Pure speculation on my part, but I bet Ohio State is trying ascertain whether or not its viable to continue offering flight training and aviation related degrees. Whereas Embry Riddle is one suited in that its primary focus is educating aviation professionals, both seminars are self serving in that one needs to bolster enrollment while the other may abandon the insdustry all together in favor of redploying its efforts and capital towards its other colleges (medicine, law, business, agriculture).