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Campuswide News & Events
Verify Your Data for OWU ALERT Emergency Notices
Welcome to spring semester, Bishops! Ohio Wesleyan uses the OWU ALERT system to inform you of urgent situations requiring an immediate response using email and text/voice messages sent to your cellular telephones. To update your cell phone of record with…
Jan. 16 – Ross Art Museum Opening Reception: Caribbean Transformers!
Join us Thursday, Jan. 16, from 5-8 p.m. for Caribbean Transformers: Becoming and Being in the New World. Come out of the cold! We’ll have Caribbean-inspired food, music, and fun! Jamaican-born painter Alicia Brown examines the complex cultural forces faced…
Public Safety Advisory – Keep Warm, Bishops!
With single-digit low temperatures in the forecast, here are tips from the OWU Student Health Center and Public Safety, and information from weathersafety.ohio.gov. How to Dress During Cold Weather Wear layers of loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing. Trapped air between the layers…
Spring Semester Hours at Hobson Library
Spring semester hours for the Hobson Library can be viewed on the library’s website at Updates or changes to these hours will also be posted on the hours page. Slocum Reading Room is available 24/7 for study and printing…
Ham-Wil to be Without Water During Boiler Replacement
Building & Grounds will replace the domestic boiler system inside Hamilton-Williams Campus Center starting the morning of Monday, Dec. 16. Water will be shut off in the building for the majority of the week. Please plan accordingly. The project will…
Semester Break Hours for Hobson Library
Semester Break hours for the Hobson Library can be viewed on the library’s website at Updates or changes to these hours will also be posted on the hours page. Slocum Reading Room is available 24/7 for study and printing…
OWU Connection News & Events
Sept. 5 @ Noon – Demystifying the Path to Grad School with Career Connection
Hoping to apply to Grad/Professional School (including Ph.D. programs)? This is your opportunity to get the inside scoop and prepare yourself for this rigorous task! During this session, you will learn about each step involved in applying for programs. You…
Sept. 12 @ Noon – Join us for the Pitch OWU Workshop!
Do you have a big idea? Do you have a solution to a problem that you believe could change the world? Are you interested in participating in Pitch OWU but don’t know where to start? Join us for our Pitch…
Oct. 6 – Represent OWU at the Propel Ohio Conference
Propel Ohio is an annual, nonpartisan conference sponsored by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. It brings together college students from around Ohio to discuss important issues facing Ohio’s colleges. This year’s theme is civic engagement in Ohio colleges. Speakers include Sen.…
Fall OWU Connection Conference – Featuring YOU!
Have you taken part in an OWU Connection experience? We’d love to feature YOU at the fall OWU Connection Conference! On Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, normal classes at OWU will pause and the campus will transform into a professional conference…
BIPOC Students & Organizations! Join us for Black Wall Street!
Are you a BIPOC student entrepreneur? Are you part of a BIPOC campus group that wants to promote your organization to fellow OWU students? Join us during the OWU Connection Conference for the 2nd Annual Black Wall Street! Each year…
Go to Tanzania: Change Your Life
Ohio Wesleyan’s semester-long program in Tanzania is accepting applications for its Spring 2025 program. The program is open to all majors and minors. Students complete an internship and take these courses: — East African culture, which includes visiting national parks,…
Student News & Events
🎒Oct. 1 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Survival Kit Station
Swing by Crider Lounge (Ham-Wil 2nd Floor) on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. to create your own Midterm Survival Kit! 📕✨ Stock up on snacks, supplies, and motivation to help you push through midterms strong. Grab what…
Oct. 2 @ 6 p.m. – Bible Study with OWU Catholic!
Join OWU Catholic this Thursday from 6-8 p.m. for a Bible Study in the Smith Game Room. Feel free to bring your own Bible, but we will provide the reading! Reach out if you have any questions! OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office:…
TODAY! – FALL PARTY! Department of Economics and Business
: Join us TODAY, Sept. 30, from 12-1:30 p.m. at HWCC, Benes A, for the Fall Party hosted by the Department of Economics and Business Student Board and The Woltemade Center! Enjoy games, food, dessert, and refreshments. All are welcome!…
🏅Oct. 2 from 7-9 p.m. – Smith Olympics 🎉
Bring your friends and your competitive spirit to the Smith Olympics! 🏆🎽 Happening Thursday, Oct. 2, from 7-9 p.m. in the Smith Dining Hall, this ResLife Midterm Event is packed with fun challenges, laughter, and exciting prizes. Take a break…
Oct. 3 @ 12 p.m. – Cold and Flu Prevention
Join the Bishop Way and the Student Health Center in the HWCC Atrium at noon on Friday, Oct. 3, from 12-1 p.m. for Cold and Flu Prevention! Stop by for tips on how to stay healthy this flu season, as…
RESCHEDULED: YDSA Introduction to Democratic Socialism Oct. 2
Join OWU’s longest-running progressive political organization in a casual chat about socialist thought. Learn from peers and find out how to get involved in socialism in central Ohio! We will be meeting at 6-7 p.m. this Thursday in the Stuyvesant…
Faculty/Staff News & Events
Camp Oh-Wooo Fac/Staff Partners: Interest Form Due June 1
Please complete this form to express your interest in volunteering to be a fac/staff partner for our Camp Oh-Wooo program. Camp Oh-Wooo runs Friday, Aug. 16 – Sunday, Aug. 18. Fac/Staff partners connect and form relationships with incoming new students at…
May 30 @ 1 p.m. – Blackboard Training on Assignments & Assessments
Information Services is pleased to announce this upcoming training opportunity, provided by Anthology’s professional Blackboard services: Assignments & Assessments Thursday, May 30 at 1 PM Learn how to create assignments alongside other content, so students can access their work next…
Summer Blackboard Training Opportunities
Information Services is pleased to announce upcoming training opportunities, provided by Anthology’s professional Blackboard services. Assignments & Assessments Thursday, May 30 at 1 PM Learn how to create assignments alongside other content, so students can access their work next to…
University Classifieds
FOUND – Piece of AirPod accessory set
If you have lost a piece of your AirPod set, stop at the Merrick Mentors desk to claim it. We also have lost water bottles to be claimed at the Merrick Mentors Desk. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: International and Office Campus…
Lost hearing aid
If you have lost/ misplaced a hearing aid please come the Student Involvement office located through the main doors at the Hamilton Williams campus center between 9 am-5 pm OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Ohio Wesleyan Contact: Student Involvement Office at siospc@owu.edu
Futon and Mini Fridge for Sale
Futon- brand new- bought it in August, black memory foam. Asking $200 but willing to negotiate. I want to sell it before I graduate in December. Mini Fridge- also brand new- Asking 75. Microwave- brand new. Asking 50. Email me arcourtr@owu.edu…
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