Student Activities

Make the most of your Newark campus experience - get involved and create experiences for life!

Student Activities seeks to provide diverse programming to enhance the cultural, intellectual, and social growth of the Newark campus community. Each semester there are a variety of cultural, education, and social programs that supplement the learning atmosphere of the campus. 

  • Cultural programs include visits to museums, concerts and master classes. 
  • Educational programs include lectures, debates, films, and open forums on topics of regional, national and international interest. 
  • Social programs round out the activities program and include leadership workshops, leisure, community service events, treks, sports events and theme events. 

Why should you become involved on campus?

This is a good question! It is one all students ask themselves constantly during their college experience. Such decisions may range from joining a student organization, applying for a campus leadership position or simply joining others for a social event. When a student finds a group that they connect with, there are many benefits to be gained, which include:

  • Valuable opportunities to learn more about the campus, fosters connections to faculty and staff members, and builds links to the Columbus campus
  • Meeting new friends and interacting with others; when we share an identity with a group, this helps us stay in college and to succeed
  • Constructive co-curricular, social, and recreational opportunities
  • Practical application of classroom concepts, theories, and principles
  • "Real-life” experiences in areas such as citizenship, work and relationships
  • Enhance self-initiative, independence, responsibility, and time-management
  • Leadership skills development, confidence in social skills, and promotes effective listening
  • Practical experience in collaboration, teamwork, and being an effective group member
  • Opportunities for planning, managing and decision-making
  • Development of purpose, values and a philosophy of life
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Student ambassador program

Student Ambassadors serve to set the tone for prospective students and their families during new student orientation from May through August and have the option to stay on throughout the academic year to assist with campus events.