Archive for September, 2016

New Paleontology Minor Offers Fossil and Earth History Experience

Students explore outcrop in search of fossils.

Starting this fall semester, a new Paleontology Minor is available to Ohio University undergraduates interested in fossils and ancient life. The Paleontology Minor provides a broad overview of the discipline of paleontology for students interested in developing additional training in fossil identification and interpretation, sedimentary systems, and the history of […]

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September 6, 2016 at 2:58 pmNews

CLJC & MPA Alum | Farley, VP of Legal and Government Affairs for Ohio Insurance Institute

Michael Farley

Center for Law, Justice & Culture Alumni Spotlight Michael Farley earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2007.  He then went on to join the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) as Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs. What brought […]

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September 6, 2016 at 11:56 amAlumni

Shadis Researches ‘Gender and State Formation in Early Portugal’ during Faculty Fellowship Leave

Dr. Miriam Shadis

Dr. Miriam Shadis, Associate Professor of History, is spending the current academic year (2016-17) on an Ohio University Faculty Fellowship Leave. Shadis will be researching and writing her next book project, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Saints: Gender and State Formation in Early Portugal (1100-1250). This is a study of the first […]

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September 6, 2016 at 3:26 amResearch

OPIE News | International Conversation Hour, Conversation Partners Program, International Cultural Understanding Certificate

OPIE News | International Conversation Hour, Conversation Partners Program, International Cultural Understanding Certificate

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: International Conversation Hour: What? Engage in the international dialogue, Facilitator: Andrea Johannes When and Where? Wednesday, September 7th from 6:00-7:00 PM, on the first floor of Baker Center […]

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September 5, 2016 at 4:13 pmAnnouncements

Student Senate Seeks Applicants for New Judicial Panel By Sept. 4

Student Senate Seeks Applicants for New Judicial Panel By Sept. 4

OHIO Student Senate is seeking applicants for two positions: Clerk of Courts and Associate Justice. Applications, which can be found online, are due by 5 p.m. on Sept. 4. All students are welcome to apply, both undergraduate and graduate. The Center for Law, Justice & Culture encourages all students who […]

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September 5, 2016 at 2:48 pmAnnouncements

CLJC Call for Participants: DIY Science Fiction Conference

CLJC Call for Participants: DIY Science Fiction Conference

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture would like to encourage faculty and students to consider contributing to a panel on Law and Science Fiction at the upcoming DIY Sci Fi Conference: Speculative Fiction Across the Liberal Arts.  The conference will take place on Friday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. […]

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September 5, 2016 at 2:32 pmAnnouncements

Advising Tip | You Like Several Majors, Now What?

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor & Retention Specialist So you’ve taken my advice from last week, right? You’ve looked at the catalog to see all of your available major options here at Ohio University, and you’ve had lengthy, academic discussions with your family and grocery clerk. You may have even […]

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September 4, 2016 at 1:42 pmNews