 | Ohio University police officer fired 7/30/2007
An Ohio University Police Department officer has been fired and indefinitely banned from university property for violating university and OUPD policies on misconduct, insubordination and harassment.
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| University announces newest Urban Scholars 7/30/2007
Ohio University has announced its third class of Urban Scholars. The students, all from Ohio, begin classes on the Athens campus this fall.
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| Former staff member pays restitution to university 7/26/2007
Former staff member pays restitution to university
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| Russ College gift creates endowed professorship 7/26/2007
Russ College gift creates endowed professorship
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| FoodMASTER adds tasty twist to teaching 7/26/2007
Fifteen third-grade teachers from area schools are on campus this week learning about FoodMASTER, a program that brings science and math to life using common household items such as measuring cups, eggs, milk, grains, fruits, cereals and meats. The FoodMASTER program was created by adjunct faculty member Melani Duffrin and teacher Sharon Phillips.
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| Recarding initiative continues 7/26/2007
There's still time to pick up your updated Ohio University ID card before the fall quarter rush, and now, more locations at which to do it. The Office of Information Technology is continuing to issue new cards to all faculty, staff and students on all campuses throughout the summer and the beginning of fall quarter.
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| In memory of a fellow medievalist 7/26/2007
Professor Emeritus of English Roy Vance Ramsey, who died Sunday following a battle with cancer. His friend and colleague Josie Bloomfield shared her memories of Ramsey.
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| Remembering a medievalist: Roy Vance Ramsey 7/26/2007
Warm and wonderful. That phrase was used often in describing Professor Emeritus of English Roy Vance Ramsey, who died Sunday following a battle with cancer. Plans for a memorial are pending, and details will be announced at a later date.
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| Will travel for business 7/26/2007
One hundred thirty-nine Ohio University students participated in this summer's Global Competitiveness Program, a two-week international program arranged yearly by the College of Business to engage both undergraduate and graduate students of business, engineering and other professional tracks as actual consultants for real-life business issues overseas.
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| Ohio University Foundation announces 1804 Fund awards 7/26/2007
The Ohio University Foundation has awarded $247,147 from the 1804 Fund to 14 new research and educational initiatives. Awards granted since the fund's inception total nearly $14 million.
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| Quarters vs. semesters: no recommendation 7/25/2007
In a report delivered Tuesday to President Roderick J. McDavis, a committee charged with recommending whether Ohio University should stay on the current quarter system or switch to semesters elected not to recommend one or the other, saying a case could be made for either.
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| University announces position cuts in maintenance, custodial services 7/25/2007
Faced with the need to reduce and realign its operating budget, Ohio University today announced it would reduce the number of Athens campus maintenance and custodial employees in early September.
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| Innovation Center firms created 344 jobs last year 7/23/2007
Six companies in Ohio University's Innovation Center created 344 jobs and generated $12.6 million in labor income in Athens County in 2006, according to a new study that shows an increase in the economic impact of the university's small business incubator from 2004.
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| Organization eases transition for Fulbright Scholars 7/23/2007
Sothy Khieng, president of Ohio University's Fulbright Scholars Association, is helping international Fulbright Scholars adjust to the nuances of American culture.
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| University names executive director of lifelong and distance learning 7/23/2007
Ohio University has named Marsha K. Ham executive director of lifelong and distance learning, effective Sept. 1. She succeeds Thomas Shostak, who retired this summer after 10 years as dean of lifelong learning.
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| Learning for the long haul 7/23/2007
Tom Shostak retired as dean of lifelong learning June 30 after leading the department for 10 years. He sat down with Outlook writer Mary Reed to discuss his tenure and the future of lifelong learning.
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| Many faiths celebrate man of science 7/20/2007
Those lucky enough to call Abhishek Singh their friend, student or teacher say they are forever changed by his inexhaustible curiosity and ready smile. Close to 200 members of the university and Athens communities gathered Thursday afternoon to honor his life and celebrate his memory.
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| Emergency response team improves university crisis preparedness 7/19/2007
Well before the tragedy at Virginia Tech set universities nationwide into emergency planning mode, Ohio University was committed to preparing for critical situations.
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| University utilizes emergency planning software 7/19/2007
Ohio University's emergency preparedness efforts seek to consolidate response plans that already exist and build in new ones through a software package known as the Living Disaster Recovery Planning System.
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| Just what the doctor ordered 7/19/2007
As part of a research project, students in the School of Music's Music Therapy Program are partnering with O'Blenness Memorial Hospital to provide a two-hour dose of music twice a week in the waiting areas of the main lobby and emergency room.
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| WOUB radio announcer Jan Sole will be missed 7/19/2007
Jan Sole, whose smooth, comforting voice was known to WOUB radio listeners for more than 20 years, died Wednesday at Riverside Hospital in Columbus after a short illness.
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| Office name change conveys wider scope 7/19/2007
Ohio University has changed the name of its one-year-old Office of Resource Conservation to better reflect the office's evolving focus. The new name - Office of Sustainability - conveys that the office has expanded its scope beyond resource conservation activities as it takes steps to make the university a more ecologically sensitive institution.
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| An ounce of prevention 7/17/2007
University Communications and Marketing staffer George Mauzy volunteered to play the role of a civilian during the first official active shooter training session held at the university and write a story about it. My assignment: give a firsthand account of what it is like to participate in this intense, realistic form of law enforcement training.
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| Hogan accepts post at Northern Iowa 7/17/2007
Senior Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Terry Hogan has accepted a position as vice president for educational and student services at the University of Northern Iowa and will begin his new role Aug. 13.
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| Bible unveils new university IT plan 7/16/2007
After little more than two months on the job, Chief Information Officer Brice Bible has developed a series of plans to improve information technology at Ohio University. The initial 75-day plan to evaluate IT needs and develop a strategic plan is now complete.
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| Indonesian broadcasters tap Scripps' expertise 7/16/2007
As oppressive regimes give way to more open, democratic societies around the globe, redeveloping nations often have little idea how to effectively implement at new privilege: freedom of the press. For the past week, the Scripps College of Communication has been helping 17 broadcast journalists from Indonesia face the opportunities and challenges of reporting news in an open society.
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| An agent for change reflects 7/16/2007
Bill Smith, executive assistant to the president for institutional equity, retired June 30. Smith began his career in 1978 in what was then known as the Office of Affirmative Action. His role evolved from "cop" to that of a more proactive advocate for inclusiveness and equity on campus as the institution itself matured.
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| Friends gather for memorial service 7/16/2007
Friends, co-workers and family - including a brother speaking by satellite phone from Africa - gathered Friday afternoon to remember Likondwa "Liko" Phiri, an Ohio University undergraduate who died in a July 1 car accident while visiting his home country of Zambia in south central Africa.
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| OUPD, other agencies take part in active shooter training 7/13/2007
OUPD, other agencies take part in active shooter training
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| Tom Davis named interim secretary to Board of Trustees 7/13/2007
Tom Davis, a faculty member in the College of Education's Counselor Education Program since 1985, has been named interim secretary to the Ohio University Board of Trustees, succeeding Alan Geiger.
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| Units fine-tune now that budget final 7/12/2007
Ohio University budget planners are closing in on a final fiscal 2008 budget now that the Board of Trustees and state legislature have had their say. The next step is for all university departments, which have received their budget totals, to refine the details by July 30.
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| Eastern campus cuts tuition costs 7/12/2007
The new state budget allows for a tuition freeze not only on the Athens campus of Ohio University, but at the regional campuses as well. In fact, students at the Eastern campus will see a drop in tuition.
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| University tip site helps uncover possible misconduct 7/12/2007
A system Ohio University put in place to create safeguards and protections against fraud has worked as intended, uncovering an administrator's possible financial improprieties. As a result, an associate athletics director has resigned after an investigation into possible problems with his purchasing-card expense reports.
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| Amos accepts post at UCLA 7/12/2007
Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations Ralph Amos, who has led the Ohio University Alumni Association since 1998, has accepted the position of assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations and executive director of the alumni association at UCLA.
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| WOUB collects three Emmy awards [WOUB] 7/12/2007
The WOUB Center for Public Media's documentary "Passion Works: A Story of Flying" and the high school football show "Gridiron Glory" were honored with Emmy awards last month in Columbus at the 43rd annual Midwestern Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Columbus. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Ohio Valley Chapter sponsors the awards.
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| Ohio University receives endowment for mechanical engineering scholarship 7/12/2007
The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University has received a charitable gift to establish a new mechanical engineering scholarship. Alumnus R. Emmett Boyle and his wife, Debra J. Boger, of St. Clairsville, are endowing a full tuition undergraduate scholarship in mechanical engineering. The first scholarship will be awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year.
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| WOUB garners three Emmy awards [WOUB] 7/9/2007
The WOUB Center for Public Media's documentary "Passion Works: A Story of Flying" and the high school football show "Gridiron Glory" were honored with Emmy awards last month in Columbus at the 43rd annual Midwestern Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Columbus.
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| A legacy of leadership 7/9/2007
College of Business Dean Glenn Corlett retired June 30 after 10 years at the helm of the college from which he graduated in 1965. He participated in an interview with Outlook writer Mary Reed from Leipzig, Germany, where he is teaching with the Global Competitiveness Program.
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| From beat box to soap box 7/6/2007
Hip hop is about many things, but most participants in this week's Sixth Annual Hip Hop Congress National Conference at Ohio University agree that the art form's primary goal is to give a voice to the voiceless.
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| Mapping the mind [Perspectives] 7/5/2007
As a child growing up in the corn fields of northern Iowa, Associate Professor and Chair of Printmaking Karla Hackenmiller was forced to use her imagination. The rites and rituals of Catholicism that were an important part of her everyday life helped the nascent artist escape the boredom of the rural Midwest. Her journey through the worlds of art and science finds her now gaining a reputation in the art world for her intricate prints that explore the gray matter of the brain and the dreams it conjures.
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| Playing to learn 7/5/2007
A unique partnership between Ohio University graduate students and local middle schools -- known as Science and Technology Enrichment for Appalachian Middle-Schoolers or, more commonly, as STEAM -- seeks to improve middle-schoolers' science skills while creating a network of graduate students, local teachers and Ohio University faculty.
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| University mourns death of second international student 7/5/2007
For the second time in less than a week, the Ohio University community has experienced the loss of an international student. Likondwa "Liko" Phiri, 25, a senior computer science major, died in a car accident Sunday night while on a visit to his home country of Zambia.
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| Looking for some good summer reads? 7/5/2007
If you're looking to fill out your summer reading list, look no further than the Ohio University Press.
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| Smith credits new alcohol strategies with drop in Judiciaries cases 7/2/2007
The number of Ohio University Judiciaries cases involving student alcohol violations dropped more than 32 percent in 2006-07 compared to the year before, a decline Vice President for Student Affairs Kent Smith attributes to new university strategies to reduce high-risk drinking.
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| Ohio University community mourns international student 7/2/2007
The Ohio University community is mourning the loss of a student who was found dead Sunday afternoon in the Hocking River after he apparently was struck in a two-car accident while he was walking across the Richland Avenue bridge the night before.
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| The people behind the names 7/2/2007
The Ohio University Board of Trustees last week named a new residence hall and two Baker University Center destinations in honor of two individuals and a group credited with making significant contributions to the university committee. Here's a little more about the people behind the names.
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| A trusted right-hand 7/2/2007
Alan Geiger, assistant to the president and secretary to the board of trustees, retired June 30 from Ohio University after 40 years of service. Geiger sat down with 'Outlook' writer Mary Reed about a week before his last day on the job.
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| Ohio University to close July 4, 2007 7/2/2007
Ohio University will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the national Independence Day holiday. |
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