Stories tagged with: Magazine Features
In her footsteps
October 29, 2018
Over the past 15 years, two OHIO women have learned from and supported one another and, in recent years, have nurtured their shared Bobcat connection.
The future (of engineering) is female
October 28, 2018 Ohio University students studying engineering and technology know to expect rigorous coursework and lots of career options. The field’s female students also know to expect a huge gender gap.
A legacy fulfilled
October 25, 2018 One hundred and fifty years ago, Margaret Boyd stepped onto the Athens campus and into the Ohio University history books as the institution’s first female student.
A place to gather
October 17, 2018 Francine Childs, HON ’97, EMERT ’05, is many things to many people. Ohio University’s first tenured black professor, she’s a stalwart social justice advocate. On campus and in the community, she’s a symbol of perseverance, selflessness, and spunk. To her students, she’s simply “Doc,” or more affectionately, “Mama Childs.”
Connecting Mountains
August 17, 2018 Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB ’69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyoming’s Teton peaks.
More grit from Gipe
August 17, 2018 Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky, has long advocated for both social justice and the arts in Appalachia.
Rooted in place
August 17, 2018 The first thing you see in JD Kittle’s office at Ohio University’s Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.
We survived!
August 17, 2018 Prior to 1970, when the Hocking River would tumble over its banks, the nearby Athens Campus would be ravaged by the floodwaters. Moving the river in 1970 to its current location—an epic task—removed the annual threat so the Athens Campus could expand. Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 and 1968 floods paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
Onward with OMSAR
August 17, 2018 Data shows that multicultural students don’t always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO’s OMSAR is turning the tide.
That extra mile
August 17, 2018 Through resourcefulness, perseverance, and a hand from International Student and Faculty Services, OHIO’s international students thrive.
Last word with Amir Farnoud
August 16, 2018 Amir Farnoud is a researcher who thinks big but works with the very small. The very, very small.
1968 flood memories
July 24, 2018 Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1968 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
1964 flood memories
July 23, 2018 Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
Charting a new direction
May 18, 2018 Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis, a geographer, took his seat in Cutler Hall in June 2017 and quickly began mapping a new direction for OHIO—one that builds on the legacy of its past shepherds, from McDavis to Cutler, and positions the University as a model for the nation.
In harmony
May 14, 2018 Senior music therapy major Rebecca Day sees a cappella—an ensemble that sings without music accompaniment—as a fun yet sophisticated art form.
