Spring Literary Festival recruits award-winning authors (04/29/2005)
The 20th annual Spring Literary Festival will be held May 11-13 on the Athens campus of Ohio University. This year's festival features five highly acclaimed, award-winning writers: poets, Brigit Pegeen Kelly and Gregory Orr; nonfiction writers, Ellen Willis and Leonard Kriegel; and fiction writer, Marilynne Robinson.
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Engineering students place in regional computer programming contest (04/29/2005)
A team of computer science students from Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology recently out-programmed more than 120 teams from universities across the region. The team competed in a regional qualifying competition for the Association for Computing Machinery's International Collegiate Programming Contest, held at the University of Cincinnati at the end of 2004.
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Strickland tours research facilities that examine energy and the environment (04/28/2005)
Congressman Ted Strickland, representative for Ohio's 6th District, toured Ohio University research facilities Monday to learn more about how university engineers and scientists are studying air pollution and water quality issues and developing new energy sources that are friendly to the environment and economy.
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In the reel world - the Athens International Film + Video Festival (04/28/2005)
Everyone knows actor and independent filmmaker Steve Buscemi, but not everyone knows the hard-working and dedicated Ohio University students who help produce the weeklong Athens International Film + Video Festival, which runs from April 29- May 5.
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Athens mayor, Ohio University president recognize individuals who responded to library incident (04/27/2005)
Athens Mayor Ric Abel and Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis presented commendations to officers from the Athens and Ohio University Police departments and Alden Library staff members whose quick, calm response resulted in the apprehension of an individual who was found to have two firearms in his possession while in the library on April 5.
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University presents check to city of Athens (04/27/2005)
Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis presented a check for $44,000 to Athens Mayor Ric Abel during the mayor's weekly press conference Wednesday, April 27. The check represents the university's contribution of funds in the same amount that the state legislature directs to the city as part of the state's Impacted City Fund each biennium.
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A global perspective (04/27/2005)
Fifteen students from Leipzig, Germany, attended the 2005 Baker Peace Conference on April 21-22 as part of their weeklong stay at Ohio University. The students' attendance served as additional research toward their examination of the relationship between Germany and the United States after Sept. 11 using political, scientific and media sources.
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Athens International Film + Video Festival runs April 29-May 5 (04/25/2005)
The 32nd Annual Athens International Film + Video Festival gets underway Friday, April 29, at the Athena Theater, located at 20 S. Court Street. This year's weeklong festival features 120 competition films, 18 feature films and eight guest artists, including popular film actor Steve Buscemi, who will be presenting his latest film, "Lonesome Jim."
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Author Tom Fenton and NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg to headline Journalism Day (04/25/2005)
Former CBS News' Senior European Correspondent Tom Fenton, author of 'Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All,' and National Public Radio Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg will headline Journalism Day, Thursday, April 28, during Communication Week at Ohio University.
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College of Communication celebrates at Communication Week kick-off (04/25/2005)
The College of Communication began its 37th annual Communication Week April 24 by presenting awards for employees of the year, recognizing the winners of the Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting and making Communication Hall of Fame inductions. Communication Week runs through April 29.
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Debate sparks the Baker Peace Conference (04/25/2005)
The 2005 Baker Peace Conference, "U.S. Intelligence, Terrorism, and Homeland Security," was a mix of lively debate and discussion over important issues that are occurring in today's society. Participants listened to notable speakers discuss everything from 9/11 and Iraq to intelligence and reform.
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'New York Times' bestselling author speaks-out (04/25/2005)
The 2004-2005 Ohio University Kennedy Lecture Series is honored to present an evening with New York Times bestselling author and commentator, Barbara Ehrenreich, Wednesday, May 4, at 8 p.m. at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, located on Ohio University's campus.
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Community partners (04/25/2005)
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Appalachia READS Center, two partnerships housed in and established by the College of Communication, are expanding their partnerships university-wide.
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Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson, to perform at Ohio University (04/25/2005)
Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, will perform her one-woman hit show, "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy," at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium at Ohio University.
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Ohio University duo receives American Heart Association grant (04/25/2005)
Douglas Goetz, associate professor of chemical engineering, recently received the prestigious American Heart Association's Established Investigator Award. Goetz received a five-year, $500,000 grant to study new treatments for heart disease.
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Students from Leipzig to attend 2005 Baker Peace Conference (04/21/2005)
A group of 15 Leipzig University undergraduates will attend the 2005 Baker Peace Conference on April 21-22 as part of a week-long visit to Ohio University.
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WOUB documentary to premiere at Athens film festival (04/21/2005)
A new WOUB documentary, "Passion Works: A Story of Flying," will premiere at the Athens International Film and Video Festival on Saturday, April 30, at 3 p.m. in the Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
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Kathy Krendl named Ohio University provost (04/21/2005)
Kathy Krendl, Ph.D., has been named provost at Ohio University, effective April 22, President Roderick J. McDavis announced today. She was named interim provost on Aug. 9, 2004.
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Engineering college receives equipment donation worth $150,000 (04/21/2005)
The department of mechanical engineering at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology has received a $150,000 equipment donation from Brazeway, Inc.
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Ohio University Alumnus wins Fulbright award to Germany (04/21/2005)
Recent Ohio University alumnus Rollin Beamish has won a Fulbright award to study painting and printmaking in Germany. Beamish will spend the 2005-06 academic year working with German artists and creating paintings, which examine the historical and contemporary cultural and societal identities of Berlin.
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Russ College dean of engineering named associate fellow (04/21/2005)
Dennis Irwin, dean and Moss Professor of Engineering Education at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology, was recently named associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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University student is Ohio's only James Madison Junior Fellow (04/20/2005)
Travis Glendenning, a senior from Lancaster, Ohio, has been selected as the state of Ohio's only James Madison Junior Fellow.
Congress established the James Madison Memorial Fellowship in 1986 to assist secondary-school teachers who want to pursue advanced coursework on the U.S. Constitution.
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Upcoming conference to examine African visual culture (04/18/2005)
Students, scholars and educators will gather for a conference on African visual culture at Ohio University April 22-23. The conference, entitled "Visual Cultures, African Cities/Now," will examine how visual culture is produced, interpreted and consumed in contemporary urban Africa.
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University sets tuition and fees for 2005-06 (04/15/2005)
The Ohio University Board of Trustees set the tuition increase for undergraduate students at 6 percent for the 2005-06 academic year during the board's regular meeting Friday, April 15. The increase includes 5 percent to support operating costs and 1 percent for student financial aid.
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'Out in Academia' diversity panel scheduled for April 20 (04/15/2005)
The third in a series of four public conversations with Ohio University faculty and staff highlighting diversity at Ohio University will take place at noon on Wednesday, April 20, in the Baker University Center 1804 Lounge.
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Ohio University finishes fifth and 11th in RecycleMania 2005 (04/15/2005)
Facing its stiffest competition thus far, Ohio University finished fifth out of 34 schools in the final RecycleMania 2005 standings.
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Upward Bound students to attend development conference (04/13/2005)
Ohio University's College of Education and the Upward Bound program have collaborated to host a professional/personal development conference for more than 100 Ohio University and Washington State Community College Upward Bound students.
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MBA program begins fall quarter at Ohio University-Zanesville (04/13/2005)
Ohio University's College of Business will offer a Professional Master's of Business Administration (MBA) Program on the Zanesville campus beginning September 2005.
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Ohio University-Zanesville hosts boating safety course (04/13/2005)
To meet Ohio's mandatory boating education requirements, Zanesville Flotilla 3-3, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will provide a Boating Safety Course to help make the waterways safe for community residents.
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Mark Watson receives Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship (04/12/2005)
Ohio University senior Mark Watson of Rockbridge, Ohio, was one of 90 students chosen to receive a 2005 Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies.
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Business and industry training available at Ohio University-Zanesville (04/11/2005)
The Zanesville Campus is expanding its business and industry program, which is designed to offer area businesses training and service that will keep their workforce current with today's challenges.
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Ohio University's Southeast Asian Studies program wins Department of Education Grant (04/11/2005)
Ohio University's Southeast Asian Studies program has received a two-year grant for $145,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to support undergraduate studies. The Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language grant will enable the University to establish a major and a certificate program in Southeast Asian studies.
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Marjorie Helsel DeWert named interim director of CITL (04/08/2005)
Marjorie Helsel DeWert, a graduate of Athens High School, has been named interim director for the Ohio University Center for Innovations in Technology for Learning.
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Ohio University student reaches national level in Hill-Rom Essay Competition (04/08/2005)
Ohio University senior Jeremy Trescott recently placed third at the national level in the 17th annual Hill-Rom Essay Competition. This competition is sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives and winners were presented in March at the Congress on Healthcare Management in Chicago.
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Ohio University enters final week of RecycleMania in fifth place (04/08/2005)
This week is the last chance for Ohio University to move up in the RecycleMania standings. Last week, the Bobcats lost more ground to fourth-place Oregon State University, as the Beavers posted 6.27 pounds of recycled items per student living on campus, compared to Ohio's weight of 5.74.
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College of Health and Human Services announces Student Research and Scholarly Activity Awards recipients (04/07/2005)
The College of Health and Human Services is proud to announce the Student Research and Scholarly Activity Awards (SRSAA) for the first round in 2005. The Student Research and Scholarly Activity Awards are offered three times annually to support and enhance student learning experiences in the College of Health and Human Services by providing resources for students to disseminate their peer-reviewed findings at professional meetings.
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Zanesville Campus Library kicks off National Library Week with Book Fair (04/07/2005)
In keeping with its mission of serving the needs of the community and the students, the Zanesville Campus Library at Ohio University-Zanesville and Zane State College is sponsoring a Scholastic Book Fair from April 11 to 15.
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Mahn Center exhibit focuses on Dard Hunter (04/07/2005)
"Dard Hunter: Designer, Publisher, Scholar" is the subject of a new exhibit in Alden Library's Mahn Center that opened in early March. The exhibit explores the life work of Dard Hunter, the paper craftsman and historian from Chillicothe, Ohio (1883-1966).
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Bookworms rule (04/07/2005)
Together, linguistics majors Talya Strader and Leah Overholt formed the Front Room Book Club. The two work at the Baker University Center coffee shop, and they were inspired by a customer who spent many summer mornings talking with them about books.
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Modern medical education (04/07/2005)
Like many other disciplines, medicine was traditionally taught in a strictly lecture-based setting with students as passive recipients of information. In response to changing needs in osteopathic medical education, the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM) has initiated a number of curricular innovations in recent years.
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Warning signs (04/07/2005)
It's a little known fact among average Ohioans: The same river valley that once made westward expansion and prosperity a reality in America is today home to the country's most dense source of air pollution.
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Student research on display May 12 (04/06/2005)
The Fourth Annual Student Research and Creative Activity Fair will offer Ohio University students the chance to display the fruits of their research and creative activity from noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, at the Convocation Center.
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Ohio University students win Goldwater Scholarship (04/06/2005)
Two Ohio University students have won this year's Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which rewards outstanding research within the fields of science, engineering and math. Jess Wilhelm and McKenzie Koss are part of an elite group of 320 Goldwater Scholars selected from 1,091 students nominated by colleges and universities nationwide.
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Lecture to focus on first-generation college students (04/05/2005)
Mark Orbe, associate professor of communication and diversity at Western Michigan University, will present "First Generation College Students: Promoting Success in a Largely Invisible Student Population" on Wednesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to noon in McCracken Hall 104.
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Ohio University students win Fulbright Teaching Assistantships (04/04/2005)
Two Ohio University students have won Fulbright teaching assistantships for the 2005-06 academic year. Kara Petrosky, a senior German education major will spend the year teaching English in a German secondary school. Adrienne Porter, a senior Spanish education major will teach English in a Chilean University.
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Committee agrees to limit tuition increase to 6 percent or less (04/04/2005)
Ohio University is continuing to make every effort to prevent costs from becoming a barrier to attend the university. During its meeting Thursday, March 31, the university's Audit, Finance, Facilities and Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees agreed, by consensus, to recommend that Ohio University's undergraduate tuition increase be limited to 6 percent or less for the 2005-06 academic year.
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Survivors of Residence Challenge are announced (04/04/2005)
The Ohio University-sponsored Residence Challenge ended March 11 after an eight-week long competition. Students living in the Convocation Center won the overall competition with a 41 percent savings in their energy and water use.
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Ohio University announces Family Weekend, Homecoming dates for 2005-06 (04/04/2005)
Ohio University has announced the dates of its Family Weekends and Homecoming for the 2005-06 academic year.
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Ohio University loses ground in week eight of RecycleMania (04/04/2005)
RecycleMania has two more weeks left and things are getting interesting at the top of the standings. Going into last week, the Bobcats trailed Oregon State University by just .16 pounds per student living on campus, but the Beavers posted an impressive spring break weight of 6.28 compared to Ohio's 5.01.
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Two Ohio University juniors named Truman Scholars (04/01/2005)
Ohio University juniors Sarah Sexton and Annie Valente have been named Harry S. Truman Scholars for 2005-06, putting them in the company of just 73 other college students nationwide. Recipients were announced March 28 by the Truman Foundation. |
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