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Spring 2018 | Political Science Announces New Course in Global Humanitarianism

Dr. Jonathan Agensky

The Political Science Department announces a new course called Critical Studies in Global Humanitarianism for Spring 2018. POLS 4640/5640: Critical Studies in Global Humanitarianism Description: This course draws upon a variety of interdisciplinary materials that examine humanitarianism as an expression of global civil society, a mechanism of global governance, and […]

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November 6, 2017 at 12:12 pmAnnouncements News

Apply Now to Help Lead Bobcat Student Orientation

Apply Now to Help Lead Bobcat Student Orientation

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 […]

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November 6, 2017 at 11:54 amNews

Advising Tip | Explore the Wide Range of Courses A&S Has to Offer

Tetyana Dovbnya

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 […]

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November 6, 2017 at 11:37 amNews

Transfer Tip | Prepare to Meet with Your Adviser

Kristi Conrad

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 […]

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November 6, 2017 at 11:24 amNews

Sarr Wins Grasselli Brown Faculty Teaching Award in the Humanities

Sarr Wins Grasselli Brown Faculty Teaching Award in the Humanities

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 […]

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November 6, 2017 at 10:48 amIn Class News

College Mourns Russian Professor Vera Belousova

Dr. Vera Belousova

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 […]

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November 3, 2017 at 7:42 pmNews

Arts & Sciences Celebrates 37 Notable Alumni

President M. Duane Nellis, Ruthie Nellis, David Wolfort and Barbara Wolfort.

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 […]

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November 3, 2017 at 7:28 pmAlumni News