Archive for April, 2018

History Ph.D. Student Secures Multiple Grants for Research on Grenada

Heather Salazar

Heather Salazar, doctoral student in the History Department, recently secured a number of research grants both from Ohio University and beyond: an OHIO Original Work Grant, an ABC-Clio Research Award, and a United States Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Research Grant. Salazar plans to use the funds, totaling $4,250, to advance […]

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April 9, 2018 at 12:10 pmResearch

Linguistics Faculty & Alum Co-Author Article on Local Response-to-Writing Practices

Dr. Joseph Lee, Dr. Dawn Bikowski, and Farzaneh Vahabi

Two Linguistics faculty and an alum co-authored an article on “Second Language Teachers’ Written Response Practices: An In-House Inquiry and Response” in the latest issue of the Journal of Response to Writing. The authors are Dr. Joseph Lee, Associate Lecturer of Linguistics and Assistant Director of the English Language Improvement […]

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April 9, 2018 at 10:25 amResearch

Internship | Senior Confirms Career Interest in Being a Detective

Internship | Senior Confirms Career Interest in Being a Detective

By Grace Mullen ’18 I am a senior at Ohio University double-majoring in Psychology and Sociology-Criminology. I arranged for a spring internship through Roberta Roberson, coordinator for the Sociology and Sociology-Criminology Internship Program. I am currently interning for the Athens County Sheriff’s Department. Throughout my internship I ride around with […]

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April 9, 2018 at 8:32 amNews

Senate Hosts Graduate Professional Student Appreciation Week April 9-13

Senate Hosts Graduate Professional Student Appreciation Week April 9-13

The Graduate Student Senate hosts Graduate Professional Student Appreciation Week April 9-13 at Ohio University. Monday, April 9: Meet the GSS Candidates, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Baker 356 Tuesday, April 10: Graduate Mental Health, from 5-6 p.m. in Baker 231 Wednesday, April 11 Doughnuts with Dean Shields, discuss what’s new […]

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April 9, 2018 at 8:30 amAnnouncements

Ammarell Publishes on ‘Mindfulness Practice in Socially Engaged Ethnographic Fieldwork’

Dr. Gene Ammarell

Dr. Gene Ammarell, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, presented “Mindfulness Practice in Socially Engaged Ethnographic Fieldwork” at the 1st Social Sciences, Humanities, and Economics Conference at the Universitas Negeri Surabaya in Surabaya, Indonesia in November 2017. The conference theme was “Promoting Social Change for Sustainable Development Goals.” Ammarell’s paper was published […]

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April 9, 2018 at 8:15 amResearch

Alumni News | DAR Names von Kamp Teacher of Year

The Mansfield News Journal reports that Ohio University alum Kyle von Kamp ’94 was named teacher of the year by the Ohio Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Connect with von Kamp on LinkedIn. Von Kamp earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of Arts & […]

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April 7, 2018 at 3:46 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Career Corner | GovLoop Seeks Summer Fellows in Washington, D.C.

GovLoop is hiring for its 2018 summer round of fellowships for an “events fellow” and a “design fellow.” See GovLoop position descriptions and application instructions. GovLoop is looking for current or recent students (an undergraduate degree, or working toward one, is all that is required) for internships starting May 21. These […]

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April 7, 2018 at 3:26 pmAnnouncements