Under the new tagline “Will It Be You?,” The Ohio State University at Mansfield is seeking to promote its wide range of offerings and its great location with a brand-new video.

That video can be viewed below.

In the meantime, here’s a repeat of information included in our “Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The Ohio State University at Mansfield” which we shared back in April.

  • First institution of higher education in Mansfield: Female Institute, opened in 1840s near the current site of the Renaissance Theatre on Park Avenue West
  • Date of first classes – 1958, held at Mansfield Senior High School
  • Dates of other OSU regional campus beginnings: Marion and Newark – 1957; Lima – 1960; Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster — 1971
  • Date of Ohio General Assembly vote to build permanent campus: 1963
  • Initial land acquisition campaign goal: $350,000
  • Amount raised locally during land acquisition campaign: $600,000
  • First building: Ovalwood Hall, dedicated in October 1966 by Governor James A. Rhodes and OSU President Novice Fawcett
  • Most recent major building – John O. Riedl Hall, opened in 2006
  • Buildings (some shared with North Central State College):
    • Child Development Center, OSU/NC State
    • Schuttera Service Center, OSU
    • Campus Recreation Center, OSU/NC State
    • Ovalwood Hall/Founders Auditorium/Pearl Conard Gallery, OSU
    • Bromfield Hall/Conard Learning Center, OSU/NC State
    • Eisenhower Hall, OSU/NC State
    • Campus Bookstore, OSU/NC State
    • John O. Riedl Hall (Administration and Classroom Building), OSU
    • Jeffrey Molyet Village Apartments, OSU/NC State
  • First apartments opened: 1988
  • Number of wetlands on campus: 6
  • Campus size: Described from 645 to 675 acres
  • Enrollment: Varies, approximately 1400 undergraduates, of which 1170 are full time; 90 gradudate students
  • Number of on-campus degree programs: 7 Bachelors and 2 Masters programs
  • Number of degree programs utilizing both OSU Mansfield and the Main campus in Columbus: Over 200 majors
  • Organizations on campus: 30
  • Sports conference: Ohio Regional Campus Conference
  • Team mascot: Mavericks


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