Ohio Books for the World

IMPACT. 1: To date books have been shipped to 391 locations. For example, six container loads have been shipped to different universities in the Philippines. The estimated value of books, based on their last sales price, is in excess of $859 million. -- 2. To show their appreciation Professor Ockerman has received two honorary university degrees and has an international university library named after him, made an honorary, lifetime member of an international university alumni association, and an honorary member of three Rotary clubs in two countries.OSU PARTNERS: OSU Libraries including Regional Campuses; A variety of departmentsCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Half Price Books; Ohio Libraries; Retired Professors; Community members; Ohio State students; Ohio State facultyPRIMARY CONTACT: Herb Ockerman ([email protected])The purpose of this project is to send books to international Ohio State alumni for their university libraries. This ongoing initiative has been in existence for approximately 40 years. Initially shipments went by mail (braille and large print books still do) but now other shipments go by 20 or 40 foot containers containing approximately 36,000 to 72,000 books (30 to 60 tons) which are shipped twice a year

Scientific Terminology and Definitions

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Predicting the Cy Young Award Winner

Here we examine the application of a decision model to predicting the winner of the Cy Young Award. We investigate a current model cast as a linear programming problem and explore its ability to correctly predict award winners for recent seasons of professional baseball. We suggest the addition of another baseball statistic which leads to a new model. We explore the success of both models with numerical experiments and discuss the results

Change-Agent-for-Equity (CAFE) Model: A Framework for School Counselor Identity

Significant recent influences in the profession have provided clear direction about what school counseling programs should look like but have not explicitly defined the professional identity necessary to enact these programs. A Change-Agent-for-Equity (CAFE) Model draws from the American School Counselor Association National Model (2003, 2005, 2012) and the tenets of the National Center for Transforming School Counseling (Martin, 2002), proposing that the school counselor’s professional identity is central to school counseling programs and program outcomes. A case scenario is presented to illustrate the CAFE model in context

Developing School Counseling Students’ Social Justice Orientation Through Service Learning

Counselor educators must examine the quality and intentionality of coursework and field experiences offered to their students as the role of school counselors continues to transform. The emphasis in the field on school counselors as social justice agents and advocates should be reflected in school counselor training programs. The authors present a two-course sequence using pre-practicum service learning as a valuable program component for assisting school counseling students to develop a social justice orientation