Post Tagged with: "Robert Frank"

Provost Introduces Florenz Plassmann Dean of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Florenz Plassmann

Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Chaden Djalali has named Dr. Florenz Plassmann as the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, effective July 15, 2019. Dr. Plassmann will join the University from Binghamton University, where he has served as Associate Dean for Doctoral Studies […]

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April 23, 2019 at 4:49 pmNews

Dean Frank Brought Innovation, Passion for Liberal Arts

Dean Robert Frank of the College of Arts & Sciences

Arriving at the College of Arts & Sciences in 2012, Dean Bob Frank found transformative power in one word: Yes. “Departments and faculty had been hunkering down through the recession, and I tried to open a space for innovation and experimentation,” he said. “People expected a response of ‘no’ to […]

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April 30, 2018 at 9:03 amNews

Ecuadorian Delegation Spends a Day with Food Studies

Delegates from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in the high tunnel.

Food Studies theme students and faculty hosted a visiting delegation from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador on Friday, April 6. The group, including five different deans of Ohio University, had a week-long visit to Athens hosted through the Center for International Studies. Food Studies spent the day giving the […]

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April 10, 2018 at 10:57 amNews

Dean’s Message | My Last Commencement as Dean of Arts & Sciences

Dean’s Message | My Last Commencement as Dean of Arts & Sciences

By Dr. Robert Frank Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences This spring’s commencement will be the last I attend as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, as I am returning to my first love—teaching psychology. May 11 is my last day as dean, and then I […]

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March 16, 2018 at 10:03 amNews

Career Impact: Alumni Expand Possibilities for Students through Networking

Students visit with a recent Arts & Sciences graduate from LegalShield, corporate and non-profit recruiters.

Inexperience plain on their faces and business cards in hand, students entered the Baker Ballroom in search of a conversation, a lead, some words of advice about careers or their resume. Students went away with suggestions scrawled on their resumes, follow-up notes jotted on the backs of business cards, possibilities […]

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March 12, 2018 at 3:45 pmAlumni News

Lancaster Named to 3-Year Post at American Academy in Rome

Dr. Lynne Lancaster

Archaeologist, architectural historian, and educator Dr. Lynne C. Lancaster (2002 Fellow) has been selected as the next Andrew W. Mellon Professor-in-Charge of the Humanities at the American Academy in Rome. Lancaster is currently Professor and Chair of the Classics & World Religions Department at Ohio University. “Congratulations to Dr. Lancaster […]

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January 24, 2018 at 4:04 pmNews

Career Week | Donuts with Deans: Maximizing Your Arts & Sciences Degree, Jan. 29

Dean Robert Frank of the College of Arts & Sciences

Get tips for translating a liberal arts degree into the skills and attributes that employers are looking for at Donuts with Deans: Maximizing Your Arts & Sciences Degree on Monday, Jan. 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Amanda J Cunningham Leadership Center, Baker 366. Dean Robert Frank and […]

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January 1, 2018 at 5:00 pmEvents