Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Stories

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    Innovative Programs

    OHIO’s Voinovich Academy, GRID Lab bring 360VR training to public service employees

    August 20, 2025 4 min

    The innovative training series was developed in partnership with the Ohio University's Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service and the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab.
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    APEX Accelerator

    Ohio APEX Accelerator at Ohio University breaks records with $2 billion in federal contracts

    August 19, 2025 2 min

    Fiscal year 2024 was another record-breaker for the Ohio APEX Accelerator at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, where $2 billion in government contracts were secured for clients.
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    Community Impact

    Voinovich School research team providing key assistance to local health departments

    August 15, 2025 3 min

    The Planning, Evaluation, Education, and Research (PEER) Applied Research Team offers a comprehensive suite of services to support health departments throughout the CHA and CHIP process.
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    Community Impact

    Library STEM Days provide fun learning opportunities for children in Southeast Ohio

    August 12, 2025 2 min

    More than 50 children attended each session, which included learning about engineering design processes, electrical circuitry and energy.
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    Student Research

    Ohio University graduate students receive honors, build connections and gain insight at national environmental conference

    August 11, 2025 3 min

    Earlier this summer, Environmental Studies graduate students Dupe Oluwasesan and Emily Fox, proudly represented OHIO at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reclamation Sciences.
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    Workforce Development

    Regional employers, educators meet to advance global workforce readiness in Ohio

    July 30, 2025 5 min

    Industry leaders and Ohio University partners explore how language, culture and global skills can power Ohio’s economic future.
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    STEM

    Tech Savvy Day engages Appalachian students with STEM opportunities

    July 28, 2025 6 min

    Appalachian students mixed slime, launched rockets, coded robots, and explored brains at OHIO’s Tech Savvy Day, a fun-filled event sparking curiosity and excitement for all things STEM.
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    Community Partners

    AEP Ohio Foundation, Voinovich School celebrate 10 years of STEM education partnership

    July 17, 2025 3 min

    The American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio Foundation and OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service have enjoyed a long-standing relationship.
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    Student Research

    OHIO students driving change through research, service

    July 15, 2025 4 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.
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    Alumni Leaders

    Experience as a Voinovich Scholar was life-changing for regional leader

    July 15, 2025 2 min

    Cara Dingus Brook ’03 MPA ‘06 has spent more than 20 years in philanthropy, rising to her current position as the president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.
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    Alumni Success

    Voinovich Scholar program provided Olivito with critical experience, led to his career

    July 15, 2025 2 min

    For Jonathan Olivito ’09 MPA ‘11, working as a Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholar at Ohio University was the launch pad for everything that has followed in his career.
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    Alumni Leaders

    How OHIO’s MPA program shaped a public leader’s career

    July 14, 2025 3 min

    Tom Evans MPA ’22 may have grown up in Dallas, but he—and much of his family—bleed Bobcat green.
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    Community Impact

    New training program benefits peer recovery supporters

    July 9, 2025 3 min

    For people living with addiction, it can be helpful to talk to someone who has traveled the same road to recovery. Peer support has emerged as a powerful tool in addiction and mental health treatment.
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    OHIO Impact

    Voinovich School celebrates 50 years of Environmental Studies with alumni, industry partners at Jackie O's on Fourth

    July 1, 2025 3 min

    More than 70 alumni, past and present faculty, and staff attended, enjoying an evening of networking and reconnecting with friends old and new.
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    OHIO Announcements

    University Libraries welcomes Ex Libris Alma as its new system platform

    June 17, 2025 3 min

    University Libraries’ new system, Ex Libris Alma, allows for a smoother and more modern platform for the OHIO community.
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