Contact Tyrone Carr, carrt@ohio.edu or at 740-593-4300, to adequately prepare for ticketed events. There will be a cutoff date of Aug. 5, 2022, for organizations to submit their events and activities.
Official OHIO-sponsored events will appear on the BAR registration website.
Yes. The planning committee will be looking for opportunities to engage with students throughout the weekend.
Yes. The planning committee is determining how to honor Black alumni who have passed and how to recognize Black alumni accomplishments as part of the reunion.
Selling goods and services on campus is subject to many rules and policies – think risk management, sales tax, procurement, licensing and contracts, etc. Alumni interested in selling goods on campus can reserve tables outside of Baker Center as external partners (cost is $100/day). Visit the Event Services website for more information or to reserve table space.
The OHIO academic calendar is on semesters, which means the spring season – with students in town – is too short to accommodate the reunion. Weekends in March and April are heavily programmed with OHIO Up Close admissions events, Mom’s Weekend, the International Street Fair, and more. And, commencement is April 30 this year!
Hosting BAR during an academic semester requires collaboration with campus partners through the University’s event space scheduling process, which begins in January and is finalized in March. This process, and all access to event space, is managed by University Event Services, an office within the Division of Student Affairs. During this process student organizations, academic units, and non- academic units (including OUAA) request space. Competition is tremendous, and Event Services places priority on student and academic events (NOTE: Student fees fund Baker Center and its operations. Therefore, student events get priority access to that space).