Place-Based Pedagogy
The following story is the first in a three-part series about projects currently being supported by the 2017 cycle of the Academic Innovation Accelerator. These projects already have made significant strides at OHIO. Each project is unique and made
possible by many different teams of University individuals working together.
by Emily Baxstrom
June 2018
Jerry Miller, professor and associate director of undergraduate studies in the School of Communication Studies, first came up with the idea to bring place-based education to Ohio University in May 2017. He traveled to the Teton Science Schools with the Ohio Fellows Program for a one-week communication and environmental leadership event in the Wyoming mountains.
OHIO’s Class of 1971 reflects on campus, life experiences 50 years after graduation Published: April 21, 2021 Author: Nick Henthorn, BSJ 21 This photo, taken by Harry Snavely, BFA ’51, and featured in the July 1971 Ohio University Alumni Journal, shows June 1971 OHIO graduates posing for photos in front of Class Gateway following Commencement ceremonies held in the Convocation Center. According to the publication, 2,791 students earned their OHIO degrees during the 1970-71 academic year.
For the United States, 1971 was the year of Ping-Pong Diplomacy and the Pentagon Papers. Walt Disney World debuted as did the nation’s first Starbucks. The 26
th Amendment, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, was certified, and the Vietnam War – and the protests against it – continued.