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Campuswide News & Events
Today @ 4:30pm – Novelist Torrey Peters reading in Benes
The English Department is pleased to welcome novelist Torrey Peters as our Michael C. Quinn Memorial Lecturer on Wednesday, September 29th from 4:30-5:30pm in the Benes Rooms. Torrey Peters is the bestselling author of DETRANSITION BABY, which “brilliantly and fearlessly…
Sept. 29 @ 4pm, First-Gen Social
Wed, Sept 29 (4-5:30) on the Jay For first-gen* students, staff, and faculty, and those in solidarity with us. Come for snacks, beverages, and community! * First-Gen students/graduates are those people whose parents do not have a 4-year college degree.…
Sept. 30 @ 7:30 PM – Glow Big or Glow Home with CPB!
Bishops, kick off homecoming weekend with Glow Big or Glow Home, a bonfire complete with food, sweets, games, giveaways, and more, on Sept. 30th 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM on Frat Hill (Williams Drive). Don’t miss the OWU Marching Drumline…
Oct. 1 @ 12pm – Attention, Bishops: You’re Invited to a Celebration Weekend Lunch on Friday!
Please join the campus community on Friday, Oct. 1, between 12 – 1:30 pm for a special celebratory lunch. The dining halls will be closed, and this will be the place to connect with the students, faculty, and staff, and…
Oct. 6 @ 6-8pm – Let’s Talk About Social Justice: Religion & Spirituality
The first Dinner in the Let’s Talk About Social Justice dinner series is coming up! Let’s Talk About: Religion & Spirituality will be on Oct. 6, 2021 from 6-8 PM. Registration is open at: Religion & Spirituality: This link…
Today @ 12 on the JAY – Experiment with WinS: Playdough!
The Women in Science Club is holding its Experiment with WinS on the JAY today, Sept. 29! Come stop by to make playdough and chat! We will be set up from 12 pm to 1 pm. The rain location will…
OWU Connection News & Events
Student News & Events
March 6 @ 8 p.m. – QPR: Suicide Intervention Training
What is QPR? QPR is an evidence-based suicide intervention training developed by the QPR Institute. QPR teaches anyone how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and to follow the 3 simple steps of QPR – Question, Persuade,…
March 6 @ Noon – President Rock Jones’ Final Town Hall
Please join WCSA for President Rock Jones’ final Town Hall. The event will be focused on the current State of the University with time for questions at the end. All are welcome! The Town Hall will be Monday, March 6,…
Come Play With Us!
Do you play an instrument and ever wanted to play in a band? Come join the members of Marceline! Fill out this form and we’ll get in touch to meet. We hope to play many genres of music, so we’re looking for…
March 8 @ 12:10 – Lunch Time Peer Mentoring for First-Year Students (With Cookies)
First-year students are invited to an informal peer-mentoring session from 12:10-1 pm on Wednesday, March 8, in the Benes Rooms, where you can seek advice from upper-class students about majors (including if you are undecided), choosing classes, and using self-service…
March 7 @ Noon – Safe Spring Break FUNtrium Goodie Bags!
Stop by the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center Atrium on Tuesday, March 7, during the noon hour for a Goodie Bag Giveaway! Goodie Bags will include Spring Break Safety essentials like sunblock, mini-first aid kits, trendy sunglasses, chapsticks, and more! OWU Sponsoring…
TODAY @ 11:30 a.m. – Heartland Conference Retreat Center Tabling
Heartland is looking for OWU students to fill a variety of positions including full-time, seasonal internships to work at their camp, conference & retreat center. They are looking for students of all majors and career communities so stop by on…
Faculty/Staff News & Events
Accounting Office Visitor Protocol
Starting August 3, 2020, the Accounting Office will have different office procedures. These will be reevaluated as needed to accommodate demand and the effects of COVID-19 on campus. The Finance/Accounting Office staff will be staggering in office workdays: 1. Team…
FY20 Financial Close Deadline is Aug. 7, 2020
The members of the accounting office are working to close the books on FY20. To do that effectively, we need some help from you. Please identify any unpaid invoices and forward them to the Accounting department as soon as possible.…
Enhancements to Blackboard Learn Coming Aug. 6
The upcoming release to Blackboard Learn, our learning management system, includes these new and improved features, and will be applied to our system on Thursday, 8 Additional sources for embedded media in the text editor (Ultra course view): This release…
University Classifieds
History Dept. T-Shirts on Sale Now!
OWU’s History Department is selling t-shirts to rep the department! Shirts can be ordered here: Deadline to order is Tues., Nov. 27. Cost is $14.95 but it goes down the more we sell. You don’t have to be a history major…
Drivers Needed for President’s Ball – $10 an Hour
President’s Club is looking for registered OWU van drivers to provide rides from residential side to the Science Center for this year’s President’s Ball on Dec. 1. Shifts will be from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. to…
Missing Winter Jacket!
I’m missing an olive green Eddie Bauer coat, size L. If anyone has it or has seen it, I would so much appreciate you contacting me! My email is lcknapp@owu.edu. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: self. Contact: Lydia Knapp at lcknapp@owu.edu.
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