Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Stories

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    Executive and Online MPA Virtual Preview offers inside look at program

    February 1, 2021 2 min

    Working professionals ready to advance their career or expand job opportunities are invited to attend an upcoming Executive Master of Public Administration and Online MPA Virtual Preview.
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    Voinovich School, OMEGA, Buckeye Hills awarded $2.2M EDA grant to boost community economic growth

    January 27, 2021 4 min

    Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs was awarded a $2.2 million investment from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.
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    Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service celebrates successful first year of Appalachian expansion

    January 25, 2021 4 min

    Ohio University’s Voinovich School Academy for Excellence in Public Service has successfully reached the first anniversary of its highly successful Appalachian expansion.
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    Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship now accepting applications

    January 22, 2021 5 min

    The Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship offers undergraduate and graduate students affiliated with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs with the opportunity to intern at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).
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    Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship now accepting applications

    January 22, 2021 5 min

    The Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship offers undergraduate and graduate students affiliated with the Voinovich School with the opportunity to intern at the IEDC.
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    A resource for recovery

    June 26, 2020 6 min

    Small businesses, the economic backbone of southeastern Ohio communities, were immediately threatened in the early days of the pandemic. Where did they turn for help?
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    OHIO Procurement Technical Assistance Center Expands in Northeast Ohio

    May 22, 2020 2 min

    Ohio University Procurement Technical Assistance Center (OHIO PTAC), a program of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, is expanding its reach to 62 counties.
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    To serve & protect

    November 14, 2019 4 min

    Tracy Plouck has devoted her career as a public servant to helping women in recovery, and now she’s helping offset Appalachia’s opioid crisis in a new role at OHIO.
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    Notable Alumni | Bryttani Debro Helps Victims of Human Trafficking in Ohio

    October 19, 2019 4 min

    Bryttani Debro works with the Salvation Army of Central Ohio as the Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator, helping to provide supportive client centered services to men, women and children who have been
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    Jeffrey A. Finkle Ohio University Economic Development Internship opens doors in D.C.

    September 26, 2019 4 min

    Following her May 2019 graduation from Ohio University, Hannah Burke packed up and moved to Washington D.C. for a 10-week internship with the International Economic Development Council.
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    An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

    June 10, 2019 3 min

    TechGROWTH Ohio, Ohio University's startup catalyst, fuels regional tech innovation triumphs.
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    New book on Voinovich’s legacy

    May 10, 2018 2 min

    “George Voinovich’s extraordinary success as senator, governor, and mayor was due in great part to his being a pioneering master of collaboration. In these times when conflict seems to dominate political dialogue, his wise words extolling the virtues of collaboration are refreshing and illuminating.”—James E. Austin, Harvard Business School
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    Last word with Mark Weinberg

    May 9, 2018 2 min

    There is no Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs without Mark Weinberg. As the school’s founding dean, Weinberg has overseen the unit’s programs and initiatives since its inception in 1981, when it existed under another name, the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development, or ILGARD.
    Geoffrey Dabelko is a renowned expert on security and the environment

    A peek inside ‘Prof’

    December 12, 2017 2 min

    Geoffrey Dabelko is a renowned expert on security and the environment. He researches and draws connections between the environment, health, population, conflict, and security for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars. As professor, director of Environmental Studies, and associate dean at the Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs, Dabelko teaches courses on natural resources, conflict and peacebuilding, and environmental leadership. But he doesn’t do this work of global good only from his office at The Ridges. His love for adventure takes him to the Balkans, California, Washington, D.C., and beyond.
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    What is the environmental impact of cultivating agave as a biofuel?

    May 15, 2015 4 min

    Ohio University graduate student Emily Kuzmick is examining the use of the agave plant as a biofuel. One chief question she’s exploring is the environmental impact of cultivating the plant.
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