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The [[OSU College of Medicine and Public Health|Ohio State College of Medicine]] is located on the southern edge of the central campus.  It is home to the [[James Cancer Hospital]], a cancer research institute and one of the [[National Cancer Institute]]s thirty-nine [[NCI-designated Cancer Center|comprehensive cancer centers]], along with the [[Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital]], a research institute for cardiovascular disease.
 
The [[OSU College of Medicine and Public Health|Ohio State College of Medicine]] is located on the southern edge of the central campus.  It is home to the [[James Cancer Hospital]], a cancer research institute and one of the [[National Cancer Institute]]s thirty-nine [[NCI-designated Cancer Center|comprehensive cancer centers]], along with the [[Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital]], a research institute for cardiovascular disease.
 
[[Image:Scott Lab OSU.jpg|thumb|380px|left|Scott Laboratory, housing the Mechanical Engineering department.]]
 
[[Image:Scott Lab OSU.jpg|thumb|380px|left|Scott Laboratory, housing the Mechanical Engineering department.]]
 
The university also operates several regional campuses and research facilities at:
 
*[[Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute|The Ohio State University, Agricultural Technical Institute]]
 
*[[Ohio State University, Lima Campus|The Ohio State University, Lima Campus]]
 
*[[Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus|The Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus]]
 
*[[Ohio State University, Marion Campus|The Ohio State University, Marion Campus]]
 
*[[Ohio State University, Newark Campus|The Ohio State University, Newark Campus]]
 
*[[Cortland, Ohio|The Ohio State University, Cortland Campus]]
 
  
 
[[Image:SCampusGateway.JPG|thumb|200px|South Campus Gateway]]
 
[[Image:SCampusGateway.JPG|thumb|200px|South Campus Gateway]]
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*Max M. Fisher College of [[Business]]
 
*Max M. Fisher College of [[Business]]
 
*Michael E. Moritz College of [[Law]]
 
*Michael E. Moritz College of [[Law]]
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The university also operates several regional campuses and research facilities at:
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*[[Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute|The Ohio State University, Agricultural Technical Institute]]
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*[[Ohio State University, Lima Campus|The Ohio State University, Lima Campus]]
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*[[Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus|The Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus]]
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*[[Ohio State University, Marion Campus|The Ohio State University, Marion Campus]]
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*[[Ohio State University, Newark Campus|The Ohio State University, Newark Campus]]
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*[[Cortland, Ohio|The Ohio State University, Cortland Campus]]
  
 
OSU also has several research facilities and centers located around the U.S.:
 
OSU also has several research facilities and centers located around the U.S.:

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Ohio State University
OhioStateUniversityHall.jpg
Motto Disciplina in civitatem (Latin)
Education for Citizenship
Established 1870
Type Flagship
Public
Land grant
Sea grant
Location Columbus, Ohio
United States
Website www.osu.edu

The Ohio State University (OSU) is a public research university in the state of Ohio. The university was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is consistently one of the largest universities in the United States.[1] Offering all levels of higher education programs of study, numerous research institutions, and facilities across the United States, as well as several satellite campuses throughout the state, OSU is a national and international respected school.

Mission and reputation

Ohio State University states its mission statement as simply "To advance the well-being of the people of Ohio and the global community through the creation and dissemination of knowledge."[2] In order to achieve this goal, the University goes on to state that it places emphasis upon the pursuit of knowledge and research, community service, global outreach and diversity within its student body.[3]

OSU has a long standing reputation in excellence. In 2007, the Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance at Arizona State University detailed analysis and rankings of American universities placed Ohio State as the 24th ranked university in America, the 10th ranked public university in America and the top overall university in Ohio. Of their nine ranking criteria, Ohio State ranked in the top-25 in four categories and between 26-50 in an additional four categories.[4] The Washington Monthly college rankings which seek to evaluate colleges' contributions to American society based on factors of social mobility, cutting edge research and service to the country by their graduates currently places Ohio State as 12th in the nation and 10th among public universities.[5] In its 2009 ranking of best schools in America, the U.S. News & World Report placed Ohio State as the 19th best public university and 56th overall ranked university in America as well as the highest ranked public university in Ohio.[6] Ohio State ranked 14th in US News' New "Up and Coming" colleges section.

History

The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university in accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862 under the name of the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College.[7] The school was originally situated within a farming community located on the northern edge of Columbus. While some interests in the state had hoped that the new university would focus on matriculating students of various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, Governor Rutherford B. Hayes foresaw a more classic, comprehensive university and manipulated both the university's location and its initial board of trustees towards that end; in 1878 the college permanently changed its name to the now-familiar "The Ohio State University", reflecting its expanding role beyond agricultural education[8]. The first students were admitted in 1873, and the first graduation held five years later.[9] In 1906, Ohio State's status as the state's flagship campus was written into law by the Ohio legislature through the Eagleson Bill. In 1916, Ohio State was elected into membership in the Association of American Universities.

Expansion of the university continued exponentially throughout the twentieth century. Between 1957 and 1971, 4 satellite campuses (Marion, Newark, Mansfield and Lima) were opened, all specialty schools designated to teach in areas of technology and agriculture.[10] The scope and prestige of Ohio State University continued throughout the later part of the 20th century, particularly when it was among the first group of public universities to raise a billion dollar endowment when it passed the one billion dollar mark in 1999. At year’s end 2005, Ohio State’s endowment stood at 1.73 billion dollars ranking it seventh among public universities and twenty-seventh among all American universities.[11] In June 2006, the endowment passed the 2 billion dollar mark.

Facilities

Orton Hall

Ohio State's main urban campus, located in Columbus, is over 1,700 acres in size, and offers large green areas as well as the feel and cosmopolitan atmosphere of a metropolitan area. The Oval, one of the largest open areas on campus, located in the center of university's most developed areas, is a hang out for students in the warmer months of the school year. This 11 acre site is often the location for large outdoor gatherings, concerts, demonstrations, and various pick-up sporting events.

Wexner Center for the Arts

The sheer physical size, along with its incredibly large student population, of the campus means there are numerous facilities for students and faculty a like. Overall, Ohio State operates the 18th largest university research library in North America with a combined collection of over 5.8 million volumes. Additionally, the libraries receive approximately 35,000 serial titles on a regular basis. Ohio State's library system encompasses twenty-one libraries located on its Columbus campus.[12] An additional eight branches are located at off-campus research facilities, regional campuses, and a book storage depository near campus. In all the Ohio State library system encompasses fifty-five branches and specialty collections. Some of the more significant collections include The Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program containing the Archives of Admiral Richard E. Byrd as well as a significant collection of polar research materials, The Hilandar Research Library which contains the world's largest collection of medieval Slavic manuscripts on microform, The Ohio State Cartoon Research Library, which is the world's largest repository of original cartoons, The Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute and the archives of Senator John Glenn.

Mirror Lake

At the eastern end of The Oval, is the Wexner Center for the Arts. Designed by architects Peter Eisenman of New York and Richard Trott of Columbus, the center opened in 1989. Its founding was financed in large part by Ohio State alumnus Leslie Wexner with a gift of twenty-five million dollars in the 1980s. The center was founded to be a comprehensive visual arts center encompassing all aspects of visual and performing arts with a focus on new commissions and artist residencies. The centerpiece of The Wexner Center's permanent collection is Picasso's Nude on a Black Armchair.[13] OSU has several other museums on campus, including the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center, Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, Jack Nicklaus Museum, and Orton Geological Museum. The university also hosts a 60 acre arboretum named after Ohio State Horticulture professor Dr. Lewis C. Chadwick.[14]

OSU has many athletic facilities to host not only its many sports teams, but also for student wellness and fitness. Among 17 athletic arenas, Ohio Stadium is perhaps the best known. Home of the Buckeyes football team, the stadium is one of the largest college football stadiums in the U.S.[15] OSU has also has other facilities for training and performance in basketball, hockey, soccer, crew, golf and other sports. OSU has two main student physical activity centers: the Recreational Adventure Center and Recreational and Physical Activity Center. Additionally, there is also the Student Wellness Center devoted to promoting healthy lifetsytes to OSU students and faculty.

The Ohio State College of Medicine is located on the southern edge of the central campus. It is home to the James Cancer Hospital, a cancer research institute and one of the National Cancer Institutes thirty-nine comprehensive cancer centers, along with the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, a research institute for cardiovascular disease.

Scott Laboratory, housing the Mechanical Engineering department.
South Campus Gateway

Ohio State operates 31 on-campus residence halls divided into three geographic clusters: South Campus (site of the university's original dormitories), North Campus (largely constructed during the post-war enrollment boom) and Olentangy Area or "The Towers." Within the residence hall system are 40 smaller living and learning environments defined by social or academic considerations. Ohio State also offers four honors residence halls: Bradley Hall, Lincoln House, Siebert Hall, and Taylor Tower.

Separate housing for graduate and professional students is maintained on the Southern tier of campus near the medical complex. Family housing is maintained at Buckeye Village at the far northern edge of campus beyond the athletic complex. At the university's southeast corner along High Street, and across from the Moritz College of Law, new apartments have been built for law students in conjunction with the area's Campus Gateway project.

Programs

OSU offers over 100 different programs, ranging from a selection of liberal arts and sciences undergraduate degrees, to masters and doctorate level degrees as well as numerous medical and advanced training degrees. Many of OSU's programs are well respected and highly ranked. Of particular acclaim are OSU's Business, Education, Political Science, its numerous Art programs (both fine and Performing arts), Architecture, Engineering and many science programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Ohio State offers two distinct honors programs for high ability undergraduates: Honors and Scholars. The Honors program is open to students in all majors. The Scholars program is centered around thirteen specific programs such as "Architecture Scholars", "Communication Technology Scholars","Biological Sciences Scholars", "International Affairs Scholars" and "Politics, Society and Law Scholars." Students in the Scholars program are expected to live and take select classes with other members of the program. Additionally, Ohio State offers the Honors Collegium with membership extended following the Spring of a student's first or second year to the university's top undergraduates. Collegium students try to compete for internships, graduate schools and nationally competitive awards, such as the Marshall, Rhodes, or Truman Scholarships.

Although it offers numerous post-baccalaureate degree programs, OSU is best known for its Medical program, which offers diverse fields of study in clinical medicine, allied medical sciences, Biomedical sciences and medicine administrative programs. The school's Law school and Veterinary science programs are also well respected, as are the program in Dentistry. The master's and PhD level business programs are also popular at OSU, particularly because of the Student Investment Management Program. Upperclass finance students taking Business Finance 724 are given the opportunity to manage a twenty million dollar investment fund. Returns from the student managed funds often outperform the S&P 500 and frequently even the university's own professional fund managers.[16]

Colleges/Departments/Institutes

Kottman Hall, home of the School of Environment and Natural Resources
Drinko Hall: Home of The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law

The Ohio State University comprises the following colleges and schools:

  • Ohio State University College of Dentistry
  • College of Education and Human Ecology
  • College of Engineering
  • Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture
  • College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Optometry
  • College of Pharmacy
  • College of Public Health
  • College of Social Work
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Colleges of the Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate School
  • John Glenn School of Public Affairs
  • Max M. Fisher College of Business
  • Michael E. Moritz College of Law

The university also operates several regional campuses and research facilities at:

  • The Ohio State University, Agricultural Technical Institute
  • The Ohio State University, Lima Campus
  • The Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus
  • The Ohio State University, Marion Campus
  • The Ohio State University, Newark Campus
  • The Ohio State University, Cortland Campus

OSU also has several research facilities and centers located around the U.S.:

Student life

With student population of over 50,000 people, OSU offers its student's an environment rich in experience and possibilities beyond education. Ohio State's main campus has been lauded in recent years for the diversity of its student body. In various surveys and rankings it has been included among the best campuses in the nation for African Americans,[18] as well as for Hispanics and gays and lesbians.[19] The Office of Student Life is responsible for many of the outside-the-classroom aspects of student life at Ohio State. Among these are student housing; food service; health, wellness and counseling; activities, organizations and leadership development; recreation and intramurals.

Jack's Mannequin performing a free concert in the Oval in 2006.

Student organizations at The Ohio State University provide students with opportunities to get involved in a wide variety of interest areas including academic, social, religious, artistic, service-based, diversity and many more. There are over 800 registered student organizations that involve many thousands of students. Some examples of programs to get involved in are the Residence Halls Advisory Council, Buckeye Leadership Society, LeaderShape, Buckeye Service Council, Community Commitment, and Alternative Spring Break.

At the Ohio State University, there are three recognized student governments that represent their constituents.

  • Undergraduate Student Government (USG), which consists of elected and appointed student representatives who serve as liaisons from the undergraduate student body to university officials.
  • Council of Graduate Students (CGS), which promotes and provides academic, administrative, and social programs for the university community in general and for graduate students in particular.
  • Inter-Professional Council (IPC), which is a representative body of all professional students in the colleges of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine.

Ohio State has several student managed publications and media outlets: The Makio is the official yearbook of The Ohio State University and is operated by students, for students. The Makio, was started by three fraternities in 1880. The Lantern is the school's daily newspaper and has operated as a laboratory newspaper in the School of Communication (formerly the School of Journalism) since 1881. Mosaic is a literary magazine published by Ohio State, which features undergraduate fiction, poetry, and art. OHIO.FM is the student-run radio station with an Internet audio stream (no broadcast signals are available in Columbus). Students also operate a local cable channel known as Buckeye TV, which airs primarily on thecampus cable system operated by the Office of Information Technology (OIT).

Ohio State's intercollegiate sports teams are called the "Buckeyes" (after the state tree, the Buckeye), and participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports (Division I FBS in football) and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. (The men's hockey program competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and its women's hockey program competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association). The school colors are Scarlet and Gray. The teams' nickname is "Buckeyes" and "Brutus" the Buckeye is their mascot. Ohio State is one of only three universities (the University of Michigan and the University of California at Berkeley being the others) to have won national championships in baseball, men's basketball, and football.[20] Ohio State is also one of two of the only universities to appear in national championship games in football and men's basketball in the same calendar year (2007) (the University of Florida being the other, vs. Ohio State in 2007.). Ohio State has also won national championships in men's swimming & diving, men's outdoor track & field, men's golf, men's gymnastics, men's fencing, co-ed fencing, and multiple synchronized swimming championships.[21]

Traditions

Nicklaus "dotting the i" at the Buckeyes football game against Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium on 2006-10-28
The Ohio State University Marching Band, an all-brass and percussion marching band

The Ohio State University Marching Band (or TBDBITL, "The Best Damn Band in the Land") is a longstanding tradition at Ohio State. This marching band is one of the largest all-brass and percussion bands in the world. The traditional school songs from "Carmen Ohio" to "Hang on Sloopy" to "Fight the Team Across the Field", are arranged to fit this unique instrumentation. The band is famous for "Script Ohio," during which the band marches single-file through the curves of the word "Ohio", much like a pen writes the word, all the while playing the French march "Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse." At the end of the performance, the "i" in "Ohio" is "dotted" by a high-stepping senior sousaphone player.[22]

The dotting of the “i” has become one of the greatest college football traditions. On occasion a non-band member has been selected for the honor of dotting the "i." This is considered the greatest honor the band can bestow to any non-band member and is an extremely special (and rare) event. Jack Nicklaus had this privilege at the Ohio State homecoming game on October 28, 2006 when the Buckeyes played Minnesota.[23]

Every year OSU hosts the Denman Forum, in which undergraduate students are invited to showcase research they have done in a specific topic to both the public and to a panel of judges who award distinctions upon the best projects. The forum is meant to inspire undergraduate students to maintain the strong tradition of scholarly research, by both students and faculty, that distinguishes OSU.[24]

A longstanding tradition at OSU is the belief that rubbing the nose of the statue of William Oxley Thompson in the main library will bring a student luck on tests, particularly for final exams.[25]

Notable alumni

  • Homer Burton Adkins - organic chemist who developed the Adkins catalyst
  • Daniel G. Amstutz - U.S. government official and grain-trading industry executive who played a prominent role in the negotiation of the Uruguay RoundGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade rules on agriculture and the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
  • Miller Anderson, Diving 1948 Summer Olympics Silver Medal; 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games Silver Medal
  • William “Mil” Batten - former CEO of J.C. Penney(1958–1974), former President of The New York Stock Exchange(1976–1984)
  • John W. Bricker - three-term Governor of Ohio, Republican Vice-Presidential nominee in 1944, Two-term United States Senator from Ohio, Co-founder of Bricker & Eckler law firm, known for the Bricker Amendment, which limits U.S. presidents to two consecutive terms of office
  • Jesse L. Brown - First African American Navy pilot, received Navy Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Paul Brown, famous coach, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and namesake of Paul Brown Stadium
  • Milton Arthur Paul Caniff - a American cartoonist famous for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips.
  • Agnes Meyer Driscoll - cryptanalyst deciphered Japanese Naval Codes before and during World War II
  • Ruby Elzy - a pioneer African American operatic soprano who created the role of Serena in George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess and performed in it more than eight hundred times.
  • Max Martin Fisher, - an internationally-known businessman, philanthropist, and benefactor/alumnus of the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University
  • Paul Flory - 1974 Nobel laureate in Chemistry
  • William A. Fowler - 1983 Nobel laureate in Physics
  • Jack George - Swimming 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games Bronze Medal
  • Les Horvath - Heisman Trophy winner 1943.
  • Kermit Houston Hunter - playwright known primarily for writing outdoor historical dramas
  • Charles Kettering - Electrical Engineer, Founder of "Delphi Auto Parts", Vice -President of Research for General Motors, invented electric starter for automobiles, Co-founder (along with Alfred Sloan) of Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in 1945
  • Curtis LeMay - United States Air Force general (World War II and Cold War)
  • Ruth Ella Moore - first African American woman to receive a doctorate degree in Bacteriology
  • Jack Nicklaus, also known as "The Golden Bear," professional golfer, winner of 18 professional majors in a PGA Tour career lasting 25 years, from 1962 to 1986, and eight of the Champions Tour, the senior version of the PGA Tour, majors between 1990 and 1996.
  • Jesse Owens - Track and Field 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Four Gold Medals
  • Roberto Sánchez Vilella - second Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Notes

  1. "Ohio State named nation’s largest college – again", Dayton Business Journal, 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  2. (2008)Ohio State University"The Ohio State University Vision" Retrieved December 9, 2008
  3. (2008)Ohio State University"The Ohio State University Vision" Retrieved December 9, 2008
  4. (2007) Lombardi, John, Capadli, Elizabeth and Craig Abbey "The Lombardi Program, 2007 Ranking of Top American Universities" Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  5. (2007) Ohio State University "Ohio State news release on 2007 rankings" Retrieved December 9, 2008
  6. (2008) 'U.S. News & World Report "Best Colleges: Ohio State" Retrieved December 9, 2008
  7. Ohio State University. (2008). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 9, 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9002059
  8. The Ohio State University Timeline 1870 TO 1899, The Ohio State University Archives
  9. (2008) Ohio State University "News Room: The Ohio State History and Traditions" Retrieved December 9, 2008
  10. hio State University. (2008). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 9, 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9002059
  11. (2006) National Association of College and University Business Officers2005 University Endowments"2005 Nacubo Endowment Study" Retrieved December 19, 2008
  12. (2008) Ohio State University "About the Libraries" Retrieved December 11, 2008
  13. (2008) Wexner Center for the Arts "About Us" Retrieved December 11, 2008
  14. (2008) Ohio State University "Visitors: Gardens and Plazas" Retrieved December 11, 2008
  15. (2008) Ohio State University "Ohio State Football" Retrieved December 13, 2008
  16. (2008) Ohio State University "Ohio State Student Investment Management Program" Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  17. (2008) Large Binocular Telescope Observatory "Welcome" Retrieved December 13, 2008
  18. Donaldson, Sonya A. "50 Best colleges for African Americans: the right college environment can make or break an experience. Here's how to make sure students choose the school that's best for them. (Special Report)." Black Enterprise, January 1, 2003 [1] Retrieved December 13, 2008
  19. Rosenbloom, Stephanie.Is This Campus Gay-Friendly? NY Times September 14, 2006.[2] Retrieved December 13, 2008
  20. (2007) NCAA Championships "NCAA National Championship Database" Retrieved December 13, 2008
  21. (2007) NCAA Championships "NCAA National Championship Database" Retrieved December 13, 2008
  22. (2008) Ohio State University "The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands" Retrieved December 19, 2008
  23. Associated Press, Strike up the band: Nicklaus dots 'i' at Ohio State College Football, ESPN, October 28, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  24. (2008) Ohio State University "Discoverers" Retrieved December 19, 2008
  25. Becerra, Roland and Adam Jardy. Ohio State University 2007. (College Prowler, 2006. ISBN 1427401071)

References
ISBN links support NWE through referral fees

  • Kinnison, William A. (1970). Building Sullivant's Pyramid; An Administrative History of The Ohio State University, 1870-1907. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-0141-5. 
  • The Ohio State University Mirror Lake Hollow (1984) by John H. Herrick, Executive Director Emeritus, Campus Planning
  • The Ohio State University Oval (1982) by John H. Herrick, Executive Director Emeritus, Campus Planning
  • Baroway, Malcolm S. (2003). The Gee Years, 1990-1997. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-0918-1. 
  • Perry, Chris (2005). The Kirwan Years: 1998-2002. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-1027-9. 

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