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Students from an 91原创鈥檚 a cappella singing group

In harmony

May 14, 2018 1 min

Senior music therapy major Rebecca Day sees a cappella鈥攁n ensemble that sings without music accompaniment鈥攁s a fun yet sophisticated art form.
Kevin Warner, BBA 鈥16

A cut above

May 10, 2018 2 min

鈥淭itles are granted. Leadership is earned.鈥 OHIO鈥檚 Walter Center for Strategic Leadership in the College of Business stands by these words. The center and the college mean business when it comes to training, coaching, and encouraging the next generation of leaders.
The living roof on The Patton College鈥檚 McCracken Hall came alive earlier this spring, once the late spring snow storms passed through and the days grew longer. Photo by Ben Wirtz Siegel, BSVC 鈥02

LEEDing the way

May 10, 2018 1 min

When renovations to Ellis Hall are completed this year, the landmark鈥檚 iconic features will remain intact: the brick fa莽ade, the east portico, the giant, shady sycamore trees. But when students and faculty re-enter the grounds, close inspection will reveal new technology that complements the building鈥檚 venerable vibe, including LED lighting, low-flow toilets and sinks, and drought-tolerant trees and shrubs.

New book on Voinovich鈥檚 legacy

May 10, 2018 2 min

鈥淕eorge Voinovich鈥檚 extraordinary success as senator, governor, and mayor was due in great part to his being a pioneering master of collaboration. In these times when conflict seems to dominate political dialogue, his wise words extolling the virtues of collaboration are refreshing and illuminating.鈥濃擩ames E. Austin, Harvard Business School

Greening by example

May 10, 2018 2 min

Leadership takes many forms, but the most important is when it prepares for the future. In 2012, OHIO adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP), setting the goal of attaining carbon neutrality on the Athens Campus by 2075. To get there, OHIO鈥檚 Office of Sustainability integrated best practices to reach the goal. Phase One of the plan ends this fall, and most of the benchmarks already have been met.

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鈥檚 founding dean, Weinberg has overseen the unit鈥檚 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鈥檛 yet concerned with engineering students鈥 leadership and emotional intelligence skills. Things have changed.
The 1968 Athena photographers escaped Athens for the county鈥檚 backroads on sweet rides to capture their staff photo. Each student photog had a nickname, says the yearbook鈥檚 photo caption, notably, 鈥淏uffalo,鈥 鈥淪ergeant Rat,鈥 and 鈥渢he Kid.鈥

OHIO in 1968

May 9, 2018 1 min

It takes a village to produce OHIO鈥檚 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 鈥68, the 50-plus staff members鈥攆rom copy editor to sales manager, production manager to art director鈥攈eld their own to create a timeless piece of OHIO nostalgia while chalking up experience in the real world of publishing. Today鈥檚 Athena staff step up just like their predecessors, capturing OHIO moments each fall to spring, only 21st century-style.
Woman looks at clothes on racks in the Career Closet.

EXCLUSIVE: Best threads

December 18, 2017 2 min

In job interviews and in life, confidence is key. One of the more effective ways to feel your best is to look your best, and that includes rocking a sharp outfit. OHIO鈥檚 Career & Leadership Development Center鈥檚 (CLDC) Career Closet supplies free professional attire for students entering interviews so they look hip and swish for that all-important first impression. It鈥檚 housed at the CLDC鈥檚 Baker University Center office. Head to toe interview ensembles are at the ready, and more than 20 students used the service last year.
Food for thought

Food for thought

December 18, 2017 4 min

Jack Demain stands at a table in the basement of United Campus Ministry and begins chopping a head of green cabbage, which he then massages in front of an attentive audience of about two dozen people, mostly 91原创 students. They鈥檝e come to this presentation on fermented foods to learn how to make sauerkraut, part of a collaboration between the Athens Vegan Cooking Workshop and the student group Food Matters at 91原创.
Zaya Gillogly and a Paraguayan friend test each other's strength during GHI's May 2017 trip to Paraguay.

A healthy perspective

December 18, 2017 3 min

91原创 has a culture of doing. Bobcats don鈥檛 like to sit on the sidelines鈥攖hey鈥檇 rather go out into the world, see for themselves, and figure out if they can make a difference. OHIO鈥檚 Global Health Initiative (GHI) gives students a way to turn this hunger to do good into acts of goodwill.

A friend to remember

December 17, 2017 4 min

This homage to the late 91原创 Professor Emeritus of History Gifford Doxsee by Michael Brant illustrates the powerful connection OHIO students often make with exceptional faculty.
Students walking in the snow at 91原创.

Always home at OHIO

December 17, 2017 4 min

The narrow, twisting two-lane roads between Canton, Ohio, where I was born and raised, and Athens, Ohio, where I lived for nine years, became an important lifeline for me between ages 18 and 27. Long before there were any major highways between the two places, I travelled back and forth between them, through small towns such as Zoar and New Philadelphia, Newcomerstown and Cambridge, and Zanesville and Glouster and Chauncey. I knew these winding roads by heart. I could drive them in my sleep, and sometimes thought I had.
Illustration by Leonie Bos

The power of a shared story

December 17, 2017 2 min

鈥淚t is powerful to share a story,鈥 said self-recognized ambassador for literacy Julie Francis. 鈥淩eading a story aloud takes people on a journey together.鈥
Select pieces from Mary Manusos, professor emerita of art, solo exhibit "States of Being"

Mary Manusos: Art as response to our world

December 14, 2017 2 min

A lifetime spent responding sensitively and vigorously to the world around her, 91原创 Professor Emerita of Art Mary Manusos taught printmaking to generations of budding artists in the Seigfred Hall print shops.
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