Activities & Organizations

Leadership & Service

Welcome to Student Leadership and Service Initiatives at the Ohio Union!

Our staff are busy with plans for a new Center for Student Leadership and Service.   An initiative through the Office of Student Affairs, the Center is set to open with the new Ohio Union facility in 2010.  The Center will be a comprehensive, centralized point of connection for students, faculty, staff, and local community for leadership and service.  The Center will build partnerships with campus and community departments, collect and share information about leadership and service initiatives across campus, and offer innovative resources and programming for students, staff, and faculty.

Our vision is to prepare world-class leaders for responsible citizenship.  We work to strengthen and transform personal leadership through a broad variety of experiences and opportunities, to develop social consciousness around issues which affect us all, and to connect people and resources in an inclusive environment that fosters learning, innovation, and lifelong action.  We intentionally link leadership and service because we believe that every student has the potential and the capacity to serve through leadership in our community.

A new Leadership and Service Clearinghouse will be made available in spring 2008.  The Clearinghouse will be a search tool to find the variety of leadership and service involvement opportunities that exist on campus - both in and out of the classroom.  Please check back for more information about this new resource through the Center.

You can use the information provided here to learn more about the opportunities available on campus, but more importantly to enhance your Buckeye experience. Research shows that college students who are involved in at least one area outside of their academics have a number of positive outcomes: higher grades, time-management skills, stronger relationships with peers and the college.

Student Affairs and the Ohio Union are dedicated to developing your leadership potential during your time as a student and beyond.  We hope you will choose to get involved in the many opportunities available to you.  Please email getinvolved@osu.edu with questions or for additional information.  Best of luck in your endeavors and Go Bucks!