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Middle East Studies Center

614-292-5897
mesc@osu.edu

145D Enarson Classroom Building
2009 Millikin Rd
Columbus, OH 43210

Chair/Director
Joy McCorriston

The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) is an area studies center of the Office of International Affairs. MESC promotes learner-centered teaching, scholarly exchange, and intercultural experience related to the Middle East. MESC combines efforts with Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures (NESA), the Undergraduate International Studies Program (UISP), and the Middle East Studies Library Collections (MESLC), to support students, faculty and staff.