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| The Ohio Sate University was build in 2013 by Billy Bob Joe a fat dude from Arkansas. Ohio Sate is of the worst teams in the Big 10. Ohio State scores an average of 3.5 points a game in football and basketball. Yeah man they REALLY suck. I really recommened the best team in the Big Ten.........Michigan. Ohio has an amazing POWER-HOUSE QB Joe Bouserman!!!!! LMFAO he averages the worst QBR in ncaa history of .98! Last Game vs. the Purde Boilermakers he was 3-46 with -3 pass and rushing yards combined. | |||
| {{About|the Columbus campus}} | |||
| {{Infobox university | |||
| |name = The Ohio State University | |||
| |image_name = Seal of the Ohio State University.png | |||
| |image_size = 200px | |||
| |motto = ''Disciplina in civitatem'' (]) | |||
| |mottoeng = Education for Citizenship | |||
| |established = 1870 | |||
| |type = ] <br/> ] <br/> ] <br/> ] <br/> ] | |||
| |calendar = Quarter | |||
| |endowment = ]1.87 ]<ref name="nacubo-2010NES">{{cite web |title = 2010 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments |publisher = National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |year= 2011 |url = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2010NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values_Final.pdf | |||
| |format = PDF |accessdate = 2011-01-27}}</ref> | |||
| |staff = 5,584 academic faculty, 21,693 non-academic staff (not including students)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php |title=The Ohio State University - Statistical Summary |publisher=Osu.edu |date=2011-06-30 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| |president = ]<ref></ref> | |||
| |chancellor = | |||
| |students = 55,014 (Columbus), 63,217 (all campuses)<ref name="osu.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php |title=The Ohio State University - Statistical Summary |publisher=Osu.edu |date=2011-06-30 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| |undergrad = 38,479 (Columbus), 46,690 (all campuses) | |||
| |postgrad = 13,341 (Columbus), 13,657 (all campuses)<ref> Autumn 2007 Enrollment Report</ref> | |||
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| |city = ] | |||
| |state = ] | |||
| |country = ] | |||
| |campus = {{convert|1762|acre|km2|0}} Columbus campus<br/>{{convert|15904|acre|km2|0}} total (])<ref name="osu.edu"/> | |||
| |free_label = Athletics | |||
| |free = 19 men and 20 women varsity teams | |||
| |nickname = ] | |||
| |colors = {{colorbox|#990000}} {{colorbox|#999999}} scarlet and gray | |||
| |mascot = ] | |||
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| }} | |||
| '''The Ohio State University''', commonly referred to as '''Ohio State''', is a ] research university located in ]. It was originally founded in 1870 as a ] and is currently the ] in the ].<ref>{{Cite news | |||
| | last = Gray | |||
| | first = Kathy Lynn | |||
| | title = OSU is No. 1 again — in enrollment | |||
| | publisher = The Columbus Dispatch | |||
| | date = 2006-10-17 | |||
| | url = http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/10/17/20061017-D3-00.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2006-10-17 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Ohio State named nation’s largest college – again |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/10/20/daily3.html |work=] |publisher= |date=2008-10-20 |accessdate=2008-10-22 }}</ref> Ohio State has been officially designated as the ] institution of Ohio's public universities<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cio.chance.berkeley.edu/chancellor/sp/flagship.htm |title=Discussion of "Flagship Universities" by UC-Berkeley Chancellor Berdahl |publisher=Cio.chance.berkeley.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> by the newly centralized ].<ref>.</ref><ref>{{Cite book | |||
| | title =More coherence for higher ed | |||
| | publisher =The Cincinnati Enquirer | |||
| | date =2007-08-04 | |||
| | url =http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070804/EDIT01/708040332/1090 | |||
| | accessdate =2007-08-04 | |||
| | format = <!-- {{Dead link|date=April 2009}} – -->}}</ref> It also includes regional campuses in ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| Ohio State athletic teams compete in ] of the ] and are collectively known as the ]. They compete in the ] for most sports. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| {{Main|History of The Ohio State University}} | |||
| The Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a ] in with the ] under the name of the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. 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 ] foresaw a more classic, comprehensive university, and manipulated both the university's location and its initial board of trustees towards that end. Later that year, the university welcomed its first class of 24 students. In 1878, and in light of its expanded focus, the college permanently changed its name to the now-familiar "The Ohio State University", with "The" as part of its official name,<ref name="Ohio 3335">{{cite web |url=http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3335.01 |title=Ohio Revised Code § 3335.01 |accessdate = December 16, 2010 |date=October 1, 1953}}</ref> although the state code that declares the "The" neglects it in sections<ref>{{cite web |url=http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3345.011 |title=Ohio Revised Code § 3345.011 |accessdate= December 16, 2010 |date=October 16, 2009}}</ref> including in the title of the section that originally declares it.<ref name="Ohio 3335"/> | |||
| Ohio State began accepting graduate students in the 1880s, and, in 1891, the school saw the founding of its law school, Moritz College of Law. It would later acquire colleges of medicine, dentistry, optometry, commerce, and journalism in subsequent years. | |||
| Although development had been hindered in the 1870s by hostility from the state's agricultural interests and competition for resources from ] and ], both issues were eventually resolved. 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 ]. | |||
| ==Campus== | |||
| ] | |||
| Ohio State's {{convert|1,764|acre|km2}} of main campus is approximately {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} north of the city's downtown. Four buildings are currently listed on the ]: Enarson Hall, ], ], and ]. | |||
| 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. The Thompson Library was designed in 1913 by the Boston firm of Allen and Collens in the Italianate Renaissance Revival style, and its placement on the Oval was suggested by the Olmsted brothers who had designed New York City's ]. In 2006, the Thompson Library began a $100 million dollar renovation with the stated aims of becoming a "global benchmark twenty-first century" library while maintaining the building's classical Italian Renaissance architecture.<ref>{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| 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, 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 ] 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 ]. | |||
| 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. Part of its design was to pay tribute to the armory that formerly had the same location. 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 ] '']'', which was purchased by alumnus ] at auction for forty-five million dollars and then donated to the university. | |||
| 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. To the west are Enarson Hall, the Kuhn Honors House, Browning Amphitheatre (a traditional stone ]) and ]. | |||
| The ] is located on the southern edge of the central campus. It is home to the ], a cancer research institute and one of the ] forty-one ], along with ], a research institute for cardiovascular disease. | |||
| ==Academics== | |||
| ===Rankings and recognition=== | |||
| {{Infobox US university ranking | |||
| | ARWU_W = 62 | |||
| | USNWR_NU = 55 | |||
| | THES_W = | |||
| | Wamo_NU = 42 | |||
| | Forbes = | |||
| | QS_W = 111 | |||
| }} | |||
| In 1916, Ohio State became the first university in Ohio to be extended membership into the ], and remains the only public university in Ohio among the organization's 60 members. '']: 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 as the 18th best public university and 55th overall ranked university in America. Ohio State ranked 14th in US News' new "Up and Coming" colleges section. The list includes the top colleges in the nation "that are making improvements in academics, faculty, students, campus life, diversity, and facilities. These schools are worth watching because they are making promising and innovative changes."<ref>.</ref> | |||
| Internationally, in 2011 ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011?page=2 |title=QS World University Rankings |publisher=Topuniversities |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> ranked Ohio State University 111th in the world, and awarded the university with the maximum five stars for excellence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/qsstars |title=QS Stars |publisher=Top Universities |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> It scored 88th in Social Sciences in the international subject rankings. Three years back, China's ] placed Ohio State as the 61st ranked university in the world in their 2007 ].<ref>.</ref> | |||
| The Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance at ] detailed analysis and rankings of American universities currently places Ohio State as the 24th ranked university in America, the 10th ranked public university in the country 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.<ref>.</ref> The ] 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 place Ohio State as 12th in the nation and 10th among public universities.<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 ] 12th in America and the top undergraduate business school in Ohio. The graduate program of the Fisher College is ranked 21st in America and is 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> Fisher's Executive MBA program was ranked 3rd nationally for return on investment by ] in 2008 citing a 170 percent return on an average of $66,900 invested in tuition and expenses during the 18-month program.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122886992617993259.html#articleTabs%3Darticle |title=Ranking the Returns On Executive M.B.A.s |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=2008-12-10 |author=Alina Dizik | date=2008-12-10}}</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> | |||
| ] and Polshek Partnership Architects. | |||
| ]] | |||
| The Ohio State law school is ranked by ''US News'' as top of the nine law schools in Ohio and 31st overall in America. Ohio State's medical school is ranked as the top public medical school in Ohio and 31st for research and 38th for primary care. ''US News'' ranks Ohio State's undergraduate engineering program as the 25th 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 College of Education was ranked 17th in America by US News and the highest in Ohio. The Counseling/Personnel Services graduate program at Ohio State is ranked 4th in America by the 2008 'US News & World Report'. The Department of Geography is ranked 5th in 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> | |||
| ] | |||
| Ohio State's ] department is ranked 13th in the country by ''US News & World Report'', with the American politics section fifth, international politics 12th and political methodology 10th. A study by Simon Hix of The ] ranked it as the fourth best political science department in the world, based on publications.<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> The ] department was recently ranked 18th in the nation (6th among public universities) by the ]. | |||
| 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. | |||
| ] ranked the graduate program in Design at #5 in the nation in their 2009 rankings. Overall, the graduate Art program ranked #21, with the ceramics and glass programs at #6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osu.edu/news/lvl2_news_story.php?id=1953 |title=OSU Press Release, 3-31-2008 |publisher=Osu.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> In its 2008 edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools, the journal ''DesignIntelligence'' ranked the undergraduate ] program #3 nationwide, and the graduate program in Design #10 nationwide. The DFC conducted their research by polling 270 corporations regarding how design schools were preparing their students for the future of professional practice in design. OSU was in the top ten rankings of the corporate leaders' assessments in all regions (#4 in the south, #2 in the midwest, #7 in the east, and #4 in the west). The graduate program placed at #3 in the south and #2 in the east, resulting in 10th overall in the nation.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ===Research=== | |||
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| ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''OSU schools/colleges''' | |||
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| | colspan="2" |<hr> | |||
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| | ] | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Education and Human Ecology | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Nursing | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Optometry | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Pharmacy | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Public Health | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Social Work | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Veterinary Medicine | |||
| |- | |||
| | College of Arts and Sciences | |||
| |- | |||
| | Graduate School | |||
| |- | |||
| | John Glenn School of Public Affairs | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| |- | |||
| |} | |||
| In a 2007 report released by the ], Ohio State’s research expenditures for 2006 were ]652 million, placing it 7th among public universities and 11th overall, also ranking 3rd among all American universities for private industry sponsored research. Research expenditures at Ohio State were $720 million in 2007. 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> | |||
| Research facilities include ], ], ] (OSU CAR), ], Biological Research Tower, Electroscience Laboratory, ] ('''LBT''', originally named the Columbus Project), ], ], and ]. | |||
| ===Admissions and tuition=== | |||
| Undergraduate admissions to Ohio State are classified as “more selective” by '']'' and '']'' and according to the data are the most selective for any public university in Ohio. The 2009 freshman class had an acceptance rate of 52%, with 54% of students graduating in the top 10% of their high school class and 87% in the top 25% of their class. The 2007 freshman class had an acceptance rate of 52%, and the enrolled freshman class had the following composition: students graduating in the top 10% of their high school class (57%); the top 25% of their high school class (91%); the top 50% of their high school class (99%). 27% of the freshman class scored in the top 3% of the SAT or ACT, while 72% scored in the top 15%. The middle 50% range of ACT scores for the enrolled class was 26–30, with an average ACT score of 27. 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 2010–2011 academic year is $9,420.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/30/Ohio-State-trustees-OK-tuition-increase.html |title=Ohio State group approves tuition increase |publisher=Dispatch.com |date=2010-03-30 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> For the 2006–2007 academic year, tuition at Ohio State for Ohio residents placed it as the fifth most expensive public university and slightly beneath the weighted average tuition of $8,553 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.osu.edu/osu/newsrel/Archive/99-02-05_Trustees:_Endowment_Tops_$1_Billion.html |title=Ohio State endowment tops $1 Billion 2–5–99, Ohio State News |publisher=Osu.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> of public universities to raise a $1 billion ] when it passed the $1 billion mark in 1999. At year’s end 2005, Ohio State’s endowment stood at $1.73 billion, ranking it seventh among public universities and 27th among all American universities.<ref>.</ref> In June 2006, the endowment passed the $2 billion 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—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, the campaign’s final tally was $1.23 billion, placing Ohio State among the small group of public universities to have successfully conducted a $1 billion campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homepages.indiana.edu/022505/text/iuf.shtml |title=Top 15 Public University Endowments as of June 30, 2004 |publisher=Homepages.indiana.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> At his welcoming ceremony, returning President E. Gordon Gee announced that, in the Fall of 2007, Ohio State would be launching a $2.5 billion fund-raising campaign. | |||
| ==Student life== | |||
| ] | |||
| 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. The Office of Student Life also operates the ], the Fawcett Center, the ], the ] the ], and the Wilce Student Health Center, named for football coach and university physician ]. | |||
| Ohio State has several student managed publications and media outlets. ''The Makio'' is the official yearbook.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohiounion.osu.edu/makio/ |title=Makio – Ohio Union |publisher=Ohiounion.osu.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> ''The Makio’s'' sales plummeted by 60% during the early 1970s; 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 thanks to several student organizations. '']'' 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 Sundial'' is a student written and published humor magazine. Founded in 1911 it is one of the oldest humor magazines in the country, After a 17 year hiatus in which no magazine was published it has recently been revived.<ref>http://uweekly.com/newsmag/01-12-2011/17010/humor-magazine-returning-to-osu</ref> ''The 8th Floor Improv'' is the university's premiere improvisational comedy group, regularly performing long and short-from improv around campus and across the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.8thfloorimprov.com |title=The 8th Floor Improv |publisher=The 8th Floor Improv |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> There are two student-run radio stations on campus. ] is the music station and Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio broadcasts eleven different Ohio State sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatesports.net/ |title=Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio |publisher=Ohiostatesports.net |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> Both stations broadcast on an Internet audio stream (no broadcast signals are available in Columbus). Students also operate a local ] channel known as ], which airs primarily on the campus closed cable system operated by the Office of Information Technology (OIT). | |||
| The ] is also a longstanding tradition at Ohio State. It is the largest all-brass and percussion band in the world. The traditional school songs from "]" to "]" to "Fight the Team Across the Field", are arranged to fit this instrumentation. The band is famous for "]", 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 ] player. | |||
| Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as ] and ], and athletic games are: ''Across the Field'', The Ohio State University ] and "Buckeye Battle Cry". | |||
| 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. The OSU Wind Symphony, frequently receives praise on the national level, recently having been selected to perform at the 2003 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Convention and at the Ohio Music Educators Association Conference in 2001, 2004, 2006, and 2008; the OSU Symphonic Band performed in 2007. The OSU Wind Symphony has recently released its newest album,, "Southern Harmony," the ] Label in 2009. 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 there is also an OSU Symphony Orchestra. | |||
| In addition to strong bands, the university is also recognized for outstanding choral performance. The Ohio State Men's ], formed in 1875, is the oldest organization on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mgc.osu.edu |title=OSU Men's Glee Club |publisher=Mgc.osu.edu |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</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. | |||
| Ohio State's "]" electric car broke the world record for the fastest speed by an electric vehicle on October 3, 2004 with a speed of 271.737 mph (437.3 km/h) at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedace.info/bonneville_nationals_buckeye_bullet_timing.htm |title=Bonneville Nationals 2004 |accessdate=2009-12-31 |publisher=Speedace }}</ref> 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). In 2007, ] was launched. This follow-up effort was a collaboration between Ohio State engineering students and engineers from the ] and will seek to break the landspeed record for hydrogen cell powered vehicles.<ref>.</ref><!-- this needs updated - did end up breaking landspeed records --> | |||
| 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> | |||
| The Residence Hall Advisory Council (RHAC), which is a representative body of all students living in the University's residence halls, helps evaluate and improve the living conditions of the residence halls. | |||
| ] hosted '']'' "Battlefield Ohio: ''The Daily Show''’s Midwest Midterm Midtacular" from Ohio State's Roy Bowen Theatre during the week of October 30 to November 2, 2006.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ===Diversity=== | |||
| 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-95845140.html |title=Black Enterprise's 50 Best Colleges for African Americans |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> Additionally, Ohio State ranked 10th in the nation in 2006 for the numbers of African American doctors graduated. ''The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students'' lists Ohio State as one of the best campuses in America for ] students.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenbloom |first=Stephanie |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E0D71531F937A2575AC0A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all |title=Is This Campus Gay-Friendly?|publisher=New York Times |date=2006-09-14 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| Ohio State, despite selective admissions, has also maintained a high amount of socio-economic diversity among its students. The 2007 freshman class contained 22.7% of first generation college students which far exceeded the national norm on American campuses of 15.9%.<ref>] Release 09-10-2007]</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 West Campus 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 ], 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", "Media, Marketing, and Communications Scholars","Biological Sciences Scholars", "International Affairs Scholars", "Business 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 to ten incoming freshmen and 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 ] Scholarships. | |||
| 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 initiated 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 which had served as the University President's residence until the 1960s. Four dormitories are designated all or in part as honors residences: Taylor, Bradley, Siebert, and Lincoln. | |||
| ===Activities and organizations=== | |||
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| The ] was the first student union built by an American public university. The Ohio Union is dedicated to the enrichment of 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 was later renamed Enarson Hall. The second Ohio Union was completed in 1950 and was located prominently along High Street, southeast of the Oval. It was a center of student life at The Ohio State University for more than 50 years, providing facilities for student activities, organizations and events, and serving as an important meeting place for campus and community interaction. In addition, many student services and programs were housed in the union, along with dining and recreational facilities. The second Ohio Union was demolished in February 2007 to make way for the new Ohio Union which was finished in 2010. During this time, student activities had been relocated to Ohio Stadium and other academic buildings. | |||
| ===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 1,000 registered student organizations that involve many thousands of students.<ref>.</ref> The university's ] has won the state ] tournament several times.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} | |||
| ] is currently the largest student-run organization on the campus of The Ohio State University. Block "O" serves as the official student cheering section at athletic events for the University. | |||
| ===Leadership and service=== | |||
| The Union's vision is to prepare students to be responsible, engaged leaders committed to community participation for social action and change. Programs with which students can get involved include are the Leadership Collaborative, Leadership Ohio State, Residence Halls Advisory Council, LeaderShape, Buckeye Service Council, Community Commitment Day, SERV team, Service Squad, and BUCK I SERV alternative break trips. Additionally, the Service-Learning Institute offers courses that educate students while also helping the greater community. All of these programs have the ultimate goal of making students better leaders, people, and citizens of Ohio. | |||
| ===Student governments=== | |||
| At 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 liaison between these students and the governing bodies of the University. | |||
| ==Athletics== | |||
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| {{Main|Ohio State Buckeyes}} | |||
| {{See also|Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball|Ohio State Buckeyes baseball}} | |||
| 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 FBS 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. ] is the mascot. Ohio State currently has 36 varsity teams. | |||
| Ohio State is one of only three universities (the ] and the ] being the others) to have won national championships in all three major men's sports (baseball, men's basketball, and football).{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} Ohio State is also one of only two universities to appear in the national championship games in both football and men's basketball in the same calendar year (the other university is the ], who defeated Ohio State in both contests 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.<ref>.</ref> The Ohio State equestrian team has won eight Intercollegiate Horse Show Association national championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/2007/04/19/Sports/Equestrian.Team.Looks.To.Take.Ninth.National.Title-2853075.shtml?reffeature=htmlemailedition |title=Equestrian team looks to take ninth national title – Sports |publisher=Media.www.thelantern.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</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. In 2007, Sports Illustrated nicknamed Ohio State's athletic program as being "The Program" due to the unsurpassed facilities, unparalleled amount of men's and women's sport teams, their success, and the financial support of an impressive fan base.<ref>{{cite web|author=L. Jon Wertheim |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1105239/1/index.htm |title=The Program|publisher=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date=2007-03-05 |accessdate=2011-10-01}}</ref> | |||
| Outstanding sports figures that were student athletes at Ohio State include 1936 Olympics gold medalist ] "the Buckeye Bullet" (track and field), ], ], ], and ] (basketball), 2010 Olympics silver medalist ] (ice hockey), ] 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 the only 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. Hall of fame players, in pro-football, include ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| ==Ohio State-affiliated media== | |||
| Ohio State operates a ] ], ] (virtual channel 34 / DT 38, a local ] ] station), as well as two public radio stations, ] 89.7/] 820 (]/] ]) and ] (], "Classical 101") in Columbus. WOSU's AM facility is in the process of being sold. | |||
| In 2003, the television station began broadcasting in ]. | |||
| ==People== | |||
| ===Faculty=== | |||
| Ohio State’s faculty currently includes a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, 21 members of the ] or ], four members of the ],<ref></ref> and 177 elected fellows of the ]. In 2009, 17 Ohio State faculty were elected as AAAS Fellows. Each year since 2002, Ohio State has either led or been second among all American universities in the number of their faculty elected as fellows to the AAAS.<ref>.</ref><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, 31 universities and 11 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, 32 Ohio State faculty members have been awarded the prestigious ], which is more than all other public and private Ohio universities combined. In 2008, three Ohio State faculty were awarded Guggenheim Fellowships, placing Ohio State among the top 15 universities in the nation.<ref>.</ref> Since the 2000–2001 award year, 55 Ohio State faculty members have been named as ], the highest of any Ohio university.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| ===Alumni=== | |||
| {{Main|List of Ohio State University people}} | |||
| Ohio State currently has over 525,000 living alumni located around the world. Ohio State alumni include ], ], and ] recipients, ambassadors, 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 eighty-three ] medals and three times received the ] as the nation's top amateur athlete. ] has been called "the greatest golfer in history" while ] has been called "the greatest Olympian in history." Twice, Ohio State alumni have graced the cover of '']'' as its ]. | |||
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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 | 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 | 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 | isbn=0-8142-1027-9}} | |||
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Revision as of 23:59, 17 November 2011
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