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Sept. 2026 Newsmakers
Faculty Newsmakers

OHIO's September 2026 Newsmakers

October 1, 2026 4 min

Jennifer Lisy, Natalie Kruse Daniels, Glenn Matlack and Alexander Govorov were named newsmakers for September 2026.
The fourth floor entrance of Baker Center is show on a summer day surrounded by green leaves on trees. An OHIO student walks across the brick street in front of Baker Center.
OHIO Events

OHIO community invited to Oct. 13 lecture on ‘Work, Leisure and Human Flourishing’

October 1, 2026 2 min

Ohio University's Menard Family George Washington Forum will present the free, public lecture by Professor Jennifer Frey, Ph.D., from the University of Virginia.
The image shows three people wearing different Socktober socks and the words "Socktober 2026"
Forever OHIO

Celebrate Socktober with limited-edition socks designed by OHIO students

October 1, 2026 4 min

Back by popular demand, the Office of Annual Giving is excited to launch Ohio University’s second annual Socktober campaign.
Katie Raines stands in front of a government building in Washington, D.C.
Student Opportunities

Political science students gain valuable experience interning in Washington, D.C.

September 30, 2026 4 min

Political science students at Ohio University now have the opportunity to take part in a valuable internship program in Washington, D.C.
Audrey Truschke
OHIO Events

Koshal Speaker Series welcomes historian Audrey Truschke for talk on constructing the history of Hinduism

September 25, 2026 3 min

Ohio University’s Koshal Speaker Series and the Department of Classics and Religious Studies will welcome historian Audrey Truschke to campus for a public lecture on Monday, Oct. 12.
Alumni Gateway
Experiential Learning

Urban planning and sustainability students share their summer stories

September 23, 2026 8 min

Seizing the opportunity to participate in internships and research, these OHIO students applied their classroom learning to municipal projects, environmental improvement...and even a World Cup match.
Rin Kirby
Career Opportunities

OHIO Online geological sciences graduate leads new research initiatives

September 18, 2026 6 min

Rin Kirby graduated with her geological sciences degree in August 2025 and today works for the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund (IMSIF) as a geospatial manager.

A park bench basks in the sun on OHIO's Athens Campus
Student Success

OHIO announces summer semester 2026 student academic achievement lists

September 17, 2026 2 min

At the end of each semester, Ohio University’s undergraduate students are evaluated based on their semester GPA and hours to determine placement on the President’s List, Dean’s List or Provost’s List.
OHIO students stand together outside on a warm summer day while looking out across a valley
Student Opportunities

Students gain hands-on experience through programs funded by Experiential Learning Stewardship Grants

September 17, 2026 9 min

OHIO faculty and staff from all campuses are creating new opportunities for students to connect classroom learning with hands-on experience with the help of Experiential Learning Stewardship Grants.
An image of Larry Hayman and friends
Moving OHIO Forward

Alumni join forces to establish endowment honoring Larry Hayman and support the future of law, justice education at OHIO

September 14, 2026 4 min

Founding commitments totaling $450,000 have launched a $1 million effort to provide increased support for Ohio University’s Center for Law, Justice & Culture.
President Lori Stewart Gonzalez speaks at the podium at the State of the University Address in Walter Hall
OHIO Events

President Gonzalez celebrates OHIO achievements, outlines future priorities in State of the University address

September 10, 2026 5 min

Ohio University President Lori Stewart Gonzalez honored students, faculty and staff for their many accomplishments in the last year, while she also discussed plans for the University moving forward.
The 2026 MORPC interns stand together for a photo while they are outside in front of a building
Student Opportunities

Students, local governments benefit from internship partnership with MORPC

September 9, 2026 9 min

An internship collaboration between OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is benefiting students and local communities.
Andrea Tiu and Callia Fout stand with five other individuals outside in front of large trees and old buildings while in Cambodia
Student Opportunities

Bobcats abroad: SISAL's International Internship Program sends students to six countries in its first summer

September 9, 2026 10 min

A pilot program supported by seed funding from the President's Circle Fund sent Bobcats to internship experiences in Thailand, Cambodia, Argentina, Greece, Northern Ireland and Malaysia over the summer.

Alexander Govorov
Faculty Research

Alexander Govorov named IPF Fellow, strengthening OHIO’s international research collaboration in nanoscience

September 8, 2026 2 min

Distinguished Professor Alexander Govorov, a member of the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute, has been appointed an IPF Fellow at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden in Germany.

Ohio University representatives stand with officials from West Africa
Student Opportunities

OHIO delegation travels to The Gambia and Senegal to advance West African partnerships

September 4, 2026 6 min

A five-member delegation met with government ministries, universities and alumni in Banjul and Dakar, building on decades of relationships sustained through the African Studies program.
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