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| On the Brink of International Fame | Newark Earthworks Center: Preparing for the Future. Page 17 of Expanding Our Reach Progress Report 2018. |
"It has been the mission of the Newark Earthworks Center (NEC), the first Ohio State center located at Ohio State Newark, to study and preserve these ancient mounds since 2006. The NEC is an interdisciplinary university center that disseminated knowledge and promote inquiry about Ohio's earthworks throughout the university, state and nation. University budget cuts in 2015 put its fate in question just as the earthworks were on the brink of international fame. Announced in July 2018, the NEC will continue at Ohio State Newark. The decision was reached unanimously by Ohio State's Council of Academic Affairs. The leadership of Interim Director Marti Chaatsmith was a key factor in this outcome.
"Marti thoughtfully worked with many different units and individuals to assess the evolution of the center," said Ohio State Newark Dean/Director William L. MacDonald. "In promoting World Heritage for the Hopewwell Ceremonial Earthworks, she has contributed to the understanding and importance of the earthworks here in our community."
During the upcoming year, the NEC will develop a roadmap of the center's future, culminating in a progress report due in 2020. Central to this future planning will be the creation of a strategic plan to address the center's overall sustainability. Chaatsmith is responsible for developing the strategic plan in consultation with a faculty oversight committee.
The NEC will continue to provide leadership within the World Heritage nomination process for the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks with continuing leadership after designation occurs. Critical to the NEC's continuing missions is securing access to the sites for Ohio State and NEC research, with a special emphasis on research in relation to existing land uses."
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