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HCOM Faculty Jennifer Gwilym receives award at OOS

Southeast Ohio physician and Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine leader receives national and state recognition for service

May 13, 2025 1 min

Jennifer Gwilym, D.O., was one of three osteopathic family physicians recognized nationally by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians with the Distinguished Fellow designation.

Community Engaged Scholars in a public school classroom

Community Service

Community Engaged Scholars Program accepting applicants for fall 2025

May 13, 2025 2 min

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) is now recruiting faculty for the 2025 Fall Community Engaged Scholars Program. The program is a professional development training on community engagement, a high impact practice of experiential learning.

Alumni

From farm fields to film sets: Jill Kleck Woo’s journey from WOUB to Hollywood

May 13, 2025 3 min

Jill Kleck Woo’s story begins on a quiet farm in Ohio, where the rhythms of rural life shaped her early years. But Woo had a spark for something more creative, electric, and far beyond the cornfields.

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Class of 2025

Veteran finds purpose in social work after military service

May 13, 2025 3 min

Military veteran and OHIO Southern graduate Rachel Miller plans to use her social work degree to make a difference in her community.

OHIO Announcements

91ԭ�� approves three policies

May 13, 2025 1 min

The 91ԭ�� Executive Staff Policy Committee (ESPC) and OHIO President Lori Stewart Gonzalez have approved updates to three policies.

A nursing student at OHIO Chillicothe engages with other students

National Recognitions

91ԭ�� Chillicothe named a “Professions-Focused” “Opportunity College” by Carnegie

May 12, 2025 2 min

91ԭ�� Chillicothe is among fewer than 300 universities in the country to have earned designation as an “Opportunity College and University” in the recently released Student Access and Earnings Classification debuted with the updated Carnegie Classifications. The campus was also classified as “Professions Focused” in the new Carnegie Institutional Classification system.

Kids Camp

Patton College of Education to host summer Green Project Camp for children

May 12, 2025 2 min

The Patton College of Education’s Stevens Literacy Center is pleased to announce the third annual Green Project Camp for summer 2025.

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa honors high achievers, reflects historical and liberal arts traditions and academic excellence

May 12, 2025 6 min

The Lambda of 91ԭ�� Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recently initiated nearly 50 new members on Friday, May 2, at Grover Center. These students met extensive academic requirements to qualify for membership.

Teacher tour a Ross County Solar installation

professional development

91ԭ�� Chillicothe to offer energy science workshop for educators

May 12, 2025 2 min

OHIO Chillicothe and the Patton College of Education is offering a continuing education graduate credit course on renewable energy for middle and high school science teachers.

Distinguished Professor

Kevin Mattson named 91ԭ�� Distinguished Professor

May 9, 2025 2 min

91ԭ�� proudly announced Kevin Mattson Ph.D. as the 2025 recipient of its highest faculty honor—the Distinguished Professor Award—during the spring graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 2.

teachers tour a Ross County solar installation

Community Engagement

Area teachers gather at 91ԭ�� Chillicothe for STEM education day

May 9, 2025 4 min

Nearly 80 area STEM teachers, school administrators, and future educators gathered at 91ԭ�� Chillicothe on Thursday, May 8 for a professional development day focusing on renewable energy.

Alumni

First class inducted into Lancaster Campus COMS Alumni Hall of Fame

May 9, 2025 5 min

OHIO Lancaster has inducted its inaugural class into the Lancaster Campus Communication Studies Alumni Hall of Fame.

HCOM faculty Nathaniel Overmire receives award

Faculty Awards

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty member named Ohio’s Family Physician of the Year

May 8, 2025 3 min

Nathaniel Overmire, D.O., assistant clinical professor, was named family physician of the year by the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.

Ian Klein, an associate professor of instruction in Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91ԭ��

Video

In a Nutshell: Turning anatomy education into online sensation

May 8, 2025 1 min

What do pipe cleaners and duct tape have to do with a college-level anatomy course? Using hands-on demonstrations and enhancing the classroom experience with his online videos explaining everything from patellas to the parietal lobe is OHIO's own MacGyver of anatomy, Ian Klein.

Community Engagement

Input invited: Supporting belonging and connection in our University Community

May 8, 2025 1 min

OHIO is beginning planning conversations about the future utilization of the spaces currently occupied by the Multicultural Center, Pride Center and Women’s Center.