Category Faculty/Staff News & Events

Aug. 28 – Join Us for the 2019 Wellness Expo! 

The OWU Wellness Committee requests your presence! Join us Aug. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Benes Rooms as we present: Prizes * Snacks * Freebies * Demonstrations at the 2019 Wellness Expo! –11 a.m. Speaker Zonya…

Sept. 5 – Blackboard Learn Update

Blackboard’s next update to its LMS will be released Sept. 5. It features these enhancements, as well as many minor improvements and bug fixes: Group self-enrollment: Instructors can create self-enrollment groups for students to join to complete group assignments and…

Aug. 22 – First Thursday Welcome Back Reception at the Ross!

Celebrate the beginning of the new semester, catch up with colleagues and friends, enjoy the new exhibit at the Ross Art Museum on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 4-6 p.m. at the First Thursday Welcome Back Reception! Refreshments, camaraderie, and a…

Course Reserves for Fall 2019

Friday, Aug. 16, is the deadline for submitting requests for Electronic and Print Reserves to ensure items are available for the beginning of the semester. Reserves are processed in the order they are received. Please refer to the Course Reserves…

Aug. 13-15 – TIAA’s Live Financial Issues Webinars

TIAA’s August 2019 schedule of live webinars is now posted to the Live Webinar Lounge (www.tiaa.org/webinars), and each webinar is available for registration. In addition to the Financial Essentials topics, the August webinar line-up includes several specialty topics outlined below. All about…

Important Events and Updates from Staff Council

As we prepare for the start of another semester, we wanted remind staff about upcoming events and also announce some new features to the staff council website. Upcoming Events: 1. Class of 2023 Convocation – Thursday, August 15, at 4:30…

New OWU Jobs Listed Online Now

The OWU Buildings & Grounds and Accounting departments are looking to fill Office Coordinator and Accounting positions.  If you or anyone you know is interested in being considered for this opening please review the posting and application details on the Job…

Course Reserves for Fall 2019

Friday, Aug. 16, is the deadline for submitting requests for Electronic and Print Reserves to ensure items are available for the beginning of the semester. Reserves are processed in the order they are received. Please refer to the Course Reserves…

Blackboard Learn Update Coming Aug. 8

Blackboard Learn’s next update will be released Aug. 8. It features these enhancements, as well as many minor improvements and some bug fixes: Create question pools in Ultra courses–To help build assessments quickly and encourage academic integrity, instructors can now…

Aug. 13-15 – TIAA’s Live Financial Issues Webinars

TIAA’s August 2019 schedule of live webinars is now posted to the Live Webinar Lounge (www.tiaa.org/webinars), and each webinar is available for registration. In addition to the Financial Essentials topics, the August webinar line-up includes several specialty topics outlined below. All about…