2026 Programs of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship

To support and promote high-impact engaged scholarship, the Office of Outreach and Engagement has instituted a process to certify Programs of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship. The certification process seeks to identify and certify projects annually that demonstrate excellence in community engaged scholarship and meet the criteria of high-impact engaged scholarship. Congratulations to the 2026 Programs of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship!

Generation Rx, College of Pharmacy
Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus, College of Arts and Sciences
Shakespeare and Autism Project, College of Arts and Sciences
A DAY in the WOODS, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Advancing Wellness through Innovative Senior Center Models, College of Education and Human Ecology
AI-Integrated STEAM Microschooling Initiative: Building Ethical, Culturally Responsive Classrooms Through Teacher Partnerships, College of Education and Human Ecology
Buckle Up With Brutus, College of Medicine
Building the Virtual Japan Experience: Enhancing Knowledge about Japan, East Asian Studies Center
Center for Design in Manufacturing Excellence, College of Engineering
Coach Beyond, College of Social Work and Department of Athletics
Columbus INSIGHT, College of Public Health
Dayton Deliberates, College of Arts and Sciences
eFields On-Farm Research Program, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
ePLUS (Produce, Landscape, Urban, and Specialty crops), College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Hospital Liaison to Community Services to Identify and Prevent Elder Mistreatment, College of Medicine
Mid-Ohio Farmacy, College of Medicine
Mosaic Brazil: Career Development and Community Impact, Office of International Affairs
Next Chapter Book Club, Nisonger Center
Off-Campus Housing Network, Office of Student Life
Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative (OBCI), College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Program, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Ohio Clean Marinas Program, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
On Board(hers), College of Arts and Sciences
Opportunity Port, Moritz College of Law
OSU Newark SciDome Planetarium Internship Program, College of Arts and Sciences/Ohio State Newark
Ottawa County Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Program, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Philosophy for Humans (P4H) Learning Community, College of Arts and Sciences
SHIELDS Initiative, College of Medicine
Students in Life Sciences Abroad, College of Arts and Sciences
The JusticeTech Program, Moritz College of Law
The OHIO (Oral Health Improvement by Outreach) Project, College of Dentistry
The Ohio Woodland Stewards Program, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Visualizing the Underground Railroad: Animating History through Architecture and Archives, College of Engineering