Tuesday, December 11, 2012 December 2006 Archives Dec 1, 2006 2007 Lancaster Festival and Ohio University-Lancaster campus welcome renowned pianist The 2007 Lancaster Festival will kick off its holiday fundraising with "George Winston in concert, an intimate night of solo piano" at Ohio University-Lancaster's Wagner Theatre on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Full Story...   Computer science student competes with Googles top 100 Usually when you finish in 80th place, it‰s not something to celebrate. But for Honors Tutorial/computer science student Hiep Dinh, it isn‰t a bad place to be. Full Story...   Ney Center renaming approved Ohio University's Board of Trustees met on Friday, Dec. 1, in Columbus, Ohio, where it approved renaming the Robert W. Ney Center for Health and Physical Education at the Ohio University Eastern campus in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Full Story...   Revised Ohio University student-athlete conduct policies unveiled Ohio University Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt today unveiled the revised Student-Athlete Code of Conduct and Discipline Policy at the university's Board of Trustees meeting in Columbus, Ohio. The updated policy outlines violation levels, sanctions and enforcement procedures that will apply uniformly to all student athletes. Full Story...   Dec 4, 2006 Ohio student named College Photographer of the Year Ohio University junior Matt Eich was named 2006 College Photographer of the Year in the annual competition sponsored by the University of Missouri. Judges selected the award-winning pieces from more than 12,500 image submissions by undergraduate and graduate students. Full Story...   Ostermann named interim chief information officer at Ohio University Shawn Ostermann has been named interim chief information officer for Ohio University, President Roderick J. McDavis announced. Ostermann, who specializes in computer networking with expertise in data security, will fill the role while Ohio University continues its national search for a permanent CIO. Full Story...   Dec 5, 2006 Ohio University names interim Avionics Engineering Center director Ohio University has named Michael Braasch, an electrical engineering professor in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, as interim director of the Avionics Engineering Center. Full Story...   University program partners with key sports organizations Ohio University's Sports Administration and Facility Management program is teaming up with leaders in three areas of sports-based expertise to provide the industry with information on premium seating. Full Story...   Dec 6, 2006 College and university presidents sign historic agreement on Ohio River Aboard a barge in the Ohio River, Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis joined other college presidents, provosts and deans in signing a memo of understanding that forges a historic educational coalition. Full Story...   President Roderick J. McDavis receives Columbus area leadership award Emby Miller, Ohio University assistant director of diversity programs for the regional campuses and a member of Phi Beta Sigma, and Carter D. Womack, president and CEO of Leadership At Its Best, presented Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis with a 2006 Honorary Leadership Award on Dec. 5. Full Story...   Dec 7, 2006 Information session on Appalachian Scholars to be held Dec. 12 in Athens Ohio University is hosting an information session for high school students and parents on the Ohio University Appalachian Scholars Award Program at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the new Baker University Center Ballroom. Full Story...   Dec 8, 2006 Board committee hears presentation on university finances Ohio University's chief financial officer gave trustees a close-up look at the institution's financial condition yesterday. Full Story...   Last call for 'Selections from the Print Collection' and 'Navajo Basketry and Beadwork: Traditions and Innovations' Two Kennedy Museum of Art exhibits, "Selections from the Print Collection" and "Navajo Basketry and Beadwork: Traditions and Innovations" will both close on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Full Story...   Master plan takes a masterful approach Last week, Ohio University released to its Board of Trustees a 150-page report outlining progress on the first phase of campus master planning. Full of beautiful illustrations and interesting data, the report is most impressive for what it doesn't contain. Full Story...   Upward Bound seeks volunteers for new mentoring program Ohio University's Upward Bound will be implementing a new Internet-based mentoring program in January 2007. The program is currently recruiting student and professional mentors. Full Story...   Dec 11, 2006 Ohio University student violinist to perform at Carnegie Hall Sophomore violin performance major Heather Kufchak will take part in two performances at Carnegie Hall this December with the New York String Orchestra Seminar. She is one of just 43 string players from around the country to be selected for this prestigious professional training program for musicians aged 16 to 22. Full Story...   Dec 12, 2006 Center delivers space and services for the extended university community Athens community members who haven't caught the excitement of the new Baker University Center yet will have an opportunity to do so soon -- they'll be able to make use of the new building and its amenities when it officially opens Jan. 2. Full Story...   Dec 13, 2006 Appalachian Scholars hopefuls fill new Baker University Center Ballroom At what Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis called a "historic event," more than 250 high school seniors and their parents attended the first public gathering at the university's new Baker University Center Ballroom on Dec. 12. They came to learn about one of the university's most unique scholarships. Full Story...   Dec 18, 2006 Chillicothe residents offer gift of education to Ross County students As the holiday season approaches, Chillicothe resident Larry Gates stands out as the antithesis of Scrooge. While Charles Dickens' literary character needed a ghostly reminder to focus on the business of mankind, Gates and his wife, Mary, have been industrious about helping the youth of Ross County attain their dreams for years. Full Story...   Complete to Compete makes strides in enhancing opportunities for adult learners In Eastern Ohio, the four-year-degree completion rate for students age 25 or older is more than 10 percent lower than the national average of 28 percent*. To boost that rate, Ohio University and Kent State University formed a partnership last spring called Complete to Compete. Full Story...   Dec 19, 2006 Ohio University to close Dec. 25-26 Ohio University will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Dec. 26, in observance of the national Christmas Day holiday. Full Story...   University response to the state's minimum wage increase This fall, Ohio voters passed a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage across the state. The increase raises the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $6.85 per hour. At Ohio University, this change will only impact student employees. Full Story...   Dec 21, 2006 Buy a ticket to the GMAC Bowl and donate it to send a kid to the game For Bobcat fans seeking last-minute holiday giving ideas, the perfect gift is a phone call away. An Ohio Athletics program lets fans purchase tickets to the GMAC Bowl and donate them to send a kid to the game. The Bobcats will take the field against Southern Mississippi on Jan. 7. Full Story...   Dec 28, 2006 Bobcat bowl game ticket deadline is Dec. 29 Fans who want to purchase GMAC Bowl tickets from the Ohio University Athletics Ticket Office must do so by 6 p.m. EST, Friday, Dec. 29. The deadline for fans wanting to donate tickets to the Mobile Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Club of South Alabama or Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Mobile YMCA is also Dec. 29. Full Story...   Ohio University to close Jan. 1 Ohio University will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, in observance of the national New Years Day holiday. However, Athens campus residence halls will open at noon and the Housing office will be open from noon to 4 p.m. with limited services available. Full Story...   Dec 29, 2006 Bobcat football team to leave for Mobile on Jan. 2 Everyone is invited to gather at Peden Stadium on Tuesday, Jan. 2, to give the Ohio University football team a rousing send-off to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The team and its traveling party will depart at 7:45 a.m. Full Story... November 2006 Archives Nov 1, 2006 Childcare committee considering expansion of options A committee formed by Ohio University Provost Kathy Krendl has been charged to develop recommendations about how to improve childcare options available to children of graduate students and faculty and staff, as well as Athens area residents. The committee is responding to a need expressed by several of the Vision OHIO committees. Full Story...   Finding their call The call to service comes in many forms. The nearly 40 Peace Corps alums on campus and in the community have answered the call by working around the world as volunteers -- from Niger to Nicaragua, from Korea to Kazakhstan. Full Story...   Nov 2, 2006 Autism conference focuses on rising disorder [OU-COM] The mention of autism might bring to mind Dustin Hoffman's Academy Award-winning portrayal of Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film "Rain Man." Statistics portray, however, a real world in which encounters with autism are far more frequent than its appearance on the big screen, a reality to be addressed in the "Focus on Autism: Applied Behavior Analysis and Social Communication" conference at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM). The free conference takes place Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Full Story...   Award-winning documentary to have free public screening A free public screening of the award-winning documentary, "American Blackout," will be shown on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Athena Cinema on Court Street. Full Story...   Center complements university’s academic mission The new 183,300-square-foot Baker University Center does not contain a single classroom. But don’t be fooled: It will be a center for out-of-class learning in ways that have never existed on campus before. Full Story...   Engineering dean's bequest creates endowed scholarship in mother's name Dennis Irwin, dean of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, has made a bequest of $250,000 to The Ohio University Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship. Full Story...   McDavis: Baker Center set to open winter quarter A grand opening celebration for the new Baker University Center will be held Feb. 10, 2007, President Roderick McDavis told local reporters yesterday. The building will be open and operational when winter quarter begins Jan. 2, 2007. Full Story...   Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre named at Ohio University Ohio University celebrated today the naming of the Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre in the College of Business. The Ohio University Board of Trustees passed a resolution that approved the official naming of the center during its recent meeting. Ralph and Luci Schey are residents of Gates Mills, Ohio. Full Story...   Nov 3, 2006 High school students to trade chemistry knowledge for scholarships and cash High school seniors will convene on Saturday, Nov. 11, at Ohio University for the 24th annual Ohio Chemistry Contest. The contest, in which students take a written chemistry test, awards prizes for the first 14 places, and all who place receive certificates and a college-level textbook. The grand prize is $100 in cash and a full tuition scholarship renewable for up to three years, provided the recipient maintains a 3.4 grade point average. Full Story...   No decision made on renaming Ney Center, Ohio University says Ohio University will examine whether to remove the name of U.S. Rep. Bob Ney from a building on the university's Eastern Campus in St. Clairsville, Ohio, officials said today. Full Story...   Nov 6, 2006 Innovation Center to assist small business grant seekers The Ohio University Innovation Center will host a grant preparation workshop at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The Innovation Center is located at 340 West State St. in Athens. Everyone who is interested in learning how to apply for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer grant funding is welcome. Full Story...   Ohio University avionics engineer wins major industry award Andrey Soloviev, a research engineer with Ohio University's Avionics Engineering Center, part of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology, was recently presented with the Institute of Navigation (ION) Early Achievement Award. Full Story...   Scientists crack rhino horn riddle [Research News] Rhinoceros horns have long been objects of mythological beliefs. Some cultures prize them for their supposed magical or medicinal qualities. Others have used them as dagger handles or good luck charms. But new research at Ohio University removes some of the mystique by explaining how the horn gets its distinctive curve and sharply pointed tip. Full Story...   Space to grow Student organizations soon will have a new home -- on the third floor of Baker University Center -- that is triple the size of their current accommodations. The new center offers office space to 39 groups and valuable resources to all student groups. Full Story...   Nov 7, 2006 Air Force Health Professions Mobile Tour visits Nov. 8 [OU-COM] Preceding Veterans Day, the University will be visited by the Air Force's Health Professions Mobile Tour. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Air Force's 39-ft., state-of-the-art, high-tech motor coach will be parked between Irvine and Grosvenor halls between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Anyone interested in combining a career in the health professions with military service is encouraged to visit the motor coach. Full Story...   Ohio University lecture: Genetic Algorithms A Japanese professor visiting Ohio University will discuss how algorithms modeled after the behavior of survival of the fittest could help solve science and engineering problems. Dr. Mitsuo Gen of Waseda University in Japan will give a free, public lecture. Full Story...   Ohio University lecture: Medicine on Mars Ohio University researchers Kira Bacal and Mario Grijalva will discuss the role of biomedical technology in medical systems for remote locations in a free, public lecture. Full Story...   Wired for Books to be featured at the Asian Children's Festival Wired for Books, the WOUB Center for Public Media's online literary archive, has recently been chosen as a supplement to the Asian Children's Festival, hosted by the National Library Board of Singapore. Full Story...   Nov 8, 2006 Five decades, two years and infinite memories In all the excitement surrounding the opening of the new Baker University Center, some conscientious members of the Ohio University community wanted to make sure another important milestone didn't pass without fanfare: the closing of the current Baker Center. Full Story...   Hybrid car joins Ohio University's rental car fleet The first hybrid car in the Ohio University motor pool will make its debut at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, when the Sustainable Living Organization carpools its members to the Athens County Farmers Market. Full Story...   Ohio University to close for Veterans Day Ohio University will be closed Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of the national Veterans Day holiday. Full Story...   Program improves reading skills of troubled youth Ohio University-Eastern and the Juvenile Drug Court in Belmont County have partnered together to create a special reading program to assist the young people in the court system. Full Story...   Nov 9, 2006 Meryl's excellent adventure A student's perspective on the new Baker University Center. Full Story...   Off-campus Ohio University students to help community members in need Ohio University students living off-campus will have the opportunity to empty their cupboards and pantries for a good cause when the off-campus community assistants will collect non-perishable food items from student residents and community members living in the off-campus community Wednesday, Nov. 15. The food items will be donated to the Athens Food Pantry. Full Story...   Ohio University set to train biomedical engineers Preparing for the growing demand for biomedical engineers, Ohio University has added a new master's degree program in biomedical engineering, to begin in fall 2007. Applications are now being accepted. Full Story...   Nov 13, 2006 African Studies Association holds clothing drive The African Studies Association is putting on a winter clothing drive for international students and their families at Ohio University. Clothing collection began Friday, Nov. 3, and will end Sunday, Nov. 19, at sites including all residence halls and local churches. The clothing collected will be distributed from 1 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20, and Tuesday, Nov. 21, in the Baker University Center Alumni Lounge. Full Story...   Annual gift will support biological sciences students Robert and Kathy Roesch of Westlake, Ohio, recently committed to making a $500 gift to Ohio University every year to fund the Dr. Mary E. Chamberlin Award for Honors Tutorial College - Biological Sciences students. Full Story...   Do the Locomotion Last week, Steve Reilly presented: Locomotor Biomechanics and Muscle Function: Cool Things You Didn’t Know about Walking, Running and Breathing.” Full Story...   New resource development training program teaches grant writing skills Faculty and staff at Ohio University's five regional campuses will soon be able to take advantage of a new resource development-training program offered through the Office of University Outreach and Regional Campuses. The goal of the program is to train participants in the skill of pursuing extramural funding for their scholarly projects. Full Story...   OUE Regional Coordinating Council recommends renaming of Ney Center The Regional Coordinating Council of the Ohio University Eastern Campus today recommended in a letter to Ohio University Vice President for Regional Campuses and Outreach Charles P. Bird that the name Robert W. Ney be removed from the "Robert W. Ney Center for Health and Physical Education" on the St. Clairsville, Ohio, campus. Full Story...   Provost undergraduate research fund recipients announced Learning outside the classroom is a part of the Ohio University student experience. A group of students got additional encouragement this year when they were chosen as recipients of the 2006-07 Provost's Undergraduate Research Fund. This year 58 of the 83 applicants received about $50,000 in funding. Awards range from $100 to $1,500 per student. Full Story...   Nov 14, 2006 Center caters to faculty and staff as well as students A multitude of meeting and conference spaces and an array of dining options -- from fine to fast -- make the new Baker University Center a great resource for Ohio University faculty and staff. Full Story...   Faculty Senate governance group covers strategic reinvestment process Ohio University's strategic reinvestment process is under way, Associate Provost for Academic Budget and Planning John Day said at last night's November Faculty Senate meeting. Each year, the university will follow a four-step process to determine how it will reinvest the $6.3 million in funds set aside to support the goals stated in its academic plan, he said. Full Story...   Nov 15, 2006 Botswana study abroad experience brings HIV/AIDS issues to life When most students think of study abroad they think of programs in England, France, Italy, or Spain. But a few students might think of a trip that enables them to learn more about and work on tough issues, volunteer for a social cause, and travel to a country they might never otherwise see. Full Story...   Lakefront bus service to Columbus transfers to Athens Community Center on Nov. 22 Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 22, the Lakefront Lines charter bus service from Athens, to Columbus, Ohio, will be based at the Athens Community Center located at 701 E. State St. The bus will both pick up and drop off riders at the location, arriving at the Community Center at 1:10 p.m. and leaving for Columbus at 1:20 p.m. seven days a week. Full Story...   Peace through books Ohio University English Department faculty member Kevin Haworth's book, "The Discontinuity of Small Things," recently was named runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The newly created award honors international writers whose works focus on peace and is an outgrowth of the Dayton Peace Prize, which commemorates the 1995 peace accords that ended the war in Bosnia. Full Story...   Student journalist finds himself in front of the camera BBC talk show invites Ohio interns to comment on midterm elections. Full Story...   Nov 16, 2006 McDavis: University has made exciting progress on Vision OHIO implementation This quarter, Ohio University named three focus areas for investment in its academic plan -- undergraduate education, graduate education and research, and faculty compensation. The university has made exciting progress toward these goals and toward implementation of Vision OHIO, President Roderick J. McDavis told local reporters Wednesday. Full Story...   Provost upholds terminations The terminations of two IT managers over data security breaches discovered earlier this year will stand, Ohio University's provost has ruled. Full Story...   University hosts Inorganic Chemistry Conference this weekend Assistant professors Mike Jensen and Jeff Rack from Ohio University's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are hosting the seventh Ohio Inorganic Weekend this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 and Nov. 18, in Walter Hall on the Athens campus. Full Story...   Nov 17, 2006 Diversity initiatives enhanced by new center Creating an environment where students, faculty and staff can celebrate diversity has been a top priority for Ohio University. That commitment is renewed and rejuvenated in the new Baker University Center, which unites diverse groups and programs from all over campus. Full Story...   Geologists find new origins of Appalachian Mountains [Research News] Geologists have developed a new theory to explain how and when the Appalachian Mountain range was created. Their research redraws the map of the planet from 420 million years ago. Full Story...   Graduate Student Senate receives funding increase for research, travel grants The Graduate Student Senate has received more funding this school year to offer larger grants to a greater number of graduate students seeking support for research and professional travel. Full Story...   Lifelong Learning Dean Thomas Shostak announces retirement Ohio University Dean of Lifelong Learning Thomas Shostak has announced his retirement effective June 30, 2007. As dean, he oversees the areas of Independent and Distance Learning, Conference Services, Ohio University Without Boundaries, Summer Sessions/Winter Intersession, Hong Kong and International Outreach, and the Ohio University Online Learning Program. Full Story...   Southern nursing student is first woman firefighter captain in West Virginia An Ohio University Southern student recently achieved the rank of captain at a West Virginia fire department -- she is the first woman in the state to do so. Full Story...   State awards $3.5 million for Southeast Ohio business growth The state of Ohio has awarded $3.5 million to Ohio University's Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs and venture capital firm Adena Ventures to invest in new technology businesses in the 19 counties of Southeast Ohio. Full Story...   Nov 20, 2006 Baker Center gathering remembers, honors campus center It's hard to imagine that one day people won't remember the 1950s-era Baker Center. Dean of Students Terry Hogan shared this notion with the dozens of people gathered in Baker's 1804 Room on Friday afternoon to celebrate and say goodbye to the building that has served as the center of campus life since 1954. Full Story...   High school seniors and parents invited to Appalachian Scholarship info night High school seniors and their parents are invited to an informational session about the Appalachian Scholars Award Program. Full Story...   Lancaster Campus announces plans to renovate library, gymnasium Ohio University Lancaster Campus Dean MaryAnn Janosik announced that plans to proceed with the construction of a new community conference center have been postponed indefinitely. Instead, the campus will proceed with renovations to the Hannah V. McCauley Library and the gymnasium. Full Story...   Ohio University to close Nov. 23-24 Ohio University will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, in observance of the national Thanksgiving Day holiday. Full Story...   Rankin named interim vice president for research James Rankin has been named interim vice president for research at Ohio University, effective Dec. 1. Full Story...   Thanksgiving feast provides students a tasty history lesson Take a batch of nutritional knowhow, add a dash of history, top it off with a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast and you have the recipe for a unique Ohio University course. Full Story...   University researchers on the hunt for cleaner, less expensive energy sources Engineering professors Ben Stuart and David Bayless are leading a team that has created a bioreactor that harvests algae for use as an alternative fuel source, a patented procedure they estimate is approximately two years away from the market. Full Story...   Nov 21, 2006 University increases student involvement in the general fee allocation Ohio University will implement a new budgeting process that will allow students to have significant input into the review and allocation of their general fee. The proposed change is a result of Student Senate expressing its desire to have more input in how the university allocates these funds each year, and the university's desire to target these funds to activities that provide the greatest benefits to students. Full Story...   Nov 22, 2006 Internal audit reports College of Business used funds appropriately Ohio University's Office of Internal Audit has found no wrongdoing in how the College of Business spends funds from the Charles G. O'Bleness endowment. Full Story...   Ohio University ready for football in Detroit Football will be the name of the game on Thursday, Nov. 30, at Ford Field in Detroit when the Ohio University Bobcats take on the Central Michigan University Chippewas in the 2006 Mid-American Conference championship game at 7:30 p.m. Full Story...   Nov 28, 2006 Center prepares students for hot environmental field [Research News] Global warming, overharvesting and biodiversity loss are top environmental concerns these days, which has heightened the need for college graduates with expertise in those issues. Ohio University will meet the demand with its new Ohio Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Studies, which builds on an already successful biological sciences program that's one of the biggest in the state. Full Story...   Fifteen Ohio University faculty members honored for 'Excellence in Education' Fifteen Ohio University faculty members received recognition in Ohio Magazine's 2006 "Excellence in Education" program. The December 2006 issue of the magazine will feature winners in the program, which recognizes 150 of the state's top professors. The issue hits newsstands Nov. 30. Full Story...   HTC Seminar challenges students to develop intellect, community At 7:10 p.m. every Tuesday night this past fall quarter, the scene in Bentley Hall 306 looked like the typical beginning of a 100-level survey course: cell phones were turned off, iPods were stuffed into backpacks, last minute conversations were wrapped up, all while the instructor at the front of the class vied for everyone's attention. But what happened beginning at 7:11 was as various and sundry as the many guest lecturers in "HTC Seminar," the required course for the entire Honors Tutorial College incoming class. Full Story...   Ohio University helps local schoolchildren learn foreign languages Foreign-language programs for area elementary schoolchildren are enhanced this year by Vision OHIO funding paired with continued involvement of Modern Language faculty and students. Full Story...   Ohio University professor composes score for NASA film Although it's forgoing Hollywood for science centers and museums, the new NASA film "Footprints" is a smash hit in its own right. And Ohio University Professor of Music Andre Gribou is one of the many behind-the-scenes people who helped bring this new cinematic experience to viewers. Full Story... October 2006 Archives Oct 2, 2006 College of Arts and Sciences introduces five new chairs and directors This academic year, the College of Arts and Sciences welcomes five new chairs and directors: Timothy Anderson, chair of the Department of Geography; Tadeusz Malinski, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Catherine Marshall, director of the Office of Education Abroad; Michele Morrone, director of Environmental Studies; and Susan Sarnoff, chair of the Department of Social Work. Full Story...   Lisa Kamody named Assistant Director of Office for University Outreach Lisa Kamody has been named the assistant director of the Office for University Outreach. The office is part of the Office for University Outreach and Regional Campuses. She will report to Merle Graybill, Director for University Outreach. Full Story...   Ohio University researchers create improved magnetic-semiconductor sandwich [Research News] Researchers at Ohio University have created an improved magnetic semiconductor that solves a problem spintronics scientists have been investigating for years. Full Story...   There's a method to their "Madness" 'Playwright's Production' propels MFA students in Ohio University's Playwrighting Program to produce a play a week. No wonder they call it 'Madness.' Full Story...   WOUB dedicates new digital master control [WOUB] The WOUB Center for Public Media at Ohio University celebrated the addition of a new Digital Master Control Sept. 29. The Digital Master Control will allow WOUB to reach out to southeastern Ohioans by providing 10 distinct digital services. Full Story...   Oct 3, 2006 Around the world and back: Campus Peace Corps representative speaks from experience Joshua O'Donnell's international involvement began in childhood. After many worldwide adventures, O'Donnell is now the new campus Peace Corps representative. Full Story...   Broadcast journalism graduates are facing an ever-changing job market Because television news is an increasingly "pixilated" industry, students seeking success must be multidimensional and technology savvy. This was the message emphasized by three Scripps executives in a workshop designed to explore the future of broadcast journalism. Full Story...   Ghana study abroad teaches, culture, arts, self-discovery Thirteen students participated in Ohio University's inaugural "African Culture Through the Arts" program this past summer, sponsored by the School of Music, College of Fine Arts and Office of Education Abroad. Full Story...   OU-COM's fifth Research Day bigger, better [OU-COM] The College of Osteopathic Medicine's fifth annual Research Day was by all measures, a resounding success and featured 46 projects, an increase of 10 from the previous year. The posters covered a variety of research subjects, ranging from the effect of stress factors on the risk of developing cardiovascular disease to the role of zinc in hemostasis. Full Story...   Q&A with Ohio University's new executive chef Outlook writer Mary Reed sat down with Matt Rapposelli, Ohio University's executive chef. The owner of Big Chimney Bakery has fresh plans for university cuisine. Full Story...   Rosier honored with Athena Award Nanciann Rosier was awarded the "Athena Award" during a ceremony Sept. 14 at the Lancaster Country Club. Full Story...   Scripps exec explains popularity of Food Network Brooke Johnson, president of the Food Network, began her workshop for the Scripps College of Communication Dedication in Baker Center Sept. 12 with an analysis of the success of the network, which is managed and owned by the E.W. Scripps Company. Full Story...   Solar power is sole power for stage at music festival Ohio University will host the first annual edition of OHIO Unplugged, a renewable energy-themed music festival, on Friday, Oct. 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. on the South Green lawn. A number of local and regional entertainers will perform, including the Fossil Fools art collective, Attila Horvath and DJ Self Help. Full Story...   Oct 4, 2006 2006 Community and Campus Days to focus on music of Underground Railroad Ohio University will host its fifth annual Community and Campus Days, Oct. 12 through 17, with the theme "Music of the Underground Railroad." The series of events, which was created to forge connections between the university and the multicultural people of the region, will highlight the music of the Ohio River Valley, including Appalachia, with a special focus on music from the Underground Railroad. Full Story...   Joint statement from Ohio University President McDavis and the Board of Trustees Executive Committee A joint statement was issued by Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis and the Ohio University Board of Trustees Executive Committee on Oct. 3, 2006, concerning recent events regarding the behavior of 17 Ohio University football players who have been arrested and in most cases convicted of various crimes including disorderly conduct, assault, and driving under the influence – and related university policies, practices and values. Full Story...   McDavis 10-4 press briefing recap Acknowledging that recent months have been challenging, President Roderick McDavis told local reporters Wednesday that Ohio University's reputation has been built over 202 years, and several indicators point to its continued strength. Full Story...   Oct 5, 2006 College of Arts and Sciences honors distinguished alumni On Friday, Sept. 29, the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University honored four individuals at the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner and Ceremony. Honorees included Spirit Award winner Eva Gunasekera, Distinguished Alumnus Jeffrey Clark, Distinguished Alumnus J. Michael Lawrie and Distinguished Alumna the late Marie Tharp. Full Story...   Creating the next generation of mathematicians and scientists The need for workers with high-level math and science skills is more important than ever. The Ohio Board of Regents created a strategy to assure that high school graduates are taught up-to-the-minute mathematics and science skills. Full Story...   Mahn Center receives Elijah Hatch journal The Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections in Ohio University's Alden Library now has on display the personal journal of Elijah Hatch, the famous Athens county pioneer and settler. Full Story...   Student moonlights as an NFL cameraman [WOUB] Fifth-year telecommunications student Evan Shaw is a busy man. In addition to his 16-credit-hour Fall Quarter course load, the forty to fifty hours a week he spends working as the director for WOUB's award-winning Gridiron Glory and capturing footage of Ohio University home football games, he's just gotten word that he'll travel somewhere every weekend to film an NFL game on behalf of the Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based NFL Films. Full Story...   Oct 6, 2006 NPR legend shares insights with Scripps College students More than 100 Scripps College of Communication students had the chance to interact with the academic year's first Kennedy Lecturer, Diane Rehm, in a more intimate setting Thursday during a question-and-answer session prior to the National Public Radio host's evening lecture. Full Story...   Ohio University Upward Bound recruiting high school sophomores If you know a high school sophomore who excels academically, please encourage him or her to apply to Ohio University's Upward Bound, part of a national college-access program that helps promising students earn their bachelor's degrees. The application deadline is Nov. 1. Full Story...   Ohio University to showcase standout high school musicians Ohio University will host the Honors Orchestra Festival Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Full Story...   OhioBrass concert free to the public Ohio University's School of Music will continue the fall concert schedule with a recital by the OhioBrass at 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Athens. The church is located at 38 N. College St. Full Story...   WOUB student moonlights as an NFL cameraman [WOUB] Fifth-year telecommunications student Evan Shaw is a busy man. In addition to his 16-credit-hour Fall Quarter course load, the forty to fifty hours a week he spends working as the director for WOUB's award-winning "Gridiron Glory" and capturing footage of Ohio University home football games, he's just gotten word that he'll travel somewhere every weekend to film an NFL game on behalf of the Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based NFL Films. Full Story...   Oct 9, 2006 Area schoolchildren visit Ohio University to learn about renewable energy More than 1,000 Athens City schoolchildren may have met some true Mad Scientists on campus last week, but in the process they learned sound energy science. Full Story...   Ohio University Career Services holds Fall Career Fair More than 130 employers will be attending Career Services' Fall Career Fair that opens opportunities to Ohio University students in all walks of their academic career. The event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Convocation Center. Full Story...   Public invited to Women of Appalachia lecture and book signing There will be a lecture and book signing, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at Ohio University's Eastern Campus in St. Clairsville. Full Story...   Thinking outside the books: CHHS strives to weave real-world experiences into its curriculum The College of Health and Human Services provide students with the opportunity to venture beyond their textbooks into situations similar to what they’ll face after graduating. Full Story...   Oct 10, 2006 Exploring a Southeast Asian culture, one pedal stroke at a time When Rick Kraince, special project manager for Ohio University’s Center for International Studies, was returning from a trip in Southeast Asia, he had three cubic meters of space to fill with his belongings. He decided to fill the space with a cycle rickshaw. Now he uses the vehicle to pedal his wife and children down the Hocking-Adena Bikeway. Full Story...   Forums scheduled for chief information officer candidates Individuals from the university and Athens communities are invited to attend forums for candidates for the position of Chief Information Officer at Ohio University on Oct. 12 and 18. Each forum will begin at 4 p.m. and will include a statement from the candidate and a question-and-answer session. Full Story...   Jumpstart Ohio University-Zanesville helps set world record Jumpstart joined more than 1200 other Read for the Record events in an attempt to set the world record for the number of children and adults reading the same book in a single day. Full Story...   School of Music hosts keyboard benefit to boost scholarships The Ohio University School of Music will hold a Keyboard Benefit Concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Recital Hall in Glidden Hall. Full Story...   School of Theater presents William Saroyan's 1939 Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Time of Your Life The Ohio University School of Theater is proud to announce the first production of its 2006-2007 season: William Saroyan's "The Time of Your Life." The play will run Oct. 11 to 14 and 18 to 21 in the Forum Theater, located in the Radio and Television Building. Full Story...   University Town Hall Meeting seeks to promote dialogue A University Town Hall Meeting intended to encourage dialogue among members of the Ohio University community is planned for 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in the Ping Center Lounge. Full Story...   Wind ensemble and symphonic band concert Oct. 12 The Ohio University College of Fine Arts and School of Music present the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band in concert. Full Story...   Oct 11, 2006 EMT-Paramedic training program commences at Lancaster Campus Ohio University Lancaster Campus is now home to the EMT-Paramedic Training Academy. The first class of students met Oct. 2. Full Story...   Ohio University Surveys poll education, health care and politics Ohio University students recently conducted two surveys that gathered the opinions of Ohioans on education, health care and politics. A political communication class taught by Jerry Miller of the School of Communication Studies conducted both surveys. Full Story...   The Oasis to close Nov. 21 Ohio University's Dining Services has announced that The Oasis facility will close at the end of the business day on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Full Story...   Oct 12, 2006 Activities honor World Food Day Ohio University's Center for International Studies will host two activities in conjunction with World Food Day, an international event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-around action to alleviate hunger. Full Story...   Renowned astronomer to lecture on "the art of science" Understanding the nature of scientific discovery and its relationship to the realm of art is the subject of this year's Phi Beta Kappa lecture by Chris Impey, University of Arizona distinguished professor of astronomy and the recipient of the National Science Foundation's highest award for excellence in both teaching and research. "The Art of Science" will be given as a free public lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. in Walter Hall room 145. Full Story...   Sports career development seminar scheduled for Oct. 13 at Walter Hall For the third consecutive year, Ohio University Sports Administration alumni and leaders within the sports industry will meet with Ohio University students for the annual Career Development Seminar. The seminar will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, at Margaret M. Walter Hall. Bob DiBiasio, vice president of public relations for the Cleveland Indians, will conclude the event with a keynote address from 7 to 8 p.m. Full Story...   Oct 13, 2006 GERB announces two new requests for graduate proposals The Graduate Education and Research Board (GERB) at Ohio University has announced two new requests for proposals for the Future Growth Fund and for the Graduate Program Enhancement Fund. Each competition will award up to $250,000 to Ohio University faculty as an investment in graduate education. Full Story...   Jazzing up the music of Appalachia Jazz connoisseur Arthur Cromwell told an audience in Walter Hall who came to hear him talk about "Transbluency," the title of his lecture borrowed from a Duke Ellington composition. Subtitled "Black Musical Expression along the River Valley," Cromwell's lecture kicked off Community and Campus Days at Ohio University. He delivered the second annual Alvin Adams Memorial Lecture on this year's theme, Music of the Underground Railroad. Full Story...   Little People's Hospital is open for children's fun and learning [OU-COM] Are your children afraid to see the doctor? COMCorps is teaming up with area organizations Saturday, Oct. 14, at this year‰s Little People's Hospital to lessen their fears and make it more fun. Parents and guardians are encouraged to bring their children to the fun-filled event, which takes place in Nelsonville at the Hocking College Student Recreation Facility from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Full Story...   Ohio University Zanesville hosts author and songwriter during Women of Appalachia Conference Singer, musician, recording artist, actress, and writer, Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead will perform at the Eighth Annual Women of Appalachia Conference, Friday, Oct. 20, at Ohio University-Zanesville. Full Story...   Oct 16, 2006 Astronomers help area children reach for the stars with the help of a NASA grant If you ask Mangala Sharma what makes astronomy so interesting to her, you can watch as her eyes brighten and a smile stretches across her face. "I am curious about the whole universe," says the Ohio University research assistant professor of physics and astronomy. "I think this is what makes us human -- our curiosity. I think a day is wasted if I didn't learn something new." Full Story...   Community and Campus Days exhibition explores music of Ohio River Valley The music of the Ohio River Valley was the theme of Ohio University’s fifth annual 2006 Community and Campus Days and its safe to say that the topic was explored to the fullest. Full Story...   New Ohio University Avionics program may have important impact in the future Ohio University avionics research engineers have been working on a navigation program involving small radio-controlled aircrafts that may bring advantages not only to the university, but also to the nation. Full Story...   Oct 17, 2006 Bridge over ageless water Think Tito Puente meets Dizzy Gillespie. If you’re too young to get those musical references, then the name of the band they describe will make perfect sense: Los Viejos Blanquitos. Translation: “The Old White Men.” Full Story...   Faculty Senate gets report on faculty compensation, university’s financial health Faculty Senate gets report on faculty compensation, university’s financial health Full Story...   Going beyond teaching and research: Bojinka Bishop Athens City Council member, Ohio University professor, researcher, volunteer and artist, Bojinka Bishop may easily be the busiest grandmother on campus. Full Story...   Ohio University among nation's leaders in producing student Fulbright scholars Ohio University is among the nation's top schools in producing student Fulbright grantees for the 2006-07 academic year. According to a story in the Oct. 20 edition of 'The Chronicle of Higher Education,' the university has tied with five other top universities for the 14th spot among research institutions. Full Story...   Oct 18, 2006 Budget provides university opportunity to strengthen its programs and services The Ohio University fiscal year 2007 budget prevented a forecasted deficit and freed up an additional $6.3 million to support the university's Vision OHIO priority initiatives. Full Story...   From soap dispensers to peacock plumage Barbara Baker and her husband Larry raise over 3,000 exotic and game birds, including seven breeds of peacock, on their immaculate 100-acre farm in Reedsville, Ohio. Full Story...   Oct 19, 2006 Student Senate praises, pushes university with two LGBT resolutions On the heels of Out Week, Ohio University Student Senate passed two resolutions relating to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) affairs at its meeting Wednesday evening. One resolution recognized an addition to the university's affirmative action policy, while the other called for research into "inequities associated with the LGBT Program Center." Full Story...   Oct 20, 2006 Arts and Sciences lecture series begins by confronting hidden rape Last week, Christine Gidycz presented "Sexual Violence: From Hidden Rape to a Major Public Health Problem." Her lecture, which addressed sexual assault research and prevention on college campuses, was the first in the College of Arts and Sciences New Professor Lecture Series. Full Story...   Board of Trustees approve new procedure on degree revocation Ohio University’s Board of Trustees met on Oct. 19-20 in Athens and approved many university business and academic initiatives. The board approved measures to address the issue of academic honesty, including a procedure that empowers the president to work alongside the provost to revoke previously granted degrees when necessary in cases of plagiarism and other methods of academic dishonesty. Full Story...   Board of Trustees to take action on degree revocation procedure on Friday Ohio University's Board of Trustees will take action on many university business items on Friday, Oct. 20. One of the most important items is a proposed change to university procedure that will allow the president to revoke an academic degree if the Academic Honesty Hearing Committee recommends that action to the provost. Full Story...   Oct 23, 2006 More than 200 classified employees to receive service awards Ohio University will honor its most senior classified employees at the 37th Annual Service Awards Program. Full Story...   Safety, diversity, shared governance lead list of concerns at University Town Hall Meeting Three major themes emerged at the first-ever University Town Hall Meeting, hosted by President Roderick J. McDavis and intended to encourage dialogue among members of the Ohio University community. These themes were safety, diversity and shared governance. Full Story...   Writers Harvest reading for hunger relief is Oct. 26 The Ohio University Program in Creative Writing will host its annual Writers Harvest benefit reading on Thursday, Oct. 26, at ARTS/West at 7:30 pm. Proceeds will go to the Southeastern Ohio Food Bank's Second Harvest. Full Story...   Oct 24, 2006 Communication and Development Studies Program celebrates 20th anniversary Ohio University’s Communication and Development Studies Program turns 20 this year. It will kick off its anniversary celebration on Oct. 30, 2006, with a lecture by Suruchi Sood. Full Story...   Honors Tutorial College announces first faculty fellow The Honors Tutorial College has announced the appointment of Jeffrey St. John as the first Honors Tutorial College Faculty Fellow. Full Story...   New budget model will link academic priorities, resources Ohio University has staked out its goals for the next decade in its strategic planning document. Beginning July 1, 2007, it will have a new budget model to help support its priorities. Full Story...   Ohio University to provide media training to Indonesian broadcasters An Ohio University project funded by a U.S. Department of State grant will facilitate an exchange between Indonesian and American journalists with the goal of raising professional standards in reporting issues of cultural and ethnic diversity and conflict by local TV journalists in Indonesia. Full Story...   Strategic reinvestment process set in motion Ohio University freed up $6.3 million in strategic investment funds by making realignments for the fiscal year 2007 budget. Provost Kathy Krendl has announced a request for proposals from planning units seeking funding for activities related to undergraduate priorities laid out during the strategic planning process. Full Story...   Oct 26, 2006 Classified Senate awards 2006 student scholarships The Ohio University Classified Senate recognized the five recipients of their yearly scholarships on Thursday, Oct. 19 at their monthly meeting in the Human Resources and Training Center. Full Story...   Ohio University and Burr Oak host conference for psychotherapy research Today through Sunday, members of the North American chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research will compare notes amid the scenic hills and autumn foliage of Burr Oak State Park and Ohio University. Full Story...   Ready to take center stage Precisely how Ohio University's new Baker University Center will enhance campus life can't yet be fully known. But rest assured, the new "center" of campus will bring changes that are positively dynamic. Full Story...   Thinking outside the books: CHHS strives to weave real-world experiences into its curriculum (Part 2) The College of Health and Human Services provide students with the opportunity to venture beyond their textbooks into situations similar to what they’ll face after graduating. (Part Two) Full Story...   University taking safety precautions during annual Halloween Street Festival Ohio University is once again taking measures to ensure the safety of members of the university community and to protect the campus during the weekend of the Athens Halloween Street Festival on Saturday, Oct. 28. Full Story...   Oct 27, 2006 'Ask the Techies' podcast provides tech help videos 'Ask the Techies,' a podcast created at the Computer Learning Lab in Ohio University’s Academic Advancement Center, has begun producing its second season of free online tech help videos to open up the power of technology to people in a lighthearted way. Full Story...   David Hopka hired as assistant vice president for safety and risk management Ohio University has hired David Hopka as assistant vice president for safety and risk management. He begins on Nov. 13 and will report to Bill Decatur, vice president for finance and administration. Full Story...   Oct 29, 2006 'NOVA' episode to feature Ohio University astrophysicists [Research News] The research of a former Ohio University professor and two current students will be featured on the PBS program "NOVA." The episode will air at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, on PBS stations. Full Story...   McDavis statement regarding the 2006 City of Athens Halloween celebration Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis issued the following statement regarding the City of Athens' Halloween celebration on Oct. 28, 2006. Full Story...   Oct 30, 2006 New Baker serves up variety From pizza to Pad Thai, sandwiches to smoothies, Baker University Center dining options will significantly enhance the food choices available on campus. The new center opens Jan. 2, the day before winter-quarter classes begin. This is the second in a series of stories on the new center. Full Story...   Ohio University researchers discover evolutionary oddity in flamingos [Research News] With their spindly legs, long necks and bright plumage, flamingos are a curiosity of nature. Now a new discovery by a team of Ohio University researchers reveals an anatomical oddity that helps flamingos eat: erectile tissue. Full Story...   Student volunteerism increases here and across the country Nearly every student organization - whether it be a social sorority or fraternity, professional student group, church-related club, class-organized committee, or simply a group of friends wanting to do good works - is fielding volunteers able and willing to help when needs arise. Full Story...   Oct 31, 2006 'The Langston Hughes Project' comes to Ohio University Nov. 2 The Langston Hughes Project – "Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz" will be performed at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, in Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. This event is free to the public. Full Story...   Educational studies professor accepts associate dean position Professor Aimee Howley has been named the associate dean for research and graduate studies at the College of Education. In her new position, Howley will oversee research, graduate programs, grants and contracts. She will also spearhead faculty development and support efforts. Full Story...   Teacher education instructor named assistant dean for student affairs and academic advising Maureen Evans Coon, instructor and field experience coordinator at the Ohio University College of Education, has accepted the position of assistant dean for student affairs and academic advising at the college. Full Story...   University hosts Southeast Asian Poetry Night Ohio University will celebrate Southeast Asian culture with the annual Southeast Asian Poetry Night at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in Galbreath Chapel. Full Story... September 2006 Archives Sep 1, 2006 Bobcat Passport back for second year Ohio University is kicking off the 2006-07 school year by offering students the chance to participate in the Bobcat Passport program and win incredible prizes, like iPods and book stipends, and the grand prize: one quarter of in-state tuition. Full Story...   Honors tutorial students become research apprentices to faculty Summertime for college sophomores usually means working to earn money for next year's tuition. For Molly Semones, a sophomore Honors Tutorial College chemistry and biology major from Kettering, Ohio, this summer was no different. Except that she won a research apprenticeship from HTC, which allowed her a rare opportunity for an undergraduate: paid research work in a plant biology lab on the Ohio University campus. Full Story...   Ohio University Society of Professional Journalists chapter named best in nation The Ohio University chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, which is sponsored by the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, was named the National Outstanding Campus Chapter for the 2005-06 academic year on Aug. 25 at the SPJ annual convention in Chicago. Full Story...   [WOUB] WOUB to add eight new television services on Sept. 5 Viewers with set-top digital receivers or compatible televisions will have more services from which to choose on WOUB-DT 27 and WOUC-DT 35 beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5. There will be four new choices to channel 27 and four new choices to channel 35. The increase in channels is due to the ongoing conversion from analog broadcast to digital broadcast. Full Story...   Sep 5, 2006 'Diabetes and the Appalachian Woman' kicks off Women's Health Month 2006 This year's kickoff event, "Take Care, Take Charge, Choose Health - Diabetes and Appalachian Woman," takes place Friday, Sept. 8, at the Ross County Service Center in Chillicothe. Mary De Groot, Ph.D., Ohio University assistant professor of psychology, will be the keynote speaker. Full Story...   Back-to-School Update: University's Academic Plan Nearly two years after Ohio University embarked on the academic planning process, it’s time to look back at where we’ve been, where we are and where we’re going. Full Story...   Copy of University's Academic Plan: Milestones University's Academic Plan: Milestones Full Story...   Ohio University, Scripps Howard Foundation to celebrate partnership during Sept. 12 commemoration Ohio University, the Scripps Howard Foundation and The E.W. Scripps Company will commemorate their partnership and the opportunities it continues to create for students during a day of celebration Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Ohio University. Full Story...   President McDavis welcomes first-year students Ohio University hosted its annual President's Convocation for First-Year Students, Monday, Sept. 4, and President Roderick J. McDavis shared some words of wisdom for the class of 2010. Full Story...   Training camp pays off for Ohio University Marching 110 All the hard work of training camp pays off when the Marching 110 takes to the field – whether that's Ohio University's Peden Stadium or Cleveland Browns Stadium Sept. 10 when the band performs the halftime show for a crowd of some 73,000 plus a national television audience. Full Story...   University's Academic Plan: Background: Past, present and future University's Academic Plan: Background: Past, present and future Full Story...   University's Academic Plan: Executive implementation team University's Academic Plan: Executive implementation team Full Story...   [Research News] Nanoscientists create biological switch from spinach molecule Nanoscientists have transformed a molecule of chlorophyll-a from spinach into a complex biological switch that has possible future applications for green energy, technology and medicine. Ohio University physicists Saw-Wai Hla and Violeta Iancu detailed the findings in today's early edition of the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.' Full Story...   Sep 7, 2006 STUDENT SENATE HOSTS OPEN ALCOHOL FORUM STUDENT SENATE HOSTS OPEN ALCOHOL FORUM Full Story...   UP CLOSE WITH DEAN HOGAN, PLANS FOR FALL UP CLOSE WITH DEAN HOGAN, PLANS FOR FALL Full Story...   University announces new mechanical engineering department chair The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University announces Associate Professor Gregory G. Kremer as chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Full Story...   Sep 8, 2006 [Research News] Mathematician receives National Science Foundation grant for quantum mechanics research Ohio University faculty member Martin Mohlenkamp has received a five-year, $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct mathematics research with students. Full Story...   Sep 10, 2006 Ohio University changing student computing environment Based on student opinion surveys, a marked increase in computer removal requests over the past several years, and the proven success of the Go Mobile discount laptop purchase program, Ohio University will begin phasing out its residence hall desktop computer program during the 2006-07 academic year. Full Story...   Sep 11, 2006 'U.S. News' applauds Ohio University College of Business In its annual ranking of business colleges, 'U.S. News & World Report' ranked the Ohio University College of Business 99th for 2007. This is an improvement of 17 ranking points from last year. Full Story...   Ohio University learning communities growing Learning communities began as a pilot program at Ohio University with two communities and 40 students in fall of 1999. The program - which places as many as 25 freshmen in two or three classes together in fall quarter - has grown over seven years and will comprise more than 55 communities and 1,050 participants this fall. Full Story...   University announces international conference on perpetual pavement Ohio University's Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment (ORITE), part of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, will host the first International Conference on Perpetual Pavement, Sept. 13 to 15 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. Full Story...   Sep 12, 2006 Ohio University music professor wins prestigious commission Mark Phillips, composer and professor in the Ohio University School of Music, is the recipient of the highly competitive 2006 Pi Kappa Lambda composer commission. Phillips' commissioned work will debut at the honor society's national conference this week. Full Story...   Printmaking conference to highlight medium, connections between artists The printmaking area in Ohio University's School of Art will host the 2006 Mid America Print Council conference "Forging Connections" Sept. 20-23. Around 700 printmakers, students, curators and other art professionals are expected to attend the biennial event. Full Story...   Sep 13, 2006 Celebrating an investment in tomorrow's communicators On a day set aside to celebrate a $15 million gift from the Scripps Howard Foundation to Ohio University's newly named Scripps College of Communication, students and other celebrants heard from communications industry leaders and the Marching 110 alike. Full Story...   Dan Evans named executive dean for regional campuses Dan Evans, dean of Ohio University Southern, has been appointed executive dean for regional campuses for the Office of University Outreach and Regional Campuses. In this role, Evans will serve as the chief operating officer for regional campuses. Full Story...   Scripps CEO Lowe challenges would-be media entrepreneurs to create their own futures Arriving late for his presentation due to a weather-delayed flight, E.W. Scripps president and CEO Kenneth W. Lowe turned the situation into a teachable moment. "Expect the unexpected," he told the near-capacity crowd in the Elizabeth Baker Theater Tuesday who had come to hear him talk about how to start a media business. Full Story...   Technology's next frontier The E.W. Scripps Co. gave the state of Ohio its first television station, ABC affiliate WEWS in Cleveland, in 1947. But it's done a lot more than that, company President and CEO Kenneth Lowe said Tuesday during a keynote address marking a historic contribution to Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication. Full Story...   Sep 14, 2006 Ohio University MFA film student's documentary wins $10,000 award Ohio University MFA film student Matthew Kraus has won first prize in the Mion Solutions Environmental Film Awards program for his short documentary, "Farming for the Future." The award includes a $10,000 prize. Full Story...   Sep 15, 2006 Ohio University names new chief of university police Beginning this fall, Ohio University students will have a new pair of well-trained eyes looking out for their safety. Michael Martinsen, who has worked for the Hamilton City Police Department since 1990 and has served as lieutenant and patrol shift commander since 1999, has been named director of campus safety and chief of the Ohio University Police Department, effective Sept. 25. Full Story...   Ohio University president to give keynote address at Gallipolis Emancipation Day Celebration On Sunday, Sept. 17, Ohio University President Roderick McDavis will serve as the keynote speaker at the 143rd Emancipation Day Celebration in Gallipolis, Ohio. Full Story...   Sep 17, 2006 Human Resources and University Professional Development merge The Center for Organization Development and Effectiveness is a new source of help for departments seeking assistance with change and continuous improvement linked to Vision OHIO. The new center is the product of a merger of the University Professional Development office with the University Human Resource Department. Full Story...   Sep 18, 2006 Ohio University enrollment continues to be strong Total enrollment is expected to be 20,214 students, similar to last fall quarter's total of 20,295 students. The first-year class numbers 4,094 students, within range of the goal of 4,100 new students. Full Story...   Scripps' Dingley talks about the evolution of HGTV and the broad meaning of home Scripps' Dingley talks about the evolution of HGTV and the broad meaning of home Full Story...   Sep 19, 2006 Faculty Senate covers academic honesty, IT at September meeting Faculty Senate heard updates on several crucial university issues such as academic honesty and information technology Sept. 18 at its first meeting of the academic year. Full Story...   Ohio energy independence report released Ohio University’s Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3) outlined its vision to create an "energy literate society" in a report titled "Ohio: Securing America’s Energy Future." The report was released Sept. 18 in Columbus. Full Story...   Read all about it: Literacy Center helps people achieve their goals The Edward Stevens Center for the Study and Development of Literacy and Language celebrated its sixth annual kickoff Friday in a seminar titled “Learning Together: A Literacy Community.” The event brought about 200 participants, including educators, college students, coordinators and volunteers of Literacy Center programs. Full Story...   Sep 20, 2006 Community invited to celebrate Ohio University-Zanesville's 60th anniversary The community is invited to celebrate 60 years of Ohio University-Zanesville on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. Participants can take advantage of the free concerts, cake, family activities, tours of the new wing connecting Elson and Herrold Halls and the chance to view Zanesville’s first laser light show. Full Story...   [Research News] Nano News: Double quantum dots control Kondo effect Two quantum dots connected by wires could help scientists better control the Kondo effect in experiments, according to a study by Ohio University and University of Florida physicists published in a recent issue of 'Physical Review Letters.' Full Story...   Sep 21, 2006 COMCorps and Ohio Athletics sponsor Red Cross blood drive Sept. 26 and 27 COMCorps, an AmeriCorps program, and Ohio Athletics are sponsoring a Red Cross "Welcome Back" Blood Drive that will be held Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Convocation Center. The goal of the drive is to collect a minimum of 125 units of blood each day. Full Story...   McDavis looks to year ahead Ohio University has three new sets of goals for the upcoming year, President Roderick McDavis said at a Sept. 20 meeting with local media. The goals were developed in partnership with faculty leadership, student leadership and as part of the strategic planning process. Full Story...   Sep 22, 2006 "What I wish I knew then…" The Scripps College of Communication, in commemoration of the generous donation and 40-year partnership with the Scripps Howard Foundation, hosted a number of workshops on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Mark Tomasik, editor of the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, and Peter Copeland, editor and general manager of the Scripps Howard News Service, outdid themselves during their session, "What I Wish I Knew Then: Steps that must be Taken Early in your Career." Full Story...   Ohio University moves forward with blueprint for building a world class IT organization Ohio University continues to move forward with its 20-point blueprint for building a world-class information technology organization. Full Story...   Sep 24, 2006 Sexual Assault Awareness Week: Programs foster communication, respect Ohio University's Department of Health Education & Wellness is once again sponsoring a variety of events to bring the campus and the community awareness surrounding the issue of sexual assault. Events include the third annual March Against Sexual Assault on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and After Hours: Free Food, Karaoke, & Games! On Friday, Sept. 29. Full Story...   Sep 25, 2006 'The Tragedy of Untreated Pain' conference to be held Sept. 26 [OU-COM] A conference to be held Tuesday, Sept. 26, will address the issues surrounding the treatment of chronic, unremitting pain, specifically treatments using narcotic medication. The Ohio University conference, ,The Tragedy of Untreated Pain,Š will take place at the Walter Hall Rotunda, and brings together physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists and other health-care professionals who deal with the treatment of chronic pain. Full Story...   Administrative Senate has first fall quarter meeting Ohio University's Administrative Senate met on Sept. 21 for the first time this quarter to learn about employee assistance and organizational development. Full Story...   Kentucky middle school students view live surgery at Ohio University-Southern Middle school students from Russell, Ky., took a field trip to Ohio University Southern Campus on Sept. 20 to view a live knee surgery through a videoconference, courtesy of COSI Columbus. Full Story...   Keynote speaker says individuals, organizations can foster creativity Steven Berlin Johnson, author of "Mind Wide Open" and "Everything Bad is Good for You," shared his recipe for creativity when he delivered his keynote speech last night at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium for the Mid American Print Council's conference "Forging Connections." Full Story...   WOUB to dedicate new digital master control [WOUB] The WOUB Center for Public Media will dedicate its new digital master control on Friday, September 29, at 3 p.m. The dedication will take place on the 6th floor of the Radio, Television, Communication (RTVC) Building, 9 South College Street, on the campus of Ohio University in Athens. Tours of the new facility will be offered from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The public is invited. Full Story...   Sep 27, 2006 College of Business students develop skills while sparking economic development Students from the College of Business sophomore cluster break out their black power suits and leave the classroom behind for a taste of the real world. Full Story...   Parents Weekend to create memories and connections This weekend, families from around the country will join their students at Ohio University for fall quarter’s Parents Weekend Friday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 1. The weekend is filled with events that are fun for students and parents alike. Full Story...   Printmakers do a drive-by on college green The Drive-By Press, a mobile printmaking studio, visited Ohio University on Sept. 22 as part of 2006 Mid America Print Council conference "Forging Connections." Students walking near College Green watched printing demonstrations and were able to run their own prints through the machine. Full Story...   Sep 28, 2006 Visiting artists share Jewish culture through film Hillel at Ohio University and the Division of Student Affairs will bring two notable filmmakers to Athens in October to present their work that explores Jewish-American subjects in the context of the greater culture. Full Story...   Sep 29, 2006 2006 Clery Act report available online Ohio University is committed to assisting all members of the Ohio University community in providing for their own safety and security. The annual security compliance document is available on the OUPD Web site at www.ohiou.edu/police/ Full Story...   International studies offers fun and flexible major International studies majors have the opportunity to participate in a strong undergraduate program that builds global awareness and learning derived from activities both inside and outside the classroom. Full Story...   Ohio University Southern celebrates 50th anniversary on Sept. 30 The crowning jewel of the Ohio University Southern 50th anniversary celebration is a gala and benefit on Saturday, Sept. 30. The evening begins with a 7 p.m. reception at the Collins Building on its Ironton campus. Full Story...   Ohio University hosts first campus-wide academic honesty discussion The "Day of Discourse" concerning the future of academic honesty at Ohio University was an opportunity for the university community to publicly discuss all facets of academic honesty, including current and future procedures and policies. Full Story... August 2006 Archives Aug 1, 2006 Department of Labor honors Ohio University-Chillicothe nursing program with Recognition of Excellence A joint nursing education project created by the Ohio University-Chillicothe regional campus and Berger Health System in Circleville, Ohio, has received national Recognition of Excellence from the U.S. Department of Labor. Full Story...   Aug 2, 2006 Southeast Asian and African Studies programs are national leaders Ohio University's African Studies and Southeast Asian Studies programs have won Title VI grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling nearly $3 million over a four-year period. The grants, which each program has received previously, help establish them as national leaders in their respective fields. Full Story...   Aug 11, 2006 Ohio University Mortar Board chapter receives national award The Cresset Chapter of Mortar Board honor society at Ohio University was presented with the Silver Torch Award for the 2005-06 academic year at the organization's recent national conference. Full Story...   Aug 14, 2006 College ranking places Ohio University in top 40 nationally Rankings released this week by 'Washington Monthly' place Ohio University among schools such as Harvard, Brown and Columbia universities. Ohio University ranked 40th out of 245 public and private schools in the magazine's second annual college guide. Full Story...   MicroCT opens door to new research options for Ohio University As part of the Nanobiotechnology Initiative, the university purchased a $250,000 MicroCT machine, which is now housed in the Konneker Research Center. The machine, which is essentially a smaller version of a hospital's CT scan machine, uses X-rays to create images of objects up to the size of a grapefruit. Full Story...   Aug 15, 2006 Faculty and staff help international students learn the American way Writer Mary Reed shares a recap of her experiences as a host for an international homestay. The program, offered through OPIE, gives Ohio University's international students a chance to learn about real life in the United States by spending a weekend with a local family. Full Story...   Aug 16, 2006 45 nationally competitive awards go to Ohio University students in 2005-06 A record-breaking 45 nationally competitive academic awards as prestigious as the Mitchell, Fulbright, Eisenhower and Udall went to Ohio University students in the 2005-06 academic year. Full Story...   Aug 18, 2006 Southern Campus ceremony dedicates grave markers to rediscovered African-American cemetery Ohio University Southern Campus hosted a dedication ceremony yesterday for 12 granite grave markers and a granite cemetery marker that will be placed at a recently rediscovered African American cemetery in Lawrence County, Ohio. The cemetery has officially been named Sacred Hills. Full Story...   U.S. News & World Report: Ohio University places among top half of national universities For the second time this week, Ohio University was recognized for its high quality by a national magazine. In its annual "America's Best Colleges" edition, U.S.News & World Report ranks Ohio University in the upper half of 248 national universities, tied at 110 with Florida State University. Full Story...   [WOUB] Gridiron Glory returns for eighth season on WOUB-TV WOUB-TV's Award-winning "Gridiron Glory" returns for an eighth season on Friday, August 18, at 11:30 p.m. The program will be rebroadcast Saturday mornings at 11:30 throughout the high school football season with comprehensive scores and highlights. Full Story...   Aug 21, 2006 Civil engineering professors receive honors in their profession Ohio University professors Ludwig Figueroa and Eric Steinberg are being honored for their great work as civil engineering educators. Ludwig was elected as a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Steinberg will receive the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's Distinguished Educator Award this October. Full Story...   Ohio University English instructor wins fiction prize Ohio University English instructor Kevin Haworth has won the seventh annual Samuel Goldberg & Sons Foundation Prize for Jewish Fiction by an Emerging Writer for his debut novel "The Discontinuity of Small Things" (Quality Words in Print). Full Story...   Aug 23, 2006 University announces comprehensive strategies to address academic honesty Ohio University officials announced a comprehensive set of strategies for addressing academic honesty. The strategies have been developed in the wake of alleged cases of plagiarism involving current and former graduate students in the university's Russ College of Engineering and Technology. Full Story...   Aug 24, 2006 Engineering students enjoy summer successes Several Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology students had productive summers, as two groups participated and placed highly in two separate competitions. Full Story...   Graduate student wins competitive research award Ohio University graduate student Olivier Collin has won a "Fonds quebecois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies" scholarship, designed to promote research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. Full Story...   Aug 28, 2006 Ohio University residence halls open Aug. 31 Beginning at noon on Thursday, Aug. 31, residence halls will open for new Ohio University students. Move-in will continue for new students on Friday, Sept. 1, beginning at 9 a.m., and the residence halls will open for all upperclass students on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 9 a.m. Full Story...   Aug 30, 2006 Ohio University to close Sept. 4 for Labor Day Ohio University will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of the national Labor Day holiday. Full Story...   Aug 31, 2006 'New York Times' publishes Patricia Weitsman op-ed Ohio University Professor of Political Science Patricia Weitsman had an op-ed, "The High Price of Friendship," accepted for publication in 'The New York Times' on Thursday, Aug. 31. Full Story... July 2006 Archives Jul 3, 2006 Computer science students rank among the best in the world in programming contests Computer science majors at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology might look like your average students, but don't let that fool you. They're ranked among the best student programmers in the world. Full Story...   Faculty receive promotions and tenure 59 Ohio University faculty members received promotions and tenure Full Story...   Governor Taft names Lydia Gerthoffer new Ohio University student trustee Gov. Bob Taft has announced that Lydia Gerthoffer will be Ohio University's new student trustee. The junior began a two-year term on the Ohio University Board of Trustees in June. Full Story...   Ohio University grad students to 'STEAM' up middle school education Next year, eight exceptionally talented engineering graduate fellows will help facilitate engaged learning at the middle school level through a new medium - video games. This unique partnership between college and community is possible with a three year, $1.67 million National Science Foundation grant won by faculty at the Russ College of Engineering and Technology and College of Education. The grant is one of the largest Ohio University has ever been awarded. Full Story...   Ohio University to close July 4, 2006 Ohio University will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in observance of the national Independence Day holiday. Full Story...   Jul 5, 2006 Provost announces organizational changes for Vision OHIO academic plan John Day, professor of management information systems is associate provost for Academic Budget and Planning, and Richard Greenlee, associate professor of social work, is associate provost for Appalachian Access and Enrichment Programs, as of July 1. Drew McDaniel, professor of telecommunications, became interim director of the Center for International Studies in April as Josep Rota stepped into the expanded role of associate provost for International Programs. Full Story...   Jul 6, 2006 New front door to open on Lancaster Campus Ground was broken for a construction project in May 2005. One year and many bricks in the wall later, the Lancaster Campus has a new front door. Campus and community members will celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, July 12, at 3:30 p.m. Full Story...   Jul 7, 2006 Honors Tutorial College announces outstanding tutors The Honors Tutorial College recently announced its outstanding tutors for the 2005-06 academic year. David Young, assistant professor of chemistry, and Thomas Carpenter, Charles J. Ping professor of humanities and professor of classics and world religions, received the honor. Full Story...   Jul 11, 2006 Benefit scheduled to support family of Ohio University officer who was struck by lightning The Athens chapters of the Ohio Patrolman Benevolent Association and the Fraternal Order of Police are sponsoring a benefit from 10 a.m. until the conclusion of the 5 p.m. Texas Hold'em Tournament, Saturday, July 15, at the Elks Lodge on 600 West Union St., Athens, Ohio, to support the family of Ohio University Police Officer Nathan Van Oort, who was struck by lightning. He is listed in critical condition at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus Full Story...   University response to plagiarism allegations In response to recommendations by an independent team investigating allegations of plagiarism, two faculty members in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University already have faced sanctions and more sanctions may follow in the fall. Full Story...   William Sams to step down as Ohio University's CIO After thoughtful deliberation, William F. Sams has decided to step aside as associate provost for information technology and chief information officer at Ohio University, Provost Kathy Krendl announced July 11. He will remain in place until a new CIO is named. Until that time, Sams will remain focused on implementing the plan developed to improve all facets of Ohio University's information technology services. Full Story...   Jul 12, 2006 Health condition of police officer shows improvement Ohio University Police Officer Nathan Van Oort's medical condition has improved within the past few days and he has been upgraded from critical condition to stable condition. In order to provide financial support for the Van Oort family, the Athens chapters of the Ohio Patrolman Benevolent Association and the Fraternal Order of Police are sponsoring a benefit at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 15 Full Story...   Jul 13, 2006 Final farewells subject of artist's exhibit "Death is a universal experience," says multimedia artist Gerald Westgerdes about his recent exhibition Passages and Tributes, Final Farewells at the Zanesville Art Center and The Armory in Zanesville. "Religion or nationality doesn't matter. If you can see it that way, you really learn to appreciate people." Full Story...   Jul 17, 2006 Chinese students, professors visit Ohio University A group of design students and professors from China will visit Ohio University July 19-28 to study interior architecture and sample American culture. Full Story...   Ohio University Press authors to appear on national NPR program Ohio University Press authors Diane Beers and Gayle Pritchard will make separate appearances on "The Diane Rehm Show," a National Public Radio program with more than 1.4 million weekly listeners. Full Story...   Jul 18, 2006 Alumna funds Manasseh Cutler Scholarship at Ohio University Ohio University's Cutler Scholarship Program will receive $900,000 from the estate of alumna Beatrice Morgan Gibby, who earned her bachelor's of science in education from the university in 1940. The Florida woman's estate will provide for the first Cutler Scholar designated specifically for the College of Education Full Story...   Ohio University Foundation announces 1804 Fund awards The Ohio University Foundation has awarded $410,772 from the 1804 Fund to 20 new research and educational initiatives. Projects receiving awards during the 2006 funding cycle range from the acquisition of Near Infrared absorption and fluorescence spectrometer to promote research and education in nanoscience and nanotechnology to the gathering of oral histories from Zuni artists represented in the Kennedy Museum's Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Native American Collection. Full Story...   Jul 19, 2006 Ohio University has record-breaking year in number of Fulbright student award winners Thirteen Ohio University students and alumni received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards in 2006, breaking the university record for awards in the national government-sponsored Fulbright scholarship competition. Last year Ohio University led the state with nine student Fulbright awards. Full Story...   Jul 20, 2006 International students share their cultures with Kids on Campus When Indu Sharma stood up in the front of the classroom in Grover Center on Friday, her flowing gold and white outfit, sparkling jewelry, waist-length black hair and lilting accent earned her some admirers right away. "Wowsers!" "Whoa!" "She looks like a princess!" Her admirers? Some of the 75 five- to seven-year-olds participating in this summer's Kids on Campus program. Full Story...   New Kennedy Museum of Art exhibition explores tradition in design Ohio University's Kennedy Museum of Art opened its newest exhibition, "Navajo Basketry and Beadwork: Traditions and Innovations," Thursday, July 20, at the Kennedy Museum of Art (KMA). Admission is free and is open to the public. Full Story...   Ohio University students to perform in 'Pippin' Several Ohio University students will be among the local performers participating in the upcoming production of "Pippin," the fourth summer musical production of the Genesis Theater Project. The musical will be performed at the ARTS/West Theater through July 29. Full Story...   President McDavis addresses media at July press briefing Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis met with the local media on Wednesday, July 19, in Cutler Hall to update them about the university's latest news and initiatives. Full Story...   Trip to Southeast Asia focuses on recruitment, collaborations Ask a passerby on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to name the top five universities in the United States, and the answer likely will include Ohio University, predicts Associate Provost for International Affairs Josep Rota. Full Story...   Jul 21, 2006 Dedication of 20th Habitat house in Athens County set for Sunday Athens County Habitat for Humanity will celebrate the dedication of its 20th house on Sunday, July 23, at 20 W. Fourth Street in The Plains, Ohio. The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. It is the second house built by the Ohio University Coalition of Athens County Habitat for Humanity. Full Story...   Jul 24, 2006 Alumni gift supports the Elizabeth Llewellyn Robe Memorial Scholarship at Ohio University Dr. T. Richard and Eleanora K. Robe have contributed a $25,000 gift annuity to benefit the Elizabeth Llewellyn Robe Memorial Scholarship at Ohio University. Full Story...   Library of Congress recognizes Ohio University's 'Wired For Books' The annual report "News from the Library of Congress: Music and Sound Recordings, 2006" named Ohio University's "Wired for Books" (www.wiredforbooks.org) one of only 10 electronic resources cataloged by the Special Materials Cataloging Division in fiscal year 2005. Full Story...   Ohio University announces second class of Urban Scholars Ohio University announced the selection of the second class of Urban Scholars today. The 10 incoming freshmen will begin classes in the fall at the Athens campus. Full Story...   Ohio University selected among 100 best campuses for LGBT students Ohio University has been selected as one of the 100 best campuses for LGBT students by “The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students,” a comprehensive guide that recognizes the top 100 LGBT-friendly campuses in the United States. Full Story...   President's Award for Excellence in Diversity honors initiative The President's Award for Excellence in Diversity has been created to highlight exemplary efforts at achieving and pushing the Ohio University mission to increase and affirm diversity. Full Story...   Jul 25, 2006 Ammarell to lead Southeast Asian Studies Program Gene Ammarell, associate professor of anthropology, has been named director of Ohio University's Southeast Asian Studies Program. One of only seven National Resource Centers in Southeast Asian Studies in the United States, the program supports graduate and undergraduate study. Full Story...   Faculty tutors receive first N. Victor Goodman Honors Tutorial College Awards. Ohio University has awarded two faculty tutors with the first ever N. Victor Goodman Honors Tutorial College Awards. This new award, created by the HTC Board of Visitors in 2005, is given to faculty during their first three years of tutoring HTC students. This year's recipients are Michelle Brown, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Shelley Delaney, assistant professor in the School of Theater. Full Story...   Jul 26, 2006 Southern Campus electronic media group wins film awards A collection of former and current students and staff members from the Ohio University Southern Campus Electronic Media Program won the 48-Hour Film Project in Cincinnati, Ohio, with their film "Flight to Freedom" on July 14. Full Story...   Jul 28, 2006 University announces comprehensive plan to strengthen information technology security Ohio University Chief Information Officer Bill Sams announced a comprehensive plan to strengthen the overall information technology function at the university. The 20-point action plan, "Blueprint for Building a World-Class IT Function at Ohio University," will involve all aspects of the university's computer services. Full Story...   [Research News] Scientists receive NSF grant for new genomics facility Sarah Wyatt and Morgan Vis, faculty members in the Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, received a Major Research Instrumentation grant to expand an existing research area in Porter Hall into a state-of-the-art genomics facility similar to those at large research universities. Full Story...   [WOUB] WOUB Television announces August membership campaign WOUB public television announces the annual August television membership campaign. The campaign will run from Aug. 4 to 13. The campaign will have special programming including 'Real Age Makeover with Dr. Michael Roizen,' 'ABBA in Concert' and 'The Diet Code with Stephen Lanzalotta.' Full Story... June 2006 Archives Jun 1, 2006 Academic ethics expert to discuss academic integrity issues Gary Pavela, a recognized expert on plagiarism in higher education, will present a public lecture and forum on "Promoting and Protecting Academic Integrity" on Tuesday, June 6, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Stocker Center 103 at Ohio University. Full Story...   Office of Nationally Competitive Awards recognizes department and faculty Three Ohio University professors were presented with Distinguished Service awards at the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards (ONCA) Celebration and Appreciation Lunch on May 25, 2006. In addition, one academic department was granted the Outstanding Department Award. Harvey Ballard, Elizabeth Collins, and Lois Vines were selected in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to Ohio University students as they compete for prestigious scholarships and for their service to ONCA. Full Story...   Office of Nationally Competitive Awards recognizes students and faculty For a 5- by 8-inch booklet, the program for the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards' annual celebration luncheon, held May 25, has considerable heft -- and with good reason: It singles out 88 students who have sought top national recognition this year and the many faculty who mentor them. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern holds transfer night Area students who hold an associate's degree or who have earned college credit and who have not yet begun the application process at Ohio University Eastern may attend Transfer Night on either Tuesday, June 20 or Wednesday, July 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Shannon Hall. Full Story...   Professor pays tribute to those 'A Million Miles Away from Home' Sing Tao Professor of International Journalism Bob Stewart has been touching hearts with 'A Million Miles Away From Home,' a song he wrote in tribute to 14 Marines from Ohio killed the first week of August 2005. Full Story...   Scholarship to honor Dr. Suzanne Apple Alumni and friends of Ohio University have committed $15,000 to establish an endowed scholarship in the College of Education to honor the life and work of the late Dr. Suzanne Apple. Full Story...   Students honored at Ohio University Eastern A total of 103 area students will be recognized at the Ohio University Eastern Campus Honors and Recognition Convocation on Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m.  The convocation will take place at the Robert W. Ney Center on the Ohio University Eastern Campus. Full Story...   Jun 2, 2006 Corporations support successful minority leadership and recruitment program at Ohio University In 2003, The Cardinal Health Inc., Foundation partnered with Ohio University's College of Business to establish a pilot program: the Cardinal Health Junior Executive Business Program for Minorities. The foundation recently committed $44,000 over two years to continue funding this successful venture through 2008. In addition, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP has committed $15,000 to fund a component of the College's minority recruitment program established by the Black Student Business Caucus called "Focus on the Future: Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders Today." Full Story...   Ohio University commencement exercises ready to begin National Public Radio satirical commentator and Ohio University alumnus Brian Unger and former president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Charles Vest, Ph.D., will speak at Ohio University's undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday, June 10, at the Convocation Center. Full Story...   Ohio University student earns National Society of Black Engineers scholarship Ohio University student Edward Achaab has been selected as a National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Scholar by the NSBE Board of Corporate Affiliates. Achaab, a first-year graduate student in mechanical engineering, received $3,000 and a complimentary trip to the NSBE Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, Penn., this spring. Full Story...   Jun 5, 2006 Emeriti invite community to free 'picnic in the park' The Ohio University Emeriti Association is sponsoring a free community 'Picnic in the Park' Sunday, June 18. This first-time event is free and open to all members of the local community. Full Story...   Engineering students win national scholarships Two students in the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University have recently won national scholarship awards. Full Story...   Ohio University recognizes student equity management group for significant achievements and service At the Annual Finance Banquet this month, four members of the Ohio University Student Equity Management Group (OUSEMG) received high recognition and special awards for outstanding academic activities, service to fellow students and other significant achievements. Full Story...   Jun 6, 2006 Malay I speak your language? Ohio University students use Southeast Asian language classes to help them gain research and traveling experience. Full Story...   Organization teams up with Ohio University Therapy Associates to bring books to children Children undergoing speech and language therapy at Ohio University Therapy Associates are receiving books as part of a $750 grant to the clinic from a nonprofit organization whose mission is putting books into the hands of children from low-income families. Full Story...   Jun 7, 2006 Leadership reception recognizes outstanding students Ohio University held the 23rd annual Leadership Recognition Reception on May 31 honoring outstanding student leaders and organizations along with faculty and staff. The Division of Student Affairs hosted the event. Full Story...   Jun 8, 2006 Third-generation Bobcat graduates from the university Imagine being the seventh person in your family to graduate from the same college. Commercial photography student Celeste Elliott will be that person this week, earning her master's degree from Ohio University. Full Story...   Jun 9, 2006 Graduate commencement speaker offers call to action to recent grads Chester Pach, an associate professor in the Department of History, gave parting words and a call to action to the approximately 850 master's and doctoral graduates at Ohio University's graduate commencement on June 9 in the Convocation Center. Full Story...   National expert shares ideas for advancing academic honesty Best practices for dealing with academic dishonesty and what the university should do in the future after plagiarism was discovered on this campus were the subjects of ethicist Gary Pavela when he spoke at a public forum here this week. Full Story...   Ohio University completes security audit of central computer systems Ohio University is responding vigorously to improve the integrity of its computer network system and increase its level of security. A number of measures have been taken over the last several weeks, including a thorough security audit of the university’s central computer systems. Full Story...   Ohio University student wins three nationally competitive awards Ohio University student Blake Andrews has been selected as a Tau Beta Pi Fellow, an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Arthur S. Tuttle Scholar and a Dwight D. Eisenhower Graduate Fellow. Andrews, a senior civil engineering major, will receive $10,000 from Tau Beta Pi, $2000 from ASCE and $62,300 from the Eisenhower Institute in Washington, D.C. Full Story...   Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat Like so many Bobcats graduating this spring, Kelly Vermeeren remembers the difficulties of adjusting to life in college, the challenge of accepting a new place as your own and the moment she realized she belonged at Ohio University. Full Story...   Three Ohio University students earn David L. Boren Fellowships The National Security Education Program has awarded David L. Boren 2006 Fellowships to three Ohio University students. Andy Goodhart, a junior political science major, will study Arabic and Middle Eastern history and diplomacy in Aman, Jordan, next year. Kara Mealer, a junior double-majoring in Asian studies and urban geography, will spend next year learning Vietnamese and studying underrepresented populations in Hanoi, Vietnam. Michael Cunnington, a senior political science major, will spend spring quarter in Muscat, Oman, studying Arabic and how Oman's empirical past has shaped its modern foreign policy. Full Story...   Jun 10, 2006 Commencement speakers share insights with graduates National Public Radio satirical commentator and Ohio University alumnus Brian Unger and former President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Charles Vest, Ph.D., offered words of wisdom and life experiences to more than 3,000 graduates at Ohio University's undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday, June 10, in the Convocation Center. Full Story...   Regional Campus Outstanding Professor Awards announced Ohio University recently awarded the 2005-06 Regional Campus Outstanding Professor Award to two faculty members. Associate Professor of Communication David Lucas from the Ohio University Southern Campus and Professor of Art Margaret McAdams from the Ohio University Chillicothe Campus were this year's winners. Full Story...   Jun 12, 2006 Upcoming conference focuses on African media and children African media and African children will be the focus of the Institute for the African Child's 7th annual conference to be held at Ohio University in June. The conference will be held in Walter Hall Thursday, June 15, through Saturday, June 17, and coincides with the International Day of the African Child on Friday, June 16. Full Story...   Jun 13, 2006 Eight Ohio University students receive French Government Teaching Assistantships The French government has awarded teaching assistantships to eight Ohio University students and alumni for the 2006-07 school year. Recipients include Kathryne Adair and Cara DiBlasi, second-year master's students of French literature; Kimberly Fell, a senior double-majoring in French and German; Laura Powell, a senior double-majoring in French and Communication and Public Advocacy; Jennifer Ulicky, a senior French major; Adam Hart, BA, '05; Charles Schwartz, a senior double-majoring in French and economics; and Alexis Taylor, a senior international studies major with a minor in French. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern's Writing Center opens Looking to improve your writing skills? Ohio University Eastern's (OUE) Writing Center is open to all Eastern Campus students. Full Story...   Jun 14, 2006 Industrial technology names new department chair The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University will welcome Peter Klein as the new chair of the Department of Industrial Technology, effective July 1. Klein replaces James F. Fales, who is retiring after 20 years of service as the department's chair. Full Story...   Jun 15, 2006 Professor pays tribute to those 'A Million Miles Away from Home' part 2 Sing Tao Professor of International Journalism Bob Stewart has been touching hearts with 'A Million Miles Away From Home,' a song he wrote in tribute to 14 Marines from Ohio killed the first week of August 2005. Full Story...   Jun 16, 2006 Ohio's research universities refocusing to generate research, spur economic growth Ohio's public and private research universities are refocusing the state's array of doctoral programs to generate world-class research and stimulate economic growth. Full Story...   [WOUB] WOUB wins two Associated Press of Ohio Awards The Associated Press of Ohio presented WOUB with two awards at the annual banquet in Columbus. "The Sky Has Fallen," a documentary about unrest on the Ohio University campus in the '60s and '70s won best documentary and "Homeless Sex Offender," a story about a homeless sex offender in Marietta won Best Enterprise Reporting award. Full Story...   Jun 19, 2006 "Food insecure" Appalachians more likely to be obese, diabetic, study finds Members of rural Appalachian households who lack access to food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have diabetes, according to an Ohio University study. Full Story...   Ohio University Summer Celebration 2006 begins June 19 Summer Celebration 2006, which begins June 19, offers an entire summer of fun, jam-packed with events and activities for students and community members alike. Planned activities include movies, theater performances, concerts, an amusement park trip, cornhole tournaments, intramural sports, a summer book club and more. Full Story...   Vice president for finance and administration announces reorganization Vice President for Finance and Administration Bill Decatur recently announced a reorganization of his unit that became effective June 1. Full Story...   William Condee appointed to distinguished teaching professorship The professors and fellows of the Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities are pleased to announce the appointment of William F. Condee as the J. Richard Hamilton/Baker and Hostetler Professor of Humanities. His appointment will take effect at the beginning of Fall Quarter 2006. Full Story...   Jun 20, 2006 High school journalists to acquire practical experience during Ohio University workshop More than 50 Ohio high school students will be roving journalists at Ohio University during the 61st annual E.W. Scripps High School Journalism Workshop Wednesday, June 21, through Saturday, June 24. Full Story...   Ohio University aggressively implementing independent computer network system report recommendations Ohio University officials have reviewed an independent report that was commissioned to assess the university’s computer systems. To ensure the security of the information functions, the university’s administration will begin implementing the independent report’s recommendations immediately. Full Story...   Jun 26, 2006 Incoming freshmen get early start on college with Summer Sessions This summer, Ohio University is once again offering the Early Start Freshman Summer Experience. The program is designed to give incoming freshman a head start on their college careers and is open to any students admitted to Ohio University this fall. Participants in the program can attend one or both of the five-week summer sessions and ease into college life. Full Story...   President McDavis receives positive evaluation from university's board of trustees The Ohio University Board of Trustees has completed its annual performance evaluation of President Roderick J. McDavis and reaffirmed the board's confidence in his leadership of Ohio University. This spring, the board implemented its new evaluation process of the president, which was designed to include more feedback from key university constituencies. Full Story...   Jun 27, 2006 Ohio University to hold 20th annual Auto ID Summer Institute Ohio University's Center for Automatic Identification, part of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology, will hold its 20th annual Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technical Institute (AIDCTI) July 23-28. Full Story...   Jun 28, 2006 Presidential Teacher Awards announced at commencement Ohio University President Roderick McDavis presented associate professors Mary Rogus and Jennifer Chabot with Presidential Teacher Awards at this year's commencement exercises. Full Story...   Jun 29, 2006 Law enforcement groups seek funding to support family of Ohio University officer struck by lightning Several Ohio law enforcement organizations are soliciting funds to support the family of Ohio University Police Officer Nathan Van Oort, 44, who was severely injured by a lightning strike near Logan, Ohio, on Thursday, June 22. Full Story...   Jun 30, 2006 From bust to boom: Voinovich Center helps determined resident revive local business Students taking Telecommunication 419: Narrative Production have a history of aspiring to increasingly higher standards, so it's no surprise that this year's efforts are bigger than ever. Full Story...   [O'Bleness] Music helps heal patients at O'Bleness For about a year, Ohio University's Music Therapy Program has worked in conjunction with O'Bleness Memorial Hospital to bring the healing power of music to the hospital's patients. Music therapy can be used in a variety of ways to treat ailments ranging from pain to depression and much more. Full Story... May 2006 Archives May 1, 2006 'Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul' co-author to visit Ohio University-Zanesville National Nurses Week is May 1 to May 7. In appreciation to the service nursing professionals provide, Ohio University-Zanesville, with support from the Alice C. Tom Endowment Fund, is hosting a free program entitled "Chicken Soup for the Nurses Soul." The program, which is open to all nursing professionals, will be held on Tuesday, May 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Ohio University-Zanesville in the Campus Center Conference Room. Full Story...   2006 Recyclemania competition is a wrap RecycleMania 2006 is over and the good news is Ohio University finished 11th in the Per Capita Classic contest, part of a national campaign to increase awareness and participation in waste consumption and disposal across colleges in the country. Full Story...   Mark Mathews named interim chief of police Ohio University Associate Vice President for Safety and Risk Management Dale Tampke announced that Associate Director/Assistant Chief of Police Mark Mathews has been promoted to interim chief of police for Ohio University's Department of Campus Safety effective May 1. Full Story...   University discovers unauthorized access of Alumni Relations computer records Ohio University has recently experienced two separate and apparently unrelated incidents of data theft. The FBI is investigating both incidents. Full Story...   Vision OHIO faculty development will strengthen undergrad learning experiences Vision Ohio's faculty development programs will result in greater learning experiences for undergraduates through the Centers for Teaching Excellence, Innovations in Technology for Learning, and Writing Excellence and their applications in and beyond the classroom. Full Story...   May 2, 2006 English Professor Mark Halliday awarded 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship Mark Halliday, acclaimed poet and professor of creative writing in the Department of English has been named a 2006 Guggenheim Fellow. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern hosts 'College Craze' for area students Ohio University Eastern (OUE) will present "College Craze" on Friday, May 5, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Robert W. Ney Center. This event will allow area college students to meet their peers in a safe, friendly and alcohol-free environment. Full Story...   Ohio University discovers unauthorized access of Alumni Relations computer records Ohio University has recently experienced two separate and apparently unrelated incidents of data theft. The FBI is investigating both incidents. Full Story...   Spring Literary Festival kicks off May 10 The 21st annual Spring Literary Festival will bring five of today's most distinguished and respected poets, novelists and essayists to Ohio University's Walter Hall Rotunda, beginning Wednesday, May 10, for a three-day event. Authors for this year's festival are Rick Bass, Clair Bateman, Susan Stewart, Billy Collins and Francine Prose. Full Story...   Update on university's response to data theft Ohio University has recently experienced two separate and apparently unrelated incidents of data theft. The FBI is investigating both incidents. May 4, 2006, update. Full Story...   Vision OHIO sees hybrid courses as getting better mileage out of students Hybrid courses, which combine traditional lectures with interactive multimedia learning modules (IMLMs) that students may use at their own paces and at times convenient to individual study habits, can be developed with the help of the Center for Innovations in Technology for Learning (CITL). Full Story...   May 3, 2006 'Education and entertainment go hand in hand,' as Ohio University celebrates Earth Day Clear skies and warm weather helped foster the overall entertaining and educational environment of the 2006 Earth Day Celebration held April 22 in front of College Green. Residents and students were found strolling through the green lawn, ice cream cones in hand, stopping to pick up trash in observation of Earth Day. A young boy skipped around playfully in a light switch costume to demonstrate energy conservation. The celebration featured a workshop on composting and recycling, a panel discussion about economics and the environment, live music by local and national artists, food, games and raffles. Full Story...   Dance major's work to be performed at national dance festival The dance "Something Went," created by Ohio University senior dance major Jennifer Rusynyk, was recently selected to represent the East Central region at the 12th National American College Dance Festival, May 15-18, at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Full Story...   Undergrads in large classes can click their ways to Vision OHIO goals Large classes, especially for young undergraduates, present great challenges to both faculty and students, but the Student Response System can help faculty members deliver better classes and undergraduate students engage for greater satisfaction and success. Full Story...   Virtual herbarium: Students create online guide to violet specimens To identify and describe new plant species, scientists traditionally spend hours in museums studying dried, pressed plant collections and days or weeks in the field locating living populations, which requires considerable time and money. But a pilot project completed by two Ohio University students at the Royal Botanical Garden at Kew, a suburb of London, might change that approach for scientists all over the world. Full Story...   [WOUB] Partnership announces free instructional technology service to schools Ohio University, the WOUB Center for Public Media, and Educational Technology for Southeastern Ohio (eTSEO) have announced that the organizations have formed a partnership to provide a dynamic new instructional technology service that will be free to K-12 schools in an 18-county region of southeastern Ohio. Full Story...   May 4, 2006 African Heritage concert celebrates culture through the arts The third annual concert of African dance and music at Ohio University expands campus involvement and community outreach with a new way of teaching the arts. Full Story...   Center for Teaching Excellence boosts Vision OHIO's goals for faculty and students An important predecessor to successful student learning is that teachers not only be experts in their fields of study, but be informed on conveying that expertise to students and be refreshed periodically in their own development as teachers as well as researchers. Full Story...   Mechanical engineering students get behind the wheel of energy conservation On Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to noon, three groups of Ohio University mechanical engineering seniors will be rip roarin' across West Green as part of the 2006 Ohio University Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Competition. Full Story...   Owen chosen Ohio University's Classified Employee of the Month Rita Owen was honored at the Classified Senate's monthly meeting as Ohio University's Classified Employee of the Month for April, 2006. Owen is a library associate in Information Delivery Services at Alden Library and has been with Ohio University for twenty years. Full Story...   May 5, 2006 Excellence in writing is a high Vision OHIO priority for students at all levels The Center for Writing Excellence has a goal of a firm foundation in student writing and a commitment to faculty development to facilitate students' learning through writing. Full Story...   Kent Smith named vice president for student affairs Ohio University has named Kent J. Smith, Jr., Ph.D., as vice president for student affairs, effective July 24. He will serve as a consultant prior to his official starting date. Full Story...   Three Ohio University students win Fulbright Awards to Asia Ohio University students Julie DePaulo, Troy Johnson and Alyssa Malchi have won Fulbright awards to Asia. DePaulo, a senior world religions major, will spend the 2006-07 year studying the spirituality of young adults in a small area of Japan. Johnson, a master's student in international development studies, will travel to Indonesia to research nation-wide voter education projects initiated by Muslim organizations. Malchi, a senior hearing, speech and language science major, will teach English on a Fulbright teaching assistantship in South Korea. Full Story...   Vision OHIO Action Symposium could make 2006 a 'turning point' The Walter Rotunda reverberated with voices of more than 140 people last Wednesday as they gathered at round tables to discuss action plans put forth by Vision OHIO's implementation teams, President McDavis told participants 2006 would mark a turning point in the university's history. Full Story...   May 7, 2006 Bobcat marching band to appear on hit NBC game show Watch the 'most exciting band in the land' perform and cheer on Ohio University alumnus Chad Pritchard on the hit primetime game show, 'Deal or No Deal.' Full Story...   May 8, 2006 Hip Hop Awareness Week celebrates campus hip-hop culture Don't be surprised to find pounding drum circles, elaborate graffiti murals or spontaneous break dancing while walking through campus this week. Starting today (May 8), Ohio University's Hip Hop Congress celebrates the four central elements of hip-hop culture - deejaying, emceeing, B-boying/B-girling (break dancing or breaking) and graphing (graffiti art) - with the campus' third annual Hip Hop Awareness Week. Full Story...   May 9, 2006 Colloquium on race a hit in first year Race and the Spectrum of Critical Consciousness, a new interdepartmental colloquium, concluded April 28 with the third part of the series, "Diversity, Ethics, Appropriations and Opportunities." Full Story...   Compassion, commitment and confidence of Ohio University women celebrated The Muskingum Family Y, in recognition of their roles as outstanding individuals who make their community a better place to live and work, awarded Women of Achievement Awards to two Ohio University-Zanesville women on April 19. Full Story...   Indonesian scholar and artist to perform and speak in Athens Ohio University's Southeast Asian Studies Program and School of Interdisciplinary Arts welcome Balinese dalang (puppet master), dancer and scholar, I Nyoman Sedana, as a Robert and Rene Glidden Visiting Professor at Ohio University for the month of May. The public is invited to attend Sedana's performance of Balinese wayang kulit (shadow puppetry) at ArtsWest, Friday, May 12, at 8 p.m. Full Story...   Ohio University to celebrate International Week Ohio University marks 30 years of celebrating the world with this year's International Week, held May 12-21. Gifford Doxsee, professor emeritus of history, will deliver the keynote address entitled "Thirty Years of Internationalism at Ohio University" on Monday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Walter Hall rotunda. Full Story...   May 10, 2006 Out of "Relative Obscurity" Par-T-Com Productions, LLC, produces their first full-length feature film with professional talent, a limited budget and dreams of national distribution. Full Story...   Recycling takes on a whole new meaning for Ohio University Ohio University Facilities Management has saved seven trees of the nine cut down during construction for the new residence hall on South Green. Eighty to ninety percent of all the trees cut down on the 735 acre campus have been recycled. Full Story...   [OU-COM] Science and Health Career Club bring middle schoolers to O'Bleness Students from area middle schools saw health-care workers in action April 27 on a tour of O‰Bleness Memorial Hospital. The students are members of the Science and Health Careers Club, a program supported by the college‰s Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP). HCOP acts as a pipeline into college or health-care careers for students who are economically or educationally disadvantaged. Full Story...   May 11, 2006 Habitat for Humanity Letter Habitat for Humanity Letter Full Story...   Ohio University continues to take actions to improve computer network system security In response to recently discovered data theft incidents regarding computer network servers, Ohio University continues to take steps to remedy the situation and to protect its computer system against further breaches. Full Story...   Ohio University honors students volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Student volunteers from Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College staffed the building site of Habitat for Humanity's 20th home in Athens County as a part of the Honors College Volunteer Weekend, April 28-30. Full Story...   Renovation begins at Kennedy Museum of Art A second floor renovation project at Ohio University's Kennedy Museum of Art (KMA) has begun and will conclude in early fall. iller/Watson Architects of Columbus, Ohio, is the principle designer for the renovation. Full Story...   University continues to take steps to secure computer systems against attempts to breach university databases Ohio University continues to take steps to secure its computer systems against intruders who may attempt to breach the university's databases. Full Story...   [Research News] Scientists create the first synthetic nanoscale fractal molecule From snowflakes to the leaves on a tree, objects in nature are made of irregular molecules called fractals. Scientists now have created and captured an image of the largest man-made fractal molecule at the nanoscale. Full Story...   May 12, 2006 Former Colorado governor to speak on health care issues Richard D. Lamm, a public policy analyst, former governor of Colorado and 1996 presidential candidate, will speak at Ohio University on Thursday, May 18, about his view that America faces a health-care crisis in the years to come. Full Story...   Higher education professor named TIAA-CREF Institute fellow Valerie Martin Conley, assistant professor in the College of Education's Department of Counseling and Higher Education, has been named a TIAA-CREF Institute fellow. Conley is an expert in academic labor market and management issues, as well as institutional research and assessment. Full Story...   Ohio University students win Fulbright awards in the sciences Ohio University students Phillip Allman and Melanie Schori have won Fulbright awards in the natural sciences. Allman, a doctoral candidate in biological sciences, will spend the 2006-07 year launching a sea turtle conservation project in Ghana. Schori, a doctoral student in plant and biological sciences, will study a genus of forest trees in the Philippines. Full Story...   May 15, 2006 Ohio University professor receives Fulbright award David H. Holben, associate professor in the School of Human and Consumer Sciences at Ohio University, has been selected as a Canada-U.S. Fulbright Scholar. The first Fulbright Scholar from the College of Health and Human Services, Holben will spend the next winter quarter as the visiting research chair in sustainability at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Full Story...   Ohio University welcomes new Cutler Scholars The Ohio University Manasseh Cutler Scholars Program welcomes 11 new recipients of the prestigious four-year undergraduate scholarship. The scholarship includes an annual stipend to cover undergraduate tuition, room and board, and four summers of enrichment experiences, including study and work aboard. Full Story...   Quilt display to provide forum for discussion on HIV/AIDS in Athens County The AIDS Memorial Quilt project, the biggest community arts project in the world, is coming to Ohio University on May 15, 16 and 17. Twenty blocks of the quilt will be displayed in Baker Center Ballroom. Full Story...   May 16, 2006 Ohio University Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering welcomes new department chair Valerie Young has been named chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology, effective July 1. Young replaces Michael Prudich, who is leaving the post after 12 years. Full Story...   Reporting business violations becomes a safer process for Ohio University employees A new anonymous procedure for reporting suspected criminal, unethical or otherwise inappropriate behavior was contracted by Internal Audit with Ethics Point, an independent mediator in Portland, Ore. The system allows Ohio University employees to report violations anonymously via telephone or the Internet. Full Story...   May 17, 2006 An engineer's pipe dream If your house is a maze of pipelines rivaling Willy Wonka's wild factory, and your weekends are spent tending to their every maintenance need, then you've probably heard of the Ohio University Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology. If not, you'd probably be surprised to discover it operates within a million-dollar superlab tucked away on West State Street. Full Story...   Friends of the Libraries present Research and Creative Activity Awards Friends President Art Marinelli met with recipients of the 2006 Friends of the Libraries of Ohio University Research and Creativity Awards on Friday, May 12, to offer congratulations and present their prizes. Full Story...   Ohio Board of Regents to meet at Ohio University Eastern Campus The Ohio Board of Regents will conduct its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 18, at the Ohio University Eastern Campus (OUE) and Belmont Technical College (BTC) in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Full Story...   Ohio University filmmakers premiere killer raccoon feature The feature length movie, "COONS! Night of the Bandits of the Night," an 82-minute movie about a campground attacked by killer raccoons, will premiere at Mitchell Auditorium Saturday, May 20. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the short film, "Call Kid Kevorkian," written and directed by Ohio University alum Lehr Beidelschies, '05. Full Story...   Ohio University hosts 30th annual International Street Fair International Week at Ohio University culminates Saturday, May 20, with the 30th annual International Street Fair on Court Street from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair provides an opportunity for the community to enjoy the music, food and art of many international cultures. A parade led by the Ngoma drumming group will kick off the Street Fair with opening remarks by Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis and Athens Mayor Ric Abel. Full Story...   Ratings for Vision OHIO action plans available for viewing on provost's Web site How did those attending the Vision OHIO Action Symposium rate the plans put forth by the implementation teams? Tables showing these responses can be seen here, and additional information from the symposium discussions can be found on the provost's Web site. Full Story...   [Research News] NIH awards $1.6 million for Ohio University blood donation research As the pool of blood donors ages, the Red Cross seeks new recruits to help ensure an adequate blood supply. Occasionally, first-time donors experience mild reactions, which might deter them from coming back to donate again. New Ohio University research hopes to offer some relief for the problem. Full Story...   May 18, 2006 Appalachian voice heard during Silent Appalachians: a Panel on Diversity "What is the Appalachian voice?" asked Lynda Ann Ewin, professor emerita of sociology and anthropology who led the panel discussion Silent Appalachians: a Panel on Diversity Wednesday night. "When it comes to silencing Appalachians, what in our environment gives us voice, not only to have opinions, but voiced opinions?" Diversity and Appalachian identity stirred discussion among panelists and listeners during the panel sponsored by Sharon Denham, DSN, and the Appalachian Learning Community in Walter Hall. Ewin led the panel discussion by first asking, "What does it mean to be Appalachian?" Full Story...   Ohio University transportation institute aims to improve roads with $1.3 million grant The Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment recently received a "pooled fund study"award of $1.3 million from several state departments of transportation and the Federal Highway Administration to investigate procedures for designing and constructing pavements that can handle more traffic over a longer period of time with less maintenance. Full Story...   Renee A. Middleton named dean of College of Education Renée A. Middleton, Ph.D., has been named dean of the College of Education at Ohio University, effective Aug. 14, President Roderick J. McDavis announced today. Full Story...   May 19, 2006 Bill Condee cheats old age by running Old age creeps up on us all, but Bill Condee, an Ohio University theater professor who ran the 110th Boston Marathon on April 17, is not giving in quietly. Full Story...   Event gives new meaning to the phrase 'civic responsibility' Saturday, April 29, was a refreshing reminder of all that is good about the students of Ohio University. Beautification Day, dreamed up by the Ohio Water Polo Club, began at 11:30 and brought approximately 180 student volunteers together. Full Story...   Gates Foundation-Ross County Scholar's Fund recipients announced during event in Chillicothe Fifteen students from Ross County were introduced as this year's recipients of scholarships from The Gates Foundation–Ross County Scholar's Fund. Chillicothe native Larry A. Gates and his wife, Mary, established the scholarship fund to pave the way to a college education for students graduating from Ross County high schools. Full Story...   Ohio University announces 2006-07 University Professors This year's University Professor distinction awards have been announced. The 2006-07 University Professors are Assistant Professor of History Benita Blessing, Associate Professor of Human and Consumer Sciences David Holben, Assistant Professor of Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences Chao-Yang Lee, Assistant Professor of English Linda J. Rice and Associate Professor of Marketing Jane Z. Sojka. Full Story...   Student earns nationally competitive FEREP Scholarship Ohio University student Rachel Friedson has been selected as the 2006 Mandel Federation Executive Recruitment and Education Program (FEREP) Scholar. Friedson, a senior double-majoring in political science in the Honors Tutorial College and French in the College of Arts and Sciences, will receive a $20,000 scholarship for her graduate tuition and a Certificate of Jewish Communal Leadership, as well as a two-year position within the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Full Story...   Student earns nationally competitive NOAA Hollings Scholarship Ohio University student Nick Engerer has been selected as a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholar. Engerer, a sophomore geography-meteorology major, will receive $16,000 tuition support over the next two years, as well as a paid ten-week internship in the field of meteorology during the summer between his junior and senior years. Full Story...   May 22, 2006 Activist "Granny D" to speak at Eastern Campus Ninety-six year-old political activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock will discuss political election reform at the Ohio University Eastern Campus on Wednesday, May 24, at 2:30 p.m. in 1957 Lounge, Shannon Hall. Full Story...   Ohio University one of 170 schools nationwide selected as HP Technology grant recipient Ohio University was selected as one of 40 two- and four-year colleges and universities nationwide to receive the 2006 HP Technology for Teaching grant, which is designed to transform and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology. Full Story...   [WOUB] New videoconferencing equipment upgrades Ohio University's distance learning system A recent high quality equipment purchase will upgrade videoconferencing systems that link Ohio University's Athens campus with its regional campuses and other outside institutions. The $1.2 million dollar equipment package will replace the current microwave and compressed video classrooms with the latest in video over Internet protocol technology. Full Story...   May 23, 2006 Army of one Each year, nearly 5,000 senior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets nationwide are ranked on the National Order of Merit list. Ohio University Cadet Drew Ferguson is on this year's list as No. 13, the highest ranking in the school's history. Full Story...   College of Business Dean Glenn Corlett announces retirement College of Business Dean Glenn Corlett recently announced that he will retire on June 30, 2007. The Ohio University alumnus has been dean of the college since July 1, 1997. Full Story...   May 24, 2006 Doing good work: students help residents in need Students engaged in unique community service programs such as Good Works broaden their horizons and serve as outstanding role models for our campus community. Their efforts reflect the University's Vision OHIO commitment to service throughout the region. Full Story...   Flying Bobcats land ninth in nation Ohio University's Flying Bobcats Flight Team placed ninth among 28 schools at the 2006 National Intercollegiate Flying Association's Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (NIFA SAFECON) held May 8-13 at The Ohio State University. The Flying Bobcats out-competed Oklahoma State University, Florida Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, and Kent State University on their way to an overall ninth-place finish. Full Story...   Ohio University Forensics Team ranked 4th in the nation The Ohio University Forensics Team earned a 4th place ranking at the National Forensics Association Individual Events Tournament held at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, April 12-17. Full Story...   Ohio University’s comprehensive strategy to reduce high-risk drinking Ohio University’s comprehensive strategy to reduce high-risk drinking Full Story...   Outstanding administrators honored in ceremony Ohio University awarded Outstanding Administrator Awards to three of its most dedicated and loyal employees at a ceremony on May 23 at the Baker University Center Ballroom. The ceremony also recognized more than 140 other administrators for 10 or more years of service. Full Story...   POWER receives awards for outstanding performance POWER, Promoting Ohio University Wellness Education and Responsibility, Ohio University's volunteer peer health education organization, has been recognized regionally and nationally this year for their efforts. Full Story...   University announces comprehensive strategy to reduce high-risk drinking After gaining broad-based campus and community input and support, Ohio University announced today its enhanced comprehensive strategy to reduce high-risk drinking. The university will move ahead to convene a committee with constituents from across campus to make recommendations for implementation of the various components of the overall strategy. The changes to policy and practices on campus will become effective fall quarter 2006. Full Story...   [Research News] How did continents split? Geology study shows new picture Like pieces in a giant jigsaw puzzle, continents have split, drifted and merged again many times throughout Earth's history, but geologists haven't understood the mechanism behind the moves. A new study now offers evidence that continents sometimes break along preexisting lines of weakness created when small chunks of land attach to a larger continent. Full Story...   May 25, 2006 Inaugural conference to connect Ohio's bioinformatics leaders Ohio University will connect Ohio's bioinformatics and bioscience research leaders at the inaugural Ohio Collaborative Bioinformatics Conference (OCCBIO), June 28-30. Held at the Athens campus, the conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of approaches, research findings and experiences in the domain of computational approaches to biology-related problems. Full Story...   Ohio University closed May 29 Ohio University will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the national Memorial Day holiday. Full Story...   [OU-COM] Shubrook receives national recognition for excellence in diabetes care Jay Shubrook, D.O. (‰94), associate professor of family medicine and director of the Diabetes Fellowship, recently earned recognition from the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program for providing exemplary care to his diabetic patients. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) jointly created the program in an effort to highlight the most diligent doctors in the field. Full Story...   May 26, 2006 $1 million Department of Education grant supports African language and area studies A U.S. Department of Education grant totaling $1,050,000 will fund African language and area studies for more than 60 Ohio University graduate students over the next four years. Ohio University's African Studies Program was first awarded Title VI funding from the Department of Education for Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships in 1994. Since then more than 100 Ohio University graduate students have been supported by these fellowships. Full Story...   Education doctoral student wins dissertation fellowship Melissa L. Freeman, doctoral student and research associate in Ohio University's Center for Higher Education, has been awarded the Charles I. Brown dissertation fellowship. This nationally competitive award entitles Freeman to a $15,000 stipend to complete her dissertation, "Gender, Geography, Transfer, and Baccalaureate Completion." Full Story...   History professor Kevin Uhalde wins Rome Prize Fellowship Kevin Uhalde, assistant professor of history, has received a Rome Prize fellowship from the American Academy of Rome. The academy yearly invites emerging scholars and artists to live and work at the American Academy of Rome's 12-building, 11-acre site atop the Janiculum hill in Rome, Italy, for a period of six months to two years. Full Story...   Local school districts honor College of Education deans The Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools (CORAS) presented the 6th Annual Leadership and Service Recognitions at its April 25 meeting. College of Education Interim Dean Thomas E. Davis, Senior Associate Dean Glenn Doston and Associate Dean Dianne Gut were all honored for their exemplary leadership and support of CORAS and public education in Appalachian Ohio. Full Story...   Ohio University announces newest Templeton Scholars The newest class of Templeton Scholars was recently announced. The scholarship program, now in its sixth year, is designed to attract exceptional students from underrepresented races to campus. Full Story...   Ohio University student and alumna win Fulbright awards to Latin America Two Ohio University students have won Fulbright awards to Latin America. Tod Imperato, a master's student in Latin American studies, will travel to Chile to serve as an English teaching assistant. Carly Witmer, who graduated in November with a bachelor's degree in fine arts, will spend the 2006-07 year in Quito, Ecuador, studying the indigenous art movement Indigenismo and creating paintings influenced by that movement. Full Story...   Russ College honors alumni, faculty and staff The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University recently honored four alumni as distinguished graduates and recognized faculty and staff for outstanding teaching, research and performance in 2005-06. The awardees were recognized April 28 at the college's annual awards celebration. Full Story...   University thanks staff for efforts in crisis recovery In appreciation for the massive effort of facilities and management staff in response to a recent pipeline break at Ohio University's Grover Center that flooded the building April 2, an ice cream social was held on South Green on May 25. Full Story...   May 30, 2006 African Studies director selected for Fulbright W. Stephen Howard, director of African Studies and the Institute for the African Child, and a professor in the School of Telecommunications at Ohio University, has been selected as a Fulbright Senior Scholar. He will spend the winter and spring quarters of the 2006-07 academic year teaching and conducting research in Nigeria. Full Story...   May 31, 2006 Common reading project encourages interdisciplinary thought for first-year students Michael Pollan's "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World" is the book that most first-year students will read as part of a program aimed at creating a common experience for incoming students and encouraging them to engage in interdisciplinary and critical thinking. Full Story...   Hollywood at Ohio: Special campus screening showcases student films Students taking Telecommunication 419: Narrative Production have a history of aspiring to increasingly higher standards, so it's no surprise that this year's efforts are bigger than ever. Full Story...   National expert to consult on College of Engineering and Technology plagiarism cases Ohio University released a report today in the ongoing investigation into plagiarism in master's theses completed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Fritz J. and Dolores Russ College of Engineering and Technology. The university also announced today that as it moves forward with the investigation, it will consult with a national expert on academic ethics, and it will create a committee to promote academic honesty at the institutional level. Full Story...   Scripps College honors outstanding staff Steve Orth, Kimberly Ellison and Chuck Scott were among the award winners honored May 21, at the 2006 Scripps College of Communication Recognition and Awards Celebration in Walter Hall on the Ohio University campus. Full Story...   University's first Appalachian Scholars announced Ohio University has announced its first class of Appalachian Scholars. The 10 incoming students will begin classes at Ohio University in the fall. The Appalachian Scholars program is a need-based scholarship initiative that provides scholarship support to students from the 29 Appalachian Ohio counties to attend Ohio University. Full Story... April 2006 Archives Apr 3, 2006 Dru Riley Evarts named university editor Dru Riley Evarts has been on the faculty in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism since 1973. Now she has an opportunity to serve the university in a new role. She has been named university editor, Provost Kathy Krendl announced today. She began her appointment in the provost's office at the beginning of spring quarter. Full Story...   Ohio University-Zanesville hosts grant writing workshop Ohio University-Zanesville will hold a comprehensive workshop that provides tools for writing a successful grant proposal. During this five-week session, participants will study grant components, develop a plan and write a grant proposal ready for submission. This course is designed to assist educators and other professionals in all areas of grant preparation. Sessions will be held on five Wednesday evenings, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. beginning on April 12. Full Story...   Student Affairs realignment and reorganization The Office of Student Activities, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Student Programs Center, and the Center for Community Service at Ohio University have been combined into a single new department to be named Campus Life effective April 3. Full Story...   [Research News] OURC awards $75,000 to 11 faculty research, creative projects The Ohio University Research Committee has awarded more than $75,000 to fund the research and creative activity of 11 faculty members. Projects range from a documentary on public broadcasting and democracy in Ukraine to a study on the chewing behavior of howler monkeys in Costa Rica. Full Story...   Apr 4, 2006 American Association of University Women held special meeting at Ohio University Eastern campus The Wheeling Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a special "Tea Party Meeting" held at the Ohio University Eastern Campus on February 25. Full Story...   OUWB and GRID Lab bring campus innovators together for training on serious game development tool Ohio University Without Boundaries has taken the leap into "serious" game development. OUWB partnered with Ohio University's Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab to offer training sessions on an innovative tool that helps campus users develop serious games - those that are created for training or educational purposes. The two training sessions took place March 16 and 17, attracting innovators from all reaches of the Ohio University campus. Full Story...   Ohio University Southern summer registration begins Registration for summer quarter classes at Ohio University Southern and the Proctorville Center will begin Tuesday, April 4. Full Story...   Ohio University announces family weekends, homecoming dates for 2006-07 Ohio University announces family weekends, homecoming dates for 2006-07 Full Story...   School of Visual Communication to host judging of photojournalism contest Ohio University School of Visual Communication students will help with the judging of the Picture Editing division of the 5th annual National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism Contest. The judging begins on April 5 at 4 p.m. in the Bromley Hall lobby and continues through Saturday, April 8. Full Story...   Scripps Howard Foundation support of Ohio University tops $20 million The Scripps Howard Foundation announced today that it will give $15 million to Ohio University's College of Communication. Kenneth W. Lowe, president and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company, made the announcement at The Westin Cincinnati to an audience of Scripps employees, Ohio University faculty and staff, and alumni and friends. Full Story...   Apr 5, 2006 Bacteria attack Bacteria have grown tough. Researchers at Ohio University and Ohio State University have discovered that a target sequence of RNA can be disrupted by small synthetic molecules. This disruption could effectively shut off the bacteria and kill them. Full Story...   Diversity and race discussions being held on campus "Embracing diversity enriches education," said Ohio University President Roderick McDavis on April 7 during his welcome address at the first of three panel discussions that make up the first annual "Race and the Spectrum of Critical Consciousness" Colloquium series. The second discussion is scheduled for Friday, April 21. Full Story...   Grover Center continues recovery process Grover Center is operating on a limited basis to accommodate students and staff while crews work around-the-clock to repair water damage caused by a valve failure earlier this week. While Grover Center reopened for some classes on Wednesday, April 5, several classes were relocated. A complete list follows. Full Story...   President McDavis Addresses Media at April Press Briefing Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis met with the local media on Wednesday, April 19, in Cutler Hall to update them about the university's latest news and initiatives. Full Story...   Senator Voinovich's GRID Lab visit reaffirms value of Appalachian Regional Commission Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio) visited Ohio University’s GRID Lab on Thursday, April 20, after a reauthorization field hearing in Marietta for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a federal-state regional commission that serves portions of a 13-state region. Full Story...   Apr 6, 2006 Could you be an Appalachian Scholar? The Appalachian Scholars program will begin in fall 2006 with the goal of enrolling 10 students annually from Appalachian Ohio. The Athens, Chillicothe, Eastern, Southern and Zanesville campuses will participate in this program. Full Story...   New Concord couple honored for Spanish connection  After 28 years of leading student groups through Toledo, Spain, and 43 years of traveling in Spain together, Ohio University-Zanesville professors Karen and Russell Brown decided this past summer was the last. Recently the University of Castilla-La Mancha honored the couple's dedication to students and their love for Toledo, Spain, in an award ceremony. Full Story...   President McDavis addresses media at April press briefing Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis met with the local media on Wednesday, April 5, in Cutler Hall to update them about the university's latest news and initiatives. The president began by inviting members of the media to attend the first conference focused exclusively on the ethics of blogging. Full Story...   Two Glidden Visiting Professorships awarded Two individuals have been awarded Glidden Visiting Professorships for the 2006-07 academic year. Appointees are nutrition scientist Prisca Nemapare, Ph.D., an African AIDS researcher and activist, and physicist Lilia Meza-Montes, Ph.D., a nanoscientist promoting the participation of women in physics. Full Story...   Apr 7, 2006 Education majors go national at recruitment consortium Education majors met with prospective employers at a Teacher Recruitment Consortium on Friday, and for some, the short interviews resulted in on-the-spot job offers. Full Story...   Ohio University researchers full 'steam' ahead with new $1.67 million educational grant Liu and two other Ohio University professors recently won a $1.67 million National Science Foundation grant to do just that. The three-year grant – one of the largest Ohio University has ever received – will enable Liu; David Chelberg, EECS associate professor; and Teresa Franklin, instructional technology associate professor in the College of Education; to develop engaging science curricula for middle school students. Full Story...   Apr 10, 2006 26th Annual James Wright Poetry Festival will be celebrated in Martins Ferry Ohio University Eastern will celebrate the poet's life and writings during the 26th Annual James Wright Poetry Festival on Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29, at the Martins Ferry Public Library. Full Story...   Ohio University Students win Fulbright Teaching Assistantships Two Ohio University students have been awarded Fulbright teaching assistantships in Indonesia for the 2006-07 academic year. Clarissa Kornell, a senior political science major, and Layne Hanson, a senior international studies major, will both spend the year teaching English in Indonesia. Full Story...   Apr 11, 2006 Athens' favorite festival begins April 28 the Athens International Film + Video Festival, which gets underway Friday, April 28, at the Athena Cinema and Athena Grand in Athens, and Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio. Full Story...   Apr 12, 2006 A Week of Baker Nights with Jules Marino, Part 4 I entered the dimly lit Front Room one Thursday night to find every one of my senses, quite simply put, amplified. The florescent, colored lamps illuminated more brightly than usual against the black curtain. The sound of Starbucks' lattes brewing resonated through the room and around tables occupied by blushing couples, arms entangled in embraces. Some patrons were quietly studying, raising their noses from their books every few minutes to check the stage for the upcoming musical act. A lime green banner announced what was to come: Athens Amplified. Full Story...   Ohio University Without Boundaries wins program excellence award The Ohio Continuing Higher Education Association (OCHEA) presented Ohio University Without Boundaries with its Program Excellence Award for their work with the Sogeti-Ohio Program. The award was given Thursday, March 23, at the OCHEA’s annual conference award's banquet. Full Story...   Ohio University chemical engineering program adds biomolecular emphasis The Ohio University chemical engineering department, part of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology, has been renamed the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Full Story...   Apr 13, 2006 Endowment to aid students in three Ohio nursing programs The nursing programs at three Ohio universities will each receive endowments of about $246,000 from the estate of Mary Ellen Clay, an Upper Arlington woman whose appreciation of nurses developed from her struggle with polio. Full Story...   Four Scripps journalism students win prestigious journalism internships Four students in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism have won national competitions for prestigious summer internships. Three seniors were among 85 college students chosen nationwide for Dow Jones Newspaper Fund editing internships this summer. A fourth student was selected for the Chips Quinn Scholars program, which gives exceptional journalism students of color hands-on training to bring greater diversity to the nation's daily newspapers. Full Story...   Medical students keep Kenyan promise The College of Osteopathic Medicine celebrates ten years of providing healthcare to rural Kenya and international clinical experience to students through SHARE Kenya. Benson Bonyo, DO, ’98, started the program as an OU-COM student, fulfilling his childhood pledge. Full Story...   Ohio University announces Baker Fund Awards Ohio University has awarded $66,365 to researchers through the Baker Fund Awards. These funds will support the research, scholarship and creative activity of seven faculty members. Projects receiving awards during the 2006 funding cycle range from sub-Saharan African music and dance in the School of Music to the processing of aluminum alloy parts in the School of Mechanical Engineering. Full Story...   Apr 14, 2006 Board of Trustees approves College of Communication renaming Ohio University's Board of Trustees met April 13-14 in Athens and approved several university business and academic initiatives and was updated on the university's latest developments. One of the most significant agenda items was the approval of the renaming of the university's College of Communication to The Scripps College of Communication. Full Story...   Grover heavily damaged but on road to recovery Grover Center, which was heavily damaged by flooding that began April 2, has transitioned from a crisis phase to one of prolonged reconstruction and recovery that is expected to take several months. Here is an update on current operating conditions and outline of the recovery plan. Full Story...   Sara Snyder's SHARE Kenya journal Sara Snyder's SHARE Kenya journal Full Story...   Student earns nationally competitive Goldwater Scholarship Ohio University student Jon Harvey has been selected as a 2006 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. Harvey, a junior majoring in meteorology and geology was among 323 scholars chosen from a field of 1,081 mathematics, science and engineering students nationwide. He will receive $7,500 to assist with academic costs for next year. Full Story...   Trustees adopt new presidential evaluation process, commit to discuss general education Ohio University Board of Trustees Chairman Greg Browning commented on two non-agenda items of business that were discussed at the April 14 Board of Trustees meeting in Athens. Full Story...   Apr 17, 2006 African Studies program welcomes visiting professors Ohio University's African Studies Program and College of Health and Human Services welcome visiting professors Kole A. Shettima and Prisca Nemapare to campus to teach about African health issues this spring. Shettima is the director of the MacArthur Foundation's Africa Office and co-chair of the Foundation's Higher Education Initiative in Africa. He is responsible for grant making in the Population & Reproductive Health area, Global Challenges, and the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa. Nemapare is the founder of Zienzele Foundation. Full Story...   Faculty and community members focus on Ohio University's Vision Five focus groups met on a Saturday morning to discuss their views of Vision OHIO and their suggestions about it. Thematic reports (one combining the two faculty groups and the other combining the three community groups) are revealing. Full Story...   Ohio University Community and Professional Programs offers airport Security Planning Course Ohio University Community and Professional Programs in cooperation with Robinson Aviation (RVA) is sponsoring a two-day intensive Airport Security Planning Course on Monday and Tuesday, May 8 and 9, in Baltimore, Md., and Monday and Tuesday, May 22 and 23, in Sacramento, Calif. Full Story...   Ohio University-Zanesville hosts Human Resource Institute Ohio University-Zanesville hosts Human Resource Institute Full Story...   Apr 18, 2006 Breeze chosen as Ohio University's Employee of the Month Jill Breeze was honored at the Classified Senate's monthly meeting as Ohio University's Classified Employee for March. Breeze is an administrative coordinator in the information systems and instructional technology department at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been with Ohio University for five years. Full Story...   Flying toward a career with NASA In eighth grade, Chris Dodson gained an interest in space and flight, making it his goal to one day earn his pilot's license and work for NASA. Now, Dodson, a senior mechanical engineering major, has already achieved both of those goals and is making giant leaps toward a full-time career with NASA. This story is about a strong undergraduate program and the opportunity for students to learn outside the classroom. Full Story...   Indonesian media and conflict management delegation visits for inter-religious dialogue Ohio University's Center for International Studies will host a delegation of five conflict management specialists from Indonesia between April 19 and May 10. The group will be on campus from April 19 to 27 to finalize production of a series of videos on peer mediation, inter-religious dialogue and conflict management themes. Full Story...   Junior Bobcat Camp for fifth and sixth grade children offered at Ohio University Eastern Junior Bobcat Camp for fifth and sixth grade children offered at Ohio University Eastern Full Story...   Student travels to Ghana for village improvement project An international engineering service group is planning a bold project in Africa, and four Ohio University students are proud to be a part of it. Jennifer Phillips, a senior civil engineering major in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, will travel to the West African city of Ghana this June as part of the student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). The Central Ohio Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is sponsoring Phillips' participation. Full Story...   Apr 20, 2006 'LA Times' series, 'Guardians for Profit,' wins Ohio University's Farfel Prize For its four-part series "Guardians for Profit," "The LA Times" earned the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting – a $25,000 award recognizing the finest examples of investigative reporting by print media in the United States. Farfel Prize judges named Virgin Islands Daily News' reporters Tim Fields and Megan Poinski finalists for the award. Full Story...   Sophomore Matt Barnes selected as 'Gridiron Glory' eighth-season host Sophomore Matt Barnes selected as 'Gridiron Glory' eighth-season host Full Story...   Apr 21, 2006 2006 Hicks Executive-in-Residence to visit Ohio University David H. Monk, professor of educational administration and dean of The Pennsylvania State University's College of Education, has been named Ohio University College of Education's 2006 Samuel I. Hicks Executive-in-Residence. Full Story...   Ohio University students win Fulbright Award to Germany Three Ohio University students have won Fulbright awards to Germany: Eileen Kelbach, Meghan Schuck and Genevieve Waller. Both Kelbach, a senior German major, and Schuck, a senior German, political science and magazine journalism major, will spend next year teaching English in German schools. Waller, a master's student in art history and photography will spend the 2006-07 year in Berlin studying the history and theory of the photogram (a camera-less photograph) process. Full Story...   Apr 25, 2006 5K Walk/Run scheduled to honor former Ohio University Student Christine Wilson The fourth annual Christine Wilson Memorial 5K Walk/Run will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13, in Dublin, Ohio, to honor Christine Wilson, one of five college students who died in a house fire near Ohio State University in April 2003. Full Story...   [WOUB] WOUB Center for Public Media honors community volunteers The WOUB Center for Public Media held a volunteer appreciation event on April 20 at the Margaret M. Walter Hall Rotunda room on the campus of Ohio University. The event honored volunteers who help in various capacities at the center. Full Story...   Apr 26, 2006 Cinema culture Rajko Grlic, a Croatian and Eminent Scholar of Film at Ohio University, recreated this scene as the premise for his latest film, Border Post. The project brought together the nations that once made up Yugoslavia for the first time since war tore them apart in the 1990s. Full Story...   [Research News] Hundreds of Ohio University students to present research, creative work at fair More than 400 Ohio University students will turn out at the Convocation Center May 4 from noon to 4 p.m. to reveal what they‰ve been working on outside of the classroom ‹ research, scholarship and creative work on topics such as diabetes, theatrical costume design, nanotechnology, credit card debt, dinosaur anatomy, music therapy, hearing loss and fuel cells. Full Story...   Apr 27, 2006 University separates international programs from international studies On April 1, the offices of the Associate Provost for International Programs and Director of the Center for International Studies were separated. Drew McDaniel was appointed interim director of the Center for International Studies and stepped down from his position as director of Southeast Asian Studies. Josep Rota will continue to serve as associate provost for international programs. Full Story...   Apr 28, 2006 Charles McWeeny named dean of College of Fine Arts Charles A. McWeeny has been named dean of the College of Fine Arts at Ohio University, effective May 1, President Roderick J. McDavis announced today. McWeeny was named interim dean of the college in August 2005. Full Story...   Ohio University student earns nationally competitive Morris K. Udall Scholarship Ohio University student Rachel Cook has been named a Morris K. Udall Scholar for 2006. Cook, a junior Honors Tutorial College (HTC) student studying English and environmental studies, joins just 80 other students selected from among 445 candidates nationwide. Full Story...   Race talks discuss discrimination based on language The second of three panel discussions of Ohio University's colloquia "Race and the Spectrum of Critical Consciousness" addressed "Institutional Discrimination and Language" on April 21 Full Story...   Two Ohio University students to perform at Carnegie Hall For Jennifer Climer, a sophomore from Athens, and Joey Van Hassel, a senior from Westerville, Ohio, all the hours they've spent honing their talent are about to pay off; the two will be traveling to New York City this spring to perform in the National Wind Ensemble. Full Story... March 2006 Archives Mar 1, 2006 New budget process equips university with accounting tool A new budget structure for Ohio University is being developed by members of the Vision OHIO Resource Implementation Team. Full Story...   School of Art faculty showcase diverse work The tables have been turned. Instead of art professors giving critical evaluations of projects produced by their students, faculty have submitted their recent work for public review in the 2006 School of Art Faculty Exhibition now on view at the Kennedy Museum of Art. Full Story...   Student computer programming contest to be held at Ohio University A software development company will hold a computer programming contest for Ohio University students on Monday, March 6, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. in Stocker Center rooms 103 and 307. All Ohio University students are welcome to participate. Full Story...   Mar 2, 2006 Bomb squad determines suspicious item does not pose a danger A bomb squad from the Columbus Fire Department completed its assessment of a suspicious item at the Oasis restaurant, corner of University Terrace and Park Place, and determined the item did not pose a danger. Full Story...   Grover Center's Atrium Cafe to partner with Donkey Coffee, Herbal Sage, Pangaea Aiming to support local businesses and augment its menu, the Atrium Café at Grover Center has announced an agreement to serve Donkey Coffee and Herbal Sage and Pangaea teas beginning spring quarter. Full Story...   Ohio University Board of Trustees approves budget realignment plans Ohio University's Board of Trustees met March 1-2 at the Ohio University Lancaster Campus and approved several university business initiatives and heard updates on the latest developments. Full Story...   Mar 3, 2006 A Week of Baker Nights with Jules Marino, Part 2 Join student correspondent Jules Marino this week for Game Night in the Rec Room of Baker University Center. This is the second installment of a series. Full Story...   Beyond Rosie the Riveter "Scholars argue that women, more than any other group, experienced change during World War II," says Katherine Jellison, associate professor of history. "Six point five million women entered the paid civilian workforce, often with so-called men's jobs. This also marks the first permanent presence of women in the U.S. military." To recognize their efforts, Jellison will moderate a panel next week called "Beyond Rosie the Riveter: Women Tell Their Stories of World War II." The panel will be held Thursday, March 9. Full Story...   Ohio University students give all for Katrina relief A group of Ohio University students, in collaboration with Campus Crusade for Christ, traveled to New Orleans during Christmas break to help out the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The leaders of the group were David White and Alissa Bramsen who were both greatly affected by the levels of devastation that were still prevalent three months after the disaster. Full Story...   Voinovich to host energy workshop with key energy stakeholders On Friday, U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH) will co-host an energy summit with Ohio University's highly regarded and nationally recognized Consortium for Energy, Economics, and the Environment (CE3). The summit begins on Friday, March 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the Vern Riffe State Office Tower in Columbus. Full Story...   Mar 6, 2006 Merle Graybill named director of Office for University Outreach Merle Graybill has been named the first director of the new Office for University Outreach effective March 1. The office was created to assist individuals and organizations - inside and outside Ohio University - with developing partnerships that support research, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary research. Full Story...   University collaborates with Dayton RFID Technology Center Ohio University's Center for Automatic Identification recently announced it is collaborating with the RFID Solutions Center Dayton, a division of Alien Technology Corporation to develop and execute programs for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology education, research, and development. Full Story...   White chosen as Ohio University's Employee of the Month Kathy White was honored at the Classified Senate's monthly meeting as Ohio University's Classified Employee of the Month for February 2006. White is an administrative associate in the Honors Tutorial College (HTC) and has been with Ohio University for five years. Full Story...   Mar 7, 2006 'OU Idol' crowned then corrected The Office of Student Activities proudly presented the second "OU Idol" competition on Saturday, March 4, to a crowd of 450 excited fans. Dedrick Bonner was announced as the winner of the contest receiving the grand prize award of one quarter of Ohio University in-state tuition valued at $2,745. Following the announcement and a review of the voting, Ohio University freshman Nathan Ramos was also declared winner. Full Story...   Bobcats still in the running in Recyclemania competitions After week four of the sixth annual RecycleMania, Ohio University is staying competitive. Ohio is doing its best in the Per Capita Classic competition. Full Story...   Here, there and everywhere Ohio University student adds to her travels with the Gilman Scholarship Full Story...   Mar 8, 2006 Betsy Barefoot to speak at Ohio University Betsy O. Barefoot will speak at Ohio University at 10 a.m., Monday, March 13, in the 1804 Lounge of Baker Center. She will present "Creating a More Effective First Year: The Foundation for Undergraduate Education." The event is free and open to all. Full Story...   Bobcat Passport program supports extracurricular activities The Bobcat Passport program encourages Ohio University students to participate in an important aspect of higher education--campus activities outside the classroom. Full Story...   Brian Unger and Charles Vest to deliver undergraduate commencement addresses National Public Radio satirical commentator and Ohio University alumnus Brian Unger and former president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Charles Vest, Ph.D., have accepted Ohio University's invitation to speak at its undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday, June 10. Sister Anne E. Brooks, D.O., will address the Ohio University College of Medicine commencement ceremony at on Saturday, June 3. Full Story...   Inspiring change Ohio University senior Li Wang became an AIDS ambassador when she translated "Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action" into Chinese. She first read the book in a class taught by one of the authors, Ohio University Communication Studies Professor Arvind Singhal. Full Story...   Summer Sessions gives Early Start to incoming freshmen Ohio University Summer Sessions is offering the Early Start Freshman Summer Experience this year. The program, designed to give incoming freshmen a head start in their college careers, will be open to any students admitted to Ohio University this fall. Participating freshmen attend summer classes during one or both of the two five-week summer sessions running June 19 through July 21 or July 24 through Aug. 25. Full Story...   Mar 9, 2006 Ground is broken for the 20th Habitat House in Athens County Ground was broken on Thursday, March 9, for the 20th Habitat for Humanity House in Athens County. The lot is located on W. Fourth Street in The Plains, Ohio. The Ohio University Coalition of Athens County Habitat for Humanity, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Ohio), the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB) and the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) are sponsoring this build. Full Story...   Ohio University and George Voinovich host energy summit Ohio University President Roderick McDavis and U.S. Sen. George Voinovich met with major stakeholders in Columbus on Friday to discuss Ohio's role in the national effort to reduce dependence on foreign energy. Sen. Voinovich and Ohio University's Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3) hosted the energy summit. Full Story...   Student muralist paints more than walls Muralist Shaun Foran might very well be considered a "Renaissance" man – and not just because he's multitalented. Though Foran is an artist for a subculture of shoe painters, graffiti gurus and hip-hop enthusiasts, he finds his inspiration in the precision and fresco-inspired lines of an earlier era. As is portrayed in his latest mural featured in the basement of Baker University Center, every fold in his figure's clothing shows defined creasing and reflection of light. Full Story...   Mar 13, 2006 Ohio University Eastern to host career day for eighth grade students Ohio University Eastern will host the fourth annual 8th Grade Career Day on Thursday, March 23. Nearly 1,200 area eighth grade students from Belmont, Harrison and Monroe counties will be able to explore career opportunities and gain experience from the event. Full Story...   Mar 14, 2006 Appalachian Scholarship information session scheduled at Ohio University-Zanesville Ohio University-Zanesville will host an open house to discuss the details and requirements of eligibility for the Appalachian Scholarship. The open house will be held on Thursday, March 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Elson Hall Auditorium. Full Story...   Kent State University and Ohio University forge historic outreach partnership Through the "Complete to Compete" (SM) collaboration, Kent State University and Ohio University become the first public universities in Ohio to link outreach and regional campuses as presidential initiatives, designed to increase educational levels and support Ohio's ability to compete in the global economy. Full Story...   National TRIO Day honors outstanding students Ohio University honored outstanding students on Feb. 18 at the National Trio Day celebration in Walter Hall Rotunda. Involved in one of three Ohio University Trio programs, the students proved themselves to faculty, staff and the community, while demonstrating the desire to work towards a promising future. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern holds information session about Appalachian Scholars program Ohio University Eastern will host an information session regarding the 2006-2007 Appalachian Scholarship in Shannon Hall on Monday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. Ohio high school seniors and parents are invited to attend this meeting. Full Story...   Ohio University-Zanesville offers many spring quarter Tier classes Ohio University-Zanesville will serve the needs of the area students by providing variety of courses that meet the university's Tier requirements for graduation. This spring, Ohio University-Zanesville will offer dance and theater classes that satisfy Fine Arts and Humanities Tier II requirements. Full Story...   Mar 15, 2006 Building global understanding in Appalachia This story is about learning derived from activities both inside and outside the classroom, and partnerships that benefit the local community and region. Full Story...   Carnegie Foundation classification: Ohio University has high research activity Research is a top priority for Ohio University, and it shows. When the Carnegie Foundation released its 2005 Basic Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, it listed Ohio University among research universities that have high research activity. The "Research University (high activity)" classification places the university among its peers who have significant research agendas. Full Story...   Center for International Studies announces two new study abroad programs Two new education abroad programs offer Ohio University students opportunities to live and study in Southeast Asia and Latin America. Full Story...   Past, present intertwine in Ironton folknography study Research has come to life for communication students from Ohio University-Southern. Working in conjunction with David Lucas, associate professor of communication studies, students contributed to "Porter Gap Road: A Microcosm of Appalachia," a folknographic research project that interviewed residents of Porter Gap Road, located outside of Ironton, Ohio. Full Story...   Scripps survey says government too secretive First Amendment advocates hailed the findings of an Ohio University-Scripps Howard News Service survey of 1,007 adult residents of the United States conducted at the request of the American Society of Newspaper Editors as part of its observance of National Sunshine Week this week. Full Story...   [Research News] Early land animals could walk and run like mammals, new study finds Salamanders and the tuatara, a lizard-like animal that has lived on Earth for 225 million years, were the first vertebrates to walk and run on land, according to a recent study by Ohio University researchers. Full Story...   [Research News] Hypertension drug may restore cardiovascular function in African Americans Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure already available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio University. Full Story...   Mar 16, 2006 Presidential press briefing recap - March 15, 2006 Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis met with the local media on Wednesday, March 15, in Cutler Hall to update them about the university's latest news and initiatives. Full Story...   Mar 17, 2006 Ohio University goes mobile, offers discounts on laptops Ohio University is announcing a new laptop computer program to help students learn anytime, anywhere. Over the next two years, the university will move from its existing residence hall desktop computing environment to a laptop ownership model. Full Story...   Mar 21, 2006 Master of health administration info session in Lancaster Ohio University's School of Health Sciences may bring the Master of Health Administration degree and the Graduate Certificate in Health Care Administration to the Lancaster Campus. An information session will be held Thursday, March 23, at 6 p.m. Full Story...   Nahono Saxophone Quartet to play at Ohio University Ohio University's School of Music will present The Nahono Saxophone Quartet at 8 p.m., Friday, March 31 at 8 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Hall, Glidden Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Full Story...   Mar 22, 2006 Baker Peace Conference discusses religion and violence Ohio University's 2006 Baker Peace Conference will address the controversial topic, "Religion and Violence" on March 30-31. The conference is free and open to the public. Full Story...   Celebrate Women Conference to be held at Ohio University Pickerington Center In recognition of Women's History Month, students, faculty and staff at Ohio University Lancaster Campus and the Pickerington Center have organized "Celebrate Women," a daylong conference for women of all ages. The event will be held at the Pickerington Center on Friday, March 31, from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Full Story...   Eastern announces education partnership with Mt. Carmel Community Baptist Church Ohio University Eastern Campus is pleased to announce the formation of an educational partnership with the Mt. Carmel Community Baptist Church. This unique partnership provides Steubenville residents access to a quality, public university education, bringing university services directly to the students in an effort to encourage underrepresented minorities and first-generation students to begin their college studies. Full Story...   [Perspectives] Reclaiming a culture A graduate student in the School of Film at Ohio University, Becky Malone traveled to Pine Ridge, S.D., during March 2004 to film on the reservation and interview some of the Lakota elders for a documentary she?s producing. Full Story...   Mar 26, 2006 Kennedy Museum hosts photographic exhibition by renowned alumnus Ohio University's Kennedy Museum of Art (KMA) will feature the work of renowned College of Fine Arts alum James Karales in a retrospective exhibition, "James Karales: Photojournalist," opening to the public Saturday, April 1. Admission and parking are free. Full Story...   Mar 27, 2006 Women's History Month recognized at Eastern Campus with 'A Celebration of Rosa Parks' Ohio University Eastern Campus will recognize Women's History Month on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. with "A Celebration of Rosa Parks," presented by Janice Raheem. The Pitts Sisters will also be present to add to the celebration with their gospel music. A reception will immediately follow the presentation. Full Story...   Mar 29, 2006 OUWB and GRID Lab bring campus innovators together for training on serious game development tool Ohio University Without Boundaries has taken the leap into "serious" game development. OUWB partnered with Ohio University's Game Research and Immersive Design Lab to offer training sessions on an innovative tool that helps campus users develop serious games - those that are created for training or educational purposes. The two training sessions took place March 16-17 and attracted innovators from all reaches of the Ohio University campus. Full Story...   Open Stage offers a cozy atmosphere for performers and listeners Hosted by musician Bruce Dalzell on Wednesday and Friday nights from 8 to 11:30 p.m., Open Stage gives artists and spectators alike an opportunity to feel inspired and creative in a relaxed environment with regular performers such as Adam Torres, Chris Graham, Jake Householder and Brooke Williams gracing the stage. Full Story...   Semi-formal Altruism Gallery Show to benefit Athens High School's art program Students of Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, School of Art and School of Film are teaming up to show off their unique skills and creativity and raise money for Athens High School's budget-constrained art department. The semi-formal gallery show is the first to combine undergraduate and graduate artwork from the three schools and will take place Saturday, April 1, in Baker Ballroom from 7 to 11 p.m. Full Story...   Students forming Sign Language Club A group of students hoping to build a bridge between those who can hear and those who can't is forming the Ohio University Sign Language Club. Their first meeting will be Monday, April 3. Full Story...   Tuneful therapy This story is about faculty research that advances knowledge across disciplines and is vital to the intellectual life of the university. Full Story...   [Research News] Journalists to debate ethics of blogging, online news at Ohio University Bloggers and online journalists have grabbed the spotlight for reporting on breaking news ahead of traditional journalism outlets such as newspapers and television stations. But what are the ethical issues at stake in this new reporting environment? The first conference focused exclusively on the ethics of blogging and online journalism will be held April 7-8 at Ohio University. Full Story...   Mar 30, 2006 Global teacher educators convene at Ohio University in the 'Year of Study Abroad' Educators from all over the world will converge in Athens April 5-8 for the annual Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST) conference. Ohio University's College of Education is one of 15 member institutions here in the United States that arrange for undergraduates to spend a quarter student teaching in Ecuador, Greece, New Zealand, or one of the other 16 COST host countries. Full Story...   Library Friends reception honors authors and performers The Friends of the Libraries of Ohio University are sponsoring the 16th annual reception for Ohio University Faculty and Staff Authors and Performers at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 5. The program will be held in the Class of 1951 Lounge on the fourth floor of Alden Library. Full Story...   Women of Appalachia Conference celebrates history and tradition March may be designated as the month to recognize women's history, but through an annual event, "The Women of Appalachia: Their Heritage and Accomplishments Conference," Ohio University-Zanesville has been celebrating women's contributions to American culture for years. Full Story...   Mar 31, 2006 Ohio University names Benjamin Ogles dean of College of Arts and Sciences Benjamin M. Ogles, Ph.D., has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University, effective April 3, 2006, President Roderick J. McDavis announced today. Ogles was named interim dean of the college in May 2005. Full Story... February 2006 Archives Feb 1, 2006 Eastern to host annual open house for high school students Ohio University Eastern will host their Annual Winter Open House on Friday, February 17, from 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Area high school juniors and seniors are invited to come and learn about the many benefits of obtaining a degree at the Ohio University Eastern Campus located at 45425 National Road, west of St. Clairsville. Full Story...   More than 500 Dutch workers trained at Ohio University since 2000 Ohio University Without Boundaries and the Netherlands division of the European company Sogeti recently celebrated the 500th person sent to Ohio University for training Full Story...   West meets east This story is about learning derived from the totality of the college experience including activities both inside and outside the classroom. Full Story...   Feb 2, 2006 Gift from Professor Emerita advances mission at Kennedy Museum of Art A generous gift to the Kennedy Museum of Art from College of Fine Arts Distinguished Professor Emerita Gladys Bailin-Stern helped KMA to acquire works on paper by her late husband, artist Murray P. Stern. This donation almost doubles the size of KMA's renowned Contemporary Print Collection. The gift also will enable KMA to create additional fine art storage space on the second floor in Lin Hall at The Ridges. Full Story...   Multicultural Programs and Lindley Cultural Center sponsor trip to Underground Railroad museum The Office of Multicultural Programs and Lindley Cultural Center will host a day trip to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Saturday, Feb. 11. Full Story...   Ohio University promotes African health Students, faculty and community members will gather at Ohio University to discuss African health issues and ways to be involved with those issues at an African Health Summit on Feb. 10. Full Story...   Three Ohio University playwrights sweep the KCACTF 10-minute play awards Three members of the Ohio University School of Theater's MFA Playwriting Program swept the 10-minute play category at the Region III Festival of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival at Illinois State University, Jan. 10-15. Full Story...   Feb 3, 2006 'Appalachian Roots at Ohio University' panel discussion set for Feb. 8 A panel discussion titled "Appalachian Roots at Ohio University" will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in Baker University Center's 1804 Lounge. Dan L. Evans, dean of the Ohio University Southern Campus, will be the moderator. The panel will feature a welcome by President Roderick J. McDavis. Full Story...   Feb 6, 2006 Gifts support integrated learning and research facility Ohio University recently received two charitable gifts to support the building of the Integrated Learning and Research Facility on the Athens Campus. An anonymous friend donated $200,000 and a civil engineering professor and his wife also made a contribution. Full Story...   Ohio University professor makes national news with insights about high costs of escalating personal debt Ohio University Assistant Professor of Sociology Deborah Thorne, Ph.D., sees sociology as a field that can impact individuals in a very practical way. For that reason, Thorne's research focuses on consumer debt and bankruptcy, and her insights have caught the attention of the national media. Full Story...   Feb 7, 2006 Fifteen students make final round in Fulbright competition Fifteen Ohio University students have been recommended to the final round of competition in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. This is a new Ohio University record for the highest number of recommended students in this prestigious national competition. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern to present work of famed artist L.W. Rettig at gallery reception Ohio University is proud to present a gallery showing of "A Water Color Perspective," showcasing many artistic works created by famed local artist L.W. "Bill" Rettig, Jr. Ohio University Eastern will celebrate this special occasion with a gallery reception on the evening of Thursday, Feb 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Ohio University Eastern Art Gallery. The reception will provide the public an opportunity to meet and talk with Rettig about his art work. Full Story...   Ohio University welcomes African executive-in-residence Former Botswana Air executive Beatrice Selotlegeng has come to Ohio University to serve as an executive in residence. Selotlegeng will spend the next two and a half years at Ohio University where she will teach management courses in the College of Business and will work with the African Studies Program on programming and business outreach. Full Story...   Feb 8, 2006 Alden Library hosts Mateo Galvano exhibition Ohio University's Alden Library will host an exhibition of selected works by abstract painter Mateo Galvano, Feb. 10 to March 18. The art will be on display in the Learning Commons, located on the second floor. Full Story...   Marching 110 will soon have permanent practice facility Through the cooperation of several areas at the university, the most exciting band in the land will soon have a permanent practice site. Ohio University is taking steps for the Marching 110, the university's nationally acclaimed marching band, to practice regularly at Peggy Pruitt Field, located in the Athletic Mall near Bob Wren Stadium. Full Story...   Ohio University GRID Lab celebrates grand opening The Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, an initiative of the College of Communication at Ohio University, opened on Feb. 8, at "5 on Court Street" in Athens. Though the research aspect of the lab has been functional since September 2005, today marks the opening of the state-of-the-art arcade, which is open to Ohio University students and the community. Full Story...   Ohio University and Swallow Press Publications make 'Choice' Outstanding Academic Titles list "Choice" Magazine has selected three Ohio University Press and Swallow Press books as 2006 Outstanding Academic Titles. Full Story...   Student's research ensures smooth sailing This story is about a strong undergraduate research program, which is vital to the intellectual life of the university and a key component of student success. Full Story...   Feb 9, 2006 President McDavis addresses media at February press briefing Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis met with the local media on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the new Game Research and Interactive Design (GRID) Lab at 5 on Court Street to update them about the university's latest news and initiatives. Full Story...   Two-plus-two equals BTAS All five Ohio University regional campuses are now offering a Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies (BTAS) degree for students with an associate's degree in a technical area to apply their hours toward a four-year degree. Full Story...   Feb 10, 2006 Math professor funds urban scholarships at Ohio University Professor of Mathematics Reza Aftabizadeh recently donated $20,000 to Ohio University's Urban Scholars Program, which is enhancing diversity at the university by providing scholarships for students from urban centers. Full Story...   Multicultural Programs and Lindley Cultural Center to host Bob Marley Day The Office of Multicultural Programs and Lindley Cultural Center will host the 2nd Bob Marley Day celebration, "Return of the King," on Friday, Feb.17, at 8 p.m. in the Baker University Center Ballroom. Full Story...   RENT tickets available for $20 only on day of performance "RENT," inspired by Puccini's opera "La Boheme," will come to Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Full Story...   Feb 13, 2006 Friends of the Kennedy Museum announces 2005-06 project award The Friends of the Kennedy Museum (KMA) awarded Emily Porter the Friends of the Kennedy Museum Project Award to create a virtual tour of the museum that will be used to promote its exhibitions and events and to expand its presence on the Web. Full Story...   Japanese astronaut to speak at Ohio University Chiaki Mukai, an astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will give a free, public lecture on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 12:10-1 p.m. in Stocker Center 103 on Ohio University's Athens Campus. Mukai's lecture will reflect on her personal experiences in space flight. Full Story...   Feb 14, 2006 Nuesmeyer honored as Ohio University's Employee of the Month Keri Nuesmeyer was honored at the Classified Senate's monthly meeting as Ohio University's Classified Employee of the Month for December, 2005. Nuesmeyer is an Administrative Assistant in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Columbus CORE Site, and has been with Ohio University for five years. Full Story...   Printing and Graphic Services honored with five regional awards Ohio University Printing and Graphic Services was recently awarded five Print Excellence Awards from the Printing Industries Association, Inc. serving Northern Kentucky and Ohio (PIANKO). Full Story...   RecycleMania week one results are in The sixth annual RecycleMania began on Jan. 29, and Ohio University must pick up the pace to climb near the top of the standings in the three competitions. Full Story...   Feb 15, 2006 A Week of Baker Nights with Jules Marino, Part 1 With new ideas continuously popping up, Baker Nights facilitates events to tickle any student's fancy. My job for this year will be to introduce you to this recipe of Baker Night activities one ingredient at a time. In this week's installment of "A Week of Baker Nights," I take you inside Marti and Stewie, the arts and crafts function featured every Thursday night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Full Story...   A tale of two cultures When film graduate student Josh Hyde thinks back on his first trip to Peru, he recalls the struggle he saw in the country's streets. That passion will lead him to Berlin this month to screen his 14-minute short film "Chicle." Full Story...   Ohio University-Zanesville students share knowledge at health fair Ohio University- Zanesville's Women's Health Classes and Campus Wellness program will give the community an opportunity to look at the many health issues affecting millions of people each year. The health information fair will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, during the noon hour at Ohio University-Zanesville in the Campus Center Conference room. Full Story...   University developing approach to high-risk drinking with community-wide Day of Dialogue Ohio University continues to develop strategies to reduce high-risk drinking with a community-wide meeting called "Day of Dialogue: Addressing High-Risk Drinking at Ohio University." The event will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Walter Hall rotunda. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend, though a reservation is necessary to ensure adequate space. Full Story...   Feb 16, 2006 American premiere of documentary on Liberia scheduled for Feb. 19 The American premiere for a new documentary film, "Liberia: A Fragile Peace," will be shown on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Mitchell Auditorium in Seigfred Hall. The one-hour film tells the story of the Liberian people's struggle to rebuild their nation after 14 years of civil war. The film is the result of the collaborative efforts of many people connected with Ohio University. Full Story...   Bush administration climate change expert to lecture The director of the U.S. Climate Change Technology Program will heat up Ohio University on with a free, public lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 1:10 to 2 p.m. in Stocker Center 103. The lecture is sponsored by the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology, and the George V. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs. Full Story...   Feb 17, 2006 Friends of the Festival to host third annual Oscar Night in Athens event Athens area film lovers will once again don their evening gowns, brush off their tuxes, and bejewel themselves for their walk down the red carpet on Oscar night at the Friends of the Festival's Oscar Night in Athens gala event at the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center. The Friends of the Festival is a local organization that hosts the event in support of the Athens Center for Film and Video, sponsor of the Athens International Film and Video Festival that takes place this spring in Athens and Nelsonville, Ohio, April 28- May 4. Full Story...   Ohio forensic chemistry program receives accreditation Ohio University's Forensic Chemistry program was recently accredited by the American Academy of Forensic Science. Full Story...   Swahili to Somali - African Languages Program Grows Home to one of only nine federally-funded Nation Resource Centers for African Studies, Ohio University has increased the number of African languages it offers from only two languages five years ago to 10 this year. Students can choose from Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Kikuyu, Pulaar, Sudanese Arabic, Swahili, Tigrinya, Wolof and Somali, which is not taught at any other university in the United States. Full Story...   Top Brass to perform 'UNSUNG HERO' in honor of Paul Laurence Dunbar In honor of Black History Month, the Central Region Humanities Center is co-sponsoring a performance of "UNSUNG HERO," a musical and poetry program by Top Brass, an award-winning jazz ensemble group. The concert, which features Paul Laurence Dunbar's poetry set to music, will take place Feb. 22. Full Story...   Feb 20, 2006 Bobcats hold steady in second week of RecycleMania competition After week two of the sixth annual RecycleMania, Ohio University is still within striking distance in the Per Capita Classic competition. Full Story...   Classified Senate goes 'fishing' for compliments "Congratulations for 'catchin' this fish!'" reads the tag on the 25 stuffed fish circulating around campus as part of Classified Senate's Fish program. The program was developed to honor and reward Ohio University classified employees for their outstanding everyday efforts. Full Story...   Former presidential science adviser, utility executive to speak at Ohio University Dr. William R. Graham, former science adviser to President Reagan and also former deputy administrator of NASA, will give a free, public lecture on Friday, Feb. 24, from 2:10 to 3 p.m. in Stocker Center 103 on Ohio University's Athens campus. American Electric Power's (AEP) senior vice president of engineering services, Mark Gray, will also speak from 3:10 to 4 p.m. Full Story...   Feb 21, 2006 Goodwin honored as Ohio University's Employee of the Month Candy Goodwin was honored at the Classified Senate's monthly meeting as Ohio University's Classified Employee of the Month for January, 2006. Goodwin is a Senior Printing Machine Operator and has been with Ohio University for ten years. Full Story...   Ohio University student interns at the United States Supreme Court Ohio University student Jon Peters was selected among numerous applicants for a prestigious internship at the Supreme Court's Public Information Office in Washington, D.C. Full Story...   [Research News] Nanoscience study shows that quantum dots 'talk' Scientists who hope to use quantum dots as the building blocks for the next generation of computers have found a way to make these artificial atoms communicate. Full Story...   Feb 22, 2006 Dancing with computers Motion-capture technology arrives at the Aesthetic Technologies Lab, inspiring cross-disciplinary research and a chance for the School of Dance to go digital. Full Story...   Goodyear executive Christopher Clark to lecture at Ohio University Christopher W. Clark BBA '73, senior vice president of global sourcing at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, will present his lecture "Manufacturing Trends, 2006 and Beyond: What Manufacturers Need to Know to Become More Profitable in the Global Marketplace" on Monday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. in the rotunda of Ohio University's Margaret M. Walter Hall. His lecture is another in the continuing College of Business Dean's Lecture Series. Full Story...   Padgett, Stewart and McDavis dedicate Integrated MBA Program at the Voinovich Center State Senator Joy Padgett, State Representative Jimmy Stewart and Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis helped dedicate the new Integrated Master of Business Administration (MBA) program Monday, Feb. 20, at the Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs. Local business owners and more than 60 Ohio University students, faculty and staff attended the event. Full Story...   Students develop confidence and new perspectives as teachers in Ghana Czuchnicki and Haley McDonough, a junior middle childhood education major, were two of the five Ohio University students who spent the fall quarter in Cape Coast, a city southwest of the Ghanaian capital, Accra, as part of Ohio University's Teach in Ghana program. Full Story...   Survey reveals Ohioans want more state support for schools Most Ohioans give their schools good marks, but feel state support of schools is inadequate. That's the finding of a telephone survey of 717 randomly selected Ohio residents between Feb.12 and Feb. 17. The survey was designed and executed by political communication students at Ohio University using the Scripps Survey Research Center. Full Story...   Feb 23, 2006 Day of Dialogue gets community talking about alcohol issues, policy recommendations This week, Ohio University took a momentous step in the development of its strategies to reduce high-risk drinking. It held a community-wide meeting in which students, faculty, staff and community members came together to consider the problem of high-risk drinking and potential solutions. Full Story...   Ohio University professors' book prepares students for 'Reality Sales' Ohio University Associate Marketing Professor Jane Sojka and O'Bleness Professor of Marketing Dawn Deeter-Schmelz, combined their personal sales experiences with those of other sales professionals to author "Reality Sales: Role Plays for the Real World" (Atomic Dog Publishing, $12.95), a case book full of real-world experiences. Full Story...   Women, Gender and Sports in Africa symposium comes to Ohio University Scholars and educators will gather to explore the roles of women and the issues of gender in sports in Africa at the Women, Gender and Sport in Africa symposium at Ohio University Feb. 24 and 25. Carol Bellamy, president and CEO of World Learning and president of the School of International Training, will deliver the opening address. Full Story...   [Research News] Physicist receives NSF CAREER Grant for biomedical research, new lab course David Tees, Ohio University assistant professor of physics and astronomy, has received a five-year, $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation to create a new biophysics laboratory course and to conduct research on how flow and adhesion in the smallest blood vessels of the cardiovascular system affect the way the body responds to inflammation and infections. Full Story...   Feb 27, 2006 A day in the life: Peace Corps service in Dominican Republic In honor of Peace Corps week and to celebrate the 45th anniversary of that organization, Outlook asked Lindsey McKay, a 2004 Ohio University graduate in journalism who is serving in the Dominican Republic as a community health volunteer with the Peace Corps, to share a day of her experiences there. More than 180,000 Peace Corps volunteers, including the 36 Ohio University graduates currently serving, have worked in countries around the world. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern to host autism workshop An autism workshop will be held at Ohio University Eastern Campus on March 13 through16, from 4 to 9 p.m. each day. Full Story...   Ohio University School of Dance presents annual winter dance concert The Ohio University School of Dance presents Winterdance Concert ’06, March 2 and 3, at 8 p.m., and March 4, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., in the Elizabeth Baker Theater in Kantner Hall on Ohio University’s Athens campus. Full Story...   Ohio University-Zanesville offers seven spring courses in Cambridge Ohio University-Zanesville is bringing higher education closer to home. Beginning spring quarter, daytime and weekend courses will be offered in Cambridge, allowing students to attend classes two or four days a week with minimal travel. Full Story...   Program puts students on the cutting edge of the business-sport interface The Second Annual Ohio University MBA Reception, "An Evening with Anthony Muñoz," will be held on Thursday, March 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium. The evening presents an opportunity for executives to meet talented students from the Ohio University Integrated MBA Program. Full Story...   The hip-hop scholar Akil Houston, visiting instructor of African American studies, tracks the cultural origins of hip hop, African-American hairstyles and the Ohio River Valley through research, dialogue and documentary film Full Story...   Feb 28, 2006 Environmental Health and Safety students gain experience on- and off- campus Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) students work closely with staff mentors and are employed through PACE, Work Study, or at an hourly rate. Full Story...   Zanesville Jumpstart celebrates Dr. Seuss' birthday with Head Start Children and their families enrolled in the Head Start preschool program will celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday March 2 with storytelling, hands-on literacy activities, dinner and birthday cake. Head Start will host the family event and Ohio University-Zanesville Jumpstart AmeriCorps team members will provide and facilitate some of the activities. Full Story... January 2006 Archives Jan 3, 2006 Jumpstart named among nation's top social entrepreneurs Jumpstart, a national early education non-profit organization with a strong presence on the Ohio University-Zanesville campus is among the 25 winners of the 2006 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards. This marks the third year Jumpstart has received the prestigious award. Jumpstart and the other 24 award winners are featured in the January 2006 issue of Fast Company, now on new stands. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern offers winter workshops Ohio University Eastern Campus is offering a variety of workshops during the 2006 Winter Quarter. All of the workshops are worth 1 credit hour and cost $150. Full Story...   Jan 4, 2006 Lessons from the lab Kate DeRhodes is working to develop a method for simultaneously detecting high and low explosives. Full Story...   University offers disability services, promotes advocacy From the Disability Services office to the new, president-appointed advisory committee on disabilities, Ohio University works toward greater accessibility for disabled students, faculty and staff. A recent campus dialogue affirms that everyone can be an advocate. Full Story...   Jan 5, 2006 Beverly chosen as Classified Employee of the Month Norma Jean Beverly was honored as the Ohio University Classified Senate Employee of the Month for November 2005. Beverly is a Records Management Associate in the Financial Aid Department at the Chillicothe Regional Campus and has been with Ohio University for twenty-two years. Full Story...   Jan 6, 2006 Ohio University-Eastern Awards the Helms Scholarship The Thomas and Virginia Helms Scholarship for Elementary Education is for elementary education majors attending Ohio University-Eastern (OUE). This year’s recipients were Amanda Eikenberry, from Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and Katie Rinkes, from Toronto, Ohio. Full Story...   Jan 10, 2006 Airport security planning course to be held Feb. 13-14 in Columbus Ohio University Community and Professional Programs in cooperation with Robinson Aviation (RVA) is sponsoring a two-day intensive Airport Security Planning Course on Feb. 13-14, in Columbus, Ohio. The course is designed for General Aviation airport security personnel, tenants, operators, planners and managers, and meets all federal guidelines for General Aviation airports. Full Story...   Community service is the focus of Martin Luther King Jr. celebration – Community Service will be the theme of the day for Ohio University's Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service celebration. 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of Martin Luther King Day becoming a national holiday. Full Story...   Dads Weekend set for Jan. 13-15 Actor/comedian Jeff Garlin, of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Daddy Day Care" fame, will perform his standup routine this Dads Weekend at Ohio University's Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, Saturday Jan. 14. The show, which is sponsored by the University Program Council (UPC), will begin at 8 p.m. Full Story...   Gift from dental business pioneer honors faculty A recent $100,000 gift to Ohio University from Stanley Williams, DDS, of Sarasota, Fla., will pay tribute to retired Professor of Business Kahandas Nandola and Professor of Economics Rajindar Koshal - faculty who influenced Williams while he worked toward an Executive MBA (EMBA) at Ohio in 1979. Full Story...   Ohio University to close Jan. 16 Ohio University will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of the national Martin Luther King Day holiday. Full Story...   Provost releases one-time funds to jumpstart Vision Ohio initiatives Provost releases one-time funds to jumpstart Vision Ohio initiatives Full Story...   Jan 11, 2006 Translating success Learning Japanese is very difficult for native English speakers. If you're an Ohio University student, you can participate in two unique programs that offer an intensive immersion in Japanese language and culture: the Chubu University Japan Study Abroad Program and the Iwate Homestay and Cultural Studies Experience. Full Story...   Woven Harmony to perform in Athens The Performing Arts Series presents Woven Harmony, the music of classical guitarist Robert Bluestone and the tapestry art of fiber artist Rebecca Bluestone, together in concert on Jan. 13. This husband-and-wife team will offer a unique collaboration of music and art. Full Story...   Jan 12, 2006 JazzFest provides fun alternative for Dads Weekend Old-school nostalgia blends with new school excitement on Saturday, Jan. 14, when the Jazz Fest takes place in the Baker University Center Ballroom from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Full Story...   President McDavis addresses media at January press briefing Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis met with the local media on Wednesday, Jan. 11, in Cutler Hall to update them about the university's latest news and initiatives. Full Story...   University to roll out Vision OHIO at convocation Vision OHIO, Ohio University's strategic plan, is the university's road map into its third century. As that plan is set in motion, the university must be aware of its progress and take stock of its goals. Enter the Jan. 17 Vision OHIO Convocation, where Ohio University will formally roll out Vision OHIO, set new goals and recognize the ones it has achieved. Full Story...   Jan 13, 2006 Ohio University's 'Wired for Books' honored by National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has selected Ohio University's "Wired for Books" as one of the best on-line resources for education in the humanities. Full Story...   School of Art faculty showcase diverse work The faculty of the Ohio University School of Art has submitted their recent work for public review for the 2006 School of Art Faculty Exhibition now on view at the Kennedy Museum of Art at The Ridges in Athens. The exhibition runs until Sunday, March 12. Full Story...   Jan 17, 2006 Boase lecture to discuss race and social difference Gerry Philipsen, the 2005 recipient of the Paul Boase Prize for Scholarship, will present the annual Boase lecture on Thursday, Jan. 19, at 4:30 p.m. in the 1804 Lounge in Baker Center. The title of Philipsen's talk will be "A Modest Proposal for the Improvement of America's Conversation about Race and Social Difference." Full Story...   Ohio University creates office to support partnerships, research and outreach activities Ohio University is creating the Office for University Outreach, effective March 1, to support the goals of Vision OHIO, the university’s strategic plan, by assisting in the development of partnerships that support multidisciplinary research and other outreach activities Full Story...   Opportunities abound for students to connect to campus There are many ways for students to become involved in activities on campus beyond the classroom. These activities add much to the college experience, complement the traditional classroom learning and allow students to pursue their interests and meet other students. Full Story...   Two journalism students named to prestigious advertising program for minorities Two Ohio University journalism students were invited to participate in the nation’s leading advertising program for minority students. Full Story...   Vision OHIO initiated at convocation Ohio University celebrated its scholarly achievements and reaffirmed its core values today as it rolled out its strategic plan at the first Vision OHIO Convocation. Full Story...   William R. Decatur named vice president for finance and administration Ohio University has named William R. Decatur the vice president for finance and administration, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective March 20, Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis announced today. He will serve as a consultant for Ohio University between Jan. 17 and March 17. Full Story...   Jan 18, 2006 A man of extremes This story is about faculty research and the personal interaction between faculty and students, which contribute to the intellectual life of the university. Full Story...   Institute for the African Child conference planners call for papers The Institute for the African Child at Ohio University announces its sixth annual conference "African Children in African Media" scheduled for June 15-17 on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Full Story...   Jan 19, 2006 Alum's first feature film to be screened at national Slamdance Film Festival Ohio University graduate and filmmaker Todd Rohal’s first feature film will make its public screening debut at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival this month. "The Guatemalan Handshake" is set to screen Jan. 21, 22 and 24 in Park City, Utah, as a narrative competition feature. Full Story...   Ohio University-Zanesville offers entrepreneurship class Ohio University-Zanesville is offering a business course entitled "Entrepreneurship - Starting and Growing a Business" Feb. 4 and 25. Full Story...   Singer Lyle Lovett to perform at Ohio University Country singer and songwriter Lyle Lovett and his Large Band will perform at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium in Athens on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The multi-genre artist mixes elements of folk, country, blues and rock to create a signature style. Full Story...   Jan 20, 2006 Ohio University Eastern Campus offers Bobcat basketball trip to local fans Students, alumni, and friends of Ohio University Eastern are invited to come and cheer for the Ohio University Bobcats in their game against Miami University at Athens, Ohio, on Sunday, Jan. 29. Full Story...   Ohio University acquires Wyatt Collection Ohio University has recently acquired the private library collection of Dr. David Wyatt, a retired professor of Southeast Asian History from Cornell University. An extensive and unique collection, consisting of approximately 15,000 volumes on Southeast Asia, the Wyatt collection is one of the largest private collections ever acquired by Ohio University's Alden Library. Full Story...   Jan 23, 2006 College of Business sends care packages to troops While it is not possible to take away the pain of separation that soldiers feel for their friends and family, this winter quarter the College of Business is lifting spirits by sending care packages to Ohio University's students, employees and alumni who have been called to active duty. Full Story...   Jan 24, 2006 Fulbright awards take Fine Arts faculty around the world Adam Knee and Ursula Belden are among the nine Fulbright award winners from Ohio University this year. In addition to the Ohio University faculty going abroad, the School of Theater is host to Fulbright award winner Miodrag Tabacki. Full Story...   Playwright Charles Smith receives Joyce Foundation Award The Joyce Foundation has awarded a $50,000 Joyce Award grant to the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) to support the commission of a new play by Ohio University Professor of Playwriting Charles Smith. Full Story...   University director named president of state organization Gretchen Stephens, director of Ohio University's Office of University Events, was recently named president of the board of directors for the Ohio Arts Presenters Network (OAPN). Full Story...   Jan 25, 2006 Lifehouse brings its winter tour to Athens Lifehouse's tour bus will be making a stop in Athens on Friday, Jan. 27 for a show presented by the University Program Council. The band will perform hits from its most recent album, Lifehouse, as well as classics such as the number one hit "Hanging by a Moment." Full Story...   Ohio Club Hockey Hall of Fame inductees to be honored The Ohio University club hockey team will induct two former players and a former faculty adviser into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, Jan. 28, as part of the Ohio Hockey Alumni Weekend. Full Story...   Ohio University Eastern Campus freshmen eligible to receive one free class The Jump Start program offers one tuition-free class to incoming freshman at the Ohio University Eastern Campus during the Summer Quarter of 2006. Only incoming freshmen at Ohio University Eastern will be eligible for this program. By taking advantage of the Jump Start program, incoming freshmen can earn up to 5 credit hours towards their degree, free, at no additional cost Full Story...   The Trocks dance into Athens Dancing the fine line between high art and high camp, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo will perform at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. The hilarious all-male ballet company combines technical skill and comic sensibility to create a buoyant and fun-filled evening for audiences of all ages. Full Story...   Jan 26, 2006 Business & Industry breakfast speaker series launched The Ohio University College of Business Executive Education and Development Office in cooperation with Regional Higher Education will host the inaugural session of the Business and Industry (B&I) Breakfast Speaker Series. Full Story...   Local filmmaker's work included in National Film Registry "The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man," a film by Assistant Professor of Film Jack Wright, has been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. Full Story...   Provost announces appointment of Graduate Education and Research Board Stemming from the charge set forth in Vision OHIO, today Ohio University took an important step toward shaping the future of its graduate education and research and creative activity priorities with the appointment of the Graduate Education and Research Board. Full Story...   Jan 27, 2006 African American Presence in the Ohio River Valley workshop set for Jan. 28 The Department of African American Studies and the Department of Social Work is hosting the second of three oral history workshops on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Grover Center, room E205. The free workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and the public is welcome. Full Story...   Bigger and better RecycleMania 2006 begins Jan. 29 The sixth annual RecycleMania contest begins on Sunday, Jan. 29, with more than 90 schools competing. The competition ends Saturday, April 8. The winners will be announced the following week. Full Story...   Ohio Up Close gives admitted students in-depth look at Ohio University Ohio University's Ohio Up Close program is offering high school seniors admitted for fall quarter 2006 an opportunity to look at Ohio University one more time before making a final decision on their college choice. The program will be held Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24 and March 10. Full Story...   Synchronized Swimming Club hosts first meet With sparkling swimsuits, pointed toes, splashing water and smiles, synchronized swimmers literally dance in water. The Ohio University Competitive Synchronized Swim Team will make a splash hosting their first-ever meet at the Aquatic Center, Sunday, Jan. 29. Full Story...   Jan 31, 2006 College of Business connects students from the start That is, until some students in the college's Corporate Leadership Program proposed and piloted the College of Business Freshman Engagement Program in 2002. Since then, the program, coordinated by Assistant Dean for Student Services Mike Bila, has evolved. It now includes a required BA 100 course, 55 upper-class business students trained as peer mentors and – new this year – faculty mentorship. Full Story...   Event will benefit historic costume collection Athens residents can enjoy an evening of fine food and fashion while helping a good cause by attending a benefit gala for Ohio University's Mary C. Doxsee Historic Costume and Textile Collection on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Margaret M. Walter Hall rotunda from 6 to 10 p.m. Full Story...   New Zealand trip offers students hands-on field research While most Ohio University students worked, spent time with their families and watched snowflakes fall over winter break, eight students and two program advisers traveled to sunny New Zealand as part of the Global Studies Program in island biology, spending three weeks traveling, completing field research and sightseeing. Full Story... 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