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Interactive Workshops

OSU Votes Workshops on Request

OSU Votes offers a variety of workshops to all members of the Ohio State community at no cost. These presentations can range in time from 10 minutes to one hour and are ideal for classes, student organizations, athletic teams, residence halls, Greek organizations, and many more. Topics include:

  • How to register to vote in Ohio
  • Being an Informed Voter
  • Early and Absentee Voting
  • Voting Rights
  • Day-of-Voting Practices
  • Civic and Community Engagement

Submit the OSU Votes Workshop Request Form to request your workshop today!

We ask that you submit each workshop request at least three weeks before your preferred presentation date. This will allow us enough time to assign an OSU Votes Intern to your session. 

OSU Votes interns are also available to staff an information table at your event if you'd like us to explain election laws and coordinate voter registration.


OSU Votes Open Workshops

Looking to get prepared for the upcoming election or to learn how to be more civically engaged? Join OSU Votes to learn about voter registration, different modes of voting, how to be an informed voter, and other topics. These interactive workshops will provide participants with the tools needed to be informed voters for both the upcoming general election and future elections. There will also be information on other ways to be civically engaged on campus and beyond.

Autumn 2026 Open Workshop Schedule

  • Voting 101: Join OSU Votes for an interactive workshop to learn the basics of voter registration and the various options available for voting. This one-hour workshop covers a variety of topics, including being an informed voter, voter registration, early and absentee voting, day-of-voting practices and out of state voting.
    • Tuesday, September 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Carmen Zoom (link here)
    • Friday, September 25, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. - Ohio Union, Suzanne Scharer Room
    • Wednesday, October 7, 5-6 p.m. - Ohio Union, Tanya Rutner Hartman Room
    • Monday, October 19, 5-6 p.m. - Carmen Zoom (link here)
    • Wednesday, October 28, 4-5 p.m. - Ohio Union, Tanya Rutner Hartman Room
  • Civic Engagement 201: Join OSU Votes for an interactive workshop to explore voter education and civic engagement in more depth. This one-hour workshop covers a variety of topics, including voting rights and provisional voting, media literacy and AI and civic engagement beyond voting.
    • Wednesday, September 30, 7-8 p.m. - Carmen Zoom (link here)
    • Tuesday, November 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Carmen Zoom (link here)
    • Wednesday, December 2, 4-5 p.m. - Ohio Union, Hays Capre Room

All OSU Votes open workshops can be counted within the First-Year Sucess Series (FYSS), as a STEP Professional Development Co-Curricular (PDC), and towards the Sorority and Fraternity Life Standards of Excellence (SoE).

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in an OSU Votes event, please contact osuvotes@osu.edu. Requests made by one week before the selected session will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.


Email osuvotes@osu.edu with any questions.