Stories tagged with: Magazine - Winter 2019

Mastering OHIO

March 8, 2019 2 min

Ohio University's Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) provides high-level academic English training for international students, blending classroom instruction with practical language use in the community, fostering cultural integration and easing the transition to U.S. life for 80 full-time students from Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

Buddhist monks work on drawing a mandala

The making of a mandala

March 8, 2019 1 min

Tibetan monks from the Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery in Dehradun, India, visited OHIO’s Athens campus in October. In six days, they created an intricate Peace Mandala. Then, on the sixth day, they destroyed it.

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Practiced Persistence

March 8, 2019 3 min

Feeling lost about securing his first internship, geography sophomore Zach Hadley turned to OHIO's Career and Leadership Development Center (CLDC) for guidance, resulting in more than 200 applications and his current position in the City of Athens Mayor’s Office, showcasing the transformative impact of CLDC's coaching and support.

Medical students practice Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in Athens Ohio

Power to the patients

March 8, 2019 4 min

Care for medical patients is changing: The one-doctor-knows-all approach is being replaced by the team approach. OHIO’s Heritage College has responded by training its students to embrace the power of team-based practice.

Woman sits at table with various food in front of her

Eat This Way, Not That Way. Forever.

March 7, 2019 2 min

Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, an assistant professor of food and nutrition science at Ohio University's College of Health Sciences and Professions, emphasizes the long-term impact of healthier eating habits on longevity.

Sweatin’ the Good Sweat

March 7, 2019 1 min

At the heart of the Marching 110 is its drumline, led by section leader Joe Huster, BBA ’19. Members commit 12 hours weekly during the regular football season, balancing their dedication to excellence with the challenges of being college students.

collage of three vintage photos of people in Athens in or looking at airplanes

Friendly Skies

March 7, 2019 1 min

Ohio University’s Gordon Bush Airport is home to Francis Fuller Training Center, where almost 120 Russ College of Engineering and Technology students are working toward their private and commercial pilot licenses. The College also offers an aviation management degree. Future pilots start in the classroom and can eventually become Certified Flight Instructors themselves, along the way banking more than 1,400 hours in flight before receiving their degrees.

The photo essay that follows illustrates the hours of effort OHIO aviation students put into becoming pilots.

Executive director of Athens-based Passion Works, Patty Mitchell, BFA ’87, throws a knowing smile in anticipation for the Honey for the Heart parade to begin. Photo by Michael Johnson, BSVC ’19

Thank you for your service

March 7, 2019 3 min

The 7th Annual Honey for the Heart Giant Puppet Parade kicked off the Athens Halloween Block Party, featuring over 2,000 volunteers creating enchanting giant puppets. Patty Mitchell, founder of Passion Works Studio, aims to elevate the Halloween experience, fostering connection and belonging in Athens through this family-friendly event.

Better Together

March 6, 2019 2 min

Ohio University encourages students to integrate bystander intervention techniques, supported by Better Bystanders' Four D's of Intervention, fostering a safer and more supportive community.

How to Live, Be, & Lead

March 5, 2019 2 min

Melinda Tsapatsaris, BSED ’98, applies progressive pedagogy learned from OHIO’s Creating Active and Reflective Educators (CARE) program as the head of school at Westland School in Los Angeles, emphasizing inquiry-based, experiential learning and collaborative teacher-student partnerships in the democratic act of learning.

Start Small

March 5, 2019 2 min

"Little Otter Learns to Swim," authored by Artie Knapp, AIS ’04, and illustrated by Guy Hobbs, teaches children the value of persistence in overcoming fears and challenges when acquiring new skills, using North American river otters as inspiration. The book, published by Ohio University Press, also pays tribute to the species and incorporates conservation messages contributed by the River Otter Ecology Project.