Personal Growth
Skill Development
Leadership Experience
- 1,300+ annual participants in an outdoor ropes course leadership workshop
- 250 student resident advisors; 23 senior resident advisors
- 2,624 students hold leadership positions across active student organizations
- 2,000+ student employees receive training, coaching, and professional development on an individual basis from staff and student supervisors
- 10% of housing and dining student employees are leading other student staff in their roles
Scholarship
- $6,000 awarded annually to student employee scholarship winners
- 100 graduates of the Bobcat Leadership Scholars
- 100 of Margaret Boyd Scholars alumnae
Leadership Endorsement Certificate
More than 1,700 OHIO students have completed the Leadership Endorsement foundations course, which introduces eight “soft skills” employers reportedly seek from new graduates. In the virtual module, students reflect on personal growth and learn to articulate skills for future interviews. Each of our 12 departments measure student employee growth in these leadership skills through annual assessment.
Skills
Self-awareness, team development, interpersonal communication, intercultural competency, innovation, adaptability, problem solving, and well-being
Leadership Awards
Each year our finest Bobcats lobby for one of the most coveted recognitions OHIO has to offer. Selection committees are made up of diverse groups of faculty, staff, and graduate students with affinity for the award category, and maintain a redacted, equitable selection process.
The annual program culminates in a celebration of leadership and achievement including an awards ceremony and reception to honor the recipients.