Posted January 14, 200817 yr Branches in bloom: Students respond as OSU regional campuses move out of the background Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 3:15 AM By Encarnacion Pyle THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ohio needs more college graduates to compete economically. But getting onto Ohio State University's main campus is tougher every year as school officials raise admission standards. So the university expects to attract more students to its five regional campuses. In the fall, nearly 7,800 students were taking classes at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark and Wooster, where any Ohioan with a high-school diploma can get in. Tuition costs about $1,000 less per quarter at the regional campuses than in Columbus. The regional campuses are expected to play a critically important role in the state's effort to generate 230,000 more Ohioans with college degrees in the next 10 years. FULL ARTICLE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/13/branches.ART_ART_01-13-08_A1_T791K9L.html?sid=101
January 14, 200817 yr I would have expected enrollment at some of those to be much higher, especially Lima. Miami Middletown is at around 2,500 and Miami Hamilton is 3,500. Thank God for Governor Rhodes.
March 3, 201015 yr OSU regional campuses’ lower costs, small size draw students Friday, February 26, 2010 - 5:32 AM By Encarnacion Pyle THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH More students are choosing a regional branch of Ohio State University over the Columbus campus than were a year ago, citing the convenience and cost savings. As of Feb. 18, nearly 1,700 had selected one of Ohio State's five regional campuses as their first-choice destination. That's an increase of more than 25 percent from the year before. Applications to Newark, the largest branch campus and the one closest to Columbus, have increased 28 percent. Mansfield's numbers are up more than 50 percent. Other branches are in Lima, Marion and Wooster. FULL ARTICLE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/02/26/at-osu-but-not-columbus.html?sid=101
October 10, 20168 yr News of a new residence hall being built on the OSU-Newark campus: New Residence Hall to Create More Access, Diversity and Student Success NEWARK, Ohio, September 1, 2016 – With the turn of several shovels this morning, The Ohio State University at Newark started the process of creating a bigger door to the university. A ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new 40,000 square foot Newark campus residence hall on Thursday, September 1 at 10 a.m. The $12.9 million building will be four stories with 120 student beds. It will be constructed to the east of the existing residence halls. The first floor of the building will have a student lounge, kitchen, laundry area, a 300-person event space, offices and a housing coordinator apartment. ... Construction of the project is expected to be completed in July 2017, just in time for the start of autumn semester 2017. MORE: http://newark.osu.edu/news/new-residence-hall-to-create-more-access-diversity-and-student-success.html
August 17, 20177 yr Update on OSU Regional Campus enrollment from earlier this year: Ohio State’s regional campuses tested by enrollment trends By Mary Mogan Edwards, The Columbus Dispatch Updated: February 19, 2017 at 7:15 AM Even as demographics signal bad news for future enrollment at Ohio State University’s regional campuses, the satellites have an ace in the hole: Ohio State’s ever-increasing selectivity. Rising concern about the cost of tuition and student debt doesn’t hurt, either. Every year, the main campus in Columbus takes just under half of applicants, prompting thousands of would-be Buckeyes who aren’t accepted to begin their Ohio State careers at one of four regional campuses. The Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark campuses were established in the 1950s and ’60s to accommodate hordes of baby boomers interested in Ohio State degrees. In the past 15 years or so, as getting accepted to the Columbus campus as a freshman has gotten increasingly harder, the regional campuses have become more important as side doors for those willing to take a detour. That’s especially true for the Newark campus, where the majority of freshmen now come from Franklin County. Until recently, the majority were from Licking County. After years of steady enrollment growth that peaked in 2009, the regional campuses began seeing declines each year that totaled 19 percent between 2009 and 2016. Without Newark, that number would look a lot worse: The Lima and Mansfield campuses lost close to 30 percent and Marion 35 percent. The primary culprit, said William MacDonald, executive dean of regional campuses, is birthrates. Statistics show that the number of graduating high school seniors in Ohio dropped by nearly 8 percent in that period. ... Unlike the Columbus campus, where a third of undergraduate students come from other states or countries, the regional campuses enroll few students from out of state. MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170219/ohio-states-regional-campuses-tested-by-enrollment-trends
August 17, 20177 yr As was noted in the previous article, OSU-Newark is the one regional campus that has seen its enrollment increase since 2009. Below is a rundown of recent development projects on the OSU-Newark campus: http://newark.osu.edu/giving/development-spotlight.html
August 17, 20177 yr The largest development project was the construction of McConnell Hall - a $13.9 million, four-story, 63-room residence hall that can house more than 120 first-year students: http://newark.osu.edu/news/residence-hall-ribbon-cutting-and-dedication-scheduled.html http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170810/ohio-state-newark-campus-opens-new-housing-for-students
March 26, 20196 yr Ohio State Newark and Central Ohio Technical College announce plans for $32M STEM building As Ohio State University pursues a massive innovation district on its west campus in Columbus, the school's Newark outpost has some innovation-related plans of its own. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/03/26/ohio-state-newark-and-central-ohio-technical.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 19, 20195 yr ^ More about this project from https://newark.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-newark/cotc-announce-plans-and-public-campaign-for-new-academic-building.html The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College announced a $32 million project that will add a three-story, 60,000 square foot facility dedicated to science and technology on their shared Newark campus. The building’s anticipated completion date is spring 2021.
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