Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service celebrates successful first year of Appalachian expansion
January 25, 2021 Ohio University’s Voinovich School Academy for Excellence in Public Service has successfully reached the first anniversary of its highly successful Appalachian expansion.
Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship now accepting applications
January 22, 2021 The Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship offers undergraduate and graduate students affiliated with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs with the opportunity to intern at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).
Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship now accepting applications
January 22, 2021 The Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship offers undergraduate and graduate students affiliated with the Voinovich School with the opportunity to intern at the IEDC.
A resource for recovery
June 26, 2020 Small businesses, the economic backbone of southeastern Ohio communities, were immediately threatened in the early days of the pandemic. Where did they turn for help?
OHIO Procurement Technical Assistance Center Expands in Northeast Ohio
May 22, 2020 Ohio University Procurement Technical Assistance Center (OHIO PTAC), a program of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, is expanding its reach to 62 counties.
To serve & protect
November 14, 2019 Tracy Plouck has devoted her career as a public servant to helping women in recovery, and now she’s helping offset Appalachia’s opioid crisis in a new role at OHIO.
Notable Alumni | Bryttani Debro Helps Victims of Human Trafficking in Ohio
October 19, 2019 Bryttani Debro works with the Salvation Army of Central Ohio as the Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, helping to provide supportive client centered services to men, women and children who have been
Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship opens doors in D.C.
September 26, 2019 Following her May 2019 graduation from Ohio University, Hannah Burke packed up and moved to Washington D.C. for a 10-week internship with the International Economic Development Council.
An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
June 10, 2019 TechGROWTH Ohio, Ohio University's startup catalyst, fuels regional tech innovation triumphs.
New book on Voinovich’s legacy
May 10, 2018 “George Voinovich’s extraordinary success as senator, governor, and mayor was due in great part to his being a pioneering master of collaboration. In these times when conflict seems to dominate political dialogue, his wise words extolling the virtues of collaboration are refreshing and illuminating.”—James E. Austin, Harvard Business School
Last word with Mark Weinberg
May 9, 2018 There is no Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs without Mark Weinberg. As the school’s founding dean, Weinberg has overseen the unit’s programs and initiatives since its inception in 1981, when it existed under another name, the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development, or ILGARD.
A peek inside ‘Prof’
December 12, 2017
Geoffrey Dabelko is a renowned expert on security and the environment. He researches and draws connections between the environment, health, population, conflict, and security for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars. As professor, director of Environmental Studies, and associate dean at the Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs, Dabelko teaches courses on natural resources, conflict and peacebuilding, and environmental leadership. But he doesn’t do this work of global good only from his office at The Ridges. His love for adventure takes him to the Balkans, California, Washington, D.C., and beyond.
What is the environmental impact of cultivating agave as a biofuel?
May 15, 2015 Ohio University graduate student Emily Kuzmick is examining the use of the agave plant as a biofuel. One chief question she’s exploring is the environmental impact of cultivating the plant.
