OUPD determines campus bomb threat not credible
By Abby Miller and Emma Skidmore | Nov. 6, 2021The threat was not believed to be credible, and evacuation was not needed.
The threat was not believed to be credible, and evacuation was not needed.
Internship season is approaching and numerous students have begun searching for an opportunity to learn outside the classroom.
Participation in Greek Life has also decreased over the past decade.
Senate also received an update from Jenny Hall-Jones, interim vice president for Student Affairs, concerning student well-being on campus.
Facilities Management and Safety has taken a 20% staff reduction since 2019 and lost $15 million of its budget last year.
The alarms are meant to keep students safe but are viewed by many as more of an inconvenience.
Students seem united on the importance of voting, but expressed pandemic-related concerns.
Senate discussed different aspects of Ohio University’s budget, and OU President Hugh Sherman and Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Sayrs gave updates on the new VSRP program.
Students at OU will have the opportunity to graduate with a degree in Virtual Reality and Game Development from the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies.
Arguments were held Thursday afternoon in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Simar Kalkat, treasurer of Senate, also gave updates on Senate budget totals.
When OU first approved its plan to build an esports facility, it was hoping to open this Fall Semester, but students and Bobcat Esports members continue to wait to meet and game together.
When students returned to campus, OU’s expenses increased to provide PPE, protective barriers, COVID-19 informative signage and cleaning.
Becky “Eliza” Ivan, president of Student Senate, said the body is struggling with recruitment for Fall Semester.
The number of students seeing CPS counselors has increased from 705 students last fall to 973 students in the first six weeks of the current Fall Semester.
The annual drive will take place in Baker Center Ballroom on Wednesday.
The OU professor will be the commencement speaker at the fall 2021 commencement on Dec. 11.
The new plan would lease or sell 21 university buildings.
Those living on-campus will be required to wear wristbands issued by Ohio University during the whole weekend.
The timeframe for use of the hall as a testing facility is unknown.