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| |name = The Ohio State University | |||
| |image_name = OSU best logo.png | |||
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| |caption = The Ohio State University Logo | |||
| |motto = ''Disciplina in civitatem''<br>(Latin, "Education for Citizenship") | |||
| |established = 1870 | |||
| |type = ] <br> ] <br> ] | |||
| |endowment = ]2.02 ]<ref></ref> | |||
| |staff = 5,202 academic faculty, 19,277 non-academic staff (not including students) | |||
| |president = ] | |||
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| |students = 51,818 (Columbus), 59,091 (all campuses) | |||
| |undergrad = 38,479 (Columbus), 45,417 (all campuses) | |||
| |postgrad = 13,339 (Columbus), 13,674 (all campuses)<ref>http://www.ureg.ohio-state.edu/ourweb/srs/srscontent/AU06/AU06Report.pdf Autumn 2006 Enrollment Report</ref> | |||
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| |campus = 1,755 ] (7 km²) Columbus campus<br> 15,311 ] (62 km²) total | |||
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| |free = 19 men and 20 women varsity teams | |||
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| The Ohio State University ('''OSU''') is a ] ] ] in the state of ]. The university was founded in 1870 as a ] and is currently the ] in the ].<ref>{{cite news | |||
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| | first = Kathy Lynn | |||
| | title = OSU is No. 1 again — in enrollment | |||
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| | publisher = The Columbus Dispatch | |||
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| | url = http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/10/17/20061017-D3-00.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2006-10-17 }}</ref> Ohio State is currently ranked by '']'' as among the top 60 universities in the United States and the best public university in Ohio.<ref>.</ref> Although Ohio operates a decentralized system of higher education, Ohio State is widely considered both within Ohio and outside of its borders to be the flagship institution of the state's public system of higher education.<ref></ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a ] in accordance with the ] under the name of The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. Initially, it was thought that one of Ohio's two existing public universities (] and ]) would be designated as the land-grant institution, and each engaged in a vigorous competition to win over the state legislature. With the strong urging of Governor ], however, it was ultimately decided to establish a new university to be located near the legislature in Columbus. The school was originally situated within a farming community located on the northern edge of Columbus, and was intended to matriculate students of various agricultural and mechanical disciplines. From its inception, a contentious debate was waged between those in favor of broadening the university's focus to encompass the liberal arts and sciences and those who favored a more limited focus. The former ("broad-gauge") faction was led by university trustee Joseph Sullivant. An 1873 vote passed by a narrow 8-7 margin in favor of broadening the spectrum of educational offerings to seven fields of study: agriculture, ancient languages, chemistry, geology, mathematics, modern languages, and physics. Later that year, the university welcomed its first class of twenty-four students, including three women. In 1878, and in light of its expanded focus, the college permanently changed its name to the now-familiar "The Ohio State University." | |||
| Two factors in Ohio State's formative years would hinder the university's immediate development: hostility from the state's agricultural interests and competition for resources from Miami University and Ohio University. The first arose from the curriculum debate. Fueled by the agriculture interests and the ] business community that supplied them, the attitude of Ohio farmers towards the university had turned from one of indifference to one of outright hostility. By 1880, this hostility had begun to make its presence felt in the state legislature. The second hindrance came in the form of competition for state allocations from Ohio's two older public institutions. At the time of Ohio State's creation, these institutions had been derided by then Governor Hayes as borderline ] colleges that, in over sixty years of history, had failed to provide Ohio with a real state university. It was this view that was fundamental in the decision to found a new university as recipient for the land-grant funds, as well as considerably strengthening the hand of those who advocated a broad based curriculum. However, the founding of this new university combined with their own precarious financial postitions (Miami would close for a dozen years due to a lack of enrollment) had awakened the older institutions to compete vigorously for the attention of the state legislature. The first of these issues would be resolved by the end of the decade. Resolution of the second would not occur until 1906. Even then, the inherent tension of agricultural interests within the larger context of a comprehensive research university and the competition among state universities in a decentralized higher education system would, to varying degrees, remain permanent issues with which Ohio State would be forced to contend. | |||
| Of fundamental importance in this period was the role of former President ] who, a decade earlier, had lobbied strenuously as Governor for the university's founding. Upon returning to Ohio in 1881, the former President spent the next decade using his considerable political influence to lobby for the university's interests. In 1887 he formally joined the university's ] where, until his death in late 1891, he essentially acted as the university's ] president. By 1891, Ohio State had grown to a degree that Governor ] recommended a permanent levy on the tax duplicate to support its continued growth. The significant role that the fledgling university had begun to play within the state, as well as the peace that Hayes had brokered with the state's agricultural interests, was underscored by the fact that the proposal passed without opposition despite the insistence of Ohio State's board of trustees that neither Miami nor Ohio universities be included in the bill.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| Ohio State began accepting graduate students in the 1880s, with the university awarding its first master's and doctoral degrees in 1886 and 1890 respectively. 1891 saw the founding of Ohio State's law school. | |||
| In 1906, Ohio State President ] along with the university's supporters in the state legislature put forth the Lybarger Bill with the aim of shifting virtually all higher education support to the continued development of Ohio State while funding only the "]" functions of Miami and Ohio University. Although the Lybarger Bill failed narrowly to gain passage, in its place was passed the compromise Eagleson Bill, which determined that all doctoral education and research functions would be the role of Ohio State and that the two older institutions would not offer instruction beyond the master's degree level. This arrangement would stand for the next fifty years until population growth had necessitated additional Ph. D programs in the state. | |||
| 1912 saw the formation of Ohio State's Graduate School to coordinate the university's burgeoning master's and doctoral enrollments. In 1914, Ohio State's college of medicine was formed through a merger with Starling medical college. That year also saw the founding of Ohio State's School of Dentistry. In 1916, the board of trustees approved the formation of a College of Commerce and Journalism. | |||
| Subsequently, Ohio State's solidifying of its role as the state's flagship, comprehensive university was fairly rapid, as demonstrated by its 1916 induction into the prestigious ]. To date, it remains the only public university in Ohio to be extended AAU membership. This momentum was further accelerated by Governor ], who in his 1921 inaugural address declared that, "In Ohio State University the commonwealth has an educational institution which should become the largest and best state institution in the United States. This is evidenced by the development of the institution in recent years, and I desire specifically to ask the co-operation of the General Assembly in the effort which I propose to make to help the Ohio State University to attain that goal in the not too distant future." He subsequently shepherded a one-eighth of a ] tax levy through the legislature to fund a university building fund. Seventy-two percent of the funds were earmarked for the Ohio State University with the remainder split between ] and ].<ref>.</ref> By decade's end, the university's enrollment stood at 15,126 a more than fourfold increase from just twenty years prior. | |||
| With the onset of the ], Ohio State would face many of the challenges affecting universities throughout America as budget support was slashed, and students without the means of paying tuition returned home to support families. By the middle thirties, however, enrollment had stabilized due in large part to the role of FERA (the ]) and later the NYA (]).<ref>.</ref> By the end of the decade, enrollment had still managed to grow to 17,568. Two important initiatives were also begun during this decade. Each would come to play increasingly important roles in the university's development up to the present time. In 1934, the Ohio State Research Foundation was begun to bring in outside funding for faculty research projects. In 1938, a development office was opened to begin raising funds privately to offset reductions in state support. | |||
| ==Academics== | |||
| ===Rankings and recognition=== | |||
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| Ohio State was the first university in Ohio to be extended membership into the ] in 1916 and remains the only public university in Ohio among the organization's sixty members. ''The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities'' (2000) by Howard and Matthew Greene listed Ohio State as one of a select number of public universities offering the highest educational quality. | |||
| ''U.S. News & World Report’s'' widely read rankings of undergraduate colleges in America currently places Ohio State tied with the ] as the 19th best public university and the 57th ranked overall university in America and the highest ranked public university in Ohio.<ref>.</ref> China's ] placed Ohio State as the 66th ranked university in the world in their 2006 ].<ref>.</ref> | |||
| The Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance at the ]’s detailed analysis and rankings of American universities currently places Ohio State as the 26th ranked university in America, the 11th 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 three categories and between 26-50 in an additional five categories.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| Ohio State is also the only public university in Ohio to which the ] has given both its highest overall classification of ''Doctoral/Very High Research Activity'' and highest undergraduate admissions classification of ''more selective''.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ''US News'' ranks the undergraduate program at Ohio State's ] 17th in America and the top undergraduate business school in Ohio. The graduate program of the Fisher College is ranked 21st in America and the top graduate school of business in Ohio. '']'' ranked The Fisher College as the 29th ranked MBA program in the world in their 2005 ''"Which MBA?"'' issue.<ref>.</ref> In 2006, The Public Accounting Report ranked Ohio State's accounting department 9th in the nation for undergraduate programs and 10th in the nation for graduate programs. In each case, the ranking was the highest among Ohio universities.<ref>.</ref> The Ohio State law school is ranked by ''US News'' as the top law school in Ohio and 39th overall in America. Ohio State's medical school is ranked as the top public medical school in Ohio and 32nd overall for research and 33rd for primary care. ''US News'' ranks Ohio State's undergraduate engineering program as the 28th best program in America and the top undergraduate engineering program in Ohio. Its graduate program in engineering is ranked 26th in the country and highest in Ohio. | |||
| Ohio State's ] department is ranked thirteenth in the country by ''US News & World Report'', with the American politics section 5th, international politics 12th and political methodology 10th. A study by The ] ranked it as the fourth best political science department in the world.<ref>.</ref> '']'' recently ranked it as the 15th best Ph.D. program in the world for the study of international relations while noting Professor ] as the third most influential scholar of international relations in the world.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| Ohio State is one of a select few top American universities to offer multiple area studies programs under "Comprehensive National Resource Center" (often called "Title VI") funding from the ]. The most notable of these is the Center for Slavic and East European Studies founded in 1965 by Professor Leon Twarog. Subsequently, Ohio State's Middle Eastern Studies Center and East Asian Studies Center also achieved Comprehensive National Resource Center status. The university is also home to the ] ], which was founded in 1952 through a bequest of 7 million dollars (54.3 million in 2006 value) from alumnus Colonel Ralph D. Mershon. In 2003, it was decided by the United States ] to base the ] at The Mershon Center. | |||
| In a study by industry publication ''Dance Teacher'', a survey of 100 dance department chairs in the United States and Canada ranked Ohio State's Department of ] as the top ranked graduate program and the second ranked undergraduate program in North America. | |||
| In total, ''US News & World Report'' ranked 19 Ohio State graduate programs or specialties among the nation's top ten and 30 among the nation's top 25.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ===Faculty and research=== | |||
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| Ohio State’s faculty currently includes a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, twenty members of the ] or ], three members of the ],<ref></ref> and 127 elected fellows of the ].<ref>.</ref> | |||
| In a recent study by Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, Ohio State was one of five universities rated as "exemplary" workplaces for junior faculty. In the study, thirty-one universities and eleven liberal arts colleges were evaluated on tenure clarity and fairness, nature of work including workloads, quality of students, and teaching environment, compensation, work and family balance, collegiality and overall satisfaction.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| In the last quarter century, thirty-two Ohio State faculty members have been awarded the prestigious ], which is more than all other public and private Ohio universities combined.<ref>.</ref> Since the 2000/2001 award year, thirty-nine Ohio State faculty members have been named as ], the highest of any Ohio university.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| In a 2007 report released by the ], Ohio State’s research expenditures for 2005 were ]609 million, placing it 8th among public universities and 12th overall, also ranking 3rd among all American universities for private industry sponsored research. Research expenditures at Ohio State were $652 million in 2006. Ohio State also announced in 2006, that it would be designating at least $110 million of its research efforts to what it termed "fundamental concerns" such as research towards a cure for cancer, renewable energy sources and sustainable drinking water supplies.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ===Admissions and tuition=== | |||
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| Undergraduate admissions to Ohio State are classified as “more selective” by '']'' and '']'' and according to 2006 data are the most selective of any public university in Ohio. The 2006 freshman class had the following composition: students graduating in the top 10% of their high school class (44%); the top 20% of their high school class (70%); the top 30% of their high school class (86%); the top 40% of their high school class (95%) the top 50% of their high school class (99%). 24% of the freshman class scored in the top 3% of the SAT or ACT, while 67% scored in the top 15%. Of the 6,122 members of the 2006 freshman class, 290 had been named ] of their high school's graduating class.<ref>.</ref> Ohio State’s freshman class has admitted over 100 National Merit Scholars for nine of the last ten years.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| Tuition for full-time, Ohio residents attending Ohio State for the 2006-2007 academic year is $8,667. For the 2005-2006 academic year, tuition at Ohio State for Ohio residents placed it as the fifth most expensive college among Ohio's thirteen public four-year universities.<ref>.</ref> In addition to being named a ''Best in the Midwest'' selection by ''The Princeton Review'', Ohio State was also the only public university in Ohio to make their list of ''America's 150 Best Value Colleges''. | |||
| ===Endowment and fundraising=== | |||
| Ohio State was among the first group<ref></ref> of public universities to raise a billion dollar ] 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.<ref>.</ref> In June 2006, the endowment passed the 2 billion dollar mark. | |||
| In recent decades, and in response to continually shrinking state funding, Ohio State has conducted two significant multi-year ] campaigns. The first concluded in 1987 and raised 460 million dollars—a record at the time for a public university. The “Affirm Thy Friendship Campaign” took place between 1995 and 2000. With an initial goal of raising 850 million dollars, the campaign’s final tally was 1.23 billion dollars, placing Ohio State among the small group of public universities to have successfully conducted a billion dollar campaign <ref></ref>. | |||
| ===Schools and colleges=== | |||
| The Ohio State University is comprised of the following colleges and schools: | |||
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| ==Campuses== | |||
| ===Main campus (Columbus)=== | |||
| Ohio State's main ] campus is located in ]. Its 1755 acres are approximately 2.5 miles north of the city's downtown. Four buildings are currently listed on the ]: ], ], ], and ]. | |||
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| Architecture on the Ohio State campus does not conform to a unifying theme such as ] or ] but rather is an eclectic mix of traditional, modern and post-modern styles. | |||
| The ], anchoring the western end of The Oval, is the Ohio State library's main branch and single largest repository. Overall, Ohio State operates the 18th largest university ] 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. Its recent acquisitions were 16th among university research libraries in North America.<ref>.</ref> Ohio State's library system encompasses twenty-one libraries located on its Columbus campus. An additional eight branches are located at off-campus research facilities and the regional campuses. In all the Ohio State library system encompasses fifty-five branches and specialty collections. Some of the more significant collections include The ] Archival Program containing the Archives of Admiral ] as well as a significant collection of polar research materials, The ] which contains the world's largest collection of ] ] manuscripts on microform, ], which is the world's largest repository of original cartoons, ] and the archives of Senator ]. | |||
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| Anchoring the traditional campus gateway at the eastern end of The Oval, is the ]. Designed by architects ] of New York and Richard Trott of Columbus, the center opened in 1989. Its founding was financed in large part by Ohio State alumnus ] 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. Its groundbreaking ] architecture has resulted in it being lauded as one of the most important buildings of its generation. Its design has also been criticized as proving less than ideal for many of the art installations that it has attempted to display. The centerpiece of The Wexner Center's permanent collection is ] ''Nude on a Black Armchair'', which was purchased by alumnus ] at auction for forty-five million dollars and then donated to the university. | |||
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| To the south of The Oval is another, somewhat smaller, expanse of greenspace commonly referred to as The South Oval. At its eastern end, it is anchored by the Ohio Union, which is currently under reconstruction. To the west are Enarson Hall, the Kuhn Honors House, Browning Amphitheatre (a traditional stone ]) and Mirror Lake. | |||
| The ] is located on the southern edge of the central campus. It is home to the ], a cancer research institute and one of the ] thirty-nine ], along with the ], a research institute for cardiovascular disease. | |||
| ====Size==== | |||
| Ohio State in 2005 ranked 3rd on the list for universities with the most students (50,504). Based on information provided on the largest universities in the US, Ohio State University enrollment has increased by 4.5% since 1996.<ref>.</ref> | |||
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| ! colspan="2" | Ohio State University Enrollment | |||
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| |2005 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF" | 50,504 | |||
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| |2004 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 50,995 | |||
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| |2003 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 50,731 | |||
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| |2002 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 49,676 | |||
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| |2001 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 48,447 | |||
| |- | |||
| |2000 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 47,942 | |||
| |- | |||
| |1999 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 48,003 | |||
| |- | |||
| |1998 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 48,511 | |||
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| |1997 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 48,278 | |||
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| |1996 | |||
| |align="center" bgcolor="99CCFF"| 48,352 | |||
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| ===Regional campuses=== | |||
| The university also operates several regional campuses and research facilities at: | |||
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| ==Student life== | |||
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| The Office of Student Affairs 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. The Office of Student Affairs also operates the Schottenstein Center, the Fawcett Center, the Blackwell Inn, the ] and the Drake Event Center. | |||
| Ohio State has several student managed publications and media outlets. '']'' 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 ], ], and ]. The official yearbook of the University, ''Makio'', was started by three fraternities in 1880. ''Makio'' ran into financial problems during the early 1970s, and the organization went bankrupt and stopped publication during the late 1970s. The book was revived from 1985 to 1994 and has since been revived again in 2000. ] 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 ], which airs primarily on the campus cable system operated by the Office of Information Technology (OIT). | |||
| ] (or ], "The Best Damn Band in the Land") is a longstanding tradition at Ohio State. The marching band is the largest all-brass band in the world, and all songs from "Carmen Ohio" to "Hang on Sloopy" are arranged to fit this unorthodox instrumentation. The band is famous for "]," during which the band marches single-file through the curves of the word "Ohio" while playing the famous march "Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse." At the end of the performance, the "i" in "Ohio" is "dotted" by a high-stepping ] player. | |||
| The tradition of high quality bands is not limited to the football field. OSU's School of Music contains several high quality concert bands consisting of graduate and undergraduate music majors and non-music majors. For example, the OSU Wind Symphony, frequently receivs praise on the national level, recently having been selected to perform at the 2003 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Convention. The ] performed at the ] in 1975, 1978,1986, 1996, and 2001. It has also appeared at the ] in 1990 and the ] in 1986, 1996, and 2001. | |||
| In addition to strong bands, the university is also recognized for outstanding choral perfomrance. The Ohio State Men's ], formed in 1875, is the oldest organization on campus.<ref></ref> In 1990, led by Professor James Gallagher, the Men's Glee Club participated in the International Musical ] in Llangolen, ] and won the male chorus competition by an unprecedented 20 points before, in a unanimous decision of the judges, being named "Choir of the World"—the first American ] to win such an honor. The Glee Club is under the direction of Dr. Robert J. Ward. | |||
| OSU's "]" electric car broke the world record for the fastest speed by an electric vehicle on ], ] with a speed of 271.737 MPH (437.3 km/h) at the ] in ]. The vehicle also holds the US record for fastest electric vehicle with a speed of 314.958 MPH (506.9 km/h), and peak timed mile speed of 321.834 MPH (517.9 km/h). The vehicle was designed, built and managed by a team of engineering students at the university's "Center for Automotive Research-Intelligent Transportation" (CAR-IT). | |||
| A unique aspect to Ohio State's multi billion dollar endowment is 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 ] and frequently even the university's own professional fund managers.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| On August 23, 2006, it was announced that during the week of October 30 to November 2 ] would host ] ''Battlefield Ohio: The Daily Show’s Midwest Midterm Midtacular'' from Ohio State's Roy Bowen Theatre.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ===Residential life=== | |||
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| 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 five honors residence halls: Bradley Hall, Lincoln Tower, Siebert Hall, Taylor Tower and Worthington House. | |||
| 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. | |||
| ===Honors programs=== | |||
| Ohio State offers two distinct honors programs for high ability ]: 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", "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 ], ] or ] scholarship. | |||
| For the 2005-2006 academic year, Ohio State undergraduates were awarded the following nationally competitive scholarships: one Truman Scholarship, two Goldwater Scholarships, three Udall Scholarships, one Bieneke Scholarship, four National Science Foundation research fellowships and four Fulbright Scholarships.<ref></ref> Since 2000, 39 Ohio State students have been awarded ].<ref>.</ref> | |||
| Ohio State also administers two large-scale ] to ensure access to the university to high-ability students from ] or traditionally underrepresented groups. The first of these, The Young Scholars Program, was inititiated in 1988. 120 promising minority students from Ohio's nine largest urban public school districts are selected prior to entering high school. The program offers a series of academic camps each summer and counseling throughout the students' high school careers. Upon completion of the program, which also mandates a college preparatory curriculum and minimum grade point average, the students are guaranteed admission to Ohio State as well as any need-based financial aid necessary. The Land Grant Scholarship was initiated in 2005. This program seeks to ensure access to Ohio State to high-ability students from low-income backgrounds. Ohio State has committed to offering a full-ride scholarship each academic year to at least one student from each of ]. | |||
| Ohio State maintains an honors center in the Kuhn Honors and Scholars House on the South Oval. Until the 1960s this building had served as the university President's residence. Five dormitories are designated as honors residences. | |||
| ===Activities & organizations=== | |||
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| The ] was the first student union built by a public university. The Ohio Union is dedicated to enriching the student experience on and off the Ohio State University campus. The first Ohio Union, located on the south edge of the South Oval, was constructed in 1909 and later renamed Enarson Hall. The present Ohio Union was completed in 1950 and is located prominently along High Street and southeast of the Oval. It has been a center of student life at The Ohio State University for more than 50 years, providing facilities for student activities, organizations and events, and serves as an important meeting place for campus and community interaction. In addition, many student services and programs are housed in the union, along with dining and recreational facilities. | |||
| ===Student organizations=== | |||
| ] at The Ohio State University provide students with opportunities to get involved in a wide variety of interest areas including ], ], ], ], ], ] and many more. | |||
| There are over 800 registered student organizations that involve many thousands of students. | |||
| ===Leadership & service=== | |||
| The Union's vision is to prepare students to be responsible, engaged leaders committed to community participation for social action and change. Examples of programs to get involved in are the ], LeaderShape, Buckeye Service Council, Community Commitment, and Alternative Spring Break. All of these programs have the ultimate goal of making students into better leaders, people and citizens of Ohio State. | |||
| ===Student governments=== | |||
| 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 ] who serve as liaisons from the ] student body to university officials. USG seeks to outreach to and work for the students at the Ohio State University. | |||
| *Council of Graduate Students (CGS), which promotes and provides ], ], and social programs for the university community in general and for ] in particular. The Council provides a forum in which the graduate student body may present, discuss, and set upon issues related to its role in the academic and non-academic aspects of the University community. | |||
| *Inter-Professional Council (IPC), which is a representative body of all professional students in the colleges of ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Its purpose is to act as a ] between these students and the governing bodies of the University. | |||
| ==Athletics== | |||
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| Ohio State's intercollegiate sports teams are called the "Buckeyes" (after the state tree, the ]), and participate in the ]'s Division I in all sports (Division I-A in football) and the ] in most sports. (The men's ] program competes in the ], and its women's hockey program competes in the ]). 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 two universities (the ] being the other) to have won a national championship in baseball, men's basketball, and football. 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 synchronized swimming.<ref>.</ref> Since the inception of the ], Ohio State has finished in the top 25 each year, including top 6 finishes in three of the last five years.<ref>.</ref> During the 2005-2006 school year Ohio State became this first Big Ten team to win conference championships in Football, Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball. Ohio State repeated the feat during the 2006-2007 school year, winning solo championships in all three sports. | |||
| Outstanding sports figures that were student athletes at Ohio State include 1936 Olympics gold medalist ] "the Buckeye Bullet" (track and field), ], ], ], and ] (basketball), ] and the first 3-time player of the year in Big Ten Basketball history ] (women's basketball), ] (basketball and baseball), ] (golf); and ] (three-time All-American football running back). Ohio State football players have combined for seven ] including two-time winner ] in 1974 and 1975, ] in 1995, and most recently ] in 2006. Hall of Fame coaches at Ohio State have included ] and ] in football, ] in basketball, ] in track and field, and ] in swimming and diving. | |||
| ==Ohio State-affiliated media== | |||
| Ohio State operates a ] ], ] 34 / WOSU-DT 38 (a local ] ] station), as well as two public radio stations, ] (]/]) and ] (]) in Columbus. In 2003, the television station began broadcasting in ]. | |||
| ==Notable alumni== | |||
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| Ohio State currently has almost 400,000 living alumni located around the world. Ohio State alumni include ], ] and ] recipients, as well as ] ]s and members of the ] list of the world's wealthiest individuals. Numerous graduates have gone on to become Governors, Senators and members of Congress. Ohio State alumni have appeared on the cover of '']'' twelve times, with the artwork of alumnus ] featured on an additional two ''TIME'' covers. | |||
| Ohio State alumni are enshrined in the ] in ], ], the ] and the ]. Its athletes have won a combined seventy-six ] medals and three times received the ] as the nation's top amateur athlete. ], has often been called "the greatest golfer in history" while ], has often been called "the greatest Olympian in history." Twice, Ohio State alumni have graced the cover of '']'' as its ]. | |||
| ==Points of interest== | |||
| ===Main campus attractions=== | |||
| *], better known as "The Horseshoe" due to its unique shape, is the football stadium and is also on the ]. However recent construction has filled up the opposite side of the stadium, but the name still sticks. | |||
| *] was dedicated to the memory of Ohio State's first President, ] and houses the ]. | |||
| *] - ] campus | |||
| *Mirror Lake | |||
| *The Oval, which is the large open area in front of the main library, is a hang out for students in the warmer months of the school year. This is often the location for large outdoor gatherings. | |||
| ===Off-campus facilities=== | |||
| *], Located on ] in Arizona, when completed, it will be the world's highest resolution and most technologically advanced optical telescope. | |||
| *], Operated by Ohio State until 1998, was the largest and longest-running ] SETI project in the world. | |||
| *], Ohio State's campus and research laboratory on Lake Erie's ] The oldest freshwater research station in America | |||
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| *{{cite book| author=Kinnison, William A. | title=Building Sullivant's Pyramid; An Administrative History of The Ohio State University, 1870-1907 | location=Columbus, OH | publisher=Ohio State University Press | year=1970 | id=ISBN 0-8142-0141-5}} | |||
| * (1984) by John H. Herrick, Executive Director Emeritus, Campus Planning | |||
| * (1982) by John H. Herrick, Executive Director Emeritus, Campus Planning | |||
| *{{cite book| author=Baroway, Malcolm S. | title=The Gee Years, 1990-1997 | location=Columbus, OH | publisher=Ohio State University Press | year=2003 | id=ISBN 0-8142-0918-1}} | |||
| *{{cite book| author=Perry, Chris | title=The Kirwan Years: 1998-2002 | location=Columbus, OH | publisher=Ohio State University Press | year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-8142-1027-9}} | |||
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