The grant will support the college’s initiative called COMPASS: Community College Operational Model for Promoting AI Student Success.
The federal student support services grant will give the university $1.36 million to provide enhanced support for students who are first-generation students, low-income students, or students who have disabilities.
The partnership will give students access to online healthcare career certifications that will help address the area’s healthcare workforce shortages.
The Ohio University Academic Health Sciences Center is a coordinated partnership between OHIO’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Health Sciences and Professions.
The grant comes from the Ohio Department of Development and will support energy efficiency on campus, with upgrades expected to save the university more than 19% each year in utility costs.
The grant comes as part of Athletic Brewing Company’s “Two For The Trails” initiative and will support the university’s Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center.
The scholarship was established to support pharmacy students by Larry Weaver, a university alumnus, who wants to pay it forward following his positive experience at the university.
The university’s new program will award students with a Bachelor of Science in Education with Ohio blended licensure, which provides students with four credentials within one degree.
The new grant will be available beginning in the Fall 2026 semester and will provide a tuition-free education to eligible students.
The grant will help fund the renovations of the university’s College of Health and Human Services laboratory spaces, including its medical laboratory technology, radiologic technology, and respiratory therapy labs.
