News and Announcements

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Board of Trustees

OHIO Board of Trustees learn about successes on regional campuses, received student affairs engagement update during October Board meetings

The Board of Trustees learned about various successes on OHIO’s regional campuses, such as recent expansions in nursing across the campuses and their stable retention during their October meetings.

Katherine Snyder, Ph.D., associate dean of Student Affairs at HCOM
Faculty and Staff

Katherine Snyder named new associate dean of Student Affairs at Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has announced the appointment of Katherine Snyder, Ph.D., as the new associate dean of Student Affairs

Justin Herman promo
Alumni

Between art and service: The design work of Justin Herman opens at OHIO’s VisCom Focus Gallery

 School of Visual Communication alumnus Justin Herman has helped shape the visual language of modern culture—from MTV promos and Paramount branding to animated collaborations with hip-hop legends. 

Urban Bush Women
Visiting artists

Urban Bush Women bring “BOLD” workshops to School of Dance First Year Performance Guarantee program

The OHIO School of Dance welcomed Urban Bush Women, a dynamic Brooklyn-based, Black women-led dance-theater company, for a powerful residency from Sept. 24–27. Their presence brought fresh energy and inspiration, aligning with the school's mission of fostering community and artistic growth.

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Faculty News

New Faculty to Fuel Research

Meet the 12 faculty who joined Ohio University this fall to help inform its research future.

The Prom
Tantrum Theater

Tantrum Theater celebrates its 10th anniversary, announces 2025-2026 season

Tantrum Theater is OHIO's professional theater company that has served the region over the last 10 years as a training ground, providing apprenticeships for students in the School of Theater.

HCOM students receive their white coats during convocation.
Experiential Learning

Health care organizations partner with Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine to strengthen physician workforce

A new partnership with three Southeast Ohio health care organizations will provide additional training opportunities for medical students and potentially help build the region’s physician workforce.

Walter Hall
Board of Trustees

OHIO Board of Trustees to learn of impacts of recent nursing expansions on regional campuses, receive student affairs engagement update during October Board meetings

The Board of Trustees will learn about how recent programmatic expansions in nursing across OHIO’s regional campuses are continuing to positively impact the state’s workforce development needs.

 Patton College of Education's Professor of Sport Pedagogy, Dr. Stephen Harvey, brings his expertise to the global stage with a second featured session on FIFA’s Training Centre, advancing the game from the classroom to the field of play.
Coaching

Patton College of Education’s Stephen Harvey contributes expertise to FIFA Training Centre

OHIO’s Stephen Harvey, Ph.D., contributes his expertise to FIFA’s global Training Centre, sharing research-driven coaching methods that are influencing how soccer is taught around the world.

Met Live 2025
Athena Cinema

The Athena Cinema brings the world of opera close to home with The Met: Live in HD

On Oct. 18, the Athena Cinema will once again bring the drama and spectacle of some of the greatest productions of professional opera in the world to the uptown screens of southeast Ohio.

A photo of Douglas Tallamy
OHIO Events

OHIO to host Douglas W. Tallamy for Darwin Lecture on Oct. 15

Ohio University’s Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies (OCEES) will host Douglas W. Tallamy for the OCEES 2025 Darwin Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Walter Hall room 135.

A view of Cutler Hall from College Green
Moving OHIO Forward

OHIO launches Innovation and Efficiency Awards, aims to increase financial flexibility and stability

New program aims to inspire employees across all campuses to embrace a culture of continuous improvement in order to build a stronger, more efficient and more mission-focused University.

Geology is rooted in hands-on exploration. Advance your earth science career with Ohio University's online Master of Science in Geological Sciences through OHIO Online.
OHIO Online

Online geology degrees: How modern technology is shaping geology careers today

From drones to data to discovery, geology is high-tech. OHIO’s online MS in Geological Sciences gives professionals and educators applied training to study Earth in new ways.

Milad Azarm
Graduate research

Ph.D. student Milad Azarm helps rewrite theater history with groundbreaking research

Milad Azarm has resided in Athens less than four years but has already made a lasting impact on the town’s theatrical community and the academic world.

Athens Campus in the fall
Faculty Newsmakers

OHIO's September 2025 Newsmakers

Ohio University recognized Mario Grijalva, Gaurav Bansal and Christine Bhat as September 2025 Faculty Newsmakers.

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