Buckeye Government Advocates newsletter
Buckeye Government Advocates newsletter
August 2025
Dear Buckeyes,
Greetings! We are so pleased to share this newsletter for advocates like you who serve as champions for Ohio State. We hope that it will be informative to you as you share your own Buckeye story with others. Your commitment enables our university to advance our land-grant mission of teaching, research and service across Ohio and beyond every day.
This spring, we were delighted to welcome Beau Ingle as the Alumni Association’s new senior government affairs specialist. Beau comes to us from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). Beau will direct the Buckeye Government Advocates program and lead signature advocacy events, including the Scarlet and Gray Congressional Breakfast and Alumni in Government Luncheon. Keep a look out for more opportunities to engage as a Buckeye Advocate later this year!
Thank you for your continued interest and supporting the university’s engagement and advocacy efforts. Your contributions are key to making the case why premier, land-grant universities like Ohio State are critical - now more than ever - to our state, our nation and our world.
Go Bucks!
Join us as a Buckeye Government Advocate
Since its inception in 1977, the Buckeye Government Advocates program actively engages, informs and encourages alumni and friends of the university to communicate with elected officials and community leaders regarding the challenges and issues facing higher education and directly impacting Ohio State. We prepare our alumni and friends to effectively engage with public officials and foster relationships with key stakeholders. We work with our advocates to promote the value of the university and the role its students, faculty, staff and graduates play in making Ohio the destination for living working, and learning.
Advocates should:
- Stay informed about issues of importance to Ohio State through this newsletter
- Participate in virtual and in-person events throughout the year
- Develop relationships with elected officials
Elected officials count on their constituents to speak to them about what matters in their communities. Engage with your elected officials and let them know how Ohio State has positively impacted you. Personal stories can shape public policy and are a powerful way to illustrate your support for Ohio State.
Governor Mike DeWine signs state budget
Governor Mike DeWine signed the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 state budget (HB 96) into law on Monday, June 30. The final version of the $90.5 billion biennial budget included several spending and policy priorities of the administration and legislature.
News and notes
James F. Patterson Land-Grant University Lecture
On April 17, President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. delivered the 2025 Patterson Lecture, highlighting his Education for Citizenship 2035 strategic plan framework and challenging the university to “prepare to pivot” toward future of higher education.
President Carter on CBS Face the Nation
On July 27, Ohio State President Ted Carter joined CBS Face the Nation to highlight the university's advancements in college affordability, workforce development, and research and innovation, as well as how the university is orienting itself in the current political environment.
CFAES State of the College
On April 4, Dr. Cathann Kress, Vice President of Agricultural Administration and Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Science (CFAES), delivered the 2025 State of the College Address, highlighting the many successes in the past year and the forthcoming efforts that the college will be engaged in across the state.
Ohio State launches bold AI Fluency initiative to redefine learning and innovation
Initiative will embed AI into core undergraduate requirements and majors, ensuring all Ohio State students graduate equipped to apply AI tools and applications in their fields.
Recap: Spring ’25 advocacy events
Scarlet and Gray Congressional Breakfast
The Ohio State University Alumni Association and the Office of Government Affairs held the 19th Scarlet and Gray Congressional Breakfast and Scholarship Fundraiser in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2025. This annual event welcomes university senior leaders, corporate sponsors, distinguished university alumni and stakeholders to recognize the support of Ohio’s congressional delegation and raise funds for the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. The university is especially appreciative of the support from eleven corporate sponsors that made this year’s breakfast a success: Ohio Corn & Wheat Association, Battelle, Tim and Jenny Smucker, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Victoria’s Secret and Co., Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, Nationwide, Huntington Bank, General Dynamics, Klein/Johnson Group and alumnus Carter Phillips (’73). Congressman Troy Balderson, who served as the breakfast’s keynote speaker this year, was joined in attendance by Senator Jon Husted, Congressman Dave Taylor, Congressman Max Miller, Congressman Michael Rulli, Congressman Mike Carey, Congressman Bob Latta, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes.
Alumni in Government Luncheon
On June 9, The Ohio State University Alumni Association and Office of Government Affairs hosted the 19th annual Alumni in Government Luncheon at the Ohio Statehouse, recognizing 175 alumni in attendance for their public service across state and local government.
Upcoming events
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Buckeyes on the Hill
September 9, 2025
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Buckeyes in the City
October 9, 2025
For more information, please reach out to Beau Ingle at ingle.16@osu.edu.
Alumni in Government spotlight
U.S. Representative Mike Carey (Ohio-15)
Congressman Mike Carey, who has represented Ohio’s 15th Congressional District since 2021, earned his BA in History from Ohio State in 1993. The district is comprised of parts of Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Miami and Shelby counties as well as all of Madison county. He currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Committee on House Administration.
State Senator Casey Weinstein
State Senator Casey Weinstein was elected to the Ohio Senate in November 2024, after previously serving three terms in the Ohio House, and represents Ohio’s 28th Senate district, which includes Akron and its surrounding suburbs. He sits on five Senate committees including the Higher Education Committee. Senator Weinstein received his MBA from The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business in 2007.
Ohio State impact stories
Legislative and executive actions
University key issues