Ohio University
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Latin: Universitas Ohiensis
Motto	Religio Doctrina Civilitas, Prae Omnibus Virtus
Motto in English	Religion, Learning, Civility; Above All, Virtue
Established	1804
Type	Public
Endowment	US$336 million[1]
President	Roderick J. McDavis
Academic staff	2,187
Students	35,324
Undergraduates	17,212
Postgraduates	3,645
Location	Athens Chillicothe Ironton Lancaster, Ohio Pickerington, Ohio Proctorville, Ohio St. Clairsville Zanesville
Campus	1,850 acres (7.5 km²) on the Athens Campus
Former names	American Western University
Colors	Ohio Green and White
Athletics	NCAA Division I MAC
Nickname	Bobcats
Mascot	Rufus the Bobcat [3]
Website	www.ohio.edu
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Ohio University is a research university located on a 1,850-acre (7.5 km²) campus in Athens, Ohio. Founded in 1804,^[2][3][4] it was the first university established in the Northwest Territory and is the ninth oldest public university in the United States. The Athens campus enrolls more than 21,000 students, who come from nearly every state and approximately 100 nations. Five regional campuses and e-learning programs further extend educational access and opportunity to students across southern Ohio and bring the total student population to more than 35,000.

Ohio University offers more than 250 areas of undergraduate study. On the graduate level, the University grants master’s and PhD degrees in many of its major academic divisions and doctoral degrees in selected departments. Ohio University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifications designate Ohio University as a Research University (high research activity) under the Basic Classification category.

The University’s students have succeeded in winning a number of prestigious national academic honors. The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized Ohio University as one of the top producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by type of institution, with the highest number of recipients in the state as well as the Mid-American Conference in 2011-12.^[5]

Ohio University has been cited for academic quality and value by such publications as Fortune,^[6] U.S. News and World Report,^[7] BusinessWeek,^[8] and Forbes.^[9] The University issues an annual report that recaps significant achievements by students, faculty, and staff.

Students[link]

Overview[link]

Ohio University pursues an enrollment process with selective admissions criteria. Total surveyed student demographic: Caucasians 84.6% (17,926); American-Americans account for 5% 1,061); Asian Americans 1.3% (270); Caucasians 84.6% (17,926); Hispanic 1.9% (411); International 6.8% (1,437); and Native American and American Indian 0.4% (77). The university honor code includes the traditional pillars of character, citizenship, civility, commitment, and community.

Frequently referred to as a 'Public Ivy' institution due to its original liberal arts emphasis and colonial-era American origins, the university is recognized for its national prominence as well as its student success rate in competing for nationally competitive awards. In the 2010 to 2011 academic year, Ohio University students received a total of 70 nationally and internationally competitive awards. Some significant honors received by Ohio University students in recent years include Fulbright Awards, the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship, the Truman Scholarship, Morris K. Udall Scholarship, the Goldwater Scholarship, and the Hollings Scholarship. In 2006, twelve Ohio University students received Fulbright scholarships.^[10] In both 2004 and 2005, Ohio University had nine Fulbright Scholars, besting the university's previous record of six awards.^[11][12] The total university student enrollment is in excess of 35,000 on its main campus in Athens, including regional campuses. Students are organized into several colleges according to their interests. The academic organization of students includes the following areas of specialization.

Arts and Sciences[link]

The College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest of the colleges. It is the largest college on the Athens campus with 19 departments and a variety of other interdisciplinary programs, research centers, and institutes. The foundational instruction for the University, delivered through the general education and liberal arts curriculum, is centered in its departments. The college provides the primary instruction for approximately one-third of the majors on campus. At the graduate level, the college offers a variety of masters programs, and eight departments offer doctoral degrees. A range of scholarly pursuits, funded research projects, and creative activities are undertaken by the college’s students, staff, and faculty.

Incoming students with an ACT of 25 or higher may apply for The Scholars Program in Arts and Sciences. This integrated learning experience allows selected first-year scholars a jump-start towards their academic goals by offering an intensive year-long interaction with highly regarded faculty. Juniors or seniors who maintain at least a 3.5 GPA may be eligible to graduate with “departmental honors.” The opportunity to create a research project and/or write a thesis is provided by many departments in the College of Arts and Sciences for highly motivated students.

Some students elect to finish two majors or two degrees for optimum use of their undergraduate years, while others add value by completing a minor and/or certificate program from the many offered. A full language curriculum features programs in Spanish, French, Russian, Italian, German, Latin and Swahili.

The Ohio University Faculty of Philosophy encompasses a variety of traditional and growing fields in the discipline. The department regularly hosts visiting philosophers for talks and lectures; conducts research in the history of philosophy, Kantian ethics, metaethics, political philosophy, and symbolic logic, among other fields; and contributes substantial amounts of literature through the Ohio University Press and Swallow Press. The Ohio University M.A. program in philosophy is highly ranked.^[15]

Business[link]

The College of Business was established in 1927. The college offers nine different majors and a general business minor for students with non-business majors. Following University-wide restructuring in 2010, it includes the Department of Sports Administration, which offers students an undergraduate degree in Sport Management and three graduate programs. Despite University measures to increase enrollment, the college is smaller than other national business schools, and all business classes are taught by professors instead of graduate students. The college also offers an MBA program for Indian students in Christ University Bangalore.

The Schey Sales Centre was initiated in 1997 by the Ohio University Board of Trustees and offers a professional sales certificate to students.^[16] This certificate is open to any Ohio student, and requires students to complete 28 credit hours of sales classes as well as complete a 300-hour sales internship.^[17] Three entities oversee the program: the Professional Sales Advisory Board (PSAB), which is composed of sales professionals who give back to the program with money or advice on the industry changes; the support staff, which includes professors at Ohio University who advise the students in the program; and lastly, a group of students who run the program and they are referred to as The Candidate Advisory Council, which was created in 2004.^[18] The centre hosts a sales symposium each spring quarter where professional speakers address market changes, sales strategies and profit. Additionally, sales students took home first place at the National Collegiate Sales Competition in 2009.

The Candidate Advisory Council is a student-centered organization is run by the students and entirely self-funded. They pay for their classes, professors, events and resources. The university does not assist with any of the financial responsibility. Money is collected from companies who invest in the program solely to recruit the 200+ students working towards a sales certificate.

The School of Accountancy is nationally recognized. The school promotes the Business Activity Model in its intermediate classes that has proven beneficial. Designed to mimic the experiences of an auditor, accounting students often credit the model with preparing them for internships. One of the authors of business activity model, Connie Esmond-Kiger, was named Director of the School of Accountancy in 2007. She is also the adviser for Ohio's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the financial majors fraternity. Ohio's chapter maintains Superior status and has won national awards.^[19]

The college's Student Equity Management Group, started in 2003, uses $1 million from the University to invest. Unlike many other schools, Ohio's group is open to all undergraduate students and is completely student run. The group's portfolio has increased by 51.29%, since its inception, beating the S&P 500 by 42.61%.^[20]

There are 16 active student organizations functioning within the college. Chapters of three national business fraternities, the Christian Business Leadership organization, and societies or fraternities for almost every major mark these.^[21] Copeland Hall, seat of the college, maintains six computer labs and two study lounges with computers, as well as many conference rooms and small group rooms.

The college requires students take five classes in a 'cluster' format, or simultaneous sequencing. In the cluster, students are teamed up and complete research projects. The students then receive a grade in all five of their classes on the project. This program is an opportunity for students of different majors to interact and is considered a good illustration of how situations are often structured in the business world.^[22]

Communication[link]

The Ohio University Scripps College of Communication comprises five schools and one research lab (see 'Research Centers'): The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, The J. W. McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems, The School of Communication Studies, The School of Media Arts and Studies (formerly the School of Telecommunications), The School of Visual Communication, and the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab.

Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes gave a sizeable donation to Ohio University for a renovated student newsroom. The planned facility will double the size of the university's existing newsroom – last upgraded in the 1960s – and allow more students to participate in the school's WOUB radio station and television programs.

Ailes majored in radio and television while at Ohio University and served two years as manager of the school's radio station. Since 1994 he has funded scholarships for Ohio University students in the school's telecommunications programs.

The newsroom is a small part of a planned $34.4 million integrated communication facility for the college. That project is a new building that will have more than 118,000 square feet (11,000 m²) of assignable space, joining the adjacent, vacated former student union with the Radio-Television Building.

The College of Communications also houses Ohio University's Speech and Debate Team, the "Speaking Bobcats". In existence since the 1900s (decade), the team has competed at every National Forensics Association National Tournament, most American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournaments, and recently, have become prominent with the Novice National Tournament, Pi Kappa Delta National Conference (held during odd years) and Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament (held during even years). The team has won two Novice National Tournaments (the only two attended; in 2008 and 2011), one Pi Kappa Delta National Conference (2009), one Pi Kappa National Comprehensive Tournament (2010), and three NFA National Tournaments (1971, 1974, and 1975), as well as multiple event championships at all National Tournaments, including several Individual Sweepstakes Championships.

One of the renown flagship programs of Ohio University, the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, is in the Scripps College of Communication, recognized as one of America's premier schools of communication.

Undergraduates select from six sequence options: advertising management, broadcast news, magazine journalism, news writing & editing, online journalism and public relations.^[23] The school also features one of the few business and economics reporting programs in the country. The program was established by former Forbes senior editor Mark Tatge, who spent three decades as a journalist before joining the school as a visiting professor and executive-in-residence.^[24]

The School of Visual Communication, also known as VisCom, has been recognized twice as a Program of Excellence by the Ohio Board of Regents. The school offers students an interdisciplinary visual communication degree in one of four sequences: informational graphics and page design, photojournalism, commercial photography and interactive multimedia. VisCom is located on the third floor of Seigfred Hall.

Education[link]

The Patton College of Education was established in 1959. It has a long and rich history dating back to May 11, 1886, with the founding of a Normal Department at Ohio University. The Normal Department – the predecessor to today’s College of Education – was the first state-supported teacher preparation program in Ohio. The state’s first kindergarten opened on the Ohio University campus in 1907. Today, the College of Education is organized into three departments: Counseling and Higher Education, Educational Studies, and Teacher Education. The College currently serves more than 2,100 undergraduate and 800 graduate students.^[25] On July 1, 2010, The Patton College became the home of several programs previously housed in the College of Health and Human Services, creating two new departments: Human and Consumer Science Education, and Recreation and Sport Pedagogy.^[26]

Engineering and Technology[link]

The Russ College of Engineering and Technology was established in 1920. The college is home to the University's highly ranked programs in the traditional fields of engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level.^[27] It enrolls approximately 1,400 undergraduates and almost 300 graduate students. It is named in honor of Dr. Fritz J. Russ, an alumnus in electrical engineering and the founder of Systems Research Laboratories, a major bioengineering concern.^[28]

The Russ' left the college that bears their name approximately $91.8 million in real estate and securities, though details of how the money will be spent has yet to be determined.^[29]

Fine Arts[link]

Kennedy Museum of Art

The College of Fine Arts was established in 1947. The college offers academic programs in art, dance, film, interdisciplinary arts, music, and theater. The University's marching band, The Ohio University Marching 110, nicknamed "The Most Exciting Band In The Land," is based out of the College of Fine Arts, and is currently under the direction of Dr. Richard Suk, Associate Director of Bands. The band, well known for its distinctive dancing style and 'Diamond Ohio' formation, has been repeatedly designated America's best band by several publications.

The Kennedy Museum of Art, named to honor Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy, is housed at the Ridges in historic Lin Hall. It contains noteworthy collections including significant southwest Native American textiles, jewelry, and a celebrated contemporary collection of prints. This exceptional institution offers a wide array of exhibitions, a line-up of educational offerings, tours, and more.

Graduate and Medicinal Studies[link]

The Graduate College is the college for graduate students at Ohio University. The college includes over thirty areas of post-baccalaureate concentrations, and awards M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine was established in 1969. It is currently the only osteopathic medical college in the state, and offers the degree Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). The college is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association^[30] As of the 2011-2012 academic year, there were 493 students enrolled.

In 1993, Barbara Ross-Lee, DO was appointed to the position of dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine; she was the first African-American woman to serve as the dean of a U.S. medical school.^[31]

Health Sciences and Professions[link]

College of Health Sciences and Professions was originally launched in 1979 as the College of Health and Human Services, and was restructured in 2010. The School of Recreation and Sport Sciences offers an array of academic programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Sport Management Program is one of approximately thirty such programs in the country to have won program approval by the Sport Management Program Review Council (SMPRC). Programs of study in the School emphasize an accommodating learning atmosphere that promotes high academic standards and a commitment to encouraging an active and healthy lifestyle. The School is dedicated to creating, improving, and propagating theoretical and practical information through its distinct programs.

Honors Tutorial College[link]

35 Park Place, home of the Honors Tutorial College

The Honors Tutorial College was established in 1972. The college offers select students the opportunity to pursue a curriculum that incorporates the essential features of the traditional British tutorial system practiced for centuries at Cambridge and Oxford universities. The program generally accepts around 80 students per year from an applicant pool of around 200. It offers programs in 27 disciplines, from journalism to astrophysics. The college was officially founded in 1972, although an Honors College had existed previously since 1964.

Leadership and Public Affairs[link]

The George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, named after alumnus and former Ohio Governor and Senator George Voinovich, is built around critical multidisciplinary programs that are primarily engaged in applied service or research in/to the region. The school is built around three areas: (i) Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, (ii) Policy Innovation and Strategic Leadership, and (iii) Energy and the Environment. In each area, students, faculty, and professional staff participate in a model of multidisciplinary education, blending rigorous classroom instruction and scholarship with applied service to the region, state, and nation. Collaborative partnerships with other Ohio colleges, Regional Higher Education, and business and government entities in Southeast Ohio and the state are also critical to the school.

The Global Leadership Center offers a two-year undergraduate program in global leadership and accepts high-achieving applicants from any degree program on campus. The program offers students the opportunity to pursue a curriculum that incorporates the features of the traditional classroom setting with real world, global directives and communication. The GLC has recently been affiliated with Bangkok University, several United State Embassies abroad, the UNDP Liberia, Harvard University, Marriott International and numerous other government, NGO, and private organizations around the world. In 2009, the Center was recognized at the United Nations as one of the country's premier International programs.^[32]

Research Centers[link]

A variety of research programs and institutes bring top practitioners who provide students with opportunities to work with and learn from world-class scientists and scholars actively engaged in advancing their disciplines. Ohio University is proud of its initiative to truly be America's premier student-centered learning environment.'

Ohio University's Board of Trustees approved Research Centers and Institutes include:

• The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine sponsors the Institute for Neuromusculoskeletal Research; Tropical Disease Institute; Edison Biotechnology Institute; and Appalachian Rural Health Institute.
• In Engineering and Technology, Ohio University sponsors: The Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment; The Center for Advanced Materials Processing; The Center for Advanced Software Systems Integration; The Automatic Identification Education and Research Center; The Avionics Engineering Research Center; The Institute for Corrosion & Multiphase Technology; The Center for Intelligent, Distributed and Dependable Systems; The Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment; and, The T. Richard and Eleanora K. Robe Leadership Institute.
• The Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics; The Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities; Institute for the Empirical Study of Language; The University's Business Incubator, The Innovation Center; and, The Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute.
• The College of Arts and Sciences sponsors: The African American Research and Service Institute; The Astrophysical Institute; The Contemporary History Institute; The George V. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs; The Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation; The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics; The Ohio University Cartographic Center; The Institute for Quantitative Biology; and, The Center for Ring Theory and Its Applications.
• The School of Business sponsors: The Center for eBusiness; The Center for International Business Education and Development; The Ohio University Insurance Institute; and, The Sales Center.
• In Communications disciplines, Ohio University sponsors: The Institute for International Journalism; The Scripps Survey Research Center; The Telecommunications Center; and, The Institute for Telecommunication Studies.
• In Education, Ohio University sponsors: The Center for Cooperative Curriculum Development and Partnerships; The Institute for Democracy in Education; The George Hill Center for Counseling & Research; The Center for Higher Education; and, The Center for the Study and Development of Literacy and Language.
• In Health and Human Services, Ohio University sponsors: The Child Development Center and The Center for Sports Administration.
• The Center for International Studies was established in 1964.
• In Game Research and Immersive Design, Ohio University sponsors the GRID Lab, an initiative of Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication, providing Ohioans the training, education, and opportunity to develop technical and creative skills with digital game technology. The GRID Lab serves as an innovative and creative center for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff research and project development. It was founded by various faculty and staff from the School of Media Arts and Studies. The current director is John Bowditch

University College and Affiliates[link]

University College was established in 2004. The college comprises students seeking to design a major program of study for their baccalaureate degree, and faculty from various disciplines.

More than 9,800 students attend Ohio University's five affiliated campuses:

• Eastern (St. Clairsville)
• Zanesville
• Lancaster
• Ironton (Ironton)
• Chillicothe

Ohio University also has two affiliated educational centers:

• Pickerington (part of Lancaster Campus)
• Proctorville (part of Southern Campus)

Athletics[link]

The university is a charter member of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference, established in 1946, and maintains strong rivalries with other schools, especially Miami University. The university Mascot is Rufus the Bobcat.^[33] In 2006, Ohio University alumus Michael A. Massa formally suggested that the university provide a proper name and identity to the generic bobcat mascot. The university held a university-wide competition to select a name and Rufus was the popular choice: the name reflects the scientific name of the North American bobcat, (Lynx rufus), and bears the name of an original trustee of the university, Rufus Putnam. Men's and women's athletics teams compete under colors hunter green and white.

Intercollegiate Athletics[link]

Ohio University intercollegiate athletics include six men's squads and eight women's squads and range from individual athletics to team sports.

Ohio Bobcats football began in 1894 with an 8–0 loss to Marietta College. Since that day, the Bobcats have posted a 485–503–48 record over their 112 year existence and a 191–232–12 record over their 60 years in the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats have won 5 MAC Football Championships in 1953, 1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968 and MAC East Division Championships in 2006, 2009, and most recently 2011. Prior to joining the MAC, the Bobcats won 6 Buckeye Athletic Association Championships in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, and 1938. In 1960, the Bobcats were crowned National Small College Champions after compiling a 10–0 record under Coach Bill Hess.

The Bobcats have appeared in six bowl games, and secured their first bowl win in 2011, defeating Utah State 24–23 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The results of the other contests include losing 15–14 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl, losing 49–42 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl, falling to Southern Mississippi 28–7 in the 2007 GMAC Bowl, succumbing 21–17 to the Marshall Thundering Herd in the 2009 Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl, and being defeated by Troy University 48–21 in the 2010 R and L Carriers Bowl in New Orleans. During the 2010 NFL Draft, Ohio Bobcat WR Taylor Price was selected by the New England Patriots.

Under the guidance of Frank Solich, the Ohio football program has made steady progress, with multiple bowl appearances since 2006. On November 16, 2006, the Bobcats secured their first ever Mid-American Conference East Division title and their first football championship of any sort since 1968 with a victory over the University of Akron Zips. They then advanced to the MAC Championship Game in Detroit, Michigan, where they were defeated by Central Michigan 31–10. On January 7, 2007, the Bobcats were the MAC representative to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, losing 28–7 to The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a game nationally televised on ESPN. On December 18, 2010 the Bobcats represented the MAC in the R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, suffering a loss to Troy by a score of 48–21.^[34] The costs that the University incurred related to this bowl game caused some in the University community to express outrage at what they perceived as excessive spending on the athletics program.^[35] In 2011, Ohio University claimed its first bowl victory, 24–23 over Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

One of Ohio's most successful varsity sports is its men's basketball program. Ohio has posted a .569 winning percentage over their 100 year history and a .566 winning percentage in their 61 years in the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats have won 6 Mid-American Conference tournament titles in 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, 2010, and 2012 as well as 9 MAC regular season titles in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, and 1994. Prior to joining the MAC, the 'Cats won an Ohio Athletic Conference title in 1921 and three Buckeye Athletic Association championships in 1931, 1933, and 1937. In addition, Ohio has played in the NCAA Tournament 12 times (second most in the MAC), appearing in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, and 2010. The Bobcats have been selected for the National Invitation Tournament 4 times in 1941 (finalist), 1969, 1986, and 1995, while also appearing in the College Basketball Invitational in 2008. As a result of the storied tradition of Ohio Bobcats basketball, the program was ranked 86th in Street & Smith's 100 Greatest Basketball Programs of All Time, published in 2005.

Ohio University defeated 3rd seeded Georgetown in the 2010 NCAA Tournament and 4th seeded Michigan in the 2012 Tournament. They followed up that 2012 victory over Michigan with a 62–56 win over 12th seeded South Florida, reaching the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1964.

The university's volleyball team, under the direction of Geoff Carlston, the team has won five consecutive Mid-American Conference regular season titles and made five consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

Recent wrestler Jake Percival was a four-time All-American. The Ohio baseball program has won numerous MAC titles in baseball, most of them coming under Bob Wren. Current head coach Joe Carbone was part of the only College World Series team in Ohio history (1970), and has had a MAC championship twice in his 20 years as head coach. There have been 23 former Bobcats to make the major leagues, most notably Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt, former All-Star Steve Swisher (father of current Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher) and former MLB player and World Series winning manager Bob Brenly.

Peden Stadium, the oldest football venue in the Mid-American Conference,^{[citation needed]} is a designated state historical site. The 13,080-seat^{[citation needed]} Convocation Center is OU's basketball, volleyball, and wrestling venue.

The marching band is the The Ohio University Marching 110.^[36] On October 28, 1976, the Marching 110 became the first marching band in history to perform at Carnegie Hall.^[37] The band has also performed at many professional football games and has taken part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2000 and 2005^[37]

Club Athletics[link]

The are 36 active club sports programs at OU, run out of the Department of Campus Recreation. There is no recruitment from high school or pre-requisite necessary for club sports. Club sports include a variety of different sports for both genders, including co-ed sports.^[38][39] Teams are assigned to instructional, white, green, or red tier depending on the number of members of the team, dues collecting, funds raised, and community service hours completed. The higher tier the sport is in, the more money that the team receives from the school and also the higher priority that team gets.

Media[link]

Students operate a newspaper, television, and radio stations at Ohio University. WOUB-FM 91.3 Athens, WOUC-FM 89.1 Cambridge, WOUH-FM 91.9 Chillicothe, WOUL-FM 89.1 Ironton, and WOUZ-FM 90.1 Zanesville broadcast the same programs throughout southeastern Ohio. Separate public radio programming is also heard in Athens on WOUB AM 1340. ACRN ("The Rock Lobster"), founded in 1971, is an Internet radio-only station and the university's only student-run radio station.^[40]

Ohio University Public Television is a PBS affiliate broadcasting on WOUB Athens/WOUC Cambridge. In addition to national PBS programs, WOUB features Newswatch, a nightly news broadcast with student reporters. Other student produced programs include "Gridiron Glory" (following Southeastern Ohio football season, the recipient of to Emmys) and "Bobcat Blitz" (following Ohio Bobcats football team during football season). Wired for Books, an online educational project of the WOUB Center for Public Media, has received several awards.

The University publishes Compass, the institution’s official online news and information resource. The main newspaper, The Post, publishes five days a week while the university is in session and is officially independent of the university and its administration.

Campus[link]

Ohio University in the autumn

Frequently noted as one of America's most beautiful college campuses, Ohio University's main campus is located in Athens, Ohio. Development of the campus began in 1812 with the erection of the university's remaining original central building called Manasseh Cutler Hall, today a designated and registered national landmark. The original (Neo) Georgian – Federalist architecture is noted in the campus' original buildings located on the College Green and reflected throughout the entire campus. Campus dormitories and newer structures are planned and designed to integrate elements of the classic post-colonial era Federalist style elements. The university has further adopted plans that incorporate Gothic architecture and stone into its campus infrastructure, without displacing the American classical or period structures.

College Green[link]

Manasseh Cutler Hall, built in 1812 on College Green, maintains the Office of the President

Ohio University is designed around College Green, the central campus quadrangle lawn which saw the first college buildings built in the former Northwest Territory. The College Green is the location of important campus buildings: Manasseh Cutler Hall, the Office of the President; Wilson Hall, the College of Arts and Sciences; McGuffey Hall, named for William McGuffey; and the College Gateway. These three primary structures are featured as the current university logo. The College Green also features Galbreath Chapel (the spire of which, topped with a brass weather vane, is modeled after that of the portico of Nash's 'All Souls Church' in London). Other buildings on the College Green include Chubb Hall, home to Undergraduate Admissions as well as the Offices of the Bursar and Registrar; Ellis Hall, home to the departments of English, Classics and World Religions, and Philosophy; Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium; as well as Bryan Hall, an upperclassman residence hall.

The College Green is framed by two main university gateways. 'Alumni Gateway', built in 1915, features verses well-known to the university community which may be read upon entering and leaving campus. The words are borrowed from the latin inscription found upon entering the ancient University of Padau, Italy. The newer 'College Gate', built in the 1960s, features words taken from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 regarding education and the university's founding as one of America's first public university's.

Melodious chimes from the Cutler bell-tower's cupola ring out on the hour and sound the university Alma Mater at noon, and can be heard throughout the surrounding town and valley. The city of Athens, well integrated with the university, has remained adaptive to the original architecture of the community, and is well known for its streets made of red Athens Brick which augment those found on campus.

There are two residence halls on the College Green.

John Calhoun Baker University Center[link]

The John Calhoun Baker University Center, which opened in January 2007, is named after John Calhoun Baker, the 14th president of Ohio University. The facility replaced the original Baker Center located on East Union Street across from College Green and serves as the 'hub' of campus life, and is an integral component to Ohio University's mission in becoming America's premier transformative college experience . The $65 million student center is operated by the Division of Student Affairs and serves students, faculty, administrators, visitors and Athens community members. Electronic maps and virtual university 'e-tours', available at center information desks, direct visitors across campus.

Baker Center exterior

The five-story facility has been praised The Association of College Unions International for its extraordinary visual appeal and blending with the campus' historic overall classic theme. The building features Georgian-style architecture and large windows that admit a great deal of natural light and afford expansive views of campus. In contrast to the exterior's red brick and white columns, the interior has a more contemporary style with high domed ceilings, ergonomic furniture and a color scheme of sage, plum and mocha. Terrazzo mosaics of the earth's globe are embedded in the floor of the main entrance to the building, which features an elegant rotunda with free-form chandelier which illuminates it. An unusual acoustical quality of the building is the fact that any individual standing at the center of the inlaid globes on the floor of the entering rotunda, when speaking, produces a unique reverberating echo, similar to same effact created at the center of the United States Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.. Another unique building feature is the incorporating of an escalator system (the only one in southern Ohio)^{[citation needed]} that intersects the main atrium, and literally connects the College Green and the West Green of the campus. An outdoor second floor terrace with dining tables, overlooks a picturesque natural pond as well as the 23,000 capacity university football stadium and ice arena.

Baker University Center contains a 'main street' theme and features a large food court (West 82), a fine dining restaurant (Latitude 39), a Ballroom, a bookstore and student shop (Bobcat Essentials), a theater, study areas, computer labs, administrative offices and numerous conference rooms. The 'Front Room', a large coffee house named after a former popular university rathskeller, features a stage, artwork and a community fireplace. It serves Starbucks products and university bakery items and is housed on the fourth floor, which opens onto its own terrace as well as onto the intersection of Park Place and Court Streets, making it a hot spot for students between classes. Other amenities include a United States Post Office, the Trisolini Art Gallery and the Tech Depot that sells computer and accessories and offers students tech help.

The design of the facility has garnered several honors. In 2007, Baker University Center won two Golden Trowel awards from the International Masonry Institute, including the grand prize of Best Project in Ohio for its terrazzo floor art and another prize for its distinctive interior masonry features. In 2008, Baker University Center was awarded the grand prize with honors from Learning by Design, an organization that recognizes excellence in educational facilities. The facility also earned the 2008 Facility Design Award from the Association of College Unions International, which annually distinguishes excellence in the design of student unions and other student-centered building on college campuses.

Baker University Center has a variety of spaces that can be reserved by students, student organizations, university affiliates and external users through Baker University Center's Event Services office. These facilities include the Baker Ballroom, The formal '1804 Lounge', The 'Bobcat Student Lounge', The Honors Collegium, multipurpose and conference rooms, lounges, promotional tables and display spaces. Additionally, the 'Wall of Presidents', featuring portraits of the university's past leaders, is located adjacent to the Baker Center Ballroom.

Vernon R. Alden Library[link]

Vernon R. Alden Library

Vernon R. Alden Library serves the Athens campus as the central library facility and seats 3,000 people. The collection of the Ohio University library contains over 2.3 million units of microfilm material, 13,500 periodical subscriptions and 3 million printed volumes^[41] making it one of the 100 largest libraries in the United States. The Learning Commons, located on the building's second floor, is open 24 hours, 5 days a week allowing students to meet and use parts of the facility. Laptops and other accessories are available through technology services at the reference desk. The library is organized by the Library of Congress system and no longer by the Dewey Decimal system. Outside Alden Library and directly behind Cutler Hall, is Wolfe Garden, a small outside enclave in the shape of the State of Ohio, and features native Ohio trees and plants, providing a contemplative respite for reading and thinking.

East Green[link]

There are twelve residence halls on the East Green.

South Green[link]

The South Green as seen from near Wray House

The South Green includes areas near Emeriti Park, and extends along the Hocking River valley. There are twenty residence halls on the South Green.

The South Green is home to several facilities, including:

• Peden Stadium, the University's football field and the oldest football venue in the Mid-American conference.
• Bird Arena, home of the Ohio University Hockey Program.
• Ohio University Aquatic Center, home to the university's swimming and diving teams.

Charles J. Ping Recreation Center[link]

The Charles J. Ping Center is one of the largest recreational facilities in the country. Covering 168,000 square feet (15,600 m²) on three floors, Ping houses a 36-foot (11 m), double-sided climbing wall, five basketball/volleyball courts, two multipurpose gymnasiums, an elevated four-lane indoor running track, eight racquetball courts and an enclosed glass fitness area. Ping Center also provides free weight and cardio rooms, aerobics and fitness classes, combative sports, dance, meeting rooms and personal training. The recreation center also houses club sports and intramural sports. Construction began in 1994 and it opened in January 1996. Ping was named in honor of the 18th president of Ohio University, Charles J. Ping. Ping is also one of the largest student employers on campus, allowing for the facility to be one of the few campus rec centers that is almost solely student run.

West Green[link]

The West Green includes buildings around the western part of campus. The Ohio University Athletic Mall spans the western portion of the campus, near the end of the Athens bike path at the Union street crossing. The mall features lacrosse, baseball, track, field and related athletic venues. Along the bike path and surrounding the Hocking River, are a series of trees with international significance. In 1979, Japan’s Chubu University donated 175 Yoshino cherry trees in celebration of Ohio University’s 175th anniversary and the strong relationship between the schools. Each year, the University celebrates the arrival of the new cherry blossoms and the welcome of spring with the Sakura (cherry blossom) Festival and evening lighting of the Cherry Trees which frame the river which runs adjacent to campus.

The West Green is also home to Ohio University's engineering college. The green features the college's newly constructed Academic Research Center (ARC) building, the largest center of its kind in Ohio.

Stocker Center, The Russ College of Engineering, located on West Green

There are eight residence halls on the West Green.

The West Green also includes:

• Ohio Softball Field, home to the university's softball teams.
• Goldsberry Track, home to the university's track and field teams.
• Bob Wren Stadium, home to university's baseball team.
• Chessa Field, home to the university's soccer teams.
• Pruitt Field, home to the university's field hockey teams.

Other facilities[link]

• The Ridges, the former Athens Mental Hospital acquired by the university. The complex has since been repurposed as a university complex of classrooms and administrative offices surrounded by a nature preserve.
• Gordon K. Bush Airport, an off-campus airport owned by the university.
• The Athena Cinema an off-campus movie theater owned by the university.

History[link]

18th Century[link]

Ohio University was founded by Manasseh Cutler, a chaplain and land developer from George Washington's Continental Army. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 called for a public university as part of the settlement and eventual statehood of the Ohio Territory: "Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." These words are enshrined on the university's main college gateway. In 1797, settlers from Marietta traveled upstream via the Hocking River to establish a location for the school, choosing Athens due to its location directly between Chillicothe (the original capital of Ohio) and Marietta.

19th Century[link]

Originally chartered in 1802 as the American Western University,^[42] Ohio University was formally established on February 18, 1804, when its charter was approved by the Ohio General Assembly. Its establishment came 11 months after Ohio was admitted to the Union. The first three students enrolled in 1808. Ohio University graduated two students with bachelor's degrees in 1815. The words over the older 'Alumni Gateway', adjacent to campus, are borrowed from the Latin phrase inscribed over the main gateway to the University of Padua, Italy; and was dedicated at the beginning of the 20th Century, as the university entered a new era of incredible growth and academic prominence. Annual tradition maintains that newly admitted students march beneath the gateway with university officials, to and from the university's opening convocation.

20th Century[link]

The 20th Century brought unprecedented growth in student enrollment, and to the university's profile. Between 1955 to 1970, the university realized a tripling of undergraduate enrollment (from 7,000 to 20,000). University President's Baker and Alden served as the catalysts for such dramatic changes. During this era, the university's campus also tripled in size with the addition of 25 new dormitories located on two new residential college greens, radio and television stations, new research and classroom facilities, and the construction of a major 13,000 seat sports arena (Convocation Center). The university's overall prestige and international prominence grew at spectacular rates, with the creation of international links and formal programs across the globe, new research efforts, and national media attention. Vernon Alden, America's youngest college president at the time and Harvard graduate, steered the institution's direction and refined its classic profile, lending to the university being frequently referenced as 'Harvard on the Hocking.' President Lyndon B Johnson first publicly announced America's 'Great Society' initiative on the university campus in 1964; further raising the university's profile and garnering national attention.

In 1975, Ohio University opened the College of Osteopathic Medicine (now known as the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine); today it is the only Ohio institution to award the D.O. degree. In 2011, the College received the largest private ever to be given to a US Medical School.

The university's medical school and college of engineering are engaging in a major collaboration to develop the Academic and Research Center funded by physician and engineering alumni. This University is also well known in Malaysia for its ties with MARA University of Technology in the 1980s. Ohio University is classified as Tier 1 University by U.S. News ranking of Best American Colleges. It was named by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Doctoral/High Research Activity institution to reflect its growing number of graduate programs. University libraries contain more than 3 million bound volumes.^[41]

Since the publication of Richard Moll's 1985 Public Ivies: A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities, Ohio University has distinguished itself as a Public Ivy. This designation is particularly noteworthy in view of the university's classic liberal arts origins and its historically being the ninth public university founded in America (with origins in the 1700s).

21st Century[link]

Ohio University inaugurated its bicentennial year in 2004 with several major commemorative activities, as well as a new president, the second to be an alumnus. A new $60,000,000 university center was completed in 2008.

The university boasts many well known alumni in the political and media fields. Additionally, famous national and international figures have spoken at the university throughout the past two centuries.

Notable People[link]

Ohio University has over 197,000 living alumni, approximately 105,000 of them in Ohio. Many have gone on to achieve success in a variety of fields, including athletics, journalism, business, and government.^[43] Ohio University presidents include twenty men.

* Edwin Watts Chubb was acting president for one year in 1920 when President Ellis died and again in 1934 when President Bryan died.^[44]

References[link]

Notes

External links[link]

	Ohio portal
	University portal

• Official Website of Ohio University
• Compass – Official University News and Information Publication
• Annual Report (Recaps major university events/achievements)
• Official Athletic Website of Ohio University

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State of Ohio
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Buckeye State; The Mother of Presidents; Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All
Motto(s): With God, all things are possible
Official language(s)	None. (English, de facto)
Demonym	Ohioan; Buckeye[1] (colloq.)
Capital (and largest city)	Columbus[2][3]
Largest metro area	Greater Cleveland or Greater Cincinnati (see footnote[4])
Area	Ranked 34th in the U.S.
- Total	44,825 sq mi (116,096 km2)
- Width	220 miles (355 km)
- Length	220 miles (355 km)
- % water	8.7
- Latitude	38° 24′ N to 41° 59′ N
- Longitude	80° 31′ W to 84° 49′ W
Population	Ranked 7th in the U.S.
- Total	11,544,951 (2011 est)[5]
- Density	282/sq mi  (109/km2) Ranked 10th in the U.S.
Elevation
- Highest point	Campbell Hill[6][7] 1,549 ft (472 m)
- Mean	850 ft  (260 m)
- Lowest point	Ohio River at Indiana border[6][7] 455 ft (139 m)
Before statehood	Northwest Territory
Admission to Union	March 1, 1803[8] (17th, declared retroactively on August 7, 1953[9])
Governor	John Kasich[10] (R)[11]
Lieutenant Governor	Mary Taylor[12] (R)[13]
Legislature	General Assembly
- Upper house	Senate
- Lower house	House of Representatives
U.S. Senators	Sherrod Brown[14] (D)[14] Rob Portman (R)
U.S. House delegation	13 Republicans, 5 Democrats (list)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations	OH[15] US-OH
Website	www.ohio.gov

Ohio (ⁱ/oʊˈhaɪ.oʊ/) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Ohio is the 34th most extensive, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus.

The name "Ohio" originated from Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river".^{[16][17][18][19][20]} The state, originally partitioned from the Northwest Territory, was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803.^[8][21] Although there are conflicting narratives regarding the origin of the nickname, Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" (relating to the Ohio buckeye tree) and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes".^[1]

The government of Ohio is composed of the executive branch, led by the Governor; the legislative branch, which comprises the Ohio General Assembly; and the judicial branch, which is led by the Supreme Court. Currently, Ohio occupies 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives.^[22] Ohio is known for its status as both a swing state^[23] and a bellwether^[23] in national elections.

Geography[link]

Ohio's geographic location has proven to be an asset for economic growth and expansion. Because Ohio links the Northeast to the Midwest, much cargo and business traffic passes through its borders along its well-developed highways. Ohio has the nation's 10th largest highway network, and is within a one-day drive of 50% of North America's population and 70% of North America's manufacturing capacity.^[24] To the north, Lake Erie gives Ohio 312 miles (502 km) of coastline,^[25] which allows for numerous seaports. Ohio's southern border is defined by the Ohio River (with the border being at the 1793 low-water mark on the north side of the river), and much of the northern border is defined by Lake Erie. Ohio's neighbors are Pennsylvania to the east, Michigan to the northwest, Ontario Canada, to the north, Indiana to the west, Kentucky on the south, and West Virginia on the southeast. Ohio's borders were defined by metes and bounds in the Enabling Act of 1802 as follows:

Bounded on the east by the Pennsylvania line, on the south by the Ohio River, to the mouth of the Great Miami River, on the west by the line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami aforesaid, and on the north by an east and west line drawn through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan, running east after intersecting the due north line aforesaid, from the mouth of the Great Miami until it shall intersect Lake Erie or the territorial line, and thence with the same through Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania line aforesaid.

The Ohio coast of Lake Erie.

Note that Ohio is bounded by the Ohio River, but nearly all of the river itself belongs to Kentucky and West Virginia. In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court held that, based on the wording of the cessation of territory by Virginia (which, at that time included what is now Kentucky and West Virginia), the boundary between Ohio and Kentucky (and by implication, West Virginia) is the northern low-water mark of the river as it existed in 1792.^[26] Ohio has only that portion of the river between the river's 1792 low-water mark and the present high-water mark.

The border with Michigan has also changed, as a result of the Toledo War, to angle slightly northeast to the north shore of the mouth of the Maumee River.

Much of Ohio features glaciated plains, with an exceptionally flat area in the northwest being known as the Great Black Swamp. This glaciated region in the northwest and central state is bordered to the east and southeast first by a belt known as the glaciated Allegheny Plateau, and then by another belt known as the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. Most of Ohio is of low relief, but the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau features rugged hills and forests.

Physical geography of Ohio.

The rugged southeastern quadrant of Ohio, stretching in an outward bow-like arc along the Ohio River from the West Virginia Panhandle to the outskirts of Cincinnati, forms a distinct socio-economic unit. Geologically similar to parts of West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania, this area's coal mining legacy, dependence on small pockets of old manufacturing establishments, and distinctive regional dialect set this section off from the rest of the state. In 1965 the United States Congress passed the Appalachian Regional Development Act, at attempt to "address the persistent poverty and growing economic despair of the Appalachian Region."^[27] This act defines 29 Ohio counties as part of Appalachia.^[28] While 1/3 of Ohio's land mass is part of the federally defined Appalachian region, only 12.8% of Ohioans live there (1.476 million people.)^[29]

Map of Ohio.

Significant rivers within the state include the Cuyahoga River, Great Miami River, Maumee River, Muskingum River, and Scioto River. The rivers in the northern part of the state drain into the northern Atlantic Ocean via Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence River, and the rivers in the southern part of the state drain into the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio River and then the Mississippi.

The worst weather disaster in Ohio history occurred along the Great Miami River in 1913. Known as the Great Dayton Flood, the entire Miami River watershed flooded, including the downtown business district of Dayton. As a result, the Miami Conservancy District was created as the first major flood plain engineering project in Ohio and the United States.^[30]

Grand Lake St. Marys in the west central part of the state was constructed as a supply of water for canals in the canal-building era of 1820–1850. For many years this body of water, over 20 square miles (52 km²), was the largest artificial lake in the world. It should be noted that Ohio's canal-building projects were not the economic fiasco that similar efforts were in other states. Some cities, such as Dayton, owe their industrial emergence to location on canals, and as late as 1910 interior canals carried much of the bulk freight of the state.

Climate[link]

The climate of Ohio is a humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification Dfa) throughout most of the state except in the extreme southern counties of Ohio's Bluegrass region section which are located on the northern periphery of the humid subtropical climate and Upland South region of the United States. Summers are typically hot and humid throughout the state, while winters generally range from cool to cold. Precipitation in Ohio is moderate year-round. Severe weather is not uncommon in the state, although there are typically fewer tornado reports in Ohio than in states located in what is known as the Tornado Alley. Severe lake effect snowstorms are also not uncommon on the southeast shore of Lake Erie, which is located in an area designated as the Snowbelt.

Although predominantly not in a subtropical climate, some warmer-climate flora and fauna does reach well into Ohio. For instance, a number of trees with more southern ranges, such as the blackjack oak, Quercus marilandica, are found at their northernmost in Ohio just north of the Ohio River. Also evidencing this climatic transition from a subtropical to continental climate, several plants such as the Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), Albizia julibrissin (mimosa), Crape Myrtle, and even the occasional Needle Palm are hardy landscape materials regularly used as street, yard, and garden plantings in the Bluegrass region of Ohio; but these same plants will simply not thrive in much of the rest of the State. This interesting change may be observed while traveling through Ohio on Interstate 75 from Cincinnati to Toledo; the observant traveler of this diverse state may even catch a glimpse of Cincinnati's common wall lizard, one of the few examples of permanent "subtropical" fauna in Ohio.

Records[link]

The highest recorded temperature was 113 °F (45 °C), near Gallipolis on July 21, 1934.^[31] The lowest recorded temperature was −39 °F (−39 °C), at Milligan on February 10, 1899.^[32]

Earthquakes[link]

Although few have registered as noticeable to the average citizen, more than 30 earthquakes occurred in Ohio between 2002 and 2007, and more than 200 quakes with a magnitude of 2.0 or higher have occurred since 1776.^[33]

The most substantial known earthquake in Ohio history was the Anna (Shelby County) earthquake,^[34] which occurred on March 9, 1937. It was centered in western Ohio, and had a magnitude of 5.4, and was of intensity VIII.^[35]

Other significant earthquakes in Ohio include:^[36] one of magnitude 4.8 near Lima on September 19, 1884;^[37] one of magnitude 4.2 near Portsmouth on May 17, 1901;^[38] and one of 5.0 in LeRoy Township in Lake County on January 31, 1986, which continued to trigger 13 aftershocks of magnitude 0.5 to 2.4 for two months.^[39][40]

The most recent earthquake in Ohio of any appreciable magnitude occurred on December 31, 2011, at 3:05pm EST. It had a magnitude of 4.0, and its epicenter was located approximately 4 kilometres northwest of Youngstown (41°7′19.1994″N 80°41′2.3994″W / 41.121999833°N 80.683999833°W / 41.121999833; -80.683999833), near the Trumbull/Mahoning county border.^[41]

The Ohio Seismic Network (OhioSeis), a group of seismograph stations at several colleges, universities, and other institutions, and coordinated by the Division of Geological Survey of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources,^[42] maintains an extensive catalog of Ohio earthquakes from 1776 to the present day, as well as earthquakes located in other states whose effects were felt in Ohio.^[43]

Major cities[link]

Columbus (home of The Ohio State University, Franklin University, Capital University, and Ohio Dominican University) is the capital of Ohio, near the geographic center of the state.

Other Ohio cities functioning as centers of United States metropolitan areas include:

• Akron (home of University of Akron and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company)
• Canton (home of Pro Football Hall of Fame, Malone University, and The Timken Company)
• Cincinnati (home of University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Macy's Inc., Chiquita Brands International, and Fifth Third Bank)
• Cleveland (home of Cleveland State University, Playhouse Square Center, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Clinic, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Forest City Enterprises, and University Hospitals)
• Dayton (home of University of Dayton, Dayton Ballet, Wright State University, Premier Health Partners, and National Museum of the United States Air Force)
• Lima (home of University of Northwestern Ohio)
• Mansfield (home of North Central State College and Mansfield Motorsports Park)
• Sandusky (home of Cedar Point, and Kalahari Resort and Convention Center)
• Springfield (home of Wittenberg University)
• Steubenville (home of Franciscan University of Steubenville)
• Toledo (home of The University of Toledo, The Toledo Museum of Art, Owens Corning, and Owens-Illinois)
• Youngstown (home of Youngstown State University and Butler Institute of American Art).