OHIO enters ‘Ready’ phase of welcoming new students, launches Welcome Week website
May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018 From staff reports The end of one academic year finds members of the Ohio University community looking ahead to the next and to welcoming the newest members of the Bobcat family to t...
President Nellis names OHIO’s first-ever Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis shared the following message with the campus community regarding the selection of OHIO's first Vice President for Diversi...
Under the Elms Summer Concert Series kicks off 2018 season on June 6
May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 From staff reports A 71-year tradition resumes the first week of June on Ohio University’s historic College Green with the first performance in the annual Under the Elms Summer Conce...
Athena Cinema announces return of annual Summer Family Film Series – Beat the Heat $2 Days
May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 From staff reports For those who seek the cool of the air-conditioned theater, and the fun of an afternoon movie this summer, look no further. The Athena Cinema is bringing back its ...
Keynote speaker discusses variety of healthcare issues during CHSP conference
May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 By Joe Higgins As part of the School of Nursing’s “Serving the Underserved” Evidence Based Practice and Research Conference held at Ohio University on May 8, Susan Albrecht, PhD, RN,...
Register now for May 24 active shooter training
May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 From staff reports OHIO's Office of Emergency Programs will partner with the Ohio University Police Department to offer ALICE (Alert-Lockdown-Inform-Counter-Evacuate) training from 1...
Women’s Conference set for Ohio University Southern Proctorville Center
May 14, 2018 May 14, 2018 From staff reports PROCTORVILLE, Ohio – Ohio University’s Proctorville Center will present its seventh Women’s Conference on Friday, May 18. The conference, which is scheduled for 8:...
Ohio’s public universities seek to close attainment gap
May 14, 2018 May 14, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University joins Ohio’s 14 public universities today in a statewide communication campaign designed to raise awareness of the value of public higher education...
Speaker tells Heritage College grads: Don’t forget why you became doctors
May 14, 2018 May 14, 2018 From staff reports Addressing the largest-ever class to graduate from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Commencement speaker Richard A. “Rick” Vincent, M....
Grace under fire
May 14, 2018
“ I remember hearing your voice guiding me back to reality…I credit your voice as much as any medicine.”
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“My life was forever changed the night that I met you. You told me that I would be okay and I was. …Thank you for believing in me even though you didn’t know me.”
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Daring to dialogue
May 14, 2018 A conference about peace typically invites panelists from war-torn countries or populations clashing overseas. This year, OHIO’s Baker Peace Conference (BPC)—a 30-year leader in international peacekeeping discourse—addressed divisions felt on our own soil, among communities separated by mere miles.
Difficult dialogues
May 14, 2018 OHIO’s George Washington Forum exemplifies a strategic pathway established by OHIO President M. Duane Nellis: “Becoming a place where dialogue and rigorous, civil debate are institutional hallmarks.” Founded in 2009, the effort, supported by alumni and friends, foundations, and corporations, provides space on campus for this dialogue to occur.
In harmony
May 14, 2018 Senior music therapy major Rebecca Day sees a cappella—an ensemble that sings without music accompaniment—as a fun yet sophisticated art form.
Tantrum Theater to stage new play: The Cake
May 11, 2018 May 11, 2018 From staff reports Tantrum Theater will open its third season with the Ohio premiere of a new play, “The Cake” by Bekah Brunstetter, running June 6–June 24 at the Abbey Theater in Du...
Payroll reminds employees about end of fiscal year reconciliation of leave usage
May 11, 2018 May 11, 2018 From staff reports As the end of FY18 approaches, faculty and staff are reminded to record all planned and/or confirmed absences through June 30 in the appropriate system to ensure ...