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Last word with Mark Weinberg

May 9, 2018 2 min

There is no Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs without Mark Weinberg. As the school’s founding dean, Weinberg has overseen the unit’s programs and initiatives since its inception in 1981, when it existed under another name, the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development, or ILGARD.

Step up

May 9, 2018 1 min

When the T. Richard and Eleanora K. Robe Leadership Institute (RLI) was established in 1996, the Russ College of Engineering and Technology was in uncharted territory. Higher ed wasn’t yet concerned with engineering students’ leadership and emotional intelligence skills. Things have changed.

The 1968 Athena photographers escaped Athens for the county’s backroads on sweet rides to capture their staff photo. Each student photog had a nickname, says the yearbook’s photo caption, notably, “Buffalo,” “Sergeant Rat,” and “the Kid.”

OHIO in 1968

May 9, 2018 1 min

It takes a village to produce OHIO’s annual Athena yearbook. The same held true for the 1968 Athena yearbook staff, members of the letterpress and darkroom era. Led by Editor Ronald Beno, BFA ’68, the 50-plus staff members—from copy editor to sales manager, production manager to art director—held their own to create a timeless piece of OHIO nostalgia while chalking up experience in the real world of publishing. Today’s Athena staff step up just like their predecessors, capturing OHIO moments each fall to spring, only 21st century-style.

Some memorable moments from OHIO’s 2018 Graduate Commencement (PHOTOS)

May 8, 2018 2 min

May 8, 2018 From staff reports; Photos by Ben Siegel It was a day of pomp and circumstance May 4 on the Athens Campus as 91ԭ�� celebrated the crowning moment in the academic journey of ...

Business Continuity Planning summer training sessions announced

May 8, 2018 2 min

May 8, 2018 From staff reports Business Continuity Planning The Office of Emergency Programs announced two summer brown bag training sessions for Business Continuity Planners. Please RSVP to wyat...

OHIO professor sends seeds to space and conducts educational outreach on Earth

May 8, 2018 5 min

May 8, 2018 By Jessica Vierling-West Sarah Wyatt, Professor in Environmental and Plant Biology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology at Ohio Uni...

President Nellis announces Day of Remembrance Ceremony to take place May 16

May 8, 2018 1 min

May 8, 2018 From staff reports All members of our campus community, along with family and friends, are invited to a Day of Remembrance Ceremony from 4:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, at Emerit...

Check out the best pictures from the May 5 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies [PHOTOS]

May 8, 2018 2 min

May 8, 2018 Compiled by George E. Mauzy Jr. About 3,400 undergraduates participated in morning and afternoon 91ԭ�� Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 5, in the Convocation Center....

OHIO Hockey names captains for 2018-19 season

May 7, 2018 3 min

May 7, 2018 From staff reports OHIO Hockey named its captain and assistant captains for the 2018-19 season during the annual senior luncheon and award ceremony last week. Senior forward Bryan Lub...

Ten OHIO students receive the 2018-19 Fulbright Award

May 7, 2018 9 min

May 7, 2018 From staff reports An earlier version of this article said that there were only seven OHIO recipients of the 2018 Fulbright award. There are ten recipients. This version has been corr...

Campus parking permit renewal now available online

May 7, 2018 3 min

May 7, 2018 From staff reports 91ԭ�� Transportation and Parking Services is now offering online permit renewals for OHIO faculty and staff. The new online renewal system provides the ca...

President Nellis selects 91ԭ��’s new Executive Vice President and Provost

May 7, 2018 4 min

May 7, 2018 From staff reports Today, 91ԭ�� President M. Duane Nellis appointed Dr. Chaden Djalali as the next Executive Vice President and Provost of 91ԭ��. Dr. Djalali is cu...

Commencement speaker Allie LaForce tells graduates to be kind, work hard and don’t look back

May 5, 2018 6 min

May 5, 2018 By George E. Mauzy Jr. Be kind, surround yourself with good people who make you better and always work hard and don’t look back. These are the words of encouragement that 2018 Ohio Un...

Ridges Advisory Committee meets to discuss renovation, restoration projects at The Ridges

May 4, 2018 6 min

May 4, 2018 From staff reports Members of The Ridges Advisory Committee received updates on the University’s current renovation plans for Ridges Buildings 13, 14 and 18 as well as other anticipat...

Pyles selected as 2018 Alumni Leadership Award recipient

May 4, 2018 2 min

May 4, 2018 From staff reports IRONTON, Ohio – 91ԭ�� Southern has selected W. Brent Pyles of Ironton as the 2018 recipient of the Dr. Dan Evans Alumni Leadership Award. The award recogn...