to the United States as its chancellor. The college is governed by a board of trustees.
=== Relocation to present campus ===
In 1931, the Josephinum moved to its present location just north of Worthington, Ohio and eleven miles (18 km) north of downtown Columbus on a landmark 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus. The current size of the campus is slightly less than 97.5 acres (395,000 m2) with another approximately 12-acre (49,000 m2) parcel close by. The new complex was designed by architect Frank A. Ludewig and cost $1.5 million to construct.
The academic structure of the seminary changed over time during the 1940s and 1950s from the "six-six" format to four years of high school, four years of college, and four years of theology/seminary. Reflecting the German origins of its founder and its service to the German-speaking community, the seminary high school and college held almost all classes in German until more non-German speaking students entered. The first official college commencement occurred in June 1953; the …
