John Calhoun Baker University Center

The John Calhoun Baker University Center is the student union building of Ohio University, located near the center of the main campus in Athens, Ohio. With many campus offices inside, it is a building that serves the Ohio University student body. It was constructed along a riparian hillside which had been cut by the Hocking River before the river was rerouted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Named for Ohio University’s 14th President, John Calhoun Baker, the Center opened in January 2007. It replaced the original Baker University Center, which was renovated as the Schoonover Center housing the Scripps College of Communication. The building provides facilities, programs, services and amenities that serve the University community, the Athens, Ohio community and visitors. It is operated by the Ohio University Division of Student Affairs.