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Alec Koondel was one of the first people Pim (Thirati) Koondel met when she came to ��Ƶ. Their life journeys have been intertwined from that moment on. Photo by Ekkaporn Kongyuedyao

The Ties That Bind

September 21, 2020 2 min

Pim (Thirati) Koondel, MBA ’17, MSA ’18, and Alec Koondel, MBA ’17, MSA ’18, met competing for a spot in the College of Business’ MBA/MSA Dual-Degree Program. They’ve been tied to one another and ��Ƶ ever since.

Finding a home 8,657 miles away from home

September 21, 2020 3 min

Born in a coastal city in eastern South Africa, Courtney Perrett, BSJ ’20, grew up in a close-knit family who taught her to care for the natural world, dream big and never give up on those dreams. They always encouraged her to fiercely pursue her goals, even if that meant moving to another continent at 19 years old.

Cooped Up? Dance on!

September 21, 2020 5 min

Amid stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ��Ƶ alumnae Leah Crosby, BFA ’15, and Danielle Doell, BFA ’14, channeled their creativity, passion and innovation to bring adventure and the arts to the Seattle community.

Time Machine: Homecoming

September 21, 2020 5 min

Homecoming at ��Ƶ can be traced at least as far back as November 1919 when the student-published Green and White newspaper noted that the University football team was preparing for a “Home Coming” game. The last game of the University’s 1919 season carried the alumni slogan “Beat Denison,” in reference to the team’s scheduled opponent.

Remembering President Alden

September 20, 2020 2 min

When he was inaugurated as ��Ƶ’s 15th president on May 11, 1962, Vernon Roger Alden called for creating “a climate in which the best minds are stretched and in which superior students aspire to even greater accomplishment.”

Still more

September 20, 2020 1 min

“Here, we need only go ‘a short piece’ down the road in any direction, to find ourselves surrounded by natural beauty. Those times when all human nature fails us, it is earth that abides. Consider our words, we will guide you there.”

It's Personal

September 20, 2020 3 min

Alumni Association creates team to help students and alumni define their own meaning of success

Chuck Stewart sitting in front of a wall of album covers he had taken

OHIO graduate, eminent photographer’s work featured in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s social justice exhibit

September 20, 2020 5 min

The photography of ��Ƶ graduate Chuck Stewart is on display for the first time ever at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a new social justice exhibit

Various baby onesies on an outdoor clothes line.

Our Town Family

September 19, 2020 7 min

For generations, ��Ƶ has offered an opportunity to be part of a family—not just a campus family, which may be common with many colleges and universities, but a town family, which is rare. A real community with roots as strong as ��Ƶ’s pawpaw or elm or birch trees.

A star among the stars

September 19, 2020 8 min

Ken Ehrlich’s love of music inspired an enviable career in the music industry. Seated in the producer’s chair for myriad live and broadcast music events around the globe, his journey began in Chicago—where he produced television programs like the Marty Faye Show and created Soundstage—and quickly found its way to Los Angeles where, for 40 years, he’s been the master behind the Grammy Awards. The integrity, authenticity and unflappability he brought to working with musical artists is legend. The story of solid leadership and gracious guidance he offered musicians throughout his career follows.

On the record

September 19, 2020 8 min

1969 ‘Posties’ reflect on their pathways to distinguished careers, the past, present and future of the news industry.

Last word: Linda Trautman

September 19, 2020 7 min

Dr. Linda Trautman, associate professor of political science at the ��Ƶ Lancaster Campus, has served on the faculty at OHIO since 2005 and teaches courses offered across the OHIO system, including graduate classes in Athens. Her areas of expertise include state and national legislative politics, electoral participation and voting behavior, and urban governance and American public policy.

Zeroing in on zero waste

September 19, 2020 5 min

One evening in May 2019, the normally quiet Athens City Council chambers were overflowing with citizens. Some stood in the hallway while others packed a nearby bar to watch the proceedings on the government channel. What brought so many passionate community members out on a Tuesday night? The answer, in a word: trash. Or to put a finer point on it—waste, waste diversion, and related jobs.

Wellworks announces updates to Healthy OHIO initiative for fiscal year 2021

September 18, 2020 2 min

Wellworks has announced details about how ��Ƶ employees and spouses/partners can participate in Healthy OHIO, the University’s employee wellness initiative, for fiscal year 2021.

Proximity Matters

September 18, 2020 3 min

Welcome to the Neighborhood: An Anthology of American Coexistence—a collection of over eighty poems, nonfiction essays, short stories and even illustrated pieces picked by editor Sarah Green, PHD ’15—shows different ways we interact with, or reflect upon, our neighbors, these “other” people who make up our various communities.

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