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Campuswide News & Events
IMPORTANT: SELBY STADIUM PARKING LOT CLOSURE
Please note that Selby Stadium Parking Lot will close on Wednesday, September 29, at 9 p.m. for Celebration Weekend and reopen on Monday, October 4. Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation! OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: University Advancement Contact:…
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 – Int. Recovery Day
Recovery is for everyone! Recognize and celebrate International Recovery day on Thursday, September 30, from 11:30 am to 1 pm on the JAYwalk. International Recovery day acknowledges those with drug, alcohol, and behavioral addictions. Join the Bishop Way, Counseling Services,…
Sept. 30 @ 7:30pm – 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…
Sept. 29 @ 4pm – First-Gen Social – New Date
Wed, Sept 29 (4-5:30) at the tent between Beeghly Library and Corns. 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…
Sept. 29 @ 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…
OWU Connection News & Events
Student News & Events
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…
March 5 @ 8:30 p.m. – Jewelry-Making Art Night
SLAM is hosting a free jewelry-making night this Sunday, March 5, from 8:30-9:30 pm in the STUY Fishbowl. All supplies are free and provided. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: The Student Led Art Movement (SLAM) Contact: Caroline Parker at cnparker@owu.edu
NOW OPEN – $ Literary Awards $
ATTN: ALL students! Submission time is now open for the 2023 Literary Awards! Your chance to WIN BIG has begun! Not an English Major or Minor? No problem, competition is open to ALL students! Please see the English Department’s Student Awards website ()…
NOW OPEN – Laureate Award
ATTN: FALL & SPRING ENG 105 students! Now open! Please see the English Department’s Student Awards website () for more information and the links to our poster and submission instructions on The Laureate Award for Expository Writing in ENG 105. DO NOT…
Faculty/Staff News & Events
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…
Tuition Remission Information
Full-time benefits-eligible OWU employees (and their eligible dependents and spouses) may be able to participate in Tuition Remission programs. To learn more about these opportunities, please contact Catherine Langton. Plan ahead as the application deadline may be approaching quickly! OWU…
Register Now for July 29 & 30 TIAA Plan Sponsor Webinars
You’re invited: Plan sponsor webinars–July programs: -TIAA Lifetime Income Series: Improving Participant Outcomes: “Testing the Waters” with New Qualified Default Options: July 29, 2020, at 2 p.m. (ET) Register Here: -Investment Perspectives: TIAA Global Market Outlook and Quarterly Investment Performance…
University Classifieds
Lost Wallet!
I lost my wallet presumably somewhere around frat hill, Bigelow Reed, or 4 Williams. It’s a gray wristlet with a KKG keychain, please contact me if you find it or know of its whereabouts! Contact: Veda Cost at vecost@owu.edu.
Drivers Needed for President’s Ball
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…
Drivers Needed for President’s Ball
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…
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