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First-gen students

How an OHIO Online degree is helping this first-generation student advance her career

Kim Brown started college twice before, but life kept pulling her in another direction. Now, as a full-time manager pursuing her degree through OHIO Online, she's finally found an education model that works around the realities of adult life, and not against them.

College Green
Student Success

OHIO student honored with award from Community Campus Coalition

51ĀŅĀ× student Jess Mitchell was honored with the Charles J. Ping Student Service Award from the Community Campus Coalition at the end of the spring semester.

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Awards

University Communications and Marketing wins national recognition for social campaign and content

The Bobcats at the Super Bowl campaign won Best Social Media Campaign in the 2025 PhotoShelter Storyteller Awards, with Eli Burris also recognized as a finalist for Sports Storyteller of the Year.

Megan Lashutka
Board of Trustees

Governor DeWine appoints Megan Lashutka to OHIO Board of Trustees

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointedĀ Megan LashutkaĀ to the 51ĀŅĀ× Board of Trustees.

Charles Marsden
Zanesville

Charles Marsden: OHIO Zanesville’s Recreation and Sport Services Professor

OHIO Zanesville welcomed Charles Marsden this spring as a professor in Recreation and Sport Services.

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OHIO Community

51ĀŅĀ× approves interim policy, invites feedback on draft policy under review

The 51ĀŅĀ× Executive Staff Policy Committee and OHIO President Lori Stewart Gonzalez have given their approval to a new interim policy.

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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.

Cara Dingus Brook
Alumni Leaders

Experience as a Voinovich Scholar was life-changing for regional leader

Cara Dingus Brook ’03 MPA ā€˜06 has spent more than 20 years in philanthropy, rising to her current position as the president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.

Jonathan Olivito
Alumni Success

Voinovich Scholar program provided Olivito with critical experience, led to his career

For Jonathan Olivito ’09 MPA ā€˜11, working as a Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholar at 51ĀŅĀ× was the launch pad for everything that has followed in his career.

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Student Research

OHIO students driving change through research, service

For nearly two decades, the Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholars Program has given 51ĀŅĀ× students a front-row seat to the real work of public service.

Dean Emeritus Dennis Irwin
Faculty Experts

Dean Emeritus Dennis Irwin honored by Engineers Foundation of Ohio, elected to leadership position

Dennis Irwin, PhD, PE, FNSPE, was recently elected as the treasurer of the Engineers Foundation of Ohio (EFO) and honored by the organization.

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Community Service

Community groups break ground on Storms Creek garden

51ĀŅĀ× Southern joins local partners to create a pollinator garden and buddy bench at Storms Creek in Ironton, promoting education, inclusion and community collaboration.

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Alumni Leaders

How OHIO’s MPA program shaped a public leader’s career

Tom Evans MPA ’22 may have grown up in Dallas, but he—and much of his family—bleed Bobcat green.

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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.

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Employee Benefits

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield continues negotiations with OhioHealth Health System

As part of the University’s ongoing efforts to ensure our employees remain informed and prepared as necessary, Human Resources has developed an informational website that contains specific information for University employees, including answers to many of the frequently asked questions received by our Benefits Office.

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