Ron Ozio

Director, Media Relations

Ron Ozio directs local, national, and international media-relations activities in the central University Communications Office. He is also the news-media contact for matters related to the administration and admissions and is the contact for permission to film on campus. 

University of Pennsylvania Will Replace Loans With Grants for Students of Families Earning Less Than $50,000

PHILADELPHIA -- Expanding its effort to alleviate the financial burden on low- and middle-income students and to continue attract top students with diverse economic backgrounds, the University of Pennsylvania will provide grants for undergraduate students from economically disadvantaged families with incomes of $50,000 or less, Penn President Amy Gutmann announced today.

Ron Ozio

Penn Graduate School of Education Center Receives $4.9 Million Annenberg Grant for Leadership Initiative

PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's Center for Educational Leadership has received a $4.9 million grant from the Annenberg Foundation to launch the Distributed Leadership Initiative, a four-year collaboration with the Philadelphia School District to promote shared leadership at the individual school level.The Center is part of Penn's Graduate School of Education.

Ron Ozio

An Envelope Yields a Big Surprise at Penn: $14 Million

PHILADELPHIA University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann got the surprise of her Penn life when, at a dinner for students and scholarship donors, Penn Trustee George Weiss handed her an envelope on which he had written, "Have a nice day, Amy!" Inside was a check for $14 million, earmarked for one of Gutmann passions, undergraduate financial aid.

Ron Ozio

College House at Penn Named for Alumni Leaders James and Gail Petty Riepe

PHILADELPHIA -- Spruce College House in the University of Pennsylvania's Quadrangle is being renamed Riepe College House.  The naming recognizes a $10 million pledge to support the college house made by James and Gail Petty Riepe of Baltimore and honors their longstanding dedication to strengthening student life at Penn.  

Ron Ozio