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Overarching Goal: Sustain and grow pre-collegiate outreach and programming; fund scholarships to help ensure that students graduate debt-free; and support student participation in early arrival programs, global education, research, service, and internships

Current priorities:

• Completion scholarships for ODI Scholars within 3 semesters of graduation
• Emergency funds to assist with unexpected expenses for students
• The campaign to endow the Lawrence (Larry) Williamson, Jr. Scholarship

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Lawrence (Larry) Williamson, Jr. Scholarship | Fund Number 317534

The Ohio State Fund for Diversity and Inclusion | Fund Number 302900

Parenting Student Emergency Support Fund | Fund Number 309471

Overarching Goal: Help create the conditions for student success through supporting high-impact evidence-based programs led by student affairs professionals who are content experts in inclusive excellence.

Current priorities:

• Education abroad experiences to support the development of global cultural awareness
• ACCESS Collaborative for parenting students and their families
• James L. Moore III Scholars Program, offering guidance to a community for transfer students from Columbus State Community College
• Latine Student Success Center, which works to cultivate Latine-centered communities for academic, social, and professional support”

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Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program (JLM) | Fund Number 316354

Latine Student Success General Program Support Fund | Fund Number 317392

Office of Diversity and Inclusion Education Abroad Scholarship Fund | Fund Number 314919

The OSU ACCESS Evening Program: Support for Low-income, Single, College Students with Children | Fund Number 312944

Overarching Goal: A reimagined and refreshed Hale Hall will stand as a powerful symbol of The Ohio State University’s commitment to DEI for generations to come and serve as a powerful recruiting tool for new faculty, students, and staff and the premier training ground for diverse talent. With new multi-purpose classrooms and a new social space for students on the garden level, the updated space would be beacon of learning and community-building. Flexible spaces for job and internships interviews as well as career skills development will give students a leg up on career readiness and jobs in the corporate world at the expanded Hale Hall. Dynamic gallery space will give a home to hundreds of museum-quality African American Art pieces collected by the Hale Black Cultural Center.

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The Ohio State Fund for Diversity and Inclusion – 302900

The Jim Jackson Endowed Fund for the Benefit of the Frank W. Hale, Jr Black Cultural Center | Fund Number 603411

Frank W. Hale Jr., Black Culture Center Renovation & Expansion Project | Fund Number 301942

Overarching Goal: Promote inclusive excellence among faculty, staff, and students at Ohio State and ensure that the university continues to be a premier destination for the brightest minds from all segments of society to tackle the world’s most difficult challenges.

Current priorities:

• Facilitate world class conferences and community-engaged experiences that uplift the university’s shared values
• Incentivize faculty to create and lead learning experiences for students that center inclusive excellence

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ODI CRISP Program Support Current Use Fund | Fund Number 317943

The Women's Place Discretionary Fund | Fund Number 303512

Ohio State Fund for Diversity and Inclusion | Fund Number 302900