Greedings from Key Leaders Joseph A. Alutto As Ohio State’s provost I am delighted to welcome you to our campus and to this issue of ¿Qué Pasa, OSU? Being provost means being responsible for the academic reputation of this great institution. It also means having the university’s most privileged seat for appreciating the accomplishments of our faculty and students. If you have already decided to make Ohio State your college home, I welcome you into our company and promise that we will do our utmost to give you an enriching, engaging, and perhaps lifechanging Ohio State experience. If you are still thinking about where to go to college, I hope the pages that follow will persuade you that Ohio State could be the perfect fit. As you will see, ¿Qué Pasa, OSU? gives you a glimpse of what our Hispanic/Latin@
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students are doing. It also helps you understand the rich diversity of the Ohio State family. In studying its pages, you will be astonished by all the ways you can interact with our community. For example, Ohio State’s 3,500 world-class faculty members are devoted to challenging and promoting your life of the mind. The 12,000 courses that they offer allow you to choose from nearly 200 majors. Outside the classroom, nearly 1,000 student organizations will engage you in everything from the Aerial Robotics Team to the Zoology Club. Here, your opportunities to learn, grow, and develop are virtually unlimited. At Ohio State, students are our top priority. We value the uniqueness that each of you contributes to our culture of inclusiveness. Your varied perspectives, experiences, and personal histories enrich us all. I hope to have the pleasure and privilege of greeting you personally in the coming months.
Executive Vice President and Provost
M. Dolan Evanovich
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Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Planning
Valerie B. Lee Interim Vice Provost for Minority Affairs
In a multicultural society, it is possible to have diversity without excellence, but it is impossible to have excellence without diversity. Simply bringing everyone to the table may ensure diversity, but that alone does not guarantee excellence. Nevertheless, it is diversity that fuels the flames that allow the cauldron of excellence to foment. Diversity matters because the exchange
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of ideas matters. Diversity matters because no one person or group has all the answers. Diversity matters because democracy matters. Diversity imagines and welcomes the future. ¿Qué Pasa, OSU? is one of the many vehicles The Ohio State University uses to embrace that future. On behalf of the Office of Minority Affairs, welcome to campus, and we are here to help you thrive.
Congratulations and welcome to The Ohio State University! On behalf of the enrollment services team, we are proud of the rich diversity of educational and co-curricular opportunities available to our students. I joined the OSU family last fall and have been continuously impressed with unmatched array of academic, career development, recreational, and intellectually stimulating activities available to our students. Trust that we will work with you and your family to ensure a smooth transition to college and help you learn more about our world class community and commitment to diversity. We are proud of the tradition of excellence and inclusion and we encourage you to become an active partner in all aspects of your academic and student life.