page_title: Ohio University Southern Campus
section_title: Ohio University Proctorville Center
hierarchical_section_title: Ohio University Southern Campus / Academics / Ohio University Proctorville Center
caption_attribution_description: View of Ohio University's Southern campus branch just north of Proctorville, OH
context_page_description: Ohio University Southern Campus is a regional campus of Ohio University located in Ironton, Ohio. While not as large as the main Ohio University campus located in Athens, Ohio, several degree programs are offered. The Southern Campus also features an extension located in Proctorville, Ohio, and the Ohio Horse Park located in Franklin Furnace, Ohio just off U.S. 52. OUS also has an on campus eating area called the Southernmost Café.
  The university began in 1956 when it hosted college-level classes in Ironton High School with an initial enrollment of 90 students.
context_section_description: Ohio University Proctorville Center began offering classes in trailers at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds at Proctorville in the late-1970s. It moved to schools in Chesapeake and at Fairland before opening a new center on Ohio State Route 7 in downtown Proctorville in 1992. An increase in enrollment led to cramped conditions and calls for a new facility.
  In 2000, Proctorville resident Marshall L. Smith donated land on Ohio State Route 775 for the new Proctorville Center. Design work for the 17,000 sq ft (1,600 m²). structure began in 2004. Ground breaking for the new building was held on July 12, 2005. It was completed in September 2006 for $4.9 million, most of which came from donations from the community. The new, permanent structure includes 14 classrooms, including a distance-learning room, a computer lab, a commons room and a resource room. The building is named Greg Smith Hall in honor of Marshall L. Smith's late son.
  It offers numerous Ohio University Southern classes and many community-oriented classes, including ballroom dancing and computer basics.
caption: The new Proctorville branch of Ohio University Southern Campus.
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