Stories tagged with: Regional Higher Education

Peter Lim, Micah Underwood, Wayne McCord and Karissa Martin
Community Events

OHIO Eastern to present free holiday musical revue, ‘Knock, Knock! It’s Christmas!’

This fun, family-friendly way to kick off the holiday season features local performers Peter J. Lim, Karissa Martin, Wayne McCord and Micah Underwood.

OHIO Zanesville and Zane Grey Elementary School representatives stand together for a photo inside of an elementary school classroom
Community Partners

Teaching tomorrow’s readers: OHIO Zanesville partners with Zane Grey Elementary

Ohio University Zanesville is partnering with Zane Grey Elementary School to strengthen literacy development among first-grade students through a hands-on, place-based learning experience.

Lisa Kindler and Dean Richard W. Greenlee
Community Partners

St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce named OHIO Eastern’s 2025 Outstanding Community Partner

The St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce was named OHIO Eastern’s 2025 Community Partner for its strong collaboration with the university, including events and initiatives connecting students with the local community.

Pictured (left to right): Gracie Wagstaff, Skye Bondy, Lylah Fogle, Amelia Copney, Kara Desjarlais
Community Events

OHIO Eastern accepting submissions for 2026 MLK Writing Contest

The contest invites middle and high school students from across the Ohio Valley to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy through poetry or short essays inspired by quotes from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

A student walks on the bricks of College Green surrounded by fallen leaves.
Community Support

OHIO’s Cats’ Cupboard Food Pantry remains available to students and employees impacted by pause in SNAP benefits during federal government shutdown

A reminder that OHIO students and employees may visit Cats’ Cupboard food pantry, with locations in Athens and across our regional campuses, for fresh, frozen and shelf-stable food options. Pantry donations are also being accepted.

A community health worker sits and talks with two individuals
Career Opportunities

Free community health worker training comes to OHIO Lancaster

Applications are now open for OHIO’s Community Health Worker Training Program, hosted by the Alliance for Population Health and offered at Ohio University Lancaster during Spring Semester 2026.

Dakota Tackett
Alumni Leaders

OHIO education leads to growth, adventure for first generation college graduate

As a first-generation college student from rural Appalachia, Ohio University alumnus Dakota Tackett never imagined he would become a world-traveling educator with experiences spanning multiple continents.

woman performs cpr on dummy
Community Events

Free community health worker training comes to OHIO Southern

Applications are now open for free community health worker training at OHIO Southern.

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.

Bennett Hall
Free Community Workshops

Ohio University Chillicothe to host free artificial intelligence workshops

Interim Dean Mike Lafreniere invites community members to participate in one or more of the free workshop sessions on Unlocking the Power of AI and Mastering AI Prompting.

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Dedicated Faculty

New faculty member brings passion for teaching to OHIO Southern

With two decades of classroom experience, Melody Craft helps OHIO Southern students discover their purpose as future teachers and community leaders.

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Community Partnerships

Future teachers, community leaders: Inside Ohio University’s Rural Teacher Corps

Ohio University’s Rural Teacher Corps prepares future educators to serve and strengthen Appalachian communities through place-based learning and community partnerships.

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.

an instructor wearing glasses and scrubs demonstrates the use of an otoscope on a student
Community Impact

Care That’s Rooted in Community

OHIO is addressing health disparities in Appalachia—and training students to do the same in rural settings statewide.

Jessie and Kazy Richmond in front of Maggie's Farm and Aromatics
Alumni Success

OHIO Chillicothe alumni Jessie and Kazy Richmond build business and community

When the COVID-19 pandemic sent workers home, Jessie Richmond turned her kitchen into a small-batch bath bomb and shower steamer production facility. What began as a hobby quickly transformed into a thriving business.

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