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Dean’s Message | Equipping Our Students for Success

Joseph Shields, Vice President for Research & Creative Activity and Dean of Ohio University's Graduate College attends the 3 Minute Thesis Competition at the Stocker Center on February 15, 2017. Photo by Daniel Owen

 By Dr. Joseph Shields Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences As I write this letter, the emerging signs of spring provide a harbinger of new beginnings as another group of students takes flight for the next stage of their life following Commencement in early May. At […]

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March 29, 2019 at 1:12 pmAlumni

Biology Alum Named OHIO Men’s Basketball Coach

From left, OHIO President M. Duane Nellis, Coach Jeff Boals, and Director of Athletics Jim Schaus.

Former OHIO team captain Jeff Boals ’95 was named the 19th head coach in the history of the Ohio University men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Jim Schaus announced in a March 17 news release. “I am incredibly grateful and honored to return home to my alma mater as the […]

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March 19, 2019 at 4:00 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

White Finds Online Program ‘Manageable with My Schedule’

Sara White

The Master’s in Law, Justice & Culture has 19 students, both online and on campus, who are learning about law and society studies. Sara White is an Ohio University alumna who earned a B.S. in Communications and now is enrolled in the online Master’s in Law, Justice & Culture program. […]

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March 16, 2019 at 3:20 pmAlumni News

Alumni News | Jonathon Hogue Dies Hiking at Island in the Sky

Jonathon Hogue

The Ohio University Geography Department mourns the loss of alumnus Jonathon Hogue ’18M.S., who was found dead March 15 at Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park. Hogue served four years in the U.S. Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base before entering the Air Force Reserves at Wright […]

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March 16, 2019 at 2:30 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Bardo, Wichita State President, Passes Away

Dr. John Bardo

Ohio University alum Dr. John William Bardo, president of Wichita State University, died March 12, 2019, at the age of 70, reports the KSAL. Bardo earned an M.A. in Sociology from the College of Arts & Sciences in 1971. Dr. Bardo was an innovator, nationally recognized scholar and deep believer in […]

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March 15, 2019 at 8:53 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Taylor Joins Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation

Dr. Jimmy D Taylor

Ohio University alum Dr. Jimmy D. Taylor ’88 is a board-certified medical oncologist who brings more than 30 years of medical experience to the Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation, according to a news release in Medical Health News. Taylor began his undergraduate education at Ohio University, where he earned […]

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March 15, 2019 at 8:37 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Alumni News | Flores Helps Those in Need, Tells Their Stories

Samantha Flores in Ellis Hall. Photo by Hannah Ruhoff

When thinking back on her days as a student at OHIO, Samantha Flores (’08, ’11) recalls walking with friends at The Ridges at night, singing around a bonfire while a classmate strummed a guitar. She also recalls with fondness the courses she took for her B.A. in English and, later, […]

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March 10, 2019 at 5:32 pmAlumni