Announcements

Contemporary History Institute Features a Variety of Events This Semester

Sing Tao House, home of the Contemporary History Institute

  The Contemporary History Institute announces its public events for the Spring 2018 semester. Unless otherwise noted, these events are scheduled for Thursdays, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. in Baker 242. On Jan. 18, Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Global Studies at Ohio University, […]

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January 12, 2018 at 9:10 amAnnouncements News

University’s MLK Jr. Celebration Week begins Jan. 15

From Compass Ohio University celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January 2018 on the Athens Campus. The annual celebration is coordinated by the University’s MLK Jr. Celebration Planning Committee and is sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. These are some of the […]

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January 5, 2018 at 1:14 pmAnnouncements

Faculty Highlight – Professor Nellis Is Expert in Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS

President M. Duane Nellis

By Thomas Smucker Associate Professor of Geography This fall, the Geography Department welcomed its newest faculty member: President M. Duane Nellis. A prolific specialist of environmental remote sensing and GIS, President Nellis was inaugurated as the 21st President of Ohio University on Oct. 18. The department is excited that such […]

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December 15, 2017 at 2:58 pmAnnouncements

Chair’s Message | Department Happy to Have New President as Geography Faculty

Dr. Dorothy Sack

By Dorothy Sack Professor & Chair of Geography Dear Friends, I hope this finds you well! I became chair of the Ohio University Department of Geography on July 1, when Jim Dyer completed his second three-year term in that position. It’s been a pretty steep learning curve for me, but […]

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December 15, 2017 at 2:25 pmAnnouncements

Spring 2018 Faculty Learning Community Explores Teaching with Global Perspective

Dr. Talinn Phillips

By Emily Baxstrom From Compass Creating classroom environments and learning experiences that help students become global citizens is a common challenge for many faculty. An interdisciplinary Faculty Learning Community will form again this spring to explore and address issues encountered when assessing and redeveloping a course from a global perspective. […]

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December 9, 2017 at 4:50 pmAnnouncements News

Career Corner | Bioscience Career Fairs in Ohio, Feb. 8, 9

2018 marks the 12th year of BioOhio’s Ohio Bioscience Career Fairs. BioOhio will hold fairs this February in Central and Southwest Ohio. These events are designed to match job seekers with Ohio’s growing biomedical organizations, featuring top employers in the biotech, pharmaceutical, R&D, and medical device industries. Attendees include recent and soon-to-be […]

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December 9, 2017 at 3:51 pmAnnouncements

Career Corner | Paid Internships Available at Portsmouth Site

PIKETON – Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth LLC is accepting applications for its 2018 summer internship program through Jan. 5, 2018. Fluor-BWXT is the U.S. Department of Energy’s contractor for the decontamination and decommissioning of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio. Fluor-BWXT offers paid internships in an effort to provide students […]

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December 9, 2017 at 3:27 pmAnnouncements