Stories from December 2018

Reminder: Ohio facilities conference call is Dec. 13

Updates for the media about OHIO’s capital improvement and other Facilities news.

University to celebrate Ellis Hall with ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 18

Dec 11, 2018 From staff reports The Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences will hold a ribbon-cutting for the newly-renovated Ellis Hall on Friday, Jan. 18. Special guests include Ohio Univer...

OHIO to expand its support of veterans via Yellow Ribbon Scholarship Program

Dec 11, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University has entered an agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, an educational enhancement ...

Inaugural Langston Hughes Lecture features Henry Box Brown story

Dec 11, 2018 By George E. Mauzy Jr. Dr. Martha J. Cutter, professor of English and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut, came to Ohio University’s Baker University Center Multicultur...

Meet November 2018 Classified Employee of the Month Michelle Ruble

Dec 11, 2018 Compiled by George E. Mauzy Jr. The purpose of the Ohio University non-bargaining Classified Employee of the Month award is to acknowledge and recognize those who are setting the sta...

‘Profiles in Faculty Achievement’ video spotlights OHIO’s Jodie Foster

Dec 11, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University Associate Lecturer in Biological Sciences Dr. Jodie Foster believes every student brings something different to her classroom. Dr. Foster is the la...

International Education Week gala recognizes global engagement

Dec 11, 2018 By Alaina Bartel On Nov. 14, Ohio University alumni David Wilhelm BA ‘77 followed up on conversations he had weeks ago with the Minister of Energy in Barbados about renewable energy ...

Campus Recreation expands services for patrons, members

Dec 10, 2018 From staff reports Monthly memberships and an online membership renewal process are among the new benefits available to patrons with several Ohio University Campus Recreation facilit...

Global Perspectives Faculty Learning Community returns in spring

Dec 7, 2018 By Emily Baxstrom In support of President Nellis’s strategic priorities for the University to strengthen its global engagement efforts and become a national leader for diversity and i...

OHIO staff learn and practice emergency preparedness

Dec 7, 2018 From staff reports On Tuesday, Nov. 27, a group of Ohio University staff gathered in Baker University Center for a lunchtime business continuity training session entitled, “Playing wi...

Facilities Website User Survey deadline is Dec. 21

Dec 7, 2018 From staff reports Facilities Management and Safety is preparing to begin the website migration to the new content management system. As part of the migration, the Architecture Design...

Students, faculty, alumni play roles in United Nations Sustainable Development Goals conference

Dec 6, 2018 Submitted by the Office of Global Affairs The United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and Higher Education conference at Ohio University brought together faculty members, al...

Professor Hiromi Imamura honored with the Tanaka-OHIO Award

Dec 6, 2018 From staff reports Chubu University Professor Hiromi Imamura received an award with special meaning for her during Ohio University’s International Education Week in November. Imamura ...

President and first lady to host employee appreciation social Dec. 13

Dec 6, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University employees are invited to join President Dr. M. Duane Nellis and first lady Ruthie Nellis for the annual December Employee Appreciation Social from 1...

Alumna’s art studio celebrates 20 years of bringing color, joy, opportunity to Athens

For Patty Mitchell, BFA ’87, MFA ’91, one of her defining moments came 30 years ago when, as an Ohio University undergraduate, she was a resident volunteer at what was then known as the Athens....

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