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Ohio University
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Latin: Universitas Ohiensis
Former names
American Western University
MottoReligio Doctrina Civilitas, Prae Omnibus Virtus
Motto in English
Religion, Learning, Civility; Above All, Virtue
TypePublic
Established1804
Endowment$253.3 million[1]
PresidentRoderick J. McDavis
Academic staff
2,187
Students25,908
Undergraduates22,647
Postgraduates3,261
Location
Athens
,
Ohio
,
United States
Campus1,800 acres (7.3 km²) on the Athens Campus
ColorsHunter Green and White    
NicknameBobcats
MascotRufus the Bobcat [1]
Websitewww.ohio.edu
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University Gateway on College Green

Ohio University (referred to as OHIO or abbreviated as OU) is a public university located in Athens, Ohio, situated on an 1,800-acre (7.3 km2) campus. Founded in 1804, it is the oldest university in the Northwest Territory, and ninth oldest public university in the United States.
In its 2010 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university's undergraduate program 115th among national universities.[2]

History

Ohio University

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 called for educational institutions as part of the settlement and eventual statehood of the Ohio Territory: "Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." In 1797, settlers from Marietta traveled up the Hocking River to establish a location for the school, choosing Athens due to its location directly between Chillicothe (the original capital of Ohio) and Marietta. Originally chartered in 1802 as the American Western University,[3] Ohio University was founded on February 18, 1804, when its charter was approved by the Ohio General Assembly. Its founding came 11 months after Ohio was admitted to the Union. The first three students enrolled in 1808. Ohio University graduated two students with bachelor's degrees in 1815. In 1828, a free black man, John Newton Templeton, became one of the first African Americans to earn a college degree. The four years Templeton spent at Ohio University, in which he compiled a superior academic record and became an active member of the Athenian Literary Society, are chronicled in the stage play Free Man of Color by Charles Smith.[4]

In the early 20th century, Alumni Gateway was dedicated on the College Green, inscribed with words borrowed from the Latin inscription above the main portal to the ancient university of Padua, Italy. The famous E.W. Scripps School of Journalism was established with a grant from the Scripps Foundation. In 1975, Ohio University opened the College of Osteopathic Medicine, which remains the only college in Ohio to award the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Today the university is known for its strong journalism and visual communication programs, as well as its Avionics Engineering Center. The Avionics Engineering Center, part of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, specializes in the research, development, and evaluation of electronic navigation, communication, and surveillance systems. The center, the largest at Ohio University, was established in 1963 to support a combination of theoreticians, technical specialists and graduate students to study navigation issues encountered in air transportation. Ohio University is regarded as one of the best three avionics schools in the United States; the other two are Princeton University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Currently the university's medical school and college of engineering are engaging in a major collaboration to develop the Academic and Research Center funded by physician and engineering alumni. This University is also well-known in Malaysia for its ties with MARA University of Technology in the 1980s.

Organization

Ohio University is organized into several colleges:

More than 9,700 students attend Ohio University's five regional campuses:

Ohio University also has two educational centers:

Classification and Ranking

Academic rankings
National
U.S. News & World Report[5]115

Ohio University is classified as Tier 1 University by U.S. News ranking of Best American Colleges. It was named by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Doctoral/High Research Activity institution to reflect its growing number of graduate programs. University libraries contain more than 3 million bound volumes.[6]

Nationally competitive awards

Ohio University is recognized for its student success rate in competing for nationally competitive awards. In 2006, twelve Ohio University students received Fulbright scholarships[7]. In both 2004 and 2005, Ohio University had 9 Fulbright Scholars, besting the university's previous record of six awards[8][9]..

Other awards received by recent Ohio University students include the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship, the Truman Scholarship, Morris K. Udall Scholarship, and the Goldwater Scholarship and Hollings Scholarship, which were won by the same student during the 2005-2006 academic year.


The South Green

Research at Ohio University

Gamertsfelder Hall, named for Walter Gamertsfelder

Ohio University offers a fertile environment for research. A variety of unique research programs and institutes bring top practitioners who provide students with opportunities to work with and learn from world-class scientists and scholars actively engaged in advancing their disciplines.

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

  • Ohio University's renowned College of Osteopathic Medicine sponsors: The Institute for Neuromusculoskeletal Research [2]; The Tropical Disease Institute; The Edison Biotechnology Institute; and The Appalachian Rural Health Institute.
  • In Engineering and Technology, Ohio University sponsors: The Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment; The Center for Advanced Materials Processing; The Center for Advanced Software Systems Integration; The Automatic Identification Education and Research Center; The Avionics Engineering Research Center; The Institute for Corrosion & Multiphase Technology; The Center for Intelligent, Distributed and Dependable Systems; The Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment; and, The T. Richard and Eleanora K. Robe Leadership Institute.
  • The Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics; The Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities; Institute for the Empirical Study of Language; The University's Business Incubator, The Innovation Center; and, The Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute.
Vernon R. Alden Library
  • The College of Arts and Sciences sponsors: The African American Research and Service Institute; The Astrophysical Institute; The Contemporary History Institute; The George V. Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs; The Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation; The Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics; The Ohio University Cartographic Center; The Institute for Quantitative Biology; and, The Center for Ring Theory and Its Applications.
  • The School of Business sponsors: The Center for eBusiness; The Center for International Business Education and Development; The Ohio University Insurance Institute; and, The Sales Center.
  • In Communications disciplines, Ohio University sponsors: The Institute for International Journalism; The Scripps Survey Research Center; The Telecommunications Center; and, The Institute for Telecommunication Studies.
  • In Education, Ohio University sponsors: The Center for Cooperative Curriculum Development and Partnerships; The Institute for Democracy in Education; The George Hill Center for Counseling & Research; The Center for Higher Education; and, The Center for the Study and Development of Literacy and Language.
  • In Health and Human Services, Ohio University sponsors: The Child Development Center and The Center for Sports Administration.
  • In International Studies, Ohio University sponsors The Institute for the African Child.

Ohio University also offers a unique research / leadership opportunity for undergraduate students. The University’s Global Leadership Center offers a two-year undergraduate certificate that prepares students to become lifelong learners in order to serve as internationally-minded, skilled, attuned, professional and experienced leaders in all walks of life (commercial, governmental and nongovernmental, educational, etc.) Accepting undergrad students from any degree program on campus, the Center 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.[10]

Academics

Scripps College of Communication

E. W. Scripps Hall, home of the School of Journalism

The Ohio University Scripps College of Communication, on October 5, 2010, was named Ohio's first Center of Excellence in the Cultural and Societal Transformation category [11]. The college is made up of five schools and one research lab: The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, The J. W. McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems, The School of Communication Studies, The School of Media Arts and Studies (formerly the School of Telecommunications), The School of Visual Communication, and the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab.

Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes gave a sizeable donation to Ohio University for a renovated student newsroom. The new facility, set to open in spring of 2010, will double the size of the university's existing newsroom - last upgraded in the 1960s - and allow more students to participate in the school's WOUB radio station and television programs.

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

Ailes' fondness for OU is matched by his generosity. Although the size of the donation was not revealed, it was described as substantial. The 67-year-old credits the school with making him the successful man he is today.

"Ohio University ignited my interest in broadcasting, which became my lifetime career. The education I received there gave me the opportunity to take on my first managerial responsibilities and provided early lessons in leadership. I'm happy to contribute to a great university." Ailes said in a written statement.

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

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

One of the flagship programs of Ohio University, the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, is in the Scripps College of Communication.

Undergraduates select from six sequence options – advertising management, broadcast news, magazine journalism, news writing & editing, online journalism and public relations.

The School of Visual Communication

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 Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab

The GRID Lab, an initiative of Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication, was developed by School of Media Arts and Studies faculty and staff to provide the Appalachian Ohio region with training, education, and an 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.

The GRID Lab’s research laboratory opened in September 2005 made possible through a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission and other university and community partners. Since 2005, the GRID Lab has been awarded numerous grants and contracts from state and federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Central Ohio Urban Area Security Initiative, the Ohio Board of Regents, and the National Institutes of Health. Please see our Research section of the website for details on past, current, and future projects.

The focus of the Lab is the research and development of serious and educational games, simulations, computer animation, and virtual reality. The GRID Lab provides Ohio University with the personnel, facilities, and tools to create such interactive digital media and technologies.

The GRID Lab is proud to collaborate with the following regional partners: Ohio University’s Voinovich School, Adena Ventures, Aesthetic Technologies Lab (@ Lab), and The Virtual Immersive Technologies and Arts for Learning Laboratory (VITAL Lab). # [12]

College of Business

In 2009, Ohio University's College of Business was ranked 47th in the nation by Business Week.[13] The CoB offers nine different majors and a general business minor for students with non-business majors. Despite University measures to increase enrollment, the CoB prides itself on staying smaller than other business schools. All business classes are taught by professors, never graduate students.The CoB also offers an Indian MBA program for Indian students in Christ University Bangalore.

The Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre is one of only about three dozen schools in the US offering a professional sales certificate[14]. This certificate is open to any OU student, including those with non-business majors.

The Accountancy school uses the Business Activity Model ("BAM") in its intermediate classes. Designed to mimic the experiences of an auditor, Accounting students often credit BAM with preparing them for internships. One of the authors of BAM, Connie Esmond-Kiger, was named Director of the School of Accountancy in Fall 2007. She is also the adviser for OU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the financial majors fraternity. OU's chapter of BAP has been achieved Superior status for several years and has won several awards at the regional and national level.[15]

The CoB's Student Equity Management Group, which was started in 2003, was afforded $1 million from the University to invest. Unlike many other schools, OU's group is open to undergraduate students and is completely student run. Since inception, the Student Equity Management Group's portfolio has increased by 51.29%, beating the S&P 500 by 42.61% in that period.[16]

There are 16 active student organizations in the CoB. There are chapters of three national Business fraternities, a Christian Business Leadership organization, and societies or fraternities for almost every major.[17] Copeland Hall boasts six computer labs and two study lounges with computers, as well as many conference rooms and small group rooms. Many business students strongly prefer to study and work in Copeland instead of the library.

The CoB requires students take five classes in the cluster format. In the cluster, students are teamed up and complete research projects. The students then receive a grade in all five of their classes on the project. This program is an opportunity for students of different majors to interact and is considered a good illustration of how situations are often structured in the business world. [18]

The College of Education

The Ohio University College of Education has a long and rich history dating back to May 11, 1886, with the founding of a Normal Department at Ohio University. The Normal Department – the predecessor to today’s College of Education – was the first state-supported teacher preparation program in Ohio. The state’s first kindergarten opened on the Ohio University campus in 1907. Today, the College of Education is organized into three departments: Counseling and Higher Education, Educational Studies, and Teacher Education. The College currently serves more than 1,300 undergraduate and 600 graduate students.[19]

Russ College of Engineering and Technology

Stocker Center, The Russ College of Engineering

This college is the home to the University's programs in the traditional fields of engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level.[20] 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.[21]

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.[22]

The College of Fine Arts and the Kennedy Museum of Art

The Ohio University College of Fine Arts aspires to educate artists and scholars to articulate and express themselves through intellectual examination, participatory training, and research practice. Members of Ohio University's world-class faculty are working artists, instructors, and researchers who both teach and practice their arts. The residential learning community emphasizes an arts culture that crosses the boundaries of the majors and disciplines within the Arts. The College's approach to education is diverse, dynamic, and international providing an environment rich and deep with opportunities for expression.

Kennedy Museum of Art

The University's marching band, The Ohio University Marching 110, also known as "The Most Exciting Band In The Land," is based out of the College of Fine Arts, and is currently under the direction of Dr. Richard Suk, Associate Director of Bands. The band has a very rich history and is very proud of the traditions that have been built. This is evident every year when hundreds of 110 alumni come back to play in the alumni band at the annual homecoming game.

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

School of Recreation and Sports Sciences

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

35 Park Place, home of the Honors Tutorial College

The Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio is the only degree-granting tutorial program in the United States. The tutorial program is modeled after Oxford and Cambridge universities in England.

The program generally accepts around eighty students per year from an applicant pool of around two hundred and offers programs in twenty-seven disciplines, from journalism to astrophysics.

The college was officially founded in 1972, although an Honors College had existed previously since 1964.

Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs

The George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs is built around critical multidisciplinary programs that are primarily engaged in applied service or research in/to the region. The school is built around three areas: (i) Entrepeneurship 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.

Athletics

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Ohio Bobcats logo
Main article: Ohio Bobcats
Main article: Ohio Bobcats football
Main article: Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

Men's and women's athletics teams at Ohio University are nicknamed the Bobcats, with the school colors being hunter green and white. The Bobcats compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They maintain strong rivalries with the other MAC schools in Ohio, particularly Miami University.

The long and storied tradition of Ohio Bobcats football began in 1894 with an 8-0 loss to Marietta College. Since that day, the Bobcats have posted a 485-503-48 record over their 112 year existence and a 191-232-12 record over their 60 years in the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats have won 5 MAC Football Championships in 1953, 1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968 and MAC East Division Championships in 2006 and 2009. Prior to joining the MAC, the Bobcats won 6 Buckeye Athletic Association Championships in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, and 1938. In 1960, the Bobcats were crowned National Small College Champions after compiling a 10-0 record under Coach Bill Hess. The Bobcats have appeared in four bowl games, losing 14-15 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl, losing 42-49 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl, falling to Southern Mississippi 28-7 in the 2007 GMAC Bowl, and, most recently, succumbing 21-17 to the Marshall Thundering Herd in the 2009 Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl. During the 2010 NFL Draft, Ohio Bobcat WR Taylor Price was selected by the New England Patriots.

Under the guidance of Frank Solich, the Ohio football program has a return to prominence in 2006. On November 16, 2006, the Bobcats secured their first ever Mid-American Conference East Division title and their first football championship of any sort since 1968 with a victory over the University of Akron Zips. They then advanced to the MAC Championship Game in Detroit, Michigan, where they were defeated by Central Michigan 31-10. On January 7, 2007, the Bobcats were the MAC representative to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, losing 28-7 to The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a game nationally televised on ESPN.

One of Ohio's most successful varsity sports is its men's basketball program. Ohio has posted a .569 winning percentage over their 100 year history and a .566 winning percentage in their 61 years in the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats have won 5 Mid-American Conference tournament titles in 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, and 2010 as well as 9 MAC regular season titles in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, and 1994. Prior to joining the MAC, the 'Cats won an Ohio Athletic Conference title in 1921 and three Buckeye Athletic Association championships in 1931, 1933, and 1937. In addition, Ohio has played in the NCAA Tournament 12 times (second most in the MAC), appearing in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005, and 2010. The Bobcats have been selected for the National Invitation Tournament 4 times in 1941 (finalist), 1969, 1986, and 1995, while also appearing in the College Basketball Invitational in 2008. As a result of the storied tradition of Ohio Bobcats basketball, the program was ranked 86th in Street & Smith's 100 Greatest Basketball Programs of All Time, published in 2005.

Ohio's Olympic Sports programs are also among some of the best in the MAC[citation needed]. Ohio's volleyball team has been steadily increasing in popularity[citation needed]. Under the direction of Geoff Carlston, the team has won five consecutive Mid-American Conference regular season titles and made five consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. In 2005, the team made the "sweet 16" of the NCAA tournament. Ohio's women's swimming and diving team consistently has won numerous MAC Championships[citation needed]. The Aquatic Center, one of the finest swimming and diving facilities in the league and in the nation[citation needed], has hosted numerous MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Tournaments. The Bobcat's wrestling team has a long and storied history[citation needed] and the team has found itself in the national top 25 many times over the years. Recent graduate Jake Percival was a four time All-American. The Ohio baseball program has won numerous MAC titles in baseball, most of them coming under Bob Wren. Current head coach Joe Carbone was part of the only College World Series team in Ohio history (1970), and has had a MAC championship twice in his 20 years as head coach. There have been 23 former Bobcats to make the major leagues, most notably Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt, former All-Star Steve Swisher (father of current Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher) and former MLB player and World Series winning manager Bob Brenly.

Ohio's athletic facilities make up another important component of a winning tradition.[citation needed] Peden Stadium, Ohio's football venue, is one of the best in the conference and the nation.[citation needed] The stadium, though small in size, is big in atmosphere and tradition.[citation needed] The Convocation Center, home of Bobcats basketball, volleyball, and wrestling, is also a great facility.[citation needed] The largest basketball arena in the MAC, and one of the largest in the state, the Convo's hostile environment[citation needed] has allowed the Bobcats to win over 75% of their games in the facility. The "O-Zone" student cheering section for men's basketball games is among the largest and most recognized in the Mid-American Conference.[citation needed]

Ohio University is also home to the nationally-acclaimed Ohio University Marching 110 marching band which continually draws crowds at the Bobcat football and basketball games.[citation needed] The band's unique use of contemporary popular music, a "power high-step" stop-action marching style, and high-energy choreographed dance breaks has led the band to perform at many venues throughout the years. On October 28, 1976, the Marching 110 became the first marching band in history to perform at Carnegie Hall.[citation needed] On January 20, 1993, the band performed for President Clinton's Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC.[citation needed] The band has also performed at many professional football games and has taken part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2000 and 2005[23]

Athletics: Club Sports

Club Sports are athletic organizations offered through universities that are available to the public body of students and faculty. There is no recruitment from high school or pre-requisite necessary for club sports. Club sports include a variety of different sports for both genders, including co-ed and single ed.

Overview

At Ohio University, there are 36 active athletic organizations within the Department of Campus Recreation. (Ohio.edu)This is an amazing number and gives students a chance to feel a part of a team again, socialize with their peers, learn discipline/time management skills and also engaged in leadership opportunities. Though being a member of a club sport is not as serious as being a member of a varsity sport, it does take commitment and dedication. Each team is student run, which means that there are many positions that students need to fill but also be trained in. President, vice president, treasurer, safety officer and fund-raising chair are the official positions that each team has to fill, but there is also community service chair, social chair, and even apparel chair (for team outfits)that every team has as well. Each position has to attend training sessions to learn their own personal duties and roles; and presidents and treasurers must take an exam with the department of student involvement to ensure they understand their job. It is extremely important that each student take their role seriously because paper work and deadlines are mandatory and can lead a team to being suspended or fined.

The Four Tiers

There are four tiers in the Ohio University Club Sports department; instructional tier, white tier, green tier and red tier. The difference between each tier is the importance of the sport. Depending on the number of members on the team, the dues they collect, the fundraising they incur and the community service hours they participate in determines which tier the sport resides in. 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. Each team can choose to move up a tier if they feel their members can meet that tier’s standards.

Rules and Regulations

Club Sports is a well established organization at Ohio University and strives to make sure they are meeting all the requirements to comply with University guidelines. As stated earlier there are many rules and regulations that teams have to follow. In order to cooperate with the guidelines, paper work needs to be submitted by a certain due date and certain meeting must be attended. Forms due for each club sport consist of Excellence/developmental funding request, club sports re-registration, campus life re-registration, end of the year report, treasurer’s report, quarterly practice and traveling schedules, roster, budget, and electronic copy of team’s bylaws and constitution. Meetings that members of each team must attend consist of General Session, End of the Year Business Meeting, New Offices Training, Club Sports Annual Awards Banquet and Presidents workshops.

References: http://www.ohio.edu/recreation/club/index.cfm http://www.ohio.edu/recreation

Facilities

Baker University Center

Baker Center exterior
Baker Center interior at the top entrance

The John Calhoun Baker University Center, which opened in January 2007, is named after John Calhoun Baker, the 14th president of Ohio University. The facility replaced the original Baker Center located on East Union Street across from College Green. The $65 million student center is operated by the Division of Student Affairs and serves students, faculty, administrators, visitors and Athens community members.

The five-story facility has been praised for its visual appeal. The building features Georgian-style architecture and expansive windows throughout that offer spectacular views of campus and allow a great deal of natural light to enter. In contrast to the exterior's red brick and white columns, the interior has a more contemporary style with high ceilings, ergonomic furniture and a color scheme of sage, plum and mocha. The building’s planners aimed to connect the campus with the design and structure of the student center by incorporating an escalator system (the only one in Athens County), which cuts through the main atrium of the building and connects the upper and lower portions of campus.

Baker University Center contains a large food court (West 82), a fine dining restaurant (Latitude 39), a Ballroom, a bookstore and student shop (Bobcat Essentials), a theater, study areas, computer labs, a billiards lounge, administrative offices and numerous conference rooms. The Front Room, a large coffee house serving Starbucks products and bakery items, is housed on the fourth floor and opens onto the intersection of Park Place and Court Street, making it a hot spot for students between classes. Other amenities include a United States Post Office, the Trisolini art gallery and a tech depot that sells computer and accessories and offers students tech help.

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

Sujit Chemburkar currently serves as the executive director of Baker University Center. Angela Davis is the associate director for operations. Several other departments within the facility support the center’s operations. Event Services, which coordinates events held in the facility as well as in other venues on campus, is headed by Associate Director Kristin Stanley, Assistant Directors Nikki Ohms and Caitlin Barnhardt, and Reservations Coordinator Jennifer Coen. The Technical Production department is managed by Interim Associate Director Jeremy Schaffer and Interim Technical Coordinator Ben Brown. The Guest Services department is headed by Lureen Bailey, administrative assistant, and the Event Services Administration department is headed by Tim Epley, business manager, and Judy Martin, administrative assistant. A number of students support each of the above departments in various contexts. (All positions are for the 2010 - 2011 academic year.)

Baker University Center has a variety of spaces that can be reserved by students, student organizations, university affiliates and external users. These include the Baker Ballroom, Multipurpose room, conference rooms, lounges, promotional tables and display spaces.

Alden Library

Vernon R. Alden Library serves the Athens campus as the central library facility; the building can seat 3,000 people. The collection of the Ohio University library contains over 2.3 million units of microfilm material, 13,500 periodical subscriptions and 3 million printed volumes[6] making it one of the 100 largest libraries in the United States. The Learning Commons, located on the building's second floor, is open 24 hours, 5 days a week allowing students to meet and use parts of the facility. Laptops and other accessories are available through technology services at the reference desk. The library is organized by the Library of Congress system and no longer by the Dewey Decimal system.

Charles J. Ping Recreation Center

The Charles J. Ping Center is one of the largest recreational facilities in the country. Covering 168,000 square feet (15,600 m2) on three floors, Ping houses a 36-foot (11 m), double-sided climbing wall, five basketball/volleyball courts, two multipurpose gymnasiums, an elevated four-lane indoor running track, eight racquetball courts and an enclosed glass fitness area. Ping Center also provides free weight and cardio rooms, aerobics and fitness classes, combative sports, dance, meeting rooms and personal training. The recreation center also houses club sports and intramural sports.The facility is open to university students, faculty/staff, and alumni. Building 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.

Other Facilities

The Ohio University Convocation Center Home to the basketball and volleyball teams.
The Ohio University Golf Course is another on-campus facility for both recreation and serious play.
Charles J. Ping Recreation Center

Media

Under the umbrella of Ohio University Public Radio, the university operates a number of public FM radio stations. WOUB-FM 91.3 Athens, WOUC-FM 89.1 Cambridge, WOUH-FM 91.9 Chillicothe, WOUL-FM 89.1 Ironton, and WOUZ-FM 90.1 Zanesville broadcast the same programs throughout southeastern Ohio. Separate public radio programming is also heard in Athens on WOUB AM 1340.

ACRN, the University's only student-run radio station, recently celebrated 35 years of operation, and features a rock lobster (from The B-52's song "Rock Lobster") as its mascot. The station is internet-only and all of the station's operations are facilitated by elected student executives.

Ohio University Public Television is a PBS affiliate broadcasting on WOUB Athens/WOUC Cambridge. In addition to national PBS programs, WOUB features Newswatch, a nightly news broadcast with student reporters. Other student produced programs include "Gridiron Glory" and "Bobcat Blitz." "Bobcat Blitz" follows the Ohio University Football team during their season and features interviews with players and coaches. "Gridiron Glory" is a student produced program now in its ninth season (Fall 2007). "Gridiron" follows the Southeastern Ohio football season by covering 7 games a week, and producing a live broadcast every Fall Friday night at 11:30PM. Gridiron Glory has won two Emmys since it began, most recently in 2006.

The web site, Wired for Books, has been ranked by the National Endowment for the Humanities as one of the best online resources for education in the humanities. Wired for Books is produced at the WOUB Center for Public Media.

Most recently, the School of Visual Communication began an interactive online project called Soul of Athens, a cultural look at the individuals that make Ohio University and the area surrounding it so unique.

One of the Ohio University graduate students working on that project, John Sammon, also began his own Athens-centric web-site for students and residents Athens Hub, providing comprehensive restaurant guides, events listings, and available rentals and real estate.

The campus newspaper The Post is officially independent of the university and its administration, as is Speakeasy Mag, a web magazine produced by students in the online journalism major at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Backdrop, another student-run magazine, released its first issue during Winter Quarter 2008.

In 2003, Brick City Records, Ohio University's student-run record label was formed. They have since released three artists, with all production and promotion being led by elected students. Production for all albums has been done in the School of Media Arts and Studies recording studio.

"College Green," a student-run webzine, was established in early 2009 by students in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. The publication focuses on environmental news in Southeastern Ohio. It is currently Ohio University's only environmental media outlet.[24]

Presidents of Ohio University

Cutler Hall, Office of the President
Lindley Hall at Ohio University, named for first President Jacob Lindley
  • Edwin Watts Chubb was acting president for one year in 1920 when President Ellis died and again in 1934 when President Bryan died.[25]
20th Roderick J. McDavis (2004–present)
19th Robert Glidden (1994–2004)
18th Charles J. Ping (1975–1994)
17th Harry B. Crewson (1974–1975)
16th Claude R. Sowle (1969–1974)
15th Vernon Roger Alden (1962–1969)
14th John Calhoun Baker (1945–1961)
13th Walter S. Gamertsfelder (1943–1945)
12th Herman Gerlach James (1935–1943)
11th Elmer Burritt Bryan (1921-1934*)
10th Alston Ellis (1901-1920*)
9th Isaac Crook (1896–1898)
8th Charles William Super (1884–1896)
(1899–1901)
7th William Henry Scott (1872–1883)
6th Solomon Howard (1852–1872)
5th Alfred Ryors (1848–1852)
4th William Holmes McGuffey (1839–1843)
3rd Robert G. Wilson (1824–1839)
2nd James Irvine (1822–1824)
1st Jacob Lindley (1809–1822)


School Mascot

The University Mascot is 'Rufus' the bobcat.[26] In 2006, Ohio University alumus Michael A Massa formally suggested to the university that the university provide a proper name and identity to the generic bobcat mascot. The university held a university-wide competition to select a name and 'Rufus' was the popular choice. The name reflects the scientific name of the North American bobcat (Lynx rufus).

Folklore

Ohio University is known in state folklore as the most haunted college campus in the entire United States, if not the world. Established in 1804, the university is quite old by Ohio's standards, which only adds to its ghostly reputation. A large number of places on campus are said to be haunted, and numerous other popular tales are told about the university across Athens county.

The British Society for Psychical Research claims that Athens, Ohio, is one of the most haunted places in the world.[27] Fox at one point also taped an episode of its Scariest Places On Earth program at OU.

Many of the ghost stories associated with Athens and the University center around the former Athens Lunatic Asylum and the horrors that supposedly went on there. Two notable examples of alleged local hauntings are a statue of an angel in the cemetery on West State St which is said to be crying, and the spirit of a civil war veteran called Michael Ward, who chants names of the university's students.

Visible for miles in every direction and typified by the iconic outline atop the cupola of one of the residence halls at Ohio University, rests the stately Bobcat silhouette. Depending upon the season and time of day or twilight, the Bobcat casts a mysterious shadow over the surrounding Hocking Hills which framing the Ohio University Campus. Its colors enchantingly contrasting with the skies surrounding it, and serving as an enduring yet welcoming site to those who live and visit its magical environs.

Native Legend has it that The Ancient Spirit of the Hills was doomed to eternal sleep when a spell was cast over him, but his ferocious companion, a stealthy bobcat with vibrant green eyes and thick fur was spared such a fate. The Spirit of the Hills now sleeps soundly, belly-up, forming the graceful rise and dips of the glorious Hocking Hills, with the bobcat loyally standing watch over it.

To this day, the confident and devoted bobcat defends its now sleeping giant and all that falls within its shadow, including the Ohio University campus. On most any occasion, day or night, the bobcat can be spotted from every angle on campus, watching over the school and its students.

Legend says that the scrappy mascot permits no harm to come to those individuals adventurous and brave to enter its environs.

This bobcat's figure encourages us to "Live the Legend of the Hills". Under the bobcat's watchful eye, O-H-I-O will forever be a safe haven for its students, residents and visitors.


Notable alumni

Government and Military Leaders

Journalists

Educators, Researchers, Scientists

Entertainers & Artists

Professional Athletes

Stew Jamison- well known nationwide tour players. Known for his visors

Business Leaders

References

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  14. ^ Producers sold on university's Sales Centre
  15. ^ Chapter Honors and Awards
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  25. ^ Chubb Hall
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  28. ^ "Dave Zastudil." Cleveland Browns. Accessed October 16, 2007.

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