HR Calendar
Upcoming HR Dates & Deadlines
April 27
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
April 29
Intended Audience: People leaders who have direct reports
In this dynamic 3-hour, instructor-led workshop, you’ll explore the power of employee engagement, and the role intrinsic motivation plays in driving performance and satisfaction. Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, you’ll gain actionable strategies to foster engagement within your team — whether in-person, remote, or hybrid. Walk away with tools to inspire your people, strengthen team connection, and lead with impact in today’s evolving workplace.
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: Office of Human Resources, 1590 North High St., Gateway Building (Room 425A)
April 30
Learn how to navigate Ohio State’s tuition assistance program and election deadlines in this comprehensive webinar, featuring a live Workday enrollment demonstration and Q&A with benefit professionals.
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
May 1
Staff Professional Development Funds provide a way to identify development opportunities, request funding and expand your skills. You do not need to specify a specific course, program or use when applying for the funds. Applications for fiscal year 2027 will open on May 1, 2026, and close on June 1, 2026, at 5 p.m. Awarded funds will be available for use July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. See the Staff Professional Development Funds page on HR Connection for more information.
May 4
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
May 11
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
May 14
If you are within five years of retirement and enrolled in OPERS or ARP, this one-hour webinar provides a step-by-step roadmap for a smooth transition. Topics include eligibility, a practical timeline, final paycheck details and post-retirement benefits review. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
If you are within five years of retirement and enrolled in STRS or ARP, this 1-hour webinar provides a step-by-step roadmap for a smooth transition. Topics include eligibility, a practical timeline, final paycheck details and post-retirement benefits review. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 1 – 2 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
May 15
The Ohio State University offers eligible employees and their dependents the opportunity to advance their education at Ohio State. Applications must be submitted each term. Summer 2026 term enrollment window is March 23 – May 15, 2026. See the Tuition Assistance page for more information.
May 18
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
May 20
Intended Audience: People leaders who have direct reports
In this interactive 3-hour virtual workshop, you’ll be challenged to think strategically about how to support your team’s professional growth. Through guided discussions and hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to lead meaningful career conversations, identify development opportunities, and apply practical methods to nurture talent. Whether you’re building future leaders or strengthening individual potential, this session equips you with tools to make development a daily part of your leadership.
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
May 21
This is a virtual session.
The Leadership Series is a monthly leader development program for organizational leaders at Ohio State, sponsored by Human Resources. Organizational leaders are those who lead other people leaders, departments, or groups of departments.
A series of sessions is offered in autumn, spring, and summer semesters. In each semester, you can attend 2 or 3 virtual sessions, followed by 1 in-person session.
- Each virtual session will introduce leadership and organizational concepts from a contemporary book. Participants will engage in discussion and have an opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with fellow leaders.
- Each in-person session will recap the previous virtual sessions and focus on reflection, dialogue, and application of concepts within a community of leaders. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch.
The Leadership Series is optional and there are no pre-requisites for participation. Leaders can attend one, some, or all of the virtual and in-person sessions.
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
May 25
May 26
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
June 1
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Staff Professional Development Funds provide a way to identify development opportunities, request funding and expand your skills. You do not need to specify a specific course, program or use when applying for the funds. Applications for fiscal year 2027 will open on May 1, 2026, and close on June 1, 2026, at 5 p.m. Awarded funds will be available for use July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. See the Staff Professional Development Funds page on HR Connection for more information.
June 4
Planning for a new addition to your family? Join this expert-led webinar to learn how to navigate leaves, enroll in benefits and access the Buckeye Baby program with confidence. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
June 8
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
June 15
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
June 18
This is a virtual session.
The Leadership Series is a monthly leader development program for organizational leaders at Ohio State, sponsored by Human Resources. Organizational leaders are those who lead other people leaders, departments, or groups of departments.
A series of sessions is offered in autumn, spring, and summer semesters. In each semester, you can attend 2 or 3 virtual sessions, followed by 1 in-person session.
- Each virtual session will introduce leadership and organizational concepts from a contemporary book. Participants will engage in discussion and have an opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with fellow leaders.
- Each in-person session will recap the previous virtual sessions and focus on reflection, dialogue, and application of concepts within a community of leaders. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch.
The Leadership Series is optional and there are no pre-requisites for participation. Leaders can attend one, some, or all of the virtual and in-person sessions.
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
June 19
June 22
The Ohio State University offers eligible employees and their dependents the opportunity to advance their education at Ohio State. Applications must be submitted each term. Autumn 2026 term enrollment window is June 22 – August 28, 2026. See the Tuition Assistance page for more information.
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
June 25
Learn how to navigate Ohio State’s tuition assistance program and election deadlines in this comprehensive webinar, featuring a live Workday enrollment demonstration and Q&A with benefit professionals.
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
June 29
This 150-minute webinar will provide faculty and staff with the information needed to make informed choices regarding retirement and health and welfare options as a new hire. The first 60-minutes will be focused on health and welfare benefits, the second 60-minutes focused on retirement plan choices and the final section will review tuition assistance and additional benefits.
Details and Registration
Time: 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom
July 3
July 15
The Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) reimburses eligible employees up to $125 quarterly for an eligible service or expense. Employees have until July 15, 2026 to submit a claim for eligible expenses incurred from April 1 – June 30, 2026 to HealthEquity. All requests for reimbursement must be received by HealthEquity no later than July 15, 2026. Unused funds do not roll over to the following quarter.
See LSA filing instructions and a list of eligible expenses.
July 16
This is an in-person session.
The Leadership Series is a monthly leader development program for organizational leaders at Ohio State, sponsored by Human Resources. Organizational leaders are those who lead other people leaders, departments, or groups of departments.
A series of sessions is offered in autumn, spring, and summer semesters. In each semester, you can attend 2 or 3 virtual sessions, followed by 1 in-person session.
- Each virtual session will introduce leadership and organizational concepts from a contemporary book. Participants will engage in discussion and have an opportunity to build and strengthen relationships with fellow leaders.
- Each in-person session will recap the previous virtual sessions and focus on reflection, dialogue, and application of concepts within a community of leaders. Participants are invited to bring their own lunch.
The Leadership Series is optional and there are no pre-requisites for participation. Leaders can attend one, some, or all of the virtual and in-person sessions.
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
August 6
Planning for a new addition to your family? Join this expert-led webinar to learn how to navigate leaves, enroll in benefits and access the Buckeye Baby program with confidence. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
August 13
Learn how to navigate Ohio State’s tuition assistance program and election deadlines in this comprehensive webinar, featuring a live Workday enrollment demonstration and Q&A with benefit professionals.
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
August 28
The Ohio State University offers eligible employees and their dependents the opportunity to advance their education at Ohio State. Applications must be submitted each term. Autumn 2026 term enrollment window is June 22 – August 28, 2026. See the Tuition Assistance page for more information.
September 7
September 17
If you are within five years of retirement and enrolled in OPERS or ARP, this one-hour webinar provides a step-by-step roadmap for a smooth transition. Topics include eligibility, a practical timeline, final paycheck details and post-retirement benefits review. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 1 – 2 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
If you are within five years of retirement and enrolled in STRS or ARP, this 1-hour webinar provides a step-by-step roadmap for a smooth transition. Topics include eligibility, a practical timeline, final paycheck details and post-retirement benefits review. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
October 8
Planning for a new addition to your family? Join this expert-led webinar to learn how to navigate leaves, enroll in benefits and access the Buckeye Baby program with confidence. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
October 15
The Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) reimburses eligible employees up to $125 quarterly for an eligible service or expense. Employees have until October 15, 2026 to submit a claim for eligible expenses incurred from July 1 – September 30, 2026 to HealthEquity. All requests for reimbursement must be received by HealthEquity no later than October 15, 2026. Unused funds do not roll over to the following quarter.
See LSA filing instructions and a list of eligible expenses.
October 21
Intended Audience: People leaders who have direct reports
In this 3 hour, instructor-led workshop, you’ll explore the key elements that make teams high-performing. You’ll learn strategies to build team cohesion, including how to apply Tuckman’s model of group development and foster psychological safety. You’ll also consider how to use these approaches with your own team and explore additional models for creating high-functioning, collaborative groups.
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: Office of Human Resources, 1590 North High St., Gateway Building (Room 425A)
November 11
November 18
Intended Audience: People leaders who have direct reports
In this dynamic 3-hour, instructor-led workshop, you’ll explore the power of employee engagement, and the role intrinsic motivation plays in driving performance and satisfaction. Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, you’ll gain actionable strategies to foster engagement within your team — whether in-person, remote, or hybrid. Walk away with tools to inspire your people, strengthen team connection, and lead with impact in today’s evolving workplace.
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: Office of Human Resources, 1590 North High St., Gateway Building (Room 425A)
November 19
If you are within five years of retirement and enrolled in OPERS or ARP, this one-hour webinar provides a step-by-step roadmap for a smooth transition. Topics include eligibility, a practical timeline, final paycheck details and post-retirement benefits review. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
If you are within five years of retirement and enrolled in STRS or ARP, this 1-hour webinar provides a step-by-step roadmap for a smooth transition. Topics include eligibility, a practical timeline, final paycheck details and post-retirement benefits review. A Q&A with attendees will follow the presentation.
Time: 1 – 2 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
November 26
December 1
Learn how to navigate Ohio State’s tuition assistance program and election deadlines in this comprehensive webinar, featuring a live Workday enrollment demonstration and Q&A with benefit professionals.
Time: 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom
December 10
Intended Audience: People leaders who have direct reports
In this interactive 3-hour virtual workshop, you’ll be challenged to think strategically about how to support your team’s professional growth. Through guided discussions and hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to lead meaningful career conversations, identify development opportunities, and apply practical methods to nurture talent. Whether you’re building future leaders or strengthening individual potential, this session equips you with tools to make development a daily part of your leadership.
Time: 1 – 4 p.m.
Location: CarmenZoom