Annual Land-Grant Open House and Undergraduate Research & Scholarly Activities Day

April 25, 2025
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Central State University, 1400 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce, Ohio 45384
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You’re invited to Central State University’s 2025 Land-Grant Open House and Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activities Day and first Urban Farmer Youth Symposium and 4-H Youth Day as we celebrate the 135th Anniversary of the 1890 Morrill Act! 

When: Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26 

Where: Central State University, 1400 Brush Row Road, Wilberforce, Ohio 45384 

This exciting two-day event will showcase groundbreaking research, hands-on extension demonstrations, student presentations, and interactive activities. Engage with our faculty, students, and community partners as we highlight Central State’s commitment to innovation in agriculture, research, and education. 

See the complete schedule of events below.

For more information, contact Central State University Land-Grant Communications at landgrantcommunications@centralstate.edu.

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Schedule

8:30-9 a.m. | Registration for students and faculty with poster presentations in Madison W. Beacom/Gaston F. Lewis Gymnasium 

9 a.m.-12 p.m. 

  • Parking lot shuttles from the Norman E. Ward Sr. Center parking lot to the parking lot by Beacom Gymnasium 
  • Extension demonstrations (in main tent unless otherwise noted): 
    • Family and Consumer Sciences nutrition and cooking in the Extension Mobile Kitchen and health screenings in the Health Education Mobile Unit
    • Agriculture and Natural Resources 
    • Community Economic Development 
    • 4-H camps and robotics 
    • Research displays

9-11:30 a.m. | Attendee registration, check-in, and schedule pickup in Ward parking lot

9-11:15 a.m. | Student poster presentations in Beacom Gymnasium 

11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. | Student oral presentations in College of Business Smith Hall

Lunch activities 

12-1:45 p.m. | Lunch in main tent 

12:30 p.m. | Welcome, followed by two speeches, a keynote, presentation of student awards, and directions for the afternoon

Afternoon campus activities 

1-3 p.m. | Extension demonstration in Seed-to-Bloom Botanical and Community Garden

1:45-3 p.m. | Van shuttles from main tent to Ward parking lot and the Botanical Garden

2-2:30 p.m. | Tree-planting ceremony in the Botanical Garden

Saturday, April 26

10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Parking lot van shuttles from Ward parking lot to Joshua I. Smith Center for Education & Natural Resources lawn. All activities will take place on the lawn. 

10-11 a.m. | Registration, attendee check-in, and schedule pickup

  • Farmers’ Market display setup

11-11:30 a.m. | 4-H students presenting about their gardens 

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Interactive program and Family Feud

12-12:30 p.m. | Lunch

12:30-1:30 p.m. | Program on agriculture careers and the college experience 

1:30-3 p.m. | Farmers’ Market

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