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Join us for a celebration of community and culture at the annual Juneteenth Festival this Friday, June 19! 💚

The event kicks off at 1 p.m. at Richland Avenue Park (rain location: Athens Community Center). Enjoy live music, food trucks, vendors and children’s activities until 4 p.m.!

📰 » https://lnkd.in/et78yUT8

In honor of two longtime Ohio University professors and leaders, the "Scott Titsworth and Lynn Harter Launchpad: The Scripps Student Experience Fund" was officially announced during the spring semester. 💚

Designed to help students gain hands-on experiential learning, the fund will help with the cost barrier that comes with some experiences.

"I am deeply grateful that colleagues and friends would create this fund in our honor. If it helps make internships, research, community engagement, and other experiential learning opportunities more accessible to students, then it reflects the very best of what a university can be." — Scott Titsworth

📰 ohio.edu/news/2026/06/new-fund-named-honor-titsworth-harter-provide-ohio-students-experiential-learning

These bricks are the best 😻🧱

Athens was unsurprisingly named a top 10 college town in the nation and the best college town in the Midwest by recent RentCafe and Poet and Quants rankings!

Known for its eclectic community and countless outdoor adventure opportunities, Athens' lively culture creates one of the most unique college campuses.

📰 » ohio.edu/news/2026/06/theres-no-place-athens-home-ohio-named-best-college-town-midwest-top-10-nation

“Being a Bobcat is a special thing” 💚

OHIO’s 41st Annual State Government Alumni Luncheon brought together Bobcats, highlighted the legacy of the Ohio University's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service and more.

The luncheon also celebrated the recipient of the 2026 Ohio University Outstanding State Government Alumni Award, Stephanie McCloud, a 1992 graduate of OHIO who has led a remarkable career in public service.

📰 » https://www.ohio.edu/news/2026/06/ohio-alumni-luncheon-honors-voinovich-school-legacy-mcclouds-public-service

Get ready for another summer of music during the annual Under the Elms Concert Series! 🎶

Listen to selections from classic concert tunes to Broadway and movie favorites, played by University and community musicians, all under the shade of the historic College Green elms.

The music returns June 11!

📰 » ohio.edu/news/2026/06/ohio-universitys-under-elms-concert-series-returns-summer-2026

These young ones are on their way to GSO (Goose Student Orientation)! 🪿

The 20th anniversary of the Global Arts Festival in March brought creativity, dance and cultural leaders from around the world to celebrate the power of the arts. 🎭

During her keynote address, Ghana’s Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, the Honorable Abla Dzifa Gomashie, reflected on the importance of students’ confidence, cross-cultural collaboration and innovation.

“Art gives us more opportunities to drop the barriers and collaborate and make this world a better place”

📰» ohio.edu/news/2026/05/ghanas-culture-minister-visits-ohio-discuss-fusion-art-culture-innovation

The sun sets on another memory-filled May ☀️

OHIO’s 2026 Distinguished Professor Award winner, Brian C. Clark Ph.D, has spent the last two decades at OHIO serving, innovating and improving lives through scientific discovery.

Clark’s career reflects a combination of field-shaping scholarship, translational reach and institutional impact. As professor of Physiology and Neuroscience, executive director of the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute and Harold E. Clyborne, D.O., Endowed Research Chair, his scholarship has transformed research on sarcopenia, helping people live healthier for longer.

📰 » ohio.edu/news/2026/05/brian-c-clark-named-ohio-university-distinguished-professor