Finance and Administration News

Recycling competition underway in OHIO’s residence halls


Ohio University’s Recycling Battle Royale is a four-week recycling competition between each residence hall to see which can recycle the highest percentage of their total waste. Beginning Monday, Sept. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 23, every on-campus student will have the opportunity to learn about recycling while helping their residence hall rise to the top. 

Campus Recycling and OHIO Athletics to host Rufus Recycling Days this fall


Several Ohio University groups have been working together to plan Rufus Recycling Days for the fall semester.

The Athletics-Sustainability Working Group, Campus Recycling(opens in a new window), the Office of Sustainability(opens in a new window), and administrators and student-athletes from OHIO Athletics(opens in a new window) have been meeting to plan these events. 

Campus Recycling and OHIO Athletics to host Rufus Recycling Days this fall


Several Ohio University groups have been working together to plan Rufus Recycling Days for the fall semester.

The Athletics-Sustainability Working Group, Campus Recycling, Office of Sustainability, and administrators and student-athletes from OHIO Athletics (including Regan Berg pictured above) have been meeting to plan these events. 

Each sport has a designated game during its season that will be a “green game.” To make the games more sustainable, volunteers will act as “bin goalies” to make sure that waste is diverted to the proper collection stream.  As a dedicated “player for the planet” senior soccer player Regan Berg said she is thrilled to be a part of this new initiative.

OU’s Ecohouse offers a sustainable living opportunity


Surrounded by a luscious organic garden, winding hiking trails and extensive solar panel arrays lies Ohio University’s Ecohouse—a place with deep-rooted history in Athens.  

Situated between the Dairy Barn and behind The Ridges is the Ecohouse, a sustainable housing option for upperclassmen. Easily accessible by car and close enough for a comfortable walk, the house is located at 8133 Dairy Lane and has more to offer than what meets the eye. 

2022 OHIO Faculty & Staff Resource Fair and Immunization Clinic returns 9/28/22


Human Resources is pleased to announce that the OHIO Faculty & Staff Resource Fair and Immunization Clinic is returning to the Athens Campus this year on 9/28/22.

Eco Fest aims to bring awareness to sustainable lifestyle choices, involvement on campus


While southeastern Ohio is partially known for its beautiful scenes of green and bountiful areas of nature, environmental issues raise concerns about how these two aspects, and more, can be preserved and flourish. But the aesthetic isn't the only feature of southeastern Ohio and Athens that students at Ohio University hope to protect, and through various environmental and sustainability organizations on campus, some students are hoping to spread awareness of the ways their peers and university can get involved in environmental activism.