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Alumni and friends commit more than $40 million in private support to Ohio University for third consecutive year

August 10, 2022 4 min

Ohio University alumni, friends, faculty, staff, students and parents once again provided more than $40 million in philanthropic gifts this past fiscal year,

Unexpected career in horse racing media has been like winning the Triple Crown for Terrence Theetge

August 10, 2022 5 min

Most of the time when students come to Ohio University to study sports broadcasting or media, they think their career will allow them to cover their favorite football, basketball and baseball teams.

Hannah Koerner, now with Hachette Book Group in New York City

Alumni News | Hannah Koerner fills her NYC apartment and career with books

August 10, 2022 6 min

Hannah Koerner interned with two publishing companies as a student. Now she's living her dream working for a book publisher in New York City.

Linguistics Colloquium Series fall 2022 schedule includes alumni speakers

August 5, 2022 2 min

Linguistics Colloquium Series fall 2022 schedule includes several recent alumni of the M.A. in Applied Linguistics program as well as professional development mentoring for current students.

John Popovich’s legendary career in sports started at WOUB

August 2, 2022 4 min

John Popovich is a TV sports legend in Cincinnati where he worked for 40 years before retiring in 2019.

Alumni engagement, faculty expertise, salute to New York internships and more - Scripps July in review

August 2, 2022 5 min

Scripps College of Communication graduate Ken Klein shares student, alumni and faculty news via social media.

Meet Gary. He has given to OHIO 59 years in a row.

Ohio University earns two CASE awards

July 29, 2022 3 min

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awarded Ohio University two 2022 Circle of Excellence Awards, including one “Grand Gold” global honor.

60+ Internships in New York . . . Ohio University says thank you to alumna Paula Shugart

July 29, 2022 2 min

Ohio University honored alumna Paula Shugart (BSC’81) for arranging more than 60 internships in New York for Scripps College of Communication students.

Alumni Success

University College alumna Francesca Torini applies skills learned at OHIO in her career

July 28, 2022 5 min

First-generation OHIO graduate uses skills learned at college to her career.

OHIO alumna and Fulbright scholar Alexis Karolin is prepared to take on a world of opportunity

July 28, 2022 6 min

If you want to know who Alexis Karolin is and the type of student she was, consider how she frames her Ohio University experience.

Ohio University and WOUB ignite passion for media production for theater student Sarah Krause

July 28, 2022 3 min

Working at WOUB ignited a passion for media production for theater student Sarah Krause.

Ohio University graduate P. Joseph “Joe” Mullins, MFA ’78, stands among the names of the more than 10,000 West Virginians who served and died in the first four wars of the 20th century and whose sacrifice is memorialized in the West Virginia Veterans Memorial he designed.

Career of alumnus behind West Virginia Veterans Memorial sculpted by service

July 26, 2022 7 min

Joe Mullins’ service to country changed his life, culminating in a monumental opportunity to ensure that his fellow West Virginians – those who gave the ultimate sacrifice – would never be forgotten.

OHIO named among best universities in the nation to develop editors

July 22, 2022 3 min

Kaitlin Coward has a lot of reasons why she’s become a strong editor, and many of them came from Ohio University.

OHIO graduate remains committed to social justice personally and professionally

July 21, 2022 7 min

You may see Caroline Bresnahan strolling the streets of Athens, working in Nelsonville or while scrolling through your TikTok and Instagram feed.

Amy Browns-Taylor and her family are pictured with the Ukrainian refugee family who lived with them for nine months.

OHIO graduate opens home, heart to Ukrainian refugees

July 20, 2022 5 min

Two-time OHIO graduate Amy Browns-Taylor has been spearheading humanitarian aid effort for Ukrainian refugee families and building an intercontinental community of support from her new home in Poland.

Alumni and Friends