Archive for October, 2016

  By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist With registration coming up, many students are looking at their DARS for the first time in many weeks. In doing so, many are noticing credits that they assumed would be, but are not. Occasionally, credits just have not arrived. Having transcripts […]

By Kacey Schaum Assistant Director for the Career and Leadership Development Center You’re invited to Dinner with 12 Strangers! The idea is simple: Attend a dinner with an alumni host and fellow students to share a good meal, good conversation, and a good time. Come to Dinner with 12 Strangers […]

The History Department at Ohio University announces two new courses that are being offered for the first time in Spring 2017. HIST 3500: Science and Society in the Modern World (2SS) Tier II Social Science Description: How do scientists know what they know? How have their forms of knowledge, practice, and expertise become […]

From Compass The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Ohio University received an 1804 grant of $17,500 for “Flame Photometers in the Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Laboratories.” The 14 flame emission photometers will enhance the laboratory curriculum and build a stronger foundation for beginner and upper-level chemistry students. The Grants and Funding […]

by Kristin M. Distel Elizabeth Tran, a doctoral student in creative writing at Ohio University, has won Prairie Schooner’s 2016 Summer Nonfiction Contest for her essay “Miss Saigon.” Tran’s essay discusses her mother’s experience of escaping the Vietnam War, as well as Tran’s personal and familial experience of surviving Hurricane […]

The Wealth and Poverty theme announces two newly developed courses addressing issues of wealth and poverty. For questions about Wealth and Poverty theme courses and certificate courses, contact Dr. Yeong Kim, Associate Professor of Geography and theme coordinator, at kimy1@ohio.edu. CAS 2402x  Transitions – From Campus to Career Success to […]

Dr. Linda J. Rice, Professor of English and Director of the Master of Arts in English Online for High School Teachers, presented at the Lilly National Conference in Traverse City, MI, in October. The conference covers areas such as: community is cornerstone to improved student learning; participants are life-long learners; […]