2026 Graduate and Professional Student Involvement and Resource Fair

Event Information:

Event Date: Friday, August 28, 2026
Event Location: Ohio Union Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Event Time: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Held during the first week of the Autumn Semester, also known as Welcome Week, the Graduate and Professional Student Involvement and Resource Fair is an annual program designed to connect all graduate and professional students with information and opportunities for involvement, campus services, and core resources. Dozens of student organizations, campus departments, and other partners gather to share information and answer questions about anything and everything that might be relevant to graduate and professional student education, life, and more at Ohio State. This is a drop-in event that is also partnered with the Graduate and Professional Student Picnic. All attending will have the chance to mingle with various booths, eat delicious food, and participate in activities during throughout the event.

Please note that this event is NOT the same event as the Student Involvement Fair, which is the campus-wide event showcasing more than 800 booths on Sunday, August 23rd from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the Oval/South Oval. The Graduate and Professional Fair is a separate program with tables, resources, and activities curated with graduate and professional students' needs, careers, and educations in mind! 

Registration Information (for Tabling Groups):

Tabling registration is now open for those interested in tabling and outreach at the annual Graduate and Professional Involvement and Resource Fair. This event is a great and timely opportunity to showcase your organization, services, opportunities, and more to the graduate and professional student population at Ohio State. 

Tabling organizations in the past have brought games, activities, giveaways, information in the form of "hot cards", flyers, pamphlets, and members/staff to answer questions to the fair. 

Registered student organizations, campus departments/services, and (invited) local community partners are eligible to table at the event. If you represent or are a part of a non-Ohio State group, organization, etc., that would like to have a table at the 2026 fair, please contact Katie Conner.280 to express your group's interest. The deadline to sign up for the 2026 event is Friday, July 31st by 11:59 p.m.

Please use the following link to submit a registration application for the fair: 2026 Graduate and Professional Student Involvement Fair Registration Form (Ohio State) – Fill out form

Please Note: While all Ohio State University active student organizations and Ohio State Departments/Units are welcome to apply to register for a fair table, due to limited space the Grad/Prof Resource and Involvement fair team will give priority consideration to those organizations, departments, and units with specific programs, resources, membership, etc., for graduate and professional students at Ohio State, in order to ensure the fair is serving their needs and interests appropriately. 

2026 Tabling Group Directory

Check back in the first week of August 2026 for our full directory of this year's tabling groups!