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Significant gift to our Department to provide a collaborative space for undergraduates.

September 9, 2016

Significant gift to our Department to provide a collaborative space for undergraduates.

Ganesha

Colleagues

I am really delighted to tell you all that the hard work and extraordinary effort by our department to provide a compelling proposal to Gary Sharpe has been rewarded with a very significant gift to Geography.

Special thanks to Dean Jan Box-Steffensmeier and Tammy Parker for always having faith in us to deliver a great message. Diane Carducci, Kendra McSweeney, Harvey Miller , Ed Malecki, and students Rachel Mauk, John Banghoff, Lucas Scarpasso, and Nat Henry helped with actual presentations and in-person discussion with Gary and his wife Connie.

They have agreed to support our vision of a collaborative space for undergraduates and to many enhancements that will make a real difference to our students and their experience here at OSU. Our proposal also listed areas that are truly significant enhancements in student experience, including field work. The bulk of the donation will support a space renovation and provision of equipment in a research area. Faculty who are active in collaborating with undergraduate students can expect to see their efforts supported too.

Thanks and forward!

Morton O'Kelly
Professor & Chair
Department of Geography