Leadership Development

All Events - Leadership Week 2024

Are you ready to learn and grow as a leader? Leadership Week is a university-wide celebration of leadership development. All sessions are open to all students – undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, from all of our campuses, but target audiences have been specified. All sessions fit into one or more of the five themes of Leadership Week: Career Development, Community Engagement, Belonging, Personal Exploration, and Wellness. Sessions will also be available for First Year Success Series (FYSS) and Second-Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) credit. Please visit the Leadership Week website at go.osu.edu/LeadershipWeek for more information.

Monday, September 30:

Lunch and Learn: Belonging

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Student Alumni Council Room, Ohio Union
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. This Lunch and Learn focused on Belonging will help you do just that! Food is provided.
Theme: Belonging
Registration at this link

Building Your Cabinet

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Zoom Registration
Go beyond networking skills with the Buckeye Leadership Fellows team and take a deeper dive into the power of the people you surround yourself with. Just as leaders build cabinets of trusted advisors, this session explores how to be intentional about nurturing relationships that align with your values and vision.
Presenter: Mike Jones
Themes: Belonging, Wellness

Watering Your Own Flowers: A Conversation on Self-Care

Noon – 1:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
Self-care is important for everyone, especially those who seek or are in leadership roles. Pop culture addresses the need to take of oneself through music. In 2023, Miley Cyrus reminded everyone they can “buy their own flowers”. Talking about self-care is one this, practice is another. Join this engaging conversation on how incorporate wellness into your personal and professional life.
Presenter: Ari Camel
Themes: Personal Exploration, Wellness

From Engaged Student to Engaged Alumni

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
Even if your future endeavors are a mystery, one thing is for sure - once you graduate you will become a member of The Ohio State University Alumni Community. Learn how to take your involvement and engagement on campus with you when you join the Buckeye Alumni Community! How can you utilize the skills and connections you have made as a student as an alumni? Join us to find out!
Presenter: Julie Schnell
Themes: Belonging, Personal Exploration, Community Engagement

OSUVotes: Voting 101 Workshop

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ohio Union, Student Alumni Council Room
Join OSU Votes to learn about voter registration, different modes of voting, how to be an informed voter, voting rights and media literacy. These interactive workshops will provide participants with the tools needed to be informed voters in every local, state and federal election.
Presenter: Madi Barnes & OSUVotes
Themes: Community Engagement
Registration at this link

Tough Topics: How We CAN Talk About Bruno and Other Challenging Subjects

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Ohio Union, Tanya Rutner Hartman Room
As a leader it’s important to know how to engage wilth difficult conversations in ways that allow us to find common purposes across our differences. This session will focus on how to develop those skills and learn more about ourselves and others along the way.
Presenters: Julius Mayo, Hayley Cymerman, Frida Gillespie
Themes: Community Engagement, Personal Exploration, Wellness
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Community Engagement: Building Up Yourself and Others

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Kuhn House 100
Join the Honors Student Advisory Board to learn about personal development opportunities and how to become a civically engaged member of the student community. Through roundtable discussion with your peers, you will have the opportunity to discuss what service, wellness, leadership, academic enrichment, and global engagement mean to you and share how your perspectives on these topics have evolved over time.
Presenter: Jim Ryan
Themes: Community Engagement, Career Development
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How STEP Can Support Your Leadership Journey

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
This session is designed for first-year students who would like to learn more about the Second-year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) which they can join for their second year at Ohio State. The information session will share more about STEP and how the cohort experience enhances leadership development, as well as how STEP participants are eligible for up to $2,000 in funding for a hands-on leadership experience.
Presenter: Julie Schultz
Themes: Community Engagement, Career Development, Personal Exploration

Tuesday, October 1:

The Power of Your Narrative

Time TBD, Alonso Family Room, Center for Belonging & Social Change
Individual stories and journeys can reveal much about an individual's power and strengths while emphasizing how others come from different avenues of power. During this program, participants will engage in dialogue about personal identities while utilizing interactive activities to explore different perspectives and how individual stories can provide themes for a global society.
Presenter: Aliya Beavers
Themes: Belonging, Community Engagement, Personal Exploration
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Leadership Through Service

11:00 a.m. - Noon, Zoom Registration
Leadership Through Service, presented by Pay It Forward, will focus on how to get involved with local service, how to build leadership skills through service, and how leadership impacts community engagement.
Presenter: Pay It Forward
Themes: Community Engagement

Lunch and Learn: Career Development

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Barbie Tootle Room, Ohio Union
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. Come to this lunch and learn to explore more about how your leadership growth is directly tied to your career journey. Food is provided.
Theme: Career Development
Registration at this link

Assessing Your Wellness Through the 10 Dimensions

Noon - 1:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
This interactive workshop is an in-depth view of the Wellness Assessment survey that is designed to measure the Ten Dimensions of Wellness in order to give students a better understanding of their own wellness and to provide them with resources that they can utilize at Ohio State to improve their overall wellbeing.
Presenter: Ari Camel
Themes: Wellness, Personal Exploration

Cultivating Your Community Through Holistic Wellness

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
We are currently experiencing a unique physical and social landscape. The weight of needing to take of ourselves and being responsible for the care of others is overwhelming for many of us. In this workshop, we will engage in dialogue about creating a community of wellness with the people closest to us.
Presenter: Ari Camel
Themes: Wellness, Personal Exploration, Belonging

LeaderShape Institute Info Session

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
Interested in growing your leadership skills at a FREE 4-day overnight retreat in December? LeaderShape Institute applications are now open for 2024, and the session will take place December 14-17, 2024. Not your typical retreat, LeaderShape is a dynamic, exciting, and inspiring opportunity to get to know your fellow Buckeyes and to create a vision for a better world. Join Dr. Kristen Rupert Davis for more information!
Presenter: Kristen Rupert Davis
Themes: Belonging, Community Engagement, Personal Exploration

KBK Center Open House & Resource Night

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Keith B. Key Center for Student Leadership & Service, Ohio Union
Join the Ohio Union and Student Activities team for the KBK Open House and Resource Night. The evening will consist of snacks and refreshments, networking, and a brief highlight about the KBK Center for Student Leadership and Service. This is an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and community members to learn about our space and get to know each other. Additionally, organization members and leaders will have the opportunity to connect with tenant organizations as well as campus departments who have resources groups can take advantage of.
Themes: Personal Exploration, Community Engagement
Presenter: Ohio Union & Student Activities Team
Registration at this link

How to Sell your Leadership and Involvement on your Resume

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., 029 Derby Hall
Involved on campus? Not sure how to describe your leadership/involvement experiences on your resume? Learn tips for best promoting yourself.
Themes: Career Development, Personal Exploration
Presenter: Kathy Krajnak
Registration at this link

Wednesday, October 2:

Women’s Career Journeys: Knowing What You Want to Get Where You Want to Go

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Park-Stradley Glass Classroom (Room 114)
Participants will evaluate what they hope to find when looking for an internship, shadowing, or potential job opportunity post-graduation. We will focus on their environment authenticity, balance, and challenge in their career environments.
Presenter: Rebecca Kapusta
Themes: Belonging, Career Development, Personal Exploration
Registration at this link

Lunch and Learn: Community Engagement

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Student Alumni Council Room, Ohio Union
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. Come to this lunch and learn to explore more about how you can be an engaged leader in your community. Food is provided
Theme: Community Engagement
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Becoming an Innovative Leader

12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m., Ramseyer 136
In this session, you will learn new ways to tap into your creative side as a leader, how to motivate others to innovate, and how to foster innovative thinking for yourself and for those around you. Come prepared to engage and learn with your fellow participants!
Presenter: Amy Barnes & Carla Elliott
Themes: Career Development
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Don’t Share That! Media Literacy for Defending Democracy

Noon - 1:00 p.m., Hybrid: Stillman 115 or Zoom Registration
What’s your strategy for assessing the accuracy of your news? Do you have one? This presentation provides a media literacy framework for students and practitioners to resist the spread of false information online and might even help save democracy in the process.
Presenter: Steve David
Themes: Community Engagement, Personal Exploration

Resumes and Cover Letters

1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
Your resume is often your first chance to make a positive impression on a prospective employer. Whether this is your first time writing a resume, or you are looking for tips to update and tailor your resume for a new opportunity, this workshop will provide you with relevant and practical information. We will also lay the foundation of resume-making by first discussing how to mindful of your career vision. Join us to learn more about what to include on your resume, how to format it and how to make it stand out.
Presenter: Tara Nord
Themes: Career Development

REACH© Out and Save a Life

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., 128D Lincoln Tower Conference Room (Ground Floor)
Anyone can help prevent suicide by learning the risks, warning signs, and how to intervene. REACH© is the name of the OSU suicide prevention gatekeeper training program designed to help the OSU community learn how to recognize warning signs, engage with empathy, ask directly about suicide, communicate hope, and help suicidal individuals access care and treatment. Learn how to help your friends live well and meet other students who are passionate about creating a culture of care on our campus! Participants who attend this session become OSU Suicide Prevention Program Certified Gatekeepers and receive certificates of completion and pins as they join the OSU REACH© family.
Presenter: Laura Onianwa
Themes: Belonging, Wellness, Personal Exploration
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Becoming a Disability-Inclusive Leader

4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
There are over 7,000 Buckeyes with disabilities at Ohio State. Join in to learn and discuss the barriers students with disabilities face on our campus in and outside the classroom. This session will equip you with knowledge and strategies to be a disability-inclusive leader in your involvement, leadership, classrooms, and job roles. Learn how to create accessible spaces, events, and content and to advocate for inclusive practices. Together, we can advance a campus culture and environment that welcomes and engages every student.
Presenter: Cheryl Lyons
Themes: Belonging

Thursday, October 3:

From Passion to Profession: Highlighting Philanthropy & Leadership in Applications

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Ohio Union, Suzanne Scharer Room
Are you an involved student on campus? Have you held one or more leadership positions in your student organizations? Have you given your time, talent, or treasure to a cause that you are passionate about at Ohio State? Join Jayden Messer from the Department of Student Philanthropy to learn strategies for including these items on resumes and cover letters and how to highlight them through an interview process.
Presenter: Jayden Messer
Themes: Career Development, Personal Exploration
Registration at this link

Lunch and Learn: Personal Exploration

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Student Alumni Council Room, Ohio Union
Strong leadership begins with self-awareness and self-reflection on your strengths, your areas for growth, and the unique way you can contribute as a leader. Come to this lunch and learn to explore more about how you can be a leader. Food is provided
Theme: Personal Exploration
Registration at this link

Effective Interviewing Skills

11:00 a.m. - Noon, Zoom Registration
This session highlights what to do before, during, and after an interview, emphasizing interviewing strategies and techniques. Includes samples of questions and how to answer them, as well as useful suggestions to enhance confidence.
Presenter: Ana C. Berrios Allison
Themes: Career Development

Discovering Your Leadership Through Wellness: Holistic Leadership Development

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
This interactive workshop will discuss how wellness is intertwined with leadership by exploring practical scenarios of wellness and developing the skillsets to lead.
Presenter: Ari Camel
Themes: Career Development, Wellness, Personal Exploration, Community Engagement

Developing Future Leaders

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
Learning leadership skills isn't always easy! Often, we rely on the people around us to help mentor and guide us - whether they're teachers, bosses, or even peers. This session explores how you can help develop the next generation of leaders. Join us as we explore how to be a mentor and the ways in which we can provide opportunities and foster growth so that those around us are able become better leaders!
Presenter: Austin Ahlborn
Themes: Career Development, Personal Exploration

Student Leadership: Bridging Campus & Community

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
Campus and community engagement would not be possible without student leadership. This panel brings together professional staff and student leaders from Pay It Forward and Buck-I-SERV to share their best practices for student leadership in community engagement and service.
Presenter: Meagen Rinard, Kelsea Brown, Pay It Forward & Buck-I-SERV
Themes: Community Engagement, Career Development

Good Neighbor Workshop

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Zoom Registration
Join Sorority and Fraternity Life and Off-Campus and Commuter Student Engagement for an engaging session on how to be a good neighbor! Take the initiative in becoming a civically engaged leader in your community – by educating yourself! You will have the opportunity to ask questions, meet other neighbors and receive support as you begin on your community leadership journey.
Presenter: Rachel DeMooy
Themes: Community Engagement, Belonging

LEAD Series: Fall in Love with Your Love Languages

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Ohio Union Senate Chamber
Learn more about your own love languages, those of others, and how this might apply to romantic, friendship, and mentorship relationships
Presenter: Student Leadership Advocates
Themes: Personal Exploration, Belonging
Registration at this link

Friday, October 4:

Building Tomorrow: Integrating Philanthropy & Leadership for a Brigher Future

11:00 a.m. - Noon, Ohio Union Hays Cape Room
Philanthropy can be a useful avenue for developing leadership skills. Every day, change-makers across the world are combining leadership and philanthropy to have a greater impact on their communities. Join Jayden Messer from the Department of Student Philanthropy in learning how you can build leadership skills through Philanthropy, create impactful projects, and integrate these skills into your future career and personal endeavors.
Presenter: Jayden Messer
Themes: Community Engagement, Career Development, Personal Exploration
Registration at this link

Lunch and Learn: Wellness

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Student Alumni Council Room, Ohio Union
Effective leadership and wellness go hand in hand - but sometimes leaders need a reminder about the valuable relationship between the two. Come to this lunch and learn to explore more about how you can be a leader who centers wellness and integrate the Ten Dimensions of Wellness into your leadership style. Food is provided
Theme: Wellness
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Embracing Risk in Campus Experience, Career & Life with Harlan Cohen

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Pfahl Hall 140, 240, 340
Join us for an exclusive event featuring a keynote address by New York Times best-selling author Harlan Cohen on the value of embracing risk in life and career. Following the keynote, engage in a dynamic speaker panel and interactive breakout sessions designed to develop leadership skills that will positively impact your college experience and future. Participants will connect with experts and peers in discussions on embracing risk on campus, post-graduation, and beyond. Enjoy a nacho bar buffet and organic networking opportunities.
Presenter: Harlan Cohen
Themes: Career Development, Personal Exploration
Registration at this link