ROUTES Unlimited Autumn Semester Calendar 2026
ROUTES Unlimited (RU) helps students develop stronger connections, broader perspectives, greater confidence to navigate challenges, a clearer understanding of how to positively impact their communities, and strategies for achieving personal, academic, and professional goals.
The program regularly meets on Mondays at 6:30 PM in the Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.), but also at additional times based on opportunity path event availability or scheduling.
ROUTES Unlimited events (including the RU ACTION Team planning meetings) are open to all Ohio State students, staff, and faculty
Upcoming opportunity path programs to help participants find their routes to success:
October (Fear Factor Month- Facing our Fears to achieve success!)
1-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited Savor the City: NYC application opens
8-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited MLK Service Weekend Application Opens
8:00 AM, ROUTES Unlimited MLK Weekend Application now open
9- (Friday) ROUTES Unlimited Homecoming Experience
4 PM set-up-6 PM parade, Ohio Stadium (Check ROUTES Unlimited GroupMe for exact meeting location). Learn more at the RU Homecoming Exprience Info Page.
12-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited NYC Informational Meeting and Surprise Salsa Dance Experience to celebrate Latino Heritage Month
6:30 PM, Blackburn House Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff)
14-17-(Wednesday-Saturday) ROUTES Unlimited Recipes for Success C-BUS Leadership Retreat
All Day, Columbus, Ohio (ROUTES Unlimited, Stadium Scholarship, Alumnae Scholarship Housing Student Leaders)
19-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Savor the City NYC Application DUE
Due by 11:59 PM, ROUTES Unlimited NYC Experience Application 2026
21-(Wednesday) ROUTES Unlimited Savor the City NYC Participants announced
12 noon, ROUTES Unlimited GroupMe
22-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited Fear Factor Month: Are U Afraid of the Oval?
6:30-8:00 PM, Meet in front of Thompson Library by the William Oxley Thompson statue In case of inclement weather, join us online (link will be shared via the ROUTES Unlimited GroupMe)
23-(Friday) ROUTES Unlimited Circleville Pumpkin Show Experience
5:30 PM-9:00 PM, Circleville, OH, Meet at the Brutus Statue at the Ohio Union by 5:15 PM. Learn more and register here at the RU Pumpkin Show Info Page
24-(Saturday) ROUTES Unlimited Ticket to Ride, Eat & Learn: Columbus Edition
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, C-Bus (Columbus), OH, Meet at the Brutus Statue in the Ohio Union by 8:45 AM. Register by October 19th at RU Ticket to Ride, Eat & Learn: Columbus Edition Info Page
26-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Cooking up Great Conversations: Unlocking the Secrets of Small Talk
6:30 PM , Blackburn House Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)
29-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited MLK Service Weekend Application Closes
Due by 11:59 PM ROUTES Unlimited MLK Weekend Application
30-(Friday) ROUTES Unlimited Savor the City: NYC Experience First Payment DUE
Due by 11:59 PM at the ROUTES Unlimited Payment Portal
30-(Friday) ROUTES Unlimited Good Eats presents “Buckeye Chopped” Team Cooking Challenge (Brutus Edition)
5:30-8:00 PM, Instructional Kitchen (Ohio Union) (Teams must be in place, ready to cook by 5:45 PM!)
Register now at: The ROUTES Unlimited Buckeye Chopped Registration Form 2026 – Fill out form
November (Considerate Communities Month)
2-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited REACH/REACH 2.0 Training
6:30- 8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.); ILO Office (Bowen House-2125 N. High St.)
3-(Tuesday) MLK Service Weekend Participants announced
12 noon, ROUTES Unlimited GroupMe
8-(Sunday) ROUTES Unlimited presents: The “Maybe Happy Ending” TEATRO Experience
1:00 PM , Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St, Columbus, OH , Meet at the Brutus Statue (Ohio Union) at 11:45 AM
Register and Pay By Buck-ID Now at the Maybe Happy Ending Payment Portal
9-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited NYC Pre-Departure Workshop (Part One): What’s Your Flavor?
6:30-8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)
11-(Wednesday) ROUTES Unlimited: The Hetuck Native American Experience
8:30 AM- 3:00 PM, Newark Earthworks (455 Hebron Rd, Heath, OH 43056) and Morrill Browsing Room, Morrill Tower -1900 Cannon Drive, Meet at the Brutus Statue (Ohio Union) at 8:15 AM
13-(Friday) ROUTES Unlimited MLK Service Weekend First Payment Due
Due by 11:59 PM, ROUTES Unlimited Payment Portal
16-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited presents STRANGE FOODS
6:30 -8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House)
22- (Sunday) ROUTES Unlimited Ticket to Ride, Eat & Learn: Cleveland Edition
8:30 AM-6:00 PM, Meet at 8:15 AM at the Brutus Statue (Ohio Union), Cleveland, OH
23-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited ACTION TEAM Meeting
6:30- 8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)
23-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Savor the City: NYC Experience Final Payment DUE
Due by 11:59 PM, ROUTES Unlimited Payment Portal
30- (Monday) ROUTES Unlimited ACTION TEAM Workday
6:30-8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)
December (Next Steps Month)
3-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited Boricua: Leadership in Context (ROUTES Unlimited Puerto Rico Experience 2027) Information Session
6:00-7:00 PM, Nosker Burgee Room (Nosker House- 124 W. Woodruff Ave.)
3-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited NYC Pre-Departure Workshop (Part Two): A Taste of City Life
7:00-8:00 PM, Nosker Burgee Room (Nosker House- 124 W. Woodruff Ave.)
4-(Friday) ROUTES Unlimited MLK Service Weekend Final Payment Due
Due by 11:59 PM, ROUTES Unlimited Payment Portal
7-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Fall Induction Ceremony 2026
6:30-8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)
11, 14-(Friday, Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Study Jamz Experience (Fall 2026)
10:30 AM- 8:00 PM, Curl Viewpoint, 80 W. Woodruff Ave.(Friday); Morrill Tower (3rd Floor), 1900 Cannon Drive (Monday)
17-22 (Thursday-Tuesday) ROUTES Unlimited Savor the City: The 2026 NYC Experience
New York City (Various Locations)
*For the latest details on each experience, please consult the ROUTES GroupMe, weekly e-newsletter, or Instagram updates.