Today's Update: High Five Friday

November 13, 2026

Dear Studnet Life team,

Happy High Five (and Scarlet and Gray) Friday! 

I know that this week has been a tough one for many for a variety of reasons, so sending major High Fives to everyone who had a tough week. 

This week, Chef Zak King gets a High Five for putting on an excellent video demonstration of how they make pizzas at Curl Patio for a student TV story. 

Eric Jaburek of Housing and Residence Education gets a High Five for presenting one of the top ten rated sessions at the Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers (GLACUHO) Annual Conference last week in Lansing, *ichigan. High Fives as well to the other HRE attendees, Nat Blackford, Sabina Mace, Matt Wright, Grace Dreier and Leah Wheeler.

High Fives to all the staff and families who came out to celebrate the spooky season with Sorority and Fraternity Life at the Greek Shriek. Special High Fives for Annie Maxwell and Alex Wenglein from the OUAB team who volunteered at the event with the SFL students. 

Graphic Designers Nicole Archambault and Christian Manning get High Fives for their help with some image sizing questions. 

High Five to Kelly Kyser of the CFAES Wooster campus. She just moved into EdD doctoral candidacy status, and, after all the classes, papers, projects and countless hours of work, she will graduate with a 4.0! 

Don't forget about our next Scarlet and Great Gathering next Thursday, Nov. 19. from 9-10 a.m. in the Ohio Union Performance Hall. We will have a special guest at the start of the meeting: none other than President Bellamkonda! Looking forward to seeing you and come ready to share your High Fives.  

Have a Scarlet and Great Weekend and remember, no matter what, Go Bucks!   

 

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