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Ridges Advisory Committee meets for final time in 2017

December 19, 2017 5 min

Dec 19, 2017 by Dan Pittman Members of The Ridges Advisory Committee provided their recommendation to identify the Tier 1 land outlined within The Ridges Framework Plan as conservation land and t...

David Descutner to step down as Interim Executive Vice President and Provost

December 18, 2017 2 min

Dec 18, 2017 From staff reports Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis sent the following message to OHIO faculty and staff on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Dear Colleagues, As we part for winter b...

Fox professor of business leads OHIO’s renowned sports management program

December 18, 2017 4 min

Dec 18, 2017 By Julie Ciotola Since 2014, the Richard P. and Joan S. Fox Professor of Business and Chair of Sports Administration Norman O’Reilly has conducted thorough research in the field of s...

Faculty and staff eligible for four free tickets to Dec. 20 men's basketball game

December 12, 2017 1 min

Dec 12, 2017 From staff reports Happy Holidays from OHIO Athletics! Please join us on Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. to cheer on the Bobcats against Prairie View! As a holiday gift to faculty an...

Facilities Management and Safety staff showcases talents to create new bobcat weathervanes

December 11, 2017 7 min

Dec 11, 2017 By George E. Mauzy Jr. There are two new bobcats overlooking the Athens Campus. Although they don’t pay tuition or work on campus, they do serve a purpose. They let you know which wa...

Outgoing director of Cutler Scholars Program retiring after 33 years of service

December 10, 2017 3 min

Dec 10, 2017 By Jessica Rutkowski "It has to be one of the most fun things on earth to do," said Dr. Herman “Butch" Hill, Jr. as he began to describe his time at Ohio University. The director em...

Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis shares audit findings to improve diversity and inclusion

December 7, 2017 3 min

Dec 7, 2017 From staff reports Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis and Vice President for Student Affairs and Interim Chief Diversity Officer Jason Pina shared the following message with th...

Faculty and staff invited to complete UCM Perception Survey by Dec. 1

November 29, 2017 1 min

Nov 29, 2017 From staff reports Earlier in November, OHIO faculty and staff were invited by University Communications and Marketing (UCM) to complete a Perception Survey to help the department ga...

The Patton College’s Stevens Literacy Center Dedication, Nov. 30, Mrs. McDavis coming back for honorary award

November 27, 2017 5 min

Nov 27, 2017 By Kim Barlag Nearly a year ago, in January, The Patton College hired a new director for the Stevens Literacy Center, Dr. Julie Francis, and made a commitment to reinvigorate the Cen...

Employee professional development opportunities coming in 2018-19

November 26, 2017 2 min

Nov 26, 2017 From staff reports Earlier this year, Human Resources’ Office of Organizational and Talent Development spearheaded an effort to develop OHIO’s Competency Training Framework (CTF) to ...

Retirement reception for Melanie Glassmire to be held Dec. 7

November 22, 2017 2 min

Nov 22, 2017 From staff reports A retirement reception for Melanie Glassmire will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7, in the 1804 Lounge in Baker University Center. The event is open...

Ohio University professor leads open textbook project on media innovation & entrepreneurship

November 16, 2017 4 min

Nov 16, 2017 From staff reports An Ohio University professor led faculty from multiple universities in a collaborative project to build a new, open textbook on media innovation and entrepreneursh...

Multiple lactation rooms available to parents

November 15, 2017 5 min

Nov 15, 2017 By George E. Mauzy Jr. Parents who breastfeed their infants should know that Ohio University has added several new lactation rooms on the Athens Campus, as well as rooms on both the ...

Deadline for faculty, staff to complete ‘Bridges’ sexual misconduct module is Nov. 17

November 13, 2017 2 min

Nov 13, 2017 From staff reports Providing access to “Bridges: Building a Supportive Community” is an important step in the University’s efforts to prevent campus sexual harassment and sexual viol...

President Nellis addresses updates regarding Federal Tax Reform