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The first thing you see in JD Kittle鈥檚 office at 黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.
Prior to 1970, when the Hocking River would tumble over its banks, the nearby Athens Campus would be ravaged by the floodwaters. Moving the river in 1970 to its current location鈥攁n epic task鈥攔emoved the annual threat so the Athens Campus could expand. Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 and 1968 floods paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
Data shows that multicultural students don鈥檛 always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO鈥檚 OMSAR is turning the tide.
Through resourcefulness, perseverance, and a hand from International Student and Faculty Services, OHIO鈥檚 international students thrive.
Amir Farnoud is a researcher who thinks big but works with the very small. The very, very small.
Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1968 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
黑料吃瓜 President M. Duane Nellis, a geographer, took his seat in Cutler Hall in June 2017 and quickly began mapping a new direction for OHIO鈥攐ne that builds on the legacy of its past shepherds, from McDavis to Cutler, and positions the University as a model for the nation.
Senior music therapy major Rebecca Day sees a cappella鈥攁n ensemble that sings without music accompaniment鈥攁s a fun yet sophisticated art form.
OHIO鈥檚 George Washington Forum exemplifies a strategic pathway established by OHIO President M. Duane Nellis: 鈥淏ecoming a place where dialogue and rigorous, civil debate are institutional hallmarks.鈥� Founded in 2009, the effort, supported by alumni and friends, foundations, and corporations, provides space on campus for this dialogue to occur.
A conference about peace typically invites panelists from war-torn countries or populations clashing overseas. This year, OHIO鈥檚 Baker Peace Conference (BPC)鈥攁 30-year leader in international peacekeeping discourse鈥攁ddressed divisions felt on our own soil, among communities separated by mere miles.
鈥� I remember hearing your voice guiding me back to reality鈥 credit your voice as much as any medicine.鈥� 鈥� 鈥淢y life was forever changed the night that I met you. You told me that I would be okay and I was. 鈥hank you for believing in me even though you didn鈥檛 know me.鈥� 鈥�
鈥淕eorge Voinovich鈥檚 extraordinary success as senator, governor, and mayor was due in great part to his being a pioneering master of collaboration. In these times when conflict seems to dominate political dialogue, his wise words extolling the virtues of collaboration are refreshing and illuminating.鈥濃€擩ames E. Austin, Harvard Business School
There is no Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs without Mark Weinberg. As the school鈥檚 founding dean, Weinberg has overseen the unit鈥檚 programs and initiatives since its inception in 1981, when it existed under another name, the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development, or ILGARD.
黑料吃瓜 has a culture of doing. Bobcats don鈥檛 like to sit on the sidelines鈥攖hey鈥檇 rather go out into the world, see for themselves, and figure out if they can make a difference. OHIO鈥檚 Global Health Initiative (GHI) gives students a way to turn this hunger to do good into acts of goodwill.
