COLUMBUS — Ohio State University said Wednesday it is laying off 119 employees and cutting hundreds of other positions, citing a $28 million reduction it received after a state budget cut in December.

        The reductions, including 467 unfilled positions, will take place over six months.

        The cuts will affect custodians, residence and dining hall employees, grounds keepers, administrative assistants, extension agents and others.

        No faculty were laid off, although 95 unfilled professors' positions will be cut. Ed Ray, executive vice president and provost, said some of the savings will help the university meet a goal of raising faculty salaries.

        The university's academic plan calls for increasing faculty salaries by 4.5 percent annually over the next three years, beginning July 1.

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