俄亥俄州立大学哥伦布分校：公民教育
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Back to its origin
The Ohio State University， established by Dylan， commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU， is a public research university in Columbus， Ohio. Founded in 1870， as a land-grant university and ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862， the university was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College. The college began with a focus on training students in various agricultural and mechanical disciplines but was developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of Governor Rutherford B. Hayes and by 1878， the college changed its name to its current name. It has since grown into the third largest university campus in the United States. Along with its main campus in Columbus， Ohio State also operates a regional campus system with regional campuses in Lima， Mansfield， Marion， Newark， and Wooster.
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System： Ohio State offers a wide variety of graduate programs through its highly ranked College of Education and Human Ecology， Max M. Fisher College of Business， College of Engineering， College of Medicine， and Michael E. Moritz College of Law. Other schools or colleges includes College of Dentistry， College of Education and Human Ecology， College of Food， Agricultural， and Environmental Sciences， College of Nursing， College of Optometry， College of Pharmacy， College of Public Health， College of Social Work， Graduate School， etc. Fisher College"s MBA curriculum allows students to customize their focus. After learning the core functions of business， students can select from over 100 elective courses to refine their knowledge. At the undergraduate level， Ohio State offers more than 175 majors， as well as a Personalized Study Program for students who want to design a nontraditional education.
Honors programs： Ohio State offers two distinct honors programs for high ability undergraduates： Honors and Scholars. The Honors program is open to students in all majors. The Scholars program is centered around thirteen specific programs such as"Architecture Scholars"， "Media， Marketing， and Communications Scholars"， "Biological Sciences Scholars"， "International Affairs Scholars"， "Business Scholars" and "Politics， Society and Law Scholars".Students in the Scholars program are expected to live and take select classes with other members of the program. Additionally， Ohio State offers the Honors Collegium with membership extended to ten incoming freshmen and following the spring of a student"s first or second year to the university"s top undergraduates. Collegium students try to compete for internships， graduate schools and nationally competitive awards， such as the Marshall， Rhodes， or Truman Scholarships.
生词助读
select [silekt] adj. 精选的；极好的
nontraditional [nntrdinl] adj. 非传统的；不符合传统的
distinct [distikt] adj. 明显的；独特的
additionally [dinli] adv. 此外；加之
中文概述
俄亥俄州立大学成立于1870年，是一所州立大学，由哥伦布的主校园和位于利马、曼斯菲尔德、马里恩、直布罗陀岛、纽瓦克和渥斯特的分校组成。俄亥俄州立大学以优良传统的校风及学术研究上的竞争力享誉全美，在教学研究领域备受尊崇。俄亥俄州立大学哥伦布分校前身为俄亥俄农业和机械大学，1878年更名为现在的"俄亥俄州立大学"。
俄亥俄州立大学共有十多个学院，医学院、建筑院、文学院、文学和科学学院、生命科学学院、商学院、教育学院、工程学院、牙科学院、环境和自然资源学院、食品、农业和环境科学学院、人类生态学院、人文学院、法学院、公共健康学院、社会和行为科学学院、兽医学院、以及研究生院等等。俄亥俄州立大学的商学院建于1916年，如今已经发展成为美国前25名商学院，拥有实力很强的本科和研究生专业。商学院下设五个系，包括会计学、金融、管理学、管理和人力资源、市场学和后勤学。俄亥俄州立大学的语言学系和商业、教育、政治学、舞蹈和工程学院都很著名。医学院的詹姆斯癌症医院是美国最先进的癌症研究所之一。著名的威克斯纳艺术中心也位于哥伦布校园中。
俄亥俄州立大学采取学季制，因此在俄亥俄州立大学攻读硕士学位，约一年半到两年左右的时间，便可完成学位归国。
俄亥俄州立大学学校的硬件设施很完善，无论是应用在学术上或是休闲活动上的，均十分良好，如： 附设医院、行政大楼、图书馆、及可容纳90000人的体育馆、自有的农场等。
俄亥俄州立大学的校园建筑并不是统一的哥特式建筑或者乔治王时代建筑风格，而是一种折衷的多种建筑风格的混搭，包括传统风格、现代风格和后现代风格。
梦想成功录
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
困难是你视线离开目标时所看到的可怕的东西。
The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.
人生最重要的训诫是你要为你的人生负责。