Archive for September, 2016

Alum’s ‘Noble’ Cause: Helping New Students Transition to Athens

As the leaves begin to change and thousands of students flood into Athens to prepare for another semester, one student’s transition to Athens has been made a bit easier. This is all in thanks to Ohio University alum Jerry Noble ’82Ph.D., who is helping to promote diversity and assist in […]

Read more ›
September 26, 2016 at 5:16 pmAlumni

Owens, Evans Awarded $1.5 Million Grant, Making a Difference with MOSAIC

Steve Evans and Julie Owens

Dr. Julie Owens and Dr. Steve Evans have done it again. Along with their colleague, Amori Mikami, Ph.D., of the University of British Columbia, the two Center for Intervention Research in Schools members have been awarded research funding for the MOSAIC (Making Socially Accepting Inclusive Classrooms) Project. This project has […]

Read more ›
September 26, 2016 at 4:59 pmNews

Zoccola Gets APA Achievement Award for Early Career Professionals

Zoccola Gets APA Achievement Award for Early Career Professionals

Dr. Peggy Zoccola has been awarded the American Psychological Association Achievement Award for Early Career Professionals. This award, given to early professionals in psychology, provides winners funding to attend A.P.A.’s Annual Convention. Zoccola noted that this award “helped [her] foster professional networking” which led to “additional opportunities for [her] research […]

Read more ›
September 26, 2016 at 4:52 pmNews

OPIE News | Academic Workshop Series, Change of Level Session, Picnic at Strouds Run

OPIE News | Academic Workshop Series, Change of Level Session, Picnic at Strouds Run

By Tetyana Dovbnya Ohio Program of Intensive English and A&S International Academic Advisor OPIE welcomes OHIO faculty, staff and students to join their events this week. Academic Workshop Series: Ohio University Resources What? *For OPIE Undergraduate students at the Advanced /Pre-Academic Level, Facilitator: Tetyana Dovbnya, dovbnya@ohio.edu When and Where? Wednesday, Sept. […]

Read more ›
September 26, 2016 at 1:25 pmAnnouncements

Dantas Explores Mixed-Race Families in Colonial Brazil

Dr. Mariana Dantas

During the 2016-17 academic year, Dr. Mariana Dantas, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, will be a resident fellow at the National Humanities Center, in North Carolina. She will be working on the manuscript of her second book. The project examines the formation of mixed-race families in colonial Brazil by […]

Read more ›
September 26, 2016 at 12:04 pmResearch

Career Corner | Connect with A&S on LinkedIn

Career Corner | Connect with A&S on LinkedIn

By Kacey Schaum Assistant Director for the Career and Leadership Development Center LinkedIn is a great tool to network with alumni and employers. According to TheUndercoverRecruiter.com, there are seven ways students benefit from LinkedIn. By creating and fully utilizing your LinkedIn, you can: Get Job Email Alerts Connect with Professionals […]

Read more ›
September 24, 2016 at 2:31 pmNews

Sociology-Criminology Alum ‘Developing Data-Driven Strategies’

Sociology-Criminology Alum ‘Developing Data-Driven Strategies’

Lauren McCullough ’12 recently started working with NC IDEA, after working with ArchiveSocial. “I focus heavily on process improvement and evaluating our current programs, which ultimately will help me develop data-driven strategies on how our organization will grow in the coming years and what activities can best leverage entrepreneurship as […]

Read more ›
September 24, 2016 at 1:53 pmAlumni