Ohio University announces 2004-2005 University Professors (04/30/2004)
This year's University Professor distinction awards, honoring four outstanding Ohio University faculty members, have been announced.
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Paul Bibbins named Ohio University Eastern Campus dean (04/30/2004)
Paul E. Bibbins Jr. has been named dean of Ohio University's Eastern Campus in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He will begin his new duties on July 1.
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Kip Howard reflects on his time at Ohio University (04/29/2004)
Norman "Kip" Howard, assistant vice president for enrollment services and director of undergraduate admissions, recently departed Ohio University after more than 12 years of service. Before leaving, he shared his thoughts about enrollment and Ohio University.
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Ohio University welcomes new Cutler Scholars (04/29/2004)
The Ohio University Manasseh Cutler Scholars Program welcomes six new recipients of the prestigious four-year undergraduate scholarship, which includes an annual stipend to cover undergraduate tuition, room and board as well as four summers of enrichment experiences, including study and work abroad.
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Agreement supports students seeking health careers (04/28/2004)
Representatives of Ohio University and Columbus State Community College (CSCC) signed an agreement to form the Pathways Institute Partnership on Wednesday, April 28, in Athens. This partnership is designed to encourage and support disadvantaged and minority students interested in health careers and medicine, beginning at CSCC and extending to Ohio University when they transfer.
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Online contracts make for shorter lines at Chubb Hall (04/28/2004)
Ohio University has made big strides in making housing selection and contract signing easier for its students.
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Seminar examines care for the terminally ill (04/28/2004)
The spring series of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine's Geriatric Education Series continues Monday, May 3, with Tracy Marx, D.O., associate professor of geriatric medicine, presenting "Palliative Care." The seminar will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in conference room B-9 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital.
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Students continue to win highly competitive scholarships and fellowships (04/28/2004)
? This spring, Ohio University students are winning a number of competitive scholarships and fellowships that allow them to travel internationally, conduct research and receive support to follow their academic pursuits.
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Visiting psychiatrist speaks on cloning and Catholic Church scandal (04/28/2004)
Paul R. McHugh, distinguished psychiatric epidemiologist and professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, spoke Monday night at Ohio University's Walter Hall on his experiences with the President's Council on Bioethics and the Roman Catholic Church's National Review Board in a speech entitled, "A Tale of Two Councils."
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Annual Spring Literary Festival scheduled for May 5-7 (04/26/2004)
Ohio University's 19th Annual Spring Literary Festival will be held May 5-7. This year's visiting writers are poets Carl Dennis and Sharon Olds, fiction writers Steven Millhauser and Mary Robison and philosopher and nonfiction writer Alphonso Lingis.
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Prairie View A&M president to speak (04/26/2004)
President of Prairie View A&M University George C. Wright will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at Margaret M. Walter Hall, room 145, on the Ohio University campus.
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Theater presents 'The Gods Are Not to Blame' (04/26/2004)
Opening Spring Quarter 2004, The Ohio University School of Theater presents "The Gods Are Not To Blame" running April 28-May 1 and May 5-8.
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Child rights expert to lecture at Ohio University (04/26/2004)
Joachim Theis, Child Rights Advisor for the Save the Children Alliance in Bangkok, Thailand, will speak on "Human Rights and Development" at 3:10 p.m., Friday, April 30, in Scripps Hall's Anderson Auditorium.
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In the Spotlight: The Chillicothe code (04/26/2004)
Stan Planton, head librarian at Ohio University Chillicothe Campus, played a role in the creation of the best-selling book 'The DaVinci Code' by Dan Brown.
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>Local radio program looks to the next generation of Appalachia (04/22/2004)
When considering the future of an area, the youth are definitely one of its most valuable resources. In Appalachian Ohio, the Sojourners Care Network recognizes the importance of providing support and opportunities for children and young adults. On Tuesday, April 27, This Time Around:Reinventing Community, airing at 8:30 a.m. on the WOUB Radio Network, will
explore how this organization is leading our youth into the future.
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Communication Week features prominent alumni (04/22/2004)
Ohio University's College of Communication will launch its 36th annual Communication Week celebration on Sunday, April 25, with an awards banquet and a keynote panel titled "Pop Culture: Pushing the Envelope," at 8 p.m. in Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
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Journalist Lisa Ling to Speak for Moms Weekend (04/22/2004)
Ohio University Program Council (UPC) is happy to announce Lisa Ling as the headlining speaker for this year's Moms Weekend. Ling will speak at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 30, 2004.
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Bobcats finish third in 'RecycleMania 2004' (04/21/2004)
Ohio University finished third in RecycleMania 2004 with a total of 44.02 recycled pounds of waste per student living on campus. Miami University, a co-founder of the annual event along with Ohio University, won the 10-week competition.
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College of Education to host future educators (04/21/2004)
Nearly 500 middle and high school students will be on Ohio University's Athens campus on Monday, April 26, to take part in the 2004 Ohio Future Educators of America (OFEA) 13th annual conference, which is being hosted for the first time by the College of Education.
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Psychiatry, bioethics expert to speak on campus (04/21/2004)
Paul R. McHugh, university distinguished service professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will give a public lecture Monday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in room 235 of Walter Hall.
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Budget update forum held for students (04/21/2004)
As part of an ongoing effort to provide information and perspective on the university budget, President Robert Glidden opened a series of campus-wide forums by visiting with students on Tuesday evening.
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Day honors valuable Administrative Assistants (04/21/2004)
April 21 is Administrative Assistants Day. This is not only a day to recognize the valuable role their hard work plays, but to also recognize the initiative administrative assistants put forth to develop professional skills.
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Ohio University welcomes moms for annual weekend (04/21/2004)
Chances are Athens businesses will be busier than usual this weekend as moms travel to Ohio University for the annual Moms Weekend from Friday, April 30, through Sunday, May 2.
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Athena Cinemas Company boosts area schools (04/20/2004)
The Athena Cinemas Company recently made grants of $1,000 each to the six Athens County school districts to support their arts programs.
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Alumnus funds scholarships for Belpre High School graduates (04/20/2004)
As Jeff Chaddock prepares to celebrate his 20th reunion at Belpre High School, he has pledged to make a difference in the lives of students from his alma mater.
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Barb Moran named Communication Employee of the Quarter (04/20/2004)
Barb Moran, administrative coordinator for the J. Warren McClure School of Communication Systems Management, has been chosen as the Ohio University College of Communication's Winter Employee of the Quarter.
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In the Spotlight: Taking flight (04/19/2004)
Student pilots enrolled in Ohio University's community flight program ? from teenagers to retirees ? all say one thing: "You gotta try it!" And for a mere $49, anyone can sign up for a quick taste of the hobby that is already a favorite pastime for many in southeastern Ohio
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Two alums win Pulitzer Prize (04/19/2004)
Former Ohio University students Joe Mahr and Carolyn Cole were honored with Pulitzer Prizes for their accomplishments in journalism.
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31st Athens International Film and Video Festival begins April 23 (04/16/2004)
Sixteen feature films and over 150 shorts and documentaries comprise this year's edition of the venerable Athens International Film and Video Festival, running April 23-29.
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President presents proposed budget plan to Board of Trustees (04/16/2004)
In recognition of continued erosion of state support for public higher education, Ohio University President Robert Glidden presented the Board of Trustees with a recommended budget calling for the institution to reduce expenditures by $4.49 million for fiscal year 2005, which begins July 1. Combined with last year's cutbacks of $8 million, the university's reductions total more than $12 million in two years.
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University names new building Margaret M. Walter Hall (04/16/2004)
Ohio University's new two-story classroom facility, located on the corner of Richland Avenue and South Green Drive, has a new name. At a dedication ceremony held in the building's rotunda on Friday, the building was officially christened Margaret M. Walter Hall.
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Authors of book on race, class and desegregation to speak as part of Brown vs. Board of Education commemoration (04/16/2004)
William Drennen Jr. and Kojo Jones Jr., authors of "Red, White, Black & Blue: A Dual Memoir of Race and Class in Appalachia," and Dolores Johnson, the book's editor, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21 at 194 Irvine Hall on the Ohio University campus. The trio will present "Desegregation in Appalachia: Race, Class and Choice Before and After Brown v. Board."
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Radio frequency identification workshop to be held in Columbus (04/16/2004)
Ohio University's Center for Automatic Identification is sponsoring a one-day workshop and hands-on lab titled "RFID: Just the FAQs. No Hype. Just Truth" that will explore radio frequency identification (RFID).
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Underwood named Hicks Executive-in-Residence (04/16/2004)
Julie Underwood, general counsel and associate executive director of the National School Boards Association, has been named the Ohio University College of Education's 2003 Samuel I. Hicks Executive-in-Residence.
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Dillon schoolchildren read to preschoolers (04/15/2004)
In celebration of National Week of the Young Child April 18-24, Ohio University-Zanesville Jumpstart students are helping the fourth graders at Dillon Elementary make their own books they will then read to the children at CareyTown Preschool from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on April 23.
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Book fair and author reception at Zanesville (04/14/2004)
In celebration of National Library Week, April 19-23, the Zanesville Campus Library will sponsor a Scholastic Book Fair. The book fair is open to the public and provides an opportunity for parents and children to have fun choosing books together, while stressing the importance of being a life-long reader.
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University holds organ donation program (04/14/2004)
The Zanesville Campus Wellness Program will be sponsoring an informative program on organ, tissue and eye donation at noon on Tuesday, April 20, in the Elson Hall Auditorium.
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Appalachia Reads Center launches activity (04/14/2004)
The Appalachia Reads Center, created by two-year grant from the Verizon Foundation and the Appalachia Regional Commission (ARC), has recently launched both its Web site and its first regional video conference series.
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History professor receives Fulbright-Hays award (04/14/2004)
Walter Hawthorne, assistant professor of history at Ohio University, has received a Fulbright Hays grant to study the Africans on the upper Guinea coast and in northern Brazil.
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Native American jewelry sale at the Kennedy (04/14/2004)
Come celebrate Ohio University's Mom's Weekend at the Kennedy Museum of Art's celebrated Native American Jewelry Sale. Visit the museum on Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, and select from a wide array of exquisite jewelry for sale.
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Radio program looks to Little Cities' past (04/14/2004)
On Tuesday, April 20, "This Time Around: Reinventing Community," airing at 8:30 a.m. on the WOUB Radio Network, will explore how the thematic tours through the Little Cities of Black Diamond region highlighting the past are becoming seeds for the future.
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Gift of cherry trees enhances campus beauty (04/13/2004)
Unmistakable in their beauty, blossoming cherry trees in peak bloom welcome visitors to Ohio University each year, heralding the arrival of spring. The white blooms provide a picturesque entrance to the University from the south. When the short peak bloom ends, the blossoms fall to the ground while at their most beautiful.
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In the Spotlight: Community of artists (04/12/2004)
This is the fourth year Ohio University's ceramics department has made bowls for Souper Bowl, the Passion Works Studio fund-raising event. Twenty faculty and students produced nearly 200 bowls
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Entertainment-Education and the Global Africa Experience Conference (04/12/2004)
The Department of African American Studies in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Communication, College of Fine Arts, the Communication and Development Studies Program and the Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics at Ohio University is hosting the conference, Entertainment-Education and the Global Africa Experience, from April 15-17 at Baker University Center.
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WOUB hosts global leadership teleconference (04/12/2004)
WOUB Radio and Television will host an annual Global Town Hall teleconference featuring world class business and thought leaders on Thursday, April 15, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Called "MainEvent 2004," the free event will be held in Radio Studio A, on the third floor of the RTVC Building on the Ohio University campus.
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Memorial vigil honors fire victims (04/12/2004)
A candlelight vigil was held at midnight Tuesday, April 13, to honor the victims of an April 13, 2003, house fire.
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Visions of Vietnam explored in new exhibition at the Kennedy Museum (04/09/2004)
A new exhibition of watercolor paintings, Frederick Harris: Traveling with a Brush in Vietnam, opens at the Kennedy Museum of Art on April 16. This exquisite exhibition includes 50 masterful sumi and watercolor paintings produced artist Frederick Harris between 2000 and 2002 in Vietnam.
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Artist incorporates imagery and poetry in print exhibition (04/09/2004)
A new exhibit in the Kennedy Museum's education gallery features an in-depth look at two objects from the Museum's Contemporary Print Collection: Print Tapestries?Poem Wedding Dress and A Word Made Flesh?Throat, both by artist Lesley Dill. The exhibition, which is currently on view, runs through December 19, 2004. The public is invited to a reception at the Kennedy Museum on April 16, at 6:30 p.m.
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New Kennedy exhibition brings subconscious visions to life (04/08/2004)
Acclaimed New York City-based artist Gregory Barsamian creates three-dimensional animated sculptures that explore the language of the subconscious while celebrating the nature of dreams. A new exhibition, which opens on April 16 at the Kennedy Museum of Art, presents four of Barsamian's recent sculptures.
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Noted Civil War scholar Edwin Bearss to speak on Southeastern Ohio's role in Sherman's march to the sea (04/08/2004)
Edwin Bearss, well-known history guide and Civil War scholar, will be in Athens April 25-26 to make several presentations on various aspects of the ?Rebellion of 1861.? His major talk -- entitled ?Making Georgia Howl? -- Southeastern Ohio Boys March to the Sea with Sherman -- will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 25, in the rotunda of the new classroom building across from Peden Stadium. The event is free and open to the public.
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Ohio University students win Fulbright teaching grants (04/08/2004)
Ohio University students Sou Lackkaty and James Peterson have won Fulbright grants to teach English abroad for the 2004-05 academic year.
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University regulations regarding concealed gun law (04/08/2004)
With Ohio House Bill 12, which allows citizens to carry concealed handguns, becoming law April 8, it is appropriate to outline the limitations associated with the legislation in regards to Ohio University students, faculty staff and visitors.
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A refresher course in Ohio University Summer Sessions for faculty and staff (04/07/2004)
The basics in what you need to know to help our students make the most of summer.
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Ohio University student prepares for Miss America Pageant 2004 (04/07/2004)
Ohio University student and Miss Ohio USA 2004 Lauren Kelsey Hall will compete for the title of Miss USA 2004 this Monday, April 12, at 9 p.m. The pageant will be broadcast on NBC.
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Congressman learns about Ohio University-led energy consortium (04/07/2004)
Congressman Ted Strickland visited Ohio University on Tuesday, April 6, to learn more about the University's unique Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment.
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Community building through giving topic of local radio program on WOUB Network (04/07/2004)
Charitable giving can be used as a vehicle for change by attracting donors who care about a region and are willing to invest in it. Appalachian Ohio, however, has a philanthropy gap. While 16 percent of the state's population live in the region, a mere two percent of the state's
charitable assets are here.
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Faculty and librarians collaborate to further student information competency (04/07/2004)
The Ohio University Libraries are accepting proposals for the Faculty/Librarian Information Competency (FLIC) Grants. Grants will be awarded to two-member teams that create the best new ways to incorporate the efficiency of library materials within the classroom. Each team can consist of one faculty member and one librarian.
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Senior NASA official to lecture at Ohio University (04/07/2004)
Axel Roth, the associate director of NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala., will deliver a lecture at Ohio University on Wednesday, April 14, at 2:10 p.m. in Stocker Center 103. The lecture is sponsored by Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology.
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'Love Luggage' project recognized for making a difference for area foster children (04/06/2004)
Ohio "Love Luggage," a service project sponsored by Ohio University's Center for Community Service (CCS) and Department of Residence Life, is one of 10 "Make a Difference Day" service projects from across the state of Ohio that has received special recognition.
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Chillicothe Campus develops nursing partnership in Circleville (04/05/2004)
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus and Berger Health System are a team when it comes to serving the needs of nursing students. On March 29, the duo announced that its partnership in a two-year associate nursing degree program was taking an important step forward.
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Grants workshop to be held in Athens on April 24 (04/05/2004)
Ohio University Community and Professional Programs is hosting the popular "Developing Winning Grant Proposals" workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 24 at Grover Center on the Ohio University Athens Campus.
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Minor League baseball exec gift will support University's sports administration program (04/05/2004)
Ohio University has been good to Pat O'Conner, Vice President for Administration and Chief Operating Officer for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL), and his decision to make a gift to the Sport Administration and Facility Management (SAFM) program as part of the Bicentennial Campaign was a "small repayment," according to comments he made on April 1, 2004 at an event to announce the gift.
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Ohio University to launch inter-religious dialogue project (04/05/2004)
A delegation of 14 Indonesian academics and professionals will visit Ohio University from April 8-15 to focus on conflict management and reconciliation efforts in communities divided along ethnic or religious lines. This program, part of the Center for International Studies' new Inter-Religious Dialogue Project, is the first of four citizen exchanges that will be implemented this year by the center's Southeast Asia Studies program. The project is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of State.
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Poet Leslie Miller returns to University, participates in workshop (04/05/2004)
After an overwhelming response to her visit last spring, poet Leslie Adrienne Miller was invited back to the university for an encore performance. This time in addition to a poetry reading, she will also participate in a workshop introducing the topic of ekphrastic poetry.
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In the Spotlight: Thirty-nine years of experience and idealism (04/05/2004)
A talk with Ohio University-Zanesville's first full-time faculty member, Michael Kline, proves that there is something to be said for idealism in teaching.
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U.S. involvement in global issues main topic for former security adviser (04/05/2004)
Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski gave the keynote address for the annual Baker Peace Conference, addressing issues regarding the United States' national and global security and foreign policy, as well as the effects and causes of terrorism and conflict in many countries.
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Time change weekend is largely uneventful (04/04/2004)
Time change weekend, April 3-4, in Athens was uneventful with no arrests related to individuals trying to occupy the street and no disturbance reported.
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Campus climate focus groups schedule (04/02/2004)
During the first two weeks of April, all members of the university community will have an opportunity to participate in focus groups as a follow-up to the Campus Climate Survey, distributed on March 8.
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Ohio University students honor friends' legacies by creating Five Angels Foundation (04/02/2004)
Ohio University students Bethany Coupland, Melissa Johns and Michele Baker created the Five Angels Foundation to honor and remember their friends Andrea Dennis, Erin DeMarco and Christine Wilson and Ohio State University students Kyle Raulin and Alan Schlessman who fell victim to a horrific house fire in Columbus, Ohio, that resulted in their deaths.
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Seminar examines legal issues for the aging (04/02/2004)
The spring series of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine's Geriatric Education Series continues Monday, April 5, with William Walker, J.D., presenting "Legal Issues with Aging." The seminar will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in conference room B-9 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. |
Evidence of My Existence
