SURI events this week: 7/21-27

The summer is swimming along... We will be holding our second workshop with OSU Career Connection this Wednesday at 4pm in 240 Page Hall. It will focus on writing effective personal statements. It's not too late to RSVP to uro@osu.edu

Have some extra time this weekend and want to go to Cedar Point for free? Consider donating blood. The Red Cross's new Polaris Donor Center is offering a free Cedar Point ticket to successful donors on the following dates:

• Friday, July 25th, 8 AM - 1 PM
• Saturday, July 26, 9 AM - 1 PM
• Sunday, July 27th, 10 AM - 2 PM

Walk-ins are welcome, but an appointment is preferred and will guarantee you a ticket pending a successful donation. Appointments can be made by calling (614) 253-2740. The location of the center is Polaris Donor Center, 1327 Cameron Ave., Lewis Center, OH 43035

Coming up next week:
Teaching Your Peers: Poster Presentation Basics
in partnership with Faculty and TA Development

• July 29, 4 - 6 p.m.
  300 Younkin Success Center
• Limited to 25; RSVP to uro@osu.edu with "7/29" in the subject line

This is an excellent interactive workshop to help you decide how to arrange and present a poster. Whether you will be presenting at the end of the summer or not for another year or two, it is never too early to get tips about how to talk about your research experience to different audiences.