Past Events

Race against the clock in Edward Liang’s enchanting production of Cinderella.  Set to Prokofiev’s jubilant and lush score, this classic fairytale will captivate all ages. Box office opens at 9:30 AM.  Performance begins at 11 AM.  Tickets can be picked up at Will Call. Tickets: $26.50 Register here by March 31:  https://connect1.osu.edu/alumni/events/osura-ballet-met-cinderella-2022  

Presented by: Krzysztof (Kris) Stanek Professor, University Distinguished Scholar Department of Astronomy Innovative ideas can lead to major advances. Learn how Ohio State University astronomers developed a simple but powerful way to help understand some of the most violent events taking place in the heavens. Lunch on your own, beginning at 11:15 a.m. Program will begin at approximately noon.

Join us for this special event featuring guest speaker Professor Tanya Berger-Wolf. We are losing the planet's biodiversity at an unprecedented rate and in many cases, we do not even have the basic numbers. Photographs, taken by field scientists, tourists, citizen scientists, automated cameras, incidental photographers, and collected from social media are the most abundant source of data on wildlife today. I will show how data science and machine learning can turn massive collections of images into a high resolution…

Learn how the famous Cherry Blossom Festival came to Columbus for the first time this spring under the auspices of the International Volunteer Organizations. OSURA member Marlinda S. Iyer, who chaired the International Peace Garden and the Columbus Cherry Blossom Festival, will outline how the historic event came about. She and Eric Neubauer, president of IVO, will explain how it was patterned after and linked to the iconic national festival in Washington, D.C. by state and blood line. On your…

Please join us for this performance featuring five shorter ballets selected by Ballet Met Director Edward Liang. Cost: $24.50/person Register here by May 12: https://connect1.osu.edu/alumni/events/osura-ballet-met-directors-choice-2022 Tickets will be at will call. Ticket Office opens at 9:30 a.m. and performance begins at 11 a.m.

This event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please email osuaa@osu.edu with questions.    

Join the OSURA ‘Brunch Bunch’ to congratulate the dream team that raised $100,000 for the Student Food Insecurity Fund, then welcome new OSURA officers and Board Members. Hear great behind-the-scenes commencement stories of “Pomp & Circumstance:  A Tradition Like No Other” as Barbie Tootle, retired President’s staff, recounts students and speakers, sound glitches and downpours, a beer keg, the Victory Bell, photos, tears and fun.  Then honor the 2021-2022 OSURA Outstanding Award recipient! Registration is $23/person RSVP Deadline is June…

Professor Mike Para will speak on COVID-19: what is understood, how it spreads, its clinical manifestations, how it is diagnosed and the approaches for prevention. He will also discuss the politicization and misinformation spread via the internet and media. Cost: $35/person Register here beginning May 31: https://connect1.osu.edu/alumni/events/osura-dinner-series-june-2022