Catmail undergoes facelift for fall, students provide mixed feedback
By Maria DeVito | Aug. 29, 2013Ohio University students accessing their Catmail accounts are logging in a little differently this semester.
Ohio University students accessing their Catmail accounts are logging in a little differently this semester.
Ohio University’s Board of Trustees will discuss increasing faculty raises and taking out more debt to pay for its backlog of construction projects.
Ohio University’s Southern and Chillicothe campuses were recently deemed among national public universities two of the worst campuses for graduation rates, but university officials claim it’s not an accurate analysis.
Four new “Kwikboost” charging stations were installed in Baker University Center in the winter, and there are plans to install a fifth in the near future.
Those expecting to move into the Schoonover Center for Communication at the Fall Semester deadline were told the move is still weeks away after “unforeseen complications” in the building’s foundation delayed the project’s first phase.
After a slump in applications, the numbers are back on the rise — more students have applied than ever before to Ohio University.
“You have come to Ohio University for a reason, not for a season.”
Ohio University is planning to expand and promote its rental car service so it doesn’t have to pay the difference for its lack of use as specified in contractual obligations.
A larger incoming class and changes in state funding could result in a budget surplus nearly double what Ohio University of ficials originally expected for this school year.
A new face will be making major decisions along with Ohio University President Roderick McDavis and the rest of the board of trustees next school year.
Deferred maintenance caused costly emergency construction projects this summer, and offi cials are considering a proposal to raise the debt allowance to pay for building upkeep.
Take the time to get to know these names and faces. These Ohio University leaders — a mix of both students and administrators — are deciding what student money supports, which classes will be required for students to graduate and how the campus’ wireless Internet could be improved. These decision makers shape daily OU operations.
Attention incoming Ohio University freshmen: Upperclassmen suggest avoiding Boyd Dining Hall.
The Athens episode of AMC’s Showville airs Thursday at 10 p.m.