Newark Campus Established
The Newark “Branch,” as it was first known, began operations
in September 1957 as The Ohio State University’s first
off-campus, two-year accredited program. Newark’s old high
school on West Main Street was “home” for evening classes
from 1957 to 1965. In the fall of 1965, the program took on
a new pace — a new name, a new home and its first full-time
director. It then became The Ohio State University at Newark
and moved to the Newark Senior High School campus on Wright
Street.