Stories tagged with: Center for Community Impact

Matthew Roberts, Jennifer Bowman and Melissa Clark hold a poster of a check for $50,000
Community Partners

AEP Ohio Foundation renews support for OHIO STEM education in Southeast Ohio

November 10, 2025 2 min

The AEP Ohio Foundation renewed its commitment to promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education with a new award of $50,000 to OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service.
OUCU employees stand in front of a mural painted on the ReStore building
Community Engagement

ReStore mural brings Athens community together through art and storytelling

November 7, 2025 4 min

A once-gray wall at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore on West Union Street has become a vibrant reflection of Athens’ creative spirit. The new ReStore Mural, to be unveiled Nov. 10, celebrates community, resilience and connection through color and collaboration. The project grew from a partnership among Passion Works Studio, Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio, the Barbara Geralds Institute for Storytelling and Social Impact, with support from OUCU Financial.

OHIO Zanesville and Zane Grey Elementary School representatives stand together for a photo inside of an elementary school classroom
Community Partners

Teaching tomorrow’s readers: OHIO Zanesville partners with Zane Grey Elementary

November 5, 2025 6 min

Ohio University Zanesville is partnering with Zane Grey Elementary School to strengthen literacy development among first-grade students through a hands-on, place-based learning experience.

Lisa Kindler and Dean Richard W. Greenlee
Community Partners

St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce named OHIO Eastern’s 2025 Outstanding Community Partner

November 3, 2025 3 min

The St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce was named OHIO Eastern’s 2025 Community Partner for its strong collaboration with the university, including events and initiatives connecting students with the local community.

A community health worker sits and talks with two individuals
Career Opportunities

Free community health worker training comes to OHIO Lancaster

October 29, 2025 2 min

Applications are now open for OHIO’s Community Health Worker Training Program, hosted by the Alliance for Population Health and offered at Ohio University Lancaster during Spring Semester 2026.

A speaker stands at a podium in front of local and state leaders and in front of a sign that says Ohio - Fueling The Future - Centrus, JobsOhio and OhioSE Economic Development
Community Impact

Private industry expansion announcement bolsters redevelopment efforts

October 28, 2025 8 min

A major regional jobs announcement has Ohio University leaders, state officials and project stakeholders applauding progress at a key development site and looking for further success.
woman performs cpr on dummy
Community Events

Free community health worker training comes to OHIO Southern

October 28, 2025 2 min

Applications are now open for free community health worker training at OHIO Southern.
Woman speaks to seated crowd from podium
Community Partners

Regional campuses celebrate partners

October 28, 2025 4 min

Ohio University recognized several community partners recently for their unique, place-based collaborations that support students and strengthen local communities.
Three females standing next to each other, smiling
Community Partnerships

Future teachers, community leaders: Inside Ohio University’s Rural Teacher Corps

October 14, 2025 4 min

Ohio University’s Rural Teacher Corps prepares future educators to serve and strengthen Appalachian communities through place-based learning and community partnerships.

an instructor wearing glasses and scrubs demonstrates the use of an otoscope on a student
Community Impact

Care That’s Rooted in Community

October 13, 2025 10 min

OHIO is addressing health disparities in Appalachia—and training students to do the same in rural settings statewide.
a female student in an Ohio University t-shirt creates a manufacturing model at a desk
Community Partnerships

Training Tomorrow’s Workforce, Today

October 13, 2025 3 min

Collaboration leads to career success in advanced manufacturing.
OHIO faculty and students help to build puppets at the Honey for the Heart Studio
OHIO Community

Honey for the Heart, Learning Community Programs celebrate another year of collaboration

October 10, 2025 2 min

At Ohio University, there are 116 Learning Community sections signed up to engage at the Honey for the Heart Art Studio this fall.
Volunteers from Ohio University work on framing a house
Community Engagement

Ohio University to host Engage OHIO 2025: Community and place-based engagement symposium and awards ceremony

October 9, 2025 3 min

The Ohio University Center for Community Impact will host Engage OHIO 2025: Community and Place-Based Engagement Symposium on Friday, Oct. 24, at the Ohio University Inn & Conference Center.
Three students use markers on large posterboard
Community Impact

OHIO's regional campuses lead the way in rural education

September 26, 2025 5 min

Ohio University’s new Rural Schools Collaborative Hub highlights rural strengths, uniting campuses, educators, and communities to inspire future teachers through place-based learning.
The OHIO Chillicothe Campus is shown on a fall day
OHIO Events

Ohio University Chillicothe invites community to learn, explore, discover with non-credit workshops

September 15, 2025 2 min

Ohio University Chillicothe invites the community to participate in its Community Education Workshop Series. These non-credit workshops engage participants in fun, hands-on experiences.
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