Stories tagged with: Regional Higher Education

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Community Impact

Telling Our Story: OHIO Southern students help document the African American experience in Appalachia

Faculty and students at Ohio University Southern are documenting the African American experience across the tri-state region, as part of a nine-county Appalachian heritage initiative.

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Community Events

Constitution Day returns to Ohio Southern with new writing contest for high school juniors

OHIO Southern to host Constitution Day event and writing contest for area high school juniors.

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OHIO Community

No cost, no questions: Bobcat Boutique opens at OHIO Southern

The new Bobcat Boutique at Ohio University Southern is helping students and community members across the tri-state dress for interviews, internships and new jobs, with dignity built into every detail.

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Student Success

OHIO Chillicothe student finds her voice and her vocation

Inspired by a teacher who helped her embrace her uniqueness, Sydney Bush plans to bring those same supportive qualities to her teaching practice.

Zanesville Author Jim Boyd
OHIO Events

OHIO Zanesville to host art show celebrating local history

Local author Jim Boyd explores the history of the Jaycee Golf Course through storytelling and artwork from nearly 50 local artists in a new community-centered book and exhibit on June 2.

Sean Cawood
Student Success

Chillicothe social work student overcomes addiction, finds purpose in helping others

As Sean Cawood prepares to celebrate eight years of sobriety, the OHIO Chillicothe senior looks forward to earning his social work degree and continuing to build a career focused on helping others.

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Student Experiences

OHIO Honors course connects students to stewardship, history at Dysart Woods

Students from Ohio University’s Athens and Eastern campuses recently participated in an immersive Honors course at Dysart Woods focused on conservation, stewardship and experiential learning.

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Faculty Experts

What is ‘AI slop’: OHIO AI faculty experts explain

If you’ve been on social media or the internet in the past year, you’ve likely encountered “AI slop.” Three AI-focused OHIO faculty experts define and explain the phenomenon across their different disciplines.

Stacey Saunders-Adams
Faculty Experts

Associate Professor Stacey Saunders-Adams named interim chair of Department of Social Work

Ohio University has appointed Stacey Saunders-Adams, associate professor of social work at OHIO Chillicothe, as interim chair of the Department of Social Work.

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Experiential Learning

OHIO announces Spring 2026 Experiential Learning Stewardship Award recipients

These faculty and staff projects span a wide range of disciplines and experiential modalities on the Athens and regional campuses, including community engagement, research, internships and global learning.

Bennett Hall
Community Events

Ohio University Chillicothe to host prevention conference

Ohio University Chillicothe will host their fourth annual prevention conference on June 24, 2026.

Tracy A Pritchard May 2026
Dedicated Faculty

From classroom to community: Tracy Pritchard retires after decades of impact in social work education

Tracy A. Pritchard leaves behind a lasting legacy of mentorship, community partnership and compassionate leadership that has shaped generations of social workers throughout southeastern Ohio.

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Class of 2026

Ohio University Southern celebrates Class of 2026 at Graduation Recognition Ceremony

Ohio University Southern celebrated its newest graduates at the annual Graduation Recognition Ceremony.

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OHIO Awards

Ohio University recognizes faculty, administrative leaders for excellence in community engagement

Ohio University’s Center for Community Impact has announced the faculty and administrator winners of the 2025–26 Community Engaged Awards.

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Community Events

Lawrence County students trade classrooms for the forest

Nearly 100 Lawrence County students spent a day testing water, studying soil, identifying wildflowers and cleaning up Wayne National Forest — and earned service hours doing it.

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