Software company Case 3D donates virtual reality app for research BY ROBIN CHENOWETH A millennial walks through a hotel suite. Bed linens are elegantly arranged. Rose petals float in a bathtub. The balcony beckons with a sunset view. Birds chirp tranquilly in the background. The person exploring this hotel isn’t really there. He’s outfitted with […]
Giving
A match that’s ‘all good’
Encouraging excellence: an award that renews if grades stay high Mary Merullo Eppert, ’87 BS, and Mark Eppert, who graduated from the College of Business in 1988, know how tough it is to be working students. They both paid for their Ohio State degrees by putting in 30-40 hours a week at a local grocery […]
Back to his roots
Professor supports the launch of a million careers BY ROBIN CHENOWETH The influence of Arthur Friedel, ’68 PhD, as a chemistry and science education professor is like embryo cell division: it multiplies exponentially. At a celebration hosted by Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne for Friedel’s 80th birthday, Eric Link, dean of Arts and Sciences, […]
The legacy of Betty Schoenbaum
In 2002, Betty Schoenbaum had an inspired idea. She wanted to create an ideal early childhood development center to serve young children, their families and the community. “I’ve read about how birth through age four is the most important learning time in children’s lives,” she said at that time. Her concern focused on children at […]
Alumna designates legacy to build student opportunities
When Georgie Shockey was 3, she sat in the storeroom of her grandfather’s small town grocery and watched the ladies wash and prepare fruits and vegetables. To this day, she recalls the scent, taste and colors of radishes, strawberries, bananas and more bounty from the earth. The time spent with healthy food guided her decision […]
