MSP News

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...