Ohio State Impact

In the Community

A spirit of service

A spirit of service leads to lessons of a lifetime

Every year, 80 Buck-I-SERV trips travel to nearly 20 states and five countries, addressing issues such as poverty, climate change and gender inequality. But they also leave students with lessons to last a lifetime.
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Learning new ways to touch lives
Learning new ways to touch lives of cancer survivors
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A mission to help forgotten kids
A mission to help forgotten kids find their footing
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Civil unrest is inevitable. This project keeps communities together
Project keeps communities together through unrest
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Bringing healthy food to those in need
Bringing healthy food to those in need
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The most adorable job on campus
The most adorable job on campus is also rewarding
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How we can reduce the health hazards inherent in a ZIP code
Reducing the health hazards inherent in a ZIP code
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Moms, families receiving resources from Moms2B
Moms, families receiving resources from Moms2B
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Planting a path for growth
Planting a path for growth for inner-city children
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Supporting grandparents who are parenting again
Supporting grandparents who are parenting again
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Imran's passion for giving pays off
Imran's passion for giving pays off for the kids
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Building people up
Building up people through better design
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Persistence rewarded
Persistence rewarded for first-generation student
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One student's vital calling to ensure equity
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Addressing complex societal challenges
A local approach to a national challenge
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Alberto Casas pours food into a container.
Students pack meals and fight food insecurity
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Christina Knight sitting with a desert background.
A personal approach to health care in the Navajo Nation
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The ServUS team meets in a conference room.
An easier way to find service opportunities
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Lia Gomez-Perez
Working to reduce language barriers in health care
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Larkin Cleland in discussion with a woman while at a computer.
Pursuing his passions, from Cairo to Columbus
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Esther Flores
Inside the world of a servant on the streets
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Ohio State alumna Amber Hammond leans against a wall in Columbus's Short North
She has a head for business and a heart for service
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Scott Rider.
Giving and finding strength, despite his diagnosis
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Khadazia Conner poses for a photo after deciding to commit to Ohio State in 2019 as part of the Young Scholars Program.
Inspiring trajectories for young Buckeye scholars
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Ohio State students pose with mascots.
University state tour visits the Miami Valley
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Sammie Jones, a Gahanna Lincoln High School student with special needs, reacts to Jay’s trick at the January 2020 Magifest. The students perform at the magic convention each year, and Jay supports their magic-focused education program.
This alumnus is a storyteller, businessman — and magician
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Howard Johnson.
This alumnus is giving back — with his whole heart
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Recovery Month
Community celebrates Recovery Month
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The Ohio State University campus in autumn.
Report highlights Ohio State's $19B impact
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Carmenton.
Innovation district named Carmenton
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High school students participate in Ohio State's STEM summer camp
STEM camps ignite passion for science
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Two doctors tend to a patient in a bed
Extending convenient health care
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A farmer in a field speaks with fellow Ohioans
Extension serving Ohio in all 88 counties
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Two veterinarians treat a dog that is standing on a table
Improving access to pet care
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Ohio State's Columbus campus with leaves turning in the fall
Ohio State reduces carbon footprint
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Congresswoman Joyce Beatty speaks at Ohio State event.
Honoring the legacy of Rosa Parks
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Two women stand in front of a large heart-shaped piece of artwork.
Nurse-patient support group changes lives
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Anna Voelker and Caitlin O'Brien attended the International Astronomical Union in Busan, South Korea in 2022.
Advocating for accessibility and inclusion in STEM
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Members of the Ohio State women's basketball team smile as they greet Landon McChesney.
Women’s basketball players are fans of this special kid
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Dr. Mawada Osman looks on as optometry student Sidney Parks takes eye measurements.
The power of seeing and being seen
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