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Intentionally enriching a student’s academic curriculum while providing a like-minded and supportive community.

HES 2025 Leadership Council crushing the focus ring activity at the Leadership Retreat

Develops a housing community focused on a specific academic or professional theme with programming and opportunities to support that community.

Stamps Eminence Scholarship Program 2025

Provides extraordinary opportunities and support for students that are ambitious and have high expectations for themselves.

Presidents Ohio State Scholarship Program

Awarded to new first-year Ohio residents who achieve a perfect ACT or SAT test score.

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From Random Assignment to Academic Excellence: A First-Year Trio Thriving in the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars Program

Ty Wright | May 8, 2026

Last August, on move‑in day, three Humanitarian Engineering Scholars (HES) were strangers, brought together by a roommate assignment they hadn’t chosen. As members of HES, a living‑learning community at The Ohio State University, their “random” pairing, shaped by a shared academic home, soon became a steady source of encouragement, laughter, and belonging, shaping how each of them experienced...
Honors Faculty Feature: Dr. Jonathan Song

Ty Wright | May 5, 2026

Dr. Jonathan Song Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Co-Director of Center for Cancer Engineering - CURES I've taught classes in the thermal fluid science interest area of mechanical engineering, such fluid mechanics. I also piloted a course about 11 years ago called Engineering Principles in Cancer which is a course focused on cancer taught from the perspective of engineering. It's...
Empowering Buckeyes in Business: Allison Smith’s Commitment to Leadership and Equity

Quinn Misterka | April 22, 2026

Drawn to The Ohio State University by both familiarity and possibility, Scholars senior Allison Smith found herself immersed in a large environment where passion is immeasurable, and a sense of community comes naturally. She now channels those same passions into post‑graduation leadership and advocacy for gender equality. Smith is a logistics management major with a minor in communication and a...