Medical Educational Reform and the Land-Grant Universities p. 84 / E. Christopher Ellison

10 Social Impact and Inclusive Excellence p. 95 / Thomas K. Gregoire

11 Food and Nutritional Security: Still the Grand Challenge for Land-Grant Universities p. 103 / Casey Hoy and Brian Snyder

12 Reinventing the Regional Campus p. 113 / Norman W. Jones

13 The Science of Families: Work-Family Balance and the Twenty-First-Century Land-Grant Mission p. 120 / Claire Kamp Dush and Stephen M. Gavazzi

14 Agriculture as the Cornerstone College in the Twenty-First-Century Land-Grant Mission p. 130 / Cathann A. Kress and Graham R. Cochran

15 At the Intersection: The Birth of Ohio's 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Universities p. 137 / Laquore Meadows

16 Ohio State as a Twenty-First-Century Urban University p. 142 / Harvey J. Miller

17 Toward a Land-Grant Fierce Future: BE THE MODEL™ College of Veterinary Medicine in the Twenty-First Century p. 152 / Rustin M. Moore

18 Engineering at The Ohio State University: Driving the Economic Development of Ohio p. 162 / David B. Williams

19 Backstage at Ohio State's The Arts Initiative: Defining a World of Arts Enterprise p. 174 / Valarie Williams

The Student Experience

20 Ohio State's Second-Year Transformational Experience Program: Enriching Students' Lives in the Modern Land-Grant Era p. 185 / David Isaacs and Anne McDaniel and Javaune Adams-Gaston and M. Susie Whittington

21 I Had No Idea... but Now That I Do... p. 193 / Clark Kellogg

22 The Abiding Promise of a Land-Grant Education p. 198 / Matthew Mayhew and Eric McChesney

Insider Observations

23 The State of Ohio Leadership Institute p. 209 / Trevor L. Brown

24 Why We Count: Using Data to Be Our Best Selves p. 218 / Julia W. Carpenter-Hubin

25 The Model Land-Grant Library at Ohio State p. 226 / Damon E. Jaggars

26 Ohio State Leadership p. 235 / Rick Martin and Tayo Switzer

27 The Ethos of the Engaged Institution p. 244 / Roger A. Rennekamp

28 Responding to Student and Community Change through Academic Program Reviews p. 252 / Ryan J. Schmiesing

29 Building Generations of Leaders at The Ohio State University p. 259 / Donald A. Stenta

Outsider Observations

30 Adventures of Being a University President p. 269 / E. Gordon Gee

31 Americas Education Crisis: Can Land-Grant Values Be Our Salvation? p. 276 / William E. Kirwan

32 Leadership Lessons from The Ohio State University p. 285 / Ed Ray

33 Fostering Innovation and Collaboration within Land-Grant Univetsities p. 294 / Joseph Steinmetz

34 Parting Thoughts on Fulfilling the Twenty-First-Century Land-Grant Mission p. 305 / Stephen M. Gavazzi and David J. Staley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780814214442

0814214444

OCLC:

1134488794

Publisher Number:

99985365056