Happy Homecoming & Family Weekend!

Happy Homecoming & Family Weekend! Join for this once-a-year Bishop bash!

Highlights include:

Friday, Oct. 7

  • Slocum Hall Rededication, 4 p.m. – Historic Slocum Hall reopens following a 14-month, $11.25-million-donor-funded restoration. The new home of the OWU Connection, Slocum Hall is highlighted by a 70-foot-by-20-foot leaded glass ceiling. Learn more about the building at owu.edu/slocumhall.
  • Pints w/Profs & Staff, 5 p.m. – *NEW* event to Homecoming, following the Slocum Hall dedication.
  • BishopFest, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Ticketed all-community celebration featuring food, music, and fun!

Saturday, Oct. 8

  • OWU Field Hockey, 11 a.m. – OWU vs. Denison, at Selby Stadium.
  • Parade of Bishops, noon-12:15 p.m. – Show your Ohio Wesleyan pride and join the walking parade from the JAYwalk fountain to Selby Stadium, led by the football team, OWU Marching Bishops, and the Battling Bishop himself.
  • Battling Bishop Tailgate, noon-2 p.m. Enjoy lunch as you get fired up for the OWU vs. Denison football game. Food trucks will have items for purchase outside Selby Stadium.
  • OWU Football, 2 p.m. – OWU vs. Denison, at Selby Stadium. Halftime recognition includes Hall of Fame inductees and recipients of Team of Distinction Awards.

It’s a great weekend to be a Bishop!