Our Culture
Our culture defines us, and being true to who we are is at the core of our guiding principles and values.
Diversity
The Ohio State University community is incredibly diverse, with every conceivable nationality, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical capability and socio-economic background imaginable. Our technology groups are working hard to build a diverse, inclusive culture. In addition, the university has numerous resources designed to welcome a diverse workforce and help them find their place within our community.
Bringing Our Culture to Life
Our Culture Team is made up of volunteer representatives across OTDI. These individuals are selected because they embody our culture and lead by example. Each is committed to excellence in our culture. The culture team leads a number of activities, including:
- Managing our annual Voice of the Employee survey
- Overseeing the Group Mentoring Program
- Planning and coordinating our quarterly Rewards and Recognition events
Gratitude
We have a strong culture of gratitude and we love saying thank you! Did someone do something nice for you? We have Thank It Forward note cards you can send them to show your appreciation! If mailing a card isn’t your thing, take advantage of our electronic Kudos program, that adds your feedback to the informaiton that is displayed with their picture on the OTDI online organizational chart. We take pride in giving our team members a rewards and recognition system that allows them to show their coworkers that they are appreciated. We love teamwork and collaboration. Give us a great idea on where we can improve or what programs we should consider adding, and we will do our best to make it happen.
Charitable Giving
Staff and students within OTDI participant in charitable giving in a variety of ways. Through university-wide initiatives like the Campus Campaign, Bucks for Charity and Pelotonia, members of OTDI work together to achieve fundraising goals set forth by our organization and by the university.