Ohio University facts for kids

The Stocker Center which is on the campus.

Ohio University is a public university in Athens, Ohio. The university has about 25,908 students. It was founded in 1804. The current president of the university is M. Duane Nellis.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Bobcats. They have 16 varsity teams and they compete in the Mid-American Conference.

Images for kids

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  Manasseh Cutler Hall, constructed by 1816 and opened in 1819, was the first academic building in the Northwest Territory and was named after university founder Manasseh Cutler.

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  Ellis Hall was built in the early 20th century entirely with state funding.

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  The Baker University Center sits atop a hillside where the Hocking River had cut.

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  The entrance to the College Green.

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  Interior of the John Calhoun Baker University Center.

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  Charles J. Ping Recreation Center on South Green

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  West Green Quadrangle

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  Alumni Gateway, on College Green, is the entrance way for freshmen upon their convocation.

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  The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

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  The Ridges, home to the Kennedy Museum of Art.

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  Ohio University Marching 110 Diamond Ohio formation.

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  Peden Stadium, home to the Ohio Bobcats football team.

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  Ohio men's basketball facing off against the Marshall Thundering Herd at the Convocation Center in 2013.

See also

In Spanish: Universidad de Ohio para niños