Engineering Outreach in Hounduras
Engineering students have been travelling to Honduras to visit the Monta–a de Luz orphanage for children with HIV/AIDS every spring since 2005. Read more.
Sustainable Futures for Linden Village
The idea of the Sustainable Futures for Linden Village initiative is to provide recommendations and generate visions on how to make the area more livable and how to create healthy neighborhoods.
But the project leaders knew that in order to make a real impact, they would need significant input from residents. Read more.
Alma J. Powell to Deliver 9th Annual Patterson Lecture
Alma J. Powell, board chair of AmericaÕs Promise Alliance, will be the keynote speaker for the 9th annual Patterson Lecture. Join the Office of Outreach and Engagement on May 16 at 11:30 a.m. in the Ohio Union, Archie Griffin Ballroom. AmericaÕs Promise Alliance is committed to seeing that children experience the Five Promises Ð the fundamental resources they need to succeed. With more than 400 national partners, the Alliance is currently leading a 10-year campaign, Grad Nation, mobilizing America to end the dropout crisis.
2012 Engagement Impact Grant Recipients Represent Broad Spectrum of Outreach
From reshaping our nationÕs vehicle fleets and developing food security in Nicaragua to using Shakespeare to help children with autism and promoting civic engagement in Marion, the initiatives receiving 2012 Engagement Impact Grants from the Office of Outreach and Engagement show the diverse and far-reaching ways in which Ohio State impacts our communities.
The Engagement Impact Grant program supports innovative and creative outreach and engagement initiatives that connect academic excellence with societal needs and has a proven record of success, with metrics demonstrating an approximately 14:1 return on investment. Learn more about this year's grant recipients.
Outreach and Engagement Welcomes New Vice President Valerie Lee!
Valerie Lee, the university's vice provost for Diversity and Inclusion and chief diversity officer, has accepted the additional role of vice president for Outreach and Engagement. ÒDr. Lee is absolutely the ideal person to help this university broaden its land-grant mission to improve lives and enrich communities. In assuming this new role, she will extend and build upon the crucial work begun by Joyce Beatty,Ó President E. Gordon Gee said.
As vice provost for Diversity and Inclusion since 2010, she leads a staff of more than 80 professionals who are deeply engaged in community outreach. Lee, a professor of English, is a recipient of both the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Faculty Award for Distinguished University Service. Learn more about Dr. Valerie Lee.
Worldwide Partnership is Ohio State's Magrath/Kellogg Award Nominee
Ohio StateÕs 2012 nominee for the regional Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award and the C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award helps ensure the safety and health of a worldwide workforce. ÒBurn Injury Assessment, Treatment and Recovery Education: A Worldwide PartnershipÓ brings together the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State UniversityÕs Burn Center, American Electric Power and AES Corporation to address the on-site needs of health and safety personnel through 11 countries.
Additionally, the remaining programs that ranked in this year's Top 5 represent the scope and quality of the broad spectrum of Ohio State’s partnerships with communities and industry.
- Finalist - Burn Injury Assessment, Treatment and Recovery Education: A Worldwide Partnership
- Top 5 - Ohio State University Endeavor Center Business Incubator Partnership
- Top 5 - International Poverty Solutions Collaborative (IPSC)
- Top 5 - Learning in Fitness and Education through Sports (LiFE Sports)
- Top 5 - The Generation Rx Initiative
Supporting a 21st Century Engaged University
At Ohio State, outreach and engagement is defined as—
meaningful and mutually beneficial collaborations with partners outside the academic community. This may include partners such as those in education, business, and public and social service. Outreach and engagement is—
- That aspect of teaching that enables learning beyond the campus walls
- That aspect of research that makes what we discover useful beyond the academic community
- That aspect of service that directly benefits the public
Embedding outreach and engagement into University units is the primary focus of the Office of Outreach and Engagement. Integrating this work into the teaching, research, and service of academic and support units has made it a part of Ohio State’s culture. When we implement community partnerships and embed them into units, we enrich both our campus and the communities we serve.
Ohio State is a “community-engaged” university designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Read more >
