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Kelley Brumfield, BSS ’16, dances with her daughter

Onward with OMSAR

August 17, 2018 3 min

Data shows that multicultural students don’t always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO’s OMSAR is turning the tide.

Advocate for All

August 17, 2018 1 min

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

Danny Twilley rides his bicycle on a mountain bike trail

Still more

August 17, 2018 1 min

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.

Last word with Amir Farnoud

August 16, 2018 2 min

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

A student stands in front of a presentation about their thesis

Fight or flight

August 16, 2018 2 min

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

Fred Weiner, former Counseling & Psychological Services' director

Farewell

August 16, 2018 3 min

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

Writing with resolve

July 25, 2018 2 min

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

1968 flood memories

July 24, 2018 16 min

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

1964 flood memories

July 23, 2018 10 min

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

Charting a new direction

May 18, 2018 10 min

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

Difficult dialogues

May 14, 2018 2 min

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

Students from an ��Ƶ’s a cappella singing group

In harmony

May 14, 2018 1 min

Senior music therapy major Rebecca Day sees a cappella—an ensemble that sings without music accompaniment—as a fun yet sophisticated art form.

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

Grace under fire

May 14, 2018 2 min

“ I remember hearing your voice guiding me back to reality…I credit your voice as much as any medicine.”

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“My life was forever changed the night that I met you. You told me that I would be okay and I was. …Thank you for believing in me even though you didn’t know me.”

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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

May 14, 2018 3 min

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

A cut above

May 10, 2018 2 min

“Titles are granted. Leadership is earned.” OHIO’s 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.

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