Today's Update: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

May 24, 2022

Dear Student Life team,

The focus of our work at Ohio State is, naturally, dedicated to helping our students learn and grow. It's also important that each of us learn and grow as well.

That's why I'm excited about the work of the Student Life Leadership Project. They've finalized plans for Leadership Lab 2022, a professional development experience focused on student leadership development. All Student Life team members and graduate associates are invited and welcome to participate.

The theme this summer is "Data in Practice," with a goal of helping all of us use data to inform our work with students. The sessions will include a look at leadership, wellness and inclusion data, among other areas. The Leadership Lab will take place over the last three weeks in June.

They are keeping the series-style model with a hybrid approach this summer. There will be 30-minute virtual sessions each week that you can join live or watch whenever you have time. Then there will be in-person lunch-and-learns each Wednesday that will give us a chance to talk about how to put that data and information into action.

This is a Scarlet and Great professional development opportunity and I hope you will participate.

I also want to offer a High Five to the Student Life Leadership Project team led by Anna Wagner for putting all this together.

Here is the schedule, and you can read more online at go.osu.edu/LeadershipLab. You will need to register online for any or all of the sessions by June 1.

• A Brief Overview: Leadership Data with Dr. Kristen Rupert Davis
  Tuesday, June 14, 10-10:30am
  Virtual, registration to be shared out after you submit your RSVP and you can either attend synchronously or view the recording (it will be sent to all who register)
• Lunch & Learn: Leadership Data in Action
  Wednesday, June 15, noon-1 p.m., join for food as early as 11:30
  Keith B. Key Center Lounge, Ohio Union, 2nd floor
• A Brief Overview: Diversity and Inclusion Data with Angie Wellman
  Tuesday, June 21
  Virtual, 11:30 a.m.-noon, registration to be shared out after you submit your RSVP and you can either attend synchronously or view the recording (it will be sent to all who register)
• Lunch & Learn: Diversity and Inclusion Data in Action
  Wednesday, June 22, noon-1 p.m., join for food as early as 11:30 a.m.
  Keith B. Key Center Lounge, Ohio Union, 2nd floor
• A Brief Overview: Wellness Data with Dr. Shawnté Elbert
  Tuesday, June 28, 1-1:30pm
  Virtual, registration will be shared out after you submit your RSVP and you can either attend synchronously or view the recording (it will be sent to all who register)
• Lunch & Learn: Wellness Data in Action
  Wednesday, June 29, noon-1 p.m., join for food as early as 11:30 a.m.
  Keith B. Key Center Lounge, Ohio Union, 2nd floor

Again, I hope you will participate in some, or all, of these sessions.

And I hope to see you tomorrow at our O-H! What a Year Celebration in the 'Shoe.

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD

Senior Vice President for Student Life
The Ohio State University