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

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The Ohio Dominican teams, nicknamed the Panthers, compete in the NCAA Division II as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC).

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). 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 (1880–1954), News correspondent
  • Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi, Former Governor of Gedo, Somalia
  • Christian Nodal, Mexican singer and songwriter

Presidents

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! Name !! Dates

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| Stephanie Mohun || 1911–1914

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| Constance Keelty || 1914–1917

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| Justina Hogan || 1917–1920

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| Maria Theresa || 1920–1923

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| Regina Murphy || 1923–1926

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| Adele Heffley || 1926–1932

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| Bernardine Lynam || 1932–1935

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| Aloyse Fitzpatrick || 1935–1944

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| Anacletus Oger || 1944–1947

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| Angelita Conley || 1947–1964

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| Suzanne Uhrhane || 1964–1978

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| Mary Andrew Matesich || 1978–2001

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| Jack Calareso || 2001–2007

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| James A. Griffin || 2007–2008 (interim)

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| Brian Nedwek || 2008–2009

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| Ronald J. Seiffert || 2009–2010 (interim)

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| Peter Cimbolic || 2010–2017

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| Robert Gervasi || 2017–June 2021

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| Connie Gallaher || June 2021 – 2024

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| Shonna Riedlinger || January 2024 – present

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File:ODU and Downtown Columbus.jpg|View of the campus

File:Erskine Hall at ODU.jpg|Erskine Hall

File:Chapel at ODU.jpg|Chapel

File:Panther Stadium at ODU.jpg|Panther Stadium

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References

  • Athletics website