Ohio Today fall issue available to OHIO employees online and at campus distribution points

The fall 2020 issue of Ohio Today, Ohio University’s alumni magazine, has been released and is available to OHIO faculty and staff online and at distribution points established on each campus.

Producing and distributing a magazine at a time filled with uncertainty and when so many of the University’s students, faculty and staff are studying and working remotely has been a challenge. In light of these challenges and in an effort to implement necessary cost-saving measures, Ohio Today will no longer mail copies of the magazine directly to OHIO faculty and staff. As always, faculty and staff will have access to the digital version of the magazine online at ohiotoday.org, and a limited number of hard copies of the magazine are available for pick-up at the following distribution points on each OHIO campus:

• Athens Campus – Copies are available at the fourth-floor guest services desk at Baker University Center and in the second-floor vestibule of Alden Library. You will need your OHIO ID in order to have swipe access to the second-floor vestibule at Alden Library.
• Chillicothe Campus – Copies are available in the Dean’s Office.
• Cleveland Campus – Copies are available in the Dean’s Suite (Suite 350 of Medical Education Building 1).
• Dublin Campus – Copies are available at the first-floor reception desk.
• Eastern Campus – Copies are available in the Dean’s Office.
• Lancaster Campus – Copies are available in the Dean’s Office.
• Southern Campus – Copies are available in the Dean’s Office.
• Zanesville Campus – Copies are available in the Dean’s Office.

Some highlights of the fall issue of Ohio Today include:

• A star among the stars — A story, video and audio feature on alumnus Ken Ehrlich, a legend in the music industry who earlier this year closed out 40 years as producer of the Grammy Awards.
• Countdown to the 1970 closing — An infographic highlighting two years of student activism that culminated in the closing of the University.
• Last Word — A Q&A with Associate Professor Dr. Linda Trautman, who talks about her decision to teach political science, her thoughts on America’s political system and some things that might come as a surprise to those who don’t already know her.
• Zeroing in on zero waste — A look back at 10 years of the Appalachia Ohio Zero Waste Initiative and the building of a zero-waste movement and economy.
• Cooped Up? Dance On! — How OHIO alumnae’s drive-in dances brought adventure and the arts to Seattle in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• On the record — A Q&A with the four contributing editors of the 1969 Post who reflect on their pathways to distinguished careers and the past, present and future of the news industry.
• A historic transformation — A look at construction of OHIO’s new Heritage Hall. 
• Our town family – An OHIO graduate captures the essence of Athens, a town where strangers become family and community becomes home.  
• Proximity matters – “Welcome to the Neighborhood: An Anthology of American Coexistence,” published by the Ohio University Press and featuring many Bobcat contributors, explores the different ways we interact with, or reflect upon, our neighbors. 

The fall issue of Ohio Today also provides readers opportunities to virtually come home to OHIO from wherever they may be and showcases some of the ways the University continues to support students beyond graduation. Those features include:

• Where it all began — An immersive 360-degree experience, created by OHIO graduate student Akbar Sultanov, that allows you to walk the brick pathways, hear the sounds, and learn some of the history behind the most historic buildings and landmarks on OHIO’s College Green. 
• Time Machine: Homecoming — A feature on the history of Homecoming at Ohio University and how University Archives and Alden Library pivoted to create a virtual, interactive Homecoming 2020 display that invites all members of the Bobcat community to share their OHIO memories.
• Building a Bobcat Network — How the Ohio University Alumni Association’s new alumni success team and initiatives and the Bobcat Neighborhood are supporting and connecting students and graduates.

To read the full fall 2020 issue of Ohio Today, click here. For additional information about Ohio Today or to provide feedback, please email ohiotoday@ohio.edu.