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“Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening”
The USC Thornton Apollo Men's Chorus performs "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Randall Thompson. Conducted by Jason Saunders. Hye-Jung Shin, piano
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Cooking with Extension (Series): Serving Rock Island, Mercer, Henry and Stark Counties
The Sacred and the Profane
"The experience of the sacred is a universal phenomenon, found in all human societies, however primitive or complex." -- 1957 Mircea Eliade ('The Sacred and the Profane')
Twixmas
"It's a weird time isn’t it – you barely know the date, or the time of day, let alone which part of the Christmas dinner leftovers to eat next. It's a time when many of us return to the reality of home life, where we know that family can be the best thing about Christmas, but they can also be the worst things about Christmas. A time when we can feel guilty for not working on uni assignments despite the need for a restful break."
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Home for the Holidays
The first university in Ohio and the oldest in the Northwest Territory, was established in Athens, Ohio, for a combination of legal, practical, and symbolic reasons. Naming the town Athens and the university after the idea of ancient Greek learning was intentional—many of the founders were New Englanders with a strong classical education and admiration for Greek democracy and scholarship.
Christmas Rewind
“And so we sit here in the midst of the end of the year, waiting for the bell to ring.” – Thomas Hardy (The Return of the Native)
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026). Next Tuesday the 30th, we review the financial reports of Original Equipment Manufacturers that influence electrotechnology standards setting.
Watch & Night Operations
This group -- the "cat-eye shift" -- keeps campus secure and sustainable while most everyone is asleep or home for the holidays.