The Michael E. Moritz College of Law is the law school of Ohio State University , a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio . Founded in 1891, the school is located in Drinko Hall on the main campus of the Ohio State University in Columbus. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools .
83-621: According to the college's official 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 83.51% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term, and bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. This ranked Moritz first in Ohio for job placement of recent law graduates. The board of trustees of the Ohio State University officially sanctioned a law school in June 1885 after approving
166-424: A yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 25.3%. OSU's freshman retention rate is 93.9%, with 88% going on to graduate within six years. Of the 21% of the incoming freshman class who submitted SAT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1260–1420. Of the 64% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submitted ACT scores, the middle 50 percent Composite score
249-575: A 2007 report released by the National Science Foundation, Ohio State's research expenditures for 2006 were $ 652 million, placing it seventh among public universities and 11th overall, also ranking third among all American universities for private industry-sponsored research. Research expenditures at Ohio State were $ 864 million in 2017. In 2006, Ohio State announced it would designate at least $ 110 million of its research efforts toward what it termed "fundamental concerns" such as research toward
332-462: A 2007 study in the academic journal PS: Political Science & Politics ranked it ninth in the United States. It is a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars . Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the undergraduate business program at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business as the 14th best in the nation in its 2016 rankings. The Ohio State linguistics department was recently ranked among
415-636: A book storage depository near campus. In all, the Ohio State library system encompasses 55 branches and specialty collections. Some more significant collections include the Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program, which has the archives of Admiral Richard E. Byrd and other polar research materials; the Hilandar Research Library , which has the world's largest collection of medieval Slavic manuscripts on microform;
498-677: A business expense. In a separate case, the Wisconsin Supreme Court forced Menard to pay $ 1.6 million to a former legal counsel to compensate for gender discrimination and gross underpayment. In 2002, Menard paid more than $ 216 million tax for his $ 559 million income. In April 2020, Menard was among several businessmen named to the economic advisory group established by President Donald Trump . Menard opened his first hardware store in 1964. As of 2021, his company owned 335 Menards stores and 12 distribution centers. As of 2005, Menards grossed an estimated $ 5.5 billion in sales. Menard had
581-525: A cure for cancer, renewable energy sources and sustainable drinking water supplies. In 2021, President Kristina M. Johnson announced the university would invest at least $ 750 million over the next 10 years toward research and researchers. This was announced in conjunction with Ohio State's new Innovation District, which will be an interdisciplinary research facility and act as a hub for healthcare and technology research, serving Ohio State faculty and students as well as public and private partners. Construction of
664-435: A lawsuit against Ohio State for ignoring complaints of "rampant sexual misconduct" by Strauss. U.S. representative Jim Jordan was named in the lawsuit and has since denied the former wrestlers' claims that he knew about the abuse while he was an assistant coach for eight years at the university. In May 2020, the university entered into a settlement and agreed to pay $ 40.9 million to the sexual abuse survivors. The Ohio Union
747-593: A manufacturing and agriculture university in central Ohio was initially met in the 1870s with hostility from the state's agricultural interests and competition for resources from Ohio University , which was chartered by the Northwest Ordinance and Miami University . Championed by the Republican governor Rutherford B. Hayes , the Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university under
830-852: A net worth of $ 8.6 billion in 2013, according to the Forbes 400 , and is the richest person in Wisconsin . In 2013, Menard ousted a former investment partner, Stephen Hilbert, a 20% shareholder in MH Equity, for mismanaging assets and resources. Menard has a pronounced hostility towards organized labor. He imposed an absolute ban on hiring anyone who had ever belonged to a union. Managers at Menards are subject to 60% pay cuts if their store becomes unionized. Managers also have to agree to pay fines of $ 100 per minute for infractions such as opening late and to submit any disputes to arbitration rather than legal courts. Paul Menard , John Jr.'s son, raced sixteen years in
913-518: A new emergency services department and to help the hospital educate and train health professionals. In 2015, Menard donated $ 10 million to support the Eau Claire Area YMCA. The gift helped replace the five-court LE Phillips Tennis Center that opened in 1972 to become an eight-court indoor tennis center known as the John and Fay Menard YMCA Tennis Center. In 2019, The Menard family donated $ 5 million to
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#1733084661779996-401: A record at the time for a public university. The "Affirm Thy Friendship Campaign" took place between 1995 and 2000. With an initial goal of raising $ 850 million, the campaign's final tally was $ 1.23 billion, placing Ohio State among the small group of public universities to have successfully conducted a $ 1 billion campaign. At his welcoming ceremony, returning President E. Gordon Gee announced in
1079-567: A resolution introduced by trustee Peter H. Clark , an early African-American civil rights activist. However, it was not until October 1891 that the law school was formally opened to 33 students, including 1 woman, in the basement of the second Franklin County Courthouse . Marshall Jay Williams , a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court served as the first dean of the law school and lectured for two years before resigning in 1893. In 1896,
1162-439: Is a former IndyCar racing team owner, and the father of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Paul Menard . As of June 2021, Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranked him the 103rd-richest person in the world with a net worth of US$ 18.9 billion. The oldest of eight siblings in a Catholic family with German, French-Canadian , and Norwegian roots, His father, John Menard Sr., was a university professor while his mother, Rosemary,
1245-464: Is rated as 91/99 by The Princeton Review (meaning "highly selective") and "more selective" by U.S. News & World Report ; according to the data, it is the most selective for any public university in the state of Ohio. The New York Times classifies Ohio State as a "highly selective public college". For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), Ohio State received 58,180 applications and accepted 33,269 (57.2%). Of those accepted, 8,423 enrolled,
1328-703: Is responsible for organizing and administering four intramural competitions: the Herman Moot Court Competition, Colley Trial Practice Competition, the Representation in Mediation Competition, and the Lawrence Negotiations Competition. The Moot Court Board is a student-run organization that oversees and assists various Moot Court teams that compete nationally against other schools. The Drug Enforcement and Policy Center examines
1411-556: Is the Oval, a quad of about 11 acres (4.5 ha). The original campus was laid out in the English country style with University Hall overlooking what would become the Oval. From 1905 to 1913, the Olmsted brothers , who had designed New York City's Central Park , were contracted as architectural consultants. Under their leadership, a more formal landscape plan was created with its center axis through
1494-512: The 1966 Masters Tournament . The Moritz College of Law has 80 faculty members. Notable current and former faculty members include: The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law has approximately 10,000 alumni across the United States. Selected notable alumni include: Ohio State University The Ohio State University ( Ohio State or OSU ) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio , United States. A member of
1577-523: The ARCA RE/MAX Series . After RE/MAX declined to renew their sponsorship, Menards took over as title sponsor, renaming the series the ARCA Menards Series. Menards-sponsored cars are easily recognizable on tracks, as they are typically painted with a fluorescent yellow livery. In January 2008, Menard gave $ 15 million to support Eau Claire's Luther Midelfort Hospital. The donation was used for
1660-710: The James Cancer Hospital , a cancer research institute and one of the National Cancer Institute 's 41 comprehensive cancer centers , along with the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital , a research institute for cardiovascular disease. The campus is served by the Campus Area Bus Service . The university also operates regional campuses in five areas: Ohio State is considered a selective public university. Undergraduate admissions selectivity to Ohio State
1743-595: The Kent State shootings , students picketed buildings, but this initially peaceful protest "started to spiral out of control" after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrived in riot gear. When a man was assaulted by three students, tear gas was deployed, in response to which protesters threw rocks at the National Guard. Seven students were struck with a shotgun blast near the Student Union. There were no casualties, and
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#17330846617791826-580: The Morrill Act of 1862 as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College . The university opened its doors to 24 students on September 17, 1873. In 1878, the first class of six men graduated. The first woman graduated the following year. Also in 1878, the Ohio legislature recognized an expanded scope for the university by changing its name to "the Ohio State University." In 1906, Ohio State segregationist president William Oxley Thompson , along with
1909-570: The NASCAR Cup Series , winning the 2011 Brickyard 400 . Menard also owns an engine shop in the United Kingdom that produced engines for Team Menard and Robby Gordon Motorsports , the former of which, owned by Menard, won the 1997 and 1999 Indy Racing League championships. Menards is a primary sponsor of the Team Penske #2 Ford Mustang. They are also primary sponsors of his teammate in
1992-566: The Ohio State Cartoon Library & Museum , the world's largest repository of original cartoons; the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute; and the archives of Senator John Glenn . Anchoring the traditional campus gateway at the eastern end of the Oval is the 1989 Wexner Center for the Arts . Designed by architects Peter Eisenman of New York and Richard Trott of Columbus, the center
2075-461: The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted the university a trademark on the word "the" in relation to clothing, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats distributed and/or sold through athletic or collegiate channels. Ohio State and its fans, in particular those of its athletics program, frequently emphasize the word "THE" when referring to the school. Michael V. Drake became
2158-499: 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. The university consists of sixteen colleges and offers over 400 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It is classified among " R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity ". As of 2024,
2241-813: The #12 Mustang Ryan Blaney in the NASCAR Cup Series. In the NASCAR Xfinity Series , Menards sponsors the JR Motorsports #9 Chevrolet Camaro with driver Brandon Jones . In the Craftsman Truck Series , Menards sponsors the ThorSport Racing #88 Ford with driver Matt Crafton . Menards was a former partner of Robby Gordon , Dale Earnhardt Jr. , and Martin Truex Jr. across various series. Menard also sponsored Frank Kimmel for several years in
2324-446: The $ 1 billion mark in 1999. At the end of 2005, Ohio State's endowment stood at $ 1.73 billion, ranking it seventh among public universities and 27th among all American universities. In June 2006, the endowment passed the $ 2 billion mark. In recent decades, and in response to continually shrinking state funding, Ohio State has conducted two significant multi-year fundraising campaigns. The first concluded in 1987 and raised $ 460 million,
2407-417: The 15th president of Ohio State in 2014. In 2020, Kristina M. Johnson took office as the 16th president. And in 2023, Walter E. Carter Jr. took office as the 17th president. Throughout 1969, anti-Vietnam War protest tensions grew on Ohio State's campus. What is now Bricker Hall was occupied by students, but after being told they had "five minutes to leave, or they'd be arrested", students departed from
2490-567: The 26th best law school in America in 2024 (down from 22nd in 2023). According to professor Brian Leiter 's "Scholarly Impact Score" that is based on about 500 participants and nearly 70,000 votes on paired comparisons, the Moritz College of Law faculty ranked tied for 32nd in scholarly impact in 2022. Specifically, professor and Heck-Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law, Ruth Colker ,
2573-546: The ABA defines as the passage rate for graduates who sat for bar examinations within two years of graduating, was 97% for the class of 2020. According to the College of Law's official 2022 ABA-required disclosures, 83.51% of the Class of 2022 obtained full-time, long-term, bar passage-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners. Moritz College of Law ranked 24th out of 201 ABA-approved law schools in terms of
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2656-493: The Association of American Universities, and remains the only public university in Ohio among the organization's 60 members. Ohio State is also the only public university in Ohio to be classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity" and have its undergraduate admissions classified as "more selective". Ohio State's political science program is ranked among the top programs globally. Considered to be one of
2739-489: The College of Law in 1944 and received a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1991. In 2001, the College of Law received a $ 30 million donation from benefactor Michael E. Moritz, former partner of BakerHostetler in Columbus, Ohio . Moritz received his undergraduate degree from the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business in 1941 and law degree from the College of Law in 1944, where he graduated at
2822-516: The Columbus Project), Mershon Center for International Security Studies , Museum of Biological Diversity, National Center for the Middle Market, Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island , Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center . Ohio State was among the first group of four public universities to raise a $ 1 billion endowment when it passed
2905-492: The Oval, university spokesperson Ben Johnson stated "the naming review process is thoughtful and thorough and therefore could take several years", but the statue has not been removed. With the onset of the Great Depression , Ohio State would face many of the challenges affecting universities throughout America as budget support was slashed, and students without the means of paying tuition returned home to support families. By
2988-466: The Oval. This axis shifted the university's street grid 12.25 degrees from the City of Columbus' street grid. Construction of the main library in 1915 reinforced this grid shift. Ohio State's research library system has a combined collection of over 5.8 million volumes. Along with 21 libraries on its Columbus campus, the university has eight branches at off-campus research facilities and regional campuses, and
3071-553: The Philadelphia law firm Cozen O'Connor , the university will be creating a new framework to handle sexual assault cases and reevaluating its Title IX program. On July 20, 2018, BBC News reported that over 100 male students, including athletes from 14 sports, had reported sexual misconduct by a deceased university team physician, Richard Strauss. The reports dated back to 1978, and included claims that he groped and took nude photographs of his patients. Four former wrestlers filed
3154-709: The South Oval. At its eastern end, it is anchored by the Ohio Union. To the west are Hale Hall, the Kuhn Honors House, Browning Amphitheatre (a traditional stone Greek theatre ) and Mirror Lake . Knowlton Hall , dedicated in October 2004, is at the corner of West Woodruff Avenue and Tuttle Park Place, next to Ohio Stadium . Knowlton Hall along with the Fisher College of Business and Hitchcock Hall form an academic nucleus in
3237-548: The University elevated the law school to its present-day College of Law status. In 1903, the College of Law moved to Page Hall, its first permanent building on the main campus of the University (now home to the John Glenn College of Public Affairs ), named in honor of Henry F. Page, a prominent Ohio attorney who had left his estate to the University. Over the next four decades, the College of Law experienced rapid growth under
3320-679: The Wilce Student Health Center, named for university physician John Wilce , the Mary A. Daniels Student Wellness Center and the Counseling and Consultation Service. The RPAC is the main recreational facility on campus. The Wellness Center within the RPAC offers services such as nutrition counseling, financial coaching, HIV and STI testing, sexual assault services, and alcohol and other drug education. Ohio State's " Buckeye Bullet " electric car broke
3403-407: The building's exterior. This unique wall cladding was requested by Austin E. Knowlton , the namesake of and main patron to the creation of Knowlton Hall. Knowlton also requested that five white marble columns be erected on the site, each column representing one of the classical orders of architecture . The Ohio State College of Medicine is on the southern edge of the central campus. It is home to
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3486-422: The building. In late April 1970, anti-war riots ensued on Ohio State campus, leading to nearly 300 arrests, over 60 injuries, and seven gunshot wounds. Students began "boycotting classes with a student strike, protesting the university's rejection of a list of demands presented the week before. Specific demands included adding black and women's studies to the university's courses." On April 29, 1970, five days before
3569-451: The class entering in 2023, Moritz College of Law accepted 33.08% of applicants, with 26.33% of those accepted enrolling. The average enrollee had a 165 LSAT score and 3.83 undergraduate GPA . Above the Law ranked the Moritz College of Law as the 40th best law school in America in 2023. U.S. News & World Report ranked the Moritz College of Law's full-time Juris Doctor program tied for
3652-471: The college's political science , audiology , sociology , speech–language pathology , finance , accounting , public affairs , nursing , social work , healthcare administration and pharmacy programs as among the top 20 programs in the country. The Academic Ranking of World Universities placed Ohio State 39-51 nationally and 101–150 globally for 2023. In its 2024 rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked it tied for 99th in
3735-657: The dispersal of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, suspending a pro-Palestinian student organization, and suppressing the Undergraduate Student Government's attempts at passing legislation for financial divestment from Israel after receiving pressure from officials in Zionist organization Hillel International . Ohio State's 1,764-acre (7.14 km ) main campus is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Columbus' downtown. The historical center of campus
3818-522: The facility was completed in 2023, as one of the first buildings in the District. Research facilities include Aeronautical/Astronautical Research Laboratory , Byrd Polar Research Center , Center for Automotive Research, (OSU CAR), Chadwick Arboretum , Biomedical Research Tower, Biological Sciences Building, CDME, Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Heart and Lung Research Institute, Electroscience Laboratory, Large Binocular Telescope ( LBT , originally named
3901-637: The fall of 2007 that Ohio State would launch a $ 2.5 billion fundraising campaign. In 2019, celebrating the university's 150th year, President Michael V. Drake announced the "Time and Change Campaign" with a goal of raising $ 4.5 billion from 1 million individual donors. The Office of Student Life has partnership affiliations with the Schottenstein Center , the Blackwell Inn and the Drake Events Center . Services supporting student wellness include
3984-672: The full 30 scholarships, mismanaging the investments and using the scholarship fund to pay for university operating expenses in violation of the endowment agreement. The Robert K. Barton Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1968 by golf legend and Ohio State University alumnus Jack Nicklaus . The Scholarship was established in memory of his good friend and Moritz College of Law alumnus Robert K. Barton '62, one of central Ohio's top amateur golfers and law partner of former Ohio Governor and fellow Moritz alumnus John W. Bricker . Barton, his wife Linda, and another couple were killed when their private plane crashed en route to watch Nicklaus play in
4067-422: The impact of modern drug laws, policies and enforcement on personal freedoms and human well-being, giving sustained attention to analyzing the rapid evolution of marijuana laws and the impacts of reform efforts. The center focuses on promoting and supporting interdisciplinary, evidence-based research, scholarship, education, community outreach and public engagement on the myriad issues and societal impacts surrounding
4150-426: The largest en masse arrests on campus since the 1969–1970 Vietnam War protests . The protester demands of OSU include " financial divestment, academic boycott, financial disclosure , acknowledging the genocide, and ending targeted policing". Pro-Palestinian groups have been critical of the university's responses to the protests, which have included allowing state troopers to aim long-range rifles at students during
4233-486: The late 1980s. Since the early 2000s, the college has raised standards for admission, and been increasingly cited as one of the best public universities in the United States. The main campus in Columbus has grown into the fifth-largest university campus in the United States. On January 12, 2015, OSU claimed the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship by defeating Oregon 42–20. On June 22, 2022,
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#17330846617794316-460: The leading departments in the United States, it has played a particularly significant role in the construction and development of the constructivist and realist schools of international relations . In 2004, it was ranked as first among public institutions and fourth overall in the world by British political scientist Simon Hix at the London School of Economics and Political Science , while
4399-625: The mid-1930s, however, enrollment had stabilized due in large part to the role of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and later the National Youth Administration . By the end of the decade, enrollment had still managed to grow to over 17,500. In 1934, the Ohio State Research Foundation was founded to bring in outside funding for faculty research projects. In 1938, a development office
4482-496: The most important buildings of its generation. Its design has also been criticized as proving less than ideal for many of the art installations it has attempted to display. The centerpiece of the Wexner Center's permanent collection is Picasso 's Nude on a Black Armchair , which was purchased by Wexner at auction for $ 45 million. To the south of the Oval is another, somewhat smaller expanse of green space commonly referred to as
4565-557: The northwestern corner of North campus. Knowlton Hall was designed by Atlanta-based Mack Scogin Merrill Elam along with WSA Studio from Columbus. The Hall is home to the KSA Café, the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, and about 550 undergraduate and graduate students. Knowlton Hall stands out from the general reddish-brown brick of Ohio State's campus with distinctive white marble tiles that cover
4648-478: The past five years while its non-resident tuition and fees on average increased by 1.67% over the past five years. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $ 194,717. The average indebtedness of the 67% of 2021 College of Law graduates who took out loans was $ 83,831. As of 2022, 33.9% of student receive a full-tuition scholarship, the highest percentage among all American law schools. The Moritz Merit Scholarship Fund
4731-406: The percentage of 2016 graduates with non-school-funded, full-time, long-term, bar passage required jobs nine months after graduation. The College of Law's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 3.4%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2021 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation. Ohio
4814-488: The reform of criminal and civil laws prohibiting or regulating the use and distribution of traditionally illicit drugs. The center was founded in 2017 following a $ 4.5 million gift from the Koch Foundation. The center also received a $ 5 million gift from John Menard Jr. In 2022, the overall bar examination passage rate for Moritz College of Law first-time examination takers was 89.89%. The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which
4897-468: The role of Ohio State, and that Miami University and Ohio University would not offer instruction beyond the master's degree level – an agreement that would remain in place until the 1950s. In 1916, Ohio State was elected into membership in the Association of American Universities . In 1911, president Thompson wrote in a letter, "the race problem is growing in intensity every year, and I am disposed to doubt
4980-730: The shooter was not identified. The Ohio State University abuse scandal centered on allegations of sexual abuse that occurred between 1978 and 1998, while Richard Strauss was employed as a physician by Ohio State University (OSU) in the Athletics Department and in the Student Health Center. An independent investigation into the allegations was announced in April 2018 and was conducted by the law firm Perkins Coie . In July 2018, several former wrestlers accused former head coach Russ Hellickson and U.S. representative Jim Jordan , who
5063-584: The successive leadership of deans William F. Hunter , Joseph H. Outhwaite , John Jay Adams and Herschel W. Arant . The College of Law continued under the successive leadership of deans Gregory H. Williams , Nancy H. Rogers , Alan C. Michaels , and Lincoln L. Davies . The modern-day building that now houses the Moritz College of Law since 1958, Drinko Hall, is named after attorney and College of Law benefactor John Deaver Drinko, former Managing Partner of BakerHostetler in Cleveland, Ohio . Drinko graduated from
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#17330846617795146-455: The top 10 programs nationally, and top 20 internationally by QS World University Rankings . The college is the only school in North America that offers an ABET -accredited welding engineering undergraduate degree. The National Science Foundation ranked Ohio State University 12th among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2021 with $ 1.23 billion. In
5229-486: The top of his class. At the time, it was the largest single gift to the Ohio State University (in 2011, the University received a $ 100 million gift from Les Wexner ). The donation provided full-tuition grants with stipends to 30 law students, 4 endowed faculty chairs, 3 service awards for students, and a fund for use by the dean. The College of Law completed a supplemental campaign to raise an additional $ 30 million to match Moritz's gift and make further improvements. For
5312-638: The unit due to concerns about mismanagement and a lack of support for survivors of sexual assault. This occurred after the unit was suspended in February 2018 and following an external review. The Columbus Dispatch and the school newspaper, The Lantern , reported that "[SCE] failed to properly report students' sexual-assault complaints" and that some victims were told that they were " 'lying', 'delusional', 'suffering from mental illness', 'have an active imagination', that they 'didn't understand their own experience', and also 'fabricated their story ' ". With help from
5395-577: The university has an endowment of $ 7.9 billion. Its athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I as the Ohio State Buckeyes as a member of the Big Ten Conference for the majority of fielded sports. It is a member of the Association of American Universities . Past and present alumni and faculty include 6 Nobel Prize laureates, 9 Rhodes Scholars , 7 Churchill Scholars , 1 Fields Medalist , 7 Pulitzer Prize winners, 64 Goldwater scholars , 7 U.S. senators , 15 U.S. representatives , 104 Olympic medalists , and 1 foreign head of state . The proposal of
5478-487: The university's "Center for Automotive Research-Intelligent Transportation" (CAR-IT) designed, built and managed the vehicle. In 2007, Buckeye Bullet 2 was launched. This follow-up effort was a collaboration between Ohio State engineering students and engineers from the Ford Motor Company and will seek to break the land speed record for hydrogen cell powered vehicles. In June 2018, Ohio State dissolved its Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit and eliminated four positions in
5561-477: The university's supporters in the state legislature, put forth the Lybarger Bill with the aim of shifting virtually all higher education support to the continued development of Ohio State while funding only the " normal school " functions of the state's other public universities. Although the Lybarger Bill failed narrowly to gain passage, in its place the Eagleson Bill was passed as a compromise, which determined that all doctoral education and research functions would be
5644-402: The wisdom on the part of the colored people of taking any move that practically forces the doctrine of social equality." At the same time, Ohio State "practiced racial segregation " that was widespread across the country at the time against Black students, and "there is no known evidence [Thompson] saw benefits in addressing it". In 2024, after attempts were made to remove Thompson's statue from
5727-410: The world record for the fastest speed by an electric vehicle on October 3, 2004, with a maximum speed of 271.737 mph (437.318 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah . The vehicle also holds the U.S. record for fastest electric vehicle with a speed of 314.958 mph (506.876 km/h), and peak timed mile speed of 321.834 mph (517.942 km/h). A team of engineering students from
5810-450: The world. In 2024, QS World University Rankings ranked the university 151st in the world. The Washington Monthly college rankings, which seek to evaluate colleges' contributions to American society based on factors of social mobility, research and service to the country by their graduates, placed Ohio State 61st among national universities in 2023. In 1916, Ohio State became the first university in Ohio to be extended membership into
5893-457: Was 18th of the top 20 most-cited legal scholars between 2016 and 2020 for critical theory in focusing on society and culture to attempt to reveal, critique, and challenge power structures. The Ohio State Moritz College of Law publishes five legal journals: The Moot Court & Lawyering Skills Program includes intramural competitions and inter-scholastic teams covering various areas of the law. The Moot Court and Lawyering Skills Governing Board
5976-617: Was a grade school teacher. Menard attended Eau Claire Regis High School . He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire with a degree in business and a minor in psychology. After graduating, he passed up working for IBM to continue his own small farm construction business. Menard began his career constructing pole buildings with friends from college. He made his home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin . Menard has six children, and married his third wife, Faiha Obaid, in 2008. In 1997, Menard
6059-505: Was an assistant coach at OSU between 1987 and 1994, of knowing about Strauss's alleged abuse but failing to take action to stop it. Jordan has denied that he had any student-athlete report sexual abuse to him. The report, released in May 2019, concluded that Strauss abused at least 177 male student-patients and that OSU was aware of the abuse as early as 1979, but the abuse was not widely known outside of athletics or student health until 1996, when he
6142-456: Was between 26 and 32. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 26 freshman students were National Merit Scholars . The Public Ivies : America's Flagship Public Universities (2000) by Howard and Matthew Greene listed Ohio State as one of a select number of public universities offering the highest educational quality. In its 2023 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked Ohio State as tied for 43rd among all national universities. They ranked
6225-584: Was caught using his own pickup truck to haul plastic bags filled with chromium and arsenic-laden wood ash to his home for disposal with his household trash. Menard pleaded no contest to felony and misdemeanor charges involving records violations, unlawful transportation, and improper disposal of hazardous waste. Menard and his company were fined $ 1.7 million for 21 violations. In 2013 the IRS ordered Menard to pay $ 6 million in back taxes after he allegedly mischaracterized $ 20 million as salary, not dividends, deducting it as
6308-406: Was demolished in February 2007 to make way for the new Ohio Union, which was finished in 2010. During this time, student activities were relocated to Ohio Stadium and other academic buildings. John Menard Jr. John Robert Menard Jr. (born January 22, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman who is the founder and owner of Menards , a Midwestern chain of home improvement stores. He
6391-467: Was established in 2001 by Michael E. Moritz '61. The Fund provides for 30 annual full tuition plus stipend scholarships. The scholarships are designed to attract and train a select group of students with outstanding academic and personal histories in a variety of areas including academia, business, law, government, and public interest. In recent years, the Moritz family has criticized Ohio State for not providing
6474-409: Was funded in large part by Ohio State alumnus Les Wexner's gift of $ 25 million in the 1980s. The center was founded to encompass all aspects of visual and performing arts with a focus on new commissions and artist residencies. Part of its design was to pay tribute to the armory that formerly had the same location. Its groundbreaking deconstructivist architecture has resulted in it being lauded as one of
6557-574: Was opened to begin raising funds privately to offset reductions in state support. In 1952, Ohio State founded the interdisciplinary Mershon Center for International Security Studies , which it still houses. The work of this program led to the United States Department of Homeland Security basing the National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security at the university in 2003. Ohio State had an open admissions policy until
6640-482: Was shot and killed by the first responding OSU police officer, and 13 people were hospitalized for injuries. A series of protests at Ohio State University by pro-Palestinian demonstrators occurred on-campus in response to the Israel-Palestine conflict beginning on October 7, 2023. A solidarity encampment was constructed on OSU's South Oval on April 25, 2024, during which there were at least 36 arrests, making for
6723-458: Was suspended from his duties. Strauss continued to abuse OSU students at an off-campus clinic until his retirement from the university in 1998. OSU was faulted in the report for failing to report Strauss's conduct to law enforcement. On November 28, 2016, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack occurred at 9:52 a.m. EST at Ohio State University's Watts Hall in Columbus, Ohio . The attacker, Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan,
6806-722: Was the first student union built by an American public university. It is dedicated to the enrichment of the student experience, on and off the university campus. The first Ohio Union, on the south edge of the South Oval, was constructed in 1909 and was later renamed Enarson Hall. The second Ohio Union was completed in 1950 and was prominently along High Street, southeast of the Oval. It was a center of student life for more than 50 years, providing facilities for student activities, organizations and events, and serving as an important meeting place for campus and community interaction. The union also housed many student services and programs, along with dining and recreational facilities. The second Ohio Union
6889-448: Was the main employment destination for 2021 Moritz College of Law graduates, with 66% of employed 2021 graduates working in the state. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the College of Law for the 2022–2023 academic year is estimated at $ 53,849 for Ohio residents and $ 69,101 for non-residents. Moritz College of Law's in-state tuition and fees on average increased by 2.27% annually over
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