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Attendants watch DJ Premier getting interview in Baker Ballroom at the 2025 51ĀŅĀ× Music Industry Summit.
Music Industry Summit

Music Industry Summit: OHIO students embrace Bobcat work ethic, experiential learning opportunities

51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s seventh Music Industry Summit remains the premier music industry conference of the Midwest. The annual Summit provides attendees with a unique opportunity to engage with successful music industry professionals.

Sam McCall is shown working with a kiln
Student Success

OHIO students receive awards for research, scholarship, creative work

The 51ĀŅĀ× Student Enhancement Awards program provided 25 students with a total of $145,121 in funding for their original research, scholarship and creative work this spring.

Leadership Summit
Leadership Summit

Scripps College faculty participate in leadership summit at 51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster

Faculty from the Scripps College of Communication shared their communication knowledge and expertise with aspiring leaders in the region at the 2025 Leadership Summit at 51ĀŅĀ× Lancaster.

Bo Koster
OHIO Alumni

A full-circle moment: Bo Koster of My Morning Jacket returns to Athens to share music and experiences

Nearly 30 years later, Bo Koster of the indie rock band My Morning Jacket will return to Athens for the first time since graduating to perform with his band and engage with students and community members on his life and making music.

WOUB Public Media - PBS - NPR Network
Student Success

Entire NewsWatch staff, 4 individual students receive national recognition for WOUB work

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards recognize the best collegiate journalism.

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Unique Learning Opportunities

New partnership brings increased experiential learning opportunities for cybersecurity students

51ĀŅĀ× students studying cybersecurity will now have increased opportunities to get professional training and earn industry credentials.

Caitlyn Neill, Chao-Yang Lee, Jennie Klein and Nicole Byrd, Lisa Martin
Faculty Excellence

Spotlight on Learning Conference features expert speakers, Festival of Learning

More than 120 faculty, staff and students gathered to share transformative teaching and learning innovations under the theme ā€œTeaching to Empower This (and the Next) Generation of Thinkers.ā€

OHIO Student Expo - Creativity and Discovery
Experiential Learning

Reminder: OHIO Student Expo is April 8

The 51ĀŅĀ× community is invited to visit the OHIO Student Expo on Tuesday, April 8 in the Walter Fieldhouse and view the displayed projects showcasing the outstanding work of OHIO students.

Eddith Dashiell Comm. Hall of Fame
Faculty Awards

Scripps College inducts E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Director Eddith Dashiell into the Ohio Communication Hall of Fame

Dr. Eddith Dashiell was inducted into the Scripps College of Communicationsā€™ Ohio Communication Hall of Fame on March 27, 2025.

Burkle Hagen workshop
Experiential Learning

Experiential learning weekend in Cleveland provides VISCOM students with real-world opportunities and deadlines

Students from theĀ School of Visual Communication are still talking about what they learned after participating in a weekend of experiential learning last month with alum Andrew Burkle and his team.

Clay Stark
Student Success

Visual Communication student lands paid photography internship with the Boston Red Sox

When 51ĀŅĀ× Senior Clay Stark graduates this spring, he will only be a few days away from starting his ā€œdream internship" working for Major League Baseballā€™s Boston Red Sox on May 6.

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Electronic Media

Students celebrate storytelling, creativity at EMPixx high school media competition

51ĀŅĀ× Southern hosted the 2025 EMPixx Media Competition on March 21, celebrating student creativity with 101 entries from 8 schools and a keynote by alumni from MyTown TV.

Justin and Emily Stoll
Alumni

The Stolls credit their careers to experience gained at WOUB

When Justin Stoll and Emily Baird Stoll came to study at 51ĀŅĀ×, they both started working for WOUB and discovered they wanted to pursue a career in media.

Spring 2024 aerial view of the Athens, Ohio campus at 51ĀŅĀ×
Giving Day

Imagining and creating communities together: A relational approach to fundraising

Read about how top-raising advocates for OHIO Giving Day in 2024 are reaching for even greater Giving Day participation in 2025.

OHIO Giving Day 2025 - April 2
Giving Day

OHIO Giving Day is set for April 2: Donate to make a difference

51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s sixth Giving Day kicks off at midnight on Wednesday, April 2, inviting alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends to celebrate all 51ĀŅĀ× has been and is, by giving to the funds that matter most to you and to current and future Bobcats. Our goal this year is 3,110 donors. Together, we can ensure OHIOā€™s next era is the best one yet.

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