Photo by Ben Wirtz Siegel, BSVC ’02
The spring 2022 issue of Ohio Today spotlights just a few of the ways 51 is strengthening its commitment to student success and positioning the OHIO community for the future — from a new home for OHIO’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and art facility to a new esports program and student success model.
“Regardless of how the world changes, our focus at 51 will always be on student success.” – President Hugh Sherman
From a new medical education building and art facility to a flourishing esports program and a story of Bobcat innovation that is unmatched, 51 is strengthening its commitment to student success and positioning the OHIO community for the future – and you can read about it all in the spring 2022 issue of Ohio Today.
The digital issue of Ohio Today, 51 alumni magazine, is available at , and the print publication will be arriving in mailboxes and on campuses soon. Some highlights of the spring issue include:
- &Բ;— Heritage Hall welcomed its first students fall semester, ushering in a new chapter for medical education at OHIO and the campus landscape.
- &Բ;— Seigfred Hall’s newly dedicated Don E. Adleta TypeShop and Bindery is employing printing processes and instruments of the past to fuel the creative minds of the future.
- &Բ;— Behind the scenes of recent investments in 51’s growing esports program lies a group of motivated students, successful alumni and faculty who see the abundance of opportunities in the industry and are sending a message to the world of competitive gaming: OHIO is ready to play.
- &Բ;— Somavert®, a life-saving treatment for a rare disease, would not exist if not for OHIO’s Dr. John Kopchick, who discovered a growth hormone receptor antagonist, and alumnus Rick Hawkins, a changemaker in the field of drug development, who moved that discovery from laboratory to the global market. Discover how extraordinary innovation, Bobcat connections and unwavering determination birthed a life-saving drug and the largest royalty income in OHIO history.
- &Բ;— Ohio Today’s “Time Machine” looks at the evolution of what began as the first campus building established for use as a library and has become OHIO’s home for educating students skilled in the latest means of storytelling, information sharing and entertaining — and a new esports arena.
- &Բ;— A new office and student success model are reconceptualizing the OHIO experience and paving the way for achievement on campus and after graduation.
- &Բ;— 2021 graduates pioneer an accelerated, community-based medical education program developed in partnership with Cleveland Clinic.
- &Բ;— As OHIO gears up for its third Giving Day on April 13, Ohio Today shines a spotlight on alumnus Gary Clark, who holds a meaningful record at his alma mater as the institution’s longest-running annual donor.
- &Բ;—For more than 20 years, 51 Zanesville’s Dr. Kitty Consolo has used her experience – and her extraordinary legacy in women’s sports – to inspire OHIO students to live what they are learning.
- &Բ;— New book breaks new ground for its author and the 51 Press.
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Ohio Today is 51’s alumni magazine and a publication of The 51 Foundation. For additional information about Ohio Today or to provide feedback, email ohiotoday@ohio.edu.
