Archive for December, 2013

Ohio University alum Shawna McDonnell ’02, who majored in Actuarial Science in the College of Arts & Sciences Mathematics Department, has joined a Pittsburgh firm, reports City Biz List. Pittsburgh-based Cowden Associates, Inc., the leading independent actuarial, compensation and employee benefits consulting firm in the tri-state region, has hired Shawna […]

Ohio University alum Michael V. Passella ’96, who majored in Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been named to the 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List, announced Dickinson Wright PLLC . Michael V. Passella, Of Counsel in the firm’s Columbus office, has been named […]

Nominations now are open for the 2013 Innovation Awards, which recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to entrepreneurship and innovation in southeastern Ohio. The categories are: Entrepreneur of the Year Outstanding Woman in Innovation Green Innovation Social Innovation Outstanding Innovation by a Student Outstanding Innovation by Faculty See the […]

By Andrea Frazier from Compass Students in an introductory-level Political Science course are engaging with the local community to raise awareness about the detriment of puppy mills and to make positive change at Ohio University and in the Athens area. The course, POLS 1600: Engaging Politics, is taught by Dr. […]

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Ireland: History and Complexities History 374: Ireland & America. I really wish I would have taken this class when I was an undergraduate at the University of Dayton. I minored in history and had plenty of great […]

Ohio University alum Alison Bridge ’02, who majored in Sociology-Criminology in the College of Arts & Sciences, was featured in an Oxford (OH) Press article about her work at the Talawanda School District. Alison Bridge is a Talawanda graduate who has returned to the school district to “remove the non-cognitive […]

A GoLocal article on Community College of Rhode Island finances quotes Dr. Richard Vedder, Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity and Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University’s College of Arts & Sciences. Dr. Richard Vedder, who is the Director of the Center for College Affordability and […]