Today's Update: Friday, March 28, 2025

March 28, 2025

Dear Student Life team, 

Happy High Five Friday. 

High Fives to Dave DeAngelo and Jordan Raines for taking a prospective student on an extensive tour of the university that included meeting with a number of students from various organizations about being involved on campus. The student, and his family, were very impressed.  

High Fives to Student Life staff members Justin Khol, Matthew D’Oyly, Meagen Rinard and Cristina Vega for advising spring break Buck-I-SERV trips to Bolivia, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Our students had a fantastic time serving these communities and it wouldn’t be possible without the help of our awesome advisors.

I hope you saw in Slice this morning that Student Life Events and Conferences director Matthew D’Oyly has been given the Volunteer of the Year award by the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I) at their annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this week. High Five, Matthew! 

OSU Votes, Madi Barnes and Meagen Rinard get High Fives for their work to make Ohio State University a 2025-2026 Voter Friendly Campus! There is more in Slice today on the award.  

High Five to the Student Life Disability Services team for a successful open house last week. The event, aimed at faculty and campus partners, saw an impressive turnout of more than 50 attendees. This open house provided a fantastic opportunity to highlight the valuable resources and support available to students with disabilities, while fostering collaboration among faculty and campus partners. 

Have a Scarlet and Great weekend. And, as absolutely always, Go Bucks!     

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD 
Senior Vice President for Student Life 
The Ohio State University