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Signature Events

Beginning in Autumn Quarter of 2010, a portion of the Student Activity Fee (roughly 7%) will go towards supplemental funding for some of Ohio State's largest and most well-known campus events.  These "Signature Events" are among those that are the most traditional and well-attended events at the University.  In 2008-2009, an ad hoc committee of the Council on Student Affairs extensively evaluated nearly forty campus events before determining which would receive a portion of the fee.  Those events are as follows:
 
FALL EVENTS:
Welcome Week
September 18, 2011 – September 25, 2011
Location: Across Campus
  
Student Involvement Fair
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
Monday, September, 19, 2011, 12:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: The Oval
http://ohiounion.com/things_to_do/sifair 
 
Community Commitment
Ohio Union’s ServeCorp
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 8:30AM
Location: Ohio Union, Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom
http://ohiounion.osu.edu/communitycommitment
 
Homecoming Parade
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
Friday, October 28, 2011, 6:00PM (festivities begin at 5:00PM)
http://homecoming.osu.edu            
 
La Fiesta
Multicultural Center
November 18, 2011, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Ohio Union

Block “O” Football Watch Parties
Ohio State vs. Nebraska on October 8, 2011 in the Ohio Union
Ohio State vs. Illinois on October 15, 2011 in the Ohio Union’s Performance Hall
Ohio State vs. Purdue on November 12, 2011 at Woody’s Tavern in the Ohio Union
For more information about Block “O” Watch parties, please visit their website at http://blocko.org/.
 
Beat Michigan Week Pep Rally
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
Monday, November 21, 2011, 7:30PM (doors open at 7:00PM)
Location: Ohio Union Archie M. Griffin Ballroom
http://beatmichigan.osu.edu
 
Thanksgiving Dinner
Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center & Office of International Affairs
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Location: Ohio Union’s Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom
http://odi.osu.edu/current-students/hale-black-cultural-center/events/index.php
 
 
WINTER EVENTS:
Winter Involvement Fair
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
January 12, 2012, 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Location: Ohio Union
http://ohiounion.osu.edu/things_to_do/wifair
 
MLK Day of Service
Ohio Union’s SERV Team
Monday, January 16, 2012, 9:00AM
Location: Ohio Union
http://ohiounion.osu.edu/get_involved/csls/mlkday
 
Taste of OSU
Office of International Affairs
Friday, January 27, 2011
Location: Ohio Union Archie M. Griffin Ballroom
http://oia.osu.edu/taste-of-osu.html
 
BuckeyeThon
February 25, 2012 – February 26, 2012
Location: Ohio Union
http://buckeyethon.osu.edu/
 
Buckeye Showcase
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 7:00PM
Location: Ohio Union Performance Hall
http://ohiounion.osu.edu/things_to_do/buckeye_showcase
 
SPRING EVENTS:
Spring Involvement Fair
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
March 29, 2012
 
African American Heritage Festival
Multicultural Center
April 21, 2012 – April 28, 2012
Location: Across Campus
www.mcc.osu.edu and www.heritagefestival.osu.edu
 
Stefanie Spielman Event for Breast Cancer Awareness
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
April 21, 2012
Location: Ohio Union
http://pink.osu.edu/
 
Best Day of Your Life
Ohio Staters, Inc.
Location: Across Campus
http://staters.osu.edu/
 
National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show
NPHC
TBD
Location: Ohio Union
 
Commencement Week
Ohio Union’s Major Campus Events Committee
June 5, 2012 - June 10, 2012
Location: Across Campus
http://commencementweek.osu.edu
 
CarnOval
Ohio Union's Major Campus Events Committee
 
All Signature Events must be planned by students and must attract or have the potential to attract more than 1,000 student participants.  These programs enhance social and community engagement while broadening the Ohio State experience for all students.  Signature Events receiving Student Activity Fee funding are accountable to the Ohio Union Council for that funding, and the student leaders responsible for the events must participate in event planning training coordinated by the Ohio Union.
 
For more information about Signature Events, contact Jody Poth at (614)247-8049.