The Regional Campus Cluster:
Portraits of Ohio State’s Smaller Campuses
The Ohio State University at Lima
Charlene D. Gilbert, Dean and Director
When Ohio State Lima offered its first classes in 1960, students came from the small
farming communities and larger cities of west central Ohio to fulfill their need for higher
education. Since then tens of thousands from the 10-county region surrounding Lima
have walked through the campus doors to take advantage of small class sizes, close
contact with faculty members, and the breadth and reputation of an Ohio State
education. The unique spirit of the campus is fueled by student-centered activities, a
variety of intramural and competitive athletic opportunities, and a thriving arts sector of
theatre, music, and the fine arts. With near-campus student housing now available,
Ohio State Lima’s reach extends up and down the I-75 corridor, in proximity to the
campus. Ohio State Lima shares its 564-acre campus with Rhodes State College.
Fast Facts
Number of students (Au14) .......................................................................................... 1,056
Number of tenured or tenure-track faculty ...................................................................... 36
Degrees offered
Associate of Arts
Bachelor’s (Biology, Business, Early & Middle Childhood Education, English,
Health Sciences, History, Psychology, Social Work, Theatre)
Degree Completion Programs (Social Work, Health Sciences, Nursing [RN to
BSN], Dental Hygiene)
Total expenditures (FY14)................................................................................. $12.3 million
Acreage ............................................................................................................................ 564
Number of academic and support buildings ....................................................................... 9
Co-located institution .......................................................................... Rhodes State College
President of co-located institution ........................................................... Debra L. McCurdy
The Ohio State University at Lima Board Members
Joel E. Althauser
Deborah S. Ellis, Chair
Nicole Gray
Karen Grothouse
Mark Haushalter
Susan Hubbell
Mark Kleffner, faculty representative
Chad Metzger, Alumni Advisory Council
representative
Earl J. Recker
Douglas Reinhart
Amanda Williams, student member
Eva Yarger
The Ohio State University at Mansfield
Stephen M. Gavazzi, Dean and Director
The Ohio State University at Mansfield resides on a beautifully wooded 640-acre
campus located in North Central Ohio, equidistant from Columbus, Cleveland, and
Akron. Classes have been held at Mansfield since 1958, initially using the facilities at the
Mansfield Senior High School. In the early 1960s, local citizens mounted a major
campaign to acquire land for a campus site, which opened for classes in autumn 1966.
Mansfield now shares its campus with North Central State College and has many
outstanding cultural and recreational facilities, including the Snow Trails and Clear Fork
ski resorts; the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; the Mohican State Forest’s 4,700 acres of
native trees, hiking and biking trails, streams, lakes and wetlands; eight lakes and
reservoirs for fishing and other aquatic activities; the botanical gardens of Kingwood
Center; author Louis Bromfield's Malabar Farm; the Mansfield Art Center; the historic
downtown Carousel district; the Renaissance Theater; and the Mansfield Symphony.
Fast Facts
Number of students (Au14) ........................................................................................... 1228
Number of tenured or tenure-track faculty ...................................................................... 41
Degrees offered
Associate of Arts
Bachelor’s (Business, Education [licensure in early or middle childhood ed],
English, History, Nursing [RN to BSN], Psychology, Social Work, Sociology)
Master’s (Education [licensure in early and middle childhood ed], Social Work)
Total expenditures (FY14)................................................................................. $14.1 million
Acreage ............................................................................................................................ 640
Number of academic and support buildings ..................................................................... 11
Co-located institution ................................................................North Central State College
President of co-located institution ...................................................................... Dorey Diab
The Ohio State University at Mansfield Board Members
Stephen Abedon, faculty representative
Mark F. Brunn
Jaime Cruse, student member
R. David Daniels
Daniel P. DeVille
Patrick A. Heydinger, Chair
Michael J. Howard
Charla Irvin
Teresa Purtiman
Pamela H. Siegenthaler
Christ J. Ticoras
The Ohio State University at Marion
Gregory S. Rose, Dean and Director
Co-located with Marion Technical College on 187 acres of land, including an eleven-acre
reconstructed native prairie, Ohio State Marion has throughout its history closely
partnered with its communities. As a result, several successful fundraising and capital
campaigns have yielded great benefits to the campus, including over $1 million in aid
and scholarships annually for students, financial support for the GoBuck$ initiative with
the Marion City Schools, through which K-12 students meeting social and academic
expectations earn tuition vouchers for Ohio State Marion, and support for a new science
and engineering building which the Board of Trustees recently approved for design and
construction. Ohio State Marion offers courses in Delaware at the Columbus State
Community College campus. First rate faculty, including a long list of University Alumni
Distinguished Teaching Award winners, play a critical role in extending access to The
Ohio State University to students seeking the unique experiences offered at Ohio State
Marion. To expand opportunities still further, Ohio State Marion offers the first and
second years of the university’s engineering curriculum.
Fast Facts
Number of students (Au14) .......................................................................................... 1,266
Number of tenured or tenure-track faculty ...................................................................... 35
Degrees offered
Associate of Arts
Bachelor’s (Business, Early & Middle Childhood Education, English, History,
Nursing [RN to BSN], Psychology, Social Work)
Total expenditures (FY14)................................................................................. $15.4 million
Acreage ............................................................................................................................ 187
Number of academic and support buildings ....................................................................... 8
Co-located institution ................................................................... Marion Technical College
President of co-located institution .............................................................J. Richard Bryson
The Ohio State University at Marion Board Members
Anne Cole
Thomas A. Frericks
Lynn Garvin
Daryl Gates, Chair
David E. Hypes
Stephen D. Keen
John Maharry, faculty representative
David P. Miller
Jessica Bacon Moon
Michaela Rogers, student member
Vaughn Sizemore
The Ohio State University at Newark
William L. MacDonald, Dean and Director
Located in the scenic rolling hills of east central Ohio and led by Executive Dean of the Regional
Campuses and Dean and Director William L. MacDonald, The Ohio State University at Newark
resides on a beautiful, 225-acre campus with 134 acres of green space. Thanks to an incredibly
generous local community, the campus has outstanding facilities and nearly $400,000 in annual
aid and scholarships to support a diverse and active student body. Coming from all over Ohio,
students at Ohio State Newark receive outstanding instruction from a first-rate faculty that in
recent years has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the National
Endowment for the Humanities, the Ohio Arts Council, the Ohio Humanities Council, the Ohio
Department of Education, and several private organizations. Ohio State Newark shares its
campus, facilities, and many staff members with Central Ohio Technical College. The
partnership creates money-saving efficiencies and allows both institutions to offer student life
experiences and educational opportunities that neither institution could offer on its own. The
two institutions recently completed a joint $20 million scholarship campaign that was launched
with a $10 million matching gift from Lou and Gib Reese.
Fast Facts
Number of students (Au14) ..................................................................................................... 2,396
Number of tenured or tenure-track faculty ................................................................................. 53
Degrees offered
Associate of Arts
Bachelor’s (Business, Early & Middle Childhood Education, English, History,
Nursing [RN to BSN], Psychology, Social Work)
Master’s (Education, Integrated Teaching and Learning, Social Work)
Total expenditures (FY14) ............................................................................................... $23 million
Acreage ....................................................................................................................................... 225
Number of academic and support buildings .................................................................................. 7
Co-located institution ...................................................................... Central Ohio Technical College
President of co-located institution ............................................................................. Bonnie L. Coe
The Ohio State University at Newark Board Members
Wyatt Bowman, student member
Michael Cantlin, Chair
Diane S. DeLawder
Marcia W. Downes
Karen Goodell, faculty representative
Katheryn Lloyd
Christopher R. Meyer
Turner Thomas Mills
Rick Platt
Sharad Thakkar
Lisa Whittaker