 | - A distinguished speaker 1/31/2007
Marvin and Ann Dilley White Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Tad Malinski's work has had profound influence around the globe -- exactly what a select group of Ohio University professors were looking for when they named Malinski their 2006 choice for Distinguished Professor.
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| - Student Senate to review free speech policies 1/31/2007
In the wake of questions raised at the past week's Ohio University Town Hall Meeting, Vice President for Student Affairs Kent Smith today has asked Student Senate to review and make recommendations on how Ohio University regulates speech activities in outdoor spaces on the Athens campus.
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| - Adult student information night scheduled at Zanesville campus 1/31/2007
You can learn how to begin your college education when you attend I Can Do It, an adult information session about higher education opportunities in our area.
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| - University community to celebrate Grand Opening of Baker Center 1/31/2007
Ohio University will host the Grand Opening Celebration of Baker University Center. All are invited to attend the daylong celebration, which will kick off with a giant ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, outside the center's Park Place entrance.
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| - A suite new set-up 1/31/2007
New South Green residence hall will feature large rooms, living-learning space.
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| - Nationally renowned world percussion group to perform at Ohio University- Southern 1/30/2007
Biakuye, a nationally renowned world percussion group, will perform at Ohio University Southern on Friday, February 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the OU-S Riffe Center’s Main Rotunda.
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| - Eagles grant money to babysitting service 1/30/2007
Thanks to the Bridgeport
Eagles, the Eagles' state headquarters - the Ohio State Aerie, and the
Eagles' national headquarters - the Grand Aerie, the babysitting service
at Ohio University's Eastern Campus has recently been renovated and
expanded.
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| - Wait a minute Mr. Postman 1/30/2007
While for some, going to the post office is a humdrum task, many members of the university community have been taking delight in it for 10 years.
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| - Vision OHIO projects gain momentum 1/30/2007
It may be winter, but seeds that were planted last year are growing all around campus. Last January, under the guidance of Provost Kathy Krendl, Ohio University announced the release of $1.5 million to academic planning units for programs and initiatives that support the goals of Vision OHIO, the strategic plan. The appropriations (which were one-time funds) were meant to help academic areas jump-start initiatives that they described in their individual strategic plans.
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| - Program promotes leadership skills among county youth 1/29/2007
The Leadership Skills Program continues to promote the importance of sound decision-making and other skills with prospective college students from throughout Ross County.
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| - Event recognizes national award-winning partnership between OU-C and Berger Health Systems 1/29/2007
Several members of the Ohio University-Chillicothe community recently attended an event at Berger Health System in Circleville.
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| - Vision OHIO in action 1/29/2007
Founders Day poster session provides opportunity to learn about progress toward strategic planning goals
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| - Second Town Hall stimulates emotion, frank discussion 1/26/2007
Concerns about the recent athletics decision dominated the second Ohio University Town Hall meeting, which opened to a standing-room-only audience of more than 300 faculty members, staff and students. Hard questions about budgets and shared governance also took center stage.
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| - Dean of University Libraries Julia Zimmerman accepts Florida State position 1/26/2007
Dean of University Libraries Julia Zimmerman has announced she has accepted a position as director of university libraries at her alma mater, Florida State University. Associate Dean for Collection Development Jan Maxwell will assume the role of interim dean, effective May 18.
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| - Ohio University to play host to No-Frills Conference 1/26/2007
Student-delegates representing the National Association of College and University Residence Halls will be traveling to Ohio University from 29 schools on Feb. 9 and 10 for the 2007 No-Frills Conference. The goal: finding innovative ideas to help students enjoy their residence hall experience.
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| - Ohio Athletics announces change to sport offerings 1/25/2007
The Ohio Department of Athletics has announced that men's indoor and outdoor track & field, men's swimming & diving, and women's lacrosse will no longer be offered as varsity sport programs, effective at the conclusion of their respective 2007 seasons. The move will reduce the number of programs offered by Ohio from 20 to 16.
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| - Library acquires ethnic art from Vietnam 1/24/2007
Ohio University alumnus Fred Harris has donated a collection of ethnic Vietnamese religious art to Ohio University Libraries. Harris, an artist who has lived in Japan for more than 45 years, and his business partner, Robert Fallon, donated the collection in fall 2006. When it's ready for viewing in fall 2007, you won't want to miss it.
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| - See a bin? Drop it in! 1/24/2007
Ohio University will get another chance at glory as a player in the fiercest recycling competition in the nation, RecycleMania, which kicks off Jan. 28.
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| - Administrative Senate has first winter quarter meeting 1/23/2007
Ohio University's Administrative Senate met for the first time winter quarter on Jan. 18 in Walter Hall's Governance Room.
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| - University to celebrate Founders Day 1/23/2007
Members of the Ohio University community will participate in a Feb. 2 Founders Day observance that honors the institution's rich history, celebrates the current contributions of individuals who make it an outstanding academic institution and looks ahead to a vibrant future.
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| - 'The Three Doctors' will deliver message of inspiration and self-reliance 1/22/2007
Ohio University's Kennedy Lecture Series welcomes "The Three Doctors," at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Admission is free.
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| - Artist Lisa Sten to display work 1/22/2007
The painting exhibit, "The
Tradition of Portraiture," by Lisa Sten will open in the Ohio University
Eastern Campus Art Gallery, Monday, Feb. 12 and run through Thursday,
March 8.
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| - Ohio University Zanesville updates scholarship application guidelines 1/22/2007
Ohio University Zanesville offers a variety of freshman scholarships to high school seniors. For those applying for scholarships for the 2007-2008 academic year, the guidelines for applying have become more advantageous.
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| - Conference at Ohio University examines why Americans are obsessed with sports 1/22/2007
A panel of professional sport enthusiasts will be held in Baker University Center Ballroom A from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, to discuss America's cultural obsession with sports.
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| - Perceptions painting exhibition 1/18/2007
Free painting exhibition at Ohio University-Chillicothe.
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| - Master's in social science to be offered 1/18/2007
Application deadline approaching for evening, weekend, and internet program.
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| - Ohio University-Chillicothe Learning Commons receives rave review 1/18/2007
Dean of Ohio University Libraries Julia Zimmerman gave the computer lab in the campus' Learning Commons a thumbs-up during a recent visit to Ohio University-Chillicothe.
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| - Psychology outreach program deemed national leader 1/18/2007
Youth Experiencing Success in Schools (Y.E.S.S.) keeps regional kids on the right track by addressing attention and disruptive problems in the schools – and earns national praise.
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| - Psychology outreach program deemed national leader, part 2 1/18/2007
Youth Experiencing Success in Schools (Y.E.S.S.) keeps regional kids on the right track by addressing attention and disruptive problems in the schools – and earns national praise.
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| - University Town Hall meeting set for Jan. 26 1/17/2007
President Roderick J. McDavis will host the second Town Hall Meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, in the new Baker University Center Grand Ballroom.
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| - Telecommunications senior remembered for her zest for life 1/16/2007
Students, faculty, staff and family gather Jan. 11 in Studio C.
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| - Ohio University students get paid to live off-campus 1/16/2007
Applications for community assistants, a student paraprofessional position, are currently being accepted for the 2007-08 school year. Any undergraduate student who will be living off-campus next year is eligible.
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| - Lawrence Gingerich named interim director for Environmental Health and Safety 1/16/2007
Lawrence Gingerich has been named interim director of Environmental Health and Safety, effective Jan. 22. He replaces Charles Hart who is retiring on Jan. 19.
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| - Local pharmacies participate in patient safety study [OU-COM] 1/16/2007
Selected pharmacies in Athens are participating in the third and final phase of a patient safety study designed to help eliminate prescription errors. The study is funded by a $133,619 grant from the Ohio Medical Quality Foundation to OU-COM, in partnership with the University of Findlay School of Pharmacy.
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| - Scientists receive $2.8 million for neuroscience research 1/16/2007
Scientists have received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how the head movements of turtles can shed new light on the human sense of balance.
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| - Facing the music 1/12/2007
Student writer and Marching 110 member Natalia Lavric reflects on her second 'experience of a lifetime' -- a memorable trip to Mobile with the Marching 110.
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| - Reality television star to speak 1/11/2007
The public is invited to a presentation by former MTV "Real World: San Francisco" cast member, Mohammed Bilal, Feb. 8, at noon in the Health and Physical Education Center at the Ohio University Eastern Campus.
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| - New Proctorville Center opens for classes 1/11/2007
The new $4.9 million Ohio University Proctorville Center in Proctorville, Ohio is hosting classes for the first time during winter quarter. Formal open houses will be held Jan. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for local businesses to tour and Jan. 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. for community members.
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| - African mask exhibit comes to the Kennedy 1/11/2007
The Kennedy Museum of Art opens "Behind the Mask: African Art from the Ellen Hobbs Collection and the Kennedy Museum of Art" on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The exhibition will be on display through April 22.
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| - External funding reaches $57.2 million in fiscal year 2006 1/11/2007
External funding for Ohio University's research and sponsored programs is on a steady climb, reaching a new high of $57.2 million during fiscal year 2006.
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| - Ohio University to charge residence hall guests during Halloween weekend 1/11/2007
In order to offset the various costs associated with Halloween weekend in Athens, including providing additional security across campus, Ohio University will charge overnight guests in its residence halls during Halloween weekend a $25 fee beginning next fall.
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| - Green to go 1/10/2007
Next time you eat at Baker Center's food court, you are likely to walk away with corn and sugar cane on your tray. We're not talking tacos and smoothies. We're talking plates, cups, forks, spoons and take-out containers.
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| - Ohio University to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/10/2007
Ohio University will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of the national Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The closure affects all five regional campuses and the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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| - Martin Luther King Jr. day events offer variety 1/10/2007
Ohio University and its Center for Community Service have been working hard to plan numerous events to be held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15.
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| - Student contest begins to name new Baker University Center food court 1/10/2007
Ohio University Students have the opportunity to win a $250 gift card to Baker University Center and be a part of history by naming the center's food court.
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| - Interdisciplinary facility tops list of state support 1/10/2007
A cutting-edge facility in the works at Ohio University got a financial boost when Gov. Bob Taft signed H.B. 699 in late December. The bill, which allocates $31.7 million in state capital funding to projects on Ohio University's six campuses for the 2007-08 biennium, earmarked $1.4 million for the integrated learning and research facility.
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| - Ohio University names interim electrical engineering and computer science chair 1/10/2007
Ohio University has named Roger Radcliff as interim chair of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
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| - Discover magazine ranks dark matter finding a top 2006 science discovery 1/10/2007
The discovery of dark matter, made by an astrophysicist who is now an Ohio University faculty member, has been ranked the No. 3 science finding of the year by Discover magazine.
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| - Childcare Taskforce to survey campus and community in January 1/9/2007
The Ohio University Childcare Taskforce is conducting a Web-based survey of Ohio University employees and students and the local community in order to identify specific childcare needs in the Athens area.
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| - Task force to consider academic calendar 1/9/2007
Faculty Senate Chair Phyllis Bernt will lead a task force of 17 university community members in researching and making a recommendation on whether to change from quarters to semesters. The Task Force on the Academic Calendar and System is to make a recommendation to the administration by the end of spring quarter.
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| - Teaching, Learning and Living in Appalachian Ohio 1/9/2007
Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to join the ALC at 7 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. 9 in the Friends of the Library Room in Alden for a presentation by Bill Price, environmental justice coordinator for the Sierra Club in Central Appalachia.
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| - Interim director of the Ohio University Women's Center announced 1/8/2007
Provost Kathy Krendl announced today the appointment of Beatrice Selotlegeng as interim director of the Ohio University Women's Center. Selotlegeng will serve in this capacity until the end of June 2007, when it is anticipated that a permanent director will be named. A search for the director is currently under way.
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| - Community Health Programs' free clinic opens in Athens Jan. 8 [OU-COM] 1/8/2007
In May 2006, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine's Community Health Programs began offering free health-care services to the uninsured of Southeastern Ohio through its Free Clinical Services program. Known simply as the Free Clinic, the program has operated Thursday of each week in Stewart, Ohio. On Monday, Jan. 8, the Free Clinic expands its services to Athens.
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| - Local artists present bronze exhibit 1/6/2007
The public is invited to see four local artists' work in the upcoming gallery exhibit, "4 x 4 Sculptors Who Work in Bronze."
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| - Bobcat students to perform community service in Mobile area 1/5/2007
A group of 42 Ohio University students and one faculty member are traveling to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., to watch the game and perform several community service projects. The Jan. 7 game, which will be shown nationally on ESPN, will match the Bobcats versus the University of Southern Mississippi at 8 p.m. EST. It will be the Bobcats' first bowl appearance since 1968.
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| - Voncarie Owens hopes homecoming brings win 1/5/2007
Ohio University senior running back Voncarie Owens, a native of Taylorsville, Miss., is hoping a little home cooking will lead to a win when the Bobcats take on the University of Southern Mississippi in the Jan. 7 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala.
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| - Ohio University-Zanesville professor says humor helps learning 1/5/2007
Mark Shatz invites educators to participate in the one-day workshop, Enhancing K-12 Instruction with Humor. The workshop will be held Friday, Feb. 16.
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| - Information fair scheduled at Ohio University-Zanesville 1/5/2007
If you have ever wondered about the various career programs available at Ohio University-Zanesville stop by Ohio University-Zanesville on Jan. 10 and 11.
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| - College and career myth corrected 1/5/2007
Professors not spared the quandary of what to do with life.
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| - Top engineering prize named for Ohio University benefactors honors father of biomechanics 1/5/2007
Ohio University and the National Academy of Engineering announce that Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung of La Jolla, Calif., has won the 2007 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize - one of the top three engineering prizes in the world. Fung, whose research contributed to the development of artificial skin, is being honored for his work with tissue engineering.
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| - The philosophy of science 1/5/2007
Two new philosophy hires reinforce the department's strength in the philosophy of science, a field committed to questioning the terms, methods and convictions of modern science.
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| - Statewide financial aid event to be held at Zanesville campus 1/4/2007
Ohio University-Zanesville and Zane State College will participate in a state-wide college financial aid event called College Goal Sunday (CGS.)
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| - FREE concert at Ohio University-Chillicothe 1/4/2007
The Cultural Committee of Ohio University-Chillicothe is hosting a free concert by local band Lunarium Jan. 20.
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| - William Sams takes new position at Ohio University 1/4/2007
William F. Sams has been named executive in residence for project management in University Outreach and Regional Campuses at Ohio University effective Jan. 1.
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| - McDavis says new university center will be the heartbeat of campus 1/4/2007
More than 700 students explored the new Baker University Center in the first hour and a half it was open, President Roderick McDavis told reporters at a press briefing Wednesday. The 183,000-square-foot facility opened to the public at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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| - A musical homecoming 1/4/2007
Marching 110 director celebrates homecoming at the Mobile GMAC Bowl.
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| - Baker Center opens to eager crowd 1/3/2007
The new Baker University Center opened Tuesday, and an excited campus community was eager to put it to use. Within 15 minutes, students and faculty alike buzzed into the Front Room Coffeehouse for a caffeine fix, flooded the food court for a bite to eat and combed this new center of campus (on escalators, of course) for a look.
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| - Lombard to oversee Baker University Center and campus life 1/3/2007
Anne Lombard has been named assistant vice president for student affairs and director of Baker University Center and campus life, effective Jan. 2. To best serve the campus community, the Division of Student Affairs recently aligned the facilities administration function of Baker University Center with the campus engagement function of Campus Life.
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| - Chamberlin joins National Science Foundation program 1/3/2007
The National Science Foundation has chosen Ohio University scientist Mary Chamberlin to head a panel that makes major federal funding decisions for biological research.
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| - Baker University Center opens at 4 p.m. on Jan. 2 1/2/2007
The new Baker University Center will open at 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, Jan. 2. All dining venues and Bobcat Essentials will be fully operational.
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| - Russ College seeks graduate students for NSF fellowship 1/2/2007
The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University is looking for some exceptional graduate students with an interest in utilizing science and technology to create a unique learning environment for middle school students. The application deadline has been extended to Jan. 15.
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| - Ervin Jackson overcomes tough times to make a difference 1/2/2007
Ohio University football player Ervin Jackson has survived his share of tough times the past two years. A junior safety from Kiln, Miss., Jackson came to Ohio University in 2005 after winning a national championship at Pearl River Junior College in Mississippi. |
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