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Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service Stories

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OHIO Community

Voinovich School celebrates arrival of new scholars and graduate students

OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service hosted its annual welcome reception on Sept. 4, greeting students with a warm sense of community and purpose.

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Forever OHIO

OHIO grows enrollment to more than 30,000, including more than 8,000 new students

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï total enrollment grew nearly four percent again this fall with 8,195 new students enrolling across our eight campuses and OHIO Online, including our largest, most high-achieving freshman class to date.

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Environmental Studies

Environmental studies graduate completes 1,200-mile canoe journey to promote public lands conservation

The entire trip took 85 days, starting at the Grand Portage near Lake Superior, through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), one of the most remote nature areas in North America.

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Community Partners

Voinovich School awarded $62,000 in grant funding to promote STEM education in Southeast Ohio

ºÚÁϳԹÏ’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service has been awarded $62,000 in grant funding to promote STEM education in schools in Southeast Ohio.

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STEM Education

Southeast Ohio educators invited to launch of statewide STEM design challenge

Southeast Ohio STEM educators are invited to join the launch of the 2026 #STEMmovesOhio Design Challenge, hosted by the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) Southeast Hub.

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Innovative Programs

OHIO’s Voinovich Academy, GRID Lab bring 360VR training to public service employees

The innovative training series was developed in partnership with the ºÚÁϳԹÏ's Voinovich Academy for Excellence in Public Service and the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab.

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APEX Accelerator

Ohio APEX Accelerator at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï breaks records with $2 billion in federal contracts

Fiscal year 2024 was another record-breaker for the Ohio APEX Accelerator at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, where $2 billion in government contracts were secured for clients.

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Community Impact

Voinovich School research team providing key assistance to local health departments

The Planning, Evaluation, Education, and Research (PEER) Applied Research Team offers a comprehensive suite of services to support health departments throughout the CHA and CHIP process.

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Community Impact

Library STEM Days provide fun learning opportunities for children in Southeast Ohio

More than 50 children attended each session, which included learning about engineering design processes, electrical circuitry and energy.

42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reclamation Sciences (ASRS)
Student Research

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï graduate students receive honors, build connections and gain insight at national environmental conference

Earlier this summer, Environmental Studies graduate students Dupe Oluwasesan and Emily Fox, proudly represented OHIO at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reclamation Sciences.

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Workforce Development

Regional employers, educators meet to advance global workforce readiness in Ohio

Industry leaders and ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï partners explore how language, culture and global skills can power Ohio’s economic future.

Tech Savvy Day 2025 attendees, grades 5-9, getting ready for a full day of fun and learning at OHIO
STEM

Tech Savvy Day engages Appalachian students with STEM opportunities

Appalachian students mixed slime, launched rockets, coded robots, and explored brains at OHIO’s Tech Savvy Day, a fun-filled event sparking curiosity and excitement for all things STEM.

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Community Partners

AEP Ohio Foundation, Voinovich School celebrate 10 years of STEM education partnership

The American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio Foundation and OHIO's Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service have enjoyed a long-standing relationship.

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Student Research

OHIO students driving change through research, service

For nearly two decades, the Voinovich Undergraduate Research Scholars Program has given ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students a front-row seat to the real work of public service.

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Alumni Leaders

Experience as a Voinovich Scholar was life-changing for regional leader

Cara Dingus Brook ’03 MPA ‘06 has spent more than 20 years in philanthropy, rising to her current position as the president and CEO of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.

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