Beyond the classroom
The office of Signature Academic Experiences offers students unique opportunities to get involved on and off campus.
Jack Rohrer | January 28, 2025
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Looking to get involved on and off campus? Check out OHIO’s Signature Academic Experiences (SAE) Office, located in Chubb Hall 060. Established in the fall of 2024, SAE aims to support students engaging in their academic field.
SAE offers multiple kinds of support:
- Through partnership with Campus Recreation Outdoor Pursuits, SAE offers first-year wilderness adventure trips for students during the summer before their first semester.
- Signature experiences: Wondering what opportunities OHIO has dialed in for you each year that you're in school? Whether you're a sophomore or a senior, you'll find unique opportunities.
- Alternative spring break in Appalachia: an immersive, interdisciplinary experience rooted in service to the surrounding community.
- Student employment engagement: Through a partnership with career services, SAE is building a module to help you explore Career Readiness competencies in order to help you deepen your engagement with your on-campus position and connect it to your academic career/program.
"Signature Academic Experiences is focused on creating and shining the spotlight on programs that will connect students to their academic program/career and to each other," said Assistant Dean of Learning Communities and Signature Academic Experiences Barb Remsburg.
SAE offers a variety of outdoor experiences, including hiking, camping and canoeing.
SAE's newly-announced spring initiatives include:
- Meals with Mentors, a program that connects students with alumni in their desired academic and career fields.
- Building Bobcat Success: Competencies for Career Development, an online self-reflection module to help students get the most out of their on-campus jobs.
- Thriving Quotient Sophomore Experiences Survey, which will gather baseline data on the thriving and satisfaction levels of sophomore students (set to launch in March).
- A series of financial literacy workshops to support students in budgeting and planning for their time at Ohio University and beyond.
“We are excited about these new programs," Kimberly Jeffers, director of SAE said. "We look forward to supporting our students as they grow and thrive both academically and professionally."
SAE's initiatives aim to enrich students' experiences both on and off campus, and beyond their time at Ohio University.
For more information you can check out their website or email academic.experiences@ohio.edu.