Virtual events are being offered every day at OHIO. See upcoming opportunities to get involved.
Virtual Involvement Center
Keep Athens close to your heart and stay engaged with these virtual activities that can be done from home! Have fun solo, with your family or roommates, or over the internet with loved ones.
Virtual Tours and Webcams
Sight-see around the world from the comfort of your living room
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Kennedy Exhibits
Dive into the virtual exhibitions being hosted at the Kennedy Museum of Art!
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Ohio University's Virtual Tour
Take a digital walk through the Athens campus. You'll learn the history and see details you never noticed on campus before.
Games
Play alone or with friends to pass the time
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Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
This Harry Potter-themed digital escape room can be completed solo or with friends!
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Play Online Card Games With Friends
Invite your friends to play virtual cards, including Crazy Eights, Go Fish, and "Remote Insensitivity," which is an online equivalent to Cards Against Humanity!
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Combine Zoom with Jackbox for a Virtual Game Night
Purchase a silly game and stream it to your friends over Zoom! Players contribute to the games through their phones. Drawful 2 is free for a limited time!
Media Jackpots
All the books, music, movies, TV, and theater you need to keep on keeping on
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Bring the Athena to You
The Athena is offering newly released movie rentals virtually. Support independent film makers and the Athena Cinema.
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Access Films on Kanopy through Alden Library
When you've spent too much time with your other streaming applications, open up Kanopy for a fresh set of movie titles! This service is provided through Alden Library.
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Explore the University's Library Archives
Browse through Ohio University Libraries' special and unique collections, which have been digitized for expanded use.
Arts and Crafts
Get creative with these projects that you can work on with supplies around the house
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Build an Origami Bobcat
Download, print, and build your very own origami Bobcat! Or, follow along and make your own with kraft paper or a brown lunch sack and decorate with markers or whatever you have on hand.
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Color All Things Ohio U
Use your creativity to color an OHIO themed collage. Post on social and tag us in the results!
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Draw Rufus in your Style
Draw or otherwise recreate our mascot in your very own style! Post your masterpiece on social and tag us so we can see what you've created!
Random Internet Gems
Entertain yourself with these five-minute spurts of unique fun
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Silent Book Club
Read what you want, but enjoy the virtual presence of other bibliophiles.
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Become a Work of Art
With Art Filter, try filters based on iconic artifacts from all over the world.
Occupy the Kiddos
Hang out with and entertain your children or siblings during while we're all cooped up
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Family Friendly Activities at the Kennedy Museum of Art
Coloring pages, vegetal dyes activity guide, sculpture walk, and virtual family encounters with the Kennedy Museum of Art.
More Fun Things to Do
Just a few more ways to stay engaged and have fun!
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Find Connections Through the Bobcat Network
The Bobcat Network is a virtual platform where alumni, students, faculty, and staff can engage in mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities.
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Try Some Recipes from Jeff Market
Cook with some familiar faces with these videos from Jefferson Marketplace.
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Use Forever OHIO Virtual Backgrounds
Check out the OHIO virtual backgrounds that are available to use in your next video chat! #ForeverOHIO