Ohio State Outreach and Engagement

Make sure to visit WestFest on Saturday! WestFest brings together STEM units from across campus and community partners to present family-friendly activities.

WestFest | STEM Impact Collaborative WestFest The Ohio State University’s West Campus Science & Sustainability Festival   WestFest 2024 will be held on October 19th, from 11:00am -3:00pm.   WestFest 2024 WestFest is an annual public engagement event that highlights STEM research, sustainability initiatives, and outreach programs at...

October’s Community Connector Q&A is with OSU Extension Educator Haley Shoemaker: "Throughout the last year and a half, we’ve had a unique opportunity to serve our community in a particular time of need following the unexpected train derailment in East Palestine. During the early response phases, and to this day as we navigate the long-term response, the relationships and genuine trust that were built long before the event are the foundation of how our team has approached each step and conversation."

https://engage.osu.edu/community-connectors-haley-shoemaker

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Ohio State University Extension

Shifting the Paradigm | John Glenn As a legislative staffer, it's great to be able to refer back to the practical, hands-on tools and knowledge I gained at the Glenn College.

Ohio State students staff free clinics, offer free health screenings and medical care as they prepare for jobs in health care.

Health care students serve across the community Learn how Ohio State students pursuing health care careers volunteer across the community.

This month’s Engaged Scholar Q&A is w/ Sharon Amacher: "It is crucial for scientists to engage with the community. Much of what scientists do is federally funded and for public benefit, so it is critical that the broader community feels connected to scientific discovery.” https://engage.osu.edu/engaged-scholars-sharon-amacher

Ohio State University College of Medicine
Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

Meet the 2024-25 Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellows! The Schweitzer Fellows Program supports and trains emerging health-focused graduate and professional students in creating and carrying out service projects to address unmet community needs. This year, 10 fellows from Ohio State and Ohio University are conducting one-year community service projects of at least 200 service hours. Fellows partner with an existing community agency in the Columbus or Athens area and have both an academic and a community-based mentor. https://engage.osu.edu/meet-2024-25-columbus-athens-schweitzer-fellows

The Ohio State University College of Social Work
The Ohio State University College of Engineering
Ohio State University College of Medicine

An amazing example of community engaged scholarship! The Ohio State University College of Dentistry's Oral Health Improvement through Outreach (OHIO) Project has provided care to communities across Ohio since 2003.

Ohio State helps the community as it teaches students The College of Dentistry sends seniors out across Ohio to hone their skills and provide care for patients who need it, Ohio State Alumni Magazine reports.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of Ohio State Energy Partners’ philanthropic awards! The awards provide funding for proposals that align with Ohio State’s sustainability goals. https://oaa.osu.edu/osep-academic-collaboration-awards

Arts and Sciences at Ohio State
Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center - The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University College of Engineering
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Knowlton School of Architecture

Understanding Columbus' growing immigrant population - The Ohio State University - College of Social Work Understanding Columbus’ growing immigrant population July 11, 2024 The Immigration Project – led by Drs. Arati Maleku, Cecilia Mengo, Njeri Kagotho and Sharvari Karandikar – was recently featured in The Columbus Dispatch. Results from this yearlong research project by the Columbus City Council...

This month’s Engaged Scholar Q&A is with Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy John Beacom: "The laws of science are universal, but access to science is not. That's a problem. Because science depends on creativity, having a greater range of perspectives will accelerate discovery." https://engage.osu.edu/engaged-scholars-john-beacom

Arts and Sciences at Ohio State
Center for Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics (ccapp)
The Ohio State University Department of Astronomy
Physics at The Ohio State University
SciAccess: The Science Accessibility Conference

A great opportunity for university staff and community partners!

Register for the Outreach and Engagement Practitioners Network (OEPN) Workshop!

This workshop, taking place Oct. 8, will provide the opportunity to connect with other outreach and engagement professionals while exploring your boundary-spanning roles in today’s higher education landscape. The workshop theme is “Pathways for Change: Advice and Tools from Boundary Spanning Changemakers.” This OEPN workshop is a pre-conference option as part of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium’s (ESC) 2024 conference in Portland, Oregon. OEPN is a community of practice for university staff, non-tenure-track faculty and community partners.

https://engagementscholarship.org/about/esc-partner-programs/outreach-and-engagement-practitioners-network/2024-oepn

MSU University Outreach and Engagement
Ohio State Outreach and Engagement
California State University San Marcos
Colorado State University
Oregon State University
Oklahoma State University Extension
Portland State University
UCCS
University of Washington Tacoma

A great opportunity to share and learn about engaged scholarship!

Registration is open for ESC 2024! The 2024 Engagement Scholarship Consortium conference will take place Oct. 9-10 in Portland, Oregon. This year's theme is "Pathways to Prosperity: Building Sustainable Futures through Community Engagement." The conference will be a place for engaging conversations about the many ways that we work collaboratively to define and build social and economic prosperity. https://engagementscholarship.org/meetings/esc-2024

MSU University Outreach and Engagement
Ohio State Outreach and Engagement
California State University San Marcos
Colorado State University
Oregon State University
Oklahoma State University Extension
Portland State University
University of Washington Tacoma
UCCS