Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx)
2024 UNIVERSITY DAY EXPO REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
REGISTER TODAY!
New Employee Welcome Breakfast | 8:30 - 10 a.m. | CH2M HILL Alumni Center
A great way for new employees to meet colleagues, learn about the university, and kick-off University Day festivities.
By invitation only. Employees with an original hire date on or after September 15, 2023 will be invited. Registration is required.
Keynote Address | 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. | PRAx: Detrick Hall
Mark Becker, President of the Association of Public & Land Grant Universities (APLU), a research, policy, and advocacy organization dedicated to
strengthening and advancing the work of public universities in the US, Canada, and Mexico, will speak.
Expo and Lunch | 12 to 2 p.m. | PRAx: Toomey Lobby and more
The University Day Expo is the chance for your department, college, or unit to display how you are supporting OSU to achieve its mission of transformation, excellence, and impact. Gather with 40+ units, and over 1,000 OSU faculty and staff, to celebrate the OSU community, learn about resources on campus, and network with your colleagues before the kickoff of the 24-25 academic year. Grab some lunch and meander through the booths to learn more about resources and opportunities on campus. Registration is required for tabling; no RSVP required to attend.
Units who are interested in tabling at the event should register today and stay tuned for more information! Units who do not want to table, but are interested in donating items for a University Day prize drawing should contact [email protected] before Sept. 5. Units who would like to participate should fill out the registration survey by Friday, August 30 at 5 p.m.
2024 University Day Speaker
Mark Becker
President, Association of Public & Land Grant Universities
Mark Becker will be the 2024 University Day keynote speaker. Becker is President of the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU), a research, policy, and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of public universities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The association's membership consists of more than 250 public research universities, land-grant institutions, state university systems, and affiliated organizations.
From January 2009 to August 2021, he was the seventh president of Georgia State University. Becker led the transformation of Georgia State from a formerly little known “commuter school” into one of the nation’s premier urban research universities. The university more than doubled sponsored research funding during his tenure, and GSU became a widely recognized national leader in the introduction of innovative programs and initiatives to foster student success. Georgia State University has been consistently ranked as one of the three most innovative universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
Prior to Georgia State, Becker held academic appointments at the University of Florida, University of Washington, University of Michigan, and leadership positions at the University of Minnesota and University of South Carolina.
Becker has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being named one of America’s 10 most innovative university presidents by Washington Monthly in 2015, the Academic Leadership Award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 2017, and the Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education from TIAA Institute in 2019.