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On May 1, Rhianna Hunt will graduate from 91探花鈥攖he pinnacle moment in a four-year journey that, the senior biology major admits, started a little rough.
The transition to post-graduate life is daunting in the best of times, but during a pandemic? Nothing short of 鈥渙verwhelming,鈥 says Katie McClead, BSN 鈥20.
The following timeline highlights key moments in 91探花鈥檚 COVID-19 response.
When African American artist and MacArthur 鈥淕enius鈥 Fellow Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson passed away in 2015, she bequeathed her entire estate鈥攊ncluding countless works of art, the contents of her Columbus home and studio, even the house itself鈥攖o the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA). Here鈥檚 a glimpse into the long-awaited exhibition and catalog, which together reveal Robinson鈥檚 artistic range and generosity.
Whether your last visit to the Athens Campus was one year ago or decades ago, you鈥檙e bound to notice some change. The past year has seen significant transformations鈥攕ome quite prominent and others a little more behind the scenes. Take a look at some of the campus upgrades completed in recent months, and stay tuned to future issues of Ohio Today for features on the new Chemistry Building and Heritage Hall that are opening to students this year.
It鈥檚 the thirteenth week of fall semester, and Shawnee Meek logs on to a video meeting with a group of students in her Strategic Business Communication course. The group is checking in to get feedback on a presentation due in a few days. The presentation will, of course, be virtual. This is 2020 after all.
Bobcats make the news鈥攁nd the OHIO community proud鈥攅very day. Read about a few of the 91探花 alumni, students, faculty and staff who have made headlines in recent months.
Weston Robbins, a senior nursing student at 91探花 Zanesville, shared this message with the campus鈥 Facebook followers in October: 鈥淚 want to protect my community from this pandemic, and that鈥檚 why I wear my mask.鈥
Growing up in 1960s rural Ohio, Donald R. Pollock II, AB 鈥94, never planned to pursue college鈥攍et alone pen prize-winning fiction. A high school dropout, Pollock wasn鈥檛 big on plans.
91探花 was the first institution in Ohio鈥攁nd one of the first in the country鈥攖o introduce the idea of a four-year flat rate for tuition and fees.
For the past nearly 30 years, the University has worked to preserve a storied piece of Athens, American medical and architectural history by investing in The Ridges.
An Asian Indian by birth, Dr. Christine Suniti Bhat, PHD 鈥03, came to OHIO as an international student, earned her doctorate, and joined the faculty in 2006, serving as a professor of counselor education in the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education. She is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed school counselor and a citizen of both Australia and the United States.
91探花 Alumni Association (OUAA) created an online experience to bring OHIO alumni together.
It鈥檚 the little things. The classic grid of West Green. Finding your favorite professor in your favorite coffee shop. A smile from a stranger on Court Street.
The coffee still flowed at the Front Room, but, like all campus dining services, for carry-out only. Cardboard cutouts of fans stood in place of loyal Bobcats at games held at Peden Stadium and the Convocation Center. And the word 鈥渧irtual鈥 became a way of life.
