Stories tagged with: Community Engagement

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.
Promotional image for Festival of the Hills
Community Events

Ohio University Southern marks 70 years with Festival of the Hills

September 24, 2026 4 min

Ohio University Southern marks 70 years with Festival of the Hills, a free celebration Oct. 10 featuring live music, a cruise-in, an art show, quilts and dozens of local vendors, plus a look back at how the campus got its start.
volunteers sort clothing donations
Community Events

OHIO Chillicothe partners with Goodwill to host donation drive

September 22, 2026 2 min

Ohio University Chillicothe is teaming up with Goodwill Industries of South Central Ohio for a donation drive on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stevenson Center.
Campus Beauty Health Workforce
Health Workforce Ohio

Health Workforce Ohio takes next step to strengthen state’s rural health care workforce

September 22, 2026 3 min

Health Workforce Ohio is taking its next step toward improving access to quality care across the state by inviting grant proposals that turn statewide collaboration into local workforce solutions.
Percival Everett
OHIO Events

Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award winner Percival Everett to visit OHIO Oct. 12

September 17, 2026 1 min

During the event, Percival Everett will read from and discuss his award-winning novel, “James,” a retelling of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the fugitive slave character Jim’s perspective.
OHIO Apex Accelerator representatives are shown at the national conference, and sign for the conference is next to them.
Serving The Community

APEX Accelerator representatives win national award

September 15, 2026 3 min

Vikki Hawthorne, Matt Slavik and Karen Wivell were named as the National Apex Accelerator Alliance People’s Choice Award winners at the annual NAPEX conference, held in Orlando, Florida.
"Little Shop of Horrors" promotional graphic featuring an illustrated plant
Theater

'Little Shop of Horrors' opens Oct. 2 at OHIO Lancaster

September 11, 2026 6 min

Ohio University Lancaster Theatre opens "Little Shop of Horrors" Oct. 2, the first of three productions the program is staging this semester.
Bobcat Build
Community Engagement

Ohio University and Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio partner to build home for southeast Ohio family

September 10, 2026 6 min

Ohio University and Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio are partnering on the Bobcat Build, an ambitious community effort that will bring OHIO students, faculty, staff and community members together to construct a Habitat home on campus that once completed will be relocated to Chillicothe, providing a local family with a safe, affordable place to call home.
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.
High School Media workshop participants take video and watch other production equipment while a musician plays a guitar on a set for a video
OHIO Events

Students learn while creating their own projects at High School Media Workshop

September 3, 2026 4 min

High school students and incoming college students from around the region created music videos, short films and much more while they also experienced life on a college campus at Ohio University's annual High School Media Workshop.
An OHIO student hands a card to a Cats Cupboard employee while at a desk at the food pantry
Supporting Students

Cats’ Cupboard providing food access to students, strong community partnerships

September 1, 2026 5 min

Ohio University and the Basic Needs Programs offer a variety of support open to all students, including the Cats’ Cupboard food pantry.

ReDeclaration Concerts on the Greens
Declaration of Independence

Ohio University and the Athens community mark 250 years of the United States with “Re-Declaration”

August 31, 2026 2 min

Artists and community members from across Athens County will join members of the College of Fine Arts on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. for “The Re-Declaration of Independence."
Ohio Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio looks at mannequin in clinical skills training
Medical Education

Ohio lawmakers experience life as medical students during Heritage College’s first ‘DO for a Day’

August 31, 2026 7 min

The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine invited state lawmakers to step into the shoes of medical students through a new program called “DO for a Day."
Appalachian Stories of Resilience & Recovery Summit
Community Events

Appalachian Stories of Resilience and Recovery Summit coming to OHIO Zanesville

August 27, 2026 2 min

Join OHIO Zanesville on Thursday, Sept. 3, for the Appalachian Stories of Resilience and Recovery Summit featuring keynote speaker Dr. Richard Greenlee, lived experiences and community connection.
An aerial image of Ohio University and Athens, Ohio in the Fall
Community Partners

Sugar Bush Foundation awards nearly $390,000 to support Appalachian Ohio partnerships

August 26, 2026 2 min

The Sugar Bush Foundation, a supporting organization of the Ohio University Foundation, distributed $386,266 in funding for seven University-community projects benefiting Appalachian Ohio during the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
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