51ĀŅĀ×

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Koller series’ third installment celebrates ā€œOne World at 51ĀŅĀ×,ā€ benefits scholarship program

51ĀŅĀ× is proud to unveil the third installment in a four-part collection of prints celebrating the year-round beauty and spirit of the Athens Campus’ historic College Green....

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Nominations sought for Foundation, Alumni Association boards and 2020 Alumni Awards

With 2019 coming to a close, 51ĀŅĀ× is preparing for the new year and looking for Bobcats interested in lending their time and talent to two of its boards and those who will be honored at....

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Support OHIO students this Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3

Through the support of donors, 51ĀŅĀ× is able to provide help to students who face financial difficulty due to emergency situations or one-time hardships. The Emergency Microgrant program....

Essentially Athens Ohio

Poet Laureate's new collection showcases the essence of Athens

The City of Athens and Kari Gunter-Seymour, Athens Poet Laureate, have published ā€œEssentially Athens Ohio,ā€ a place-based collection of poetry, story, song and fine art. The book launch is Dec. 8.

As field commander, Sophia Medvid, who plays mellophone, holds the highest student leadership position in the band.

In command

The college experience is transformational. For Sophia Medvid, the contrasts between her first day on campus and the start of senior year are especially significant.

The OHIO Dance Team performs multiple routines at the 2019 President’s Convocation for First Year Students.

Stepping Up

51ĀŅĀ×’s Dance Team, in their first year of competition, claimed the title of University World Cup Open Division Champions at the 2019 UCA and UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships in Florida.

A teeter totter with a mom on one end and the other end full with a daughter, schoolbooks and pack, toys, sporting equipment, a sewing machine, a stroller, and more

Art of the maternal

A self-described ā€œmother-artist,ā€ OHIO Gallery Coordinator Courtney Kessel, MFA ’12, infuses her work with personal observations and poignant statements from her experience as a mother to her daughter, who has been featured, quite literally at times, in Kessel’s pieces over the past 10 years.

Illustration with three birds soaring

To serve & protect

Tracy Plouck has devoted her career as a public servant to helping women in recovery, and now she’s helping offset Appalachia’s opioid crisis in a new role at OHIO.

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Hope 101

What sets a teacher apart? For Felton Morrell, it’s ā€œthe love and support, the consistency.ā€

 51ĀŅĀ× Innovation Center’s all-female staff gather at the West State St. facility: [LEFT to RIGHT] Client Services Manager and Executive Coach Erin Rennich, MBA ’13; Accountant Jennifer Pauwels; Director Stacy Strauss; Associate Director Tanya Conrath, BSC ’93; Administrative Specialist Susan Bauman, BSED ’94; and Lab Director Misako Hata, BSISE ’98, MS ’01, MS ’10. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ ’14, MA ’17

A culture of community

51ĀŅĀ×’s Innovation Center is racking up accolades lately—it was named the 2019 Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year and 2019 Rural-Based Entrepreneurship Center of the Year by the International Business Innovation Association.

Tiffany Chenault hitting her stride while jogging

Hitting her stride

In 2013, Tiffany Chenault set out on a mission: run a half marathon in all 50 states before reaching age 50. Her motivation? The loss of her mother.

Alumni CEO of eFuse
Alumni

Entrepreneurship Grad Blazes Trail in Fast-Growing Esports Industry

College of Business alumnus, Matt Benson, serves as the CEO of eFuse, a web and mobile application that serves as a professional hub for esports and video games.

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Alumni show the impact involved graduates can have on OHIO’s future

No matter how far away life’s journey takes alumni from 51ĀŅĀ×, there are countless ways for them to stay engaged with and involved in their alma mater....

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Tuskegee Airman, alumnus reflects on days spent at OHIO

Among the treasures housed in 51ĀŅĀ×’s Alden Library is the Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers, complete with all of the documents the world-renowned war correspondent used...

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A hike, journals, and genuine, place-based experiences

In 2015, 51ĀŅĀ× graduate and Wyoming resident Ralph Haberfeld had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson...

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