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The Marching 110 performs on College Green as part of the campus involvement fair

Back in the Bobcat groove

September 3, 2026 4 min

Fall semester 2026 kicked off with annual Welcome Week festivities, providing new and returning students with a glimpse of what's in store for another amazing year at OHIO.

Faculty Newsmakers

OHIO's August 2026 Newsmakers

September 3, 2026 4 min

Paul Shovlin, Eve Ng, Allyson Hallman-Thrasher, Ben Bates and Jim Strode were named newsmakers for August 2026.

Alumni

From Athens to Ground Zero: How OHIO alum Megan Jones educates the world about 9/11 through storytelling

September 3, 2026 13 min

OHIO alumna Megan Jones, vice president for education programs at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, is helping a new generation understand an event many never experienced firsthand. For Jones, “Never Forget” means more than remembering the tragedy — it means remembering the people, stories and humanity that emerged from it.

Hon. Yvette McGee Brown stands with her husband Anthony Brown and Rufus the Bobcat.

Alumni Leaders

Family justice advocate Yvette McGee Brown named 2026 OHIO Alumna of the Year

September 2, 2026 4 min

��Ƶ will honor the Honorable Yvette McGee Brown, BSJ ’82, as its 2026 Alumna of the Year, celebrating a career spent protecting ��Ƶ’s children and expanding access to justice statewide.

OHIO Events

Artist, writer Suzanne Coley to lead special events at OHIO in September

September 2, 2026 3 min

��Ƶ will welcome well-known book artist, printmaker and writer Suzanne Coley to campus in September for a series of events.

McDavis Hall

��Ƶ to celebrate the opening of Roderick J. McDavis Hall on Sept. 25

September 2, 2026 2 min

��Ƶ will celebrate the grand opening of Roderick J. McDavis Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, at the new residence hall, located at 6 Nelson Drive in Athens.

OHIO Events

OHIO community invited to State of the University Address on Sept. 9

September 2, 2026 1 min

All members of the ��Ƶ community are invited to attend the State of the University Address in person or online on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

Four adults and a child pose in front of a OHIO-themed backdrop, featuring green colors and prideful signs at the Homecoming Family Tent.

Fueling the Future

Nurturing the Bobcat Family Tree

September 2, 2026 3 min

Legacy Scholarship donors help new generations of Bobcats flourish.

teacher at small table with elementary students giving a student a high five

Master's Programs for Teachers

How to add a reading education specialization to your teaching license

September 2, 2026 4 min

��Ƶ's online M.Ed. in Reading Education is helping to address literacy needs among children and schools. Find out how to earn this specialization. No GRE or thesis required.

Commencement

��Ƶ announces Spring 2027 Commencement schedule

September 1, 2026 1 min

As previously announced, OHIO is expanding its Spring Commencement ceremonies to three undergraduate ceremonies. The additional undergraduate ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2027.

Student Research

OHIO Chillicothe student reconnects with ancestral language through UC Berkeley research program

September 1, 2026 3 min

OHIO Chillicothe junior Ana Frease conducted research on the Coast Miwok language this summer through the Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous California Languages.

An OHIO student hands a card to a Cats Cupboard employee while at a desk at the food pantry

Supporting Students

Cats’ Cupboard providing food access to students, strong community partnerships

September 1, 2026 5 min

��Ƶ and the Basic Needs Programs offer a variety of support open to all students, including the Cats’ Cupboard food pantry.

OHIO representatives stand outside of a building at the Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Student Opportunities

CIBED strengthens global network with presence on six continents

September 1, 2026 3 min

OHIO's Center for International Business Education and Development (CIBED) is proud to announce its return to South America through a new partnership with Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Bobcat Creators

��Ƶ launches Bobcat Creators Ambassador applications

September 1, 2026 2 min

Applications to become a Bobcat Creator are now open. Don't miss your opportuntiy to contribute your creative ideas to OHIO's social media!

Student Success

��Ƶ’s Sigma Delta Pi Chapter named an “Honor Chapter” for ninth consecutive year

September 1, 2026 2 min

��Ƶ’s Pi Rho/Tau of ��Ƶ Chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities during the 2025-26 academic year.

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