Officials look to push online programs with high enrollment in Athens
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 8, 2016Enrollment has remained at about 6,000 students for OU's online programs.
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Campus Conversations sometimes lack student attendance despite meaningful discussions
By Megan Henry | Feb. 8, 2016Campus Conversations at Ohio University first started in fall 2013, but its attendance is a common criticism.
List of possible Spring Commencement Speakers dwindles
By Megan Henry | Feb. 7, 2016Ohio University President Roderick McDavis received the list of the top eight nominees from Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Jenny Hall-Jones last Wednesday.
Ohio University officials not concerned with nearly 40 percent increase in Athens enrollment in past 10 years
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 7, 2016Of Ohio main campus universities, OU was second in overall main campus growth from Fall 2005 to Fall 2014, according to Ohio Department of Education data.
F--kRapeCulture members talk mental health coalition, 'F--k The Patriarchy Day' at meeting
By Taylor Maple | Feb. 7, 2016The activist group is brainstorming a potential mental health coalition in collaboration with other OU entities.
Student Senate passes budget for Pride Week
Feb. 3, 2016After last year's Pride Week, which only had one event, disappointed some members of Student Senate, this year's body passed a budget to fund the event.
Ohio University’s Delta Gamma sorority appears on ‘The Today Show’ Thursday
By Dina Berliner | Feb. 3, 2016The segment on Delta Gamma ran early Thursday morning alongside the stories of sorority members from Syracuse University and the University of Louisville.
Student Senate sees more student trustee applicants than last year
Feb. 3, 2016Talk of student trustee voting rights in the Ohio State House
Nursing, education majors see low male enrollment at Ohio University compared to other programs
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 3, 2016Some male students defy stereotypes in predominantly female majors.
Records show complicated history of OU's presidential housing situation
By Alex Meyer | Feb. 2, 2016The Ohio Inspector General has requested presidential records from OU three times, though it's unclear if an investigation is ongoing.
Want to apply to be interim advocate of OUSAP? The deadline to apply has been pushed back again
By Megan Henry | Feb. 2, 2016The deadline to apply for the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program interim advocate position — which nine people have applied for — has been pushed to Feb. 15.
Ohio University and Athens come together to monitor fest season
Feb. 2, 2016Jenny Hall-Jones, interim vice President for Student Affairs and dean of students, and Councilwoman Jennifer Cochran, D-At Large are co-chairing a city and university task force to look into the safety of fests, Hall-Jones said.
Nationwide decline in tenure-track professors sparks debate among OU faculty
By Kyra Cobb | Feb. 2, 2016OU is not the only university experiencing a decline in the number of Group I faculty.
Student Senate to vote on Pride Week budget
By Maygan Beeler | Feb. 2, 2016Items on the budget include six Avalanche pizzas, posters, makeup kits for drag show participants, the DJ cost for the Jackie O’s dance party and $1,000 to pay the travel expenses for guest speaker Kristo Gobin.
Faculty senate passes four resolutions when three were planned to be voted on
By Kyra Cobb | Feb. 1, 2016The resolution that was unexpectedly voted on was the last to be presented at the meeting and amended the policy regarding the relocation of students at the regional Ohio University campuses.
Graduate Student Senate votes to approve budget requests, funding for graduate student events
By Lauren Fisher | Feb. 1, 2016Graduate Student Senate chose to approve four requests for funding out of eight requests submitted.
Your Brain on Netflix: Binge-watching can have unhealthy consequences
By Kaitlin Coward | Feb. 1, 2016In some cases, watching too many shows on Netflix or other streaming sites can be a sign of psychological issues.
Ohio University students win first place in Disney competition
Feb. 1, 2016Bobcats Geoff Backstrom, Katie Eastman and Courtney Irby received first place last week in the Walt Disney Imagineering’s 25th Imaginations Design Competition.
Endowments are complicated but could be the answer to cheaper tuition
By Seth Archer | Feb. 1, 2016Ohio University's $553 million endowment could make tuition cheaper for students if a bill makes it through congress.
OU considered relocating president's residence as early as July 2012, according to just-released public records
By Alex Meyer | Jan. 31, 2016The university made three new sets of records public Friday, also including more records from an already-provided set.
