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Patton College faculty create Peace, Love, and Math Club for kids

November 6, 2019 3 min

Drs. Courtney Koestler and Mathew Felton-Koestler— faculty in The Patton College of Education—started the Peace, Love, and Math (PLM) Club to give children an outlet to engage in math in a fun way.

Faculty Learning Community will focus on student career development

November 6, 2019 3 min

A Faculty Learning Community will be available in two cohorts: one will meet on the Athens Campus and the other will be offered online for regional and ecampus faculty and staff. Sign up by Dec. 6.

Portrait of Julie Owens, left, and Steven Evans

OHIO researchers receive $3.2 million grant to study effectiveness of classroom support program for teachers

November 6, 2019 3 min

OHIO researchers have received a $3.2 million grant from the federal Institute of Education Sciences to study the effectiveness of a new professional development program for elementary teachers.

University prepares for planned power outages in November, December

November 6, 2019 2 min

91ԭ��’s Facilities Management and Safety has scheduled a series of widespread electrical outages on Athens Campus

Prevalence of hepatitis C rates in Ohio may indicate highest areas of opioid misuse

November 6, 2019 3 min

The Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health studied hepatitis C rates within the state and discovered consistently high rates in the southern Appalachia region over a five-year period.

Allison Hunter (left) and Anna-Kaye Rowe pose in CSA picture frame

Caribbean Scholars Association celebrates revival with expo

November 5, 2019 4 min

The 2019 Caribbean Scholars Association expo featured guest speakers and displayed many Caribbean items, including art, research, music, books, food and drinks, musical instruments and artifacts.

91ԭ�� achieves One-Stop Shop certification for event operations

November 5, 2019 1 min

91ԭ�� has received the One-Stop Shop certification from ACCED-I in recognition of its event operations efficiency.

A voting sticker is displayed outside of Baker University Center on Nov. 5.

Bobcats: Get out and vote! Find your polling location here

November 5, 2019 1 min

Election day is today, Tuesday, Nov. 5, and 91ԭ�� students are encouraged to exercise their right to vote by visiting their assigned polling location.

A hike, journals, and genuine, place-based experiences

November 4, 2019 7 min

In 2015, 91ԭ�� graduate and Wyoming resident Ralph Haberfeld had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson...

Researchers study Sunday Creek's water quality samples at an acid mine drainage discharge site.

OHIO's spirit of innovation, engagement key to future success

November 4, 2019 4 min

91ԭ�� has been recognized as one of America’s most innovative universities, as well as being one of the nation’s top universities for student engagement.

Avital Savin and Matthew Chang, another DAAD RISE student.

Experiential Learning

Students complete international physics, biology research in Germany through DAAD RISE program

November 4, 2019 5 min

This past summer for three months, from mid-May through mid-August, four 91ԭ�� students participated in the DAAD RISE Germany program, including juniors Matthew Connell and Avital Savin.

Alumni Spotlight: Rick Lewis

November 4, 2019 3 min

The Patton College of Education is honored to recognize Rick Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), as November’s Honorary Alum of the Month.

School of Dance founder’s legacy lives on in alumna’s impact, current students

November 3, 2019 6 min

It was 50 years ago that 91ԭ�� established its School of Dance, and ever since then one of OHIO’s earliest dance students, Darlene Patterson Spencer, has been carrying on the legacy of ...

Fall issue of Ohio Today explores the theme ‘Relationships’

November 3, 2019 2 min

Fall is in full swing in Athens, Ohio! OHIO’s students are walking along the brick paths, surrounded by falling leaves and the crisp autumn air. But they are not walking alone. A Bobcat’s journey...

OHIO mourns the passing of devoted public servant and alumna Dr. Mary Anne Flournoy

November 1, 2019 2 min

The 91ԭ�� community mourns the passing of Dr. Mary Anne Flournoy, PHD ’95, whose legacy of service can be found throughout her alma mater, the Southeastern Ohio region and around the wo...