Ohio Dominican University
President Connie Gallaher | | |
Academic staff | 234 | |
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Students | 1,700 | |
Location | , , U.S. 39°59′34″N 82°56′28″W / 39.9927°N 82.9411°W | |
Campus | Urban, 75 acres (300,000 m2) | |
Colors | Black & yellow[2] | |
Nickname | Panthers | |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – GMAC | |
Website | www | |
Ohio Dominican University is a
History
The College of St. Mary of the Springs was chartered in 1911 as an all-women's school. It became coeducational in 1964 and changed its name to Ohio Dominican College four years later. In 2002, its name changed to Ohio Dominican University.[3]
Academics
Ohio Dominican offers 40 undergraduate degree programs.
The Charles School
The Charles School at Ohio Dominican University opened in 2007 with the goal to significantly improve college success for young people in Central Ohio. The
Athletics
The Ohio Dominican teams, nicknamed the Panthers, compete in the NCAA Division II as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC).[4] ODU joined the GMAC on July 1, 2017. Ohio Dominican originally joined the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2010 as part of the transition to NCAA Division II from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[5] The university currently offers 16 varsity sports including: men's and women's basketball, baseball, cheerleading (Football, both men's and women's basketball), men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's track and field (indoor and outdoor), and women's volleyball.
Notable alumni and faculty
Alumni
- Jonathan Sánchez, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Anne O'Hare McCormick, News correspondent
- Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi, Former Governor of Gedo, Somalia
- Christian Nodal, Mexican singer and songwriter
Presidents
Name | Dates |
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Stephanie Mohun | 1911–1914 |
Constance Keelty | 1914–1917 |
Justina Hogan | 1917–1920 |
Maria Theresa | 1920–1923 |
Regina Murphy | 1923–1926 |
Adele Heffley | 1926–1932 |
Bernardine Lynam | 1932–1935 |
Aloyse Fitzpatrick | 1935–1944 |
Anacletus Oger | 1944–1947 |
Angelita Conley | 1947–1964 |
Suzanne Uhrhane | 1964–1978 |
Mary Andrew Matesich | 1978–2001 |
Jack Calareso | 2001–2007 |
James A. Griffin | 2007–2008 |
Brian Nedwek | 2008–2009 |
Ronald J. Seiffert | 2009–2010 |
Peter Cimbolic | 2010–2017 |
Robert Gervasi | 2017–June 2021 |
Connie Gallaher | June 2021–current |
Gallery
References
- ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "The ODU Brand". Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "About ODU". Ohio Dominican University. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- NCAA. Archived from the originalon July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Ohio Dominican switching conferences". GMAC. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2017.