From new campus spaces and places to a story of Bobcat innovation that is unmatched, it’s all in Ohio Today’s spring issue

“Regardless of how the world changes, our focus at Ohio University will always be on student success.” – President Hugh Sherman

From a new medical education building and art facility to a flourishing esports program and a story of Bobcat innovation that is unmatched, Ohio University is strengthening its commitment to student success and positioning the OHIO community for the future – and you can read about it all in the spring 2022 issue of Ohio Today.

The digital issue of Ohio Today, Ohio University alumni magazine, is available at ohiotoday.org, and the print publication will be arriving in mailboxes and on campuses soon. Some highlights of the spring issue include:

• Care lives here — Heritage Hall welcomed its first students fall semester, ushering in a new chapter for medical education at OHIO and the campus landscape. 
• History meets artistry — Seigfred Hall’s newly dedicated Don E. Adleta TypeShop and Bindery is employing printing processes and instruments of the past to fuel the creative minds of the future. 
• Game on! — Behind the scenes of recent investments in Ohio University’s growing esports program lies a group of motivated students, successful alumni and faculty who see the abundance of opportunities in the industry and are sending a message to the world of competitive gaming: OHIO is ready to play.
• A tale of two titans — Somavert®, a life-saving treatment for a rare disease, would not exist if not for OHIO’s Dr. John Kopchick, who discovered a growth hormone receptor antagonist, and alumnus Rick Hawkins, a changemaker in the field of drug development, who moved that discovery from laboratory to the global market. Discover how extraordinary innovation, Bobcat connections and unwavering determination birthed a life-saving drug and the largest royalty income in OHIO history.
• Scripps Hall: From print to pixels — Ohio Today’s “Time Machine” looks at the evolution of what began as the first campus building established for use as a library and has become OHIO’s home for educating students skilled in the latest means of storytelling, information sharing and entertaining — and a new esports arena.
• A hub for student support — A new office and student success model are reconceptualizing the OHIO experience and paving the way for achievement on campus and after graduation.
• The family doctors of the future — 2021 graduates pioneer an accelerated, community-based medical education program developed in partnership with Cleveland Clinic.  
• Year in, year out — As OHIO gears up for its third Giving Day on April 13, Ohio Today shines a spotlight on alumnus Gary Clark, who holds a meaningful record at his alma mater as the institution’s longest-running annual donor.
• Last word —For more than 20 years, Ohio University Zanesville’s Dr. Kitty Consolo has used her experience – and her extraordinary legacy in women’s sports – to inspire OHIO students to live what they are learning.
• One for the books — New book breaks new ground for its author and the Ohio University Press. 

To read these stories and more, click here. 

Click here to flip through a digital version of the magazine. 

Ohio Today is Ohio University’s alumni magazine and a publication of The Ohio University Foundation. For additional information about Ohio Today or to provide feedback, email ohiotoday@ohio.edu.