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  • FOD Operations Updates

    Jake Rahe | November 13, 2025
    Our FOD Operations team has been busy all summer and this semester refreshing and preparing campus for all of our students, faculty and staff. From floor waxing and painting to landscaping and road repairs, our last few months have been dedicated to improving your campus experience. FOD Operations has completed many maintenance, repair and renovation projects and custodial staff touched nearly 11...
    Two men are seen cleaning a carpet.

  • Ohio State ranked 28th on the Princeton Review’s list of Top 50 Green Colleges

    Jake Rahe | October 30, 2025
    Ohio State has been ranked 28th on the Princeton Review’s list of Top 50 Green Colleges. This is the first time Ohio State has been recognized for this distinction and is the highest ranked school in the Big Ten. More than 25 survey data points were analyzed to tally Green Rating scores. The rating was developed to provide a measure of a school's performance as an environmentally aware and...

  • I Know What FOD Operations and OTDI Did Last Summer

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | September 24, 2025
    While The Ohio State University campus quiets down in the summer months for many, it’s anything but slow for Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) and the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI). OTDI spent the summer transforming classrooms into modern, tech-enabled learning spaces, while FOD kept campus running smoothly with essential maintenance and upgrades. At Postle Hall...
    A close-up photo of a vacuum on the carpet.

  • Ohio State Students Help Shape the Future of Zero Waste and Operations

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | September 22, 2025
    Behind every compost bin, recycling audit and sustainability tabling event at Ohio State is a passionate team of student interns working to help make the university a leader in zero-waste practices. These interns are not only gaining hands-on experience, they’re also helping shape a more sustainable campus. For many of the students, the internship is more than just a job. “I am interning with the...
    Six interns stand, smiling for a photo outside.

  • Fort Hayes Student Welds a Bright Future with Facilities Operations and Development

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | August 27, 2025
    This summer, Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center welding student Joseph Friess traded his pencil and paper for a welding torch alongside Ohio State’s Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) steamfitters. A rising senior at Upper Arlington High School, Friess has spent his summer shadowing welders and learning the ins and outs of steam production and distribution across campus. “I’ve...
    A welding student is seen welding a large pipe.

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