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OHIO faculty invited to sign up for Diverse Faculty Mentoring Program

August 15, 2024 2 min

The Diverse Faculty Mentoring Program is open to any full-time tenure track, instructional, or clinical faculty.

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OHIO to welcome new, returning students to campus with exciting events throughout Welcome Week 2024

August 15, 2024 6 min

A time-honored tradition at OHIO, Welcome Week 2024 is packed with activities that cater to new and returning students, setting the stage for a successful and vibrant semester.

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Free mediation training available to students, faculty, staff

August 14, 2024 1 min

Athens Area Mediation Service is offering free mediation training to all Ohio University students, faculty and staff.

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Ohio University unveils revamped Academic Programs website

August 14, 2024 3 min

Ohio University is proud to announce the launch of its newly revamped Academic Programs website, now live at ohio.edu/programs.

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OHIO offers community building programs for early career faculty

August 14, 2024 2 min

Starting in Fall 2024, OHIO will offer several year-long faculty development opportunities to support new, transitioning and early career OHIO faculty.

Introducing Canvas: Important student information for the fall semester

August 14, 2024 3 min

Ohio University has begun the transition to Canvas, the new learning management system that is replacing Blackboard.

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Geography students gain hands-on experience through summer internships

August 13, 2024 10 min

This summer, Ohio University geography students are engaging in practical internships and research projects. These experiences span urban planning, sustainability, environmental geography and meteorology, allowing students to apply their academic knowledge to real-world situations.

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Breaking barriers with beep baseball: Dr. David Wanczyk's journey to Senegal

August 13, 2024 5 min

Dr. David Wanczyk partnered with the U.S. Embassy for a trip to Senegal, where he taught poetry classes and introduced beep baseball to the continent.

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Discovering Paulo Freire: CommDev goes to Brazil

August 12, 2024 3 min

The graduate students of the Communication and Development Studies program visited Brazil May to learn about Paulo Freire’s life’s work and projects that adopt critical pedagogy framework.

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Food in Sicily students make traditional Sicilian dishes in the Ibleian mountains

August 9, 2024 7 min

Participants in the study abroad experience can earn six Ohio University credits, learn about the culture of food in Sicily and get hands-on experience tasting and making Sicilian dishes.

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Hidden stories of the Underground Railroad

August 8, 2024 3 min

Local historian Chris Saunders shares Burlington and Ironton Underground Railroad research in Community Education Workshop taking place virtually and in person at OHIO Southern.

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Growing Interest in Korean

How a linguistics grad student discovered that cultural enthusiasm drives language learning success

August 8, 2024 5 min

Starting a Korean learning group for passionate undergraduate students benefitted everyone involved.

The Scripps Communication Fellows use video cameras in a classroom experience

Six teachers from Ohio named as Scripps Communication Fellows

August 7, 2024 3 min

The Communication Fellows Program offers teachers with curriculum development in communication across PK-12 levels of instruction.

Donation drive set for move-in items to support international students

August 7, 2024 1 min

Donations will be accepted at Parks Hall, located at 24 West Green Drive, off Richland Avenue and near the Convocation Center, on Monday, Aug. 19, and Tuesday Aug. 20.

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Enhancing the OHIO experience: Parking portal to use single sign-on