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By Andrea Wurm Ohio University is home to more than 20,000 students who share two common bonds—a love for Athens, Ohio, and a passion to pursue the degree of their choice. It is also a place that represents 1,740 international students from all walks of life. But what does it […]

By Andrea Wurm Phally Ngoeum, a graduate student from Cambodia, believes in the power of communication. Connecting with people is one reason that she values Oral Communication in Graduate Studies (ELIP 5300). This 3-credit hour class gives her a platform to voice her opinion. “Communicating helps me reduce the gender […]

The first International Student Career Planning Dinner is Monday, Nov. 14, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Office of International Student & Faculty Services (ISFS), Walter International Education Center 106. International students who plan to get a job or an internship during or after earning a degree from Ohio University are […]

By Tetyana Dovbnya Ohio Program of Intensive English and A&S Academic Advisor for the College of Arts & Sciences Every semester Advanced/Pre-Academic group of OPIE students is not only working hard on improving their English language skills, but also getting ready for taking academic classes in the following semester. At […]

By Tetyana Dovbnya OPIE and College of Arts & Sciences International Student Adviser As faculty and students approach the end of the semester and might start running out of steam, it is good to remember the joys and rewards of teaching and learning that we gain at the university. Linn Forhan, […]

By Tetyana Dovbnya OPIE and College of Arts & Sciences International Student Adviser It is a well-established fact that the best way to learn something is to experience it. That is why taking students on field trips is a common practice in language learning classes. A recent Ohio Program of […]

Written by Kristina Guyton OPIE Lecturer and Socio-Cultural Coordinator  On Thursday, April 9, international students in the Ohio Program of Intensive English conversed with elderly residents at lunchtime at The Laurels of Athens, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center. The visit was arranged as part of a special studies class that OPIE […]