Archive for November, 2015

Advising Tip | Start Studying for Final 2 Weeks in Advance

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences The recommended time frame to start studying for finals is two weeks in advance. This means that in between eating piles of mashed potatoes and afternoon naps next week, if not earlier, you should be […]

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November 16, 2015 at 6:23 pmNews

Mathematics Professor Quoc Phong Vu, 1954-2015

Dr. Quoc Phong Vu

Dr. Quoc Phong Vu, Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University, passed away in October in Vietnam. He had been an OHIO faculty member since 1992-93, having been promoted to professor in 1999. Vu has four sons, and two of them are now students at Ohio University. Vu was a humble, […]

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November 16, 2015 at 4:39 pmNews

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Students looking for a 1-credit course for Fall 2016 can dip into one a CAS 1300x Themes in Action course. Choose from five different sections—each focused on a different curricular theme—and get involved in activities and events around sustainability, local food, justice and social change, wealth and poverty, and international security. […]

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November 16, 2015 at 11:45 amNews

Global Health Volunteer Abroad | Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps

Join Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps for a hands-on, immersive and unique global health experience. A transformative volunteer abroad experience for students and professionals, Unite For Sight is renowned as the highest quality global health immersion and volunteer abroad program worldwide. Unite For Sight prides itself on offering the best […]

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November 16, 2015 at 9:18 amAnnouncements

Transfer Tip | Regional Campus Credits Transfer Automatically

Kristi Conrad

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences A lot of students have questions about transferring to or taking a few courses at a regional campus. Ohio University has campuses at several locations: Cambridge, Chillicothe, Eastern, Lancaster, Pickerington, Southern, Proctorville, and Zanesville. If […]

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November 16, 2015 at 8:53 amNews

Mountain Identity: From Ohio to Romania

Countryside mountain landscape with ancient remote Romanian hamlet in the wide valleys of Bucegi mountains, Brasov county, Romania.

What do Athens, Ohio, and Brashov, Romania, have in common? They are both part of mountain ranges: The Appalachian Mountains in the United States, and the Carpathian Mountains in Eastern Europe. In early October, Dr. Anna Rachel Terman traveled to the Appalachian Carpathian International Conference in Brashov, Romania, to compare […]

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November 13, 2015 at 10:40 amResearch

Exchange Program in Tokyo; No Prior Language Knowledge Required

Dr. Charlie Morgan

Dr. Charlie Morgan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, gave an information session this week about Ohio University’s exchange program with Musashi University in Tokyo, Japan. In brief, eligible students can study for a semester or a year. All courses are in English with one Japanese language course – so no prior […]

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November 13, 2015 at 10:22 amNews