News

COTC and Ohio State Newark Honored Student Leaders
April 18, 2019
Four students, two student organizations and one staff member were honored during the ceremony for their work both on campus and in the community during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Is Change Possible?
April 15, 2019
Ohio State Newark Professor to Discuss Essentialism and the Hope for Change.

Dean and Director of Ohio State Newark Reappointed
April 11, 2019
William L. MacDonald, Ph.D., has been recommended for reappointment as dean and director of The Ohio State University at Newark. Subject to approval by The Ohio State University Board of Trustees, his reappointment is effective July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024. The announcement was made by Ohio State Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce A. McPheron, Ph.D., on Wednesday, April 10.

Dancing Borders, Moving Walls
April 2, 2019
Ohio State Newark Professor to Discuss On Board(hers), an All-Woman Dance Project Based on the Testimonies of Ohio-based Female Immigrants.

Ohio State Newark 2019 Spring Choral Concert Set
March 28, 2019
April marks William Shakespeare’s 455th birthday. Join the chorus at The Ohio State University at Newark for a spring concert entitled “Shakespeare in Song” on Friday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m.

COTC and Ohio State Newark Collegiate 4-H to Host Ag Day
March 28, 2019
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark Collegiate 4-H Club is hosting Ag Day on April 9. It will be both inside and outside of the John L. and Christine Warner Library and Student Center from noon to 3 p.m. A dance will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on the Warner Center Performance Platform. The event is free and open to the public.

Evolving Education: Digital Flagship Initiative Changing the Student Experience
March 26, 2019
Receiving an acceptance letter to The Ohio State University at Newark was not the only exciting news incoming first-year students received last spring. Accepted students also learned they would receive a free Apple iPad as part of Digital Flagship, a student success program to incorporate learning technology throughout the university experience and increase student engagement and learning transformation — both inside and outside the classroom.

The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid Set to Open at Black Box Theater
March 26, 2019
The Black Box Theater at The Ohio State University at Newark is proud to present the gripping drama The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid. Based on history and sprinkled with dry humor, playwright Lee Blessing has stirred up the facts surrounding the death of the famed outlaw.

Newark Earthworks Center Promotes Ohio’s Ancient Earthworks
March 25, 2019
Newark’s world-renowned Octagon Earthworks will be open for free public tours and programs on Sunday and Monday, April 7 and 8.

Supporting the Medical Professionals of Tomorrow
March 22, 2019
Solak-Blake Family Scholarship Awarded

Ohio State Newark/COTC Announce Plans & Public Campaign for New Academic Building
March 21, 2019
At a press conference filled to overflowing with industry and community partners, state and local government officials, members of the public, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the media, leadership at The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) announced the planned construction of the newest addition to the Newark campus – the John and Mary Alford Center for Science and Technology.

Ohio State Newark Hosted Author of New Memoir, Panel of Female Writers
March 15, 2019
The Ohio State University at Newark welcomed Bridgett Davis to celebrate the release of her compelling new memoir, The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers, on Feb. 28. Davis also participated in a panel discussion with fellow writers Karen Thomas and Rhoda McKinney-Jones about their career paths from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to varied writing careers.

Ohio State Newark to Host Buckeye Leadership Camp
March 14, 2019
Rising ninth through 12th grade students are invited to attend the inaugural Buckeye Leadership Camp, July 15 - 17, at The Ohio State University at Newark. The upcoming camp will give students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills through informative sessions, hands-on workshops, small group activities and engagement with campus and community leaders.

Ohio State Newark invites Rising 5th – 8th Graders to be a Buckeye For a Week
March 11, 2019
Rising fifth through eighth grade students are invited to be a Buckeye for a week, June 17 - 21, at The Ohio State University at Newark. The upcoming summer enrichment camp will give students the opportunity to explore academic disciplines and the college experience through sessions with Ohio State Newark’s world-renowned professors in the campus’s state-of-the-art facilities.

President Drake visits SciDome, Newark campus
March 8, 2019
Inside a darkened theater in Newark, Ohio, is a chance to tour some of the most distant stars in the galaxy and inside the smallest parts of the human anatomy.

Putting the Dead to Work
March 8, 2019
Ohio State Newark Professor to Discuss How Studying Past Ecosystem Changes Can Inform Conservation Practices

To Altiora: One Ohio State Newark Student’s Inspiring Story
March 7, 2019
The words “Be positive. Be a leader. Be open. Be you.” are frequently uttered by The Ohio State University at Newark sophomore political science major and Cincinnati native Roman Lee. They tidily sum up how he has accomplished so much despite the odds against him.

2019 Student Research Forum Winners Announced
March 6, 2019
Nineteen students at The Ohio State University at Newark showcased their research at the 15th Annual Student Research Forum held March 5 in the John Gilbert Reese Center.

COTC and Ohio State Newark to Host 2019 Family and Friends Day
March 6, 2019
Activities that will delight those of all ages will include roller skating, putt-putt, carriage rides, balloon art, inflatables, juggling, princesses, Columbus Zoo animals and more to entertain attendees.

Newark Student Places First at Ohio State Research Forum
March 4, 2019
Third time is the charm for The Ohio State University at Newark student Celeste Hinerman. After switching her major from physical therapy to electrical engineering, she finally decided on psychology. That has proven to be a winning choice for the senior from Newark.