At the start of Homecoming weekend last Friday, Ohio University administrators, including OU President Hugh Sherman, officially opened the Pawprint Park on OU’s South Green.
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OHIO Ecohouse Thanksgiving educates community on sustainability around the holidays
Neatly tucked behind The Ridges in the woods on Dairy Lane, a small house sits up from the brick road. While it may seem like a regular house to a typical passerby, it is a bustling hub of sustainable living.
The OHIO Ecohouse is a form of student housing full of educational opportunities about sustainable living by practicing it firsthand.
According to its Project Mission, "The OHIO Ecohouse is not just a place– it is a dynamic education experience which promotes critical thinking and tangible actions toward sustainability."
On Tuesday, community members were welcome to the Ecohouse for a Thanksgiving dinner that provided an opportunity to learn more about food and holiday sustainability.
Sustainability Day on Nov. 14 aims to spur local action with a global impact
The Climate and Sustainability Ambassadors want to raise awareness about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how students can translate these global issues into local action in the Athens community.
The ambassadors and the Ohio University Office of Sustainability are hosting Sustainability Day on Monday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Baker University Center third floor south atrium.
PTO Protocol
University Human Resources has issued the following guidance to the OHIO community regarding the upcoming holidays.
Ohio University to close Dec. 25 for Winter Break Closure, reopening Jan. 3
The Winter Break Closure Plan (WBC) calls for closure of the University from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1 each year.
OU officially opens Pawprint Park
The park features two pawprint-shaped outlines that can be seen from above, one of which is designated as a campus hammocking area with metal poles and shade screens, and the other serves as an open concrete and gravel space for students and communities on campus to gather and hold events.
The space was conceptualized collaboratively between OU Housing and Residence Life, the Campus Involvement Center, the Office of Sustainability, Campus Recreation and various students to create a site that would serve programmatic needs as well as student wants, Jneanne Hacker, executive director of Housing and Residence Life, said.