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Advising Tip | Ready to Declare or Change Your Major?

Eileen Schulz, Academic Advisor

By Eileen Schulz College of Arts & Sciences Academic Advisor You’ve spent time giving thought to your interests, reviewed the undergraduate catalog, spoken with an academic adviser and trusted centers of influence. You’ve done your research and now you are ready to declare your major. You are just in time! […]

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September 27, 2019 at 9:19 amNews

University Community Remembers Colleague Dr. Douglas Adie, Professor Emeritus of Economics

Dr. Douglas Adie

Dr. Douglas Adie, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Ohio University, passed away on Sept. 25. Adie joined Ohio University in 1968 and earned tenure in 1971. He was promoted to professor in 1975 and retired in 2010 after 41 years of service. “He continued to teach courses for us after […]

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September 26, 2019 at 1:26 pmNews

University Community Remembers Dr. James Tong, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry James Tong. Photo by Jean Andrews/Ohio University.

Dr. James Y. Tong, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Ohio University, born in Shanghai, China on Dec. 8, 1926, passed away on Sept. 24, 2019, in Athens, Ohio. “A life-long educator and an early advocate for women in the sciences, Jimmy mentored students across all disciplines and was […]

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September 25, 2019 at 1:06 pmNews

Mazakis Named Finalist for 2020 Miller Williams Poetry Prize

Angie Mazakis

Ohio University graduate student Angie Mazakis’ collection I Was Waiting to See what You Would Do First was named a finalist for the 2020 Miller Williams Poetry Prize and will be published next year by the University of Arkansas Press. Mazakis’ manuscript was also a finalist for the National Poetry […]

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September 24, 2019 at 10:58 amNews

Advising Tip | Take Advantage of Walk-In Hours to Complete Grad Check, Declare Major

Eileen Schulz, Academic Advisor

By Eileen Schulz College of Arts & Sciences Academic Advisor I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful fall season in Athens and here on campus. As we move on to week five, the College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Student Affairs staff would like to remind you to take […]

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September 20, 2019 at 11:15 amNews

Singing, Dancing and Churning the Cheese in Sicily

Singing, Dancing and Churning the Cheese in Sicily

From Ohio University News Students in the summer Italy: Food in Sicily study abroad course experienced making pasta, tasting oil, wine and chocolate, volunteering in the Caritas food kitchen for the homeless, visiting makers of Sicilian jams, sauces and pastries, and of course, making cheese. Each May, Dr. Theresa Moran, […]

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September 20, 2019 at 10:52 amIn Class News

Geological Sciences Welcomes Three New Faculty

From left: Xizhen Schenk, Katherine Fornash, and David Young, new geological sciences faculty

The Geological Sciences Department welcomes three new faculty members this fall. Dr. Katherine Fornash joins the department as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. She received her B.S. in Geosciences from the University of Arizona, and her Ph.D. from the structure, tectonics, and metamorphic petrology group at the University of Minnesota. Her […]

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September 19, 2019 at 4:05 pmAnnouncements News