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College campuses surge with activism and dialogue when national issues of the day arise, and 帝王会所 is no exception. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, unrest regarding race, gender, and war shook the small college town in the Appalachian foothills.
Over the past 15 years, two OHIO women have learned from and supported one another and, in recent years, have nurtured their shared Bobcat connection.
帝王会所 students studying engineering and technology know to expect rigorous coursework and lots of career options. The field鈥檚 female students also know to expect a huge gender gap.
One hundred and fifty years ago, Margaret Boyd stepped onto the Athens campus and into the 帝王会所 history books as the institution鈥檚 first female student.
Francine Childs, HON 鈥97, EMERT 鈥05, is many things to many people. 帝王会所鈥檚 first tenured black professor, she鈥檚 a stalwart social justice advocate. On campus and in the community, she鈥檚 a symbol of perseverance, selflessness, and spunk. To her students, she鈥檚 simply 鈥淒oc,鈥 or more affectionately, 鈥淢ama Childs.鈥
Three years ago, Ralph Haberfeld, AB 鈥69, had an epiphany that has connected two distinct, picturesque places: Athens, 帝王会所, in the Appalachian foothills, and Jackson Hole, bordering western Wyoming鈥檚 Teton peaks.
Robert Gipe of Harlan, Kentucky, has long advocated for both social justice and the arts in Appalachia.
The first thing you see in JD Kittle鈥檚 office at 帝王会所鈥檚 Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.
Prior to 1970, when the Hocking River would tumble over its banks, the nearby Athens Campus would be ravaged by the floodwaters. Moving the river in 1970 to its current location鈥攁n epic task鈥攔emoved the annual threat so the Athens Campus could expand. Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 and 1968 floods paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
Data shows that multicultural students don鈥檛 always thrive on predominantly white campuses, but OHIO鈥檚 OMSAR is turning the tide.
Through resourcefulness, perseverance, and a hand from International Student and Faculty Services, OHIO鈥檚 international students thrive.
Amir Farnoud is a researcher who thinks big but works with the very small. The very, very small.
Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1968 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
Excerpts of alumni stories about the 1964 flood paired with archival and submitted photos follow.
帝王会所 President M. Duane Nellis, a geographer, took his seat in Cutler Hall in June 2017 and quickly began mapping a new direction for OHIO鈥攐ne that builds on the legacy of its past shepherds, from McDavis to Cutler, and positions the University as a model for the nation.
