ODI is proud to announce that during the 2025 Focusing on the First Year Conference, MSP Assistant Director Donya Gibson received the Outstanding First Year Advocate Award.
It was the summer of 2024, and ODI Scholars (MSP) Neil Hariths and Melissa Thomas were struck with a great idea. “We realized there had never been a BuckeyeThon team for the Morrill Scholars Program,” said Thomas, a second-year health sciences major. “Because MSP prides itself on finding students that are very interested in philanthropy and serving their community, we figured that it would b...
The sports world is full of underdogs, and in collegiate athletics, there’s no greater underdog than a student manager. Even so, there’s nothing fourth-year ODI Scholar (MSP) Shelby Granger would rather be. The Columbus native works as student manager for The Ohio State University women’s basketball team, a role she has sought since her freshman year. “I went to games and saw the manag...
Leadership. Integrity. Buckeye spirit. These are the qualities necessary to become one of the twenty members of The Ohio State University’s Homecoming Court. This year, ODI is proud to announce that eight ODI Scholars have earned this honor. Selected for their achievements, leadership, campus involvement, service, and demonstrated commitment to the Ohio State spirit, Homecoming Court members...
ODI Scholars Bobby McAlpine (MSP) and Justin Robinson (YSP) are part of the 57th Assembly of The Ohio State University's Undergraduate Student Government (USG).