Archive for November, 2017

Ohio University’s undergraduate orientation program is hiring talented, dedicated, and enthusiastic undergraduate students from all undergraduate colleges to work with Bobcat Student Orientation. Orientation leaders welcome approximately 4,200 new students and their families to Ohio University each year. The primary focus of the orientation program is to make students and […]

By Tetyana Dovbnya Academic Advisor / International Student Advising Specialist According to Albert Einstein, “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” How can you be imaginative while choosing classes for the next semester? Especially when you may feel overwhelmed just completing the basic required classes? The answer […]

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist It is registration season! It can be very exciting to plan out classes for the next semester and get that much closer to earning your degree. At Ohio University, in order to schedule, you must meet with your major adviser to have […]

Ohio University’s Arts & Sciences Awards Committee selected Dr. Assan Sarr, Assistant Professor of History, as the humanities recipient of the Jeanette G. Grasselli Brown Faculty Teaching Award for 2016-17. The decision was made last spring and announced this fall. The award recognizes “superior classroom performance, involvement with students beyond the […]

Dr. Mark Alicke, Professor of Psychology, authored a column on “Can We All Get Along? Should We? Where do we draw the line in associating with people whose values we dislike?” in Psychology Today. Best friends, family members, and spouses argue about all kinds of things: Who is the best […]

Ohio University mourns faculty member Dr. Vera Belousova, 59, who passed away Nov. 2, 2017, at the Kobacker House, a hospice care center in Columbus. Belousova was a Senior Lecturer in Russian in the Modern Languages Department. She was born in Moscow, Russia (then Soviet Union) and moved to Athens […]

The College of Arts & Sciences launched the Notable Alumni Awards on Oct. 27, honoring 37 alumni for broad accomplishments in their careers, a commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University, the College of Arts & Sciences, and its students. Thirty alumni came back to Athens for […]