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Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-1027-9. Pinta, Emil R. A history of psychiatry at The Ohio State University, 1847-1993 (1994) online; Pollard, James E. History of the Ohio State University; the Story of Its First Seventy-Five Years, 1873-1948 (Ohio State University Press, 1952). Vol 8 Part 1, 1940-1945 (1967) online
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio , it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollment in the United States, with nearly 50,000 undergraduate students and nearly 15,000 graduate students.
Four buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Hale Hall (originally Enarson Hall), Hayes Hall, Ohio Stadium and Orton Hall.Unlike earlier public universities such as Ohio University and Miami University, whose campuses have a consistent architectural style, the Ohio State campus is a mix of traditional, modern and postmodern styles.
The College offers majors in over 80 different academic disciplines. [4] On a yearly basis, around half of all credit hours at Ohio State are earned through the College of Arts and Sciences. The College has produced 5 Churchill Scholars , 5 Goldwater Scholars , 1 Knight-Hennessy Scholar , and 5 Rhodes Scholars .
Campus Area Bus Service (CABS) is a free public transportation system at the Ohio State University's Columbus campus. The system consists of five bus routes that connect various points of Ohio State's campus, and the immediate off-campus area. The system connects with the Central Ohio Transit Authority's bus routes at several points. [4]
When The Ohio State University opened in 1873, the library was located on the first floor of University Hall. In 1884, it was moved to the building's third floor, and in 1893 it was moved to the newly constructed Orton Hall. As early as 1897, university librarians voiced their need for a dedicated library building, and this eventually resulted ...
Founded in 1870, as a land-grant university and ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, [1] the university was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1878, in light of its expanded focus, the college permanently changed its name to The Ohio State University .
Randy Gradishar, NFL linebacker, College Football Hall of Fame member [197] Archie Griffin, only two-time Heisman Trophy winner (1974, 1975); current president of the Ohio State University Alumni Association [198] Lou Groza, football kicker and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Lou Groza Award namesake [199]