Ohio University trustees take up gen-ed changes and a $3 million College Green project

Ohio University's Board of Trustees meets Oct. 15 and 16 on the Athens campus, where it will hear a preliminary count of fall 2026 enrollment and an update on the university's strategic plan, the university said.

Administrators will recommend changes to the BRICKS general education program to comply with House Bill 96, the state budget. Proposed themes include civics, culture and society; AI, STEM and computational thinking; and entrepreneurship and workforce readiness.

Trustees will consider a $3 million, gift-funded revitalization of College Green, a $1.1 million renovation of the Wagner Theater in Brasee Hall on the Lancaster campus, a $517,250 move of researchers into renovated space in Irvine Hall and $77,000 more for a hangar and paving project at the university's Bush Airport.

Deans will also report on reviews of course and program viability, and student groups that manage about $16 million of the university's working capital will present their results.