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Why Get Involved

The University Honors & Scholars Center offers many different opportunities for involvement through the Center’s events, activities and organizations. It is very important for you to get involved as an Honors & Scholars student as it enables you to connect with your peers, faculty, and staff around campus; gives you an opportunity to be exposed to new cultures and new experiences; and assists you in making the most of your Honors & Scholars experience at the University.

We do our best to keep you informed about what’s going on at the Center and on campus through Honors & Scholars Net. Look for an email from us every Tuesday with information about activities and special opportunities that are available to you as Honors & Scholars students.

Events

The Honors & Scholars Move-In Day Reception is hosted by the Honors & Scholars Center each year on Move-In Day. Honors & Scholars students and their parents are invited to stop by to enjoy some refreshments and interact with the Honors & Scholars Staff.

The Honors & Scholars Open House and Activities Fair is open to all Honors & Scholars students. It is an opportunity to learn about the Center’s various organizations, service initiatives, and events.  Yummy refreshments are always provided.

The Honors Scheduling Bonanza is hosted by the Honors Student Advisory Board each semester. This is an opportunity for students to talk with faculty about the upcoming semester’s courses that will fulfill Honors requirements.

The Hunger Banquet is a service program held each year that exposes students to the unequal distribution of hunger in the world through an interactive experience. This event coincides with a food drive that is held each Fall Semester.

Pinwheels for Prevention involves a Spring Semester display of thousands of pinwheels on the South Oval that represent the number of reported cases of child abuse and neglect in Franklin County each year. Students can sponsor a pinwheel for $1.00 and all money raised is donated to Prevent Child Abuse Ohio.

The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum is a research competition that provides a means for undergraduate students to share their research with members and friends of the OSU community; to recognize the significant contributions to research by OSU undergraduates; and to facilitate exchange between students, faculty, and the public. Cash prizes are awarded each year.

For specific event dates please visit our calendar.  

Programs

Fireside Chats provide an informal opportunity for Honors & Scholars students to interact with faculty in the cozy surroundings of the Kuhn Honors & Scholars House.  Fireside Chats are focused on hot topics and current issues.

Alumni Fireside Chat Series offer interaction with Honors & Scholars alumni: topics are generally career-related which allows current students to learn from real-world experiences.

The Lunch & Learn Series brings students, faculty and staff together for lunch in the Kuhn Honors & Scholars House to discuss career and graduate/professional school options.

The Dinner & Dialogue Programs invite faculty to facilitate conversations about issues relating to multiculturalism and diversity over ethnic cuisine.

The Honors and Scholars Research Series features discussions, lectures and workshops where students can learn about getting started in research, enhancing research skills and the cutting edge research occurring at Ohio State.

For specific event dates please visit our calendar.  

Organizations

Diversity/Art-Related Organizations

Mosaic is a student organization that promotes undergraduate art and literature at Ohio State by sponsoring quarterly poetry readings, art exhibits, and other cultural events. The publication of a student-produced literary magazine occurs annually in the spring.

Leadership Organizations

Association of Ohio State Class Honoraries (AOSCH) is the governing board for the general class honoraries and honor societies. AOSCH comprises eight student organizations (2 per rank) which are all dedicated to scholarship, leadership, and service.

Recruitment Organizations

Honors & Scholars Ambassadors are a select group of volunteers who assist the University Honors & Scholars Center in its efforts to recruit and transition outstanding students to the university. They conduct residence hall tours, co-facilitate overview sessions and help organize campus recruitment events.

Service Organizations

Adopt-a-school is a student organization which provides Ohio State students with tutoring opportunities at nearby schools. As tutors, our OSU students work in a structured environment to help the children by aiding in their studies and serving as a mentor.

Serving with Honor provides students with opportunities to serve the community in a variety of ways. The program features assistance with locating sites at which to serve and opportunities to participate in service events, projects and discussions that are grounded in social justice issues.

Social Issue Immersion Projects enable students to focus on one social justice issue throughout a quarter by immersing themselves in the issue through a chosen book, community site experiences, and presentations by professors, community partners and authors. Past Social Issue Immersion Projects include: Housing and Homelessness; Child Maltreatment and Prevention; HIV and AIDS; and Prisoner Reentry.

For specific event dates please visit our calendar.  

Trips / Excursions

The Honors & Scholars Center offers domestic excursions each year. Students have traveled to Washington D.C. to tour the Holocaust Museum and national monuments; Chicago for a first-hand glimpse of the history and culture of the city; and New York City to focus on Harlem and visiting sites such as the Apollo Theatre and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture as well as on immigration through the Big Onion Tour and a stop at Ellis Island.