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Campuswide News & Events
Sept. 19 @ 7 p.m. – Mid-Autumn Festival
Join Horizons in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise known as The Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival, celebrated in Chinese culture. It will be at Frat Circle on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 7-9 p.m. We will have a free food…
Campus Operations Notification: Lower Tier of Ham-Wil Parking Lot to be Closed Overnight Sept. 18, Sept. 19
Public Safety Campus Operations Notification: More than 90 employers and graduate schools will visit campus Thursday, Sept. 19, to meet with OWU students as part of Career Connection’s annual Career and Grad School Fair. To help ensure a successful fair, the…
Sept. 25 @ 7 p.m. – Final 2024 Summer on Winter Music Concert!
Main Street Delaware’s 2024 Summer on Winter Concert Series concludes Sept. 25, when RockHouse performs outdoors from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on West Winter Street between North Sandusky and North Franklin streets. The event is free and open to…
Sept. 19 – Withdrawal Deadline for First-Module Classes
Sept. 19 is the Withdrawal deadline for first-module courses. Withdrawing from a course is an option when you are certain you are no longer in a position to pass. Questions to Consider Before Withdrawing: Have you talked with your professor about whether you…
Sept. 17 @ 4:10 p.m. – Biology Seminar Series with Dr. Maggie Hantak
Please join the Biology Seminar Series for a talk by Dr Maggie Hantak, assistant professor at the University of Dayton: “Leveraging Natural History Collections and Community Science Data to Uncover Patterns of Phenotypic Variation.” The event will be in the…
Sept. 30 @ 7 p.m. – Smith Lecture, Free to Public
2024 Smith Lecture: Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. – A Tale of Two Slave Traders: Lincoln and the Destruction of the Transatlantic Slave Trade The Department of History is pleased to welcome Jonathan W. White, Ph.D. a professor of American Studies…
OWU Connection News & Events
Student News & Events
Mailbox Keys
For students who did not have a key available on Aug. 14, the mailroom will pull mail from your box until your key is available. Just bring your ID to the student mailroom, and we will get the items from…
Aug. 19 @ 6 p.m. – Meet the OWU Fraternities and Sororities
Are you interested in fraternity and sorority life? Stop by Meet and Greek: Meet the OWU Fraternities and Sororities on Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Smith Hall Lobby. Meet current members, ask questions, and find out how Greek…
Take the Language Placement Test
Do you need to take the Language Placement Test? Answer the questions below to find out. Are you interested in taking Spanish, French, or German for OWU’s Learn a Second Language requirement? Do you have some background in Spanish, French,…
Aug. 20 – First-Day-of-School Photo Stop at Mowry 📸
Will someone you love be waiting for a first-day-of-school photo from you? Need the perfect spot for a new selfie or video for your socials? Stop by the Mowry Alumni Center on Aug. 20 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.…
Dining Location and Hours Aug. 14-19
AVI Fresh is excited to serve you this semester! The dining location that will be open today, Aug. 14, through Tuesday, Aug. 19, is The Marketplace, located in Hamilton-Williams Campus Center. Hours of operation prior to the first day of school…
Additional Section of COMM 101: Communication Theory (TR 2:40-4) Added!
The Department of Journalism and Communication has added a second section of COMM 101: Communication Theory to the Fall 2025 catalog. Anyone can sign up, and there are no prerequisites. The course satisfies the Listen, Imagine, Understand Gen Ed Competency.…
Faculty/Staff News & Events
Dec. 7 – Updates to Blackboard
Each month, Anthology releases feature updates for Blackboard Learn, our online learning management system. These enhancements to ultra courses will be added to our production system on Thursday, Dec. 7: Gradebook grid view sorting controls — Sorting options in the…
Dec. 2023 – Check Run Updates
Attention, Faculty and Staff – The last check run for 2023 will be on Dec. 14, 2023. This would require ALL items to be through their final approval steps no later than Monday, Dec. 11 @ 5 p.m. During Winter…
Dec. 1 – Deadline to Submit to News for OWU Families Monthly Email
News for OWU Families is accepting posts for the December edition. Please submit news for parents and families using this News for OWU Families form by noon Friday, Dec. 1. This monthly email communication is sent to all parents and families of current students and…
University Classifieds
LOST POSTER IN SMITH!
I forgot a poster right outside of Smith Dining Hall on Saturday morning. It has a castle (top) and a waterfall (bottom). If you see it, please contact me Hanh Phan (htphan@owu.edu). Thank you! Source: Hanh Phan @ htphan@owu.edu.
Lost Keys
LOST: Keys lost on Thursday, September 2. It is a room key, a small mailbox key, and a red stainless steel OWU keychain, on a silver stainless steel key ring. Please contact Ethan McNichols at egmcnichols@owu.edu if found, thank you.…
Lost Keys
LOST: Keys lost on Thursday, September 2nd. It is a room key, a small mailbox key, and a red stainless steel OWU keychain, on a silver stainless steel key ring. Please contact Ethan McNichols at egmcnichols@owu.edu if found, thank you.…
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