Whether it’s your nostalgic yearnings or your nose for news, the Internet offers a constantly evolving opportunity for you to reconnect with Ohio University. You can hook up with these World Wide Web sites and others with a minimum of cyberspace proficiency and a persistent index finger.
Academics:
www.ohiou.edu/departments/index.html
Looking to catch up on the news in your department or major? This site provides it all, with direct links to colleges, schools, departments and their faculty; the Provost’s Office; the Registrar’s Office; and the university’s undergraduate and graduate catalogs.
Admissions:
www.ohiou.edu/about/admit/index.html<
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If it’s time for your children to start thinking about college, guide them to this site. It has an abundance of information about Ohio University, including academic offerings, student organizations, and tuition and fees. A new online application form lets students take care of the entire process from the cozy confines of home.
Alumni Relations:
www.cats.ohiou.edu/alum/
This page offers information about reunions, Homecoming
, Siblings’ Weekend and other happenings. A complete list of alumni chapter information and schedule of events is included.
Athens County Convention and Visitors Bureau:
www.seorf.ohiou.edu/~xx075/
This informative site is a must for alums planning a trip back to Athens. It includes a complete list of hotels and motels, bed and breakfasts in Athens County, and area state parks and campgrounds. Events listings and links to Athens’ arts sc
ene, music and history also are worth a look.
Athens News:
www.athensnews.com/
With Athens’ “alternative” media choice on the Web, you can catch up on off-beat news, search for past stories in the News’ online archives section, or link to the Columbus Dispatch or U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland.
Bobcat Sports:
www.tcom.ohiou.edu/bobcats/
Bobcat football and basketball games can
be heard anywhere in the world from this Web site — if you have at least a 14.4 bit modem and audio connections. Produced jointly by the Ohio University Telecommunications Center and the Athens Messenger, this site also features game previews and recaps, interviews with Bobcat coaches, and play-by-play from previous games. A discussion forum lets you add your own comments. This site is linked to Ohio University’s Athletic Department Web page, the Messenger site and the Telecommunications Cente
r.
Campus Map and Tour:
www.ohiou.edu/athens/tour/tour.html
Remember scaling Jeff Hill to get to class every day? Now you can reminisce about your daily walking routes without losing your breath. Filled with interactive maps and pictures, this site includes more than 140 campus facilities.
Eureka Network:
www.eurekanet.com/
A local Internet provider gaining in populari
ty, Eurekanet’s “Athens Online” page links to local media, school district home pages, the Athens City Administration home page, and a calendar of events.
Financial Aid:
www-sfa.chubb.ohiou.edu/xhtml/index.xhtml
Maybe your son or daughter is set to begin classes in the fall. The next question: How will you pay for it? Here, you can find out about grant opportunities, loans, scholarships and more. Click on the scholarship s
earch button for more online opportunities.
FrogNet:
www.frognet.net/
An Athens-based Internet service provider, “The Friendliest Geeks in the Business” offer a fun Web site. A “Community Corner” link includes access to everything from the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network to the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center and the university’s Center for Student Advocacy. Users also can click on weather information from OU’s Scalia L
ab or online financial information.
News Services and Periodicals:
www.ohiou.edu/news/
Find the latest news from your alma mater, through news releases, research updates and links to other news sources. There’s also a listing of all the facts, figures and interesting tidbits you’d ever want to know about Ohio University. This site is great for the casual surfer or the professional reporter, and includes a link to the online version of Ohio Un
iversity Today.
The Post:
thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/welcome.html
Ohio University’s independent student voice offers an attractive Web site, with all the news, sports, opinion and entertainment stories that appear in the print version.
University Daily News Page:
www.ohiou.edu/about/new/index.html
Here you can learn something new every day. Accesse
d from the university’s home page at www.ohiou.edu/, this site features daily updates on campus and Southeastern Ohio news. Especially helpful if you’re planning a trip to Athens, this page lets you check weather forecasts and get road construction updates.
