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Hilton wins young animal scientist award
Gretchen Hilton recently received the Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science Young Animal Science Award in Education at the annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Hilton, OSU assistant professor in animal science, joined the department in 2006 and currently serves on nine graduate student committees, has four graduate students and advises 40 undergraduates. Since her arrival, the meat judging team has won four national contests and the Australian National Contest. For more information, click here.     

Music group donates portion of concert sales to Rise School
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has donated $15,420 from its concerts in Oklahoma to the Rise School of Stillwater to expand the school’s music therapy program. The orchestra, known for its holiday performances, donates a portion of each concert’s ticket sales. The Rise School’s music therapy program is used to improve social and motor skills as well as develop musical talent in students from 18 months to four years.  For more about Rise, click here.

Faculty and staff seminar to help detect fraud
OSU faculty and staff are invited to attend “Embezzlement, Forgery and Lies! Oh My!” on Wednesday, April 8, in 408 Student Union. This seminar is designed to help participants detect workplace fraud, which costs organizations an estimated seven percent in revenues annually. Admission is free, but advanced registration is necessary. Enroll by sending an e-mail to osu-trng@okstate.edu, or call Training Services at (405) 744-5374.

Take the O’Colly survey
The O’Colly has commissioned a survey to collect responses from readers of all kinds in the OSU community (faculty, staff, students, others). The short survey takes about two minutes to complete. Just click here to take the survey. Your responses will be used to help improve the O’Colly.

Call for volunteers for Stillwater Trash-Off
The City of Stillwater Environmental Programs is inviting individuals and groups to volunteer to participate in the annual Stillwater Trash-Off scheduled for Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will meet at the Moose Lodge at 301 S. Perkins Road at the corner of Perkins and 3rd St. Environmental Program Manager Lou Ann Snoddy encourages individuals, groups and organizations to contact her at (405) 533-8482 or lasnoddy@stillwater.org by March 23 to RSVP. Click here for more information.

Relay for Life invites you to get involved
Relay For life, an American Cancer Society fundraising event, will take place on April 17 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on the track next to the Colvin Recreational Center.  You can get involved by registering a team of eight to 15 members at www.relayforlife.org/okstateok. Registration is $10 per participant and the money goes to the overall event. You also have the option to simply make a donation. Bank Night is Tuesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Ag Hall 361.

Botanical Garden seeking volunteers

New dinner hours, menu and sous chef for Ranchers Club
The Ranchers Club has new dinner hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 5 – 9 p.m., and it is also offering a new dinner menu featuring local fresh ingredients and entrees that are not offered elsewhere in Stillwater. Chris Becker is the new sous chef for the Ranchers Club. He has spent the past eight years working for highly regarded chefs in New York City’s best restaurants.  

What do food product dates mean?
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Oklahoma 4-H Eskimo Joe’s T-shirts now available
Oklahoma 4-H is celebrating 100 years of youth development and Eskimo Joe’s has created the first-ever 4-H T-shirt to celebrate. A portion of the proceeds goes to Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development programs. The T-shirts are available at Joe’s Clothes World Headquarters in Stillwater, Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa and at Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City or by calling 800-256-JOES or online at www.eskimojoes.com.  

Save on your electric bill, help the environment
Lighting accounts for 25 percent of an average home's electricity bill. Changing a single 75-watt bulb to a more energy efficient, 20-watt Energy Star bulb can save your family as much as $60 a year in energy costs. And when you cut your home energy use, you reduce pollution from power plants that make electricity. That's why replacing that bulb for a more efficient one can be as good for the environment as not driving your car for more than two weeks. At OSU, the Physical Plant is in the process of switching all lighting on campus to more energy efficient bulbs or fixtures. For more information, go to http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/lighting/index.html.  

Wellness tip: Eating before exercise
Your body clearly needs food, but too much just before exercise can impair your performance and make you feel sluggish. Try to strike a reasonable balance. Eat your larger meals 3-4 hours before exercise. Eat small meals if you eat during the last hour or two before starting to exercise. Wellness tips are brought to you by the OSU Seretean Wellness Center, dedicated to making OSU the Healthiest Campus in America. For more information about services for students, faculty and staff, call 744-WELL (9355).