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  • ODI Homecoming events bring together alumni, students, staff, and supporters

    ODI family and friends from far and wide returned to campus over the weekend to enjoy ODI’s Homecoming Open House and Celebration, greeting old friends and making new ones during the festivities in Hale Hall.“Home is meant to be a space that’s filled with warmth, loved ones, community, and belonging,” remarked Dr. Andreá Williams, Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, in her br...
  • ODI Scholar scores job as women’s basketball student manager

    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...
  • Lone Star leader: Zepeda's roots influence drive for educational equity

    As the Victoria High School counselor left his office, he shut the door behind him. Left alone inside was Yolanda Zepeda, an academically promising Victoria High senior, and a tall stack of applications to Texas colleges. "He said, 'You can leave when you have those filled out. Knock on the window and the secretaries will let you out when you have those applications complete,'" Zepeda recall...

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