Ohio Dominican University

{{Infobox university

|name = Ohio Dominican University

|image = Ohio dominican univ seal.png

|image_size = 150

|established = {{start date and age|1911}}

|type = Private university

|motto = "Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere" (Latin)

|mottoeng = To contemplate truth and to share with others the fruits of this contemplation

|affiliation = Roman Catholic (Dominican Order)

|endowment = $18.9 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021}}

|president = Shonna Riedlinger (acting){{cite web |url=https://www.ohiodominican.edu/about/university-leadership/president/index.html |title=Acting President |author=Ohio Dominican University |date=2024 |accessdate=April 29, 2024}}

|city = Columbus

|state = Ohio

|country = U.S.

|faculty = 234

|enrollment = 1,252{{cite web |url=https://www.ohiodominican.edu/about/fastfacts.html |title=Fast Facts |author=Ohio Dominican University |date=2024 |accessdate=April 29, 2024}}

|campus = Urban, {{convert|75|acre|m2}}

|coordinates = {{Coord|39.9927|-82.9411|display=inline,title}}

|colors = {{color box|#000000}}{{color box|#FFC72C}} Black & yellow{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiodominican.edu/future-students/who-we-are/directories/offices/marketing-public-relations/ODUbrand |title=The ODU Brand |access-date=2017-03-22}}

|sports_nickname = Panthers

|athletics_affiliations = NCAA Division II – G-MAC

|academic_affiliations = ACCU, CIC, NAICU, ICUSTA

|former_names = College of St. Mary of the Springs (1911–1968)
Ohio Dominican College (1968–2002)

|website = {{URL|https://www.ohiodominican.edu/| ohiodominican.edu}}

|logo = Ohio_Dominican_University_logo.jpg

|logo_size = 200

}}

Ohio Dominican University is a private Dominican university in Columbus, Ohio. In 2024, the university had 1,252 students and offered undergraduate degrees in 42 majors as well as 9 graduate degree programs.

History

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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.{{cite web|work=Ohio Dominican University|url=http://www.ohiodominican.edu/About-ODU/|title=About ODU|access-date=March 28, 2011}}

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 public charter high school is part of a nationwide network of Early College High Schools initiated through funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other organizations. The Charles School (TCS) is open to all Ohio students entering the 9th grade, with a target population of students who have a desire to go to college and would be the first in their family to do so. Students have the opportunity to graduate with a high school diploma and up to 62 hours of college credit and/or an associate degree, at no cost to the student.

Athletics

file:Ohio_Dominican_Panthers_logo.svg

The Ohio Dominican teams, nicknamed the Panthers, compete in the NCAA Division II as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC).{{cite web|last=Pickle |first=David |work=NCAA |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2015/06/29/0629-Ohio-Dominican-switching-conferences.html |title=Ohio Dominican switching conferences |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=July 8, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716050128/http://ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2011/july/five+new+active+members+join+division+ii |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}

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).{{cite web|work=GMAC|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2015/06/29/0629-Ohio-Dominican-switching-conferences.html|title=Ohio Dominican switching conferences|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=July 8, 2017}} The university currently offers 14 varsity sports including: men's and women's basketball, baseball, 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 =

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Jonathan Sánchez, Major League Baseball pitcher
Anne O'Hare McCormick, News correspondent
Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi, Former Governor of Gedo, Somalia{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
Christian Nodal, Mexican singer and songwriter{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

= Presidents =

Name	Dates
class="wikitable"
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 (interim)
Brian Nedwek	2008–2009
Ronald J. Seiffert	2009–2010 (interim)
Peter Cimbolic	2010–2017
Robert Gervasi	2017–June 2021
Connie Gallaher	June 2021 – 2024
Shonna Riedlinger	January 2024 – present (acting)