Tagged: Office of Diversity and Inclusion

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. 

The Women’s Place is pleased to announce transitions within the President and Provost’s Council on Women leadership team for the 2024-25 academic term.

Read the entire article on the new leadership team.

Students were welcomed back with open arms Friday as the Hale Center hosted its annual Family Affair and Reunion to kick off the school year. Students mingled near Hale Hall as they checked out tables dedicated to student organizations, programs and services geared toward Black-identifying students.  As some visitors munched on catered food, others tried their hand at games including Double Dutch, jumbo Connect Four, doing the limbo, and cornhole.

This year, the need for blood donations is higher than ever, especially for ethnically diverse blood. Many patients have better outcomes when they receive blood from people of similar ethnic backgrounds.

For our Versiti blood drive on August 22, 2024, we had 14 registered donors and collected 9 whole blood units.

That means 27 lives were saved!

Your incredible kindness and commitment helped us replenish our blood supply, which will help local patients of all ethnic backgrounds enjoy more time with their families.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion congratulates Yolanda Zepeda, interim vice provost for diversity and inclusion, who has been honored with the Central Ohio 2024 Social Justice Award for Education Advocacy.

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion's Young Scholars Program (YSP) recently received statewide recognition for its impactful work in improving college access for first-generation college students in Ohio.

Read the full article on YSP.

Diverse individuals represent about one-third of the STEM workforce in the United States—a figure ODI works to increase by providing students with the resources to be successful in science, math, and related fields. In early March, more than three dozen ODI scholars took advantage of one such opportunity: the ODI STEM Retreat.

Held at the Barrister Club, the day-long event featured workshops and panel discussions with over a dozen guest speakers pursuing careers in STEM, many with personal ties to The Ohio State University and ODI programs.

In their annual epic battle known simply as The Game, Ohio State came up just short against Michigan, dashing championship hopes for the Buckeye faithful.

But the 42nd annual Blood Battle told another tale as Ohio State outpaced Michigan 1,721 to 1,469 donations to emerge victorious. It was the second year in a row that Ohio State's donations topped That School Up North in this critical competition.

First-generation students finally have an honor society to call their own as the Alpha Alpha Alpha chapter at The Ohio State University was born Wednesday.