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Back To School 2015

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Success and Vision in ASC

A new academic year, a new vision and renewed commitment to our goals and values. In the face of many challenges in higher ed today, it is more important than ever to define our vision and path forward.

Welcome to our New Website

After more than a year of hard work, we unveiled our new website this August! The new site is more student-centered while also sharing the vibrant life of our college and connecting with our college community.

By the Numbers: Our Students

This year, our incoming students are part of the best-prepared, most diverse, record-setting class in Ohio State’s history: 28.9 ACT average; 62% graduating in top 10% of their class.

Ann Hamilton: To the White House

Ann Hamilton, Distinguished University Professor, and professor, Department of Art, who is internationally recognized for the sensory surrounds of her large-scale multi-media installations, has been named a recipient of the 2014 National Medal of Arts.

Women in Physics

Physics postdoctoral researcher Jyoti Katoch documents the specific ways Ohio State’s Department of Physics has been working to create a welcoming, supportive atmosphere to build the numbers of women in physics at all levels in an article recently published by the American Physical Society (APS) online.

Big (Social) Science Wins Big

The Center for Human Resource Research is responsible for developing one of the most influential tools available to social scientists in the nation, the National Longitudinal Surveys, which, over 50 years has brought more than $400 million of funding to Ohio State.

Alumni Writers Extravaganza

The Department of English is hosting a celebration of alumni creative writers — and of the Creative Writing Program at Ohio State, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 2-4, 2015. More than 20 writers — all alumni of the creative writing program — will be returning for the weekend to showcase their new books and share their insights and experiences about the writing life in a variety of venues on campus and in the community.

A Yearlong Conversation: Sustainability

We hear the word "sustainability" almost every day. It’s in the news, it’s even in commercials. It’s a sales pitch, a warning, a prescription and an aspiration. But what exactly do we mean by sustainability and is it something we can actually achieve?

Young Women Inspired by Animation

“Bree” the Bee was instrumental in inspiring a group of central Ohio school girls over the summer. The group of 7th and 8th grade female students created animated films, about a honeybee, during a free, two-week digital animation program, sponsored by the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at Ohio State.

Invest In The Future

To date, many of our 200,000 arts and sciences alumni and friends of the college have invested in the College of Arts and Sciences because they believe in extraordinary work being done by its faculty, staff and students. Because of their generosity and continuing support, the college has surpassed its $200 million But for Ohio State Campaign goal!