Office of Student Life
Leadership and Community Engagement

LEAD Series

LEAD: Leaders Engaging in Actions for Development

Are you just beginning your leadership journey? Looking to expand your leadership skills? Want to connect with other students while growing skills that will allow you to succeed in class, in your co-curricular experiences, and in your career path? LEAD is a series of open workshops available to all Ohio State students. For any questions, contact Austin Ahlborn at ahlborn.6@buckeyemail.osu.edu.

Spring 2025 Workshop Offerings:

There are 7 LEAD Series programs scheduled for Spring 2025. In order to participate, students must register for the sessions below by clicking on the date they would like to attend.

My Creative Types

  • Learn more about your creative type, how you define creativity, and how your appraoch to innovation can benefit your individual academics and collaboration with peers
  • Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. 
  • Zoom Webinar
  • Register for My Creative Types at this Link

Self Care Isn't Selfish: Time Management and Stress Relief

What's Your Brand? Personal Branding

Fall in Love with Your Love Languages

  • Learn more about your own love languages, those of others, and how this might apply to romantic, friendship, and mentorship relationships
  • Thursday, February 13, 2025 from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. 
  • Senate Chamber at the Ohio Union
  • Register for Love Languages at this Link

Networking Essentials

  • Learn more about making and following up with networking connections, create an elevator pitch, and prepare for job interviews
  • Monday, February 17, 2025 from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. 
  • Senate Chamber at the Ohio Union
  • Register for Networking Essentials at this Link

Self Care Isn't Selfish: Time Management and Stress Relief

Public Speaking and Communication

  • Learn more about public speaking and how you can effectively communicate and confidently share ideas with a variety of audiences
  • Thursday, February 27, 2025 from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. 
  • Senate Chamber at the Ohio Union
  • Register for Public Speaking at this Link

Requesting Accommodations

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in a LEAD event, please contact Austin Ahlborn at ahlborn.6@buckeyemail.osu.edu. Requests made by two weeks before the selected session will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but we will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.