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USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State names its male and female 'Athletes of the Year'
The Ohio State Athletic Department announced its 2025 Male and Female Athletes of the Year on Tuesday. Men's soccer player Michael Adedokun and All-American Makenna Webster, who plays both field hockey and women's ice hockey, were recognized in a statement released by the university. Adedokun had one whale of a year for Ohio Sate. He made OSU men's soccer history by becoming the first Buckeye to win the MAC Hermann Trophy, the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer in 2024. He earned All-American honors by leading the team and conference with 11 goals, 11 assists, and 33 points. The team made its way to the 2024 College Cup as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Webster also had a fantastic year in two different sports. She led the field hockey team with 42 points in 2024. She won the 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor winner. Webster finished the season sixth nationally in points per game and became the 11th player to record 100 career points, doing it in just three seasons. She was a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten honoree and ended the year as a Second Team All-America selection. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
What Ohio State is and is not changing to comply with Senate Bill 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — With Ohio's sweeping anti-diversity, equity and inclusion bill set to go into effect this Friday, public universities like Ohio State are working hard to ensure compliance. Ohio State University released detailed guidance on how to ensure programs, courses and individuals are following Senate Bill 1. Per the law, OSU's work group for implementation has determined it will remove official options to denote pronouns, alter professional participation guidelines, and discontinue or modify programs to support any identity-based group. See previous coverage of OSU's compliance in the video player above. 'Implementing a new higher education law at an institution with the scale and complexity of Ohio State is no small task,' Ravi Bellamkonda, executive vice president and provost, said. Group aims to stop controversial law banning DEI at Ohio's universities before it takes effect At Ohio State, diversity is literally etched into the steps of its student union. The law does not prohibit the decorative use of the terms 'diversity, equity and inclusion,' focusing its ban on DEI programming. However, universities are not allowed to endorse 'controversial policies,' and the bill does not define DEI. The steps have not been announced as a change, and OSU has its hands full addressing the clearly defined requirements of S.B. 1. Ohio State created an implementation committee of university leaders, faculty, staff and students, which has been developing guidelines since April. 'Every college and regional campus has representation, and students have been in sessions with some workstreams and are being engaged through other facilitated conversations,' Bellamkonda said. 'Engagements with faculty, staff and students will continue to expand as implementation work continues.' Many of these new guidelines are now public. Ohio State, in compliance with the law, said activities and programming can no longer be 'for' a protected class or encourage a specific group to apply. Registered student organizations can cater to specific groups, but are now required to state on their websites and other communications that membership and activities are open to all. Bond set for former Ohio State football player charged in fatal Dublin crash Even if a program is compliant, the university also encourages its colleges and programs to avoid words like 'diversity,' 'underrepresented,' or 'antiracism' because those terms could imply noncompliance. 'Simply changing a name or words will not fulfill compliance with the law unless the activities, position or program have been modified to be in compliance with the law,' the university said. Some restrictions are individual. The university said it will not promote or pay for faculty, staff and students to attend DEI-focused conferences, and conferences hosted at Ohio State should not include DEI trainings or subject matter. University staff members are also told not to assist with third-party DEI trainings or conferences unless they are in their area of expertise. Individual professors' bios and CVs can feature DEI initiatives they worked on, so long as they are clearly stated as unaffiliated with Ohio State. Previous university-affiliated initiatives should clearly state that they took place before June 27, 2025. The university is also discontinuing official opportunities to disclose pronouns, but said students and staff are allowed to voluntarily share their pronouns in email signatures or name tags. Columbus OKs $6 million police helicopter purchase 'Formal options in university business operations systems for community members to voluntarily notate preferred pronouns will be discontinued, unless there is an approved clinical or administrative need,' the university said. As for the 'diversity' memorialized on the steps, Ohio State did not provide comment, and it is not clearly prohibited under the law. NBC4 reached out to the Department of Higher Education for further guidance for installations like OSU's and those at other universities. The Department said it would depend on the individual context of the installations and universities; the law does not prohibit the words but how the university presents them would be relevant. It did not offer specifics about OSU. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Korea Herald
6 days ago
- Business
- Korea Herald
KEF chief awarded OSU's Henry G. Bennett Global Fellows honor
Sohn Kyung-shik, chair of CJ Group and the Korea Enterprises Federation, has won the Henry G. Bennett Global Fellows Award by Oklahoma State University in the US, in recognition of his leadership in business and cultural diplomacy, the KEF said Monday. Sohn is the second Korean to receive the prestigious award, following former Prime Minister Nam Duck-woo in 2005, and joins a distinguished list of past recipients including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former General Electric Chair and CEO Jack Welch, and Forbes Media Chair Steve Forbes. Named after the former OSU president, the award began in 2001 to honor leaders around the world who have addressed complex global issues from a wide range of fields, including academia, business, government and nonprofit sectors. 'This recognition is not only a personal milestone but also a moment of pride for CJ Group and the Republic of Korea," he said in his acceptance speech delivered at a ceremony hosted by OSU and the Alumni Association in Seoul on Saturday. The Republic of Korea is South Korea's official name. Sohn, who earned an MBA from OSU, reflected on the impact the university and the US had on his life and business career. 'It was (at OSU) that I gained not only academic knowledge but also unlocked the foundational principles of global management and expanded my horizon to embrace an international perspective," Sohn said at the ceremony. "My experiences in the United States became the launching pad for CJ Group's global endeavors and the spread of the Korean Wave." Under Sohn's leadership, CJ has played a key role in expanding Korean culture worldwide, through food brand Bibigo, K-pop, films and K-dramas, as well as in areas such as beauty, biotech and logistics. 'Just as Dr. Henry Bennett dedicated his life to fostering international education and cooperation, I have passionately committed myself to bridging borders through business and cultural exchange,' he said. Sohn, who also heads major business lobby KEF, said he is committed to helping Korean companies strengthen their global competitiveness and foster innovation and growth. 'This journey is not merely about economic success; it is about elevating Korea's soft power on the global stage and fulfilling our responsibilities as a member of the international community.'
USA Today
6 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
The reason Ohio State chose women's volleyball as one of four sports for revenue sharing
The new House Settlement is going to be a game changer in how college athletics is managed and consumed. Name, Image and Likeness will still be a thing, but now that universities can pay athletes directly, there are some decisions to be made. What sports make up the bulk of the direct payments (roughly $20.5 Million) by each university, how do they allocate those funds, and can all of the current sports survive? Those are the same questions Ohio State Athletic Director Ross Bjork has had to wrestle with as well, and he met with the media last week to discuss the strawman plan that OSU will be operating under the new parameters. Of course, the bulk of the money left over after all of the scholarships are funded will go to football, and to no one's surprise either, some of that money will go to men's and women's basketball -- two other revenue generating sports -- but there's one other sport Ohio State decided to fund through direct payments, and that one is a little bit of a surprise to some when the roughly $18 Million allocated after funding scholarships is available to distribute. To be equitable, you had a feeling (and rightfully so) that another women's sport would be in the mix, but no, it's not softball, an extremely fast-growing sport that other colleges are sure to pour money into, but rather, women's volleyball. That might be a head scratcher for many, but according to Bjork, there is reasoning behind including women's volleyball into the model. 'We think, with the attention that our program can receive, we think the Columbus market, volleyball is a booming sport,' Bjork said. 'The Covelli Center is an amazing atmosphere, so we thought volleyball could be a sport that could drive more revenue, but also the attention that it gets within the Big Ten.' It's true that volleyball is huge in the Big Ten. Teams like Penn State and Nebraska have a rabid following, and it's clear the brass at Ohio State believe the same can be true in Columbus. Head coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg is excited to have the women's volleyball team included, saying it'll allow her staff to attract some of the better talent available to come to the banks of the Olentangy and be a part of building and maintaining something. 'To be one of four sets the tone for the conference and our program,' Oldenburg said in a press conference. 'Volleyball is big in the Big Ten, and in order to compete, you have to keep up with the big dogs. By saying we're one of the four at Ohio State to get revenue share, we're going to compete with the big dogs.' As we all know, and have seen across college athletics, though, money to bring in talent can only get you so far. You have to be able to identify the right talent, take it and build a culture, develop it into better players, and get the collection of bodies to work together to achieve a goal as a cohesive team. It'll be interesting to see where the Ohio State women's volleyball team goes from here. It's a good thing to be included in the revenue sharing, but it does put a lot of pressure on the program and staff to produce results. The clock is now ticking and eyes are watching. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
USA Today
21-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State men's hockey releases 2025-2026 nonconference schedule
The Ohio State men's hockey team surprised a lot of people with their unexpectedly high level of play this past season. The Buckeyes lost a lot of key players but found a way to plug in more talent and shock a lot of people by making it to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game en route to a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Things didn't end all that well on the national scale in the postseason, but it was still an overachieving year in which OSU went 24-12-2 overall and finished third in the League with a 14-9-1 record. It was a fun season, one that it hopes it can build momentum off of and take it into this upcoming season. And while we won't know the Big Ten schedule until a future date, the program did announce its nonconference schedule this past week, so if you are an ice hockey fan, and one that loves to watch the Scarlet and Gray, you've got something to look forward to. All told, the Buckeyes will host five nonconference games and go on the road for another five. Here's how it all plays out prior to hitting the conference for Big Ten play: 2025-26 Ohio State Men's Hockey Oct. 10-11 – Northern MichiganOct. 17-18 – at UConnOct. 24-25 – Sacred Heart UniversityNov. 28-29 – at Arizona State UniversityJan. 2 – Bowling GreenJan. 3 – at Bowling Green It won't be an easy road for Ohio State -- it never is in the Big Ten -- but hopefully, the Buckeyes can win their fair share of these nonconference games to prepare for what's to come in conference and beyond. And while we are at it, the deadline to renew season tickets is 4 p.m. ET June 30, and new season ticket packages are available now. For more information or to view available seating options, go online or contact the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office by calling 1-800-GOBUCKS or by emailing Other ticket options including groups, miniplans, and single games, will be available for purchase later this summer. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
