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    Trevor Gillam
    Student Awards

    73 West State Award scholarship creates new opportunities for OHIO student

    May 21, 2025 3 min

    Ohio University rising junior and WOUB student employee Trevor Gillam of Amherst, Ohio says he still can’t believe he is one of the recipients of this year’s 73 West State Street Award.
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    Community College Partners

    Ohio University partners with Southern State Community College to create seamless transfer pathways for multiple programs

    May 21, 2025 3 min

    Ohio University has entered into a partnership with Southern State Community College (SSCC) to establish a streamlined transfer pathway for SSCC students.
    Sedric Granger
    Alumni

    Sedric Granger pursues baseball play-by-play dream with the Frisco RoughRiders

    May 20, 2025 3 min

    Sedric Granger ‘24 is getting ready to spend his summer living the dream. The 2024 journalism news and information graduate will be doing a media internship with the Frisco RoughRiders.
    Sophia Young
    Awards

    Journalism alumna wins first place in inaugural 2024-25 Hearst Journalism Awards Podcast Competition

    May 20, 2025 3 min

    Sophia Young, a ‘24 Honors Tutorial College (HTC) journalism alumna, won first place in the inaugural podcast competition in the 2024-25 Hearst Journalism Awards. 
    NPPF
    Scholarships

    The School of Visual Communication dominates NPPF scholarships for second year in a row

    May 16, 2025 3 min

    For the second year in a row, the School of Visual Communication in the Scripps College of Communication garnered the most scholarships from the National Press Photographers Foundation (NPPF).
    Lisa (Spellman) Wiseman
    alumni

    OHIO Chillicothe alumna Lisa Wiseman serves her community through banking

    May 16, 2025 3 min

    After 25 years serving her community through banking, Lisa (Spillman) Wiseman is glad she made the choice to stay in her community to find her future and fuel the region she calls home.
    Nancy Cartwright
    Alumni

    Becoming Bart Simpson: Nancy Cartwright gained confidence for her voice acting career at WOUB

    May 16, 2025 3 min

    Nancy Cartwright recently learned that the show she calls, “the greatest voice acting gig of all time,” has been picked up for four more seasons.
    Two students wear stethoscopes and put them on a dummy at the STEM Discovery Day event
    OHIO Events

    STEM Discovery Day at OHIO Lancaster: Innovation and inspiration

    May 14, 2025 3 min

    Ohio University Lancaster hosted more than 350 students from 21 Central Ohio area schools, along with 36 teachers and 30 science and technology professionals, for STEM Discovery Day on Friday, May 9.
    Jill Woo
    Alumni

    From farm fields to film sets: Jill Kleck Woo’s journey from WOUB to Hollywood

    May 13, 2025 3 min

    Jill Kleck Woo’s story begins on a quiet farm in Ohio, where the rhythms of rural life shaped her early years. But Woo had a spark for something more creative, electric, and far beyond the cornfields.
    Lancaster Communications Hall of Fame
    Alumni

    First class inducted into Lancaster Campus COMS Alumni Hall of Fame

    May 9, 2025 5 min

    OHIO Lancaster has inducted its inaugural class into the Lancaster Campus Communication Studies Alumni Hall of Fame.
    Mike McCarthy
    Alumni

    Mike McCarthy named 5 p.m. anchor at ABC 6 in Columbus

    May 8, 2025 3 min

    March was a big month for Mike McCarthy. The 2007 journalism graduate was named the 5 p.m. news anchor on WSYX/ABC6 TV in Columbus.
    Two OHIO graduates in cap and gown celebrate after walking across the stage at Spring Commencement
    Forever OHIO

    OHIO celebrates the Class of 2025

    May 8, 2025 5 min

    Family members and friends cheered loudly and proudly for their Bobcats at the Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies in the Convocation Center and at special events on the Athens and regional campuses.
    Abby Waechter stands behind a podium in a White House press room
    Student Success

    Undergraduate Research Scholar takes on challenges, gains hands-on experience

    May 7, 2025 3 min

    For nearly two decades, the Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholars Program has given Ohio University students a front-row seat to the real work of public service.
    John Gainor commencement
    Alumni

    Commencement speaker John Gainor reflects on his time as a communications major at Ohio University

    May 7, 2025 4 min

    Before alum John Gainor gave the commencement address at the Spring 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies, he and his wife, Nancy, had time to visit with students in the Scripps College.
    Martin Savidge
    Alumni

    Former National/International News Correspondent Martin Savidge reflects on his experiences at Ohio University and WOUB

    May 6, 2025 3 min

    Martin Savidge says the hands-on, real world media experience he was able to get at Ohio University and WOUB “opened the doors” for him in his career and provided a “lifetime of opportunity.”
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