The partnership will strengthen the region’s workforce development, access to educational pathways, and support offered to adult learners.

The university’s Advanced Product Manufacturing Technologies Initiative will create a research infrastructure at the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, which is expected to open in the Fall 2026 semester.

In December 2025, the university announced it would be reinstating its pep band, which had not existed in more than 20 years. In January 2026, the university received an estate gift to support the reinstated pep band.

This is the seventh consecutive year that the State of Ohio has awarded the university with Choose Ohio First funding to support STEM education.

The new program is for individuals who are seeking leadership positions in the field of nursing. The program is enrolling for the Fall 2026 semester.

The funding is earmarked through the senate. The Integrated Technology Education Center was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner.

The university's bachelor of science in nursing degree to Chillicothe's Adena Regional Medical Center’s PACCAR Medical Education Center, creating more accessible nursing education in the region.

The partnership will affiliate Kettering Health’s clinical system with Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, creating a joint Health Innovations Hub and advancing healthcare workforce development.

The donation comes from the UVMC Community Benefit Fund and will name the new addition the Upper Valley Medical Center/Premier Health Nursing Wing Addition at Edison State Community College.

The new building will house the Automotive Technology department, allowing its programs to expand to train for the needs of the automotive industry workforce.