 | Greenlee named interim dean at Eastern campus 10/31/2007
Richard Greenlee has been named interim dean of Ohio University-Eastern, effective Jan. 1. Greenlee, who joined Ohio University in 1990, is the university’s associate provost for Appalachian access and enrichment programs.
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| Forum on file-sharing draws diverse panel, big crowd 10/31/2007
In an effort to plumb the depths of the often-shrill debate over unauthorized file sharing, Ohio University's Office of Information Technology hosted a panel discussion Tuesday featuring heavy hitters from all sides of the controversy, including the voice of the Recording Industry Association of America and a founding member of Jefferson Airplane.
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| Alumnus Roger Ailes helps fund newsroom 10/31/2007
FOX News Chairman and CEO Roger E. Ailes, a 1962 graduate of Ohio University, has made a generous contribution to the university's Scripps College of Communication that will provide significant support for a new, technologically advanced newsroom
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| Today's IT tip: Lock it when you leave it 10/31/2007
Any time you leave your computer unattended, you could be exposing yourself or the university to a data security risk. Fortunately, locking a computer is just as easy as locking a car.
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| Trustees' committee on presidential evaluation process to meet Monday, November 5th 10/31/2007
The Ohio University Board of Trustees' Ad Hoc Committee on Presidential Evaluation Policy will hold its first meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in Columbus. The meeting is open to the public.
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| Campus contingent prepares for Powershift summit 10/31/2007
Thirty Ohio University students and Sustainability Coordinator Sonia Marcus will travel to Washington, D.C., this weekend for Powershift, the first national youth summit to address the climate crisis.
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| Updated enrollment stats confirm positive trends 10/31/2007
Updated fall quarter figures show Ohio University's overall student enrollment increased from last year, as did the selectivity and quality of the first-year class. The numbers also reflect increased enrollment of nonresident and multicultural students, improving the diversity of the overall student body.
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| College of Business Cluster Program a 'successful experiment' 10/30/2007
When Gary Coombs joined forces with colleagues more than a decade ago to form a new problem-based curriculum in the College of Business, they knew they were taking a risk. "It was purely an experiment. The four of us jumped in," says the associate professor of management. Today, 10 years after the program became a requirement for business students, it's clear the risk has paid off.
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| Sand named director of University Judiciaries 10/30/2007
Jim Sand has been appointed director of University Judiciaries, effective Dec. 1.
Sand has served as assistant director of residence life for West Green since 2006, having joined Ohio University in 1989 as an assistant green director on East Green.
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| Bebb transferred to regional jail; university supports higher bond 10/29/2007
Jonathan P. Bebb, 32, was returned to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail in Nelsonville today following a psychiatric evaluation in Columbus. He faces one count of murder in the Sept. 24 death of his father, Phillip Bebb, a semi-retired Ohio University associate professor of history.
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| Today's IT tip: Don't let your data walk away 10/29/2007
USB drives are everywhere these days, but in spite of their convenience, these devices are not a good place to keep important data.
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| United Appeal kicks off campaign 10/29/2007
Pledge materials will be distributed in campus mail later this week for the annual United Appeal for Athens County campaign. The drive, which will provide funding for 13 area agencies, has an overall goal of $210,000, half of which Ohio University hopes to raise.
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| Patrons give Arts for Ohio 'Two thumbs up!' 10/29/2007
Foreign films have never been a genre of choice for Elizabeth Stapp, a first-year student who's more likely to choose a blockbuster at the Athena Grand. But October's Cinematheque film series -- the first of a monthly series supported by the new Arts for Ohio initiative -- may have changed her mind. And she's not alone.
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| Marshall named director of education abroad 10/29/2007
Catherine Marshall has been appointed director of the Office of Education Abroad.
She has served as interim director since July 1, 2006, succeeding longtime Director Connie Perdreau, who retired. Her appointment is retroactively effective to July 1, 2007.
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| Miami Student injured 10/28/2007
At 5:45 a.m. Sunday, the Ohio University Police Department responded to a report of an injured male on the South Green of the Athens campus. Ilya Gikhman, 18, of Mason, Ohio, had apparently fallen from an elevated sidewalk and appeared to have sustained a head injury.
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| Today's IT tip: Beware the dumpster diver 10/26/2007
Today's IT tip: Beware the dumpster diver
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| Eastern Campus, Jefferson Community College sign pact 10/26/2007
A new distance-learning agreement between Ohio University's Eastern campus and Jefferson Community College will allow students to pursue an Ohio University bachelor's degree while attending classes on the JCC campus.
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| Russ College announces appointments 10/26/2007
The Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University has announced several leadership changes.
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| Kids on Campus lands $2.5 million in grants 10/26/2007
Kids on Campus recently secured a series of state and federal grants that will channel some $2.5 million over the next five years to the successful educational enrichment program for Athens-area elementary school children and teens.
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| Director of budget planning and analysis named 10/26/2007
Rebecca Vazquez Skillings has been named director of budget planning and analysis. She succeeds Darrell Winefordner, who will retire, effective Oct. 31.
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| Eastern Campus dean resigns 10/25/2007
Ohio University-Eastern Dean Paul Bibbins Jr. has announced his resignation, effective Dec. 31, to accept a position as president of a private nonprofit educational foundation in Virginia. Bibbins has led the St. Clairsville campus since 2004.
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| Max and the bishop 10/25/2007
Ask Nicole Ogundare, executive assistant to Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, how the pastor decides when and where he will speak publicly and she will tell you, "It has to be worthwhile." Pearson came to Ohio University this week for one very worthwhile reason -- Max Korn.
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| New initiatives aimed at creating culture of wellness 10/25/2007
About 250 Ohio University classified staff members have taken advantage of WellWorks' new Healthy Ohio program, designed to promote the physical well-being of university employees.
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| Colleges Against Cancer supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month 10/25/2007
The Ohio University chapter of Colleges Against Cancer kicked off Breast Fest 2007 Monday in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The week-long event includes a variety of fundraising events, but also aims to educate about breast cancer prevention.
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| Alumna supports Appalachian Scholars Program 10/25/2007
A recent gift to Ohio University gives educational television a new meaning. Sharron Price, BSED '66, of Fairfax, Va., made a gift to the university in 2004, originally intending it to go toward whatever use the university saw fit. A couple of years after making her generous contribution, however, a PBS documentary, "The Appalachians," changed her course.
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| New catering policy offers flexibility, options 10/24/2007
Ohio University has announced a new catering policy that offers benefits for both area businesses and those planning Athens campus events. The policy gives offices and organizations hosting Athens campus events the option of using an outside caterer if the event's total food preparation costs are less than $250.
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| New center promotes collaboration, networking among accountancy alumni, faculty, students 10/24/2007
The new Ohio Center for Professional Accountancy, the first academic and business alliance for accounting in Ohio, will provide a venue for accounting faculty, students and professionals to network and share information on leading trends in the accounting industry.
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| Urban Scholars program opens doors 10/24/2007
For a smart, hardworking student without the means to pursue a college degree, a scholarship to fill the financial gap can be a dream come true. Thanks to the private donors who have made the Urban Scholars Program possible, this dream is a reality for 10 freshmen at Ohio University.
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| New policy creates research classification for employees 10/24/2007
Ohio University has created a new research classification for employees who are supported by more than 50 percent of grant funding. The policy will help centers, institutes, schools and departments to hire staff "on demand" for specific projects.
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| Today's IT tip: Security begins at home 10/24/2007
Today's IT tip: Security begins at home
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| Graduate senate proposes changes to action plan draft 10/23/2007
Graduate Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday night calling for revisions to aspects of the Five-Year Academic Action Plan draft related to graduate education and research priorities.
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| Baker, others host block party alternatives 10/23/2007
Baker University Center and others on campus will offer a variety of activities for students who opt out of the Athens Halloween Block Party this weekend.
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| Scholars chat with photojournalist-turned-author 10/23/2007
He has lived in India, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere around the globe. He's photographed everything from American researchers in Antarctica to the back rooms of the White House to the fall of Saddam Hussein. 'U.S. News and World Report' photographer Jim Lo Scalzo shared these experiences and more with Ohio University students and in his debut memoir, "Evidence of My Existence."
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| Auction participation produces win-win situation 10/23/2007
Ohio University's recent support of the Chesterhill Produce Auction in southern Morgan County not only helped improve campus food quality, but injected new life into the once-struggling auction.
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| Dedication offers closer look at Adams Hall's namesake 10/22/2007
Friday's dedication ceremony for Ohio University's new Alvin C. Adams Residence Hall wasn't just about the beautiful, new home for students. It was about the inspiring legacy of its namesake.
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| Phillip Bebb: 'loveable, loving, loved' 10/22/2007
A slow train of visitors exchanged kind smiles, strong handshakes and long embraces with one another and family members as they waited to enter Athens' First United Methodist Church for a Saturday memorial service honoring Phillip Bebb.
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| Today's IT tip: Get creative on your passwords 10/22/2007
Today's IT tip: Get creative on your passwords
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| Fire attributed to mishap during repairs 10/22/2007
The Thursday morning fire at Haning Hall started when university workers using a blowtorch accidentally ignited debris in an attic air handler while doing routine repairs, said David Hopka, associate vice president for safety and risk management.
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| Building bridges: Anti-racism activist visits 10/19/2007
Anti-racism organizer Mandy Carter engaged campus groups Thursday on issues of social justice and encouraged dialogue about the difficult subjects of race, gender, class and sexual orientation.
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| Monkey movement [Perspectives] 10/19/2007
Ohio University researcher Nancy Stevens studies primates that inhabit the war-ravaged and cyclone-devastated forests of Vietnam and Madagascar, which contain about 40 percent of the world's most critically endangered primate species. Stevens studies the kinematics, or biomechanics of locomotion, of the animals occupying forest fragments in order to examine how they adapt their behaviors to move about in disturbed habitat settings.
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| Administrative senators asked for feedback on key developments 10/19/2007
Administrative Senate members, during a regular meeting Thursday, were encouraged to offer feedback on various university issues, including the five-year academic action plan, a defining statement for the university and effective ways of communicating in the event of an emergency.
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| University to host China forum conference 10/19/2007
Ohio University will host the 13th Annual Conference of the Association of Chinese Professors of Humanities and Social Sciences in the United States Oct. 26-28 in Margaret M. Walter Hall.
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| Haning Hall fire quickly contained 10/18/2007
Faculty, students and staff evacuated Haning Hall this morning after a fire believed to have been started as the result of welding work on the building's air handling units. The fire was quickly contained.
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| Business students to recommend future use of Athena 10/18/2007
It's been six years since Ohio University stepped in and bought the Athena Theater when the business was put up for sale. A lot has changed since then, so the university is enlisting a group of its own business students to help map the theater's future.
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| University committee formed to find best use for Oasis building 10/18/2007
Ohio University recently formed a new committee whose mission is to find the best use for the Oasis building at the intersection of Park Place and University Terrace. The building has been idle since the university closed the restaurant and convenience store in November 2006.
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| Student Senate group to explore 'medical amnesty' 10/18/2007
Student Senate unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday night calling on President Roderick McDavis to form an ad hoc committee to explore the possibility of instituting a "medical amnesty" program at Ohio University.
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| OIT wants to make information security second nature 10/18/2007
Matthew Dalton, the new director of information security for Ohio University's Office of Information Technology, wants to see data security standards become part of the university community's common knowledge. To help achieve this awareness, OIT will publish a series of short tips in Outlook covering basic information security best practices through the end of October.
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| Alumni poets return for reading, other events 10/18/2007
Distinguished alumni of the creative writing program will return to campus Thursday, Oct. 25, to read from their recently published works. The four award-winning writers -- Ashley Capps, Matthew Cooperman, John Gallaher and Leilani Hall -- also will visit undergraduate classrooms, conduct workshops for creative writing graduate students, hold a colloquium for Honors Tutorial College English majors and meet individually with poetry graduate students.
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| Interior architecture majors earn international recognition 10/17/2007
Two sophomores in Ohio University's Interior Architecture program have received international recognition for their animation projects in a competition that pitted their work against that of upperclassmen and grad students around the world.
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| Prof and pro offer advice of beating lady beetles 10/17/2007
With the arrival of fall and cooler temperatures, Asian lady beetles soon will invade the Ohio University campus and your home. Small comfort that they are in fact biologically beneficial.
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| Scholars continue Templeton's legacy of achievement 10/17/2007
For Ohio University's Templeton Scholars, the rigorous evaluation is over. They've written their essays, been subjected to interview after interview, and in the end, made the grade. Meet this year's class of Templeton Scholars.
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| Mission accomplished by Library Code Game 10/17/2007
Alden Library isn't quite on par with the settings of Dan Brown's novels, but over the past few weeks, more than 150 students visited the second-floor reference desk to begin their own adventure in code breaking.
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| Faculty Senate plans special meetings on academic action plan 10/16/2007
Faculty Senate plans two special sessions to hear first and second readings of resolutions related to the university's Five-Year Academic Action Plan, which is due to the executive vice president and provost in mid-November.
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| Zanesville campus hosts Women of Appalachia Conference 10/16/2007
Ohio University's Zanesville campus will host the ninth annual Women of Appalachia conference this Friday and Saturday. Speakers, folk music and artwork celebrating the women of the Appalachia region will highlight the weekend conference.
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| Local partnership to focus on child care 10/16/2007
Ohio University, the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce and the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development have established a partnership aimed at expanding child care options in the region. Interested parties are invited to join.
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| Friends of India Endowment supports student research, teaching 10/16/2007
The Friends of India Endowment, with its goal of creating understanding between India and the United States, provides grants to Ohio University students for independent summer research projects, internships, teaching appointments and language study in India.
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| Meet Jordan Pleasant: A slick linguist 10/16/2007
Don't let Jordan Pleasant's modesty fool you. This unassuming philosophy student speaks several languages, travels the world and professionally translates poetry. This summer, he traveled to India on a scholarship from the local Friends of India Endowment to translate the works of a Bengali poet.
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| Budget challenges result in fewer layoffs than expected 10/15/2007
Budget challenges result in fewer layoffs than expected
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| On the spot: Opinions on Al Gore's receipt of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize 10/15/2007
On the spot: Opinions on Al Gore's receipt of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
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| A Homecoming gallery 10/12/2007
Thousands returned this past weekend to celebrate Ohio University’s Homecoming, complete with the Alumni Awards Gala; a morning parade in brisk, sunny weather; a 48-42 Bobcat win over Eastern Michigan at Peden Stadium; and an array of reunions and other festivities.
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| Decatur discusses budget planning, future initiatives 10/12/2007
Decatur discusses budget planning, future initiatives
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| Adams Hall dedication scheduled for Oct. 19 10/12/2007
Adams Hall dedication scheduled for Oct. 19
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| Math standout wins $10,000 scholarship 10/12/2007
Math standout wins $10,000 scholarship
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| Forum addresses regional economic development 10/12/2007
Forum addresses regional economic development
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| Lark, Ethos will make waves tonight 10/11/2007
Lark, Ethos will make waves tonight
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| Student Senate hears about academic action plan 10/11/2007
Student Senate hears about academic action plan
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| Chemistry contest challenges high school students 10/11/2007
High school seniors from Ohio will convene in Ohio University's Clippinger Laboratories, room 194, on Saturday, Oct. 20, to compete for scholarship and cash prizes during the 25th annual Ohio Chemistry Contest. The annual competition tests students' knowledge of chemistry and encourages them to pursue their studies at Ohio University. Check-in begins at 10 a.m.
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| Voinovich School takes orientation on the road 10/10/2007
Voinovich School takes orientation on the road
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| Cutler Scholarships offer many opportunities of a lifetime 10/10/2007
Cutler Scholarships offer many opportunities of a lifetime
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| 2007 Alumni Award recipients 10/10/2007
2007 Alumni Award recipients
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| Homecoming 2007: Show your Bobcat Pride 10/10/2007
Homecoming 2007: Show your Bobcat Pride
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| OU-C partnership promotes wellness education 10/9/2007
OU-C partnership promotes wellness education
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| Graduate Student Senate discusses grant review compensation, pedestrian safety 10/9/2007
Graduate Student Senate discusses grant review compensation, pedestrian safety
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| New faculty members tour region 10/9/2007
New faculty members tour region
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| Text message test goes smoothly 10/9/2007
Text message test goes smoothly
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| Academic action plan committee seeks input 10/8/2007
Academic action plan committee seeks input
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| Cinematheque film series debuts this Friday 10/8/2007
Cinematheque film series debuts this Friday
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| University leads P2P discussion 10/8/2007
Nowhere is the clash over peer-to-peer downloads more heated than on college campuses. Everyone has an opinion, and even legal issues that appear cut and dried on the surface are not so simple, once they reach the courtroom.
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| Campus leads climate discussion 10/5/2007
Ohio University led the way for a more energy efficient future among Ohio colleges and universities Thursday when it hosted the first Ohio Climate and Energy Workshop. The event provided an opportunity for representatives from 22 higher education institutions to determine just how to make that future a reality.
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| Academic Action Plan Committee announces open forums 10/5/2007
Academic Action Plan Committee announces open forums
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| PersonnelPlus recognizes Innovation Center receptionist 10/5/2007
It was with smiles and many 'thank you's' that Innovation Center receptionist Josh Boyer accepted a Trailblazer Award Thursday evening at PersonnelPlus' annual awards ceremony.
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| Campus crime statistics fall 10/5/2007
Ohio University's Athens campus experienced a drop in crime statistics during the 2006 calendar year, according to the Ohio University Police Department's recently filed 2007 Clery Act Compliance Report.
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| OUT Week activities abound 10/5/2007
OUT Week takes place Oct. 7-14 and is an annual celebration scheduled around National Coming OUT Day on Oct. 11. October also is LGBT History Month. The goal of the local observance is to create awareness and promote diversity on campus.
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| Hart leads LGBT Center into promising year 10/5/2007
Some people don't like change, but don't count Mickey Hart among them. The director of Ohio University's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Center is optimistic about recent developments involving LGBT initiatives at the university, which "The Advocate College Guide" lists as one of the top 100 campuses in the nation for LGBT students, largely because of Hart's hard work.
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| Scripps Day brings company executives to campus 10/5/2007
Scripps Day, hosted by the Scripps Howard Foundation, will take place on Ohio University's Athens campus Wednesday, Oct. 10. More than 15 Scripps executives will visit classes in the Scripps College of Communication, critique student resumes and conduct mock interviews.
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| Emergency medical care policy updated 10/5/2007
Emergency medical care policy updated
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| A conversation with Woodward 10/4/2007
Acclaimed journalist Bob Woodward received the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Carr Van Anda Award in front of a packed audience at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium Wednesday night before giving this year's first Kennedy Lecture.
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| Woodward presses students for answers 10/4/2007
During his Oct. 3 visit to Ohio University, Bob Woodward challenged Scripps journalism students during a communication law class on Wednesday. The students happily took the opportunity to rise to his challenge.
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| Students quiz Bob Woodward 10/4/2007
Bob Woodward's Ohio University visit on Oct. 3 was more than just a public lecture. Here's part of a conversation Washington Post journalist Woodward had with students in a communication law class
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| Outreach, College of Education part of $6.8 million teacher prep project 10/4/2007
Ohio University Outreach and the College of Education will partner with universities, school districts and nonprofit organizations in four states on a five-year, $6.8 million project that addresses the need for quality alternative teacher certification programs.
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| Jonathan Bebb transferred for psychiatric evaluation 10/3/2007
Jonathan P. Bebb, 32, who faces one count of murder in the death of his father, a semi-retired Ohio University professor of history, was transferred to Columbus late this morning for psychiatric evaluation.
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| University ties to Japan inspire award recipients 10/3/2007
Jennifer Musser is one of several Ohio University students who have won nationally competitive awards to study at Chubu University in Kasugai, Japan, this year. Along with Musser, Alexander Imhoff, an international studies senior, won the Freeman-ASIA Award; Rachel Briedis, a junior double-majoring in history and integrated social studies, won the Bridging Scholarship; and Christopher Hartsel, a senior in accounting, won the Japan Student Services Organization Scholarship.
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| Appalachian Scholars are homegrown leaders of tomorrow 10/3/2007
Historically, only about 30 percent of Appalachians go to college. Even fewer graduate. Enter the Appalachian Scholars program. Now in its second year, the scholarship program not only provides access to Ohio University for Appalachian Ohio students of modest means, it makes sure they thrive once they're here.
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| Business students invest in their futures 10/3/2007
A student-run investment firm based in Ohio University's College of Business tallied a 28 percent return on its investments in fiscal 2007, bringing the Student Equity Management Group portfolio's assets to $1.5 million, up from $1 million just two years ago.
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| Phillip Bebb Memorial Fund established, memorial service to be arranged 10/2/2007
The Department of History and Ohio University have established a memorial fund in honor of Phillip Norton Bebb, a history professor who was killed on Sept. 24. The department and university also will arrange a public memorial service.
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| A reward of show business, hard work 10/2/2007
Honors Tutorial College telecommunications junior Justin Lucas' hard work is starting to pay off: he won the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation Scholarship, a telecommunications award of $5,000. The King Scholarship was awarded to roughly a dozen undergraduates this year.
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| College of Fine Arts names new directors, associate dean 10/2/2007
The College of Fine Arts has announced five leadership appointments: Jody Lamb, associate dean of the college; David Lapalombara, director of the School of Art; Michael Parkinson, director of the School of Music; William Fisher, interim director of the School of Theater; and Steve Ross, interim director of the School of Film.
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| Free speech zone a misnomer 10/1/2007
A student protest on Friday and one last winter addressed the issue of what rally participants have erroneously dubbed "free speech zones." The issues relate to the university policy titled Use of Outdoor Space on the Athens Campus, which sets guidelines for outdoor events on campus.
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| Protesters focus on policy, layoffs 10/1/2007
More than 100 individuals gathered at the Civil War monument on College Green on Friday afternoon, primarily to protest layoffs of bargaining unit workers and the university's policy for reserving designated spaces on campus.
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| Professor's suit against Irwin, Krendl dismissed 10/1/2007
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit an Ohio University professor of engineering brought against university academic leaders following disciplinary measures they took as a result of an internal investigation of student plagiarism. |
Evidence of My Existence
