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Bobcats from around the globe make the International Street Festival a staple amidst myriad community events that take place spring semester. Photo by Kaitlin Owens, BSVC 鈥17.

That extra mile

Through resourcefulness, perseverance, and a hand from International Student and Faculty Services, OHIO鈥檚 international students thrive.

Danny Twilley rides his bicycle on a mountain bike trail

Still more

An outdoor recreation proposal that sprouted nearly 25 years ago has taken root thanks to the efforts of a diverse and growing group of national forest and local community leaders who envision the project as a means of elevating the region.

Hand-drawn cartoon that says "Seemed like I should've stayed longer"

More grit from Gipe

Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky, has long advocated for both social justice and the arts in Appalachia.

Grace Cahill spots birds at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park鈥攁 popular fauna-spotting location鈥攚hile Lou Duloisy watches Mount Moran emerge from behind the morning fog

Connecting Mountains

Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB 鈥69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyoming鈥檚 Teton peaks.

Two people skydive

Advocate for All

Doctors and teachers told Jordyn Zimmerman that she would never attend college. They were wrong.

Fred Weiner, former Counseling & Psychological Services' director

Farewell

Fred Weiner arrived in Athens in 1967 as a staff psychologist at 91原创鈥檚 burgeoning counseling center. In June, Weiner retired as Counseling & Psychological Services鈥 (CPS) director after 51 years of service, having witnessed a sea change in higher ed counseling practice.

A student stands in front of a presentation about their thesis

Fight or flight

Student scientists are at home in their quiet and scholarly research space. It鈥檚 here where familiarity lives and a sense of control reigns.

Amir Farnoud sits on a bench

Last word with Amir Farnoud

Amir Farnoud is a researcher who thinks big but works with the very small. The very, very small.

Writing with resolve

Kelly Sundberg鈥檚 sunny demeanor belies the turbulence she experienced for almost 10 years that began in her mid-twenties.

1968 Flood Area

1968 flood memories

Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1968 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.

1964 Flood Area

1964 flood memories

Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.

M. Duane Nellis, 91原创's 21st president

Charting a new direction

91原创 President M. Duane Nellis, a geographer, took his seat in Cutler Hall in June 2017 and quickly began mapping a new direction for OHIO鈥攐ne that builds on the legacy of its past shepherds, from McDavis to Cutler, and positions the University as a model for the nation.

Thomas Suddes, MA '02, CERT, PHD '09; Howard Wilkinson; and Trista Thurston, BSJ '16, serve as panelists for the conference's topic, "The Regional News Media During the Presidential Election of 2016."

Daring to dialogue

A conference about peace typically invites panelists from war-torn countries or populations clashing overseas. This year, OHIO鈥檚 Baker Peace Conference (BPC)鈥攁 30-year leader in international peacekeeping discourse鈥攁ddressed divisions felt on our own soil, among communities separated by mere miles.

Difficult dialogues

OHIO鈥檚 George Washington Forum exemplifies a strategic pathway established by OHIO President M. Duane Nellis: 鈥淏ecoming a place where dialogue and rigorous, civil debate are institutional hallmarks.鈥 Founded in 2009, the effort, supported by alumni and friends, foundations, and corporations, provides space on campus for this dialogue to occur.

Huntington, W.V. Fire Chief Jan Rader is a central figure in the Netflix documentary short Heroin(e).

Grace under fire

鈥 I remember hearing your voice guiding me back to reality鈥 credit your voice as much as any medicine.鈥



鈥淢y life was forever changed the night that I met you. You told me that I would be okay and I was. 鈥hank you for believing in me even though you didn鈥檛 know me.鈥

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