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2 students wearing masks while socially distancing in the library

A look back at OHIO’s COVID-19 response

April 1, 2021 3 min

The following timeline highlights key moments in Ohio University’s COVID-19 response.
Women standing in scrubs outside of a building

Trial by COVID-19 for spring 2020 graduates

April 1, 2021 4 min

The transition to post-graduate life is daunting in the best of times, but during a pandemic? Nothing short of “overwhelming,” says Katie McClead, BSN ’20.

Donald Pollock: From Knockemstiff to Netflix

March 30, 2021 5 min

Growing up in 1960s rural Ohio, Donald R. Pollock II, AB ’94, never planned to pursue college—let alone pen prize-winning fiction. A high school dropout, Pollock wasn’t big on plans.
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Far from normal

March 19, 2021 1 min

The coffee still flowed at the Front Room, but, like all campus dining services, for carry-out only. Cardboard cutouts of fans stood in place of loyal Bobcats at games held at Peden Stadium and the Convocation Center. And the word “virtual” became a way of life.
3 graduates smiling during commencement

The Guaranteed path to student success

March 19, 2021 2 min

Ohio University was the first institution in Ohio—and one of the first in the country—to introduce the idea of a four-year flat rate for tuition and fees.
Collage of different images of ACRN

Time Machine: 50 years of ACRN

March 19, 2021 7 min

April 4, 1971, marked the inaugural broadcast of Ohio University’s first and only student-run radio network—and the birth of a community of Bobcats bound to one another by a love of music and shared experiences that have enriched campus life and culture.
Aerial photo of the river separating the Ridges and west green

The Ridges Green: Past & Present

March 19, 2021 2 min

If you’ve ever visited Athens, you know about The Ridges—the former mental health center that has towered above the southern end of campus and community since the 1870s.
The Ridges

A new era for The Ridges

March 19, 2021 10 min

For the past nearly 30 years, the University has worked to preserve a storied piece of Athens, American medical and architectural history by investing in The Ridges.
Surinder Amrit S. Bedi, MSISE, visits the rooftop solar system Sunpreme Inc. installed at Gurdwara Sahib in Fremont, California, when Bedi was an executive vice president at the company

Powered by lessons in innovation, excellence

March 19, 2021 4 min

Surinder Amrit S. Bedi, MSISE, remembers going to the Ohio University Airport at night, pondering design concepts that would pave the way for the next generation of aviation facilities.
Bella Miller poses outside of residential halls.

Little things, big returns

March 19, 2021 2 min

It’s the little things. The classic grid of West Green. Finding your favorite professor in your favorite coffee shop. A smile from a stranger on Court Street.
Illustration by Maya Ish-Shalom

It's a date

March 19, 2021 3 min

Ohio University Alumni Association (OUAA) created an online experience to bring OHIO alumni together.
Christine Suniti Bhat poses by the bike path

Last Word: Christine Suniti Bhat

March 19, 2021 3 min

An Asian Indian by birth, Dr. Christine Suniti Bhat, PHD ’03, came to OHIO as an international student, earned her doctorate, and joined the faculty in 2006, serving as a professor of counselor education in the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education. She is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed school counselor and a citizen of both Australia and the United States.
women swimming underwater

Still More: The Chronicles of the Fish Diaries

March 19, 2021 1 min

Brittany “Bert” Hawthorne, BFA ’20, takes to the water of the Ohio University Aquatic Center, illustrating The Chronicles of the Fish Diaries dance she choreographed and performed during the School of Dance’s 2020 Fall Dance Concert.
OHIO students are shown painting the Graffiti Wall

First. Finest. Forever.

March 19, 2021 5 min

Over the past year, in the midst of everything 2020 threw at us, Ohio University embarked on a journey to better articulate our University’s story—our brand.
Students sitting a wall with soldier in the foreground

Countdown to the 1970 closing

September 22, 2020 3 min

Activism is ingrained in the history of Ohio University, where questioning the status quo and advocating for change are hallmarks of the academic experience and culture.
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