Archive for November, 2015

Politics Fast | A Campus Divided? Racism, Direct Action & Mizzou, Nov. 18

Dr. Judith Grant

The Politics Fast series presents Dr. Judith Grant on “A Campus Divided? Racism, Direct Action & Mizzou” on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. in Bentley Annex 268. Grant is Professor and Chair of Political Science at Ohio University. Politics Fast is a series of short, timely discussions lead by […]

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November 2, 2015 at 7:45 pmNews

Student Volunteer Opportunities this Winter

By Alicia Hopkins ’18 Escape the cold this winter! Don’t feel like spending your winter break shoveling snow? Then don’t! GoEco can arrange a volunteer placement almost anywhere in the world. You can escape the cold and gain valuable experience in your field with a wildlife, humanitarian, or environmental project abroad. […]

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November 2, 2015 at 4:39 pmAnnouncements

Jackie O’s Owner Teaches Business Problem Solving in ELIP 1300

Jackie O's owner Art Oestrike teaching ELIP students about problem solving.

By Kelley Bodwell If you’ve been in Athens for a while, you’ve probably heard of alum Art Oestrike, or at least visited one of his local businesses. What many probably don’t know is that this local entrepreneur and owner of the popular brewpub Jackie O’s as well as Bagel Street […]

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November 2, 2015 at 4:38 pmNews

Spring 2016 | UC 2900: The Leader in Y{ }U

UC 2900: Special Topics in University College—The Leader in Y{ }U, offered in Spring 2016, is a great way to get experience in leadership theory and development and receive academic credit while doing it. University College offers this special topics course, The Leader in Y{ }U. Throughout the semester, students will interact through […]

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November 2, 2015 at 4:17 pmAnnouncements

PBIO Colloquium | Predicting Plant Responses to Climate Change, Dec. 8

Dr. Rebecca Snell

The Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Rebecca Snell on “Predicting plant responses to climate change: a process-based approach using dynamic vegetation models” on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 9 a.m. in Porter 104. Snell is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Forest Ecology group. […]

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November 2, 2015 at 2:45 pmEvents

PBIO Colloquium | Climate-Induced Shifts in Flowering Phenology, Dec. 11

Dr. Amy Iler

The Environmental & Plant Biology Colloquium Series presents Dr. Amy Iler on “Climate-induced shifts in flowering phenology: implications for population dynamics and species interactions” on Friday, Dec. 11, at 12:20 p.m. in Porter 104. Iler is a Junior Fellow at the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies at Aarhus University, Denmark. Abstract: […]

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November 2, 2015 at 1:45 pmEvents

Wealth and Poverty | Focus on Africa Exhibit in Alden, through Dec. 11

Focus on Africa exhibit in Alden Library, fourth floor.

Ohio University Libraries is hosting an exhibit titled “Wealth and Poverty: Focus on Africa” on the fourth floor of Alden Library from through Dec. 11. The exhibit—which corresponds with the Wealth & Poverty theme’s fall Focus on Africa—is co-curated by Araba Dawson-Andoh, Africana Librarian and Dr. Caroline King’ori, Assistant Professor […]

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November 2, 2015 at 1:45 pmEvents