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Hike and draw

May 23, 2017 2 min

While living and working in Cleveland, cartographer and illustrator Karla Sanders, BS ’09, MS ’12, spend weekends exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park with her husband, designer and photographer Andres Quintero. That’s where the idea of “Hike and Draw” was born. The duo now travel the country on a quest to visit all 59 national parks and create maps and posters of those landscapes along the way. An excerpted interview with Sanders about the inspiration behind the artwork follows.

Greetings tour

May 23, 2017 2 min

Lisa Beggs, BSVC ’11, and her boyfriend, mural artist Victor Ving, are living indefinitely out of an RV as they travel cross-country for “Greetings Tour” – a project that yields painted murals based on the “Greetings from” postcards, popular around the middle of the century. An excerpted interview in February with Beggs about the stories behind select murals follows.

Carry me Ohio

May 23, 2017 3 min

In 2016, photo book publisher Sturm & Drang released, “Carry Me Ohio,” the first of several documentary book projects Matt Eich, BSVC ’09, has undertaken in communities across the nation. The book series, titled “The Invisible Yoke," refers to the unseen legacies—like extraction industries and racism—which still influence people in these places.
Eich tells the story behind each image, all of them drawn from “Carry Me Ohio.”

Ziff’s tips from ArtBreak

May 22, 2017 2 min

It takes little to introduce children to art: a spark and some tools. Check out these five tips for making art with kids by Katherine Ziff, PHD ’04 and author of ArtBreak.

Last word

May 21, 2017 3 min

Assistant Professor of Art Melissa Haviland answers Ohio Today’s questions about what makes her tick.

Ridges Advisory Committee meets to discuss space planning opportunities

May 18, 2017 5 min

Members of The Ridges Advisory Committee reconvened with Ridges Master Plan co-chairs Shawna Bolin and Joe Shields for the second time this month during a meeting held May 17.

Ridges Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for May 17

May 16, 2017 1 min

The Ridges Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet this Wednesday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m. in Margaret M. Walter Hall (Room 145) on the Athens Campus.

Ridges Advisory Committee convenes, hears land use updates and suggestions

May 3, 2017 6 min

Members of The Ridges Advisory Committee received updates from Ridges Master Plan committee co-chairs Shawna Bolin and Joe Shields during a meeting held May 3 at Baker University Center.

Ridges Advisory Committee meeting set for May 3

May 1, 2017 1 min

The Ridges Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet this Wednesday, May 3, at 9 a.m. in Baker University Center 219 on the Athens Campus.

Gala honors excellence in student leadership

April 10, 2017 4 min

51��’s best student leaders and exemplary organizations and more than 40 students and groups were honored with awards and scholarships at this year’s Leadership Awards Gala.

Membership of Ridges Advisory Committee announced

April 3, 2017 2 min

51�� has released the membership roster of the Ridges Advisory Committee. The committee’s composition is prescribed in Ohio House Bill 59.

Aerial view of Athens from Court Street during the fall

More reasons why Athens ranks as “Best College Small Town”

March 15, 2017 3 min

This year, USA TODAY confirmed what students, faculty, staff, and alumni know—that Athens is the country’s “Best College Small Town.”

OHIO’s friends include generations of Malaysians

March 6, 2017 2 min

Some 2,500 Malaysian Bobcats benefit from an OHIO education and, in the process, better their home country of about 31 million people—and the world.

Purba Das standing among statues in Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, in the West Bengal state of her native India.

Against type

March 6, 2017 5 min

Purba Das, associate professor of communication studies at 51�� Southern Campus, answered questions about her work on stereotypes, identities, media, and hegemonies.

OHIO student teaches South African language, culture, history at local children’s chorus

February 20, 2017 3 min

When the Hocking Country Children’s Chorus started practicing for its upcoming production of the Lion King, Jr., a play that includes many phrases in Zulu and Swahili, the chorus contacted 51��’s Ohio Valley International Council (OVIC) to invite someone to come to Logan, Ohio, and teach the children about the culture, language and setting of the play.

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