The Nutshell

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News and resources for Alumni Group Leaders

Welcome

Thank you for the time, talent and passion you bring to your alumni community. New tools and resources are coming soon to help you connect Buckeyes and achieve your goals. Your impact makes Buckeye spirit thrive. Thank you!

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Announcements for alumni group leaders

Important Notice for Guest Account Owners

If you submitted a request for a guest account for your alumni club or society, please review the information below. Note: If you already have an osu.edu account or work directly with your college, you may disregard this message. To activate your account, you will receive instructions via email during the week of July 27. You will have two weeks from the date of that email to complete activation. If your account is not activated within that timeframe, your alumni group will lose access to the guest account. Activation steps will be included in the email. If you have questions or need assistance, please sign up for an upcoming office hour or contact your OSUAA liaison or REO. Thank you for your patience, and we’re excited to provide additional tools and resources to support your group!

If you need to recover your password, go to my.osu.edu and click the “Forgot your password?” link on the left side of the page. For additional assistance, please visit https://it.osu.edu/help or contact the IT Service Desk by calling 614-688-4357 (HELP).

Game Watch Promotions

We hear you! Additional support is needed to help promote your game watch locations, and we’re excited to step up for the 2026–2027 season! To better support your efforts, we’ll be promoting your game watch locations to our most engaged alumni through a coordinated marketing approach, including:

targeted email outreach to alumni in your area
a feature in the O-H-I-O newsletter
social media advertising
a feature in the alumni magazine
a follow-up email to attendees who check in at your game watch
a ready-to-use social media template for your group

To ensure everything runs smoothly, please make sure your game watch location details are up to date on the website. We’re excited to promote this on your behalf, and here’s to a great game watch season!

Opportunities for alumni groups

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Explore the new resources section

Alumni group resource documents have moved. You can now find scholarship information, group documentation and additional resources in The Nutshell section of the website.

Save the date for the 2026 Symposium

Join us on October 2 as alumni club and society leaders come together virtually for leadership development, connection and Buckeye pride. More details to come!

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Club and Society Awards

The Club and Society of the Year Award recognizes two outstanding alumni groups that exemplify Ohio State's mission and shared values. Award recipients will receive a $1,000 grant, a custom pop-up banner, and recognition at both the Symposium and the Alumni Awards Ceremony. Nominations open July 1 and close August 15. Nominate a club or society online.

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Required training for alumni group leaders

To help prepare for new tools and resources launching in the coming months, please complete this 10-minute training with your board members. After watching the video, each board member must submit a verification form. The deadline to complete both steps is August 31.

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Secure your game watch location by July 17

Lock in your game watch location by July 17 and score a merch box for your group! The first 50 groups to confirm their location and update their OSUAA game watch page will receive free Buckeye gear.

Save the date for Ohio State vs. Texas

Ohio State heads to Austin to face the University of Texas September 11–12. Join the Alumni Club of Austin at our game watch location and cheer on the Buckeyes together! Away-game tickets are available to Ohio State season ticket holders and are distributed according to priority giving levels and priority points.

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Tech tattoos for your alumni group

Interested in ordering tech tattoos to promote your alumni group? Reach out to your REO to learn more about quantities and pricing.

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Student Social Media Intern

Do you know a creative student interested in social media or community engagement? We’re looking for a student intern to help support our alumni clubs and societies across social platforms.

Alumni group spotlights - let's celebrate your impact

Have a shoutout for your group or a best practice you'd like to share? Tell us!

Shoutout to the Cincinnati Alumni Club for submitting multiple event listings across April, May and June! This group continues to find creative ways to keep alumni engaged and has done a great job highlighting those opportunities on their events page. Their efforts paid off with their highest-performing email to date, driving 363 clicks to their events page and achieving a 4.44% content click rate. Go Cincy! Kudos to your team for engaging your alumni community and making strong progress in your communications.

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Highlighting alumni groups around the world! Have a photo you want to submit? Contact Kelly Greene.

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