Stories from February 2019

TechGROWTH client iReconCars® acquired by international auto corporation

Feb 22, 2019 From staff reports TechGROWTH Ohio supported startup iReconCars®, a used car reconditioning management platform that automates the auto reconditioning process, has been acquired by C...

Event Services to begin taking space reservations for 2019-20 academic year on March 20

Feb 22, 2019 From staff reports Ohio University Department of Conference and Event Services is gearing up for its annual Opening Day when the office will open its reservation books for the 2019-2...

New Master of Science in Athletic Training program accepting applications

Feb 21, 2019 By Joe Higgins As Bachelor of Athletic Training programs phase out across the nation in favor of a graduate degree program, Ohio University is ahead of the curve and is currently acc...

President Nellis invites students to apply for upcoming Presidential Leadership Society cohort

Feb 21, 2019 From staff reports Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis shared the following message with OHIO students on Wednesday, Feb. 20 about the application process for the next cohort o...

College Bound participant receives full ride to Vassar College

Feb 21, 2019 Tony Meale Vinton County High School senior Tyler Harber received a full scholarship to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he will enroll this fall. Founded in 1861, Vas...

Ohio University named 2018 Tree Campus USA

Feb 21, 2019 From staff reports Ohio University has once again been designated as a “Tree Campus USA” location by the Arbor Day Foundation. The honor, which OHIO has now received three years in a...

Another year, another record: BobcaThon 2019 raises over $110,000

A 12-hour dance marathon, Ohio University’s fifth annual BobcaThon was held Feb. 16, capping off a year-long, student-led fundraiser designed to raise awareness for children with serious illness....

Counseling and Higher Education works with Teacher Education in a new study about students impacted by trauma and how teachers can help

Feb 20, 2019 By Tony Meale In recent years, there has been a growing concern regarding the prevalence of traumatic experiences among students and how these experiences affect learning and behavio...

Facilities Management and Safety launches Employee of the Month program

Feb 20, 2019 From staff reports Want to show your appreciation for the Ohio University staff who keep the heat on, sidewalks cleared, trash emptied, water running, and more? Ohio University Facil...

Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann to share his story at Ohio University on Feb. 20

Feb 20, 2019 From staff reports Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann will provide a message of life, faith and hope Feb. 20 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chabad Jewish student center at Ohio Universi...

Faculty encouraged to utilize student success tool; student progress survey now available

Feb 20, 2019 By Alaina Bartel Ohio University faculty are encouraged to participate in the midterm progress survey within the MyOHIO Success Network that will provide insight to individual studen...

Faculty members to complete progress surveys through March 6

Feb 20, 2019 From staff reports Ohio University students should be aware that starting this week, many of their instructors will complete MyOHIO Success Network progress surveys. Progress surveys...

Renée A. Middleton elected to the executive committee of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Feb 20, 2019 By Tony Meale Renée A. Middleton, dean of The Patton College of Education, was named to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) executive committee for a two-y...

Environmental Studies Sustainability Film Series continues Feb. 20 with ‘Saving Sea Turtles’

Feb 20, 2019 By Lauren Flum The Environmental Studies Sustainability Film Series continues this spring with the free showing of “Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing Extinction,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, F...

Alumnus’ Bobcat experience inspires giving through The OHIO Match

Dr. Wayne Pletcher, BS ’66, was a scientist, an inventor, a business executive, an educator and a novelist, but one of the titles he most cherished was advocate and supporter of Ohio University....

Showing 16 to 30 of 92 entries