Board of Trustees
Students walking across the Oval

University Board

The university Board of Trustees serves as the chief fiduciary and strategic body of The Ohio State University.

2025 undergraduate student trustee application

If you are a currently enrolled undergraduate student and Ohio resident who will be attending Ohio State through at least May 2027, please consider applying to serve as the next undergraduate student representative to The Ohio State University Board of Trustees. Applications are due by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025. 

Current trustees

The governor of Ohio appoints 15 Ohio residents who serve as voting members for nine-year terms and two voting student trustees who serve two-year terms. Additionally, the board selects up to three non-voting, non-Ohio residents to serve as charter trustees for three-year terms.

Committees

Standing committees of the board, the members of which are appointed annually by the chair, consider and make recommendations for action by the board on various matters.

Meeting calendar

The Board of Trustees and its committees meet throughout the year with focused agendas and presentations. Meetings are open to the public, but seating is limited.

Archived meeting minutes

The board maintains meeting minutes for each fiscal year dating back to 1870.