Briefly

Clyde-GS to meet in special session

CLYDE - The Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village Board of Education is to meet in special session at noon Tuesday in the board office to address approving a nursing services contract, employing a library aide and part-time kindergarten teacher and approving a resolution to proceed with a renewal emergency levy. Action is to be taken. The board is to move into its annual update and planning session, followed by a tour of the facilities, and no action is to be taken during that portion of the meeting.

Kaubisch to host rsum workshop

FOSTORIA -Kaubisch Memorial Public Library is to host "Rsums that Get Jobs!" 9:15 a.m.-noon Tuesday at the level four computer stations. Participants should be prepared to bring a rough draft and relevant personal and employment information. In-person registration is required and is limited to six people. For more information, call (419) 435-2813.

Library planning book sale

FOSTORIA - Kaubisch Memorial Public Library is to have its semi-annual book sale 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Aug. 24 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 25 in the McClean Room.

Items offered during the sale are to include books, videos, books on audiocassette and magazines. Most paperbacks are to be priced at 25 cents each, and hardbacks are to be priced as low as 50 cents. The remaining items are to be $1 per bag Aug. 24-25.

Other miscellaneous items are to be offered for sale. Call (419) 435-2813 for more information.

Lincoln back to school night coming

Thursday, all Lincoln Elementary School students in grades kindergarten through five and their parents can participate in the school's annual Back-To-School Night.

This is to be an opportunity for students and parents/guardians to learn who their new teachers will be, drop-off school supplies and ask any questions before school starts. Families can come 6-7 p.m.

Anyone who is new to Lincoln can visit the school to register before Aug. 24, the first day of school. The office is to be open to register new students and answer questions 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. every weekday.

People should bring their child's birth certificate, immunization record and proof of custody (if applicable). Call (419) 447-8674 for more information.

Time changes for SE meeting

ATTICA - The start time for the Seneca East Local School District Board of Education meeting today has been changed from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

TU planning open house

Tiffin University is to host an open house at its new student living learning community located at 355 Miami St. 4-6 p.m. Tuesday. The ribbon-cutting, which honors developer-philanthropist Frank Murphy, is to take place at 4 p.m. The community can attend.

The new student apartment complex was once home to the Rosenblatt scrapyard. The apartment buildings and a parking lot, developed for juniors and seniors, soon are to face a new recreation center that are to be constructed on the north side of Miami Street.

Frank Murphy chose Bedway Development Corp. from Belmont County to construct the apartments. Bedway asked local suppliers to bid on the project and selected some local contractors and suppliers to participate in the apartment project. Shaferly Construction in Alvada did the project's site work.

Each building has 12 units with five single bedrooms each, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. Also included are two multi-purpose rooms in the community, which are to serve as classrooms.

Remediation on the north side of Miami Street already has begun and is to be followed by construction of the recreation center. The improvement is a continuation of the spirit of the Miami Street Improvement Project.

Two additional apartment buildings are to be built on the south side of Miami Street in the future.

TU?offering new degree

Tiffin University is to offer a bachelor's in professional studies degree beginning in the fall semester.

The professional studies program is designed for students who already have earned an associate's degree in a technical or professional field. Students in the major develop their own program to complement their approved technical occupational degree.

"The new major will be taught at our main campus and through our accelerated degree completion program in both a seated and online format," said Charles Christensen, vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of faculty. "The professional studies program is specifically for students who wish to continue their education with a bachelor's degree that is designed around their curriculum. Students pick the upper level courses they wish to include in their major from an array of 18 courses offered as part of the program."

The program is completed during four semesters with the courses offered in a modular sequence, said Nancy Sullivan, dean of Degree Completion and Associate's Degree Programs.

"Upon admission to the professional studies program, the student chooses six of the major courses from the 18 offered," she said. "To complete the degree, the student must earn a total of 54 credit hours in the major. Tiffin University will accept 30 hours of approved transfer credit hours from the student's transfer institution."

More information about enrolling in TU's new degree program is available by contacting Kristin Payne at (800) YOU-OHIO, ext. 3172.