Ohio State University
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The Ohio State University (legal name), also known as Ohio State or OSU (not to be confused with Ohio University), is currently the largest state University in the United States. Ohio State's population consists students from the main campus in Columbus, Ohio, and regional campuses located in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Gibraltar Island (http://www.sg.ohio-state.edu/SLAB) (Stone Lab), Newark, and Wooster. The university was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university. The mascot of OSU is Brutus the Buckeye.
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| Motto: Disciplina in civitatem (Education for Citizenship) | |
| Rector/President | Karen A. Holbrook |
| School type | Public (state university) |
| Religious affiliation | Not applicable |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Location | Columbus, OH |
| Enrollment | 50,995 (Columbus) 58,365 (total) |
| Regular faculty | 2,984 |
| Endowment | 1.7 billion USD |
| Campus surroundings | Urban |
| Campus size | 15,347 acres (62.1 km²) total |
| Mascot | "Brutus" the Buckeye |
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Campus
The Columbus campus is currently the largest single campus in the USA, with 50,995 students enrolled. The university is noted especially for its linguistics department and colleges of business, education, political science, dance, and engineering. The medical school is home to the James Cancer Hospital, a leading cancer research institute. The university also holds the honor of being the best public university in the state of Ohio as compiled by the U.S. News and World Report magazine in their annual college rankings special issue. The Columbus campus is also home to the renowned Wexner Center for the Arts. The current president is Karen A. Holbrook and Barbara R. Snyder is the Provost.
History
The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, built in 1870 in accordance with Lincoln's 1862 Land-Grant Act, first opened its doors for students during the September of 1873. Initially, President Stanton of Miami University through the Morrill Act was trying to receive more state funding in the late nineteenth century and was instrumental in the founding of The Ohio State University. The school was initially situated within a farming community located just on the outlying borders of Columbus, and was intended to matriculate students of various agricultural and mechanical disciplines (as the name suggests). After a vote passed in favor of instating a broader spectrum of educational offerings, the college subsequently changed its name in 1878 to the now-familiar "The Ohio State University".
Ohio State operated The Big Ear, the largest and longest running radio telescope SETI project in the world until 1998.
Organization
The Ohio State University is comprised of the following colleges, schools, and campuses:
- College of Dentistry (http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of Education (http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/)
- School of Educational Policy and Leadership (http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/edpl/)
- School of Physical Activity and Educational Services (http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/paes/)
- School of Teaching and Learning (http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/edtl/)
- College of Engineering (http://www.eng.ohio-state.edu/)
- Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture (http://knowlton.osu.edu/ksa/)
- College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (http://cfaes.osu.edu/)
- Agricultural Technical Institute (http://www.ati.osu.edu/)
- School of Natural Resources (http://snr.osu.edu/)
- College of Human Ecology (http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of Medicine and Public Health (http://medicine.osu.edu/)
- School of Allied Medical Professions (http://amp.osu.edu/)
- School of Biomedical Science (http://medicine.osu.edu/biomed/)
- School of Public Health (http://sph.osu.edu/)
- College of Nursing (http://www.con.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of Optometry (http://optometry.osu.edu/)
- College of Pharmacy (http://www.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of Social Work (http://www.csw.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of Veterinary Medicine (http://www.vet.ohio-state.edu/)
- Colleges of the Arts and Sciences (http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/)
- College of the Arts (http://arts.osu.edu/)
- School of Music (http://music.osu.edu/)
- College of Biological Sciences (http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of Humanities (http://humanities.osu.edu/)
- College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (http://www.mps.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (http://www.sbs.ohio-state.edu/)
- School of Journalism and Communication (http://www.comm.ohio-state.edu/)
- School of Public Policy and Management (http://www.ppm.ohio-state.edu/)
- College of the Arts (http://arts.osu.edu/)
- Graduate School (http://www.gradsch.ohio-state.edu/)
- Max M. Fisher College of Business (http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/)
- Michael E. Moritz College of Law (http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/)
- The Ohio State University Lima Campus (http://www.lima.ohio-state.edu/)
- The Ohio State University Mansfield Campus (http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/)
- The Ohio State University Marion Campus (http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/)
- Delaware Center (http://www.dc-marion.ohio-state.edu/)
- The Ohio State University Newark Campus (http://newark.osu.edu/osun/index.asp)
Sports, clubs, and traditions
Ohio State's intercollegiate sports teams are called the "Buckeyes" (after the state tree, the Buckeye), and participate in the NCAA's Division I-A in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. (The men's hockey program competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and its women's hockey program competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.) The school colors are Scarlet and Gray.
The Buckeye football team, which plays at Ohio Stadium (a.k.a. the Horseshoe or simply The 'Shoe), won the 2002 college football national championship at the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. It was the fifth national championship for the football team, which also topped the nation in 1942, 1954, 1957, and 1968.
The Buckeye football team also boasts 5 Heisman trophy winners including the only two time winner (Archie Griffin in 1974 and 1975): Les Horvath (1944), Vic Janowicz (1950), Howard Cassady (1955), and Eddie George (1995).
Ohio State is known for its intense athletic rivalry (particularly in football) with the University of Michigan, to which OSU has an overall record of 38-57-6. Although Ohio State has a losing record against the University of Michigan, it is one of the best in the nation against the winningest team in college football history. The OSU/UM game is considered by Sports Illustrated and others to be the greatest rivalry in all of football, college or pro.
The Makio is Ohio State's annual/yearbook. The Makio ran into financial problems during the early 1970s, and the organization went bankrupt and stopped publication during the late 1970s. The book was revived from 1985 to 1994, and has been revived again since 2000.
The Ohio State Marching Band (or TBDBITL, "The Best Damn Band in the Land") is also a tradition at Ohio State. The Marching Band is the largest all brass band in the world. All songs are customized to fit the unorthodox instrumentation. The band is famous for Script Ohio. During Script Ohio, the band is led through the curves of the word, literally spelling it out before your eyes, while playing Le Regiment.
OSU's "Buckeye Bullet" electric car broke the world record for the fastest speed by an electric vehicle on October 3, 2004 with a speed of 271.737 mph (437.3 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The vehicle also holds the US record for fastest electric vehicle with a speed of 314.958 mph (506.9 km/h), and peak timed mile speed of 321.834 mph (517.9 km/h). The vehicle was designed, built and managed by a team of engineering students at the university's "Center for Automotive Research-Intelligent Transportation" (CAR-IT).
OSU operates a public television station, WOSU 34. Two public radio stations, WOSU-AM (NPR) and WOSU-FM in Columbus, both with the call letters WOSU. In 2003, the television station began broadcasting in HDTV format. There is also an internet only, student-run radio station called The Underground and a student run cable channel, Buckeye TV. The school newspaper is called The Lantern.
In 1926, the student body overwhelmingly elected Maudine Ormsby Homecoming Queen. That Maudine Ormsby was not a student at the Ohio State University was a bigger problem than the fact that she was a dairy cow. Still, she took her throne at the homecoming football game that year but passed on the homecoming dance.
The school is often referred to as Ohio State University. The proper name, when used as a noun, is The Ohio State University.
Notable alumni
External links
- Official site (http://www.osu.edu)
- Official athletics site (http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com)
- Ohio State University information site (http://ohio.stateuniversity.com)
- Buckeye TV (http://buckitv.osu.edu)
- Buckeye TV Music (http://buckitv.osu.edu/music)
- Bucknuts.com (http://ohiostate.scout.com/) (An unofficial Ohio State Athletics Website affiliated with Scout.com.)
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