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OHIO Lancaster brings Christmas in July to the Lancaster Festival with Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”

July 15, 2025 4 min

��Ƶ Lancaster Theater brings festive cheer to summer with its production of Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas" as part of the 2025 Lancaster Festival.

Faculty Experts

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

July 15, 2025 2 min

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

July 14, 2025 3 min

��Ƶ 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

July 14, 2025 3 min

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

July 14, 2025 4 min

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 ��Ƶ’s regional campus system.

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Employee Benefits

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

July 13, 2025 2 min

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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OHIO Community

OHIO faculty, staff asked to provide information about alumni volunteers

July 11, 2025 2 min

��Ƶ’s Division of University Advancement is requesting that all faculty and staff provide information on alumni who volunteered during the fiscal year, July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.

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Outstanding Administrators

OHIO Business Service Center celebrates employees with family event, award recognition

July 11, 2025 1 min

The OHIO Business Service Center hosted a carnival-themed employee appreciation event on June 18. The event included games for the entire family, face painting, music and employee highlights.

Ask the Experts

Cheers to Beer: OHIO experts talk beer, brewing and the business behind the bubbles in latest Ask the Experts podcast

July 10, 2025 1 min

Who isn’t “hoppy” to talk about beer? As Brew Week rolls into Athens, Ohio, there’s no better time to dive into the science, art and innovation behind craft beer.

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Faculty Experts

Your new favorite band may be AI: Artists protest AI-generated music, navigate AI in the music industry

July 10, 2025 6 min

In the age of artificial intelligence, even music can be hard to distinguish as being created by humans. ��Ƶ School of Media Arts and Studies Director and music industry expert Josh Antonuccio sheds some light on how AI is continuing to transform the music industry.

Tantrum Theater

A place for creation, Tantrum Theater continues to elevate new work with performance of “Unfamiliar Moon”

July 10, 2025 5 min

Tantrum Theater, ��Ƶ's professional theater company, continues to advance its mission of innovation by developing "Unfamiliar Moon," a new jukebox musical by Steven Strafford-Elkins. Built around the rich catalog of folk-jazz artist Vance Gilbert, the project exemplifies OHIO’s commitment to cultivating original work through deep collaboration among students, alumni, faculty and industry professionals.

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OHIO Announcements

OHIO community invited to offer feedback on draft policy under review

July 10, 2025 2 min

��Ƶ recently posted a new draft policy onto a new website where members of the OHIO community can offer their feedback.

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OHIO Community

OHIO students, faculty, staff receive free access to movie streaming service

July 10, 2025 1 min

��Ƶ students, faculty and staff now have free access to stream movies from The Criterion Collection.

Tourism

Why your favorite vacation spot is begging you to stay home: Can tourism be made more sustainable?

July 9, 2025 8 min

Planning that trip to Paris, Venice or Barcelona? While it may be a dream destination, it may also be time to think twice about visiting some of these cities being burdened by overtourism. Travel and hospitality expert Sandy Chen discusses the benefits of tourism, as well as how too much tourism can be detrimental to some of the world's biggest cities and sites.

OHIO Events

OHIO community invited to free book event at ��Ƶ Press

July 9, 2025 1 min

During July 14–18, take your pick from hundreds of free books from the ��Ƶ Press office on the first floor of Alden Library.

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