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Campuswide News & Events
Jan. 21 @ 11 a.m. – Goals in Focus: Make a Vision Board!
Do you have big plans for 2025? A list of goals to achieve? Places you want to travel? Join OMSA and the CDO office to create a vision board and get on track for the new year. Drop by the…
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…
OWU Connection News & Events
Dive into Study Abroad and More at the Connection Conference
Want to learn more about studying abroad? Look no further! Come learn about affordability abroad at the annual OWU Connection Conference! Taking place on Sept. 26, the conference will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. showcasing student involvement, research, and a…
Sept. 19 @ 11 a.m. – Career and Grad School Fair This Thursday!
OWU Career & Grad School Fair This Thursday! What: The Biggest Career Event of the Year! 90+ Employers/Grad Schools Attending! When: Thursday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: Ham-Wil Benes Rooms AND Atrium Why: Discover Full/Part-Time Jobs, Grad Schools, Internships…
Get Ready to Connect, Explore, and Inspire
Come one, come all Bishops! Our annual OWU Connection Conference is taking place on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The Fall Connection Conference will showcase students’ involvement on and off campus, as well as sessions advising students…
This Week – Prep for the Career and Grad School Fair! All-Day Drop-Ins
Get ready for the Career & Graduate School Fair this Thursday, Sept. 19, by attending All-Day Drop-Ins. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 17-18, staff from the Career Connection Office will be in Slocum 207 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. waiting for…
Sept. 18 @ Noon – Power Skills Workshop: Google Professional Certificates
Learn about Google Professional Certificates and how they can help you reach your career goals. Participants will have the opportunity to enroll in a Google Professional Certificate Program for free (approximately $200 value), and possibly connect it to academic credit…
Oct. 1 – Theory-to-Practice Grant Application Deadline
Theory-to-Practice Grant (TPG) submissions are due Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m. Go to the TPG web page for guidelines and instructions and for the application form. Questions? Please drop by the IOCP office in Slocum Hall (3rd floor) and speak with a mentor…
Student News & Events
SSRP Applications due March 4, 2025
Applications for the expanded Summer Science Research Program (SSRP) are due soon – March 4, 2025. Be sure all parts of the application are submitted by March 4. For more information see the SSRP website and the projects being offered. Questions? Contact ssrp@owu.edu. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: SSRP…
Feb. 27 @ 6 p.m. – Sassy Coloring – Museum Chill Night
Come check out our new sassy coloring pages! We will also have tea and snacks from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday evening, Feb. 27. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Richard M. Ross Art Museum Contact: Ruth Szukala at ramuseum@owu.edu
Help the Marching Bishops Reach 80 Members on the Field This Fall!
The Marching Bishops are looking to make history next season, and I need your help to get there! I’m setting a goal to get at least 80 members on the field next year, which would, as best I can tell…
Feb. 26 @ Noon – Black Excellence
Bring your lunch and join us from noon to 1 p.m. in Merrick Classroom 202 for an inspiring conversation with Kiona Dyches, Assistant Director of Social Media and Digital Communications for the Communications department. Dyches will discuss “Owning Your Excellence”…
Learn Authentic Gracie Jiujitsu, Okinawa Karate & Kobudo, TKD, Self-Defense
Okinawan Karate/Kobudo TKD PE301: From Okinawa, Japan, home to the oldest and healthiest people on earth, Karate has a deep cultural history developed over centuries; it is one of the oldest and most effective self-defense systems ever created. You do…
Feb. 26 @ 4 p.m. – Donuts and Drop-In with the Honors Board
Join the Honors Board in the Slocum Honors lounge on Feb. 26 from 4-5 p.m. Enjoy mochi donuts, study time, and the chance to ask questions about classes, research, and graduating with honors. All are welcome! OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Honors…
Faculty/Staff News & Events
Former Staff Member Keith Sulser Passes Away
We are sad to share that former OWU staff member Keith Sulser passed away Oct. 26 at his home. He was 61. Keith served as a maintenance and security supervisor for Ohio Wesleyan for many years, joining the University in…
Teach a TLC in 2025-26? Faculty Info Sessions.
Do you want to offer a Travel Learning Course in 2025/2026? Join us for lunch either on Wednesday, Nov. 6, or Thursday, Nov. 14 at noon. A presentation will be followed by an open discussion. RSVP is required, lunch will…
Oct. 31 @ Noon – Market Position Town Hall in the Benes Rooms
Faculty & Staff – please join us for a town hall about market position on Oct. 31 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Benes Rooms. After conversing with hundreds of community members (faculty, staff, students), alumni, and Board of…
University Classifieds
Lost Vehicle Key?
Please contact us if you have recently lost a vehicle key; it may be at our office located in Welch Hall. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Public Safety Contact: Public Safety at psafety@owu.edu
In Search of Study Chair
I am currently in search of a study chair with wheels that is suitable for extended periods of studying. If anyone within the OWU community has a chair meeting these criteria and is willing to provide it for free, it…
Direct Care Opportunity in Delaware for Pre-Med/Pre-Nursing Students
Are you a pre-med or pre-nursing student looking for an opportunity to get direct healthcare experience while helping a local family in need? I am looking for a responsible student willing to assist a local man with his in-home dialysis…
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