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Ohio University is the school of choice for 10 recipients of the 2021 The Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar’s Fund

June 9, 2021 3 min

The newest class of The Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar’s Fund recipients has been announced. The Foundation awarded scholarships to 14 students, 10 of whom plan to attend Ohio University.

Tilly Berghege smiles around various dolls she has created through the years while sitting on a couch.

OHIO graduate’s capstone project about Cincinnati artist airs on TV

June 8, 2021 4 min

Ohio University graduate Madeleine Hordinski, BA ’20, BSVC ’20, recently had her senior capstone project air on PBS stations in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio.

Alumni entrepreneurs continue to see success with Shark Tank appearance

June 3, 2021 6 min

Business Bobcat alumnus Kevin Consolo and fellow Bobcat Chris Pavlica continue to innovate and develop new products to make life easier.

Pictured are Ohio University graduates (from left) Mike Medley, BSEE ’01, and Matt Good, BSME ’02.

Russ College alumni, student team up to develop patent-pending phone call transcription device

June 1, 2021 5 min

Ohio University graduates Mike Medley and Matt Good have teamed up with student Daniel Abdelsamed to design, build, program and test a phone system that transcribes conversations in real time.

Alumni Spotlight: Cindy Saunders

May 27, 2021 3 min

Cindy Saunders, an Early Childhood Education alumna (2003), was recently selected to participate in the Epic Master Teacher Ambassador Program and is The Patton College’s June Alum of the Month.

Denis Flaschner sits behind a desk with a stack of books, Apple laptop, mug, with a window and wall of pictures and artwork behind him

'Hi. Remember me?' Student finishes honors thesis 15 years after leaving Athens

May 24, 2021 6 min

Denis Flaschner came to Ohio University as a first-year English major in 2000. He completed all his coursework with one exception: to graduate, he would need to complete a thesis project.

OHIO Trustee, alumna Anna Harvey named president and CEO of the Social Science Research Council

May 6, 2021 2 min

Ohio University Trustee and 1988 Honors Tutorial College alumna Anna Harvey has been named the 15th President and CEO of the Social Science Research Council.

Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Intern to continue work with IEDC after graduation

May 3, 2021 5 min

In his junior year at Ohio University, Colton Campbell, an economics major and Undergraduate Research Scholar at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, read an article.

This circa 1864 photograph from the Library of Congress shows Sojourner Truth.

OHIO’s Ebony Bobcat Network to join local, state and national leaders in commemorating 170th anniversary of Sojourner Truth’s landmark speech

May 3, 2021 6 min

On May 20, the Akron/Canton affiliate of Ohio University’s Ebony Bobcat Network will host a virtual celebration commemorating the 170th anniversary of Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” speech.

New Pike County Board of Developmental Disabilities Superintendent longtime Bobcat and Executive MPA alumnus

May 3, 2021 4 min

Being named Superintendent of the Pike County Board of Developmental Disabilities was a bittersweet experience for Jeff Allen.

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OHIO community raises record totals during Giving Day 2021

April 30, 2021 3 min

OHIO Giving Day 2021 proved the resiliency of the Bobcat spirit, as Ohio University alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends around the world joined together to move OHIO Forever Forward.

Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Embry

April 30, 2021 2 min

The Patton College would like to recognize Jessica Embry as May’s honorary Alum of the Month. She was a graduate of the College of Fine Arts and was a fine arts teacher and orchestra director.

Fulbright Scholar used lessons from MPA program for UN work in the Congo

April 26, 2021 7 min

Fulbright Scholar Emmanuel “Manu” Ngueyanouba originally meant to attend Ohio University only for an eight-month English enhancement program.

This photo, taken by Harry Snavely and featured in the July 1971 Ohio University Alumni Journal, shows June 1971 OHIO graduates posing for photos in front of the Class Gateway following Commencement ceremonies held in the Convocation Center.

OHIO’s Class of 1971 reflects on campus, life experiences 50 years after graduation

April 21, 2021 27 min

Four members of Ohio University’s Class of 1971 look back at their OHIO experience, life on campus when they were students, and the 50 years that have passed since they graduated.

International economic development council announces new three-year gift to support Jeff Finkle internship

April 20, 2021 4 min

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) recently announced a new three-year gift to extend the Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship.

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