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After months of planning and collaborating with students, 51ĀŅĀ× Easternā€™s new Esports Center is complete, with a grand opening planned for March 7, 2023, at 3:30 p.m.

ā€œWe are always looking for ways to bring students together that reflect the current student culture and interests,ā€ said David Rohall, OHIO Eastern Dean of Campus and Community Relations. ā€œEsports is unique from other student activities because it provides a venue for students who are passionate about gaming the opportunity to interact and network with other students across all 51ĀŅĀ× campuses.ā€ 

The OHIO Eastern Esports Center is a competition space dedicated to the growing industry of esports, allowing for students to play, learn and compete in an environment that fosters opportunities for student engagement across all 51ĀŅĀ× campus locations.

"It is an exciting opportunity for our students at Eastern to channel their personal passion for games into their academic and co-curricular experience,ā€ Jeff Kuhn, Ph.D., director of OHIOā€™s esports program said. ā€œThis new esports center gives them a chance to build their own esports identity while also strengthening OHIO Esports as a whole. What makes esports unique is that we're not location-bound, so although we have six campuses, we can all play on the same team: OHIO Esports".

Nearly 750 students make up the , with over 1,300 students, faculty, staff, prospective students, and alumni in the Discord channel.

To learn more about esports at 51ĀŅĀ× Eastern, visit /eastern/bobcat-esports-club.