The Patton College prepares educators, practitioners and human service professionals to be leaders. The Patton College has more than 100 faculty members serving more than 1,500 undergraduate and 900 graduate students. Housed in McCracken Hall, we have a proud history spanning over 125 years.
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The Patton College is the home to excellent academic programs housed in four academic departments: Counseling and Higher Education, Educational Studies, Recreation, Sports Pedagogy and Consumer Sciences, and Teacher Education.
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In this fun video and with the help of Rufus, discover The Patton College’s recently renovated and state-of-the art McCracken Hall, the only fully Gold LEED building on campus! The purpose of the $32.8-million renovation—McCracken’s first since its 1959 inception—was to modernize the educational experience for students and professors alike. Aside from adding a fourth floor and nearly 35,000 square feet, the new McCracken boasts numerous state-of-the-art features, including three active learning classrooms, 10 project rooms, an experimental lab, and a demonstration kitchen, all of which allow for dynamic teaching and learning. After watching the video, if you wish to learn even more about the amazing McCracken Hall, you can read an article about the building in our Athenaeum publication.
Jacqueline Clark, a student in the Counselor Education master's program, was awarded a scholarship by the Ohio School Counselor Association—one of two awarded in the state. She attended Ohio University for undergrad and has taught in Nelsonville, OH, for the last six years.
Dr. T. Ramon Stuart, alumnus of The Patton College’s Higher Education Administration program, was named president of Clayton State University, effective July 1. Stuart served as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Fort Valley State University for the past five years. [Photo courtesy of Clayton State University.]
Dissertation Title: Reclaiming Our Time: An Interpretative Study of the Wellness and Aging Perceptions of Older Adult Black Women...
Dissertation Title: Understanding the Influence of Income Generation Activities on Women's Empowerment: A Case Study of JASMAR Hu...
Dissertation Title: My Sisters Keeper: A Case Study Exploring Reproductive Loss in African American Women of West Virginia Disse...
November 01, 2020
Dr. Daniel Showalter, a two-time graduate of Ohio University, recently received Eastern Mennonite University’s 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award.
October 01, 2020
Dr. Linda Niehm, professor at Iowa State University, won the International Textiles and Apparel Association’s 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award.
September 01, 2020
Third-year Integrated Language Arts major Beau Uqdah has been recruiting and welcoming students to Ohio University alongside his CARE Program courses.
Lisa Harrison, associate professor and program coordinator for Middle Childhood Education, is the recipient of the AMLE John H. Lounsbury Award for Distinguished Service in Middle Level Education.
For the first time, the Patton College of Education is bringing hip-hop culture into the classroom, implementing unique initiatives to put more people of color at the front of classrooms.
The merger of the Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy and the Department of Human and Consumer Sciences was official July 1.
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