Office of Student Life
Leadership and Community Engagement

Leadership Week

What is Leadership Week?

Leadership Week is a university-wide collaboration to strengthen the culture of student leadership at Ohio State. Whether you have lots of leadership experience or are new to the concept, we encourage you to attend at least one event this week to strengthen your leadership abilities in one or several of the leadership themes explored throughout the week.

Leadership Week Session Registration is LIVE at Leadership Week 2024 - Calendar of Events

Sessions will be connected to at least 1 of our 5 themes for Leadership Week:

  • Belonging - Leadership is practiced with groups of diverse people with distinct experiences and worldviews. As such, it is critical for leaders to consider how to shape their leadership skills to create belonging for all people. Programs focused on Belonging will help you do just that.
  • Career Development - Developing your leadership also means that you are developing skills that will serve you in your future career path. Programs focused on Career Development will help you understand the relationships between your professional trajectory and the development of your leadership skills. 
  • Community Engagement - We believe that leadership is a process that can be learned, with the ultimate goal of bettering our communities. Programs focused on Community Engagement explore the various ways in which you, as a student, can be engaged in your community in positive and meaningful ways.
  • Personal Exploration - Strong leadership begins with self-awareness and self-reflection. Programs focused on Personal Exploration are designed to do just that - bolster your own understanding of your strengths, your areas for growth, and the unique way you can contribute as a leader.
  • Wellness - Effective leadership and wellness go hand in hand - but sometimes leaders need a reminder about the valuable relationship between the two. Programs focused on Wellness will help you learn more about our 10 Dimensions of Wellness and how to integrate wellness into your leadership style.

When is Leadership Week?

Leadership Week 2024 will be September 30 - October 4. 

Leadership Week Incentive Program

We want you to take advantage of as many Leadership Week programs as possible, so we have launched an incentive program for Leadership Week this year!

  • For each session you attend, you'll be entered to win one of several $25 Gift Cards (BuckID, Target, Starbucks, Chipotle, Bibibop)
  • The more sessions you attend, the more entries you'll recieve!

Leadership Week Certification Program

This year we are launching a Leadership Week Certification Program to encourage students to take advantage of as many Leadership Week programs as possible and recognize their efforts!

  • If you attend 3 or more sessions throughout Leadership Week, you will receive a Leadership Week Silver Certification recognizing your efforts in leadership development. 

  • If you attend 5 or more sessions throughout Leadership Week, you will receive a Leadership Week Gold Certification recognizing your efforts in leadership development. 

Questions? Please contact Kala Coyan-McClure!

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in a Leadership Week event, please contact Kala Coyan-McClure at coyan-mcclure.1@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.