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ā€œWe are not like our competitors. We offer something unique and special, and we change the lives of our students every day.ā€  ā€”President Hugh Sherman at Sept. 14 State of the University Address

The fall issue of Ohio Today magazine is being released as, in the words of President Sherman, the 51ĀŅĀ× community has ā€œmuch to celebrate.ā€ From a Carnegie R1 designation that places 51ĀŅĀ× among the nationā€™s top research institutions and the 50^th anniversary of the groundbreaking Honors Tutorial College to OHIO alumni whose achievements are one-of-a-kind and support for alma mater life-changing, Ohio Today invites readers to celebrate. 

The digital issue of Ohio Today, 51ĀŅĀ×'s alumni magazine, is available at , and the print publication will be arriving in mailboxes and on campuses soon. Some highlights of the fall issue include:

• ā€” In celebration of OHIOā€™s Carnegie R1 designation, Ohio Today takes a look at some of the research and creative activity that is impacting campus, communities and industries near and far while allowing Bobcats to transcend from learners to originators. 
• ā€” Three-time OHIO alumna goes to the extremes on a history-making expedition in the High Arctic. 
• ā€” OHIOā€™s Honors Tutorial College marks 50 years of nurturing a create-your-own-destiny experience. 
• ā€” Thirty years after the last train rolled through the Athens Campus, Bobcats travel the same route as the steam and diesel engines of a bygone era.
• ā€” Unprecedented career takes OHIO alumnus and former basketball player around the world as a guardian of the rails.
• ā€” The Ebony Bobcat Networkā€™s 2022 Trailblazer Award recipients made their marks at OHIO and beyond, helping teams to victory and paving the way for future generations of Bobcats. 
• ā€” Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium is the keeper of many OHIO moments and memories and a testament to a spirit of alumni giving that endures ā€“ and has made history again ā€“ 100 years later. 
• ā€” Ohio Today takes a look at 20 years of OHIOā€™s Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, an annual event that nurtures and celebrates student innovation, discovery and imagination.
• ā€” Facilities Management employees unearth a hidden piece of OHIO history ā€“ a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of Scott Quad in 1937.  
• ā€” As a distinguished music producer and DJ, Dr. Jason Rawls, EDD ā€™17, has been mixing beats for more than 25 years. Today, he is mixing his passions and revolutionizing teacher education.
• ā€” A new release from the 51ĀŅĀ× Press comes from an OHIO alumna who holds Athens and Appalachia close to her heart. 

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Ohio Today is 51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s alumni magazine and a publication of The 51ĀŅĀ× Foundation. For additional information about Ohio Today or to provide feedback, email ohiotoday@ohio.edu.