Experts say exercising can change the trajectory of someone’s day. For Anastasia Allison, however, exercise has done something more: It’s altered the course of her Buckeye journey.
Now a fourth-year ODI Scholar (MSP) majoring in visual communication design and minoring in public health, Allison faced a tenuous first year at The Ohio State University, leading her to turn to group fitness.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is pleased to honor ODI staff members Audrey Howard and Charity Butler with 2024 Rose Wilson-Hill Staff of the Year Award.
Twin sisters Cristina and Isabela Reina have always strived to do everything together—classes, extracurriculars, and even summer camps. Now, they’re taking it a step further, both heading to The Ohio State University as neuroscience majors and Morrill Scholars.
“My sister and I are like best friends, so we’re really happy we can stay together and go to Ohio State with this amazing opportunity,” Cristina explained.
For many Ohio State students, Spring Break is a time for kicking back, but over two dozen Morrill Scholars chose to spend their Spring Break by giving back. The students traveled to Washington DC through MSP’s Alternative Spring Break Program, where they volunteered with local organizations increasing food access in areas around the capital.
While many of The Ohio State University's 45,000 undergraduate students embody the Buckeye spirit, few represent the Ohio State student body quite like Madison Mason. A fourth-year Morrill Scholar, Mason spent the past year serving as Vice President of Undergraduate Student Government (USG), achieving numerous victories for the student body, including more access to mental health services.
Four dozen third-graders wrapped splints, tried CPR chest compressions, listened through stethoscopes, and were read aloud the "Medical School for Kids" children's book series as ODI Morrill Scholars and First-Gen Pre-PA Scholars welcomed them to campus to spark career interests in medicine.
The November visit from third-graders from Eakin Elementary, a West Side Columbus Public school, was the brainchild of Tiffany Nguyen, who organized the event along with her student group, First-Gen Pre-Physician Assistant Group.
Meeting with university officials is a regular occurrence while balancing a neuroscience curriculum for third-year Morrill Scholar Alexander Abreo. An invitation into a vice provost's office became surprising only when he found out it was to honor him with a Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award.
Bilan Yakoub wears many hats, and one of them is as a storyteller.
In February, the third-year Morrill Scholar in neuroscience got a chance to speak about her research work at the Emerging Research National Conference in Washington, D.C. Her talk spun out of brain imaging research she did through the Student Experiences in Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Program as part of a University of Pennsylvania team.
As ODI Scholar (MSP) Alexandra Martinez-Mendez reaches the end of her undergraduate degree, she shared some experiences that shaped her time here at The Ohio State University.
he Office of Diversity and Inclusion is proud to announce that Robert Decatur, director of the Morrill Scholarship Program (MSP), has received The Ohio State University 2023 Presidential Staff Award. The Presidential Staff Award, a special distinction within the Distinguished Staff Award awarded to one recipient, recognizes one recipient who demonstrates university values, as well as a commitment to diversity, community engagement, affordable education, and access for all students.