51ĀŅĀ×

Search All News Stories

Row of musicians in black playing instruments
Community Events

51ĀŅĀ× Symphony Orchestra to perform at OHIO Southern April 5

51ĀŅĀ× Southern will host the 51ĀŅĀ× Symphony Orchestra on April 5 at 3 p.m., concluding the Ironton Council for the Arts’ 2024-25 concert season.

Headshot of woman with short hair, glasses, Blazer
Alumni Success

Building safer communities: Megan Rookard named 2025 recipient of Dr. Dan Evans Alumni Leadership Award

Megan Rookard, advocate and educator, is the 2025 recipient of the Dr. Dan Evans Alumni Leadership Award for her work supporting survivors and leading open conversations about sexual harm.

Plants
Research

Plastic from plants? NSF grant helps OHIO researchers explore plant polymer scaffolding in search for fossil fuel replacements

In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impact of fossil fuels, researchers are embarking on a venture to find sustainable alternatives for one of the most widely used materials: polymers.

Person kneeling in aisle to stock bags of chips
Community Engagement

51ĀŅĀ× Southern and Scioto County Aspire launch PRISM Program to strengthen workforce skills

Free 8-week PRISM training at 51ĀŅĀ× Southern helps adults build retail, customer service, and logistics skills with industry-recognized credentials.

Students in auditorium look toward screen, man stands at podium
Electronic Media

Students celebrate storytelling, creativity at EMPixx high school media competition

51ĀŅĀ× Southern hosted the 2025 EMPixx Media Competition on March 21, celebrating student creativity with 101 entries from 8 schools and a keynote by alumni from MyTown TV.

Justin and Emily Stoll
Alumni

The Stolls credit their careers to experience gained at WOUB

When Justin Stoll and Emily Baird Stoll came to study at 51ĀŅĀ×, they both started working for WOUB and discovered they wanted to pursue a career in media.

Spring 2024 aerial view of the Athens, Ohio campus at 51ĀŅĀ×
Giving Day

Imagining and creating communities together: A relational approach to fundraising

Read about how top-raising advocates for OHIO Giving Day in 2024 are reaching for even greater Giving Day participation in 2025.

Alden Library
OHIO Events

OHIO employees invited to April 15 ice cream social

All 51ĀŅĀ× faculty and staff are invited to an ice cream social on Tuesday, April 15, at the Friends of the Library Room on the third floor of Alden Library.

OHIO Giving Day 2025 - April 2
Giving Day

OHIO Giving Day is set for April 2: Donate to make a difference

51ĀŅĀ×’s sixth Giving Day kicks off at midnight on Wednesday, April 2, inviting alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate all 51ĀŅĀ× has been and is, by giving to the funds that matter most to you and to current and future Bobcats. Our goal this year is 3,110 donors. Together, we can ensure OHIO’s next era is the best one yet.

Cutler Hall between the elms
OHIO Announcements

OHIO posts two draft policies for review

The 51ĀŅĀ× Executive Staff Policy Committee (ESPC) has posted drafts of two updated policies for review.

a female 51ĀŅĀ× student with long black hair and glasses wars a videoconferencing headset and sits in a computer chair
Esports

Good Game

At OHIO, esports goes far beyond screens and stats.

Aurora Borealis Northern Lights
Alumni Success

Spring 2025 Class Notes

See what alumni have been up to in 2024.

Match Day 2025
Heritage College

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates' match results reveal the next step in their journey

The third Friday in March is one of the most highly anticipated and dreaded days for students graduating from medical school. It’s the day most of them learn where they will be doing their residency.

Cutler hall on the Athens Campus with students in the foreground
Alumni Feedback

Letters to the Editor Spring 2025

We love hearing from our readers! Below are the letters to the editor published in the spring 2025 edition of OHIO Today Magazine.

Stacey Saunders-Adams and Marguerite Hernandez
events

51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe celebrates Women’s History Month

As part of Women’s History Month, 51ĀŅĀ× Chillicothe celebrated women who educate and inspire generations with a film screening and panel on Thursday, March 20 in the Bennett Hall Auditorium.

Showing 886 to 900 of 10323 entries