The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education (PCOE) will host an open house beginning with remarks provided by interim Dean Sara Helfrich.

A moderated panel discussion titled,  The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education: How it Changed My Educational and Career Trajectory , will be held featuring graduates of The Patton College who have had careers in all levels of education, business, and the non-profit sector, with their core competency being their love for OHIO and how they got their start within The Patton College. The panel features co-moderators Dr. Salome Nnoromele, Ph.D., VP of Diversity and Inclusion, Ohio University and Dale Gresson, Executive Ph.D. Cohort 15 Program, in Higher Education, Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education.

The panelists are Patton College alumni Ms. Cierra Boyd, Founder and CEO, FRISKMEGOOD; Dr. Robert Murphy, Dean’s Circle of Engagement; Dr. Ann Wagner-Hill, OHIO University Foundation Board of Trustees; Ms. LaWanna McKinley White, OUAA Board of Directors, Co-Founder, Ebony Bobcat Network, Ebony Bobcat Network Urban Scholarship Endowment, and first President serving 10 years; and Ms. Connie Lawson Davis, former OUAA Board of Directors member. In addition, faculty and students from the Brothers RISE program will be available for discussion, and a reception will be held with light refreshments prepared and served by students of the PCOE Recreation, Sport Pedagogy, and Consumer Sciences - Restaurant Hotel and Tourism program .