Archive for July, 2016

Sociology-Criminology Junior Interns for Common Pleas Judge

Sociology-Criminology Junior Interns for Common Pleas Judge

By Carrie Ramage ’17 My name is Carrie Ramage. My major is Sociology-Criminology. I am now a senior at Ohio University. Over the summer I interned for Common Pleas Judge Pat Lang’s office at the Athens County Court House. Pictured with me in this photo are case files I pulled […]

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July 19, 2016 at 2:56 pmNews

Media Stories Quote Mattson on ‘Always Crazy’ Politics

Dr. Kevin Mattson

A wire story on “5 reasons why U.S. politics was always crazy” quotes Dr. Kevin Mattson, the Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University. Watching talking heads on TV or perusing your Facebook news feed might lead you to conclude that American politics has reached its nadir. The United […]

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July 19, 2016 at 2:53 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Sociology Alum Co-Authors Article on ‘Benefits of Friending a Grownup’

Michael Dickard

Michael Dickard ’10, ’12 M.A. Sociology studies interaction on social media at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics and is co-author of a article on “The Strength of Awkward Ties: Online Interactions between High School Students and Adults.” He studies the sometimes-awkward but valuable interactions between teens and adults. […]

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July 18, 2016 at 3:25 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Students Tour Athens County Historical Society and Museum, Learn about Internships

New home of Athens County Historical Society and Museum

By Harlee Rozell ’17 The Ohio Student Anthropology Society worked with the Athens County Historical Society and Museum, which recently relocated to 24 W. State St., Athens, to host a tour of the museum for all interested Anthropology and History majors and minors at Ohio University. The purpose of this […]

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July 18, 2016 at 2:01 pmNews

Young Alumni on Jobs: ‘Get Your Face Out There’

2016 alumni panel

By Austin Rivers ’17 A recent graduate had specific advice for Ohio University students: Even when you don’t know what you want to do for a career, you should work to “get your face out there; get your name out there.” Natasha Lorenz ’14, was one of half a dozen […]

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July 18, 2016 at 1:32 pmAlumni News

Graduate Student Finds ‘Enchanting Experience’ Teaching in France

Micah McCrary (right) and fellow ESL counselors at American Village Officiel

By Kristin M. Distel Graduate student Micah McCrary is spending his summer teaching at American Village Officiel, a summer camp for elementary-age students in the south of France. “While I’ve always been interested in going back and forth between teaching college students/adults and teaching children, my work abroad has been […]

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July 18, 2016 at 12:29 pmNews

Creative Writing Student Co-Founds Literary Journal ‘Profane’

JJacob Little, Doctoral Student of Creative Writing and Co-Founder of PROFANE

By Kristin M. Distel Graduate student Jacob Little co-founded Profane Journal, “an annual print and audio journal featuring an eclectic mix of poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction” in January 2014. “Part of the fun of the journal is never being certain what’s going to show up in the submission queue. […]

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July 18, 2016 at 11:58 amNews