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OHIO leaders discuss ongoing efforts to comply with new state laws, provide overview of University operating budget, Advancement fundraising during Dec. 3 ‘University Updates’

December 11, 2025 4 min

��Ƶ President Lori Stewart Gonzalez hosted the third “University Updates” event of the academic year on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

OHIO students and faculty stand with Mid-West Fabricating representatives outside of the Mid-West Fabricating building in Amanda, ��Ƶ

Career Opportunities

Engineering student builds path from Fairfield County Workforce Center to Mid-West Fabricating

December 10, 2025 6 min

Through his education at the Fairfield County Workforce Center and hands-on experience at Mid-West Fabricating, Tyler Merritt is transforming his lifelong interest in how things work into a meaningful career.

Alumni Leaders

Fitzgerald brings local development perspective to Voinovich School Advisory Board

December 10, 2025 2 min

The executive director of the Athens County Economic Development Council credits ��Ƶ for setting her on a career path that aligned with her passion for promoting the area’s advancement.

Alumni Success

��Ƶ alumnus Jean-Gabriel Shepherd finds his path in public service, cybersecurity

December 9, 2025 2 min

A 2010 graduate of ��Ƶ with a bachelor of arts in geography, Jean-Gabriel Shepherd has built a career blending technical expertise, compassion, and an appreciation for learning and teaching.

Volunteers pose for a photo in front of a truck and a tree during the tree planting event

Community Service

Fourth annual tree planting helps to stabilize, improve Hocking River in Athens

December 9, 2025 4 min

The partnership between ��Ƶ and the City of Athens is proving beneficial to the environment while providing protection and improvements along the Hocking River floodplain.

A nurse looks at a laptop in a hospital room

Nursing

��Ƶ’s online RN to BSN program refreshes curriculum to meet the demands of today’s nursing profession

December 9, 2025 4 min

Nursing education has changed at all levels. When the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) released its updated Essentials in 2021, it reshaped expectations for how nursing programs prepare today’s workforce.

Online

OHIO Online advances faculty leadership in digital education

December 8, 2025 3 min

OHIO Online is strengthening faculty leadership and collaboration to shape the future of innovative, student-centered digital learning.

Mock Trial

Verdict: First Place for OHIO Mock Trial at SUNY-Buffalo Invitational

December 8, 2025 2 min

��Ƶ Mock Trial Team competed successfully in November's “Buffalo Bullpen” Mock Trial Invitational Competition.

Alumni Impact

��Ƶ alumni bring innovation to gifted education in Chillicothe

December 5, 2025 3 min

Two ��Ƶ graduates are transforming gifted education in the Chillicothe City School District through a program that blends creativity, technology and individualized learning.

��Ƶ's Athens Campus is covered with light snow in this aerial image

OHIO Announcements

OHIO faculty invited to participate in Mentor Leaders Learning Together Faculty Learning Community

December 5, 2025 1 min

The six-part workshop series is designed to provide OHIO faculty with the skills and knowledge to become more effective faculty mentors.

A photo of someone working on a laptop computer, and an OHIO coffee mug is next to the computer

OHIO Community

Cybersecurity at OHIO: Physical security tips to help you stay safe

December 5, 2025 1 min

When you think of cybersecurity, you may only be considering digital media issues, but the physical security of devices and systems is also very important.

Dance

Brother(hood) Dance blends cultural research in dance, agriculture and technology

December 5, 2025 4 min

Co-led by School of Dance professor Ricarrdo Hunter-Valentine, “Black in the Water” is the second work in Brother(hood) Dance’s Environmental Justice Trilogy, using a series of thematic “puddles” to examine the relationship between water and Black communities in ��Ƶ.

A group of faculty in academic regalia sit in a row

Faculty achievements

Faculty Experts Roundup

December 5, 2025 7 min

OHIO faculty have been busy. Fall semester news includes awards, publications, research and performances.

Students paint during art event to mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week

Health and Wellness

Art meets antibiotic resistance

December 4, 2025 4 min

The Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute (ITDI) at ��Ƶ turned science into art recently, hosting a painting event to mark World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness week.

��Ƶ SPJ members stand together and hold the national award

National Leaders

��Ƶ student journalism organization adds to record-setting performance with 11th title

December 4, 2025 3 min

The ��Ƶ chapter of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) was honored with its 11th national Outstanding Campus Chapter of the Year award during SPJ’s national conference.

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