university added a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Leadership degree as its first doctoral program.
=== Academic centers and outreach ===
The university operates the Coca-Cola Space Science Center which hosts student and public programs. Its facilities include the Omnisphere Theater (a planetarium) and the Mead Observatory.
The Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians provides regular programs and offers fellowships. It is based in Columbus native author Carson McCullers' childhood home and serves as both a museum and an artist residency. The university also owns the Carson McCullers House in Nyack, New York.
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center hosts student and public programs. Its facilities include two nature trails, a bee exhibit, a live alligator and other reptiles, various live raptors, a live opossum, and a Native American exhibit. Each month, the center hosts its Second Sunday on the second Sunday of each month which is a special program open to the public at a small fee. Programs …
