Lela O’Toole International Speaker Series

Save the Date for the LeLa O’Toole Guest Speaker Event on September 17, 2026, at Jorns Hall. The event will feature Gift Dharmageisirattana at 10:30 a.m., followed by a keynote presentation at 3:30 p.m. from Dr. Lakhana Didyarsarin, an OSU alumna, third-generation educator, and founder of the American School of Bangkok, a recognized leading educational institution in Thailand. The event will focus on practical strategies for supporting mental health and mindfulness in the classroom. The Dean Lela O’Toole International Speaker Series was established by the former College of Human Sciences in 1995. It focuses on timely and relevant topics related to public policy, ethics, and international issues in the scholastic areas of the college. Lela O’Toole served as dean of the College of Human Sciences from 1951-1975. She believed that universities play an important role in the conduct of international and world affairs. Click Here to RSVP