Stories tagged with: Ohio Today - Winter 2019
Mastering OHIO
March 8, 2019 Ohio University's Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) provides high-level academic English training for international students, blending classroom instruction with practical language use in the community, fostering cultural integration and easing the transition to U.S. life for 80 full-time students from Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.
The making of a mandala
March 8, 2019 Tibetan monks from the Labrang Tashi Kyil Monastery in Dehradun, India, visited OHIO’s Athens campus in October. In six days, they created an intricate Peace Mandala. Then, on the sixth day, they destroyed it.
Practiced Persistence
March 8, 2019 Feeling lost about securing his first internship, geography sophomore Zach Hadley turned to OHIO's Career and Leadership Development Center (CLDC) for guidance, resulting in more than 200 applications and his current position in the City of Athens Mayor’s Office, showcasing the transformative impact of CLDC's coaching and support.
Power to the patients
March 8, 2019 Care for medical patients is changing: The one-doctor-knows-all approach is being replaced by the team approach. OHIO’s Heritage College has responded by training its students to embrace the power of team-based practice.
Sweatin’ the Good Sweat
March 7, 2019 At the heart of the Marching 110 is its drumline, led by section leader Joe Huster, BBA ’19. Members commit 12 hours weekly during the regular football season, balancing their dedication to excellence with the challenges of being college students.
Friendly Skies
March 7, 2019
Ohio University’s Gordon Bush Airport is home to Francis Fuller Training Center, where almost 120 Russ College of Engineering and Technology students are working toward their private and commercial pilot licenses. The College also offers an aviation management degree. Future pilots start in the classroom and can eventually become Certified Flight Instructors themselves, along the way banking more than 1,400 hours in flight before receiving their degrees.
The photo essay that follows illustrates the hours of effort OHIO aviation students put into becoming pilots.
Eat This Way, Not That Way. Forever.
March 7, 2019 Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, an assistant professor of food and nutrition science at Ohio University's College of Health Sciences and Professions, emphasizes the long-term impact of healthier eating habits on longevity.
Thank you for your service
March 7, 2019 The 7th Annual Honey for the Heart Giant Puppet Parade kicked off the Athens Halloween Block Party, featuring over 2,000 volunteers creating enchanting giant puppets. Patty Mitchell, founder of Passion Works Studio, aims to elevate the Halloween experience, fostering connection and belonging in Athens through this family-friendly event.
Better Together
March 6, 2019 Ohio University encourages students to integrate bystander intervention techniques, supported by Better Bystanders' Four D's of Intervention, fostering a safer and more supportive community.
How to Live, Be, & Lead
March 5, 2019 Melinda Tsapatsaris, BSED ’98, applies progressive pedagogy learned from OHIO’s Creating Active and Reflective Educators (CARE) program as the head of school at Westland School in Los Angeles, emphasizing inquiry-based, experiential learning and collaborative teacher-student partnerships in the democratic act of learning.
Start Small
March 5, 2019 "Little Otter Learns to Swim," authored by Artie Knapp, AIS ’04, and illustrated by Guy Hobbs, teaches children the value of persistence in overcoming fears and challenges when acquiring new skills, using North American river otters as inspiration. The book, published by Ohio University Press, also pays tribute to the species and incorporates conservation messages contributed by the River Otter Ecology Project.
On Being Heard
March 1, 2019 Ohio Today spoke with Dashiell about her career in journalism and about views on politics, life, and humanity. An excerpt of the interview follows.
Still More: Lori Esposito
March 1, 2019 Ohio University Lecturer Lori Esposito created a unique meditative practice as a means of grief rehabilitation: evaporation walking.