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.
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Art show partnership features students’ work highlighting Black History Month
Student-created art designed to spark conversation and highlight the lived experiences of those marginalized by society was the focus of a well-attended art show hosted February 10 at Curl Viewpoint. The artwork was created by ODI Scholars and various students of color on campus.
AT&T Ohio leaders offer scholarship lifeline to JLM3 Scholars
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, AT&T officials paid a visit to Hale Hall to meet with students from the Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program (JLM3) and present a check providing additional funding for the pipeline program.
The $40,000 check supported scholarships for JLM3 Scholars for this academic year as well as last year. “This is the best part of this job,” said Molly Kocour Boyle, president of AT&T Ohio, who attended the meeting to learn more about the staff and students within the program and what it means to them.
ODI Scholar tackling food crisis selected as National Youth of the Year
A first-year Morrill Scholar with a lifelong passion for working to fight food insecurity issues was named the 2022 National Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in late October.
Asha Haddox-Rossiter, a public management, leadership and policy major at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, was recognized with the highest honor for Club teens at a gala event held at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles.
A pair of Morrill Scholars battle human trafficking
Something just didn't add up for Diana Appiagyei and Isaiah Boateng, a pair of Morrill Scholars with career dreams of someday becoming doctors.
As they learned about the issues surrounding human trafficking, they discovered that while eight in ten victims seek medical care, a mere 20 percent of medical providers say they have treated a victim of human trafficking.