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Stories tagged with: Experiential Learning

Medical student for a day participants use stethoscope
Medical education

Pre-med students experience being in medical school for a day at Heritage College event

Hosted by the Student National Medical Association, the ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed pre-med students to the Medical Student for a Day program.

Two students discussing and writing during group activity
Preparing For Careers

Regional teacher candidates explore agency and autonomy

Future teachers from OHIO’s regional campuses gathered at Zanesville to explore student agency, storytelling and learner-centered practices through an immersive day of professional development.

Music Therapy Rock Hall
Music Therapy

Experiential learning trip connects music therapy students with Cleveland arts community

In spring 2025, first-year students in OHIO’s Music Therapy program participated in a new experiential learning initiative designed to introduce them to real-world music therapy practice.

OHIO Zanesville and Zane Grey Elementary School representatives stand together for a photo inside of an elementary school classroom
Community Partners

Teaching tomorrow’s readers: OHIO Zanesville partners with Zane Grey Elementary

ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ Zanesville is partnering with Zane Grey Elementary School to strengthen literacy development among first-grade students through a hands-on, place-based learning experience.

Dakota Tackett
Alumni Leaders

OHIO education leads to growth, adventure for first generation college graduate

As a first-generation college student from rural Appalachia, ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ alumnus Dakota Tackett never imagined he would become a world-traveling educator with experiences spanning multiple continents.

Owen Vandivier with his students
Global Teaching Experiences

Leaving his comfort zone

How a teaching stint in Taiwan helped this recent alumnus apply his OHIO experiences and became a better educator.

Gracie Vaughn, Alli Mancz and Sydney Roseberry
Student Experiences

ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ geography students share internship experiences

OHIO students learned about internship opportunities and other programs available to them at a special event in November, and also heard from fellow students about their internship experiences.

Alyssa Manning is shown wearing her Commencement Cap and Gown
Experiential Learning

Alumni profile: Alyssa Manning, grants and funding specialist for Verdantas

Mentor, Ohio, native, Alyssa Manning, BA ’24, MPA ’25, launched her post-graduate school career while staying closely connected to the place that shaped her passion.

An overhead view of people digging in an archeological site
In the field

Living in the past, learning for the future

ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ students gain hands-on experience at the Shoop Paleo-Indian site in Pennsylvania. The field school teaches excavation, artifact analysis and field research while contributing to understanding early human life and migrations.

Nikki Wood and other OHIO graduates take a selfie while wearing Commencement caps and robes and standing next to the Convocation Center.
Alumni Success

Internship experience is rewarding, leads to full-time position

Nikki Wood spent the summer in Chillicothe as an intern with the city through a program with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and in partnership with the Voinovich School.

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Dedicated Faculty

New faculty member brings passion for teaching to OHIO Southern

With two decades of classroom experience, Melody Craft helps OHIO Southern students discover their purpose as future teachers and community leaders.

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Community Partnerships

Future teachers, community leaders: Inside ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµâ€™s Rural Teacher Corps

ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµâ€™s Rural Teacher Corps prepares future educators to serve and strengthen Appalachian communities through place-based learning and community partnerships.

Left: a man with glasses and business professional attire inspects scientific equipment on a rooftop overlooking ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµâ€™s West Green. Right:  a man in casual attire stands partway up a weather tower, addressing a group of elementary school students
Anniversaries

Weathering It All

This student-centered lab has provided local forecasting since 1984.

sports reporter Allie LaForce holds a mic and speaks to basketball player Stephen Curry in a packed basketball arena
Experiential Learning

Live from Athens

Student-led sports broadcasting gives Bobcats a front-row seat to real-world experience—and a fast track to professional success.

Gamers in the middle of a match in the OHIO Esports Arena.
Esports

For students entering the $4 billion esports industry, OHIO offers a competitive advantage

ÃÛèÖÊÓÆµ has positioned itself as a leader in esports education and career preparation to meet the demands of the booming esports industry.

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