Archive for August, 2018

Marquis Who’s Who Presents Singh with Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Amritjit Singh. Photo by Noopur Banerji

ATHENS, OH, August 14, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ — Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Dr. Amritjit Singh with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Singh celebrates many years’ experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, […]

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August 15, 2018 at 8:29 amFaculty in the News In the News Research

Matlack, Graduate Students Present at Ecological Society of America

From left, Marion Holmes, Dr. Glenn Matlack and Jack Monsted in New Orleans

Dr. Glenn Matlack, Associate Professor of Environmental & Plant Biology, and two graduate students, Dr. Marion Holmes (’18 Ph.D. in Plant Biology) and Jack Monsted, presented three research papers at the 2018 Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Aug. 4 to 10 in New Orleans. “Evolution of spatial structure in […]

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August 13, 2018 at 4:26 pmResearch

Seven Class of 2018 Math Students Earn Ph.D.s

Seven Class of 2018 Math Students Earn Ph.D.s

Seven doctoral candidates successfully defended their dissertations and graduated from the Mathematics Ph.D. program in 2018. “We’re very proud of these new Ph.Ds. They represent the largest graduating class of Ph.D. students in several decades,” says Dr. Todd Eisworth, Associate Professor of Chair of Mathematics at Ohio University. “I’ve had […]

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August 12, 2018 at 3:50 pmUncategorized

New Faculty Learning Community | Women in STEEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Economics, and Math)

While women’s enrollment in some STEM fields such as the biological and life science has increased over the last several years, there are many fields in which women remain underrepresented. These include some of the traditional STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and include fields such as Economics. The […]

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August 12, 2018 at 12:53 pmAnnouncements

Message from the Chair | Almost Ready for Our New Home

New entrance to Ellis will open to a central, welcoming lobby. Courtesy of
Champlin Architecture.

Dear Friends, This is an exciting time in the English Department as so many good things are happening. We have been enjoying our temporary home in Lindley Hall while Ellis Hall is undergoing a complete renovation. We will be returning to Ellis during winter break 2018, but we’re inviting you […]

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August 12, 2018 at 9:50 amAlumni

New Faculty Learning Community | Improving Learning Using Effective Writing Assignments

Using writing assignments (technical, creative, persuasive, summative, etc.) to support and assess learning will be the focus of a new Faculty Learning Community. “Whether you or your colleagues have ideas to share or need support in developing new assignments, please join or recommend this collaborative group, a faculty learning community […]

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August 11, 2018 at 3:51 pmAnnouncements

Fall 2018 | Get in on the Action with 1-Credit Theme Course

Fall 2018 | Get in on the Action with 1-Credit Theme Course

Students looking for a 1-credit course for Fall 2018 can enroll in a CAS 2300 Themes in Action course. Choose from five different courses—each focused on a different curricular theme—and get involved in activities and events around sustainability, local food, law and society, wealth and poverty, and technology and society. CAS […]

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August 11, 2018 at 9:34 amNews