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{{About|the university in Ohio|the university in Florida|University of Miami}} {{Coord|39.511905|-84.734674|display=title}} {{Infobox university |name = Miami University |image = [[Image:Ohio_University_seal.svg |caption = |latin_name = Universitas Miamiensis |motto = ''Prodesse Quam Conspici'' |mottoeng = To Accomplish Rather Than to Be Conspicuous |established = 1809 |type = [[Public university|Public]] |endowment = $447 million (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2016-Endowment-Market-Values.pdf|title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Endowment Market Value and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY2015 to FY2016|last=|first=|date=February 2017|website=NACUBO|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=23 March 2017}}</ref> |president = Gregory Crawford<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/news/top-stories/2016/02/crawford-confirmation.html |title=Gregory Crawford chosen as Miami University's 22nd president|accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref> |provost = Phyllis Callahan |students = 24,505 system-wide |undergrad = 22,119 system-wide; 16,981 Oxford |postgrad = 2,386 system-wide |city = [[Oxford, Ohio]] {{small|(main campus)}} |campus = [[Rural]], 2,138 acres (8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) |athletics = 18 [[NCAA Division I]] FBS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/onlineDir/exec/sponsorship?sortOrder=0&division=1A&sport=MFB|title=NCAA Sports Sponsorship|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref><br>[[Mid-American Conference]]<br />[[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]] |free_label = Newspaper |free = [[The Miami Student]] |nickname = [[Miami RedHawks|RedHawks]] |mascot = Swoop the RedHawk |affiliations = [[University System of Ohio]] |website = {{url|www.miamioh.edu}} |logo = [[File:Miami University logo.png|250px]] |staff = 1,400 system-wide |colors = Red and White<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/ucm/web/reference/design-standards-guide/colors/index.html|title=Colors|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref><br />{{color box|#B61E2E}}&nbsp;{{color box|white}} }} '''Miami University''', (also referred to as '''Miami of Ohio''' or simply '''Miami''') is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] located on a 2,138-acre campus in [[Oxford, Ohio]], 35 miles north of [[Cincinnati]]. Founded in 1809, although classes were not held until 1824, Miami University is the 10th oldest public university and 32nd oldest higher education institution in the United States.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} The university also has regional campuses in [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton]], [[Middletown, Ohio|Middletown]] and [[West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio|West Chester]], as well as the [[Miami University Dolibois European Center|Dolibois European Center]] in [[Luxembourg]]. Miami University is classified by the [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|Carnegie Foundation]] as a research university with a high research activity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/srp.php?clq=%7B%22basic2005_ids%22%3A%2216%22%7D&start_page=standard.php|title=Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|last=|first=|date=|website=Carnegie Classifications|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=23 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miamioh.edu/research/proposal-prep/institutional-data/carnegie-classification/index.html|title=Carnegie Classification|last=|first=|date=|website=Miami University|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=23 March 2017}}</ref> It is affiliated to the [[University System of Ohio]]. Miami University is well known for its [[liberal arts education]]; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 60 graduate degree programs within its 8 schools and colleges in [[architecture]], [[business]], [[engineering]], [[humanities]] and the [[science]]s. In its 2017 edition, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the university 79th among national universities and the 30th top public university in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public/page+2|title=2016 US News & World Report Rankings}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities|title=National University Rankings|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> Additionally, Miami University is ranked 2nd best national university (1st among public institutions) for undergraduate teaching.<ref>{{cite web | title = 2016 US News & World Report Rankings for Best Undergraduate Teaching | url = http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/miami-university-oxford-204024/overall-rankings}}</ref> Miami University is considered one of the original eight [[Public Ivy]] schools that provide a quality of education comparable to those of the [[Ivy League]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Public Ivys: A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities.|last=Moll|first=Richard|publisher=|year=1985|isbn=9780670582051|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities|last=Greene|first=Howard|last2=Greene|first2=Matthew|publisher=Collins Reference|year=2001|isbn=9780060934590|location=|pages=}}</ref> Miami University has a long tradition of [[Fraternities and sororities|Greek life]]; five social Greek-letter organizations were founded at the university earning Miami the nickname “[[Mother of Fraternities]].” Today, Miami University hosts over 50 fraternity and sorority chapters, and approximately one-third of the undergraduate student population are members of the Greek community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/about-miami/history-traditions/traditions/|title=Miami Traditions|last=|first=|date=|website=Miami University|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=23 March 2017}}</ref> Miami is renowned for its campus beauty, having been called "The most beautiful campus that ever there was" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet [[Robert Frost]]. Additionally, ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked the city of Oxford first on its 2016 list of the best college towns in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/12/13/the-best-and-worst-college-towns-in-the-u-s/#128b40184eee|title=The Best And Worst College Towns In The U.S.|last=Strauss|first=Karsten|date=13 December 2016|website=Forbes|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=23 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-college-cities-and-towns-in-america/8974/#methodology|title=2016’s Best College Towns & Cities in America|last=|first=|date=|website=WalletHub|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=23 March 2017}}</ref> Miami's athletic teams compete in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) and are collectively known as the [[Miami RedHawks]]. They compete in the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) in all varsity sports except [[ice hockey]], which competes in the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]]. ==History== ===1800s=== [[Image:muohioelliot.jpg|thumb|200px|Elliott Hall was modeled after [[Yale University|Yale's]] Connecticut Hall.]] The foundations for Miami University were first laid by [[s:United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/2nd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 30|an Act of Congress]] signed by [[President of the United States|President]] [[George Washington]], stating that an academy should be located Northwest of the [[Ohio River]] in the [[Miami Valley]].<ref name="OverviewHist">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamioh.edu/documents_and_policies/bulletin06/gen_info/index.html|title=Miami University: Documents and Policies: General Bulletin|publisher=Miami University|accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref> The land was located within the [[Symmes Purchase]]; Judge [[John Cleves Symmes]], the owner of the land, purchased the land from the government with the stipulation that he lay aside land for an academy.<ref name="MiamiYears">{{cite book |title=The Miami Years|last=Havighurst|first=Walter|authorlink=Walter Havighurst|year=1984|publisher=G.P. Putnam and Sons|location=New York|url=http://www.lib.miamioh.edu/my/ |accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref> Congress granted one township to be located in the District of Cincinnati to the [[Ohio General Assembly]] for the purposes of building a college, two days after [[Ohio]] was granted [[Federated state|statehood]] in 1803; if no suitable location could be provided in the Symmes Purchase, Congress pledged to give federal lands to the legislature after a five-year period. The Ohio Legislature appointed three surveyors in August of the same year to search for a suitable township, and they selected a township off of Four Mile Creek.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> The Legislature passed "An Act to Establish the Miami University" on February 2, 1809, and a board of trustees was created by the state; this is cited as the founding of Miami University.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> The township originally granted to the university was known as the "[[College Township]]," and was renamed [[Oxford, Ohio]], in 1810.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} The University temporarily halted construction due to the [[War of 1812]].<ref name="MiamiYears" /> [[Cincinnati]] tried to move Miami to the city in 1822 and to divert its income to a Cincinnati college, but it failed.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> Miami created a [[grammar school]] in 1818 to teach frontier youth; but, it was disbanded after five years.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> [[Robert Hamilton Bishop]], a Presbyterian minister and professor of history, was appointed to be the first President of Miami University in 1824. The first day of classes at Miami was on November 1, 1824.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> At its opening, there were 20 students and two faculty members in addition to Bishop.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> The curriculum included [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Latin]], [[Algebra]], [[Geography]], and [[Roman history]]; the University offered only a [[Bachelor of Arts]]. An "English Scientific Department" was started in 1825, which studied modern languages, [[applied mathematics]], and [[political economy]] as training for more practical professions. It offered a certificate upon completion of coursework, not a full diploma.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> Miami students purchased a [[printing press]], and in 1827 published their first periodical, ''The Literary Focus''. It promptly failed, but it laid the foundation for the weekly ''Literary Register''. The current ''[[The Miami Student|Miami Student]]'', founded in 1867, traces its foundation back to the ''Literary Register'' and claims to be the oldest college newspaper in the United States.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> A theological department and a farmer's college were formed in 1829; the farmer's college was not an [[agricultural school]], but a three-year education program for farm boys. [[William Holmes McGuffey]] joined the faculty in 1826, and began his work on the ''[[McGuffey Readers]]'' while in Oxford.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> By 1834 the faculty had grown to seven professors and enrollment was at 234 students.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> Eleven students were expelled in 1835, including one for firing a pistol at another student. McGuffey resigned and became the President of the [[Cincinnati College]], where he urged parents not to send their children to Miami.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> [[Image:Miamiu.jpg|left|thumb|250 px|[[Alumni Hall (Miami University)|Alumni Hall]] in winter]] [[Image:Miami Bell Tower.JPG|thumb|200 px|The "Beta Bells" of Miami University were built with funds donated by the [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity on its Centennial in 1939.]] [[Alpha Delta Phi]] opened its chapter at Miami in 1833, making it the first [[fraternity]] chapter West of the [[Allegheny Mountains]]. In 1839, [[Beta Theta Pi]] was created; it was the first fraternity formed at Miami.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> In 1839 Old Miami reached its enrollment peak, with 250 students from 13 states; only [[Harvard]], [[Yale]], and [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]] were larger.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> President Bishop resigned in 1840 due to escalating problems in the University, although he remained as a professor through 1844. He was replaced as President by [[George Junkin]], former President of [[Lafayette College]]; Junkin resigned in 1844, having proved to be unpopular with students.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> By 1847, enrollment had fallen to 137 students. Students in 1848 participated in the "Snowball Rebellion". Defying the faculty's stance against fraternities, students packed Old Main, one of Miami's main classrooms and administrative buildings, with snow and reinforced the snow with chairs, benches and desks from the classroom.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> Those who had participated in the rebellion were expelled from the school and Miami's student population was more than halved. By 1873, enrollment fell further to 87 students. The board of trustees closed the school in 1873, and leased the campus for a grammar school.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> The period prior to its closing is referred to as "Old Miami."<ref name="MiamiYears" />[[File:Satirical map of Miami University campus n.d. (3192347112).jpg|thumb|mini|Satirical map of Miami University campus]] The university re-opened in 1885, having paid all of its debts and repaired many of its buildings; there were 40 students in its first year. Enrollment remained under 100 students throughout the 1800s. Miami focused on aspects outside of the classics, including [[botany]], [[physics]], and [[geology]] departments.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> In 1888, Miami began inter-collegiate football play in a game against the University of Cincinnati.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> By the early 1900s, the state of Ohio pledged regular financial support for Miami University. Enrollment reached 207 students in 1902. The Ohio General Assembly passed the Sesse Bill in 1902, which mandated [[coeducation]] for all Ohio public schools. Miami lacked the rooms to fit all of the students expected the next year, and Miami made an arrangement with [[Oxford Female Institute|Oxford College]], a women's college located in the town, to rent rooms. Miami's first [[African-American]] student, Nelly Craig, graduated in 1905.<ref name="OverviewHist" /> Hepburn Hall, built in 1905, was the first women's dorm at the college. By 1907, the enrollment at the University passed 700 students and women made up about a third of the student body.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> [[Andrew Carnegie]] pledged $40,000 to the building of a new [[Alumni Hall (Miami University)|library]] for the University.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> === 1900s === Enrollment in 1923 was at 1,500 students. The [[Oxford Female Institute|Oxford College for Women]] merged with Miami University in 1928.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> By the early 1930s, enrollment had reached 2,200 students. The conservative environment found on campus called for little change during the problems of the [[Great Depression]], and only about 10 percent of students in the 1930s were on government subsidies.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> During [[World War II]], Miami changed its curriculum to include "war emergency courses" and a Navy Training School took up residence on campus. During wartime in 1943, the population of the University became majority women.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> Due to the [[G.I. Bill of Rights|G.I. Bill]], tuition for veterans decreased; the enrollment at Miami jumped from 2,200 to 4,100 students. Temporary lodges were constructed in order to accommodate the number of students. By 1952, the student body had grown to 5,000.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> [[File:Miami University, Ohio c. 1909.jpg|center|800px|thumb|Miami University in 1909]] In 1954, Miami created a common curriculum for all students to complete, in order to have a base for their other subjects. By 1964, enrollment reached nearly 15,000.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> To accommodate the growing number of students, Miami University started a regional branch of the University at [[Miami University Middletown|Middletown, Ohio]], in 1966 and [[Miami University Hamilton|Hamilton, Ohio]], in 1968.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> Miami founded a Luxembourg branch, today called the [[Miami University Dolibois European Center]], in 1968; students live with Luxembourgian families, and study under Miami professors.<ref name="MiamiYears" /> Miami experimented with a [[Academic term|trimester]] plan in 1965, but it ultimately failed and the university reverted to a quarter system. In 1974, The [[Western College for Women]] in Oxford, was sold to Miami; and President Shriver oversaw the creation of the well-respected and innovative Interdisciplinary Studies Program known as the [[Western College Program]].<ref name="MiamiYears" /> The program was merged into the College of Arts & Science in 2007.<ref name="closingfaq">{{cite web|url=http://www.cas.miamioh.edu/western/faq.html|title=FAQ :: Western Program|publisher=Miami University|accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref> The newest regional campus, the [[Miami University Voice of America Learning Center]] opened in 2009. ==Campus== Miami University's main campus is located in [[Oxford, Ohio]]; the city is located in the [[Miami Valley]] in Southwestern Ohio. Development of the campus began in 1818 with a multipurpose building called Franklin Hall; [[Elliott and Stoddard Halls|Elliott Hall]], built in 1825, is Miami's oldest residence hall.<ref name="MiamiYears" /><ref name="walkingtour" /> Miami is renowned for its campus beauty, having been called "The most beautiful campus that ever there was" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet [[Robert Frost]], a friend of then Miami artist-in-residence Percy McKaye, a poet. Miami has added campus buildings in the style characteristic of [[Georgian Revival]] architecture, with all buildings built three stories or less, or "to human scale". Today, the area of Miami's Oxford campus consists of 2,138 [[acre]]s (8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>).<ref name="walkingtour">{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/about-miami/visiting-miami/campus-map/walking-tour/index.html|title=Walking Tour of Miami University|publisher=Miami University}}</ref><ref name="princetonreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/college/CollegeCampusLife.aspx?iid=1023443|title=Miami University|publisher=Princeton Review|accessdate=2010-03-03}}</ref> [[Oxford, Ohio]] is a [[college town]], with over 70.0% of the residents attending college or graduate school.<ref name="census">{{cite web|title=Oxford city, Ohio - DP-2. Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000|publisher=[[U.S. Census]]|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US3959234&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_DP2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked the city of Oxford first on its 2016 list of the best college towns in the United States.<ref name=":0" /> All first and secondyear students are required to live on-campus and all dorms are three [[storey|stories]] or less.<ref name="studentlifemuohio">{{cite web|title=Mother of Fraternities Milestone: Greek Life's 175th Anniversary|publisher=Miami University|url=http://www.miamioh.edu/admission/campuslife/|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> Miami gives students the options of choosing from 35 theme-based living learning communities (LLCs); all of the halls on-campus participate in the LLC program to create bonds among students based on certain classes and majors.<ref name="LLCoverview">{{cite web|title=LLC Overview|publisher=Miami University|url=http://miamioh.edu/student-life/residence-life/living-learning-communities/index.html|accessdate=2015-06-05}}</ref> An LLC focuses on a certain theme, such as governmental relations, the arts, women in engineering or technology and society, which allows students to live with people who have similar interests to them. Also smaller groups of students can create their own second year LLCs in order to continue their learning together, for example the newly created Science of life LLC which focuses on matters of all sciences and how they affect modern society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/student-life/residence-life/residential-communities/index.html|title=About Living Learning Communities - Miami University|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> Each residence hall has its own hall government, with representatives in the [[Residence Hall Association]] and the [[student senate]].<ref name="ASGabout" /> Miami University’s dining options includes about 30 dining destinations on campus, including Maple Street Station and Garden Commons, each with multiple dining options. Miami’s dining services have won 52 awards since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.miamioh.edu/dining/|title=Dining Services|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> Miami University also has a Recreational Sports Center. The center contains three basketball courts, an Olympic-sized pool and diving well, outdoor pursuit center, rock-climbing center, fitness room, large exercise classrooms and a weight room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rec.miamioh.edu/|title=Miami Recreation - Miami University|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> ===Historic landmarks=== * [[William Holmes McGuffey Museum]], a [[National Historic Landmark]] * [[Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] * [[Elliott and Stoddard Halls (Miami University)|Elliott and Stoddard Halls]], oldest dormitories in use in Ohio * [[Langstroth Cottage]], a National Historic Landmark * Old Manse (home of the University Honors Program) Presbyterian Parsonage, East High Street, listed in the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] * Simpson-Shade Guest House, listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey * Lewis Place, home of Miami presidents ==Students== ===Overview=== Miami's student body consists of 16,981 undergraduates and 2,386 graduate students on the Oxford campus (as of fall 2016).<ref name="QuickFact">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamioh.edu/about_miami/quickfacts/|title=Miami University: Quick Facts|publisher=Miami University|accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> Students at Miami come from 50 [[U.S. state]]s and 78 countries as of Oct. 2015.<ref name="classof2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.miamioh.edu/admission/stats.cfm|title=First Year Student Profile|publisher=Miami University|accessdate=2015-06-05}}</ref><ref name="Intlstats">{{cite web|url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/internationalprograms/pdf/intl-statistics-2009-fall.pdf|title=Statistical Information for International Students|publisher=Miami University |accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> Although Miami recruits diverse students domestically and internationally, and ranks number two nationally for participation in study abroad among doctoral-granting schools, it consistently works to increase its student diversity; 22.4% (9.7% international) of the student body identifies as other than white.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} For first-time, degree seeking freshmen for the Fall of 2014, Miami received 27,454 applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/miami-university-oxford|title=Miami University: Oxford - The College Board|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> Also, for first-year students in 2015, 42.5% of students ranked in the top 10% of their class. The middle 50% range of [[ACT (test)|ACT]] scores for first-year students is 26-31, while the [[SAT]] scores is 1180-1330 (old scale).<ref name="classof2014" /> ===Rankings=== {{Infobox US university ranking | Forbes = 155 | USNWR_NU = 79 | Wamo_NU = 133<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 National Universities Rankings |date=n.d. |accessdate=May 26, 2015 |website=Washington Monthly |url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/national-universities-rank-all.php}}</ref> | ARWU_W = Does not appear. | QS_W = 701. | THES_W = 601-800 }} [[Image:muohioharrison.jpg|thumb|300px|Harrison Hall at sunset]] ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in its 2017 rankings ranked the university's undergraduate program 79th among national universities, and 30th among public universities. ''U.S. News'' also ranked the university fifth for best undergraduate teaching at national public universities.<ref name="undergradteachingusnews">{{cite web|url = http://rankings.usnews.com/best-colleges/national-ut-rank| title = Best Undergraduate Teaching| accessdate = 2010-08-18| publisher = ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''}}</ref> Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine listed Miami as one the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2015 ranking Miami 55th nationally. Miami has appeared on the list since it was first published in 1998. ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Miami 155th in the United States among all colleges and universities and listed it as one of "America's Best College Buys".<ref name="forbesbest">{{cite web|url = http://www.forbes.com/colleges/miami-university-oxford/| title = America's Top Colleges| date= 2012-08-01| accessdate = 2012-08-28| publisher = ''[[Forbes]]''}}</ref> In March 2014, BusinessWeek ranked the undergraduate business program for the Farmer School of Business at 23rd among all U.S. undergraduate business schools and was ranked 8th among public schools.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-04/the-complete-ranking-best-undergraduate-business-schools-2014|title=The Complete Ranking Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2014 |publisher = ''[[Business Week]]'' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202085837/http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-04/the-complete-ranking-best-undergraduate-business-schools-2014 |archive-date=2015-02-02}}</ref> ''[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]]'' ranked Miami's Institute for Entrepreneurship in its top ten undergraduate programs in the nation.<ref name="entrepreneur">{{cite web|url = http://www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges/undergrad/0.html| title = Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2009| accessdate = 2014-09-16| publisher = ''Entrepreneur''}}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' ranked Miami 22nd among state schools for bringing students directly from undergraduate studies into top graduate programs.<ref>{{cite web|author= Bernstein, Elizabeth| url = http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/pdfs/wsj_college2_092503.pdf| title = How State Schools Did| accessdate = 2009-11-06| publisher = ''The Wall Street Journal''}}</ref> The ''Journal'' also ranked Miami's [[Executive mba|accelerated MBA program]] ninth globally.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://online.wsj.com/article/SB125191359248380317.html| title = One-Year M.B.A. Programs | accessdate = 2009-12-30| publisher = ''The Wall Street Journal'' | date=2009-09-16}}</ref> Miami's accountancy program received high marks from the Public Accounting Report's rankings of accountancy programs; its undergraduate and graduate programs ranked 17th and 20th respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.accountingtoday.com/blogs/accounting-tomorrow/news/accounting-degree-review-ranks-top-50-grad-programs-for-2016-76684-1.html| title = Miami U. scores high marks for accounting program| publisher = ''Accounting Today''| date=2015-12-14}}</ref> In 1985, Richard Moll wrote a book about America's premier public universities where he describes Miami as one of America's original eight "Public Ivies", along with the [[University of Michigan]], [[UC Berkeley]], [[University of Virginia]], [[College of William and Mary]], [[University of Texas]], [[University of Vermont]], and the [[University of North Carolina]].<ref name="publicivy">Greene, Howard and Greene, Matthew. ''The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities'' (New York: HarperCollins, 2001). ISBN 0-06-093459-X.</ref> Miami also receives high marks for its beautiful campus. [[Newsweek]] rated Miami No. 19, in its 2012 list of Most Beautiful Schools and poet Robert Frost described it as "The most beautiful campus that ever there was."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2012/08/05/college-rankings-2012-most-beautiful-schools-photos.html |title=College Rankings 2012: Most Beautiful Schools (Photos) - Newsweek and The Daily Beast |publisher=Thedailybeast.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref> ===Undergraduates=== Miami is a large, primarily residential teaching university with a focus on undergraduate studies.<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web|url=http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=204024|title=Carnegie Classifications - Miami University-Oxford |publisher=Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |accessdate=2009-11-05}}</ref> The university offers more than 100 majors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/academics/majors-minors/majors-by-alpha.html|title=Majors by Alpha|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> 48 minors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miamioh.edu/academics/majors-minors/minors-by-alpha.html|title=Minors by Alpha|publisher=|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> and 11 co-majors. Miami University has seven academic divisions: # College of Arts and Science # [[Farmer School of Business]] # College of Creative Arts # College of Education, Health, and Society # College of Engineering and Computing # Graduate School # College of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences (regional campuses) The College of Arts and Science (or CAS) is the oldest and largest college at Miami, with over 75% of the undergraduate student body enrollment. The CAS offers more than 60 majors covering a broad range of areas of study. The curriculum emphasizes creativity, research, and global perspectives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://miamioh.edu/cas/about/index.html |title=About the College |accessdate=2016-12-21}}</ref> Ten of the 14 doctoral degrees offered by Miami are provided through the College of Arts & Science.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://miamioh.edu/graduate-school/academics/index.html| title=Graduate School |accessdate=2016-01-13}}</ref> [[File:Upham Hall Arch Miami University Oxford Ohio.jpg|thumb|right|400 px|Upham Hall, home of several departments in the College of Arts & Science]] Miami's [[Farmer School of Business]] is a nationally recognized school of business that offers eight majors. The school also offers graduate [[MBA]], [[accountancy]], and [[economics]] degrees. The Farmer School of Business (or FSB) is housed in a {{convert|210000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} state-of-the-art, LEED-certified building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://miamioh.edu/fsb/about/index.html |title=Building a Better Future |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> The FSB building, opened for classes in 2009, was designed by leading revivalist architect Robert A.M. Stern. The College of Engineering and Computing (formerly School of Engineering & Computing (formerly Applied Science)) offers 10 accredited majors at the Oxford campus,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://miamioh.edu/cec/academics/majors/index.html|title = CEC Academic Majors|accessdate = 2016-02-11}}</ref> and moved into a new $22 million engineering building in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pfd.muohio.edu/construction/projectdetail.jsp?pid=145 |title=Capital Improvement Projects |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> The school also offers four master's degrees in [[Computer Science]], [[Chemical Engineering|Chemical Engineering, Computational Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://miamioh.edu/cec/academics/grad-studies/index.html|title = CEC Academics Grad-Studies|accessdate = 2016-02-11}}</ref> The School of Education, Health & Society (formerly Education and Allied Professions) offers 26 undergraduate degrees<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/eap/about/index.html |title=About Us: School of Education, Health, and Society |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> spanning from areas of teacher education, kinesiology, and health to educational psychology, family studies, and social work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/eap/prospectivestudents/majorsminors.html |title=Majors, Minors, Degrees & Licensures |accessdate=2008-04-06}}</ref> As of fall 2009, nearly 3,500 full-time and part-time undergraduates were enrolled in the school.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Miami's School of [[Creative Arts]] (formerly Fine Arts) has four departments: architecture and interior design, music, theatre, and art. Each department has its own admission requirements, either a portfolio or audition, which are separate from the standard admissions requirements for the University. Art majors choose a concentration in areas such as [[ceramic]]s, [[metals]], [[photography]], [[printmaking]], [[sculpture]], [[graphic design]], and [[interior design]]. Music majors specify either music [[performance]] or [[music education]], and choose their focus, whether instrumental or vocal.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/music/|title=Miami University Departments Of Music }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/art/|title=Miami University Departments Of Arts }}</ref> ===Graduate students=== Miami offers [[master's degrees]] in more than 50 areas of study and [[doctorate|doctoral degrees]] in 14, the largest of which are doctoral degrees in psychology. In order to enroll in graduate courses, students must first be accepted into the Graduate School, and then into the department through which the degree is offered.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Miami Bulletin 06-08 |last=Miami University |authorlink=Miami University |year=2006 |page=193}}</ref> Although tuition for the Graduate School is roughly the same as for an undergraduate degree, most of the graduate programs offer graduate assistantships as well as tuition waiver. ===Athletics=== {{Main|Miami RedHawks}} Miami's [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] sports teams are called the [[Miami RedHawks|RedHawks]]; the program offers 18 [[varsity sports]] for men and women. They compete in the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) in all varsity sports except ice hockey, which competes in the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]]. Miami's athletic teams were called The Miami Boys, The Big Reds, The Reds, or The Red and Whites until 1928 when Miami Publicity Director R.J. McGinnis is credited with coining the term Redskins. The athletic teams were known as the Redskins up through 1997 when the [[Oklahoma]]-based [[Miami tribe]] withdrew its support for the nickname; the board of trustees voted to change the nickname to the RedHawks.<ref name="Traditionnickname">{{cite web|url=http://www.muredhawks.com/trads/mioh-nickname.html|title=Nickname History|publisher=Miami University |accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref> Miami is nicknamed the "[[Cradle of Coaches]]" for the coaches that have trained through its [[American football|football]] program and in early 2012 Miami trademarked the phrase.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} The current athletic director is David Sayler, who was hired to the position in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muredhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26100&ATCLID=205865563|title=David Sayler: Director of Athletics Profile|publisher=Miami University |accessdate=2013-08-22}}</ref> ====Football==== {{Main|Miami RedHawks football}} [[Image:Yager Stadium (23656930573).jpg|thumb|300 px|A football game at [[Yager Stadium (Miami University)|Yager Stadium]] ]] Miami is known as the [[Cradle of Coaches]] for its quality football coaches that leave its program; [[Ben Roethlisberger]], a quarterback from Miami, has gone on to be a two-time [[Super Bowl]] winning quarterback for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. [[John Harbaugh]], a defensive back from Miami, coached the [[Baltimore Ravens]] to a victory in [[Super Bowl XLVII]]. Miami's football team plays in [[Yager Stadium (Miami University)|Yager Stadium]], a 24,286-seat football stadium on campus; they formerly played in the now demolished [[Miami Field]]. The current coach is Chuck Martin, who was named head coach December 3, 2013. Previously, Martin was the offensive coordinator at The University of Notre Dame. The RedHawks compete each year against the [[Cincinnati Bearcats]] for the [[Victory Bell (Miami–Cincinnati)|Victory Bell]], a tradition that dates back to 1888. ====Basketball==== {{Main|Miami RedHawks men's basketball}} The Miami men's [[basketball]] team has appeared in 16 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA basketball championship tournaments]], reaching the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Regional semifinals and finals|Sweet Sixteen]] four times, most recently in [[1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1999]]. Notable former student-athletes have included [[Randy Ayers]], [[Ron Harper]], [[Wally Szczerbiak]], and [[Wayne Embry]]. The team competes in [[Millett Hall]] and was coached by [[Charlie Coles]], a 1965 graduate of Miami, for 16 seasons until he retired on March 5, 2012. His replacement is [[John Cooper (basketball)|John Cooper]]. ====Men's ice hockey==== {{Main|Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey}} [[File:MiamiFansHockey.jpg|thumb|right|Miami fans gather before a hockey game against the [[UNO Mavericks|Omaha Mavericks]].]] Miami's men's varsity [[ice hockey]] team started in 1978 coached by [[Steve Cady]].<ref name="statsmiamihockey">{{cite web|title=College hockey News: Miami History|publisher=College Hockey News |url=http://www.collegehockeynews.com/reports/teamHistory.php?td=30|accessdate=2010-02-10}}</ref> The RedHawks made the [[2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|NCAA national title game]] in 2009, but lost in overtime to [[Boston University]] after leading much of the game.<ref name="ESPNBUMiamiloss">{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4061784|title=Boston University's furious rally leads Terriers past Miami (Ohio) for frozen four title|date=2009-04-12|publisher=[[ESPN]]|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=2010-02-10}}</ref> The current head coach is [[Enrico Blasi]], who has a total record of 262-169-46 after 12 seasons.<ref name="USCHO">{{cite web|title=Enrico Blasi Year-by-Year Record|publisher=USCHO |url=http://www.uscho.com/stats/coachYxY.php/Enrico-Blasi/cid,31/gender,m.html|accessdate=2010-02-10}}</ref> Since the [[Mid-American Conference]] does not include Division I men's ice hockey, Miami competed in the [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]] (CCHA) through the 2012-2013 season. It was one of three schools from the MAC in the CCHA along with [[Bowling Green State University]] and [[Western Michigan University]]. However, starting with the 2013-2014 season, Miami began competing in the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]], which will also include [[Colorado College]], [[University of Denver]], [[University of North Dakota]], [[University of Minnesota Duluth]], [[University of Nebraska at Omaha]], [[Western Michigan University]], and [[St. Cloud State University]]. The men's ice hockey team plays at the [[Goggin Ice Center]]. The center contains two rinks: a practice rink and [[Steve Cady Arena]], which is used by the hockey team. The arena has a [[seating capacity]] of 3,200, and it replaced the [[Goggin Ice Arena]] in 2006. ====Synchronized skating==== {{Main|Miami University Synchronized Skating Team}} Miami's [[synchronized skating]] team began in August 1977 as a "Precision Skating Club" at Goggin Ice Center.<ref name="skatingsummary">{{cite web|title=Miami University Wins Second Senior National Championship|publisher=U.S. Figure Skating |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38038&mode=T|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> The program achieved varsity status by 1996.<ref name="vicki" /> The Miami University senior [[synchronized skating]] team are the 1999, 2006, and 2009 U.S. national champions.<ref name="vicki">{{cite web|title=Korn announces retirement from Miami University|publisher=Ice Network|url=http://www.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090518&content_id=64741&vkey=ice_pressrelease|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref><ref name="synchronizedskating2006">{{cite web|title=Miami University Wins Second Senior National Championship|author=Brown, Mickey|date=2006-02-25|publisher=U.S. Figure Skating |url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=33252|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref><ref name="synchronizedskating2009">{{cite web|title=2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships|publisher=U.S. Figure Skating |url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/50228/results.html|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> Miami won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, the first medal ever won by [[U.S. Figure Skating|Team USA]] for synchronized skating.<ref name="worldchampionships">{{cite web|title=Miami University Takes Silver at World Synchronized Skating Championships|author=Hodge, Kelly|date=2007-03-31|publisher=U.S. Figure Skating |url=http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_story.asp?id=38103|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> The collegiate-level team has won 18 national titles; Miami created a junior-varsity level team beneath the senior level.<ref name="vicki" /> Vicki Korn, after serving as the coach of Miami's program for 25 years, announced her retirement in May 2009.<ref name="vicki" /> The current head coach is Carla DeGirolamo. A 2003 graduate of Miami, Carla skated with the program all four of her undergraduate years and then spent seven seasons as an assistant coach. ===Greek life=== [[File:Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House.jpg|thumb|[[Phi Delta Theta]] was founded at Miami University in 1848]] Miami has 21 active sorority and 30 active fraternity chapters. Miami is nicknamed the [[Mother of Fraternities]] for the number of fraternities that started on its campus: [[Beta Theta Pi]] (1839), [[Phi Delta Theta]] (1848), [[Sigma Chi]] (1855), and [[Phi Kappa Tau]] (1906). However, [[Alpha Delta Phi]] (1832) was the first fraternity on campus.<ref name="greeklifemuohio">{{cite web|title=Miami University: Campus Life|publisher=Miami University|url=http://www.miamioh.edu/University_Advancement/MiamiAlum/news_events/Miamian_archives/summer_08/fraternities.htm |accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> [[Delta Zeta]], founded in 1902, is the only sorority alpha chapter on campus.<ref name="greeklifemuohio" /> The [[Miami Triad]] refers to the first three fraternities founded at Miami: Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, and Sigma Chi. The Triad is sometimes celebrated with parties at other universities such as the [[University of Kansas]].<ref name="triad">{{cite web|title=Students remember friend with 2nd annual concert|publisher=The University Daily Kansan|url=http://www.kansan.com/news/2008/mar/04/students_remember/|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> As of Fall 2009, there are 2,036 sorority members and 1,492 fraternity members.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sorority Chapter Totals by Semester|publisher=Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life & Leadership|url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/saf/gra/Facts-Statistics/sororitychaptertotals_fall01_present.pdf|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fraternity Chapter Totals by Semester|publisher=Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life & Leadership|url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/saf/gra/Facts-Statistics/fratchaptertotals_fall01_present.pdf|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> Miami University's office of Greek affairs was endowed with a $1 million gift from Cliff Alexander, a Miami University alumnus and a member of [[Sigma Nu]]; Miami believes this gift will support the Greek program well into the next century.<ref name="CliffAlexanderGreek">{{cite web|title=About Cliff Alexander|publisher=Cliff Alexander Office|url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/saf/GRA/CliffAlexander.htm|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> Miami currently hosts about 50 different fraternities and sororities governed by three different student governing councils. Miami's fraternities and sororities hold many [[philanthropy]] events and community fundraisers.<ref name="officeoffratsor">{{cite web|title=About the Five Principles|publisher=Cliff Alexander Office|url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/saf/GRA/Principles.htm|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> A spate of sorority sanctions on three different occasions in the 2009–10 school year reached national news for the actions that were involved. Sorority members of Miami's [[Alpha Xi Delta]] chapter and their dates at a formal held at the [[National Underground Railroad Freedom Center]] urinated throughout the venue, swore at staff, and attempted to steal drinks from the bar; one other incident involving the [[Pi Beta Phi]] chapter at Miami involved similar behavior.<ref name="alphaxi">{{cite web|title=Miami sorority suspended for two years|publisher=''cincinnati.com''|author=McLaughlin, Sheila|date=2010-05-18|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100518/NEWS01/305180056/|accessdate=2011-08-20}}</ref><ref name="sorority3">{{cite web|title=Third Miami sorority in trouble for party|publisher=''cincinnati.com''|author=McLaughlin, Sheila|date=2010-06-01|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100601/NEWS010701/6020369/Third-Miami-sorority-trouble-party|accessdate=2011-08-20}}</ref> University President David Hodge called the behavior "deeply troubling" and "embarrassing", and vowed that "we are determined to live up to our values" in response to the incidents.<ref name="nydailynews">{{cite web|title=Sorority at Miami University of Ohio accused of drunken debauchery at Underground Railroad museum|publisher=''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''|author=Miller, Tracy|date=2010-05-14|url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/saf/GRA/CliffAlexander.htm|accessdate=2011-08-20}}</ref> More recently, Miami's Greek system has come under fire for numerous hazing and alcohol violations. Multiple Greek organizations have been suspended in recent years including: [[Alpha Xi Delta]], [[Beta Theta Pi]] (Alpha Chapter), [[Kappa Sigma]], [[Phi Kappa Psi]], [[Sigma Chi]] (Alpha Chapter), [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]], [[Phi Kappa Tau]] (Alpha Chapter), [[Pi Kappa Phi]], [[Pi Beta Phi]], [[Sigma Nu]], and [[Zeta Beta Tau]]. In late 2015 three fraternities ([[Sigma Nu]], [[Phi Kappa Psi]] and [[Kappa Sigma]]) were evicted from Miami University. Among the violations was encouraging pledges to drink 100 beers and pose for inappropriate social media pictures. In other instances, pledges were subjected to hours long, early morning workouts and forbidden to shower or shave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/3-miami-university-fraternities-suspended-amid-haz/nnb5c/|title=Miami: Fraternity hazed with 100 beers, no showers|website=www.journal-news.com|access-date=2016-04-26}}</ref> ===Organizations and clubs=== [[File:MiamiStudent.jpg|thumb|right|The first issue of ''The Miami Student'']] Miami University has over 400 student-run organizations.<ref name="studentlifemuohio" /> Aside from the university's student newspaper (see below), the university's oldest and longest-running student organization is the [[Miami University Glee Club|Miami University Men's Glee Club]], founded in 1907.<ref name="Miami University Men's Glee Club Website">{{cite web|title=Miami University Men's Glee Club Website|publisher=Miami University Men's Glee Club|url=http://www.mugleeclub.org/Start.html}}</ref> It is estimated to be the 16th oldest Glee Club in the nation and is one of the largest of its kind.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} Another one of its oldest student organizations is its chapter of [[Alpha Phi Omega]] national service fraternity, founded in 1948. Associated Student Government (ASG) is the [[Students' union|student government]] of Miami University.<ref name="ASGabout">{{cite web|title=About ASG|publisher=Miami University Associated Student Government|url=http://www.muasg.com/about-asg|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref> It has an [[executive branch]] run by a student president and a unicameral legislature in the student [[senate]].<ref name="ASGabout" /> The current student body president is Maggie Reilly. ===Media=== Miami has a variety of media outlets. The student-run newspaper, the ''[[The Miami Student]]'', claims to have been founded in 1826, which would make it the oldest university newspaper in the United States.<ref name="miamistudenthome">{{cite web|title=Miami Student|date=2010-02-27|publisher=''Miami Student''|url=http://miamistudent.net/about-us/|accessdate=2017-02-11}}</ref> The undergraduate literature and art magazine, ''Inklings'', is available in print and online.<ref name="Inklings">{{cite web|title=Inklings|date=2011-02-17|publisher=''Inklings''|url=http://www.miamioh.edu/inklings/|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> RedHawk Radio (WMSR) is Miami's only student radio station.<ref name="redhawkradio">{{cite web|title=Redhawk Radio: About|publisher=RedHawk Radio|url=http://www.redhawkradio.com/about/|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> Miami University Television (MUTV) is available on cable in Oxford, Ohio.<ref name="MUTV">{{cite web|title=Department of Communication: Special Programs: MUTV|publisher=''Miami University''|url=http://www.units.miamioh.edu/communication/special_programs/mutv.php|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> ''UP Magazine'' is Miami's student-run fashion magazine that publishes an issue each semester and also maintains a blog.<ref name="UP">{{cite web|title=UP Magazine |url=http://upfashionmagazine.org/ |publisher=''UP Magazine'' |accessdate=2016-12-21}}</ref> ==Alumni== {{Main|List of Miami University people}} Miami alumni are active through various organizations and events such as Alumni Weekend.<ref name="miamialumweekend">{{cite web|title=Alumni Weekend|publisher=Miami University Alumni Association|url=http://www.miamialum.org/s/916/internal.aspx?sid=916&gid=1&pgid=270|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> The Alumni Association has active chapters in over 50 cities.<ref name="chapters">{{cite web|title=Chapters|publisher=Miami University Alumni Association|url=http://www.miamialum.org/s/916/internal.aspx?sid=916&gid=1&pgid=573|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> A number of Miami alumni have made significant contributions in the fields of government, law, science, academia, business, arts, journalism, and athletics, among others. Miami University is one of four schools that have graduated both a U.S. President and a [[Super Bowl]] winning quarterback.<ref name="seattle times">{{cite news|title=College Football : Making a run at the BCS|author=Withers, Bud|date=2006-10-13|publisher=''[[The Seattle Times]]''|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/budwithers/2003302000_withers13.html|accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref> [[Benjamin Harrison]], the 23rd [[President of the United States]], graduated from Miami in 1852.<ref name="obituaryharrison">{{cite news|title=Benjamin Harrison Dead|date=1901-03-14|publisher=''[[New York Times]]''|url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0820.html|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> [[Charles Anderson (governor)|Charles Anderson]], the [[List of Governors of Ohio|27th Governor of Ohio]], graduated from Miami in 1833.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_ohio/col2-content/main-content-list/title_anderson_charles.html|title=Ohio Governor Charles Anderson|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate=August 5, 2012}}</ref> [[Chung Un-chan]], the previous [[Prime Minister of South Korea]], received his master's degree from Miami in economics in 1972.<ref name="cungchan">{{cite web|title=Miami alumnus elected premier of South Korea|date=2009-10-01|publisher=Miami University|url=http://www.miamioh.edu/news/article/view/12372|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> Other current politicians include U.S. Senator [[Maria Cantwell]] of [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], U.S. House of Representatives Speaker [[Paul Ryan (politician)|Paul Ryan]] of [[Wisconsin]], and U.S. Representative [[Susan Brooks]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name="mariacantwell">{{cite news|title=Maria Cantwell|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c000127/|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref><ref name="paulryan">{{cite web|title=Paul Ryan Delivers Commencement Address at Miami University|publisher=Republican Policy Committee|url=http://policy.house.gov/paul-ryan-delivers-commencement-address-miami-university|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> [[Rita Dove]], a [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner and the first African-American [[United States Poet Laureate]], graduated [[summa cum laude]] from Miami.<ref name="libofcongress">{{cite web|title=Librarian of Congress Appoints Rita Dove Poet Laureate|date=1993-05-19|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|url=http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1993/93-071.html|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> Other prominent alumni in business include: C. Michael Armstrong, former chairman & CEO of AT&T, former chairman/CEO of Hughes Aircraft Co. and former chairman of the President's Export Council, Richard T. Farmer, founder and CEO emeritus of Cintas, the late Paul Smucker and Richard Smucker, president of J.M. Smucker Co. [[Chris Rose]] is a studio host with the MLB Network and NFL Network. [[John Harbaugh]] is the current head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. [[Paul Brown]], the partial founder of both the [[Cleveland Browns]] and the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and a head coach for both teams graduated from the class of 1930.<ref name="Brown">{{cite web|title=Miami University Alumni on 50 Greatest Coaches List|date=2009-07-09|publisher=Miami University|url=http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/080509aab.html|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> [[Bo Schembechler]] was a Miami graduate and coached at Miami before moving to coach the [[Michigan Wolverines]] for twenty years.<ref name="Brown" /> Miami alumni that play in professional sports leagues include [[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]] of the [[NHL]], [[Andy Greene]] of the [[NHL]], [[Ryan Jones (ice hockey)|Ryan Jones]] of the [[NHL]], [[Alec Martinez]] of the [[NHL]], [[Reilly Smith]] of the [[NHL]], [[Jeff Zatkoff]] of the [[NHL]], [[John Ely (baseball)|John Ely]] of the [[MLB]], [[Adam Eaton (outfielder)|Adam Eaton]] of the [[MLB]], golfer [[Brad Adamonis]], [[Milt Stegall]] (Cincinnati Bengals and Winnipeg Blue Bombers), 2002 NBA All-Star [[Wally Szczerbiak]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/craig/draft/1999_draft/Players/szczerbiak.html|title=Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio)|website=www.ibiblio.org|access-date=2017-03-21}}</ref> Brandon Brooks of the NFL, Quinten Rollins of the NFL, and Super Bowl-winning quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bigben7.com/biography/|title=Biography {{!}} Ben Roethlisberger's Official Fan Site|website=bigben7.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-21}}</ref> of the [[NFL]]. {{Clear}} ==See also== {{Portal|Ohio|University}} * [[Earth Expeditions]] * [[Harker's Run (Ohio)|Harker's Run]] <!-- This should be a link to a Bachelor Wildlife and Game Reserve article --> * [[Wilson Hall (Miami University)|Wilson Hall]] * [[Cradle of Coaches]] * [[Collins Hall (Miami University)|Collins Hall]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} '''Further reading''' * {{Cite book |editor1-first=Bert S. |editor1-last=Barlow |editor2-first=W. H. |editor2-last=Todhunter |editor3-first=Stephen D. |editor3-last=Cone |editor4-first=Joseph J. |editor4-last=Pater |editor5-first=Frederick |editor5-last=Schneider |title=Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio |location=[[Hamilton, Ohio]] |publisher=B.F. Bowen |year=1905 |isbn= }} * {{cite web | title = Pondering the Flipped Classroom | author = Jim Porter | url = http://aims.muohio.edu/2012/05/06/pondering-the-flipped-classroom-in-the-age-of-online-education }} == External links == {{Commons category|Miami University}} * {{Official website|http://www.miamioh.edu/}} * [http://www.muredhawks.com/ Miami University Athletics website] <!--spacing--> {{Miami University}} {{Navboxes |titlestyle = {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami RedHawks|color=white}} |list = {{Mid-American Conference navbox}} {{National Collegiate Hockey Conference}} {{Public Ivy}} {{Public universities in Ohio}} {{Colleges and universities in Ohio}} }} [[Category:Miami University|*]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Ohio]] [[Category:Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities]] [[Category:Education in Butler County, Ohio]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Butler County, Ohio]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Butler County, Ohio]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1809]] [[Category:V-12 Navy College Training Program]]
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|established = 1804 (state approval)
|founder = [[Manasseh Cutler]]
|type = [[Public university|Public]]
|endowment = $550 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2013NCSEEndowmentMarket%20ValuesRevisedFeb142014.pdf |title=NCSE Public Tables Endowment Market Values FY 2013 |format=PDF |date=February 3, 2014 |accessdate=2014-05-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Pg7vCEwR?url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2013NCSEEndowmentMarket%20ValuesRevisedFeb142014.pdf |archivedate=May 19, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|faculty = 2,187{{cn|date=March 2017}}
|president = David Descutner (interim) <br/> ''[[Duane Nellis|M. Duane Nellis]] (incoming)''
|provost = Pamela Benoit
|city = [[Athens, Ohio|Athens]] <small>(main campus)</small><br />[[Ohio University-Chillicothe|Chillicothe]]<br />Cleveland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/campuses/cleveland/|title=Cleveland|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-25}}</ref><br />[[Dublin, Ohio|Dublin]]<br />[[Ohio University Southern Campus|Ironton]]<br />[[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]]<br />[[Pickerington]]<br />[[Ohio University Southern Campus#Ohio University Proctorville Center|Proctorville]]<br />[[St. Clairsville, Ohio|St. Clairsville]]<br />[[Ohio University-Zanesville|Zanesville]]
|country = U.S.
|students = 29,217 (Athens)<br> 40,025 (all campuses)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857&start_page=lookup.php&clq=%7B%22ipug2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22ipgrad2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22enrprofile2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22ugprfile2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22sizeset2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22basic2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22eng2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22search_string%22:%22Ohio+University%22,%22level%22:%22%22,%22control%22:%22%22,%22accred%22:%22%22,%22state%22:%22%22,%22region%22:%22%22,%22urbanicity%22:%22%22,%22womens%22:%22%22,%22hbcu%22:%22%22,%22hsi%22:%22%22,%22tribal%22:%22%22,%22msi%22:%22%22,%22landgrant%22:%22%22,%22coplac%22:%22%22,%22urban%22:%22%22,%22community%22:%22%22%7D|title=Carnegie Classifications {{!}} Institution Lookup|website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu|access-date=2017-03-26}}</ref>
|undergrad = 17,965 (Athens)<br> 34,289 (all campuses)<ref name="Enrollment">{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/instres/enrollstats/Fall%202015%20FINAL%20ENROLLMENT%20STATISTICS.pdf|title=Ohio University – Institutional Research Enrollment Statistics Fall 2015|publisher=Ohio University|accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
|postgrad = 3,353 (Athens)<br> 5,736 (all campuses)<ref name="Enrollment"/>
|campus = [[Rural]], 1,850 acres (7.5 km²) on the Athens campus
|free_label = Student newspaper
|free = ''[[The Post (Ohio newspaper)|The Post]]''
|former_names = American University<ref group="1" name="Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences">Ohio University 1804–2004: Spirit of a Singular Place. Betty Hollow. 2004.</ref>
|nickname = [[Ohio Bobcats|Bobcats]]
|athletics = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] – [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|website = {{url|www.ohio.edu}}
|mascot = [[Rufus the Bobcat]]
|colors = Ohio Green and White<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/brand/look/colors.cfm|title=Colors, One Voice: Brand Standards for Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|accessdate=10 October 2014}}</ref><br />{{color box|#00694E}}&nbsp;{{color box|white}}
|affiliations = [[University System of Ohio]]<br />[[Southeastern Universities Research Association|SURA]]<br />[[Association of Public and Land-grant Universities|APLU]]
|logo = [[File:Ohio University Logo.svg|225px]]
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'''Ohio University''' is a large, primarily residential, [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Athens, Ohio]], [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857&start_page=lookup.php&clq=%7B%22ipug2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22ipgrad2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22enrprofile2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22ugprfile2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22sizeset2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22basic2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22eng2005_ids%22:%22%22,%22search_string%22:%22Ohio+University%22,%22level%22:%22%22,%22control%22:%22%22,%22accred%22:%22%22,%22state%22:%22%22,%22region%22:%22%22,%22urbanicity%22:%22%22,%22womens%22:%22%22,%22hbcu%22:%22%22,%22hsi%22:%22%22,%22tribal%22:%22%22,%22msi%22:%22%22,%22landgrant%22:%22%22,%22coplac%22:%22%22,%22urban%22:%22%22,%22community%22:%22%22%7D|title=Carnegie Classifications {{!}} Institution Lookup|website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu|access-date=2017-03-26}}</ref> One of America's oldest universities, the second oldest in [[Ohio]], it was chartered in 1787 and approved in 1804,<ref>Act of February 18, 1804, 2 v. ''L.O.'' p. 193. Printed in full in {{cite book | title = A compilation of laws, treaties, resolutions, and ordinances: of the general and state governments, which relate to lands in the state of Ohio; including the laws adopted by the governor and judges; the laws of the territorial legislature; and the laws of this state, to the years 1815–16 | publisher = G. Nashee, State Printer | year = 1825 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=y5w4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA226#v=onepage&q=Ohio%20University&f=false | pages = 226–232 }}</ref> opening for students in 1809.<ref>{{cite book | title = Ohio Lands: A Short History | first = Thomas Aquinas | last = Burke | publisher = [[Ohio Auditor of State]] | edition = 8th |date=September 1996 }} Retyped & graphics rescanned by {{cite web | url = http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maggie/ohio-lands/ohl5.html | title = Ohio Lands - A Short History | first = Maggie | last = Stewart-Zimmerman |date=December 1997 | accessdate = March 27, 2011}}</ref> {{As of|2014}}, the Athens campus had 23,300 <!-- 17660+2738+610 --> students; the other five campuses had approximately 10,000<!-- 2308+1078+2464+2018+2116 -->, and [[eLearning]] 5,900.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ohio.edu/instres/enrollstats/Fall%202014%20ENROLLMENT%20STATISTICS.pdf | title = Enrollment Statistics: Fall 2014 | publisher = Ohio University | location = Athens, Ohio | date = 2015-02-18 | pages = 4–5 | accessdate = 2015-04-28 }}</ref>

Having the nation's 25th largest total residential student enrollment among all of its campuses, Ohio University maintains a selective admission rate with further admission requirements for its schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/fresh.cfm|title=Freshmen: Ohio University Admissions|publisher=|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/freshguidelines.cfm|title=Freshman Guidelines|publisher=|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref> The Heritage College of Medicine maintains its separate select admissions criteria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/Admissions/Requirements2012.htm|title=OU-HCOM - Office of Admissions|publisher=|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref> Ohio University offers more than 250 areas of undergraduate study.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/majors/undergrad/index.cfm|title=OHIO Majors - Undergraduate - Overview|publisher=|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref> On the graduate level, the university grants master's degrees in many of its major academic divisions, and doctoral degrees in selected departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/graduate/programs/|title=Degree Programs|publisher=|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref> Ohio University is fully accredited by the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/provost/accreditation/index.cfm|title=OHIO: EVPP - Accreditation of Ohio University|publisher=|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref> The [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]] classifies Ohio as a Research University (high research activity) under the Basic Classification category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857&start_page=institution.php&clq=%7B%22ipug2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22ipgrad2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22enrprofile2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22ugprfile2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22sizeset2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22basic2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22eng2005_ids%22%3A%22%22%2C%22search_string%22%3A%22ohio+university%22%2C%22level%22%3A%22%22%2C%22control%22%3A%22%22%2C%22accred%22%3A%22%22%2C%22state%22%3A%22%22%2C%22region%22%3A%22%22%2C%22urbanicity%22%3A%22%22%2C%22womens%22%3A%22%22%2C%22hbcu%22%3A%22%22%2C%22hsi%22%3A%22%22%2C%22tribal%22%3A%22%22%2C%22msi%22%3A%22%22%2C%22landgrant%22%3A%22%22%2C%22coplac%22%3A%22%22%2C%22urban%22%3A%22%22%7D|title=Carnegie Classifications - Institution Profile|publisher=|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref>

Ohio's athletic teams are called the [[Ohio Bobcats|Bobcats]] and compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level as charter members of the [[Mid-American Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mac-sports.com/ |title=Official Site of The Mid-American Conference |publisher= |accessdate=July 12, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010060122/http://mac-sports.com/ |archivedate=October 10, 2011 }}</ref> [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio football]] has participated in ten [[bowl game]]s through the 2016 season, while the [[Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|men's basketball team]] has made 13 appearances in the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/7004|title=NCAA Basketball Tournament History|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main article|History of Ohio University}}
[[File:SurrenderGenBurgoyne cropped ColPrescott ColMorgan GenPutnam ColBrooks RevHitchcock.jpg|thumb|right|200px|General [[Rufus Putnam]], center-rear, was a trustee from 1804 to 1824]]

===Colonial beginning===
[[George Washington]] stated "the settlement of [[southeastern Ohio]] was not accidental, but the result of the careful deliberation of wise, prudent, and patriotic men." The [[Congress of the Confederation|Confederation Congress]], which operated under the [[Articles of Confederation]], did not work with an executor or cabinet.<ref>{{cite book|last=Howe|first=H|title= Howe's History of Ohio, Volume 1. Page 133.|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> Executive roles transacted from committees of Congress or appointed persons. The [[Ordinance of 1787]] made Ohio University the first ever to be chartered through acts of Congress, with the very purpose of expanding education.<ref>{{cite book|last=Peters|first=William E.|title= The Legal History of The Ohio University|year=1910|publisher=The Western Methodist Book Concern|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}</ref> Additionally, the 1787 ordinance stated:
"Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."
This epithet is engraved on the university's main college gateway.<ref group="1" name="Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences">Ohio University 1804–2004: Spirit of a Singular Place. Betty Hollow. 2004.</ref>

===Late 18th and 19th centuries===
The university was appropriated and envisioned by [[Manasseh Cutler]], credited as the school's founder along with [[Rufus Putnam]]. Cutler had served as a [[chaplain]] in Washington's [[Continental Army]]. The institution's first name was American University.<ref group="1" name="Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences">Ohio University 1804–2004: Spirit of a Singular Place. Betty Hollow. 2004.</ref> President [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s policy initiatives included a westward expansion of the new nation, with the addition of several territories to [[U.S. statehood]].

In 1797, people from the first settlement of [[Marietta, Ohio|Marietta]] traveled upstream via the [[Hocking River]] to establish a location for the school, founding [[Athens, Ohio|Athens]] due to its location directly between the original capital of [[Chillicothe, Ohio|Chillicothe]] and Marietta. In 1802 approval was granted by the territorial government for the establishment of the American Western University, but the school was not operated under that name.

Ohio University was recognized by the new state on February 18, 1804, as its charter was certified by the [[Ohio General Assembly|General Assembly of the new state]]. This approval came eleven months after Ohio was admitted to the Union. The first three students enrolled in 1809. The university graduated two students with bachelor's degrees in 1815.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=786|title=Ohio University|publisher=Ohio History Central: An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History|accessdate=February 22, 2015}}</ref> The university was not gifted by the [[stalwart (politics)|stalwart Republicans]] with lands and monies for the agricultural and manufacturing colleges as part of the [[Morrill Act]] of 1862.<ref name="Ari Arthur Hoogenboom 1988">{{cite book|author=Ari Arthur Hoogenboom| authorlink=Ari Hoogenboom |title=The Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, p. 10|publisher=University Press of Kansas (original from University of California)|year=1988|isbn=0-7006-0338-7}}</ref>

[[File:Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University.jpg|left|thumb|215px|[[Manasseh Cutler Hall, Ohio University|Manasseh Cutler Hall]], completed in 1819, was the first academic building in the [[Northwest Territory]].]]

===20th century===
The 20th century brought unprecedented growth in student enrollment, academic offerings, and research facilities. Between 1955 and 1970, the university realized a tripling of undergraduate enrollment (from 7,000 to 20,000) in the post-World War II expansion of college education. University Presidents Baker and Alden served as the catalysts for such dramatic changes. During this era, the university's campus tripled in size, with the construction of 25 new dormitories located on two new residential college greens, radio and television stations, new research and classroom facilities, and the construction of a major 13,000-seat sports arena (Convocation Center).

In 1964, U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]] publicly referenced his [[Great Society]] [[modern liberalism|initiative]] for the first time on the College Green, bringing [[national university|Ohio U]] into homes across America and garnering news in all continents. Nearly a half century later, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] addressed a large university crowd, at the same location, in October 2013.

In 1975, Ohio established its medical school, known as the Ohio University Heritage College of Medicine. Heritage is the only [[medical school|medical college]] in the state to award the [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine|D.O.]] degree. In 2011, the college received the largest private donation ever to be given to a medical college in the U.S. 300,000 Alumni now consider Ohio their Alma Mater. Ohio was classified Tier 1 University by ''U.S. News'' ranking of "Best American Colleges" at that time, and named by the [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching]] as a Doctoral/High Research Activity institution to reflect its growing number of graduate programs. Ohio's libraries contain more than 3 million bound volumes.<ref name="library.ohiou.edu">[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/info/facts.html Ohio University Libraries – Just the Facts]</ref>

==Campus==
{{See also|Residence life at Ohio University}}
Ohio's main campus is located in Athens on the Hocking River and is the quintessential residential University <ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.athensohio.com/whattodo/historic-sites-attractions/ohio-university|title= Ohio University: Athens County, Ohio|publisher= Athens County |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> Constructed while President Thomas Jefferson was in office, [[New England]] and [[Federalist architecture|Early Americana Federalist]] themes are prevalent in the university's earliest architecture. Development of the campus began in 1812 with the erection of the university's central building, [[Manasseh Cutler Hall]], a designated and registered national landmark, and built only 20 years after the White House's construction. The original architectural style is evident in the campus' oldest buildings located around the College Green, and reflected throughout the entire storybook campus. Sometimes cited informally as a 'public ivy' and one of the most beautiful residential campuses in America, the university has also adopted modern elements into its campus without displacing these early American period structures. The historic climate of campus and its early colonial roots prompted [[Time Magazine|''Time'']] to describe the university as "[[Harvard University|Harvard]] on the [[Hocking River|Hocking]]," a reference which has grown in popularity over the years.

===College Green===
{{Main article|College Green of Ohio University}}
The historic College Green is the central quadrangle lawn and location of significant campus buildings: [[Manasseh Cutler Hall]], the Office of the President; Wilson Hall, the [[Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts and Sciences]]; McGuffey Hall, named for [[William McGuffey]]; and the College Gateway.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/wilsonadm.html|title= Wilson Hall, College Green, Ohio University|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=February 2013}}</ref> These three original primary structures are featured elements of the official current university logo and maintain true to their original design of over 200 years ago. The College Green has changed little in the past two centuries, which contributes to the university's colonial appearance. The green, inspired by the university founders, is based upon the classic layout of traditional English and New England towns and similar to university quadrangles.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/students/history.cfm|title= History and Traditions of Ohio University|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref>

The College Green features Galbreath Chapel, the spire of which topped with a brass weather vane, is modeled after that of the portico of Nash's [[All Souls Church, Langham Place|All Souls Church]] in London. Other buildings on the College Green include Chubb Hall, home to Undergraduate Admissions as well as the Offices of the Bursar and Registrar; Ellis Hall, home to the departments of [[English studies|English]], [[Classics]] and World Religions, and Philosophy; Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium; as well as Bryan Hall, an upperclassman residence hall. The College Green is framed by two main university gateways. Alumni Gateway, built in 1915, features verses well-known to the university community which may be read upon entering and leaving campus.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/article-32774-college-green-landmark-was-a-magnet-for-lovers.html|title= College Green landmark was a magnet for lovers|publisher= The Athens News |date=13 December 2010|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> The words over the gateway are borrowed from the Latin phrase inscribed over a gateway to the University of Padua, Italy, and was dedicated at the beginning of the 20th century upon the 100th anniversary of the university's first graduating class. The newer College Gate, built in the 1960s, features words taken from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 regarding public education and its founding as one of America's first public universities. The bronze university seal, embedded at the college gate, maintains the tradition that freshman must avoid stepping upon it or risk bad fortune. The nearby chimes from the Cutler bell-tower's cupola ring out on the hour and sound the university Alma Mater at noon, which can be heard throughout the surrounding town and valley, as they have since 1820. Presidents of nations,
Governors, Generals and Nobel prize winners have walked Ohio University's campus, as former students, through the centuries.

There are two residence halls on the College Green.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/athens/greens/cgreen.html|title= College Green of Ohio University|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref>

====John Calhoun Baker University Center====
{{Main article|John Calhoun Baker University Center}}
The John Calhoun Baker University Center, which opened in January 2007, is named after John Calhoun Baker, the 14th President of Ohio. The facility replaced the original Baker Center located on East Union Street across from College Green and serves as the hub of campus activity. The stunning $65 million student center is operated by the Division of Student Affairs and serves students, faculty, administrators, visitors and Athens community members. Electronic maps and virtual university e-tours, available at center information desks and online, direct visitors across campus.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/tour/|title= Ohio University Virtual Tour|publisher= Ohio University, www.ohio.edu |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref>

[[File:The Grand Hallway.JPG|thumb|175px|right|Baker University Center Grand Hallway]]
The five-story facility has been praised by The Association of College Unions International for its extraordinary visual appeal and blending with the campus' historic overall classic theme. The building features [[Georgian architecture|Federal architecture]], subtle stonework, and large windows that admit a great deal of natural light and afford expansive views of campus. In contrast to the exterior's red brick and white columns, the interior has a more contemporary style with high domed ceilings, ergonomic furniture and a color scheme of sage, plum and mocha. [[Terrazzo]] mosaics of aspects of the earth's globe are embedded in the Grand Atrium of the main entrance to the building, which features an elegant rotunda with curved walls, wood monumental staircase and large free-form chandelier which illuminates it. An unusual acoustical quality of the building is the fact that any individual standing at the exact center of the inlaid arrow on the floor of the entering rotunda and facing its entrance, speaking or even whispering amongst the parabolic shaped walls, produces a unique reverberating echo similar to the effect created at the center of the [[United States Capitol Rotunda]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Another unique feature is the fountain escalator system, the only escalator in [[southeast Ohio]], intersecting the huge atrium and connecting College Green and West Green. An outdoor second floor, featuring terraced patio dining, presides over a picturesque natural pond as well as a partial view of Peden Stadium and Byrd Arena.

Baker Center also contains a large food court called West 82; a fine dining restaurant called Latitude 39; a Grand Ballroom; The Honors Collegium, The Wall of Presidents, the Bobcat Student Lounge, a shop called Bobcat Depot that sells apparel, computers, and accessories; a theater seating 400; study areas; computer labs; administrative offices; and numerous conference rooms. The Front Room, a large coffee house named after a former popular university [[rathskeller]], features a stage, artwork and a community fireplace. It serves Starbucks products and university bakery items and is housed on the fourth floor, which opens onto its own outside terrace as well as onto the intersection of Park Place and Court Streets, making it a hot spot for students between classes. Other amenities include a United States Post Office<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/eventservices/baker/offices/|title=Offices|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref> and the Trisolini Art Gallery, named after a prominent fine arts faculty member.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/trisolini.html|title=Trisolini Gallery|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref>

====Vernon R. Alden Library====
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| location = [[Athens, Ohio]]
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| members =
| budget =
| director = Dean Scott Seaman
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Vernon R. Alden Library serves the Athens campus as the central library facility and seats 3,000 people. The collection of the Ohio library contains over 2.3 million units of microfilm material, 13,500 periodical subscriptions and 3 million printed volumes,<ref name="library.ohiou.edu"/> making it one of the 100 largest libraries in the United States. The university maintains a complex system of archives in its libraries.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://media.library.ohiou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/archives|title= Ohio University Libraries Archives|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> A university archives center displays books and collections important to the university's two century history; along with a rare original hand scripted Bible. The Learning Commons, located on the building's second floor, is open 24 hours, 5 days a week allowing students to meet and use parts of the facility. Laptops and other accessories are available through technology services at the reference desk. The library is organized by the Library of Congress system and no longer by the Dewey Decimal system. Outside Alden Library and directly behind Cutler Hall is Wolfe Garden, a small outside enclave in the shape of the State of Ohio, and features native Ohio trees and plants, providing a contemplative respite for reading and thinking.

===East Green===

The oldest green, there are twelve residence halls on East Green.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/athens/greens/egreen.html|title= East Green of Ohio University|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> This area of the university includes three of the steepest walkways at the hilly Athens campus: Morton Hill, the Bryan Hall terrace and staircase, and Jefferson Hill. Each walkway is well-lit,{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} and affords East Green residents easy access{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} to classrooms if they are willing to walk or bicycle. The East Green's Scott Quad, as lore maintains, is a residence hall that provides for a successful relationship to those who kiss beneath its gateway arch.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}

===South Green===
South Green includes areas near Emeriti Park, and extends along the Hocking River valley. There are twenty-four residence halls on South Green, following the addition of four new residence halls in the summer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/athens/greens/sgreen.html|title= South Green of Ohio University|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref><ref>https://www.ohio.edu/housing/rs/halls/view_profile.php?hall=HDNE</ref>
The South Green is home to several facilities, including:
*[[Peden Stadium]], the University's [[American football|football]] field and the oldest football venue in the Mid-American conference, adjacent to a new multipurpose indoor training facility, Walter Fieldhouse. It is a designated Official Ohio Historical Site.
*[[Bird Arena]], home of the Ohio University Hockey Program.
*[[Ohio University Aquatic Center]], home to the university's swimming and [[diving]] teams.

====Charles J. Ping Recreation Center====
[[File:OU Ping Center.JPG|thumb|right|195px|Charles J. Ping Recreation Center on South Green]]
The Charles J. Ping Center is one of the largest recreational facilities in the nation.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} Covering {{convert|168000|sqft|m2}} on three floors, Ping houses a {{convert|36|ft|m|adj=on}}, double-sided climbing wall, five basketball/volleyball courts, two multipurpose gymnasiums, an elevated four-lane indoor running track, eight racquetball courts and an enclosed glass fitness area. Ping Center also provides free weight and cardio rooms, aerobics and fitness classes, combative sports, dance, meeting rooms and personal training.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}} The recreation center also houses club sports and intramural sports. Construction began in 1994 and it opened in January 1996. Ping was named in honor of the 18th president of Ohio University, Charles J. Ping. Ping is also one of the largest student employers on campus, allowing for the facility to be one of the few campus rec centers that is almost solely student run.

===West Green===
West Green includes buildings around the western part of the Athens campus.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/athens/greens/wgreen.html|title= West Green of Ohio University|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> The Ohio Athletic Mall spans the western portion of the campus, near the end of the Athens bike path at the Union street crossing. The mall features lacrosse, baseball, track, field and related athletic venues. Along the surrounding the Hocking River, are a series of [[sakura]] trees planted to commemorate the university's historic partnership with [[Chubu University]]. Japanese Students sponsor an annual "Sakura Festival" each year, a cultural event celebrating the visually dramatic
blossoming of the cherry trees and their evening lightings.

Anchoring the West Green quadrangle is the Stocker Center, which houses Russ College of Engineering.
[[File:WestGreenWinter.jpg|250px|thumb|right|West Green Quadrangle]]

There are eight residence halls on the West Green.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/housing/west_index.cfm|title=West Green Index|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> The West Green also includes:
*[[Academic and Research Center (Ohio University)|Academic and Research Center]]''', the largest research center of its kind in [[Ohio]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}
*[[Ohio Softball Field]], home to the university's [[softball]] team.
*[[Goldsberry Track]], home to the university's track and field teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/practice.html|title=Peggy Pruitt Field and Goldsberry Track|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref>
*[[Bob Wren Stadium]], home to university's baseball team.
*[[Chessa Field]], home to the university's women's soccer program.
*[[Pruitt Field]], home to the university's women's [[field hockey]] team.

===Other facilities===
*[[Athens Lunatic Asylum|The Ridges]], formerly Athens Lunatic Asylum, was acquired by the university. The Victorian styled area has since been re-purposed as a university complex of classrooms and administrative offices surrounded by a large nature preserve.
*[[Gordon K. Bush Airport]]
*[[Athena Cinema|The Athena Cinema]], an on-campus, century-old movie theater owned by the university.
*Lausche Heating Plant, an on-campus plant that provides heat to all buildings on campus.

==Academics==
[[File:Ohio University Gateway.JPG|thumb|225px|left|University Gateway, on College Green, is the entrance way for freshmen upon their convocation]]

===Overview===
[[File:ManassehCutler.jpg|thumb|225px|right|[[Manasseh Cutler]], Founder of Ohio University]]

Ohio has been cited for academic quality and value by publications ''Fortune'',<ref name="Compass">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/10-11/5/fortune-mba.cfm|title=OHIO: Compass - Fortune Magazine ranks OHIO Professional MBA program third 'Best Value'|work=Ohio University}}</ref> ''U.S. News and World Report'',<ref name="WOUB">{{cite web|url=http://woub.org/2011/09/14/ou-number-124-us-news-annual-college-rankings|title=OU Is Number 124 In US News Annual College Rankings - WOUB Digital|work=WOUB Digital}}</ref> ''BusinessWeek'',<ref name="BusinessWeek Top 50">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/08-09/March/443.cfm|title=Ohio University Outlook|work=ohio.edu}}</ref> ''Forbes'',<ref name="Forbes ranking">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/|title=Ohio University|author=David Lariviere|work=Forbes}}</ref> ''America's 100 Best College Buys'', ''Princeton Review's Best Colleges'', and ''Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges''. The John Templeton Foundation has also recognized Ohio University as one of the top character-building institutions in the country.<ref name="Ohio University">{{Cite news |url= http://students.ohiohighered.org/applying/campuses/ohio-university|title= Ohio University|publisher= OhioHigherEd|year=2013|accessdate=7 January 2013}}</ref> ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' has recognized the university as one of the top producers of [[Fulbright Program|U.S. Fulbright scholars]] by type of institution, with the highest number of recipients in the state as well as the Mid-American Conference in 2011-12.<ref name="Chronicle of Higher Ed">{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/129452|title=Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by Type of Institution, 2011-12|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref> Its total number of Fulbright winners frequently ranks the university first in the state and places the university in the company of [[Boston College]], [[Princeton University]], and [[UCLA]].<ref name="Ohio University"/> Ohio University was recognized by the U.S. Department of State's [[Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs]] as a top producer of 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/14-15/2/fulbright-winners-2014-15.cfm|title=OHIO: Compass - University named a top producer of U.S. Fulbright Students|work=Ohio University}}</ref>

Ohio pursues an enrollment process with selective admissions criteria, and a current admission rate of 69% of applicants. Total surveyed student demographic: African-Americans account for 5%;
(1,061); Asian Americans 1.3% (270); Caucasians 84.6% (17,926); Hispanic 1.9% (411); International 6.8% (1,437); and Native American and American Indian 0.4% (77). The university [[honor code]] includes the traditional pillars of [[wikt:character|character]], [[citizenship]], [[civility]], [[wikt:commitment|commitment]], and [[community]].<ref>The Values of Ohio. http://www.ohio.edu/5c/ Retrieved 26 June 2012.</ref> Freshman formally enter the university with their annual convocation and march beneath Alumni Gateway along with university officials.

The university has been recognized for its student success rate in garnering nationally competitive awards. In the 2010 to 2011 year, Ohio students received a total of 70 nationally and internationally competitive awards. Some significant honors received by Ohio students in recent years include Fulbright Awards, the [[Marshall Scholarship]], the [[Mitchell Scholarship]], the [[Truman Scholarship]], the [[Mo Udall|Udall Scholarship]], the [[Goldwater Scholarship]], and the Hollings Scholarship. In 2006, twelve Ohio students received [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright]] scholarships.<ref name="fulb1">[http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/08-09/February/341.cfm Ohio University Outlook: Making the vision reality], February 6, 2009.</ref> In both 2004 and 2005, Ohio University had nine Fulbright Scholars, besting the university's previous record of six awards.<ref name="fulb2">[http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/04-05/405n-045.cfm Ohio University Outlook: Nine Ohio University students win Fulbright Awards], May 24, 2005.</ref><ref name="fulb3">[http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/456n-034.cfm Ohio University Outlook: Nine Ohio University students awarded Fulbrights], June 28, 2004.</ref> The total university student enrollment is in excess of 39,000, encompassing its main campus in Athens and regional campuses.
Students are organized into several colleges according to their interests. The academic organization of students includes the following areas of specialization.
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====Arts and Sciences====
{{Main article|Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences}}

The College of Arts and Sciences continues to provide the first degrees offered by the university, the [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] and [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]], and is the largest college on the Athens campus with 18 departments and a variety of interdisciplinary programs, research centers, and institutes. The foundational instruction for the university, delivered through the general education and liberal arts curriculum, is centered in its departments. The college provides the primary instruction for approximately one-third of the majors on campus. At the graduate level, the college offers a variety of masters programs, and eight departments offer doctoral degrees. A range of scholarly pursuits, funded research projects, and creative activities are undertaken by the college's students, staff, and faculty.

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

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

====Business====
The College of Business was established in 1927. It offers nine different majors and a general business minor for students with non-business majors. Following University-wide restructuring in 2010, it includes the Department of Sports Administration, which offers students an undergraduate degree in Sport Management and three graduate programs. Despite University measures to increase enrollment, the college is smaller than other national business schools, and all business classes are taught by professors instead of graduate students. The college also offers an MBA program for Indian students in Christ University Bangalore. The college requires students take four classes in a 'cluster' format, or simultaneous sequencing. In the cluster, students are teamed up and complete research projects. The students then receive a grade in all four of their classes on the project. This program is an opportunity for students of different majors to interact and is considered a good illustration of how situations are often structured in the business world.<ref>[http://www.cob.ohio.edu/cms.aspx?cid=1329 College of Business – Cluster Classes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The School of Accountancy is nationally recognized. The school promotes the Business Activity Model in its intermediate classes that has proven beneficial. Designed to mimic the experiences of an auditor, accounting students often credit the model with preparing them for internships. One of the authors of business activity model, Connie Esmond-Kiger, was named Director of the School of Accountancy in 2007. She is also the adviser for Ohio's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the financial majors fraternity. Ohio's chapter maintains Superior status and has won national awards.<ref>[http://studentorg.cob.ohiou.edu/accounting/Honors.aspx Chapter Honors and Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The Schey Sales Centre was initiated in 1997 by the Ohio Board of Trustees and offers a professional sales certificate to students.<ref>[http://www.cob.ohiou.edu/newsDetail.aspx?id=524 Producers sold on university's Sales Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This certificate is open to any Ohio student, and requires students to complete 28 credit hours of sales classes as well as complete a 300-hour sales internship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aspnet.cob.ohio.edu/isms/cms.aspx?1899 |title=The Sales Centre at Ohio University - About Us - Welcome |publisher=Aspnet.cob.ohio.edu |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> Three entities oversee the program: the Professional Sales Advisory Board (PSAB), which is composed of sales professionals who give back to the program with money or advice on the industry changes; the support staff, which includes professors at Ohio University who advise the students in the program; and lastly, a group of students who run the program and they are referred to as The Candidate Advisory Council, which was created in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/07-08/March/401.cfm |title=Inactive Content |publisher=Ohio.edu |date=2012-04-03 |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> The centre hosts a sales symposium each spring quarter where professional speakers address market changes, sales strategies and [[profit (accounting)|profit]]. Additionally, sales students took home first place at the National Collegiate Sales Competition in 2009. There are 16 active student organizations functioning within the college. Chapters of three national business fraternities, the Christian Business Leadership organization, and societies or fraternities for almost every major mark these.<ref>[http://www.cob.ohio.edu/cms.aspx?cid=1209 College of Business – Student Clubs and Organizations<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Copeland Hall, seat of the college, maintains six computer labs and two study lounges with computers, as well as many conference rooms and small group rooms. The college's Student Equity Management Group, started in 2003, uses $3.3 million from the university to invest. Unlike many other schools, Ohio's group is open to all undergraduate students and is completely student run. The group's portfolio has increased by 51.29%, since its inception, beating the S&P 500 by 42.61%.<ref>[http://www.cob.ohiou.edu/newsDetail.aspx?id=483 Students prove they are ready for Equity Careers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Candidate Advisory Council is a student-centered organization is run by the students and entirely self-funded. They pay for their classes, professors, events and resources. The university does not assist with any of the financial responsibility. Money is collected from companies who invest in the program solely to recruit the 200+ students working towards a sales certificate.

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

The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, known colloquially as the J-School or simply Scripps, is recognized as one of the world's premier journalism schools. Undergraduates select from two academic tracks: News and Information, which includes coursework in broadcast news, magazine journalism, news writing and editing, and online journalism, and Strategic Communication, which includes coursework in advertising management, advocacy communication, and public relations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scrippsjschool.org/courses/ |title=E.W. Scripps School of Journalism |publisher=Scrippsjschool.org |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> The School of Visual Communication, also known as VisCom, has been recognized twice as a Program of Excellence by the Ohio Board of Regents. The school offers students an interdisciplinary visual communication degree in one of four sequences: informational graphics and page design, photojournalism, commercial photography and interactive multimedia. VisCom is located on the third floor of Seigfred Hall.

The College of Communications also houses Ohio's Speech and Debate Team, the Speaking Bobcats. In existence since the 1900s, the team has competed at every National Forensics Association National Tournament, most American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournaments, and recently, have become prominent with the Novice National Tournament, [[Pi Kappa Delta]] National Conference and Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament. The team has been the top team in Ohio for five consecutive years, and has won two Novice National Tournaments in 2008 and 2011, one Pi Kappa Delta National Conference in 2009, two Pi Kappa National Comprehensive Tournaments in 2010 and 2012, and three NFA National Tournaments in 1971, 1974, and 1975, as well as multiple event championships at all National Tournaments, including several Individual Sweepstakes Championships.

====Education====
The Patton College of Education was established in 1959. It has a history dating back to May 11, 1886, with the founding of a [[Normal school|Normal Department]] at Ohio. The Normal Department – the predecessor to today's College of Education – was the first state-supported teacher preparation program in Ohio. The state's first kindergarten opened on the Ohio University campus in 1907. Today, the College of Education is organized into three departments: Counseling and Higher Education, Educational Studies, and Teacher Education. The college currently serves more than 2,100 undergraduate and 800 graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/about-coe/annual_report.htm |title=College Annual Report |publisher=Cehs.ohio.edu |accessdate=2011-10-06}}</ref> On July 1, 2010, The Patton College became the home of several programs previously housed in the College of Health and Human Services, creating two new departments: Human and Consumer Science Education, and Recreation and Sport Pedagogy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cehs.ohio.edu |title=Welcome to The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services @ Ohio University |publisher=Cehs.ohio.edu |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2011-10-06}}</ref>

====Engineering and Technology====
Russ College of Engineering and Technology was established in 1920. The college is home to the university's highly ranked programs in the traditional fields of engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/engineering|title=College information}}</ref> It enrolls approximately 1,400 undergraduates and almost 300 graduate students. It is named in honor of Dr. Fritz J. Russ, an alumnus in electrical engineering and the founder of Systems Research Laboratories, a major bioengineering concern.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/04-05/161f-045.cfm|title=Tribute}}</ref> The Russ' left the college that bears their name approximately $91.8 million in real estate and securities, though details of how the money will be spent has yet to be determined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/07-08/June/618.cfm|title=University gift grows by more than $10 million|date=2008-06-25}}</ref>

====Fine Arts====
[[File:KennedyMuseum OhioUniv.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Kennedy Museum of Art]]
The College of Fine Arts was established in 1947. The college offers academic programs in art, dance, film, interdisciplinary arts, music, and theater. The university's marching band, [[The Ohio University Marching 110]], nicknamed "The Most Exciting Band In The Land," is based out of the College of Fine Arts, and is currently under the direction of Dr. Richard Suk, Associate Director of Bands.

The university's film program is located within the School of Dance, Film, and Theater in the College of Fine Arts. The [[Master of Fine Arts]] (M.F.A.) program is a professional three-year program of study for talented individuals seeking advanced training in directing, [[screenwriting]], producing, [[cinematography]], editing and motion picture sound with a solid background in film history, theory, and criticism. The MFA is a terminal degree and is designed for students who wish to work as independent [[film]] artists, enter the film industry, or teach at the college or university level. The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Film Studies is a two-year program in film history, analysis, and theory designed to prepare students for further study at the doctoral level or for careers in which a film studies background may be relevant, including film criticism; arts-related writing fields; administration of arts, museum, or academic programs; administrative positions in film or media production; and library, archive, or film preservation work. Coursework includes a two-semester sequence in film history and a range of electives on film theory and criticism, film genres, and, in particular, international cinemas.

The Kennedy Museum of Art, named to honor Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy, is housed at the Ridges in historic Lin Hall. Its collections include southwest Native American textiles, jewelry, and a contemporary collection of prints. The museum offers a wide array of exhibitions, a line-up of educational offerings, tours, and more.

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

====Honors Tutorial College====
[[File:OU 35 Park Place.JPG|thumb|225px|35 Park Place, home of the Honors Tutorial College]]

The [[Honors Tutorial College]] was established in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/honors/ |title=Honors Tutorial College |publisher=ohio.edu/honors |accessdate=2013-12-02}}</ref> The college offers select students the opportunity to pursue a curriculum that incorporates the essential features of the traditional British tutorial system practiced for centuries at Cambridge and Oxford universities. The program generally accepts around 55 students per year from a large application pool. It offers programs in 34 disciplines, from journalism to astrophysics. The college was officially founded in 1972, although an Honors College had existed previously since 1964.{{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}

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

The Global Leadership Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Ohio.edu/GLC |title=Global Leadership Center Home |publisher=Ohio.edu |date=2012-04-03 |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> offers a two-year undergraduate program in global leadership and accepts high-achieving applicants from any degree program on campus. The program offers students the opportunity to pursue a curriculum that incorporates the features of the traditional classroom setting with real world, global directives and communication. The GLC has recently been affiliated with [[Bangkok University]], several United State Embassies abroad, the UNDP Liberia, [[Harvard University]], [[Marriott International]] and numerous other government, NGO, and private organizations around the world. In 2009, the Center was recognized at the United Nations as one of the country's premier International programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/08-09/January/304.cfm|title=Kudos go to GLC international partnership|publisher=Ohio University|work=Outlook – Ohio University News & Information|date=January 26, 2009 |author=Erin Roberts|accessdate=February 9, 2009}}</ref> [[Omicron Delta Kappa]], the national and international leadership honorary, serves as the organization which recognizes student leaders who have contributed to the life and student body at Ohio University.

The university is well known in [[Malaysia]] for its ties with [[UiTM|MARA University of Technology]] from the 1980s.

====Medical and Graduate Studies====
[[File:Heritage College.JPG|thumb|250px|The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]]
{{main article|Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine}}
The [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]] was established in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/OUHCOM/facts.htm |title=OU-HCOM - Our College |publisher=Oucom.ohiou.edu |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> It is currently the only osteopathic medical college in the state, and offers the degree [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine]] (D.O.). The college is accredited by the [[American Osteopathic Association]].<ref name=AACOM>{{cite web |url=http://www.aacom.org/resources/bookstore/cib/Documents/2013cib/2013cib-OU-HCOM.pdf |title=Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine |author= |work= |publisher=American Association of Osteopathic Colleges |accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref> In 1993, Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., was appointed to the position of dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; she was the first African-American woman to serve as the dean of a U.S. medical school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_279.html |title=Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee |author= |work= |publisher=National Library of Medicine |accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref> As of the 2011-2012 academic year, there were 493 students enrolled.

In 2012, the college established agreements to build two new medical school extension campuses. Through a partnership with OhioHealth, a class of 50 OU-HCOM students will begin training in Dublin, Ohio, by August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dublin.oh.us/newsroom/ou-medical-school-extension.php |title=It's official: Dublin is the site of new Ohio University medical school extension campus |author= |date=July 17, 2012 |work= |publisher= |accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref> In Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic and OU-HCOM plan to train 32 students by July, 2015, at the Clinic's South Pointe Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://woub.org/2012/06/11/ou-hcom-cleveland-clinic-announce-extension-campus |title=OU-HCOM, Cleveland Clinic Announce Extension Campus |author=Bethany Venable |date=June 11, 2012 |work= |publisher=WOUB |accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref>

The Graduate College is the college for graduate students at Ohio. The college includes over thirty areas of post-baccalaureate concentrations, and awards [[Master of Arts|M.A.]], [[Master of Science|M.S.]], and [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] degrees.

====Research Centers====
[[File:OU Brown House.JPG|thumb|right|190px|The [[Contemporary History Institute]] housed in Brown House]]
Several research programs and institutes allow students to learn from scientists and scholars who are actively engaged in advancing their disciplines. Ohio University's Board of Trustees approved Research Centers and Institutes include:

* The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine sponsors the Institute for Neuromusculoskeletal Research; Tropical Disease Institute;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/tdi/|title=Tropical Disease Institute - Biomedical Sciences Department - Ohio University - College of Osteopathic Medicine - Mario J. Grijalva - Chagas - Trypanosoma cruzi - blood safety|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref> Edison Biotechnology Institute; and Appalachian Rural Health Institute.
* In Engineering and Technology, Ohio sponsors: The Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment; The Center for Advanced Materials Processing; The Center for Advanced Software Systems Integration; The Automatic Identification Education and Research Center; The Avionics Engineering Research Center;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/avionics/|title=Avionics Engineering Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref> The Institute for Corrosion & Multiphase Technology;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corrosioncenter.ohiou.edu/|title=Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology|website=www.corrosioncenter.ohiou.edu|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref> The Center for Intelligent, Distributed and Dependable Systems; The Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment; and, The T. Richard and Eleanora K. Robe Leadership Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/academics/leadership-integrity/robe.cfm|title=Robe Leadership Institute|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref>
* The Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics; The Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities; Institute for the Empirical Study of Language; The University's Business Incubator, The Innovation Center; and, The Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/cas/nqpi/|title=Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
* The College of Arts and Sciences sponsors: The African American Research and Service Institute; The Astrophysical Institute; The [[Contemporary History Institute]]; The George V. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs; The Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation; The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics; The Ohio University Cartographic Center; The Institute for Quantitative Biology; and, The Center for Ring Theory and Its Applications.
* The School of Business sponsors: The Center for eBusiness;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/October/114n-067.cfm|title=Ohio University Outlook|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref> The Center for International Business Education and Development; The Ohio University Insurance Institute;{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} and, The Sales Center.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
* In Communications disciplines, Ohio sponsors: The Institute for International Journalism; The Scripps Survey Research Center;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scripps-howard-foundation-creates-survey-research-center-at-ohio-university-75785427.html|title=Scripps Howard Foundation Creates Survey Research Center at Ohio University|last=Company|first=The E.W. Scripps|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref> The Telecommunications Center; and, The Institute for Telecommunication Studies.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
* In Education, Ohio sponsors: The Center for Cooperative Curriculum Development and Partnerships; The Institute for Democracy in Education;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/institute-for-democracy-in-education/|title=Institute for Democracy in Education|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}</ref> The George Hill Center for Counseling & Research;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/academic-programs/counseling-and-higher-education/counselor-education/george-e-hill-center.cfm|title=George E. Hill Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref> The Center for Higher Education; and, The Edward Stevens Center for the Study and Development of Literacy and Language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/stevens-literacy-center/|title=The Stevens Literacy Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref>
* In Health and Human Services, Ohio sponsors: The Child Development Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/child-development-center/|title=Child Development Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref> and The Center for Sports Administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://business.ohio.edu/about/centers-institutes/center-for-sports-administration/|title=Ohio University Center for Sports Administration {{!}} Ohio College of Business|website=business.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref>
* The Center for International Studies was established in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalstudies.ohio.edu/ |title=Center for International Studies |publisher=Internationalstudies.ohio.edu |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref>
* In Game Research and Immersive Design, Ohio sponsors the GRID Lab, an initiative of its Scripps College of Communication, providing Ohioans the training, education, and opportunity to develop technical and creative skills with digital game technology. The GRID Lab serves as an innovative and creative center for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff research and project development. It was founded by various faculty and staff from the School of Media Arts and Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediaschool.ohio.edu/john-bowditch |title=John Bowditch &#124; Ohio University School of Media Arts & Studies |publisher=Mediaschool.ohio.edu |date=2011-08-01 |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref>

====University College and affiliates====
University College was established in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/univcollege/ |title=University College |publisher=Ohio.edu |date=2012-04-03 |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref> The college comprises students seeking to design a major program of study for their baccalaureate degree, and faculty from various disciplines.

More than 9,800 students attend Ohio University's five affiliated campuses:
*[[Ohio University Eastern Campus|Eastern]] ([[St. Clairsville, Ohio|St. Clairsville]])
*[[Ohio University-Zanesville|Zanesville]]
*[[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]]
*[[Ohio University Southern Campus|Southern]] ([[Ironton, Ohio|Ironton]])
*[[Ohio University-Chillicothe|Chillicothe]]

Ohio University also has two affiliated educational centers:
*[[Pickerington, Ohio|Pickerington]] (part of Lancaster Campus)
*[[Proctorville, Ohio|Proctorville]] (part of Southern Campus)

==Athletics==
[[File:Ohio Bobcat Peden.JPG|thumb|[[Ohio Bobcats|Ohio Bobcat]] at Peden Stadium]]
[[File:Peden Stadium Interior.jpg|thumb|right|195px|[[Peden Stadium]]]]
Ohio's mascot is Rufus the Bobcat, and a life-sized sculpture of a bobcat commissioned stands poised at the entrance to [[Peden Stadium]]. The mascot name "Rufus" was selected as the result of a campus-wide election, after an alumnus, Michael A Massa, made the suggestion to the university. The Bobcats football team plays in the 24,000 capacity Peden Stadium; the 13,080 seat Convocation Center serves as home to the university's men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. All university sporting events are open to students at no charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiobobcats.com/tickets/ohio-allsport-tickets.html|title=Ohio University Athletics Ticket Policy}}</ref> Ohio's men's and women's athletics teams compete under the official colors of hunter green and white.

===Intercollegiate athletics===
{{Main article|Ohio Bobcats}}
University sports, called Ohio in competition, began in 1894 with an 8–0 loss to [[Marietta College]] in [[College football|football]]. The university is a charter member of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[Mid-American Conference]], established in 1946, and remains the sole charter member competing in the conference. University intercollegiate athletics include six men's squads and eight women's squads and range from [[Olympic sports|individual athletics]] to [[team sports]]. Most recently, Ohio University defeated 4th seeded [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]] in the 2012 NCAA basketball Tournament. They followed up that 2012 victory over the Wolverines with a 62–56 win over 12th seeded [[South Florida Bulls|South Florida]], reaching the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|Sweet Sixteen]] for the first time since 1964. [[Peden Stadium]], the oldest football venue in the [[Mid-American Conference]], is a designated state historical site. The 13,080-seat [[Convocation Center (Ohio University)|Convocation Center]] is [[Ohio Bobcats|Ohio's]] basketball, volleyball, and [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] venue. Varsity Ohio serves as the alumni organization which recognizes former Ohio student athletes.

===Club sports===
The are 36 active club sports programs at Ohio, run out of the Department of Campus Recreation. Club sports include sports for both genders, including co-ed sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/recreation/club/index.cfm |title=OHIO: Club Sports &#124; Welcome to Club Sports |publisher=Ohio.edu |date=2010-07-08 |accessdate=2011-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/recreation |title=OHIO: Campus Recreation &#124; Welcome to Campus Recreation |publisher=Ohio.edu |date=2010-07-08 |accessdate=2011-10-06}}</ref> Teams are assigned to instructional, white, green, or red tier depending on the number of members of the team, dues collecting, funds raised, and community service hours completed. The higher tier the sport is in, the more money that the team receives from the school and also the higher priority that team gets.
* The Ohio University Fencing Club is a club with four scoring machines and fencers of all weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/orgs/fencingclub/|title=OUFC - Home|work=ohio.edu}}</ref>
*The Ohio University Wakeboard and Waterski team is a club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orgsync.com/120832/chapter|title=Waterski & Wakeboard Team|website=orgsync.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> that competes in three competitions in the fall. Its opponents include Miami University of Ohio, Bowling Green State University, Purdue University, University of Michigan, and more

==Student activities==

===Media===
Students operate a newspaper, television, and radio stations at Ohio University. The main newspaper, ''[[The Post (Ohio newspaper)|The Post]]'', publishes in print five days a week and online all days of the week, while the university is in session and is officially independent of the university and its administration. Ohio University Public Television is a [[PBS]] affiliate broadcasting on [[WOUB-TV|WOUB Athens/WOUC Cambridge]]. In addition to national PBS programs, WOUB features ''Newswatch'', a nightly news broadcast with student reporters. Other student produced programs include "Gridiron Glory" (following the Southeastern Ohio and parts of West Virginia high school football season, the recipient of many Emmys) and "Bobcat Blitz" (following [[Ohio Bobcats]] during the year). WOUB also airs [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outlet/id1008879244?mt=2 The OUtlet], a radio show and podcast featuring stories wherever "campus meets community." [[Wired for Books]], an online educational project of the WOUB Center for Public Media, has received several awards. [[WOUB-FM]] 91.3 Athens, WOUC-FM 89.1 [[Cambridge, Ohio|Cambridge]], WOUH-FM 91.9 [[Chillicothe, Ohio|Chillicothe]], WOUL-FM 89.1 [[Ironton, Ohio|Ironton]], and WOUZ-FM 90.1 [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanesville]] broadcast the same programs throughout southeastern Ohio. Separate public radio programming is also heard in Athens on [[WOUB (AM)|WOUB]] AM 1340. ACRN ("The [[Rock Lobster]]"), founded in 1971, is an [[Internet radio]]-only station and the university's only [[College radio|student-run radio station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acrn.com/about/history/ |title=The Rock Lobster |publisher=ACRN |date=1971-04-04 |accessdate=2011-10-06}}</ref> The university also publishes [http://www.ohio.edu/compass ''Compass''], the institution's official online news and information resource.

===Service===
Students maintain a variety of organized and independent service events.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.ohio.edu/campuslife/|title= Ohio University Campus Life|publisher= Ohio University |year=2013|accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> The Community Service Leadership Council involves students to oversee a Project of the Week every Saturday. The projects have included work with Good Earth Farms, Last Chance Corral, [[Cadillac Ranch]], [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[Alpha Delta Pi]], [[Alpha Phi Omega]], [[Pi Beta Phi]], [[Project C]], [[Rotaract]], the Survivor Advocacy Program, and the Thursday Supper Volunteer Corps, among others. Charities at Ohio University have involved flag football tournaments and the 5K Flour Run, and have benefited O'Bleness Health System's Women's Health Fund and the Athens Backpack Program, respectively. Student Senate's Beautification Day regularly receives a large turnout and is particularly unique in the Spring.<ref>{{Cite news |type= Printed|title= Athens County Annual Manual 2013|publisher= The Athens News|year=2013|accessdate=7 January 2013}}</ref> In early 1962, President Vernon Alden signed the first of several contracts with the federal government to facilitate [[Peace Corps]] volunteer training programs. Today, Ohio University hosts a recruiting office for the Peace Corps in a tradition affiliated with that organization since [[Sargent Shriver]]'s visit.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Betty Hollow|title= Ohio University: The Spirit of a Singular Place, Change, Confrontation, and Crisis: 1961-1974|publisher= Ohio University Press|year=2004|accessdate=7 January 2013}}</ref>

== Law enforcement ==
Like many universities in Ohio, Ohio University maintains its own police department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/police|title=OHIO: Ohio University Police Department|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref> Operating out of Scott Quadrangle, the Ohio University Police Department (OUPD) is a fully-fledged, independent law enforcement agency with 31 sworn officers, five dispatchers, and two administrative support personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/police/about/|title=OUPD: Ohio University Police Department|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref> They have patrol and investigative divisions, two explosive detective canine teams,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/14-15/11/brody_joins_oupd_2014.cfm|title=Brody joins OUPD as second explosive-detection dog|work=Ohio University|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref> a SWAT team,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.athensmessenger.com/news/ou-gets-its-first-swat-team/article_a733ede6-2cb3-5342-a9fe-d5e31f72464f.html|title=OU gets its first SWAT team|work=The Athens Messenger|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref> and are members of the Athens-Hocking-Fairfield Major Crimes Unit.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/16-17/09/oupd-chief-QA.cfm|title=OUPD Chief shares the department's current goals and initiatives|work=Ohio University|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref>

OUPD was certified with the Ohio Collaborative on January 27, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/police/about/upload/ocjsOhioCertifiesLE_OhioU_PD.pdf|title=Ohio Awards Certification to the Ohio University Police Department for Adopting Standards|last=|first=|date=01/27/2017|website=Ohio University Police|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=03/06/2017}}</ref>

==Noted people==
{{main article|List of Ohio University alumni}}
Ohio has over 200,000 living [[alumni]], approximately 105,000 of them in Ohio. Many have gone on to achieve success in a variety of fields, including art, athletics, journalism, engineering, business, and government; Senators, US Justices, Governors, foreign Presidents and Princes have walked its historic campus and are counted among Ohio alumni. Alumni have been recognized for their pursuits by a variety of prestigious awards, including one Nobel Prize–winning alumnus who has been Kinghted by Britain.<ref>{{citation|last=Navera |first=Tristan |title=Alumni 'like' OU social media |url=http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/alumni-ou-social-media |publisher=''[[The Post (Ohio newspaper)|The Post]]'' |date=April 13, 2011 |accessdate=September 1, 2011}}</ref> Ohio University has had twenty-one [[university president|presidents]]:
[[File:OU Lindley Hall.JPG|thumb|350px|Lindley Hall at Ohio University, named for first President [[Jacob Lindley]]]]

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! Order || Name || years
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| align=right | 1 || {{sortname|Jacob|Lindley}} || 1809–1822
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| align=right | 2 || {{sortname|James|Irvine|dab=educator}} || 1822–1824
|-
| align=right | 3 || {{sortname|Robert G.|Wilson}} || 1824–1839
|-
| align=right | 4 || {{sortname|William Holmes|McGuffey}} || 1839–1843
|-
| align=right | 5 || {{sortname|Alfred|Ryors}} || 1848–1852
|-
| align=right | 6 || {{sortname|Solomon|Howard}} || 1852–1872
|-
| align=right | 7 || {{sortname|William Henry|Scott|dab=university president}} || 1872–1883
|-
| align=right | 8 || {{sortname|Charles William|Super}} || 1884–1896<br />1899–1901
|-
| align=right | 9 || {{sortname|Isaac|Crook}} || 1896–1898
|-
| align=right | 10 || {{sortname|Alston|Ellis}} || 1901–1920*
|-
| align=right | 11 || {{sortname|Elmer Burritt|Bryan}} || 1921–1934*
|-
| align=right | 12 || {{sortname|Herman Gerlach|James}} || 1935–1943
|-
| align=right | 13 || {{sortname|Walter S.|Gamertsfelder}} || 1943–1945
|-
| align=right | 14 || {{sortname|John Calhoun|Baker}} || 1945–1961
|-
| align=right | 15 || {{sortname|Vernon|Alden}} || 1962–1969
|-
| align=right | 16 || {{sortname|Claude R.|Sowle}} || 1969–1974
|-
| align=right | 17 || {{sortname|Harry B.|Crewson}} || 1974–1975
|-
| align=right | 18 || {{sortname|Charles J.|Ping}} || 1975–1994
|-
| align=right | 19 || {{sortname|Robert|Glidden}} || 1994–2004
|-
| align=right | 20 || {{sortname|Roderick J.|McDavis}} || 2004–2017
|-
| align=right | 21 || {{sortname|Duane|Nellis}} || 2017''-
|}
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Edwin Watts Chubb was acting president for one year in 1920 when President Ellis died and again in 1934 when President Bryan died.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiou.edu/athens/bldgs/chubb.html|title=Chubb Hall|work=ohiou.edu}}</ref>

Except for Super, Crook, and current president McDavis, all presidents of the university have buildings named after them, most notably Alden Library, Ping Recreation Center, and Baker University Center. The remaining buildings are residence halls and administrative buildings.<ref>https://www.ohio.edu/athens/map_index.html</ref>

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39°30′43″N 84°44′05″W / 39.511905°N 84.734674°W / 39.511905; -84.734674 {{Infobox university |name = Miami University |image = [[Image:Ohio_University_seal.svg |caption = |latin_name = Universitas Miamiensis |motto = Prodesse Quam Conspici |mottoeng = To Accomplish Rather Than to Be Conspicuous |established = 1809 |type = Public |endowment = $447 million (2016)[1] |president = Gregory Crawford[2] |provost = Phyllis Callahan |students = 24,505 system-wide |undergrad = 22,119 system-wide; 16,981 Oxford |postgrad = 2,386 system-wide |city = Oxford, Ohio (main campus) |campus = Rural, 2,138 acres (8 km2) |athletics = 18 NCAA Division I FBS[3]
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|logo = |staff = 1,400 system-wide |colors = Red and White[4]
    }} Miami University, (also referred to as Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university located on a 2,138-acre campus in Oxford, Ohio, 35 miles north of Cincinnati. Founded in 1809, although classes were not held until 1824, Miami University is the 10th oldest public university and 32nd oldest higher education institution in the United States.[citation needed] The university also has regional campuses in Hamilton, Middletown and West Chester, as well as the Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg. Miami University is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with a high research activity.[5][6] It is affiliated to the University System of Ohio. Miami University is well known for its liberal arts education; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 60 graduate degree programs within its 8 schools and colleges in architecture, business, engineering, humanities and the sciences. In its 2017 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university 79th among national universities and the 30th top public university in the United States.[7][8] Additionally, Miami University is ranked 2nd best national university (1st among public institutions) for undergraduate teaching.[9] Miami University is considered one of the original eight Public Ivy schools that provide a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.[10][11] Miami University has a long tradition of Greek life; five social Greek-letter organizations were founded at the university earning Miami the nickname “Mother of Fraternities.” Today, Miami University hosts over 50 fraternity and sorority chapters, and approximately one-third of the undergraduate student population are members of the Greek community.[12] Miami is renowned for its campus beauty, having been called "The most beautiful campus that ever there was" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost. Additionally, Forbes ranked the city of Oxford first on its 2016 list of the best college towns in the United States.[13][14] Miami's athletic teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are collectively known as the Miami RedHawks. They compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in all varsity sports except ice hockey, which competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. ==History== ===1800s=== [[Image:muohioelliot.jpg|thumb|200px|Elliott Hall was modeled after Yale's Connecticut Hall.]] The foundations for Miami University were first laid by an Act of Congress signed by President George Washington, stating that an academy should be located Northwest of the Ohio River in the Miami Valley.[15] The land was located within the Symmes Purchase; Judge John Cleves Symmes, the owner of the land, purchased the land from the government with the stipulation that he lay aside land for an academy.[16] Congress granted one township to be located in the District of Cincinnati to the Ohio General Assembly for the purposes of building a college, two days after Ohio was granted statehood in 1803; if no suitable location could be provided in the Symmes Purchase, Congress pledged to give federal lands to the legislature after a five-year period. The Ohio Legislature appointed three surveyors in August of the same year to search for a suitable township, and they selected a township off of Four Mile Creek.[16] The Legislature passed "An Act to Establish the Miami University" on February 2, 1809, and a board of trustees was created by the state; this is cited as the founding of Miami University.[16] The township originally granted to the university was known as the "College Township," and was renamed Oxford, Ohio, in 1810.[citation needed] The University temporarily halted construction due to the War of 1812.[16] Cincinnati tried to move Miami to the city in 1822 and to divert its income to a Cincinnati college, but it failed.[16] Miami created a grammar school in 1818 to teach frontier youth; but, it was disbanded after five years.[16] Robert Hamilton Bishop, a Presbyterian minister and professor of history, was appointed to be the first President of Miami University in 1824. The first day of classes at Miami was on November 1, 1824.[16] At its opening, there were 20 students and two faculty members in addition to Bishop.[16] The curriculum included Greek, Latin, Algebra, Geography, and Roman history; the University offered only a Bachelor of Arts. An "English Scientific Department" was started in 1825, which studied modern languages, applied mathematics, and political economy as training for more practical professions. It offered a certificate upon completion of coursework, not a full diploma.[16] Miami students purchased a printing press, and in 1827 published their first periodical, The Literary Focus. It promptly failed, but it laid the foundation for the weekly Literary Register. The current Miami Student, founded in 1867, traces its foundation back to the Literary Register and claims to be the oldest college newspaper in the United States.[16] A theological department and a farmer's college were formed in 1829; the farmer's college was not an agricultural school, but a three-year education program for farm boys. William Holmes McGuffey joined the faculty in 1826, and began his work on the McGuffey Readers while in Oxford.[16] By 1834 the faculty had grown to seven professors and enrollment was at 234 students.[16] Eleven students were expelled in 1835, including one for firing a pistol at another student. McGuffey resigned and became the President of the Cincinnati College, where he urged parents not to send their children to Miami.[16]

Alumni Hall in winter
The "Beta Bells" of Miami University were built with funds donated by the Beta Theta Pi fraternity on its Centennial in 1939.

Alpha Delta Phi opened its chapter at Miami in 1833, making it the first fraternity chapter West of the Allegheny Mountains. In 1839, Beta Theta Pi was created; it was the first fraternity formed at Miami.[16] In 1839 Old Miami reached its enrollment peak, with 250 students from 13 states; only Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth were larger.[16] President Bishop resigned in 1840 due to escalating problems in the University, although he remained as a professor through 1844. He was replaced as President by George Junkin, former President of Lafayette College; Junkin resigned in 1844, having proved to be unpopular with students.[16] By 1847, enrollment had fallen to 137 students. Students in 1848 participated in the "Snowball Rebellion". Defying the faculty's stance against fraternities, students packed Old Main, one of Miami's main classrooms and administrative buildings, with snow and reinforced the snow with chairs, benches and desks from the classroom.[16] Those who had participated in the rebellion were expelled from the school and Miami's student population was more than halved. By 1873, enrollment fell further to 87 students. The board of trustees closed the school in 1873, and leased the campus for a grammar school.[16] The period prior to its closing is referred to as "Old Miami."[16]

Satirical map of Miami University campus

The university re-opened in 1885, having paid all of its debts and repaired many of its buildings; there were 40 students in its first year. Enrollment remained under 100 students throughout the 1800s. Miami focused on aspects outside of the classics, including botany, physics, and geology departments.[16] In 1888, Miami began inter-collegiate football play in a game against the University of Cincinnati.[16] By the early 1900s, the state of Ohio pledged regular financial support for Miami University. Enrollment reached 207 students in 1902. The Ohio General Assembly passed the Sesse Bill in 1902, which mandated coeducation for all Ohio public schools. Miami lacked the rooms to fit all of the students expected the next year, and Miami made an arrangement with Oxford College, a women's college located in the town, to rent rooms. Miami's first African-American student, Nelly Craig, graduated in 1905.[15] Hepburn Hall, built in 1905, was the first women's dorm at the college. By 1907, the enrollment at the University passed 700 students and women made up about a third of the student body.[16] Andrew Carnegie pledged $40,000 to the building of a new library for the University.[16] === 1900s === Enrollment in 1923 was at 1,500 students. The Oxford College for Women merged with Miami University in 1928.[16] By the early 1930s, enrollment had reached 2,200 students. The conservative environment found on campus called for little change during the problems of the Great Depression, and only about 10 percent of students in the 1930s were on government subsidies.[16] During World War II, Miami changed its curriculum to include "war emergency courses" and a Navy Training School took up residence on campus. During wartime in 1943, the population of the University became majority women.[16] Due to the G.I. Bill, tuition for veterans decreased; the enrollment at Miami jumped from 2,200 to 4,100 students. Temporary lodges were constructed in order to accommodate the number of students. By 1952, the student body had grown to 5,000.[16]

Miami University in 1909

In 1954, Miami created a common curriculum for all students to complete, in order to have a base for their other subjects. By 1964, enrollment reached nearly 15,000.[16] To accommodate the growing number of students, Miami University started a regional branch of the University at Middletown, Ohio, in 1966 and Hamilton, Ohio, in 1968.[16] Miami founded a Luxembourg branch, today called the Miami University Dolibois European Center, in 1968; students live with Luxembourgian families, and study under Miami professors.[16] Miami experimented with a trimester plan in 1965, but it ultimately failed and the university reverted to a quarter system. In 1974, The Western College for Women in Oxford, was sold to Miami; and President Shriver oversaw the creation of the well-respected and innovative Interdisciplinary Studies Program known as the Western College Program.[16] The program was merged into the College of Arts & Science in 2007.[17] The newest regional campus, the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center opened in 2009. ==Campus== Miami University's main campus is located in Oxford, Ohio; the city is located in the Miami Valley in Southwestern Ohio. Development of the campus began in 1818 with a multipurpose building called Franklin Hall; Elliott Hall, built in 1825, is Miami's oldest residence hall.[16][18] Miami is renowned for its campus beauty, having been called "The most beautiful campus that ever there was" by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost, a friend of then Miami artist-in-residence Percy McKaye, a poet. Miami has added campus buildings in the style characteristic of Georgian Revival architecture, with all buildings built three stories or less, or "to human scale". Today, the area of Miami's Oxford campus consists of 2,138 acres (8 km2).[18][19] Oxford, Ohio is a college town, with over 70.0% of the residents attending college or graduate school.[20] Forbes ranked the city of Oxford first on its 2016 list of the best college towns in the United States.[13] All first and secondyear students are required to live on-campus and all dorms are three stories or less.[21] Miami gives students the options of choosing from 35 theme-based living learning communities (LLCs); all of the halls on-campus participate in the LLC program to create bonds among students based on certain classes and majors.[22] An LLC focuses on a certain theme, such as governmental relations, the arts, women in engineering or technology and society, which allows students to live with people who have similar interests to them. Also smaller groups of students can create their own second year LLCs in order to continue their learning together, for example the newly created Science of life LLC which focuses on matters of all sciences and how they affect modern society.[23] Each residence hall has its own hall government, with representatives in the Residence Hall Association and the student senate.[24] Miami University’s dining options includes about 30 dining destinations on campus, including Maple Street Station and Garden Commons, each with multiple dining options. Miami’s dining services have won 52 awards since 2004.[25] Miami University also has a Recreational Sports Center. The center contains three basketball courts, an Olympic-sized pool and diving well, outdoor pursuit center, rock-climbing center, fitness room, large exercise classrooms and a weight room.[26] ===Historic landmarks=== * William Holmes McGuffey Museum, a National Historic Landmark * Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin, listed on the National Register of Historic Places * Elliott and Stoddard Halls, oldest dormitories in use in Ohio * Langstroth Cottage, a National Historic Landmark * Old Manse (home of the University Honors Program) Presbyterian Parsonage, East High Street, listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey * Simpson-Shade Guest House, listed in the Historic American Buildings Survey * Lewis Place, home of Miami presidents ==Students== ===Overview=== Miami's student body consists of 16,981 undergraduates and 2,386 graduate students on the Oxford campus (as of fall 2016).[27] Students at Miami come from 50 U.S. states and 78 countries as of Oct. 2015.[28][29] Although Miami recruits diverse students domestically and internationally, and ranks number two nationally for participation in study abroad among doctoral-granting schools, it consistently works to increase its student diversity; 22.4% (9.7% international) of the student body identifies as other than white.[citation needed] For first-time, degree seeking freshmen for the Fall of 2014, Miami received 27,454 applications.[30] Also, for first-year students in 2015, 42.5% of students ranked in the top 10% of their class. The middle 50% range of ACT scores for first-year students is 26-31, while the SAT scores is 1180-1330 (old scale).[28] ===Rankings===

Academic rankings
National
Forbes[31]155
U.S. News & World Report[32]79
Washington Monthly[34]133[33]
Global
ARWU[35]Does not appear.
QS[36]701.
THE[37]601-800
Harrison Hall at sunset

U.S. News & World Report in its 2017 rankings ranked the university's undergraduate program 79th among national universities, and 30th among public universities. U.S. News also ranked the university fifth for best undergraduate teaching at national public universities.[38] Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine listed Miami as one the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2015 ranking Miami 55th nationally. Miami has appeared on the list since it was first published in 1998. Forbes ranked Miami 155th in the United States among all colleges and universities and listed it as one of "America's Best College Buys".[39] In March 2014, BusinessWeek ranked the undergraduate business program for the Farmer School of Business at 23rd among all U.S. undergraduate business schools and was ranked 8th among public schools.[40] Entrepreneur ranked Miami's Institute for Entrepreneurship in its top ten undergraduate programs in the nation.[41] The Wall Street Journal ranked Miami 22nd among state schools for bringing students directly from undergraduate studies into top graduate programs.[42] The Journal also ranked Miami's accelerated MBA program ninth globally.[43] Miami's accountancy program received high marks from the Public Accounting Report's rankings of accountancy programs; its undergraduate and graduate programs ranked 17th and 20th respectively.[44] In 1985, Richard Moll wrote a book about America's premier public universities where he describes Miami as one of America's original eight "Public Ivies", along with the University of Michigan, UC Berkeley, University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, University of Texas, University of Vermont, and the University of North Carolina.[45] Miami also receives high marks for its beautiful campus. Newsweek rated Miami No. 19, in its 2012 list of Most Beautiful Schools and poet Robert Frost described it as "The most beautiful campus that ever there was."[46] ===Undergraduates=== Miami is a large, primarily residential teaching university with a focus on undergraduate studies.[47] The university offers more than 100 majors,[48] 48 minors,[49] and 11 co-majors. Miami University has seven academic divisions: # College of Arts and Science # Farmer School of Business # College of Creative Arts # College of Education, Health, and Society # College of Engineering and Computing # Graduate School # College of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences (regional campuses) The College of Arts and Science (or CAS) is the oldest and largest college at Miami, with over 75% of the undergraduate student body enrollment. The CAS offers more than 60 majors covering a broad range of areas of study. The curriculum emphasizes creativity, research, and global perspectives.[50] Ten of the 14 doctoral degrees offered by Miami are provided through the College of Arts & Science.[51]

Upham Hall, home of several departments in the College of Arts & Science

Miami's Farmer School of Business is a nationally recognized school of business that offers eight majors. The school also offers graduate MBA, accountancy, and economics degrees. The Farmer School of Business (or FSB) is housed in a 210,000-square-foot (20,000 m2) state-of-the-art, LEED-certified building.[52] The FSB building, opened for classes in 2009, was designed by leading revivalist architect Robert A.M. Stern. The College of Engineering and Computing (formerly School of Engineering & Computing (formerly Applied Science)) offers 10 accredited majors at the Oxford campus,[53] and moved into a new $22 million engineering building in 2007.[54] The school also offers four master's degrees in Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Computational Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.[55] The School of Education, Health & Society (formerly Education and Allied Professions) offers 26 undergraduate degrees[56] spanning from areas of teacher education, kinesiology, and health to educational psychology, family studies, and social work.[57] As of fall 2009, nearly 3,500 full-time and part-time undergraduates were enrolled in the school.[56] Miami's School of Creative Arts (formerly Fine Arts) has four departments: architecture and interior design, music, theatre, and art. Each department has its own admission requirements, either a portfolio or audition, which are separate from the standard admissions requirements for the University. Art majors choose a concentration in areas such as ceramics, metals, photography, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, and interior design. Music majors specify either music performance or music education, and choose their focus, whether instrumental or vocal.[58][59] ===Graduate students=== Miami offers master's degrees in more than 50 areas of study and doctoral degrees in 14, the largest of which are doctoral degrees in psychology. In order to enroll in graduate courses, students must first be accepted into the Graduate School, and then into the department through which the degree is offered.[60] Although tuition for the Graduate School is roughly the same as for an undergraduate degree, most of the graduate programs offer graduate assistantships as well as tuition waiver. ===Athletics===

Miami's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I sports teams are called the RedHawks; the program offers 18 varsity sports for men and women. They compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in all varsity sports except ice hockey, which competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Miami's athletic teams were called The Miami Boys, The Big Reds, The Reds, or The Red and Whites until 1928 when Miami Publicity Director R.J. McGinnis is credited with coining the term Redskins. The athletic teams were known as the Redskins up through 1997 when the Oklahoma-based Miami tribe withdrew its support for the nickname; the board of trustees voted to change the nickname to the RedHawks.[61] Miami is nicknamed the "Cradle of Coaches" for the coaches that have trained through its football program and in early 2012 Miami trademarked the phrase.[citation needed] The current athletic director is David Sayler, who was hired to the position in December 2012.[62] ====Football====

A football game at Yager Stadium

Miami is known as the Cradle of Coaches for its quality football coaches that leave its program; Ben Roethlisberger, a quarterback from Miami, has gone on to be a two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. John Harbaugh, a defensive back from Miami, coached the Baltimore Ravens to a victory in Super Bowl XLVII. Miami's football team plays in Yager Stadium, a 24,286-seat football stadium on campus; they formerly played in the now demolished Miami Field. The current coach is Chuck Martin, who was named head coach December 3, 2013. Previously, Martin was the offensive coordinator at The University of Notre Dame. The RedHawks compete each year against the Cincinnati Bearcats for the Victory Bell, a tradition that dates back to 1888. ====Basketball====

The Miami men's basketball team has appeared in 16 NCAA basketball championship tournaments, reaching the Sweet Sixteen four times, most recently in 1999. Notable former student-athletes have included Randy Ayers, Ron Harper, Wally Szczerbiak, and Wayne Embry. The team competes in Millett Hall and was coached by Charlie Coles, a 1965 graduate of Miami, for 16 seasons until he retired on March 5, 2012. His replacement is John Cooper. ====Men's ice hockey====

Miami fans gather before a hockey game against the Omaha Mavericks.

Miami's men's varsity ice hockey team started in 1978 coached by Steve Cady.[63] The RedHawks made the NCAA national title game in 2009, but lost in overtime to Boston University after leading much of the game.[64] The current head coach is Enrico Blasi, who has a total record of 262-169-46 after 12 seasons.[65] Since the Mid-American Conference does not include Division I men's ice hockey, Miami competed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) through the 2012-2013 season. It was one of three schools from the MAC in the CCHA along with Bowling Green State University and Western Michigan University. However, starting with the 2013-2014 season, Miami began competing in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, which will also include Colorado College, University of Denver, University of North Dakota, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Western Michigan University, and St. Cloud State University. The men's ice hockey team plays at the Goggin Ice Center. The center contains two rinks: a practice rink and Steve Cady Arena, which is used by the hockey team. The arena has a seating capacity of 3,200, and it replaced the Goggin Ice Arena in 2006. ====Synchronized skating====

Miami's synchronized skating team began in August 1977 as a "Precision Skating Club" at Goggin Ice Center.[66] The program achieved varsity status by 1996.[67] The Miami University senior synchronized skating team are the 1999, 2006, and 2009 U.S. national champions.[67][68][69] Miami won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, the first medal ever won by Team USA for synchronized skating.[70] The collegiate-level team has won 18 national titles; Miami created a junior-varsity level team beneath the senior level.[67] Vicki Korn, after serving as the coach of Miami's program for 25 years, announced her retirement in May 2009.[67] The current head coach is Carla DeGirolamo. A 2003 graduate of Miami, Carla skated with the program all four of her undergraduate years and then spent seven seasons as an assistant coach. ===Greek life===

Phi Delta Theta was founded at Miami University in 1848

Miami has 21 active sorority and 30 active fraternity chapters. Miami is nicknamed the Mother of Fraternities for the number of fraternities that started on its campus: Beta Theta Pi (1839), Phi Delta Theta (1848), Sigma Chi (1855), and Phi Kappa Tau (1906). However, Alpha Delta Phi (1832) was the first fraternity on campus.[71] Delta Zeta, founded in 1902, is the only sorority alpha chapter on campus.[71] The Miami Triad refers to the first three fraternities founded at Miami: Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, and Sigma Chi. The Triad is sometimes celebrated with parties at other universities such as the University of Kansas.[72] As of Fall 2009, there are 2,036 sorority members and 1,492 fraternity members.[73][74] Miami University's office of Greek affairs was endowed with a $1 million gift from Cliff Alexander, a Miami University alumnus and a member of Sigma Nu; Miami believes this gift will support the Greek program well into the next century.[75] Miami currently hosts about 50 different fraternities and sororities governed by three different student governing councils. Miami's fraternities and sororities hold many philanthropy events and community fundraisers.[76] A spate of sorority sanctions on three different occasions in the 2009–10 school year reached national news for the actions that were involved. Sorority members of Miami's Alpha Xi Delta chapter and their dates at a formal held at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center urinated throughout the venue, swore at staff, and attempted to steal drinks from the bar; one other incident involving the Pi Beta Phi chapter at Miami involved similar behavior.[77][78] University President David Hodge called the behavior "deeply troubling" and "embarrassing", and vowed that "we are determined to live up to our values" in response to the incidents.[79] More recently, Miami's Greek system has come under fire for numerous hazing and alcohol violations. Multiple Greek organizations have been suspended in recent years including: Alpha Xi Delta, Beta Theta Pi (Alpha Chapter), Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi (Alpha Chapter), Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Kappa Tau (Alpha Chapter), Pi Kappa Phi, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Nu, and Zeta Beta Tau. In late 2015 three fraternities (Sigma Nu, Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Sigma) were evicted from Miami University. Among the violations was encouraging pledges to drink 100 beers and pose for inappropriate social media pictures. In other instances, pledges were subjected to hours long, early morning workouts and forbidden to shower or shave.[80] ===Organizations and clubs===

The first issue of The Miami Student

Miami University has over 400 student-run organizations.[21] Aside from the university's student newspaper (see below), the university's oldest and longest-running student organization is the Miami University Men's Glee Club, founded in 1907.[81] It is estimated to be the 16th oldest Glee Club in the nation and is one of the largest of its kind.[citation needed] Another one of its oldest student organizations is its chapter of Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity, founded in 1948. Associated Student Government (ASG) is the student government of Miami University.[24] It has an executive branch run by a student president and a unicameral legislature in the student senate.[24] The current student body president is Maggie Reilly. ===Media=== Miami has a variety of media outlets. The student-run newspaper, the The Miami Student, claims to have been founded in 1826, which would make it the oldest university newspaper in the United States.[82] The undergraduate literature and art magazine, Inklings, is available in print and online.[83] RedHawk Radio (WMSR) is Miami's only student radio station.[84] Miami University Television (MUTV) is available on cable in Oxford, Ohio.[85] UP Magazine is Miami's student-run fashion magazine that publishes an issue each semester and also maintains a blog.[86] ==Alumni==

Miami alumni are active through various organizations and events such as Alumni Weekend.[87] The Alumni Association has active chapters in over 50 cities.[88] A number of Miami alumni have made significant contributions in the fields of government, law, science, academia, business, arts, journalism, and athletics, among others. Miami University is one of four schools that have graduated both a U.S. President and a Super Bowl winning quarterback.[89] Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, graduated from Miami in 1852.[90] Charles Anderson, the 27th Governor of Ohio, graduated from Miami in 1833.[91] Chung Un-chan, the previous Prime Minister of South Korea, received his master's degree from Miami in economics in 1972.[92] Other current politicians include U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and U.S. Representative Susan Brooks of Indiana.[93][94] Rita Dove, a Pulitzer Prize winner and the first African-American United States Poet Laureate, graduated summa cum laude from Miami.[95] Other prominent alumni in business include: C. Michael Armstrong, former chairman & CEO of AT&T, former chairman/CEO of Hughes Aircraft Co. and former chairman of the President's Export Council, Richard T. Farmer, founder and CEO emeritus of Cintas, the late Paul Smucker and Richard Smucker, president of J.M. Smucker Co. Chris Rose is a studio host with the MLB Network and NFL Network. John Harbaugh is the current head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Paul Brown, the partial founder of both the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals and a head coach for both teams graduated from the class of 1930.[96] Bo Schembechler was a Miami graduate and coached at Miami before moving to coach the Michigan Wolverines for twenty years.[96] Miami alumni that play in professional sports leagues include Dan Boyle of the NHL, Andy Greene of the NHL, Ryan Jones of the NHL, Alec Martinez of the NHL, Reilly Smith of the NHL, Jeff Zatkoff of the NHL, John Ely of the MLB, Adam Eaton of the MLB, golfer Brad Adamonis, Milt Stegall (Cincinnati Bengals and Winnipeg Blue Bombers), 2002 NBA All-Star Wally Szczerbiak,[97] Brandon Brooks of the NFL, Quinten Rollins of the NFL, and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ben Roethlisberger[98] of the NFL.

==See also==

* Earth Expeditions * Harker's Run * Wilson Hall * Cradle of Coaches * Collins Hall ==References==

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Further reading * Barlow, Bert S.; Todhunter, W. H.; Cone, Stephen D.; Pater, Joseph J.; Schneider, Frederick, eds. (1905). Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen. * Jim Porter. "Pondering the Flipped Classroom". == External links ==

* Official website * Miami University Athletics website