News Stories by Category

WOUB Public Media wins 10 awards at 46th Annual Telly Awards

May 27, 2025 2 min

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� students from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and the School of Media Arts and Studies contributed to the winning entries.

Addison Kearns, Haley Richardson, Donovan Varney and Audrey Paquette

OHIO Awards

OHIO students receive financial awards in honor of former WOUB employees

May 27, 2025 3 min

Four ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� students who serve as WOUB student employees recently received financial awards in honor of two former WOUB employees.

A student stands by his project poster at the ASER Student Summary Project Student Expo

Community Impact

Voinovich School brings real world experiences to STEM students in Southeast Ohio

May 22, 2025 4 min

For the past 14 years, the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service‘s PORTSfuture Program has collaborated with high school students near the PORTS site to produce the ASER Student Summary.

Staff members are shown in the seats at the Athena Cinema holding the numbers 1-1-0 and wearing party hats and blowing party horns

OHIO Events

Athena Cinema announces 110th anniversary celebration with screening of ‘Cinema Paradiso’

May 22, 2025 3 min

The Athena Cinema is excited to announce that it will celebrate its 110th anniversary on June 3, 2025, with a public reception paired with a screening of “Cinema Paradiso.”

Brittany Hodgson, female with blonde hair wearing a black blazer

Alumni Success

OHIO alumna Brittany Hodgson wins national recognition for handcrafted patriotic book

May 22, 2025 4 min

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� alumna Brittany Hodgson earned third place in the NSDAR American Heritage Contest for her handcrafted book inspired by the theme Memorial Continental Hall.

Student Awards

73 West State Award scholarship creates new opportunities for OHIO student

May 21, 2025 3 min

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� rising junior and WOUB student employee Trevor Gillam of Amherst, Ohio says he still can’t believe he is one of the recipients of this year’s 73 West State Street Award.

OHIO Announcements

OHIO faculty invited to apply for Sustainable Infrastructure Hub position

May 20, 2025 2 min

The OHIO Sustainability Committee is seeking a faculty member to oversee and coordinate collaborative sustainability research, engagement and curriculum efforts for the Sustainable Infrastructure Hub.

A sign that says TechGrowth partnering with AOIA Athens OHIO Investment Alliance is shown at a media event where speakers are sitting on a stage

Community Impact

Athens Ohio Investment Alliance helping to fuel economic growth, job creation

May 20, 2025 3 min

The Athens Ohio Investment Alliance, in collaboration with TechGROWTH Ohio and multiple other service organizations, is a strong regional entrepreneurial ecosystem that fuels economic growth and job creation.

Alumni Success

OHIO alumnus Greg Mehlman inspires future educators through leadership, service

May 19, 2025 3 min

Greg Mehlman, a 2019 graduate of ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Eastern, has built a successful career in education, currently serving as the elementary principal for Shadyside Local School District.

OHIO students stand around a table filled with clues and talk together to solve the mystery

Experiential Learning

Clue-inspired Leader Games challenges Bobcats to lead, solve, escape

May 19, 2025 3 min

Through programs like the Leader Games, the Walter Center for Strategic Leadership is helping Bobcats become not only better problem solvers but also more adaptable, empathetic and strategic leaders.

OHIO Community

OHIO administrator BJ Heidlebaugh elected to leadership position with international higher education association

May 16, 2025 2 min

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Enrollment Management is proud to announce that BJ Heidlebaugh, director for visits and events, has been elected President-Elect of the Collegiate Information and Visitor Services Association.

OHIO Events

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� Chillicothe to host third annual prevention conference

May 16, 2025 2 min

The theme of the June 13 conference is Rooted in Wellness: Holistic Approaches to Prevention in Southern Ohio. The conference will feature local and state experts passionate about empowering the next generation.

alumni

OHIO Chillicothe alumna Lisa Wiseman serves her community through banking

May 16, 2025 3 min

After 25 years serving her community through banking, Lisa (Spillman) Wiseman is glad she made the choice to stay in her community to find her future and fuel the region she calls home.

Patton Center for Arts Education

ɫߣߣ�ۺϵ�� breaks ground on new era of arts education with the Violet L. Patton Center for Arts Education

May 16, 2025 5 min

On Monday, April 21, the University broke ground on the new Violet L. Patton Center for Arts Education which will provide students, faculty, staff and the community with a new state-of-the-art arts facility dedicated to collaboration and experiential learning.