Bicentennial Park was created in 2004 as part of the celebration of the bicentennial of the founding of Ohio University and was dedicated on May 30, 2004. Its most prominent feature is the 3.5-acre earthwork installation titled "Input," designed by internationally renowned artist Maya Lin. The work relates to Lin's first official connection with the University: the daughter of professor emerita of English Julia Lin and the late Henry Lin, dean emeritus of the College of Fine Arts, she studied computer programming there while in high school. The installation consists of 21 rectangles, some raised and some depressed, resembling computer punch cards that were a mainstay of early programming courses. Embedded in each rectangle are words composed by Tan Lin, creating a landscape of words that reflects memories of Ohio University and of Athens, Ohio. The project was funded through Ohio's Percent for Art Program.