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Memorial service for Patton College professor is Sept. 13

September 5, 2018 2 min

Sep 5, 2018 From staff reports A memorial service will be held for Dr. Milton Ploghoft, Sr., on Sept. 13 in Galbreath Chapel from 5-7 p.m. Ploghoft, Faculty Emeriti of The Patton College where he...

Magician, comedians and sports highlight busy Parents Weekend

September 5, 2018 4 min

Sep 5, 2018 By Mikaela Ashburn It is time for worlds to collide. Ohio University’s Annual Parents Weekend will start Friday, Sept. 28, and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 30. Parents Weekend ...

New Patton program, College Bound, serves Southeast Ohio high schoolers

September 5, 2018 4 min

Sep 5, 2018 By Tony Meale When The Patton College of Education learned it would lose federal funding for Upward Bound, which had served Southeast Ohio since 1967, it didn’t panic. It improvised. ...

Reminder: Ohio facilities conference call is Sept. 6

September 4, 2018 2 min

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

Students reminded to take advantage of OHIO’s new online career network

September 4, 2018 5 min

Sep 4, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University students eager to kick off the academic year on a high note and get a jump-start on exploring career and internship opportunities and connecting wit...

Bobcat Battalion invites community to 9/11 Stair Challenge Memorial

September 4, 2018 1 min

Sep 4, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University's Army ROTC — the Bobcat Battalion — invites the campus and Athens communities to the fourth annual 9/11 Stair Challenge Memorial event on Tuesday, ...

Beyond the Plate: Demo dining experience will teach participants how to transform local garden items into a five-course meal

September 4, 2018 2 min

Sep 4, 2018 From staff reports It has been said that cooking is a subject that you can never know enough about; there is always something new to discover. A new learning opportunity combined with...

Athens Campus emergency communication systems to be tested Friday, Sept. 7

September 4, 2018 1 min

Sep 4, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University's Athens Campus will test several of its emergency communication systems around noon on Friday, Sept. 7. The University will test its emergency com...

A joint message from OUPD Chief Andrew Powers and Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle about sexual assault

September 4, 2018 4 min

Sep 4, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University Police Chief Andrew Powers and City of Athens Police Chief Tom Pyle shared the following message with the University community containing important ...

Bobcat, Buckeye open their divided home for annual OSU-OHIO Picnic at Lake Norman

September 4, 2018 4 min

Sherry and William Rakatansky have been happily married for more than 30 years, but their house has always been divided....

Ohio Employee News to be distributed on Tuesday, Sept. 4

August 30, 2018 1 min

Aug 30, 2018 From staff reports Ohio University offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Because of the closure, the next Ohio Employee News email will b...

iCUE Spotlight: Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2018

August 30, 2018 2 min

Aug 30, 2018 From staff reports Take a look at the upcoming events on the official OHIO Calendar of University Events. Anyone with an active OHIO ID can log in and complete the form to add events...

Ridges Advisory Committee convenes for first meeting of Fall Semester 2018

August 30, 2018 5 min

Aug 30, 2018 From staff reports Members of The Ridges Advisory Committee received updates on the University’s renovation plans for Ridges Buildings 13, 14 and 18, scheduled repairs to the Ridges ...

‘The Write to Recover’ program supports women overcoming drug and alcohol substance use disorders

August 30, 2018 6 min

Aug 30, 2018 By Angela Brock Athens-area residents are finding healing from drug and alcohol substance use disorders through, “The Write to Recover,” program, which is hosted by the Campus Involv...

Southern Campus hosts first OMSAR Peer Mentorship collaboration

August 30, 2018 3 min

Aug 30, 2018 From staff reports This fall, a group of 20 freshmen will start the fall semester at Ohio University Southern in the company of new friends, thanks to a $20,000 peer mentoring grant....