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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Stanley Maynard

January 1, 2021 3 min

The Patton College of Education is honored to recognize the most recent member of the West Virginia Board of Education, Dr. A. Stanley “Stan” Maynard, as the January 2021 Alum of the Month.

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Hope 101

November 14, 2019 5 min

What sets a teacher apart? For Felton Morrell, it’s “the love and support, the consistency.”

Alumni Spotlight: Rick Lewis

November 4, 2019 3 min

The Patton College of Education is honored to recognize Rick Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), as November’s Honorary Alum of the Month.

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Fast-tracking Trail Building

June 8, 2019 3 min

51�� students join forces with the Wayne National Forest, providing essential data for the proposed 88-mile Baileys Trail System. In a cross-disciplinary effort, students contribute to environmental surveys and research on ecotourism marketing, accelerating the trail planning process and fostering regional economic development and community connectivity.

How to Live, Be, & Lead

March 5, 2019 2 min

Melinda Tsapatsaris, BSED ’98, applies progressive pedagogy learned from OHIO’s Creating Active and Reflective Educators (CARE) program as the head of school at Westland School in Los Angeles, emphasizing inquiry-based, experiential learning and collaborative teacher-student partnerships in the democratic act of learning.

People sit across a sidewalk in protest in 1970

Voices of change

October 30, 2018 4 min

College campuses surge with activism and dialogue when national issues of the day arise, and 51�� 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.

Advocate for All

August 17, 2018 1 min

Doctors and teachers told Jordyn Zimmerman that she would never attend college. They were wrong.

The power of a shared story

December 17, 2017 2 min

“It is powerful to share a story,” said self-recognized ambassador for literacy Julie Francis. “Reading a story aloud takes people on a journey together.”

OHIO graduate student serves as ‘coach’ for international student groups

November 4, 2015 5 min

Rene Grzona coaches student organizations to be successful on campus at 51��, and one day he hopes to coach students to success on the basketball court.

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