McClure School Blog

Sam Fox, BSC ’14, discusses the path that led him to ITS and how he discovered his passion for cybersecurity.

Almost every other Thursday, Bobcat Network Innovation Center (BNIC) hosts short seminars about a variety of topics that delve into different aspects of emerging technologies. Review the past three sessions concerning the workforce, network security, and, in BNICs most recent session, streaming in the esports arena.

It has been recently announced from the Animation Career Review that the ECT School’s ITS track in AR & VR is number one in Ohio!

On September 17, 2021, faculty, students, and alumni came together at the OU Inn to celebrate the careers of Barbara Moran and Hans Kruse, as well as Thomas Lonsbury’s contribution to the ECT School.

For the last year, Brandon Saunders has been creating the design of the Broadcasting System that will be used in the Esports Facility launching Spring 2022.

Learn about Immersive Audio with Jordan Herron, an OU Alumnus and an employee of the McClure School as an immersive media producer and audio specialist for the Game Research Immersive Design (GRID) Lab.

Pete Hyde reflects on the skills he learned in ITS and how they translate to his programing position for Project 816, a team competing in the American-Made Challenges’ Waves to Water Contest.

The J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies is planning to have a new Network Security course join to ECT curriculum in Fall 2022! The course is planned to be created and led by University IT Auditor and adjunct professor Bruce Tong, an alumnus of the Information and Telecommunication Systems program.

Allison Epperson, Ohio University Graduate Alumn, reflects on her directing and producing career and how her experience enhances her role now as a producer for the GRID Lab's Medicaid Equity Simulation Project.  

The Athens Police Department, in conjunction with the Voinovich School and Scripps College of Communications, hosted an event at The Ridges showcasing virtual reality technology that is being utilized by various Appalachian Police Departments for public good.

We interview Steve Wylie, a '00 McClure graduate from the ITS program, about his time at OU, his current career at Trace3, and the skills and advice that current and graduating students should know based on his 20 years in the industry!

Ike Riesbeck talks about his life post-grad and what he's currently doing at Cisco!

Learn how 2019 graduate Heidi Ha prepared for a career in Los Angeles and landed her position on the Netflix original show "You."

The new esports facility has finished construction in the basement of Scripps. In an interview with Jeff Juhn, we discuss the next steps that shall be taken to complete this exciting addition to OU.

Jim Gay and Adam Maslowski talk about social media, smart cities, and charity.

With a game design major moving into the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies, opportunities for students to explore the diverse applications of VR technology alongside information & telecommunication systems have arrived in a new ITS track coming next Fall!

On October 28, 2020, in partnership with the United Nations AI for Good, Changing the Story podcast co-hosts’ Neil Suhoda and Michael Ashley welcomed Valentine Goddard to hear her story as she pioneers the unique combination of art, artificial intelligence (AI) and the law to power civil engagement and sustainability.

Max Semenczuk walks us through the preparation of the BoGS event. The Business of Games Summit is one of our largest events of the year. This event brings  together students, educators, entrepreneurs, technologists and industry participants. This year it will be broadcast in virtual format from our facilities in Schoonover Center.

As a retired professor, Hans Kruse has chosen a new hobby to stay connected to the world of information technology. Earlier this week in an interview, we learned how Professor Kruse spends some of his free time. While still being a part of the Ohio University McClure School community, Kruse has also joined the new community of Twitch.