Groundbreaking ceremony set for Buckeye Village

Ohio State University leaders will break ground on a new community center for Buckeye Village in a ceremony beginning at 12:15 p.m. on Friday (9/19) at the University Child Care Center, 725 Ackerman Road.

Buckeye Village, a vibrant family housing community for Ohio State students, promotes the importance of family and collaboration. The addition of a community center will provide residents with a wonderful place for gatherings and multicultural activities, minority assistance programs and resources, and quality childcare.

Participants in the groundbreaking ceremony include Karen A. Holbrook, president of Ohio State; William H. Hall, vice president for Student Affairs; Kay Bea Jones, associate professor, Knowlton School of Architecture; and Tresalyn Butler, student participant in the Office of Minority Affair’s ACCESS Program.

The Buckeye Village Community Center is a joint initiative of the Office of Human Resources, Office of Minority Affairs, Office of Student Affairs, and the Knowlton School of Architecture.

Thanks to gifts from such families as Herb and Marilyn Minkin and Bob and Tammy Schulze, the new facility will house existing and proposed support services, while offering residents flexible and versatile spaces, a park-like setting, and child care to help students balance academic work with parental responsibilities.

WHAT:University leaders will break ground for the new Buckeye Village Community
Center. Several children who attend The Ohio State University Child Care Center will assist with the ceremony.

WHEN: Friday, September 19, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ceremony begins at 12:15 p.m.

WHERE: The Ohio State University Child Care Center, 725 Ackerman Road.

WHY: Buckeye Village residents will benefit from a new community center.