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Instructions for 2019 year-end gift processing

November 22, 2019 4 min

Please review the information below for details regarding making a year-end gift....

Ali Johnstone coaches field hockey at Ohio University

Full circle coach

November 21, 2019 1 min

Ali Johnstone, BSSPS ’02—one of the most decorated athletes in Ohio Field Hockey history—returned home to OHIO last year to begin a new chapter in the record books.

Journalism for good

November 20, 2019 3 min

From a young age, Caitlin Hunt loved to do three things: read, write, and talk to people. So, it came as no surprise when the Ohio University junior chose to pursue a career in journalism.

Koller series’ third installment celebrates “One World at Ohio University,” benefits scholarship program

November 20, 2019 4 min

Ohio University is proud to unveil the third installment in a four-part collection of prints celebrating the year-round beauty and spirit of the Athens Campus’ historic College Green....

Nominations sought for Foundation, Alumni Association boards and 2020 Alumni Awards

November 20, 2019 3 min

With 2019 coming to a close, Ohio University is preparing for the new year and looking for Bobcats interested in lending their time and talent to two of its boards and those who will be honored at....

Support OHIO students this Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3

November 19, 2019 1 min

Through the support of donors, Ohio University is able to provide help to students who face financial difficulty due to emergency situations or one-time hardships. The Emergency Microgrant program....

Poet Laureate's new collection showcases the essence of Athens

November 18, 2019 4 min

The City of Athens and Kari Gunter-Seymour, Athens Poet Laureate, have published “Essentially Athens Ohio,” a place-based collection of poetry, story, song and fine art. The book launch is Dec. 8.

As field commander, Sophia Medvid, who plays mellophone, holds the highest student leadership position in the band.

In command

November 15, 2019 3 min

The college experience is transformational. For Sophia Medvid, the contrasts between her first day on campus and the start of senior year are especially significant.

A teeter totter with a mom on one end and the other end full with a daughter, schoolbooks and pack, toys, sporting equipment, a sewing machine, a stroller, and more

Art of the maternal

November 14, 2019 1 min

A self-described “mother-artist,” OHIO Gallery Coordinator Courtney Kessel, MFA ’12, infuses her work with personal observations and poignant statements from her experience as a mother to her daughter, who has been featured, quite literally at times, in Kessel’s pieces over the past 10 years.

To serve & protect

November 14, 2019 4 min

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.

Hope 101

November 14, 2019 5 min

What sets a teacher apart? For Felton Morrell, it’s “the love and support, the consistency.”

Ohio University Innovation Center’s all-female staff gather at the West State St. facility: [LEFT to RIGHT] Client Services Manager and Executive Coach Erin Rennich, MBA ’13; Accountant Jennifer Pauwels; Director Stacy Strauss; Associate Director Tanya Conrath, BSC ’93; Administrative Specialist Susan Bauman, BSED ’94; and Lab Director Misako Hata, BSISE ’98, MS ’01, MS ’10. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ ’14, MA ’17

A culture of community

November 14, 2019 2 min

Ohio University’s Innovation Center is racking up accolades lately—it was named the 2019 Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year and 2019 Rural-Based Entrepreneurship Center of the Year by the International Business Innovation Association.

Hitting her stride

November 14, 2019 4 min

In 2013, Tiffany Chenault set out on a mission: run a half marathon in all 50 states before reaching age 50. Her motivation? The loss of her mother.

The OHIO Dance Team performs multiple routines at the 2019 President’s Convocation for First Year Students.

Stepping Up