Category Faculty/Staff News & Events

Travel Learning Courses – Getting Cost Estimates for Your Proposal

If you are proposing a Travel Learning Course for the 2020/2021 Academic Year, get travel quotes from UniglobeTD the easy way. Fill out the on-line quote request form at  or email draft itinerary to owu@uniglobetd.com. Contact Lisa or Darrell in Merrick at…

TODAY @ NOON – Staff Lunch and Learn Session

The President’s Cabinet and Staff Council invite you to bring your lunch to Merrick 301 today, September 25 from noon – 1:00 for our next OWU Staff Lunch and Learn. This session will feature three OWU faculty, who will each…

Tuition Remission Information

Full-time, benefits-eligible employees of Ohio Wesleyan University (and their eligible dependents and spouses) may participate in Tuition Remission Programs. To learn more about these opportunities, please contact Catherine Langton. Plan ahead as the application deadline may be approaching quickly! OWU…

Launch of Direct Deposit for Reimbursements for Faculty and Staff

Over the next few months, the Finance office will be introducing some efficiency initiatives to better serve the campus community and streamline operations. The first of these is direct deposit for all faculty and staff reimbursements, which has the following…

Oct. 3 – Blackboard Learn Update

Blackboard’s next update to its LMS will be released Oct. 3. It features these enhancements, as well as many minor improvements and bug fixes: Bulk download submissions: Instructors can now download multiple student assignment submissions at once as a ZIP…

Where is the Technical Trainer?

Information Service is pleased to offer roaming technical training and support–open, drop-in sessions–coming soon to a location near you. No need to register or RSVP, just stop by! You might even get some Blackboard swag (while supplies last)! Look for…

Travel Learning Courses – Getting Cost Estimates for Your Proposal

If you are proposing a Travel Learning Course for the 2020/2021 Academic Year, get travel quotes from UniglobeTD the easy way. Fill out the on-line quote request form at  or email draft itinerary to owu@uniglobetd.com. Contact Lisa or Darrell in Merrick at…

TODAY @ 4 p.m. – Support in Building Online Courses for Summer 2020

Thinking about designing and teaching an online course? If so, please consider attending an information session with representatives from the Franklin University International Institute for Innovative Instruction today, September 24, from 4-5 p.m. in Elliot 001. At this meeting, Franklin…

Oct. 5 @ 10 a.m. – Scalar Workshop for OH5 Faculty

The Five Colleges of Ohio Digital Collaborations Group would like to invite you to attend a workshop focused on Scalar, a robust tool for developing pedagogical digital projects. The workshop will be held at Denison University on Saturday, October 5,…

Tech Tip of the Week – The Shift+Enter keyboard shortcut

When typing, especially poetry, sometimes you want to drop down a line without creating a new paragraph. In that case, Shift+Enter is your friend. In some instances, you may need just a new line, instead of a full new paragraph…