Ohio University announces Paint the Town Green challenge winners

OHIO students, faculty and staff decorated their departments and residence halls and showed off their Bobcat pride for Homecoming 2024.

October 18, 2024

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Ohio University celebrated Homecoming 2024 in style, as students, faculty and staff decorated their departments and residence halls to show off their Bobcat pride.

The decorations were part of the Paint the Town green challenge sponsored by the Ohio University Alumni Association. During Homecoming Week, 13 departments and 11 residence halls participated in the challenge by decorating their spaces with themed decorations, banners and displays that celebrate our beloved Bobcats.

"It was a joy to see students, faculty and staff decorate for Homecoming this year,” said Dana Wright, senior director of student and recent alumni engagement for the Ohio University Alumni Association. “The decorations not only filled campus with Bobcat spirit and pride, but also provided an opportunity to boost morale, build community and have some fun!"

This was the first year that Ohio University has hosted the Paint the Town Green challenge in several years. Thanks to the outstanding participation this year, plans are already underway to bring back the competition for Homecoming 2025.

Faculty and staff from the School of Nursing pose with an image of Rufus dressed as a nurse, in an office decorated for Homecoming

The School of Nursing received the Most Creative Use of Green and White Award.

The Department Winners for the 2024 Paint the Town Green challenge

Bobcat Pride Award 

  • OHIO Business Service Center 

Most Creative Use of Green and White Award

  • School of Nursing

Rufus Spirit Award 

  • Graduate College 
Green and white streamers and balloons decorate the hallway

Ryors Hall

A window has green and white streamers on it and paint on the window says

Tiffin Hall

Balloon art is shown in Johnson Hall

Johnson Hall

The Residence Halls Winners for the 2024 Paint the Town green challenge

Bobcat Pride Award 

  • First Place - Voigt Hall
  • Second Place - Ryors Hall

Most Creative Use of Green and White Award

  • First Place - Tiffin Hall
  • Second Place - Johnson Hall

Rufus Spirit Award 

  • Lincoln Hall

Thanks to all of the Ohio University departments and residence halls that participated.

Go Bobcats is written on a wall decorated with Rufus and other Homecoming decorations

Lincoln Hall

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