Company Profile
Ohio University
Company Overview
Ohio University is a public university located in Athens, Ohio. The total enrollment is over 28,000 students across the state and online. Approximately 20,000 of those students study at the main campus in Athens, which has been named the Best College Town in Ohio. There are over 250,000 living alumni across the world and an average of $40 million is given each year in support of the university's efforts.
Company History
In 1786, 11 men gathered at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Boston to propose development of the area north of the Ohio River and west of the Allegheny Mountains known then as the Ohio Country. Led by Manasseh Cutler and Rufus Putnam, the Ohio Company petitioned Congress to take action on the proposed settlement. The eventual outcome was the enactment of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which provided for settlement and government of the territory and stated that “…schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”
In 1803, Ohio became a state and on February 18, 1804, the Ohio General Assembly passed an act establishing “The Ohio University.” The University opened in 1808 with one building, three students, and one professor, Jacob Lindley. One of the first two graduates of the University, Thomas Ewing, later became a United States senator and distinguished himself as cabinet member or advisor to four presidents.
Twenty-four years after its founding, in 1828, Ohio University conferred an A.B. degree on John Newton Templeton, its first black graduate and only the third black man to graduate from a college in the United States. In 1873, Margaret Boyd received her B.A. degree and became the first woman to graduate from the University. Soon after, the institution graduated its first international alumnus, Saki Taro Murayama of Japan, in 1895.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Ohio University is the oldest public university in the state of Ohio and currently ranked #1 best value public university in Ohio. Ohio University has also been awarded the R1 research classified in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education which is considered 'very high research activity'. Visit https://www.ohio.edu/ohio-facts for more notable accomplishments and facts about OHIO!
Benefits
Employees enjoy a very generous benefits package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance, retirement benefits, educational benefits for themselves AND qualified dependents, domestic partner benefits, PAID parental leave, adoption benefits, generous PAID time off, and access to professional development programs. More detailed plan information can be found at: https://www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits