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What began as the first campus building established for use as a library has become OHIO’s home for educating communicators skilled in the latest means of storytelling, information sharing and entertaining—and a testament to the rapidly changing world of communication.
The Patton family name is synonymous with dedication to public education—at Ohio University and beyond. That legacy is about to shine a little brighter on OHIO’s Athens Campus.
In 2017, Gene Thrailkill, MED ’62, took what would be his last bow at Ohio University, returning to campus to conduct the Marching 110 and its alumni during a Homecoming performance commemorating the 50th anniversary of the band he built.
Have you met Gary Clark? You may have heard his story or seen his face (or maybe that hip illustration of him) over the past few months. If you’re wondering why, it all dates back to 1962, when he made his first gift to Ohio University. He will tell you it wasn’t much, but it was what the young OHIO graduate could afford.
How innovation, Bobcat connections and determination birthed a life-saving drug and the largest royalty income in OHIO history
In 2018, the Heritage College debuted its Transformative Care Continuum (TCC), an accelerated curriculum developed in partnership with Cleveland Clinic that’s training the family doctors of the future.
Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has established itself as a leading provider of medical education in the state and in the nation. Now it has a home that reflects that success and its mission.
New facility takes students back in time on a path to their futures
Alumni volunteers lend their voices and a personal touch to help recruit future Bobcats
In this moment it's not just about what we need to do, but who we need to become.
It’s no coincidence that Ohio University’s hub for on-campus student activity is named the Charles J. Ping Student Recreation Center—a tribute to a visionary leader and the students, past, present and future, for and because of whom it exists.
In late 2020, the University wrapped up construction on a 34,000-square-foot Chemistry Building, converting a parking lot near Clippinger and Emeriti Park into a center for groundbreaking learning and research for future generations of scientists and scholars.
President Emeritus Charles J. Ping passed away on July 27 in Athens—just a few miles from the University that he helped to shape into the life-changing institution it is today and that he continued to serve long after his presidency.
Gen ed system shifts from ‘tiers’ to ‘bricks’
A three-time Ohio University graduate, Stacy Cesa Schindler’s college experience traversed OHIO campuses, online programs and her career.
