A groundbreaking agreement between the nation’s first, private historically Black college/university (HBCU) and the Ohio State University is slated to be formally put in place Tuesday, June 28, 8:30-10 a.m., on the campus of Wilberforce University, 1055 N. Bickett Road, Multiplex Auditorium (east side of Bickett Road).
This publication has been made aware that Wilberforce’s 22nd president, Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ohio State University that will create a partnership in turf grass education for Wilberforce students.
Beginning in the fall semester of this year, online non-credit certificates will be offered to WU through Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The courses include advanced golf course management, history of golf courses, and sports turf management. Wilberforce can accept the completed certificate course for the students’ credit.
Wilberforce University is a private historically Black university in Wilberforce, Ohio. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, it was the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans. It participates in the United Negro College Fund. The four-year accredited liberal arts institution currently offers 25 academic concentrations in: business, communications, computing and engineering sciences, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. The school also offers dual degree programs in architecture and aerospace.
The Ohio State University, commonly Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States.
