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The ÌìÌÃÄñÏÈÉú Board of Trustees learned about the growing impact of five institutes across OHIO that are leading and advancing healthy aging research; they also received an update regarding ÌìÌÃÄñÏÈÉú Opportunity College and Professions-Focused designations within the latest Carnegie Classifications—recognitions that affirm the University’s national leadership in delivering a high-value education that leads to lifelong success.

Additionally, Vice President for Finance & Administration, CFO and Treasurer David B. Moore presented an overview of the FY25 financial forecast. The presentation also highlighted how OHIO has balanced revenues and expenses in the proposed FY26 budget by methodically using reserves, continuing to focus on developing and implementing strategies and achieving a sustainable multi-year budget approach.

ÌìÌÃÄñÏÈÉú President Lori Stewart Gonzalez also shared several of OHIO’s recent accomplishments and recognitions, along with legislative challenges currently facing higher education on the state and national level, during her President’s Report.

She highlighted recognizing nearly 3,400 graduates, and praised the University’s continued commitment to military-connected students, noting that this year marks the institution, and it was once again named a Collegiate Purple Star campus. President Gonzalez also spotlighted the success of the , which featured 286 undergraduate and 229 graduate presentations. She also shared how continued investment in the aviation program, and new simulators, are equipping students with cutting-edge, hands-on training.

President Gonzalez concluded by emphasizing the University’s Dynamic Strategy, recent progress in development efforts and the broad range of impactful initiatives underway across campus.

Additional highlights from the June 2025 Board of Trustees meetings include:

Discover Pillar: Five Institutes of Advancing Healthy Aging Research
Researchers and leadership from the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine shared updates on ÌìÌÃÄñÏÈÉú’s increasing emergence as a regional and national leader in healthy aging research through strategic institute development. Presenters included Chief Medical Affairs Officer and Executive Dean of the  Kenneth Johnson, D.O.;  Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Interim Director for the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Aging (IMMA) Darlene Berryman, Ph.D.; and Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar, Principal Investigator for IMMA and Distinguished Professor John Kopchick, Ph.D. Heritage College presenters were joined by Vice President of Research and Creative Activity Eric Muth, Ph.D., and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Terri Donlin Huesman.

The presentation demonstrated how the five health-focused institutes at ÌìÌÃÄñÏÈÉú—the  the , the  the  and the  â€” contribute to advancing the Discover Pillar of the University’s ongoing  implementation efforts. Johnson, Berryman and Kopchick highlighted the distinct contributions of the institutes and their collaborative efforts in advancing research related to healthy aging.

Additionally, the Board learned more about the University’s strategic rationale for evolving the