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Alum Talks about Her Archaeology Career with USDA Rural Development

Alum Talks about Her Archaeology Career with USDA Rural Development

Ohio University alum Basia Howard started her career as a Student Trainee with the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Utilities Service and now works there as a federal archaeologist. She talked about her career at the OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Oct. 14. After graduating from the […]

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October 14, 2016 at 9:27 amAlumni

Archaeologist Talks About Career in Cultural Resource Management

Staci Spertzel Black

Ohio University alum Staci Spertzel Black talked about her career as in cultural resource management at the OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Oct. 14. Spertzel Black graduated with a Bachelor of Specialized Studies, a multidisciplinary degree combining Archaeology and Geography, from Ohio University in 2004. She earned an […]

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October 14, 2016 at 9:25 amAlumni

Math Alum Talks to Actuarial Science Majors about Careers

Alum Jacob Robertson, right, presents to Actuarial Science majors during an information session in Copeland Hall on Oct. 6. Seated on the left is Abe Kassem, a junior Actuarial Science major.

Mathematics alumni Jacob Robertson ’13 visited campus in October to talk to fellow Actuarial Science major about careers—and to conduct internship interviews for his employer, Erie Insurance. A team from Erie Insurance held an information session for Actuarial Sciences majors on Oct. 6 and conducted campus interviews for interns on […]

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October 7, 2016 at 10:54 amAlumni News

WGSS Hosts Second Annual Reunion and Roundtables at Homecoming, Oct. 6

WGSS Hosts Second Annual Reunion and Roundtables at Homecoming, Oct. 6

Top This October, the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program hosts its second annual series of homecoming events, including several roundtable discussions led by WGSS alumni. Program director Dr. Julie White notes that over 80 people attended last year’s roundtable sessions, and the program is hoping for an even higher […]

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October 1, 2016 at 10:30 pmAlumni Alumni in the News Events

Career Corner | Careers in Museum Studies and Archives, Oct. 27

The History Department hosts a session on careers in museum studies and archives on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 5 p.m. in Bentley Hall 120. The event features Ohio University history alum James Byers, who has had a distinguished career at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration as well as […]

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October 1, 2016 at 5:30 pmAlumni Events

Alum Gives $5 Million to Support Chemistry and Physics Departments

By Jennifer Shutt Bowie, BSJ ’94, MSC ’99 From Compass College of Arts & Sciences alum Robert Ackley has contributed $5 million to The Ohio University Foundation to benefit students, faculty, and programs in the departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics & Astronomy. The estate gift represents the largest […]

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September 29, 2016 at 4:24 pmAlumni News

Linguistics Alumni Couple Off to Penn State for Ph.D.s

J. Elliott Casal and Alba Garcia Alonso, now earning Ph.D.s at Penn StateInternational Convention in Baltimore in 2016. He is pictured here with Dr. Lara Wallace, also in ELIP and the Linguistics Department.

By Blake Schenerlein and Dawn Bikowski Life has been quite the whirlwind for two Ohio University alums who made trips across the world to complete their education and gain experience in America. This husband and wife duo, J. Elliott Casal (originally from Virginia) and Alba Garcia Alonso (originally from Spain), […]

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September 29, 2016 at 8:52 amAlumni