Alumni and Friends

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Unique Learning Opportunities

OHIO students invited to sign up for Meal with a Mentor program

March 26, 2025 Time to read 2 min

Meal with a Mentor is a program created to strengthen connections between students and alumni with similar academic and/or industry interests.

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Alumni Success

Building safer communities: Megan Rookard named 2025 recipient of Dr. Dan Evans Alumni Leadership Award

March 26, 2025 Time to read 5 min

Megan Rookard, advocate and educator, is the 2025 recipient of the Dr. Dan Evans Alumni Leadership Award for her work supporting survivors and leading open conversations about sexual harm.
OHIO Giving Day 2025 - April 2
Giving Day

OHIO Giving Day is set for April 2: Donate to make a difference

March 25, 2025 Time to read 3 min

Ohio University’s sixth Giving Day kicks off at midnight on Wednesday, April 2, inviting alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate all Ohio University has been and is, by giving to the funds that matter most to you and to current and future Bobcats. Our goal this year is 3,110 donors. Together, we can ensure OHIO’s next era is the best one yet.
Justin and Emily Stoll
Alumni

The Stolls credit their careers to experience gained at WOUB

March 25, 2025 Time to read 5 min

When Justin Stoll and Emily Baird Stoll came to study at Ohio University, they both started working for WOUB and discovered they wanted to pursue a career in media.

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Alumni & Friends

The Gift of Memories

March 24, 2025 Time to read 7 min

A decades-spanning collection of images by photographer Dan Dry provides an important glimpse into OHIO history and beyond.
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Alumni Engagement

Next-Gen Leaders

March 24, 2025 Time to read 3 min

OHIO’s new professional development program positions today’s alumni to become tomorrow’s leaders.
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Alumni Feedback

Letters to the Editor Spring 2025

March 24, 2025 Time to read 5 min

We love hearing from our readers! Below are the letters to the editor published in the fall 2024 edition of OHIO Today Magazine.
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Alumni Success

Spring 2025 Class Notes

March 24, 2025 Time to read 26 min

See what alumni have been up to in 2024.
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Giving Day

OHIO Giving Day: Support for the Marching 110

March 20, 2025 Time to read 4 min

Chris McMurray ’75 says Ohio University inspires her life, career and giving
Colin Porter
Alumni

Covering Burrow with the Bulldogs and the Bengals: Colin Porter’s career has come full circle

March 18, 2025 Time to read 4 min

When Colin Porter was growing up in Springboro, Ohio, he wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted to do with his life until he started to develop a love for cameras in high school.
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Homecoming

Ohio University to celebrate Homecoming Oct. 13-18

March 12, 2025 Time to read 2 min

Homecoming Week 2025 will kick off on Oct. 13, 2025, with the Homecoming football game against Northern Illinois on Oct. 18.
Jon Steinbrecher
Alumni

Dr. Jon Steinbrecher named 2025 Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumnus

March 11, 2025 Time to read 4 min

The Ohio University Center for Sports Administration is pleased to announce Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, commissioner of the Mid-American Conference, as the 2025 Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumnus.
Tom Bosco
Alumni

Professional experience gained at WOUB gave Tom Bosco a leg up

March 11, 2025 Time to read 5 min

Tom Bosco says the newsroom he works in at ABC 6/Fox 28 TV in Columbus is like Athens northwest. It’s full of anchors, reporters, and producers who went to OHIO and started their careers at WOUB.
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Alumni Success

Creating space for creativity: OHIO Southern graduate expands local opportunities

March 11, 2025 Time to read 4 min

Ohio University Southern alumnus Bill Tussey expands art access, creating space for local artists to exhibit and perform in non-traditional venues across the region.
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Historical Discoveries

Alumnus uncovers enslaved cemetery at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage

March 6, 2025 Time to read 4 min

Tony Guzzi, AB '93, resolved a centuries-old mystery by uncovering unmarked graves of enslaved individuals at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage.
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