Finance and Administration News

Sustainability through carbon neutrality


In 2007, then-Ohio University President Roderick McDavis signed the American College and Universities Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), tethering Ohio U to a 68-year-long plan to achieve carbon neutrality and eliminate carbon emissions on campus.

OHIO announces 2021 Sustainability Award winners


Ohio University’s Office of Sustainability is pleased to celebrate Earth Day with recognition of the 2021 Sustainability Award winners.

Ohio University student crew creates bat dwellings as sustainability effort


Ohio University Climate & Sustainability Ambassador Mikayla Schuyler and other students worked in recent weeks to create a collection of bat dwellings across campus as a sustainability effort.

OHIO Ecohouse Resident Paola Sofia Munoz Gamboa


For Paola Sofia Muñoz Gamboa, sustainability and eco-friendliness have been at the forefront of her Ohio University experience. 

Sustainable Infrastructure Hub spring seminar: Drs. Pagan and Weems


Dr. Jesus Pagan, the OHIO Office of Sustainability’s new Sustainable Infrastructure Hub coordinator, will lead a demonstration and discussion of plastics recycling research at this semester’s third and final Sustainability Hub Seminar on Monday, April 19 at 5 p.m.

OHIO to celebrate Earth Day 2021


Ohio University’s Office of Sustainability and Voinovich Zero Waste Initiative will be holding a virtual recognition of the 51st anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2021. 

Diverting Ohio University’s Construction and Demolition Debris from Landfills


Olivia Wolff

For my Voinovich School Leadership Practicum I created a pilot project working to divert Ohio University construction and demolition debris from Ohio landfills through material donation to ReStore.

Ohio University Board of Trustees discusses academic planning strategies, enrollment projections, and dynamic budget planning for FY22 during virtual April meetings


The Ohio University Board of Trustees received an update on the University’s academic planning strategy, One OHIO initiative, and diversity and inclusion plans during its April meetings.

The Board also approved capital projects and received a budget update during the meetings, which were held April 8-9. In addition, President M. Duane Nellis gave a presentation on University updates, including the institution’s continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic.