Uncategorized

Garden Internship – 8/1/17

Today I worked alongside my fellow intern, Charles, to take down bamboo that had grown inside of the fencing and a stretch of weeds that had grown out of control. The tools we used were a corn knife, shovel and clippers. It took us just about 3 hours to complete […]

Read more ›
August 1, 2017 at 3:38 pmUncategorized

Garden Internship – 7/31/17

Today at the garden I began with flattening out a tilled strip of soil.  Myself and workmate Jules laid a black piece of plastic with pre-made holes onto the soil and used staples to secure the plastic overlay in place so they the wind could not blow it out of […]

Read more ›
July 31, 2017 at 4:08 pmUncategorized

Math Welcome New Assistant Professor, Marcel Bischoff

Dr. Marcel Bischoff

The Mathematics Department welcomes Dr. Marcel Bischoff, who starts as Assistant Professor this fall. His NSF-funded research involves finding models for symmetries in quantum field theory, which combines the principles of quantum physics and the theory of special relativity, with potential application for quantum computing. Most recently, he was a […]

Read more ›
July 29, 2017 at 10:02 amUncategorized

Minutes of the Rural Women’s Studies Association (RWSA) Meeting, 2017

Rural Women’s Studies Association Breakfast Meeting at Ag History June 10, 2017 Minutes submitted by Pamela Riney-Kehrberg Call to order by Catharine Wilson.  Introductions. Announcement of Coming conference at Ohio University, hosted by Katherine Jellison. Approval of minutes from New York Ag History meeting. Presentation and approval of financial report […]

Read more ›
June 20, 2017 at 12:57 pmUncategorized

Extended Proposal Deadline for 2018 RWSA Conference

The Rural Women’s Studies Association has extended the deadline for submitting paper and presentation proposals for its 2018 triennial meeting. The new deadline is June 15, 2017, and submissions can be made via the link below. The 2018 meeting will be taking place on the Ohio University campus in Athens, […]

Read more ›
May 30, 2017 at 11:47 amUncategorized

Message from the Chair | History Spring Newsletter

Dr. Katherine Jellison, portrait

By Katherine Jellison Professor & Chair of History History Department June 2017 eNewsletter The History Department’s theme for academic year 2016-17 has been “Outreach,” as we have worked diligently to extend our educational mission beyond the formal classroom setting. August 2016 saw the launch of a new department-sponsored symposia series […]

Read more ›
May 6, 2017 at 1:44 pmUncategorized

From the Chair | Thanks to Alumni Who Visited This Semester!

Dr. Christine Mattley

Hello Sociology & Anthropology Bobcats and Friends, Welcome to our winter e-newsletter! We have had a busy semester and have been happy to see many of our alumni. We were excited to see alumni at our tailgate visitors on Oct. 8—check out the story in this newsletter. October was Archaeology […]

Read more ›
December 2, 2016 at 11:44 amUncategorized