Archive for January, 2017

Advising Tip | Ready For Graduation? Apply by Feb. 13

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist Change can be difficult, especially when you’re faced with major milestones like graduation. So this week I want to encourage all of our Seniors who will be leaving Athens this April to make the transition easier and plan ahead! Apply for graduation! […]

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January 23, 2017 at 2:31 pmAnnouncements News

Uhalde Presents Paper at Berlin Conference

Participants from the "Making Sense of the Oath" Conference held in Berlin, December 2016.

In December, Dr. Kevin Uhalde, Associate Professor of History, finished his grading and traveled to Berlin, Germany to participate in a conference titled “Making Sense of the Oath in Late Antiquity and the Earlier Middle Ages: Religious Act, Social Bond, Holy Sacrament.” Uhalde was invited to participate in this conference. […]

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January 23, 2017 at 2:26 pmResearch

OPIE Academic Advising Calendar, Spring 2017

OPIE Academic Advising Calendar, Spring 2017

By Tetyana Dovbnya Ohio Program of Intensive English and A&S International Academic Advisor OPIE Academic Workshop Series – required for admitted undergraduate students at the Advanced Level What? The series of workshops are designed to facilitate students’ transition into academic classes that will cover the topics: U.S. academic culture, Ohio […]

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January 23, 2017 at 2:21 pmAnnouncements

OPIE News | International Conversation Hour, OPIE Lecture Series: Time Management and Study Skills, Chinese New Year Gala with Banquet

Tetyana Dovbnya

By Tetyana Dovbnya Ohio Program of Intensive English and A&S International Academic Advisor OPIE welcomes Ohio University faculty, staff, and students to join OPIE events International Conversation Hour What? Engage in the international dialogue! Facilitator: Andrea Johannes When and Where? Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 6-7 p.m. in the Bobcat Student Lounge (first floor […]

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January 23, 2017 at 1:57 pmAnnouncements

CLJC Spotlights Political Science Alum | Kluznik Takes on Employment Discrimination Cases

Jack Kluznik

Center for Law, Justice & Culture Alumni Spotlight Jack Kluznik is a partner with Weston Hurd LLP and chair of the firm’s Litigation Section and Employment and Civil Rights Practice Group. He focuses his practice on litigation, employment and labor, civil rights, intellectual property, copyright, trademark, commercial and education law.  […]

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January 23, 2017 at 1:46 pmAlumni

Sociology Alum’s Career Treating Mental Health

Brent Phipps

Brent Phipps ‘89M began teaching sociology classes while finishing his master’s in Sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, and he continued teaching after graduation at Chillicothe and Lancaster regional campuses. Connect with him on LinkedIn. From Teaching Sociology to Mental Health Agency At the time, […]

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January 23, 2017 at 12:25 pmAlumni

Anthropology Alum Studies Primatology at Iowa State

Nicole Wackerly in in Senegal with Fongoli chimp Bo (adult male) in the background. Because humans are so closely related to chimpanzees, we wear masks when in close proximity as a precaution against disease transmission.

Nicole Wackerly ’14 finished her M.A. at Iowa State University during the summer of 2016 in the Anthropology Department with a focus on primatology. When she started in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, she was focused on Forensic Anthropology with a minor in Chemistry. Then she […]

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January 23, 2017 at 10:52 amAlumni