Scripps College of Communication Stories

NPPF
Scholarships

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

Emeriti Park and Baker University Center
University Updates

OHIO leaders share answers to community questions from April 22 ‘University Updates’

Ohio University President Lori Stewart Gonzalez hosted the fourth and final “University Updates” event of the academic year on Tuesday, April 22.

Mel Brandau, Angela, Hosek, Sabrina Curran and Murial Gallego hold their awards in front  of an Ohio University media wall
Faculty Excellence

OHIO faculty presented awards for outstanding teaching, research, service

Ohio University faculty members were honored recently for their outstanding teaching, research and commitment to student success.

 All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards
Awards

WOUB Professional Staff and Students win All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards from The Press Club of Cleveland

The Scripps College is celebrating two WOUB professional staff members and five students who are taking home awards this spring after winning All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards.

Spring blooms on OHIO's College Green
National Recognitions

Ohio University named a 'Professions-Focused' 'Opportunity College' in latest Carnegie Classifications

OHIO is among the fewer than two dozen R1 universities in the country to earn Carnegie’s new “Opportunity College and University” designation and among only 40 large doctoral institutions defined as “professions-focused.”

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