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Bikowski Awarded U.S. State Department Grant for Online Education E-Teacher Project

Dr. Dawn Bikowski giving the keynote at the International Conference on Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in Hanoi, Vietnam

Dr. Dawn Bikowski was awarded a $40,000 grant by the U.S. State Department to develop and teach an online course for an international audience of higher education educators. Bikowski is Director of the English Language Improvement Program at Ohio University. The eight-week online course is part of the American English […]

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September 19, 2019 at 10:00 amNews

Meet the 2019-20 BIGS—They Help Science Students Thrive

Meet the 2019-20 BIGS—They Help Science Students Thrive

The Bios Advising and Resource Room (or the BARR) exists to help science students thrive. The BARR consists of 18 peer advisers this year—affectionately known as the BIGS. The BARR, originally created to assist students in introductory biology and to help first-year students adjust to and learn about Ohio University, […]

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September 18, 2019 at 5:33 pmNews

Finding Friendship Thanks to Law, Justice & Culture Learning Community

Finding Friendship Thanks to Law, Justice & Culture Learning Community

Olivia Gedeon, Joe Landusky, Brea Muzykoski, and Lydia Wendel all began their academic careers at Ohio University in late August of 2017 in the Law, Justice & Culture Learning Community, taught by the Director of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture, Dr. Haley Duschinski. The four became fast friends. […]

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September 16, 2019 at 6:19 pmIn Class News

Ohio University Mock Trial Team Announces 2019-20 Team Members

Ohio University Mock Trial Team Announces 2019-20 Team Members

The Ohio University Mock Trial Team selected 20 students to compete during the 2019-20 academic year. Tryouts occurred on Sept. 11 and 12. In order to tryout, students were required to prepare and deliver a three-minute speech on a selected topic. At the conclusion of their prepared remarks, students were […]

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September 16, 2019 at 3:00 pmNews

Career Corner | Apply by Sept. 18 to Find Your Paw Partner & Career Mentor

Career Corner | Apply by Sept. 18 to Find Your Paw Partner & Career Mentor

Apply by Sept. 18 for the new Bobcat Mentorship Program, a formalized matching program that runs from September to December and January to April. Students will matched with a long-term mentor. Join the Program. Mentorship is “a process through which someone helps and guides an individual’s advancement professionally and/or personally. […]

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September 16, 2019 at 11:49 amAnnouncements News

Career Corner | Disney College Program Offers Paid Internships at Disney Resorts

Career Corner | Disney College Program Offers Paid Internships at Disney Resorts

The Disney College Program is a paid internship comprised of living, learning and earning components that is offered at the Walt Disney World® Resort and Disneyland® Resort. All majors are welcome. Disney is recruiting for spring and fall seasons. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college, be […]

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September 16, 2019 at 11:31 amAnnouncements News

Nguyen, Sakach Study Vietnamese, Burmese at Summer Institute

Mark Sakach (far left) and An Nguyen (third from left) with the Gamelan team. Alumna Nona Kurniani Norris  MA ’99  (front-row, fifth-left) is one of the Indonesian instructors at SEASSI.  (third-left) with the Gamelan team. Alumna Nona Kurniani Norris  MA ’99  (front-row, fifth-left) is one of the Indonesian instructors at SEASSI.

Graduate students An Nguyen and Mark Sakach participated in the South East Asian Studies Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this summer. Nguyen and Sakach are students in the M.A. in Applied Linguistics program at Ohio University. Sakach was awarded the competitive Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) scholarship to […]

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September 16, 2019 at 11:04 amIn Class News