Hagerty Hall reopens with World Media and Culture Center

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Scanning electron micrograph image of the surface of a lotus leaf. Ohio State University engineers are using the bumpy leaf as a model for slick, water-repellent surfaces. The species of lotus shown here is Nelumba nucifera. Image courtesy of Ohio State University.

The renovations are complete and Hagerty Hall has been transformed into the premiere site for the study of languages, culture, and world literature and religions.

Media are invited to see the one-of-a-kind facility during a grand opening celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday (1/10) at Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road.

Hagerty housed the College of Business until 1998. That year, plans were put in motion to renovate Hagerty for the College of Humanities and its World Media and Culture Center.

Today, it is the new international portal to the university, housing the departments of Comparative Studies, East Asian Languages and Literatures, French and Italian, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures and Spanish and Portuguese. Additionally, the Foreign Language Center and the new World Media and Culture Center are located there.

The World Media and Culture Center integrates international satellite television, radio, print media, the Internet and multimedia instructional materials into the traditional classroom environment. In addition to learning languages, students will acquire the essential cultural knowledge necessary to understand and successfully navigate the increasingly complex world.

WHAT:Grand reopening celebration of Hagerty Hall for the College of Humanities.

WHEN: 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday (1/10)

WHERE: Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road.

WHY: The new facility transforms the way that languages and cultures are taught.