Archive for April, 2018

Alumni News | Judge Wilson Gets Presidential Award for Pro Bono Service

Judge Dean Wilson

Perry County Court Judge Dean Wilson ’76 was one of the five Ohio attorneys to receive awards for distinguished service to the legal profession at the Ohio State Bar Association’s annual Council of Delegates on April 27, reports the Logan Daily News. Wilson received “the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation’s (OLAF) […]

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April 25, 2018 at 8:18 amAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Rattanasengchanh Awarded Contemporary History Institute’s Klinder Dissertation Fellowship

Phimmasone Michael Rattanasengchanh

The 2018-19 Klinder Dissertation Fellowship goes to Phimmasone Michael Rattanasengchanh, a doctoral student in the History Department. This year’s award marks the inauguration of the fellowship, whose endowment was established in the 1990s to fund a dissertation writing year for Ohio University doctoral students enrolled in the Contemporary History Institute Certificate […]

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April 24, 2018 at 9:29 pmAnnouncements Research

Fall 2018 | Food Studies Adds New Course in Brewing

Jackie O's owner Art Oestrike gives visitors a tour at Jackie O's brewery.

The Food Studies theme announces a new course: CAS 4413/5413 The Art of Craft Brewing: An Athens Case Study. The course will be taught by Art Oestrike, the founder and owner of Jackie O’s Brewery and an Ohio University alum who earned a B.A. in Russian and an M.A. in […]

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April 24, 2018 at 12:12 pmNews

Advising Tip | Make Fun, Productive Summer Plans

Tetyana Dovbnya

By Tetyana Dovbnya Academic Advisor / International Student Advising Specialist While getting ready for Finals Week, remember to view the finals schedule to make sure you know where and when your final exams will be. Also, before saying goodbye to you until the next fall, let me remind you of […]

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April 24, 2018 at 10:04 amNews

LA Times Quotes Jellison: Melania Trump ‘Does Not Want to Be in Fishbowl’

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

The LA Times quoted Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, in a story headlined “For Melania Trump, the shroud of invisibility lifts during a week of public attention.” Ohio University historian Katherine Jellison said that while first ladies are almost always more popular than the […]

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April 24, 2018 at 9:32 amFaculty in the News In the News

OPIE Zone | International Conversation at Athens Public Library

OPIE Zone | International Conversation at Athens Public Library

  International Conversation @ The Athens Public Library Welcome to Week 15 of The OPIE Zone Newsletter. Here are some important announcements for this week. We would like to thank the Friends of the Athens Public Library for hosting some of our students at the International Conversation event last week […]

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April 23, 2018 at 5:35 pmNews

Master of Financial Economics Students Hear from OPERS Analysts

Master of Financial Economics students pose for a photo at OPERS headquarters.

Students in the Master of Financial Economics program participated in a day-long investment seminar at OPERS in Columbus on April 20. Brian Wright, an OPERS portfolio manager, as well as other OPERS portfolio managers and financial analysts made presentations on such topics as (1) Private Equity and Real Estate Investment, […]

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April 23, 2018 at 2:47 pmIn Class News