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Courtney Kessel named executive director of Kennedy Museum of Art

October 19, 2026

OHIO has named Courtney Kessel Executive Director of the Kennedy Museum of Art, recognizing her leadership during the past five months as interim director and her vision for the museum’s future

The Marching 110 Alumni band performs at the 2026 OHIO Homecoming game

Evergreen (and white): OHIO Homecoming 2026

October 15, 2026

Alumni from around the world made their triumphant return to OHIO's Athens campus for the 2026 Homecoming celebrations. The festive week culminated in a rainy but resounding Bobcat football victory.

This is Pike County

Athena Cinema to present “This Is Pike County” with filmmaker Laura Paglin on Nov. 12

October 15, 2026

The Athena Cinema will present the award-winning documentary “This Is Pike County” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m., as part of the “From the Hills and Hollers: Appalachian Stories Film Series.”

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Honor Choir Thursday, October 22 8:00 AM — 8:00 PM Athens First United Methodist Church
3rd Annual OHIO Museum Complex Collection’s Print Exchange Exhibition Thursday, October 22 10:00 AM — 8:00 PM Lin Hall
Material Matters: An Exhibition by the Museum Studies Program Thursday, October 22 10:00 AM — 12:00 AM Kennedy Museum of Art
Telluric Exhibition by John Sabraw at Kennedy Museum of Art Thursday, October 22 10:00 AM — 8:00 PM Kennedy Museum of Art
FORMS & FIGURES: Brad Schwieger & Chuck McWeeny Thursday, October 22 12:00 PM — 8:00 PM Research and Technology Center (RTEC)
Visiting Artist Celia Pym: MENDING Thursday, October 22 12:00 PM — 8:00 PM Trisolini Gallery (Baker Center)

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Kevin Jerome Everson, MFA '90, received the Ohio University Alumni Association's Medal of Merit Award in 2021 for his unparalleled contributions to the photography, cinema, and sculptural arts and for his award-winning contributions as an educator.

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