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A Ryors Hall reunion 50 years in the making

January 24, 2020 9 min

The last time they were all together, they were frantically dismantling their first Ohio University home and preparing to leave Ryors Hall.

Alumni postcard inspires student to enroll at OHIO, recruit future Bobcats

January 23, 2020 4 min

Even though she had been accepted to Ohio University and her father, Mark Weidig, BBA ’89, is a Bobcat, Emily Weidig, BS ’20, remained indecisive about where to continue her education beyond high...

2019 ‘OHIO Notables’ celebrates alumni who made news – and their alma mater proud

December 16, 2019 11 min

One of the many joys of producing Ohio Today News is hearing about all of the ways in which Ohio University alumni are making a difference as leaders in their industries, public servants in their...

OHIO alumnus starts fundraiser spurred by Joe Burrow's Heisman speech

December 16, 2019 6 min

Will Drabold felt that Burrow’s speech was a call to action. “I started this because like everyone else from Athens, I cried during Joey’s speech and felt like there had to be a way to harness that."

1969-70 Ryors Hall residents reflect on tumultuous year on campus

December 15, 2019 20 min

Several former residents of Ryors Hall, in reconnecting 50 years after they lived together as first-year Ohio University students, reflected on the 1969-70 academic year.

Postcard Project invites alumni to help recruit OHIO’s Class of 2024

December 13, 2019 2 min

Among Ohio University’s best ambassadors are its alumni whose college experiences and professional success speak to the value and spirit of an OHIO education...

OHIO graduate spends 45 days in mock spacecraft for NASA research

December 11, 2019 7 min

In late September, when most were adjusting to the changing seasons and fall weather, Ohio University alumnus Bob Ferguson, BSME ’98, stepped out into the open air after living with three strangers...

Ohio Football accepts invitation to Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Nevada

December 9, 2019 1 min

The Ohio University Football Team will play the University of Nevada in the 23rd Famous Idaho Potato on Friday, Jan. 3, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.

Alumnus honored for decades of mentorship inspired by Alden, Rollins and Ohio Fellows

December 9, 2019 7 min

Frank Zammataro, BS ’63, spent more than seven years at Ohio University, eventually earning a degree in biological sciences. But it was a gig he landed on campus in 1962 as the University was...

Spread a little holiday cheer and OHIO spirit with gifts from The Bobcat Store

November 26, 2019 3 min

From one-of-a-kind ornaments to cozy apparel, the official online store of the Ohio University Alumni Association is the perfect place to check off the holiday wish lists for your past, present o...

Fall graduates invited to Senior Week send-off

November 25, 2019 3 min

Ohio University’s December Commencement ceremony is fast approaching, and it’s time for fall graduates to look back fondly on their time spent on the bricks and look forward to their future roles...

From OHIO Interview Day to Emmy Awards, alumni’s journeys continue to cross paths

November 25, 2019 6 min

From the day they interviewed for admission into Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College through their parallel and often intertwining college years and early careers, the lives and livelihoods...

Changes to The Ohio University Foundation’s funding model begin Jan. 1

November 22, 2019 3 min

Starting January 1, the Foundation will implement an unrestricted gift rule, which will direct a portion of gifts made to non-endowed/current-use funds to The Fund for OHIO, an account within The...

Through the Survivors’ Lens

November 22, 2019 8 min

Sometimes, words are not enough. This adage applies equally across moments of love and joy, as well as those of trauma and pain—a truth made apparent through a moving exhibit in Baker University Center’s Trisolini Gallery this fall.

Through the Survivors’ Lens: Gallery

November 22, 2019 7 min

An accessible version of the powerful “Through the Survivors’ Lens” exhibit.

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