Bobcat Walkabout Scavenger Hunt

Wolfe Garden is an Ohio-shaped outdoor nook that is nested within College Green, between Alden Library and Cutler Hall, providing a quiet area for reading, relaxation, small outdoor events, and contemplation. I am a bronze sculpture inside the garden by David L. Hostetler, class of 1949, a gift from the artist, and Jeanette Grasselli, class of 1950. In 1989, this piece was the first sculpture added to the campus since 1865. Hostetler was a member of the Sculpture faculty in the School of Art. It is said my face is intentionally turned toward the front doors of the campus library because I represent the endless thirst for and pursuit of knowledge.

Drew Park was made possible in 2003 by a donation from Ohio University employee Scott Blower, a grounds supervisor with Ohio Athletics, and his wife, Crista Beegle Blower, BBA '85, and is named for the Blowers' then 7-year-old son. I am a bronze Bobcat statue inside the park (located at the Athletic Mall near Peden Stadium). Fred Glover began work on me, but passed away prior to my completion. His son Colin finished the project. I was dedicated in 2002.

For decades, I am the iconic slab, now separated into three distinct surfaces, where Bobcats come to make a big statement. Anyone is welcome to use me to share their (respectful) message—just not for long. Since no payment or appointment is required, I’m first-come, first-served, and there’s never a shortage of students who show up with some friends, some paint, and something to say!

I safely connect bikers and pedestrians with The Ridges green and Richland Avenue businesses. My mural, painted by the late avant-garde artist and former OHIO associate professor Æthelred Eldridge, gives them something interesting to see along the way.

Painted by the late avant-garde artist and former OHIO associate professor Æthelred Eldridge, the oversized black and white mural in the archway under Siegfried Hall was originally painted in 1966 but has undergone multiple restorations since.

The Alumni Gateway greets all who enter the campus with the inscription: So enter that daily thou mayest grow in knowledge wisdom and love. (And those departing with “So depart that daily thou mayest better serve thy fellowmen thy country and thy God.”) A gift of the Class of 1915 to mark the 100th anniversary of the first graduating class of Ohio University—the first graduation in the old Northwest Territory. Today, first-year students march as a group under the gateway at the end of their Convocation; the site is also a popular spot for graduating seniors to bookend their OHIO journey with a photo.

I’m the concrete-covered portico and walkway on the West-side exterior of Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, and the adjacent grassy area. I’ve played host to Presidential visits, protests, rallies, vigils, celebrity visits, summer concerts, and much more.

You can find me between Clippinger Laboratories and Emeriti Park on South Green—just look for my shiny new wall of windows. Moving OHIO’s chemistry labs from the basement of Clippinger into me has helped usher in a new and exciting era for science students at Ohio University.