Mentor-A-Buckeye

IMPACT. 1: Provide Motivation for Education - track students' grades throughout their high school career and provide academic assistance, to ensure all students graduate on-time and matriculates into a four-year university. -- 2. Increase Civic Engagement - engaging students in community outreach programs/initiatives at least once a semester. -- 3. Increase Diversity Awareness - engaging students in settings/programming atypical of their own, while also allowing them to interact with students and community partners from various backgrounds.OSU PARTNERS: Office of Student Life Social ChangeCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Columbus City SchoolsPRIMARY CONTACT: DaVonti' Haynes ([email protected])Mentor-A-Buckeye is a program that pairs ninth graders from Columbus City Schools with an Ohio State University undergraduate student mentor and a community leader mentor. Mentor-A-Buckeye seeks to provide extraordinary experiences, to empower and motivate Columbus high school students and Ohio State undergraduate students- to challenge themselves to continuously improve, become civically engaged in their communities and succeed in their academic pursuits

Mentor-A-Buckeye

IMPACT. 1: Provide Motivation for Education - track students' grades throughout their high school career and provide academic assistance, to ensure all students graduate on-time and matriculates into a four-year university. -- 2. Increase Civic Engagement - engaging students in community outreach programs/initiatives at least once a semester. -- 3. Increase Diversity Awareness - engaging students in settings/programming atypical of their own, while also allowing them to interact with students and community partners from various backgrounds.OSU PARTNERS: Office of Student Life Social ChangeCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Columbus City SchoolsPRIMARY CONTACT: DaVonti' D. Haynes ([email protected]); LeRoy C. Ricksy Jr. ([email protected])Mentor-A-Buckeye is a program that pairs ninth graders from Columbus City Schools with an Ohio State University undergraduate student mentor and a community leader mentor. Mentor-A-Buckeye seeks to provide extraordinary experiences, to empower and motivate Columbus high school students and Ohio State undergraduate students- to challenge themselves to continuously improve, become civically engaged in their communities and succeed in their academic pursuits

A Day in the Life of a Buckeye

IMPACT. 1: Increase the college-going rate among Ohio's urban and Appalachian area students. -- 2. Help principals, counselors, and teachers foster a college-going culture. -- 3. Ohio State students are there to identify the potential pitfalls students can expect along the way (admissions, financial aid, etc.); and to share their own personal stories of overcoming adversity and the endless opportunities offered to them.OSU PARTNERS: Office of Student Life; Student Life Social Change; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; College of Education and Human Ecology; College of Social Work; John Glenn College of Public Affairs; Ohio State University ExtensionCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Columbus City Schools; Princeton City Schools; Vinton County Local Schools; Warrensville Heights City School District; Winton Woods City School District; Raising Cane's; Blaze PizzaPRIMARY CONTACT: DaVonti’ D. Haynes ([email protected]); LeRoy C. Ricksy Jr. ([email protected])A Day in the Life of a Buckeye is a program that offers an individualized experience for urban and Appalachian area high school students to experience life at The Ohio State University, and college in general, for a day. This visit, hosted by currently enrolled students, allows students to attend Ohio State classes and interact with faculty and staff. Students participating within the program are paired with a student host based on their gender identity, intended major, and interest/hobbies

OSU Extension in Urban Communities: A Case Study

With a presence in all 88 Ohio counties, Ohio State University Extension strives to engage citizens within urban, rural, and suburban communities. As populations have shifted, so has the need of Ohio’s urban counties. Thus, to help ensure Extension remains vibrant, relevant, and accessible in all communities, a team of faculty, staff, and students conducted a case study, focusing on the National Urban Extension Leaders four themes of positioning, programs, personnel, and partnerships. The data provided insight into what Extension can do to address the urban context of scale, diversity, complexity, and urban-rural interface

Perspectives on Humanizing and Liberatory Qualitative Research with Racially/Ethnically Minoritized Youth

The visible impacts of COVID-19 and racial injustice have resulted in renewed funding commitments and research within minoritized communities. However, this work is too often anchored in deficit and damage-centered research approaches and practices. In this brief, we call on the qualitative research community to reframe their perspectives and terminate harmful, pain-driven research. We underscore the importance of humanizing and liberatory approaches to research with youth who are racially/ethnically minoritized. Specifically, we contend that the emotional health and overall well-being of youth are impacted by the approaches employed by researchers and the experiences racially/ethnically minoritized youth have with research. Thus, we offer specific anti-oppressive strategies and recommendations for qualitative researchers to consider in their work with racial/ethnically minoritized youth and communities