Archive for February, 2017

Apply by Feb. 20 for Summer Greek in Greece Study Abroad

Apply by Feb. 20 for Summer Greek in Greece Study Abroad

Greece: Greek in Greece — in collaboration with the University of Patras is offered this summer, May 31 to July 8, by the Classics & World Religions Department. Apply by Feb. 20. This program was designed specifically for students of Ancient Greek. Coursework involves intensive study of Ancient Greek (six […]

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February 13, 2017 at 2:16 pmAnnouncements News

Child Advocacy is Sociology-PreLaw Alum’s Passion

Kalei Edenfield

A couple months ago, Kalei Edenfield started as a Volunteer Coordinator for the Athens Court Appointed Special Advocates/Guardian Ad Litem program. She graduated with a B.A. in Sociology-PreLaw with a minor in Political Science from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2016. Court Appointed Special Advocates […]

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February 13, 2017 at 12:14 pmAlumni

New Archaeology Professor Receives National Science Foundation Grant

Dr. Joseph Gingerich

by Harlee Rozell ’17 Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Joseph Gingerich, was recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to continue research on artifacts from the Shawnee-Minisink archaeological site, located in the Upper Delaware Valley in Pennsylvania. According to Gingerich’s project summary, “detailed excavations of the Clovis level, dated to […]

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February 13, 2017 at 10:46 amNews

Sociology Grad Seminar Discusses ‘Falling Back’ with Author

Dr. Elizabeth Lee’s Sociology of Inequality graduate seminar used Skype to talk with Dr. Jamie J. Fader, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University, during their class on a Wednesday evening in February. Fader is author of Falling Back: Incarceration and Transitions to Adulthood among Urban Youth, which centers […]

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February 13, 2017 at 9:53 amIn Class

Mathematics Doctoral Students Teach Young Scholars at Summer Camps

Javier Ronquillo Rivera taught children at the Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics program.

by Kristin M. Distel Erik Hieta-aho and Javier Ronquillo Rivera, doctoral students in the Mathematics Department, spent part of their summer teaching mathematics to middle school students. Hieta-aho, who studies algebra and coding theory, worked at Loyola Marymount University as part of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Ronquillo […]

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February 13, 2017 at 8:20 amIn Class News

Dispatch: RateBeer names Jackie O’s Ohio’s Top Brewery

“Athens might just be the center of craft beer in Ohio,” reports the Columbus Dispatch in an article headlined “RateBeer names Jackie O’s Ohio’s top brewery.” Jackie O’s is owned by Ohio University alum Art Oestrike, who earned a B.A. in Russian and an M.A. in Linguistics from the College […]

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February 10, 2017 at 3:26 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Two A&S Alumni Named to ACEnet Board

Catherine Allgood

Athens, OH— Appalachian Center for Economic Networks announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees as they begin their three-year terms, as well as the full slate of officers and board members for 2017. Joining the Board of Trustees are Scott Zielinski and Catherine Allgood. The […]

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