http://www.ohio.edu/compass/students/Ohio University Compass - Students NewsWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:03:34 +0000CommonSpot Content ServerHow will the software industry's move to online, subscription-based offerings affect OHIO students, faculty, and staff?http://www.ohio.edu/oit/cio/blog/2013/Say-goodbye-to-the-installer-disk.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/oit/cio/blog/2013/Say-goodbye-to-the-installer-disk.cfmThu, 13 Jun 2013 15:14:31 +0000Ohio University is recognizing the academic achievements of its students by publishing the 2013 spring semester graduate and dean’s lists on the Student Lists Graduate/Dean’s List Search System.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/6/spring-graduates-deanslist.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/6/spring-graduates-deanslist.cfmTue, 11 Jun 2013 15:49:34 +0000Nineteen students enrolled in "Storytelling in Public Attractions" ended the spring semester with a seven-day trip to Walt Disney World.http://www.ohio.edu/scrippscollege/news-story.cfm?newsItem=D3CA26B4-5056-A800-481CAE010E898925http://www.ohio.edu/scrippscollege/news-story.cfm?newsItem=D3CA26B4-5056-A800-481CAE010E898925Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:06:13 +0000The Ohio Board of Regents, the Ohio Department of Education, and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, jointly announced the 2013 Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellows in a recent event at the Ohio Statehousehttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/wilson-fellows-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/wilson-fellows-2013.cfmFri, 31 May 2013 18:35:26 +0000Ohio University’s Flying Bobcats team of student aviators from the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology earned a top safety award for the second year in a row at the 2013 NIFA National SAFECON aviation competition May 5-11 in Columbus, Ohio, at Ohio State University’s KOSU airport.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/SAFECON-Flying-Bobcats.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/SAFECON-Flying-Bobcats.cfmThu, 30 May 2013 13:23:21 +0000Twelve participants of the Media Sales Institute at Ohio University were awarded National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Media Sales certificates on May 23 at the finale of the 12-day course.http://www.ohio.edu/scrippscollege/news-story.cfm?newsItem=99BAF539-5056-A800-485A1D1550A84C4Fhttp://www.ohio.edu/scrippscollege/news-story.cfm?newsItem=99BAF539-5056-A800-485A1D1550A84C4FThu, 30 May 2013 15:35:13 +0000Astrophysics major Keith Hawkins is preparing to graduate from Ohio University and move this summer to England.http://www.ohio-forum.com/2013/05/mini-movie-exploring-hawkins-passion-for-science-as-he-prepares-for-cambridge/http://www.ohio-forum.com/2013/05/mini-movie-exploring-hawkins-passion-for-science-as-he-prepares-for-cambridge/Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:14 +0000Congratulations to OIT Scholarship winners Matthew Bertoni, Ethan Kaiser, Leanne Ketchum, and Sarah Robles.http://www.ohio.edu/oit/cio/blog/2013/2013-OIT-student-scholarship-recipients.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/oit/cio/blog/2013/2013-OIT-student-scholarship-recipients.cfmMon, 20 May 2013 19:51:35 +0000More than 60 percent of the OU-HCOM 109 graduates are entering a primary care residency and 72 percent plan to practice in Ohio.http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/communications/News/Graduation2013/index.htmhttp://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/communications/News/Graduation2013/index.htmMon, 13 May 2013 16:48:33 +0000Distinguished osteopathic physician, surgeon, educator and historic civil rights leader William G. Anderson, D.O., will deliver the keynote address at the 34th Commencement at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditoriumhttp://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/communications/News/Commencement2013/index.htmhttp://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/communications/News/Commencement2013/index.htmThu, 09 May 2013 17:13:54 +0000The Sorrell family from Cleveland tackled Ohio University together.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/sorrells-college.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/sorrells-college.cfmMon, 06 May 2013 21:32:24 +0000For the nearly 3,300 students who received their undergraduate degrees on Saturday, it was a day of many emotions: joy, wistfulness, impatience. Here is a look at the day as captured by Compass' photographers.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/ugrad-photos.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/ugrad-photos.cfmSun, 05 May 2013 15:59:18 +0000This year, Ohio University student organizations were able to apply for the uFUND, a source of funding that provides money for events that offer an alternative to nighttime high-risk behavior.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/ufund-programming.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/5/ufund-programming.cfmThu, 02 May 2013 00:15:11 +0000As move-out and commencement approach, Ohio University students, friends and family members are encouraged to plan ahead and take note of parking regulations and move-out procedures.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/End-of-year-tips.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/End-of-year-tips.cfmMon, 29 Apr 2013 18:47:11 +0000Rachel Bailey talks to Ohio University Bobcats about what they do when they need a laugh, and shares some of her "Word on the Street" bloopers.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru3hVgAGWlMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru3hVgAGWlMMon, 29 Apr 2013 13:21:46 +0000Megan Dzurec's video took the People's Choice prize in the Your OHIO Film Festival. The weeklong contest ended on Friday at 5 p.m.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/your-ohio-film-festival-winner.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/your-ohio-film-festival-winner.cfmMon, 29 Apr 2013 16:26:04 +0000Jordan Williams' journey to Ohio University was not easy, though he is nothing if not positive. On recalling the past, he says, "I am a big believer that everything happens for a reason."http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Jordan-Williams.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Jordan-Williams.cfmFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:19:29 +0000The Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services reports that during the last two decades, the number of Ohioans seeking treatment for opiate addiction has more than tripled. Between 2004 and 2008, Athens County witnessed a higher number of deaths than the state average per 100,000 residents.<br />Moved by this alarming statistic, Bridget Schoeny, a medical student and Family Medicine primary care associate at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM), set out to positively impact the degree to which drug addiction was affecting her southeastern Ohio neighborhood.<br />http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/communications/News/Schoeny/index.htmhttp://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/communications/News/Schoeny/index.htmFri, 26 Apr 2013 16:46:02 +0000Two teams of chemical engineering students from the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology won awards at the recent Waste-management Education and Research Consortium’s (WERC) 2013 Environmental Design Contest won three prizes.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/WERC-win.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/WERC-win.cfmThu, 25 Apr 2013 15:17:42 +0000Nick Jones is on a frenetic pace this semester. He is helping to manage $2.1 million in equities.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Nick-Jones-economics.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Nick-Jones-economics.cfmWed, 24 Apr 2013 21:10:42 +0000The Ohio University Police Department will remove all abandoned bikes on the Athens campus in June.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/oupd-bike-removal.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/oupd-bike-removal.cfmWed, 24 Apr 2013 16:20:40 +0000At 7am on 4/27/23 the sign-in page for My OHIO will be replaced with a generic Ohio University login page.http://www.ohio.edu/oit/news/portal-login-page-change.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/oit/news/portal-login-page-change.cfmTue, 23 Apr 2013 21:24:38 +0000Shaylyn Cochran, an Ohio University and Harvard Law School graduate, will deliver the keynote address at Ohio University's annual Kushinda and Ritos De Pasaje Graduation Celebration at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Cochran-Kushinda-speaker.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Cochran-Kushinda-speaker.cfmMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:57:47 +0000An industrial and systems engineering student at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology has received the nationally competitive President’s Scholarship from the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/IIE-scholarship.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/IIE-scholarship.cfmMon, 22 Apr 2013 16:19:09 +0000Three Honors Tutorial College students from Ohio University had the unique opportunity to participate in a The Interlink Alliance policy planning session.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Interlink-Alliance-AAmales-forum.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Interlink-Alliance-AAmales-forum.cfmMon, 22 Apr 2013 14:03:25 +0000OIT has scheduled maintenance for Blackboard from 12:01 am on Thursday, May 9 through 5:00 pm on Friday, May 10 to apply Service Pack 9 and to enable Blackboard’s built-in blog, wiki, and journal tools. During this time window, Blackboard will be unavailable.http://www.ohio.edu/oit/news/blackboard-spring-update.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/oit/news/blackboard-spring-update.cfmFri, 19 Apr 2013 14:52:45 +0000Ohio University Lancaster April Student of the Month Mystique Hicks is a few classes away from finishing her bachelor's degree despite having Attention Deficit Disorder and being dyslexic.http://www.ohio.edu/lancaster/newsroom/newsArticle.cfm?ArticleID=243423E3-5056-A800-48787E729B874644http://www.ohio.edu/lancaster/newsroom/newsArticle.cfm?ArticleID=243423E3-5056-A800-48787E729B874644Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:41:45 +0000The Ohio University Board of Trustees discussed immediate and long-term strategies to support and enhance the core mission of the University during two days of meetings on the Athens campus.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/BOT-April-2013-recap.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/BOT-April-2013-recap.cfmFri, 19 Apr 2013 19:39:39 +0000Ohio University students are making a great effort to refresh the streets of Athens by implementing a community cleanup after the annual fests. Their next target is Palmer Fest.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/palmer-street-cleanup.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/palmer-street-cleanup.cfmThu, 18 Apr 2013 18:57:29 +0000The Ohio University coaching education graduate program is hosting its annual symposium on Saturday, April 20 in Athens. The day-long event is free to those interested in pursuing a career in coaching.http://www.ohiobobcats.com/genrel/041713aaa.htmlhttp://www.ohiobobcats.com/genrel/041713aaa.htmlThu, 18 Apr 2013 13:43:49 +0000On Thursday, April 18, Ohio University welcomes more than 200 prospective scientists, engineers, mathematicians, medical specialists, and technology experts to campus as high school students and their families attend STEM Day.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/STEM-Day-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/STEM-Day-2013.cfmThu, 18 Apr 2013 12:43:25 +0000Ohio University recently held its annual Student Research and Creative Activity Expo supported by the Vernon R. and Marion Alden endowment fund. Each year, the Libraries’ presented its own awards to participants.http://www.library.ohiou.edu/2013/04/libraries-resources-stimulate-student-research-and-creative-activity-expo/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/2013/04/libraries-resources-stimulate-student-research-and-creative-activity-expo/Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:14:33 +0000Ohio University's Athens campus finished first among Mid-American Conference (MAC) schools in four categories, according to final RecycleMania results, released Monday.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/RecycleMania-wrap-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/RecycleMania-wrap-2013.cfmWed, 17 Apr 2013 18:53:05 +0000Civil engineering students at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology recently joined forces with the Ohio University Child Development Center (CDC) to repurpose baby cribs that were headed to a landfill.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/CDC-cribs.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/CDC-cribs.cfmMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:38:49 +0000This Fri., April 19, the Ohio University Alumni Association will be hosting two “Senior Week” events – don’t miss the chance to connect with yOUr Alumni Association and grab some free food and OHIO swag while you’re there!http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Senior-Week-April-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Senior-Week-April-2013.cfmMon, 15 Apr 2013 13:56:45 +0000The Ohio University LGBT Center will host the first Queer Studies Graduate Student Conference, April 18-19, in Baker University Center.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Queer-Studies-Conference.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Queer-Studies-Conference.cfmFri, 12 Apr 2013 13:23:18 +0000Six Ohio University students shared the $10,000 grand prize of the inaugural Scripps Innovation Challenge on April 11 after presenting their idea for a mobile alarm clock app get more young people to consume news.<br />http://www.ohio.edu/scrippscollege/newsevents/news-story.cfm?newsItem=CD916E73-5056-A800-4856B99126A4A5B0http://www.ohio.edu/scrippscollege/newsevents/news-story.cfm?newsItem=CD916E73-5056-A800-4856B99126A4A5B0Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:03:46 +0000In an effort to continue to increase diversity and serve students from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, Undergraduate Admissions is hosting Cultural Connections this weekend.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Cultural-Connections-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Cultural-Connections-2013.cfmThu, 11 Apr 2013 19:58:08 +0000Back by popular demand, the Ohio University Alumni Association (OUAA) is partnering with the Student Alumni Board (SAB) to sell Finals Week Survival Bags on the online Bobcat Store. Bags can be purchased for $15 and include several late night study essentials, such as: an OHIO coffee mug, Court Street Coffee vouchers, snack items and Bobcat water.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Survival-Bag-April-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Survival-Bag-April-2013.cfmThu, 11 Apr 2013 15:46:41 +000011 Fest is an all-day musical festival for Ohio University students and the Athens public. It is meant to be a fun event, but it is important to remember important safety tips before attending 11 Fest!http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/11Fest.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/11Fest.cfmThu, 11 Apr 2013 13:03:24 +0000Ohio University students and their allies took to the streets to shed light on sexual violence during Take Back the Night.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Take-Back-Night-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Take-Back-Night-2013.cfmWed, 10 Apr 2013 20:25:53 +0000The Department of Psychology is hosting the second Annual Graduate School Fair on Tuesday, April 9 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Graduate-School-Fair-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Graduate-School-Fair-2013.cfmFri, 05 Apr 2013 18:17:37 +0000Backdrop Magazine invites students to participate in "It's Backdrop, Beach," (funded by ufund) to celebrate the magazine's spring release and to fundraise for Passion Works Studio.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Backdrop-Magazine-volleyball.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Backdrop-Magazine-volleyball.cfmFri, 05 Apr 2013 20:16:21 +0000Chris Thompson chose Japan's communal baths as a lens through which students could study a culture different from their own. But when six Japanese students visited his class last week, the conversation also turned to pop culture commonalities in music, food and sports.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Japanese-culture-class.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Japanese-culture-class.cfmFri, 05 Apr 2013 18:01:11 +0000The Southern Ohio Copperheads will host the Wifflemania Wiffleball tournament. It will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Wifflemania.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Wifflemania.cfmThu, 04 Apr 2013 14:19:57 +0000Join Rachel Bailey as she talks with students in Baker University Center about their social media habits.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FVIxOqvQhs&feature=youtu.behttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FVIxOqvQhs&feature=youtu.beThu, 04 Apr 2013 12:37:32 +0000The 2013 Student Research and Creative Activity Expo will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at the Convocation Center.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Student-Expo-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Student-Expo-2013.cfmTue, 02 Apr 2013 13:29:29 +0000At the end of May Don Flournoy's class will present animations to a professional audience at the annual International Space Development Conference in San Diego. The class has spent the semester exploring the idea of space solar power.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Int-Space-Conf-presentation.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Int-Space-Conf-presentation.cfmMon, 01 Apr 2013 13:22:58 +0000Many duos will kick off their weekend with University Program Council's annual Moms Walk for the Cure on Saturday, April 6 from 9 to 11 a.m.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Moms-walk-preview-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/Moms-walk-preview-2013.cfmMon, 01 Apr 2013 02:06:30 +0000Ohio University is ready to welcomes moms to campus on Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7 for its annual Moms Weekend featuring a long list of lively events.http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/moms-weekend-preview-2013.cfmhttp://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/12-13/4/moms-weekend-preview-2013.cfmMon, 01 Apr 2013 02:20:01 +0000