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Patton College of Education

The Patton College prepares educators, practitioners, and human service professionals to be leaders. Education is front and center in our name, but leadership is at the core of everything we do. In our 136-year history, we’ve built a nationally recognized model of educating and supporting students. Whether you want to be an educator, counselor, or inspiration in sports pedagogy, recreation, or consumer sciences, our faculty and programs will prepare you to be forever ready—ready to lead, challenge, improve, and answer the call. 

To learn more about our faculty, programs, and their work, visit the "Tell Our Stories"  playlist on youtube.

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Ohio University’s upcoming Education Career Fair is an excellent opportunity for students to connect and network with potential employers in the field of education.
Ohio University’s third annual Place-Based Teaching and Learning Symposium will take place Friday, April 5, 2024, in the Schoonover Center on the Athens Campus.
Ohio University recently hosted 20 high schools at the Esports Ohio Central-Southeast Regional Tournament in the OHIO Esports Arena. The event was the first of its kind at Ohio University.
Friday, March 29 Days of OUr Lives: Sharing Diverse Stories – Exploring How We Got Here and Where We Want to Go 10:30 AM — 12:00 PM Gladys W. and David H. Patton Hall

Days of OUr Lives: Sharing Diverse Stories – Exploring How We Got Here and Where We Want to Go In honor of Women’s History...

Friday, March 29 Tenure-Track Faculty Progress Toward Promotion & Tenure Workshop 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

Tenure-Track Faculty Progress Toward Promotion & Tenure Workshop Panel Lisa Harrison, Interim Dean, Patton College of Educat...

Friday, March 29 IAPE Spring Lecture: Adorno’s Theory of the Cognitive Structure of Fascism 4:30 PM — 6:00 PM Scripps Hall

The Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics presents a lecture on "Adorno’s Theory of the Cognitive Structure of Fascism,"...