Facilities News

March 24, 2022
Alumna and landscape coordinator Susan Calhoun tends Ohio University’s cherry trees with love

Ohio University alumna Susan Calhoun has been the longtime caretaker of OHIO’s cherry trees, assuring each year that the iconic trees that line the Hockhocking Adena Bikepath are tended to and sustained for years to come.

January 11, 2022
Renovations underway to create new collaborative research space for Russ College

Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology students will have a new space to research and collaborate in 2023. The West Union Street Office Center (WUSOC) is undergoing renovations and will eventually become the new Russ Research Opportunity Center (RROC). 

January 6, 2022
Ohio University updates Presidential Health Directives with new face covering requirements

KN95, N95, KF94 or three-ply surgical masks are preferred; face shields, bandanas, neck gaiters, scarves, turtleneck collars, masks with valves, and balaclavas/ski masks are not acceptable

January 6, 2022
All students, faculty, and staff asked to upload vaccination or booster record to avoid quarantine

OHIO has adopted new COVID-19 quarantine and isolation recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, effective immediately. The CDC’s updated quarantine guidance allows those who have been boosted or recently fu

December 13, 2021
Facilities Management and Safety provides energy conservation tips before winter break

Facilities Management and Safety requests that employees who have been working in campus facilities during fall semester take energy conservation actions before leaving buildings for the winter break closure.

August 9, 2021
New WorkForce time clocks to be installed

In the coming weeks, OHIO’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) will replace the current WorkForce clocks across multiple campuses with the latest model that features an ID card tap to clock in/out with, retiring the old model that used a magnetic strip reader.

August 9, 2021
Ohio University names Joe Trubacz as interim VP for finance and administration

Ohio University President Hugh Sherman has announced the appointment of Joe Trubacz as the University’s Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration, beginning on Aug. 30.

August 9, 2021
University leaders share updated COVID-19 protocols for fall

In just under three weeks, we will begin face-to-face classes on all campuses as we return to a more normal learning environment. Even as we are excited about having more students back on all our campuses, we have been closely watching the recent shift in COVID-19 transmission rates here in Ohio and across the country.

June 25, 2021
Board of Trustees approves new programs, FY22 budget continuation during June meetings

The Ohio University Board of Trustees voted to continue the University’s FY22 budget until August when the state biennial budget will be finalized during its meetings June 17-18 in Walter Hall on the Athens Campus.

April 13, 2021
Diverting Ohio University’s Construction and Demolition Debris from Landfills

Olivia Wolff

For my Voinovich School Leadership Practicum I created a pilot project working to divert Ohio University construction and demolition debris from Ohio landfills through material donation to ReStore.