Archive for July, 2017

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 […]

By Emily Baxstrom From Compass Building off of Ohio University’s core values of integrity, civility, and diversity, a Faculty Learning Community will form again this fall to focus on creating classroom environments and learning experiences to help students become global citizens. Sponsored by the Office of Instructional Innovation (OII), the […]

The College of Arts & Sciences welcomes eight new faculty to senior leadership positions in chairs and programs across the college. “I am very grateful that so many of my faculty colleagues are willing to step up and take on the responsibilities of department chair. This is one of the […]

As part of the new president’s initiative to learn more about Ohio University and the Athens community, President M. Duane Nellis and his wife, Ruthie, toured the Plant Biology Learning Gardens with Food Studies theme students and faculty on June 29. Mentioning his deep interest in Appalachia’s agricultural history, the […]

Professor Emeritus Gifford Doxsee, age 93, died July 16 in Athens. He was a retired professor of History at Ohio University and a past director of the African Studies program. He joined the History Department in 1958, teaching European, Middle Eastern, and African history. He retired in 1994. Doxsee served […]

By Chloe Wooster ’19 Junior in Social Work and Wealth and Poverty Certificate Intern with Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty My internship experience at Charleston Area Medical Center has developed my perception of the role of social services in a health-care setting and has solidified my passion for the […]

By Angela Green ’19 Junior in Social Work and Wealth and Poverty Certificate Intern with Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty Multi-colored lawn chairs, fold-up tables and benches, and food are hoisted by neighbor’s hands out of the truck to the park. Greetings fill the air as we gather again […]