The Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) is one of the oldest and most prominent offices of its kind in the nation. Founded in 1970, ODI has supported the recruitment, retention and success of students, faculty and staff who enhance the diversity of The Ohio State University. ODI oversees the Hale Center, the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male, the Women’s Place, the nine-city Young Scholars Program, as well as being home to a wide-range of retention, mentoring, scholarship, and access programs. The Career Readiness Initiatives and Special Programming (CRISP) unit in ODI hosts a myriad of services and programs that assist in enhancing the quality of tenure at multiple levels, including the Graduate and Professional Student Recruitment Initiative (GPS).
ODI Career Readiness Initiatives and Special Programming Team (CRISP)
Jackie L. Lipscomb
- Director and Special Assistant to the Vice Provost
Landareece A. Brown
- Assistant to the Director
- Fiscal Officer
Starr D. Davis
- Graduate and Professional Student Services
- GPS Manager and Contact
Abby Kincaid
- Career Services Specialist
- ODI Career Day Manager and Contact
Colby A. Taylor
- Program Manager
- National Conference on Diversity Race & Learning (NCDRL) Manager