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Autumn 2023

Autumn 2023

OPEEP Directors Mary Thomas and Tiyi Morris pictured together in May 2023
Letter from the Directors
With the autumn semester well underway and the return of cooler weather now fully upon us here at Ohio State, OPEEP is looking back on some key highlights and successes for project staff, students…
Discussion amongst participants in a "fishbowl" classroom exercise during OPEEP's May 2023 Instructor Training.
May 2023 OPEEP Instructor Training
In May 2023, OPEEP offered its first-ever in-house instructor training program, preparing more than a dozen new faculty and teaching staff to teach inside Ohio prison facilities! Fourteen new…
Dr. Terrance Hinton's SP23 Criminology class at ORW
Spring 2023 Final Projects and Reflections
File ENR 2300 Community Playlist Poster SCI SP233.33 MB Community Playlist Final Project from Alia Dietsch's…
OPEEP Directors and staff pose for a photo together in May 2023. (L to R) Dr. Tiyi Morris, Nicole Edgerton, Siatta Dennis-Brown, Babette Cieskowski, and Dr. Mary Thomas.
OPEEP Staff Updates
We have several exciting developments to share regarding both current and new OPEEP staff members: First, we would like to congratulate OPEEP Program Coordinator Babette Cieskowkski for being…
OPEEP Co-Directors and staff smiled for a group photo at the Autumn 2023 OSU Student Involvement Fair. (L to R) Siatta Dennis-Brown, Nicole Edgerton, Babette Cieskowski, Mary Thomas, and Tiyi Morris.
Events and Programming
OPEEP staff have been working diligently in recent months to expand our overall reach and engage more deeply with our communities by offering more events and programming, both on- and off-campus. So…