Board of Trustees: Board discusses fundraising and construction
By Kaitlin Coward | Oct. 20, 2016The university hopes to raise $50 million by 2029.
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Fall Commencement speaker announced
By Megan Henry | Oct. 20, 2016Jenny Chabot, associate professor of child and family studies in the College of Health Sciences and Professions, will speak at OU’s commencement ceremony Dec. 10.
Student Senate: Body reforms internal structure and adds new members
By Taylor Snyder | Oct. 20, 2016Resolutions included reforming SAC votes and editing legislation.
Board of Trustees to vote on demolishing Martzolff and O’Bleness houses
By Megan Henry | Oct. 19, 2016In the second meeting of the 2016-17 academic year, the board will vote on a resolution approving the second phase of the Back South demolition project.
Student Senate: Senate will vote on second bill to ever go before the body
By Anastasia Nicholas | Oct. 18, 2016Senate will vote on a bill to support the Global Strategy on Wednesday.
Graduate Student Senate: Senate to vote on formation of video task force
By Maddie Capron | Oct. 18, 2016Members of GSS came up with the idea for the video task force after recent incidents of hate on campus, including vandalism of the graffiti wall.
OU has more bars near campus than any other Ohio MAC school
By Megan Henry | Oct. 16, 2016Out of the six Mid-American Conference schools in Ohio, Ohio University has the most bars in a two-mile radius.
Freshmen living off-campus have to 'search a little harder' for social opportunities
By Megan Henry | Oct. 11, 2016More than 650 freshmen and more than 1,600 sophomores live off-campus for Fall Semester 2016.
Search firm helping to find new president has helped hire other MAC presidents
By Megan Henry | Oct. 9, 2016The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University have both used Witt/Kieffer for their presidential searches.
Online class is offered for the first time to parents of first-year students
By Megan Henry | Oct. 6, 2016About between 15 to 20 parents take Jamie Patton's online class for parents of first-year students.
Sara Trower leads OU’s Office of Equity, Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility
By Sarah M. Penix | Oct. 6, 2016Sara Trower was appointed the executive director of OU’s Office of Equity, Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility and began her job at OU on July 1.
First Campus Conversation of year focuses on hate speech, graffiti wall
By Abbey Marshall | Oct. 4, 2016The graffiti wall became a hot topic at this year's first Campus Conversation.
Student Senate: Senate will discuss campus accessibility at Wednesday's meeting
By Anastasia Nicholas | Oct. 4, 2016Wednesday’s Ohio University Student Senate meeting is expected to be discussion-heavy as they will vote on three resolutions and hear two presentations.
OU students can soon get text notifications when their laundry is done
By Taylor Johnston | Sep. 28, 2016Ohio University’s laundry facilities will offer a text notification service to alert students when their laundry is done.
Bobcats by the Numbers: Ohio University president is not alone in living off campus
By Megan Henry | Sep. 25, 2016Aside from OU, the five other universities have a designated house for their presidents to live. Miami’s president is the only one to live on-campus.
Ohio University student organizations devise plan of action in response to graffiti wall images
By Abbey Marshall | Sep. 22, 2016OU’s Black Student Union collaborated with OU’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at a meeting held Thursday in response to the messages painted on the graffiti wall.
Jason Pina experiences first month on campus with Roger Ailes controversy, new position
By Megan Henry | Sep. 22, 2016Pina, whose first day as vice president for Student Affairs was June 13, said this is a learning year for him.
Bobcats by the Numbers: Ohio University's undergraduate enrollment ranks third highest for fall 2015
By Megan Henry | Sep. 18, 2016Out of the six Mid-American Conference schools in Ohio, OU had the third highest enrollment for fall 2015 when looking at main campuses.
Low enrollment classes continue to be monitored at Ohio University
By Megan Henry | Sep. 18, 2016Despite passing a resolution at January's Board of Trustees meeting about low-enrollment classes, Pittaya Paladroi’s intermediate Thai course continues to be taught at Ohio University.
Roger Ailes' plaque requested by art collective
By Megan Henry | Sep. 15, 2016CultJam Productions, a postmodern film and art collective, requested Roger Ailes’ plaque Tuesday for an art gallery that would open in Bellaire, Ohio, in November.
