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Rufus the Bobcat rides in the Homecoming Parade
Homecoming 2025

Back home again

Welcoming Bobcats of all ages back to campus, OHIO's 2025 Homecoming celebrations featured a series of spirited and memorable events.

OHIO students and alumni eat a meal together
Student Experiences

OHIO students invited to participate in Meal with a Mentor Program

This initiative is designed to help students connect with OHIO alumni and peers who share similar academic and career interests—all over a free, casual meal.

A plane flies next to an air traffic control tower.
Faculty Experts

‘Very stressful; it’s high stakes,’ Government shutdown strains overburdened air traffic controllers

Experts around the U.S. have voiced concerns about the recent federal government shutdown worsening the shortage of air traffic controllers. With the holiday travel season approaching, Ohio University Aviation Safety Expert Chad Mourning discusses how this may impact those who are flying.

Marlene Minnix
Career Opportunities

Ohio University Chillicothe helps former mill worker prepare for a new career after plant closure

For nearly three decades, Marlene Minnix’s days began and ended at the local paper mill, a long-standing focal point of the Chillicothe community and economy.

a female student in an Ohio University t-shirt creates a manufacturing model at a desk
Community Partnerships

Training Tomorrow’s Workforce, Today

Collaboration leads to career success in advanced manufacturing.

a bearded professor wearing a hat and glasses shows a leaf specimen to a young student wearing a hoodie
Faculty News

New Faculty to Fuel Research

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

a student welds the frame of what will become an off-road vehicle
Experiential Learning

Powered by Passion, Backed by Bobcats

Donor support accelerates student learning and team-based innovation.

A view of the 2024 Homecoming parade
Homecoming

Ohio University to celebrate Homecoming Oct. 13-18

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

An OHIO students uses laboratory equipment at the Fairfield County Workforce Center
Preparing For Careers

Ohio University and Fairfield County Workforce Center partnership produces tomorrow’s manufacturing leaders

Ohio University Lancaster and the Fairfield County Workforce Center stand as strong examples of how education, industry and community collaboration can come together to strengthen the state’s economy.

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.

College Green fall 2025 rankings
Rankings

Ohio University recognized as Ohio’s best value public university for the sixth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report

Ohio University has once again ranked as the top public university in the state of Ohio for best value, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Representatives of Ohio University and Kenworth stand in front of a truck outside of the Chillicothe plant
Community Partners

Ohio University leadership visits PACCAR/Kenworth Chillicothe Plant

The PACCAR/Kenworth Chillicothe Plant recently hosted several members of Ohio University’s leadership team in the first of a series of meetings and tours to promote OHIO’s ongoing support of Kenworth.

Students walk up Richland Avenue in Athens during Welcome Week 2025
Forever OHIO

OHIO grows enrollment to more than 30,000, including more than 8,000 new students

Ohio University total enrollment grew nearly four percent again this fall with 8,195 new students enrolling across our eight campuses and OHIO Online, including our largest, most high-achieving freshman class to date.

Jason Trembly speaks with Ohio University President Lori Gonzalez.
Faculty Excellence

Re-engineering waste, building sustainability

At Ohio University, engineering and sustainability go hand-in-hand, powering research that tackles major environmental problems with practical, forward-thinking solutions.

Copeland
AI Teaching

How hands-on AI experience is shaping future business leaders

While others in the state are just beginning to make headlines with their AI initiatives, Ohio University has been leading the charge—integrating cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) teaching and research across campus, especially within the College of Business.

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