- Doing what it takes to keep the ’Shoe green
A typical game day at Ohio Stadium can see 100,000 fans creating up to 30,000 pounds of waste. However, Ohio State has ambitious sustainability goals – such as becoming a zero waste campus by 2025 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Here’s how students are helping reduce waste at the stadium.
- Students pack meals and fight food insecurity
Ohio State student Alberto Casas reflects on the success of this year's Pack Shack, an event that delivered more than 300,000 meals to those in need.
- Ohio Stadium’s legacy includes academics, affordability
From 1933 to 1999, the west side of the Horseshoe housed the Stadium Scholarship Dormitory, which started after then-Dean of Men Joseph Park envisioned it being a way to make college more affordable and accessible for those who demonstrated academic merit.
- One student's vital calling to ensure equity
After initially studying pharmacy, Faith Metlock switched to nursing because it promised many paths to fulfill her deep desire to provide both patient care and the ability to effect change, specifically with regard to health equity. Then the pandemic highlighted the broad health disparities in our country. Faith Metlock decided to do something about it.
- STEM camps ignite passion for science
- Working to reduce language barriers in health care
The idea for Vocalize Columbus came from a place of curiosity and personal experience. At 6 years old, Chief Executive Officer Lia Gomez-Perez emigrated from Uruguay to the United States, where she grappled with the challenges a language barrier imposes on everyday life. Tens of thousands of people with limited English-speaking skills live in Columbus alone. When they need medical care, that language barrier can interfere with quality of care and health outcomes.
