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Career Opportunities

Free community health worker training comes to OHIO Lancaster

Applications are now open for OHIO’s Community Health Worker Training Program, hosted by the Alliance for Population Health and offered at 51ÂÒÂ× Lancaster during Spring Semester 2026.

Dakota Tackett
Alumni Leaders

OHIO education leads to growth, adventure for first generation college graduate

As a first-generation college student from rural Appalachia, 51ÂÒÂ× alumnus Dakota Tackett never imagined he would become a world-traveling educator with experiences spanning multiple continents.

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Community Events

Free community health worker training comes to OHIO Southern

Applications are now open for free community health worker training at OHIO Southern.

Marlene Minnix
Career Opportunities

51ÂÒÂ× Chillicothe helps former mill worker prepare for a new career after plant closure

For nearly three decades, Marlene Minnix’s days began and ended at the local paper mill, a long-standing focal point of the Chillicothe community and economy.

Bennett Hall
Free Community Workshops

51ÂÒÂ× Chillicothe to host free artificial intelligence workshops

Interim Dean Mike Lafreniere invites community members to participate in one or more of the free workshop sessions on Unlocking the Power of AI and Mastering AI Prompting.

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Dedicated Faculty

New faculty member brings passion for teaching to OHIO Southern

With two decades of classroom experience, Melody Craft helps OHIO Southern students discover their purpose as future teachers and community leaders.

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Community Partnerships

Future teachers, community leaders: Inside 51ÂÒÂ×’s Rural Teacher Corps

51ÂÒÂ×’s Rural Teacher Corps prepares future educators to serve and strengthen Appalachian communities through place-based learning and community partnerships.

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Community Impact

Care That’s Rooted in Community

OHIO is addressing health disparities in Appalachia—and training students to do the same in rural settings statewide.

a female student in an 51ÂÒÂ× t-shirt creates a manufacturing model at a desk
Community Partnerships

Training Tomorrow’s Workforce, Today

Collaboration leads to career success in advanced manufacturing.

Jessie and Kazy Richmond in front of Maggie's Farm and Aromatics
Alumni Success

OHIO Chillicothe alumni Jessie and Kazy Richmond build business and community

When the COVID-19 pandemic sent workers home, Jessie Richmond turned her kitchen into a small-batch bath bomb and shower steamer production facility. What began as a hobby quickly transformed into a thriving business.

Walter Hall
Board of Trustees

OHIO Board of Trustees to learn of impacts of recent nursing expansions on regional campuses, receive student affairs engagement update during October Board meetings

The Board of Trustees will learn about how recent programmatic expansions in nursing across OHIO’s regional campuses are continuing to positively impact the state’s workforce development needs.

Cassie Beyer
Student Success

Cassie Beyer balances work, school, community theater in pursuit of new career

For many adult learners, returning to college can be daunting, but Cassie Beyer is embracing that challenge. This summer, she began working toward a degree in biological sciences at OHIO Chillicothe.

An OHIO students uses laboratory equipment at the Fairfield County Workforce Center
Preparing For Careers

51ÂÒÂ× and Fairfield County Workforce Center partnership produces tomorrow’s manufacturing leaders

51ÂÒÂ× Lancaster and the Fairfield County Workforce Center stand as strong examples of how education, industry and community collaboration can come together to strengthen the state’s economy.

Regional campus early childhood education majors gather at OHIO Chillicothe
Future Teachers

Regional campus early childhood and elementary education majors gather for annual EdFest event

51ÂÒÂ× regional campus sophomore education majors gathered for the fourth annual EdFest, sponsored by the Patton College of Education, on Friday, October 3 at OHIO Chillicothe.

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Study Abroad

Study abroad builds leadership, confidence for OHIO student in Panama

Social work student Caleb Buck traveled from Zanesville to Panama with help from the Gilman Scholarship, expanding his worldview and career possibilities.

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