The Blackwell Inn is an upscale full-service
hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
located on-campus at
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...
in
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
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Places ...
,
Ohio
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. It is located adjacent to
The Max M. Fisher College of Business. The Blackwell Inn is named after
Roger Blackwell
Roger Blackwell, Ph.D., is an American marketing expert and public speaker. He was described in the ''New York Times'' as one of America's top speakers on business and marketing, along with Daniel Burrus and Tom Peters. He has served on the board ...
, a marketing professor who pledged $7 million to the university in 2001. Ohio State operates the hotel, and it is the only hotel located on campus. Dining includes Bistro 2110 on the ground floor and The Blackwell Lounge.
History
The Blackwell Inn was built as a part of Phase III of the
Fisher College of Business
The Max M. Fisher College of Business is the business school of The Ohio State University, a public research university in Columbus, Ohio. Fisher's campus is located on the northern part of the university within a partially enclosed business ...
. It first opened to the public in 2002.
See also
*
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...
*
Max M. Fisher College of Business
References
External links
*http://www.theblackwell.com/
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Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best pu ...
Hotels in Columbus, Ohio
University District (Columbus, Ohio)