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Text Appeal | Fire to iPhone Holds First TEDx Event

Text Appeal | Fire to iPhone Holds First TEDx Event

Ohio University’s Fire to iPhone theme kicked off its new TEDx series in October with an interactive event called Text Appeal. TED aims to be a platform for thinkers so that people around the world can better understand big issues. The Oct. 15 event, sponsored by Fire to iPhone took […]

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November 17, 2015 at 4:46 pmNews

Advising Tip | Start Studying for Final 2 Weeks in Advance

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences The recommended time frame to start studying for finals is two weeks in advance. This means that in between eating piles of mashed potatoes and afternoon naps next week, if not earlier, you should be […]

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November 16, 2015 at 6:23 pmNews

Mathematics Professor Quoc Phong Vu, 1954-2015

Dr. Quoc Phong Vu

Dr. Quoc Phong Vu, Professor of Mathematics at Ohio University, passed away in October in Vietnam. He had been an OHIO faculty member since 1992-93, having been promoted to professor in 1999. Vu has four sons, and two of them are now students at Ohio University. Vu was a humble, […]

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November 16, 2015 at 4:39 pmNews

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Fall 2016 | Add a 1-Credit Themes in Action Course

Students looking for a 1-credit course for Fall 2016 can dip into one a CAS 1300x Themes in Action course. Choose from five different sections—each focused on a different curricular theme—and get involved in activities and events around sustainability, local food, justice and social change, wealth and poverty, and international security. […]

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November 16, 2015 at 11:45 amNews

Transfer Tip | Regional Campus Credits Transfer Automatically

Kristi Conrad

By Kristi Conrad Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences A lot of students have questions about transferring to or taking a few courses at a regional campus. Ohio University has campuses at several locations: Cambridge, Chillicothe, Eastern, Lancaster, Pickerington, Southern, Proctorville, and Zanesville. If […]

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November 16, 2015 at 8:53 amNews

Exchange Program in Tokyo; No Prior Language Knowledge Required

Dr. Charlie Morgan

Dr. Charlie Morgan, Assistant Professor of Sociology, gave an information session this week about Ohio University’s exchange program with Musashi University in Tokyo, Japan. In brief, eligible students can study for a semester or a year. All courses are in English with one Japanese language course – so no prior […]

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November 13, 2015 at 10:22 amNews

Dayton Officers Talk to Sociology-Criminology Club about 100 Openings

Bentley Annex, home of the History Department at Ohio University

Dayton Patrol Officers Danielle Cash and Sarah Moody addressed the Sociology-Criminology Club on October 28th in Bentley 304. The two officers gave a 45-minute presentation about the Dayton Police Department. They explained what their job entails, the mission of the police department and their demographics. Their department is currently recruiting […]

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November 13, 2015 at 8:40 amNews