Archive for December, 2020

Krzic Quoted on South Korea Survival Boxes Sent to Peace Corps Alumni

Dr. Gerry Krzic

Gerry Krzic, director of the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) at Ohio University, was quoted in a San Diego Union-Tribune story headlined “S. Korea returns a San Diegan’s 40-year-old favor with a COVID ‘survival box’.” “The coffee brings back memories of the people you shared time with,” he said. […]

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December 30, 2020 at 4:37 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Anton Op-Ed Probes Impact of Prison Releases on Families

Victoria Anton

Ohio University alumna Victoria Anton ’20, now pursuing an M.A. in Sociology at OHIO, authored an op-ed in the Athens News headlined What can happen behind closed doors and how to fix it for justice-involved families. With the onset of the COVID-19 global health pandemic, prison populations have been a […]

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December 30, 2020 at 3:59 pmAlumni In Class In the News News Students in the News

Hendrix Pens Op-Ed on COVID Relief for Thousands Released from Prison

Hendrix Pens Op-Ed on COVID Relief for Thousands Released from Prison

Ohio University alumna Clara Hendrix ’20, now pursuing an M.A. in Sociology at OHIO, authored an op-ed in the Athens News headlined There is no COVID-19 relief for thousands being released from U.S. prisons. As the devastating effects of COVID-19 continue to ravage the country, there have been endless calls […]

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December 30, 2020 at 3:25 pmAlumni In Class In the News News Students in the News

Alumni News | Remembering Leslie Silver, Peace Corp Volunteer, Educator

The Cleveland Jewish News reports that Ohio University alumnus Leslie Silver ’71 passed away on Dec. 21, 2020. Leslie graduated Shaker Heights High School in 1967 and then attended Ohio University. He was a charter member of the Marching 110 and played trombone. Leslie graduated from O.U. with his Bachelor’s […]

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December 30, 2020 at 2:57 pmAlumni

Alumni News | Tim Meyer Retires from Army

WFIN reports that Ohio University alumnus Tim Meyer “retired from the Army in September after serving honorably for 25 years. He served as an administrative specialist and patient administrative specialist, but spent most of his career in various public affairs roles during his 20 years in the Army and five […]

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December 30, 2020 at 9:06 amAlumni

Alumni News | Hurtado-Torres Wins Acclaim for Book on Chile’s Cold War

Dr. Sebastián Hurtado-Torres

  Foreign Affairs, published by the Council on Foreign Relations and one of the world’s leading forums for the discussion of international relations, announced Ohio University alumnus Dr. Sebastián Hurtado-Torres’s The Gathering Storm: Eduardo Frei’s Revolution in Liberty and Chile’s Cold War as one of its Best Books of 2020. […]

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December 29, 2020 at 4:03 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Jellison, Duerr Recognized for Media Mentions

Dr. Janet Duerr

Ohio University News reports that two College of Arts & Sciences professors are among the top 10 media newsmakers in a story headlined OHIO faculty recognized for elevating University’s profile through the media.  Every year since 2015, Ohio University community members have gathered at the annual Faculty Newsmakers Gala […]

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December 18, 2020 at 9:50 amFaculty in the News In the News News