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Ohio University past, present and future appeared last month in Norman, Oklahoma for the annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalism (SEJ). Three OHIO Bobcats: a student, an alumnus and a faculty member, participated in the multi-day conference of the country's leading environmental journalists hosted by Oklahoma University.
 Cassie Kelly is a senior journalism major earning an environmental studies certificate while editing the online College Green Magazine. She attended the SEJ Conference to learn from fellow environmental journalists and find the next internship.
Craig Butler, director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, came to Norman to speak on a panel entitled, "Trouble at the Tap: Beyond the Toledo Water Crisis." Butler, who earned a Master of Science in Environmental Studies from OHIO, described his adaptive management strategy for tackling Lake Erie algae blooms and similar water quality challenges around the state.
 Geoff Dabelko is a professor in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs and director of the Environmental Studies Program. It was Dabelko's fourth SEJ annual meeting, an opportunity to connect with environmental journalists he has come to know after two plus decades working on international environmental issues.
"During my 15 years at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, we regularly connected with environmental journalists who wanted to go beyond the day's headlines to investigate the more complex stories behind environment, development and security," Dabelko said.
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Aspiring entrepreneurs received expert advice on protecting their intellectual property from two national experts on the subject at the most recent Venture Café co-sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ohio University Technology Transfer Office.
The speakers were Bob Silva, director of technology transfer at Ohio University, and Michael Gegenheimer, the associate IP counsel at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus. Silva has managed intellectual property, commercialized technology and created technology-based start-up companies for more than 24 years in both the public and private sectors. At Ohio University, he is responsible for the capture, evaluation, protection, marketing, licensing and commercialization of all intellectual property developed at the University. Gegenheimer's 27 years of experience include intellectual property management and development, and early-stage technology strategy and positioning.
Ohio University has an entrepreneurial ecosystem full of resources for students, faculty, and regional entrepreneurs. The Center for Entrepreneurship hosts networking and informational events/lectures, supports student entrepreneur clubs, and offers a major and minor in entrepreneurship at Ohio University. The Ohio University Technology Transfer Office provides patent protection, evaluation of the market and licensing.
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Award-winning National Geographic photojournalist Dennis Dimick will lead the celebration of International GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week at Ohio University during the second annual GIS Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Steven L. Schoonover Center for Communication.
This event is free and open to the OHIO community and the public, and light refreshments will be available.
 The special presentation by Dimick, executive environment editor of National Geographic, will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Schoonover Room 145. He will lead a narrated visual journey using photography, animations, maps and time-lapse satellite images that reveal the dramatic human-induced transformation of the planet, or as scientists have called it, the "Anthropocene Era."
For updates, follow www.ohio.edu/ce3 and @OhioGISDay!
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The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, in partnership with Campus Recycling and the Office of Sustainability, launched a campus-wide Zero Waste survey on Monday, November 2, 2015.
 The survey, which was sent via email to all Athens campus faculty, staff and students, will help assess recycling patterns and identify ways to improve waste efficiency on campus. Over the past several years, Ohio University has made great strides to increase access to recycling and composting and to find sustainable ways to minimize the OHIO footprint. Most recently, in August, the university moved to a single-stream, mixed recycling process making recycling easier than ever before.
Results from the survey will be shared in spring 2016.
The survey is made possible with funding from the Sugar Bush Foundation, a supporting organization of the Ohio University Foundation.
Have questions? Want to get involved? Contact zerowaste@ohio.edu or follow on Twitter @OHIOzerowaste.
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In summer 2015, Dr. Jason Jolley, Master of Public Administration(MPA) director and assistant professor with the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, was selected by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) to complete a skill-shed analysis. This analysis evaluated the occupational skills of recently unemployed coal workers and identified other positions in the region that require similar skills. Jolley's research, completed in conjunction with Strengthening Our Appalachian Region (SOAR), was intended to help the IEDC create an economic development strategy for the eastern Kentucky region.
"Working in Appalachia on rural issues fits very well with the kind of work we do at the Voinovich School," Jolley stated.
In order to further aid in the economic development of the region, Jolley led two workshops on technology led economic development strategies: one in Prestonburg, Kentucky, and one in Manchester, Kentucky. More than 50 community leaders attended the workshop in Prestonburg while more than 80 community leaders attended the workshop in Manchester.
Jeff Finkle, president of IEDC, certified economic developer, and the Voinovich School Appalachian New Economy Partnership Fellow, also praised Jolley's work. Finkle stated, "Dr. Jolley and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs' high-quality research provided the economic development leaders in Kentucky a valuable resource in their continued efforts towards economic diversification. IEDC is pleased to have had the opportunity to partner with Dr. Jolley on this forward-looking project in Eastern Kentucky."
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 This three-week academic expedition will visit Washington D.C., Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro with a combination of lectures and site visits in regional cities and hikes along the Peaks of Balkans Trail, lodging along the way in eco-villages, home stays, mountain cabins and historic hotels. Students will gain a hands-on understanding of transboundary environmental peacebuilding, ecotourism and sustainability efforts as this tri-border mountainous region with two new countries recovers from civil war and decades of communism.
This program, featuring three Environmental Studies program classes, satisfies two class requirements (including the capstone) of the Environmental Studies Undergraduate Certificate. It is open to undergraduates and graduate students from Ohio University and other U.S. universities (all students eligible for in-state tuition.)
Through this experience, students will have a chance to further develop professional skills such as corresponding with a translator, conducting active interviews, working on projects to benefit a local organization and applying the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Transboundary Conservation Assessment in a group project. The trip will take place from May 8-30, 2016, and the registration deadline is February 1, 2016. For more info, follow this link.
Environmental Studies is also hosting an international delegation of national park directors and NGO experts from Kosovo and Montenegro on Friday, November 13 from 2-4 p.m. in the Friends of the Library Room at Alden. This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the three-week study abroad program in the Balkans.
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The kickoff for Ohio University's International Education Week begins Sunday, November 15. The theme for IEW 2015 is Global Health and Wellness, with consideration of the OU Innovation Strategy.
Dr. Michael Newman from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors without Borders is the keynote speaker for IEW. Newman will have a series of workshops and an evening lecture as well on Wednesday, November 18.
For more information on location and specific times, click here.
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 Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs Environmental Studies professor Dr. Derek Kauneckis returned from the Mountains of Our Future Earth conference in Perth, Scotland on Oct. 8.
Kauneckis presented and served on working panels with scientists and researchers from around the world, including the Russian Academy of Sciences; International Polar Partnership Initiative, University of Alberta, Canada; Austrian Academy of Sciences; University of Bern, Switzerland; Commission on Ecosystem Management, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Albertine Rift Conservation Society, Uganda; Programme Specialist, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO; and the Program Director for International Activities, Directorate for Geosciences, National Science Foundation, USA.
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Location: Washington, D.C. Description: CBO summer internships provide an excellent opportunity for graduate students to participate in CBO's analysis and to observe budget and economic policymaking at close hand. These paid internships are located in Washington, D.C. and normally last 10 weeks. Application Period: December 15, 2015 - February 29, 2016
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"Working with the Voinovich School is already presenting me such a focus for my future. It's wonderful to see that there are...other people on this campus so DEDICATED to promoting environmental consciousness. I don't know where I would be now, had I not found the Environmental Studies program!!"
I wrote this last week in an email to former Environmental Studies Certificate graduate and Voinovich School Research Scholar Alex Slaymaker. Alex, like many of the Voinovich School's alum, is already off saving the environment, earning her masters in "Sustainable Solutions" at Arizona State University. How cool is that?
I meant what I said in the email: I don't know where I would be without the Voinovich School's dedication to and expertise on the environment. In just my short time here (two months) as a research scholar, I've nearly learned all the ins-and-outs of the School's operations, had my toe in a few photo projects, and began assisting the Ohio University Zero Waste Initiative with social media advice.
Granted, I'm not out there confronting poachers on the front lines, or lobbying to governments that the trees are worth saving. But the work that I'm doing is the next step forward in my environmental services career.
Are you interested in writing for the Voinovich School blog? Email allowayl@ohio.edu with your ideas!
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 Join The Voinovich School Alumni Society, current students and community members for the first-annual Saturday Symposium on November 14th from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Ridges, Building 21.
This educational mini-conference is intended for all students enrolled in or working with the Voinovich School. The Symposium will feature interactive sessions on topics such as finding an internship, engaging in meaningful networking, creating an effective elevator pitch, tailoring your resume, leveraging your internship and learning how to make yourself marketable to employers.
Represented organizations include Live Healthy Appalachia, TechGROWTH Ohio, Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs and more.
Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be available throughout the day.
For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Tracy Kelly at tk381500@ohio.edu.
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Voinovich Future Scholars Fall Potluck and Ridges Tour
Nov. 6, 4:30-7:30 p.m.The Ridges,
Building 21More informationVenture Cafe: Understanding the Market Opportunity
Nov. 12 5:30-7 p.m.Baker 240
More information
3 Minute Thesis®
Nov. 12, 7 - 8 p.m.Stocker 103Nov. 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Glidden 550
CE3 Brownbag Lunch Series
Nov. 13, 2-4 p.m.Balkans Delegation
Friends of the Library Room, Alden Library
Nov. 20, 12 - 1 p.m.
Tracy Sabetta,
Initiative Consulting
The Ridges,
Building 22
First Annual Saturday Symposium
Nov. 14,
11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
The Ridges,
Building 21
Global Entrepreneurship Week Celebration: Randy Fleitman
Nov. 16, 5:30-7 p.m.
Baker Center Theater
Women in Entrepreneurship: Rene Banglesdorf
Nov. 19, 5:30-7 p.m.
Baker Center Theater
Fall Film Sustainability Series: Wrenched
Nov. 18 7-9 p.m.
Athena Cinema
More information
GIS Day
Nov. 18, 11 a.m-3 p.m.
Dennis Dimick, Executive Editor of National Geographic
Important Dates
Nov. 6-8
Dad's Weekend
Nov. 11
Veterans' Day Holiday (classes not in session)
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"What became clear in our research was that it was important to have a community-based case manager to connect people coming out of prison with services and acting as a communication conduit."
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Impact & Innovation is a newsletter for the students, faculty and professionals of the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.
Have an article idea? Contact Laura Alloway, Voinovich School Director of Marketing and Communications.
Impact & Innovation is written and created by undergraduate students Diana Wiebe, M.C. Tilton, Jasmine Grillmeier, Daniel Kington, with photography by Jillyann Burns.
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Lesli Johnson, associate professor in the Voinovich School, quoted in Ohio University's Perspectives magazine article,
