Stories tagged with: Ohio Today - Summer 2018
More grit from Gipe
August 17, 2018 Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky, has long advocated for both social justice and the arts in Appalachia.
Still more
August 17, 2018 An outdoor recreation proposal that sprouted nearly 25 years ago has taken root thanks to the efforts of a diverse and growing group of national forest and local community leaders who envision the project as a means of elevating the region.
Advocate for All
August 17, 2018 Doctors and teachers told Jordyn Zimmerman that she would never attend college. They were wrong.
Connecting Mountains
August 17, 2018 Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB ’69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyoming’s Teton peaks.
We survived!
August 17, 2018 Prior to 1970, when the Hocking River would tumble over its banks, the nearby Athens Campus would be ravaged by the floodwaters. Moving the river in 1970 to its current location—an epic task—removed the annual threat so the Athens Campus could expand. Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 and 1968 floods paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
Onward with OMSAR
August 17, 2018 Data shows that multicultural students don’t always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO’s OMSAR is turning the tide.
Rooted in place
August 17, 2018 The first thing you see in JD Kittle’s office at Ohio University’s Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.
Farewell
August 16, 2018 Fred Weiner arrived in Athens in 1967 as a staff psychologist at Ohio University’s burgeoning counseling center. In June, Weiner retired as Counseling & Psychological Services’ (CPS) director after 51 years of service, having witnessed a sea change in higher ed counseling practice.
Fight or flight
August 16, 2018 Student scientists are at home in their quiet and scholarly research space. It’s here where familiarity lives and a sense of control reigns.
Last word with Amir Farnoud
August 16, 2018 Amir Farnoud is a researcher who thinks big but works with the very small. The very, very small.
Writing with resolve
July 25, 2018 Kelly Sundberg’s sunny demeanor belies the turbulence she experienced for almost 10 years that began in her mid-twenties.
1968 flood memories
July 24, 2018 Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1968 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
1964 flood memories
July 23, 2018 Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
