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Lancaster Campus Stories

Students walk up Richland Avenue in Athens during Welcome Week 2025
Forever OHIO

OHIO grows enrollment to more than 30,000, including more than 8,000 new students

51ĀŅĀ× total enrollment grew nearly four percent again this fall with 8,195 new students enrolling across our eight campuses and OHIO Online, including our largest, most high-achieving freshman class to date.

Charles Marsden
Faculty Experts

Charles Marsden brings energy, expertise to OHIO’s regional campuses

OHIO Eastern, OHIO Lancaster and OHIO Zanesville are proud to feature Charles Marsden as a visiting professor of recreation and sport services.

The JED Campus Team meets to form subcommittees.
JED Campus

OHIO begins next phase of JED Campus student mental health and well-being initiative

During Summer 2025, OHIO’s JED campus team formed subcommittees that began meeting to implement the work of the four-year strategic plan.

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OHIO Announcements

OHIO’s emergency communications systems to undergo routine testing Friday, Sept. 5

The University periodically tests its emergency communications systems to ensure the notifications are working properly and to help familiarize its campus communities with how they will operate in an emergency.

Two young Bobcats are shown sitting together
OHIO Alumni

Paws and Claws Animal Encounters welcomes Bobcat brothers to Bremen, Ohio

For owner Sara McClaskey, a 2021 graduate of 51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster, the addition of the bobcats feels deeply personal.

Tiffany Ealy
Faculty Excellence

Called to serve: OHIO Lancaster welcomes Tiffany Ealy to campus

With more than a decade of experience in nursing practice, education and healthcare leadership, Tiffany Ealy brings both clinical expertise and a passion for teaching to her new role.

OHIO Presidential Pizza Party text with a pizza pattern.
Welcome Week

OHIO community invited to Presidential Pizza Parties on Aug. 26

All OHIO students, faculty and staff on the Athens and regional campuses are invited to the Presidential Pizza Parties on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The pizza parties are part of OHIO’s Welcome Week events.

Jessica Rutkowski
Alumni

Jessica Rutkowski returns to OHIO as Regional Recruitment Manager at Lancaster campus

Jessica RutkowskiĀ has been named theĀ Regional Recruitment ManagerĀ atĀ OHIO Lancaster, bringing with her a decade of experience in student engagement, leadership development and strategic communication.

David Morkeh
Supporting Students

David Morkeh brings global perspective, student focus to OHIO Lancaster

With a proven commitment to student development and success, David Morkeh is bringing his talents and passion to 51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster as the new Success Advisor.

White Christmas
Theater

OHIO Lancaster brings Christmas in July to the Lancaster Festival with Irving Berlin’s ā€œWhite Christmasā€

51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster Theater brings festive cheer to summer with its production of Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas" as part of the 2025 Lancaster Festival.

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Alumni Success

Telling the story of Southeastern Ohio: Cathryn Stanley’s journey from student to regional advocate

From early classroom experiences to her current role curating and promoting the region’s rich history, Cathryn Stanley’s path reflects the strength and impact of 51ĀŅĀ×’s regional campus system.

Lauren ā€œWrenā€ Denny
Student Success

Wren Denny leaves her mark in the classroom, on streets of Athens

The 51ĀŅĀ× student’s street mural on East State Street in Athens will celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 4.

OHIO students and faculty stand in front of a building at the Panama Canal
Student Experiences

Panama trip showcases power of experiential learning for regional campuses

For students on 51ĀŅĀ×'s five regional campuses, the world is not just something to study from a textbook, it is something they can experience firsthand.

Greg Shaw
Student Success

Breaking barriers: Kilburger Scholar’s story from OHIO Lancaster to doctoral research

When Greg Shaw first stepped onto the campus of 51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster in 2019, he couldn’t have imagined how far his academic path would take him.

Peyton Wellman holds a sign that says 'Official Bobcat" while he stands next to a cardboard cutout image of Rufus
Student Success

From Bloom-Carroll to robotics: OHIO Lancaster student lands high tech job

For Peyton Wellman, a passion for hands-on engineering and a drive to enter the workforce quickly led him to 51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster’s Engineering Technology program.

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