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��Ƶ Chillicothe helps former mill worker prepare for a new career after plant closure

October 15, 2025 3 min

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.

OHIO Events

Costa Lecturer Tara Zahra to speak on ‘Anti-Globalism Then and Now’

October 15, 2025 2 min

Historian Tara Zahra will speak on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Walter Hall 135. All students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend the Costa Lecture.

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Academic Excellence

OHIO's Peer-Assisted Learning Program earns re-accreditation from International Center for Supplemental Instruction

October 15, 2025 2 min

The PAL Program, which provides collaborative learning sessions for historically challenging courses, helps students strengthen understanding, build confidence, and develop long-term study skills.

An overhead view of people digging in an archeological site

In the field

Living in the past, learning for the future

October 15, 2025 5 min

��Ƶ students gain hands-on experience at the Shoop Paleo-Indian site in Pennsylvania. The field school teaches excavation, artifact analysis and field research while contributing to understanding early human life and migrations.

President Lori Stewart Gonzalez speaks before a large crowd, and underneath international flags and the word OHIO at the SISAL Dinner

International Education

��Ƶ launches School of International Studies and Languages with global celebration

October 14, 2025 10 min

The school unites four internationally focused units in the College of Arts and Sciences: the Center for International Studies, the Department of Linguistics, the Department of Modern Languages, and the Ohio Program of Intensive English.

OHIO on TV

Alumna provides inspiration for on-screen Bobcat in ‘The Office’ spinoff

October 14, 2025 5 min

To prepare for his role on the new show “The Paper,” actor Domhnall Gleeson shadowed OHIO alumna Riley Runnells. Her experience helped inform his character, a newspaper editor who is also a Bobcat alumnus.

Nikki Wood and other OHIO graduates take a selfie while wearing Commencement caps and robes and standing next to the Convocation Center.

Alumni Success

Internship experience is rewarding, leads to full-time position

October 14, 2025 2 min

Nikki Wood spent the summer in Chillicothe as an intern with the city through a program with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and in partnership with the Voinovich School.

Visiting artists

Urban Bush Women bring “BOLD” workshops to School of Dance First Year Performance Guarantee program

October 14, 2025 8 min

The OHIO School of Dance welcomed Urban Bush Women, a dynamic Brooklyn-based, Black women-led dance-theater company, for a powerful residency from Sept. 24–27. Their presence brought fresh energy and inspiration, aligning with the school's mission of fostering community and artistic growth.

Ryan Stillwell is shown in his Commencement robe and cap while standing outside at ��Ƶ

Alumni Success

OHIO graduate applies MSSR degree to job in power industry

October 14, 2025 2 min

Ryan Stillwell attended classes from Shreveport, Louisiana, 974 miles from OHIO’s Baker University Center. But even while virtual, he was able to make lasting connections with his peers and mentors.

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Community Partnerships

Future teachers, community leaders: Inside ��Ƶ’s Rural Teacher Corps

October 14, 2025 4 min

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

The Voytek brothers stand together with their musical instruments while wearing Marching 110 Alumni clothing items

Forever OHIO

Marching 110 to perform special ‘Homecoming anthem’ written, produced by 110 alumni

October 14, 2025 3 min

Earlier this week, a few Marching 110 alumni published a song about their love for all things Athens, the 110, and OHIO Homecoming.

Dedicated Faculty

New faculty member brings passion for teaching to OHIO Southern

October 14, 2025 4 min

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

Alumni

Letters to the Editor Fall 2025

October 13, 2025 5 min

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

members of the band My Morning Jacket perform on stage surrounded by green and yellow lighting

Alumni

A Full-Circle Moment

October 13, 2025 8 min

Nearly 30 years after graduating, an indie rock artist performs in Athens once more.

a student welds the frame of what will become an off-road vehicle

Experiential Learning

Powered by Passion, Backed by Bobcats

October 13, 2025 3 min

Donor support accelerates student learning and team-based innovation.

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