Honors Tutorial College Stories

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.

The outside of OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital is decorated with signs that say OU, Oh Yeah and Go Cats, and the grass and sidewalks have OHIO decorations. In addition, there is a giant football under a tree.
Forever OHIO

OHIO announces Paint the Town Green challenge winners

Ohio University and the city of Athens showed their Bobcat pride during the Homecoming 2025 competition.

The colorful hills of fall surround OHIO's Athens campus
OHIO Announcements

Honors Tutorial College accepting applications for Faculty Fellow, Faculty Fellow for Wellness positions

Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College is now accepting applications for two Faculty Fellow positions and for the Faculty Fellow for Wellness position.

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.

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.

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Emerging game developers

From classroom to competition: Students win big at GDEX

Students behind the game "Gnome Invasion" made a big impression at this year's GDEX competition, competing directly against professional game developers. The team's creativity stood out to judges and convention attendees.

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.

Helena Karlstrom and three other women are shown in a canoe out on the water
Environmental Studies

Environmental studies graduate completes 1,200-mile canoe journey to promote public lands conservation

The entire trip took 85 days, starting at the Grand Portage near Lake Superior, through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), one of the most remote nature areas in North America.

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Awards

OHIO students, faculty and alumni to participate in cultural exchange after being selected for prestigious awards

Fourteen members of the Ohio University community have been awarded prestigious fellowships through programs like Fulbright, CLS, and Princeton in Asia, supporting international education and cultural exchange. These awards enable recipients to pursue research, teaching, and diplomatic engagement abroad.

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Warm Welcomes

Becoming Bobcats: BSO welcomes a new class

With help from across the University, Bobcat Student Orientation brought more than 10,000 students and family members to campus this year, delivering an "amazing experience."

Cara Dingus Brook
Alumni Leaders

Experience as a Voinovich Scholar was life-changing for regional leader

Cara Dingus Brook ’03 MPA ‘06 has spent more than 20 years in philanthropy, rising to her current position as the president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.

Jonathan Olivito
Alumni Success

Voinovich Scholar program provided Olivito with critical experience, led to his career

For Jonathan Olivito ’09 MPA ‘11, working as a Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholar at Ohio University was the launch pad for everything that has followed in his career.

Ryan Humeniuk asks research questions to worker in a booth at an outdoor festival
Student Research

OHIO students driving change through research, service

For nearly two decades, the Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholars Program has given Ohio University students a front-row seat to the real work of public service.

A compost bin filled with food scraps.
Sustainability

Composting diverts organic waste, provides accessible solution for building climate resilience

Composting is a simple, cheap and effective way to reduce methane emissions and divert waste from landfills all while creating a nutrient-dense soil. Recent OHIO Honors Tutorial College environmental studies graduate Catherine Galla discusses composting accessibility and awareness.

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OHIO Announcements

University Libraries welcomes Ex Libris Alma as its new system platform

University Libraries’ new system, Ex Libris Alma, allows for a smoother and more modern platform for the OHIO community.

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