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:
August
24- (Monday) ROUTES Unlimited “What’s Cooking?” Buckeye Welcome Week Gathering 2026
6:30 PM , Blackburn House Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)31-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Good Eats Go Global Week Kickoff (Life as a Greek American Buckeye)
6:30 PM, Blackburn House Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff)
September
1-(Tuesday, other dates) ROUTES Unlimited Go Global Experiences (Italy 2027 Study abroad info. sessions)
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 – 6:30 PM | Baker Mezzanine; Wednesday, September 9, 2026 – 6:00 PM | Enarson Classroom #160);Thursday, September 17, 2026 – 6:00 PM | Enarson Classroom #100);Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – 6:00 PM | Enarson Classroom #100)
3-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited at the OIA Study Abroad Fair
2:00-5:00 PM, Archie Griffin Ballroom- Ohio Union
7-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Experience Columbus Greek Festival Adventure!
12 noon-3:00 PM, Meet at 11:30 AM , Brutus Statue, 1st Floor – Ohio Union
14-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited ACTION TEAM Meeting
6:30–8:00 PM , Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)
17-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited Be Kind Food Packing Event
1-3 PM (Check in at 12:30 PM); 6:30- 8:00 PM (Check In at 5:30PM) Tom W. Davis Gym at the RPAC (337 Annie and John Glenn Avenue), Afternoon Session RSVP; Evening Session RSVP; Video from last year's event20-(Sunday) ROUTES Unlimited at the Involved Living Summit
10:00 AM- 3 PM, Curl Viewpoint (80 W. Woodruff Ave.)
21-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited MLK Service Weekend Info. Session
6:00-6:30 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Avel), MLK Service Weekend Application
21-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Community Check-In/ Pre-Homecoming De-Stress Night
6:30-8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff)
25-(Friday) ROUTES Unlimited Good Eats presents “Buckeye Chopped” Team Cooking Challenge (Brutus Edition)
5:30- 7:00 PM, 7:30-9:00 PM, Instructional Kitchen (Ohio Union)
27-(Sunday) ROUTES Unlimited at Community Commitment 2026!
Event from 9:30-3 PM, Meet at 9:00 AM by the Brutus Statue, 1st Floor – Ohio Union
28-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited Finding Your Sweet Fire Wayfinder Community Chat (Leadership Week Experience 2026)
6::30–8:00 PM , Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House-136 W. Woodruff Ave.)
October
1-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited Savor the City: NYC application opens
8:00 AM, ROUTES Unlimited NYC Experience Application 2026
4-(Sunday) ROUTES Unlimited presents the TEATRO Jagged Little Pill Experience
2:00-5:00 PM , Meet at the Brutus Statue in the Ohio Union by 1 PM, Riffe Center (77 S. High St.)
5-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited ACTION TEAM Meeting
6:30- 8:00 PM, Blackburn Victory Room (Blackburn House- 136 W. Wodruff Ave.)
8-(Thursday) ROUTES Unlimited MLK Service Weekend Application Opens
8:00 AM, ROUTES Unlimited MLK Weekend Application
9- (Friday) ROUTES Unlimited Homecoming Experience
4 PM set-up-6 PM parade, Ohio Stadium (Check ROUTES Unlimited GroupMe for exact meeting location)
12-(Monday) ROUTES Unlimited ACTION TEAM Workday
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
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
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
November
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
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
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.