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Campuswide News & Events
Oct. 19-22 – NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Week
October 19-22nd is the annual NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Week social media campaign. OWU Athletics and the Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism will be sponsoring “Championing Change” and “Belonging is…” in coordination with the national campaign. Stop by…
First-Generation Denmark TPG and OWU Connection presentation
Join First-Gen students and alum as they present their experiences studying social mobility in Denmark through a Theory-to-Practice grant while learning more about the OWU Connection. The presentation will be given on zoom, join here: OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: SOAN…
Oct.19 – 7pm-9pm @ the Strand Theatre, screening of Midnight Family
Join us for our second film of the Hispanic Film Festival Poetics of Empowerment. We will be showing MIDNIGHT FAMILY (Mexico, 2019). In Mexico City’s wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs seeking…
Oct. 22 and 23 @ 8pm – ‘Flowers for Algernon’
Premiering Friday and Saturday at 8 pm will be “Flowers for Algernon”! “Flowers for Algernon” is a one-act play that follows Charlie Gordon, a neurodivergent individual, and the strange interweaving of Charlie’s life with that of Algernon, a mouse. Experimental…
Oct. 20 @ 7 – Small Grant Program Information / Information Session
Did you know that the Small Grant Program may be used for group travel associated with an upper-level course? Did you know that Small Grants funds can support a student enrolled in an internship course? For more information, see the…
Nov. 12 – WCSA Initiative Funding Deadline
Attention departments, students, and student organizations! WCSA initiative funding to support programs and campus resources from WCSA is open. The deadline to request funding for spring semester initiatives funding requests from WCSA is Friday, November 12. There are two…
OWU Connection News & Events
Student News & Events
April 25 @ 7:30 p.m. – Mindful Leadership
Join IFC and Panhellenic Council to talk about leadership, mental health, college stress, and coping mechanisms in Merrick 3o1 at 7:30 PM. Refreshers and fruit will be provided. OWU Sponsoring Organization Contact: Mariam Samkharadze at panhellenic@owu.edu
Open Finance Position for CPB
The Campus Programming Board is currently seeking a Vice President of Finance to work with us this summer and next semester. The position involves creating and managing our budget, submitting stewardship reports to WCSA, and supporting our Logistics Committee. Benefits…
April 27 @ 11:30 a.m. – COMM End of Year Celebration!
It’s that time again! We are hosting the End of Year Celebration on April 27 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Merrick 301! There will be awards given and lunch is provided. Hope to see you there! If you have a…
April 26-May 5 – COMM Book Drive!
Do you own any Communication textbooks that you don’t need after this semester? Come to Hamilton-Williams Campus Center Atrium and donate to the Comm Book Drive! The books will go to our library in Phillips Hall. There will be a…
April 27 @ 9 p.m. – Late Night at Smith: Outdoor Glow Karaoke
Join us on the Smith Patio this Thursday at 9 p.m. for Late Night at Smith, where we’ll be doing Glow Karaoke. If it is raining or too cold, we’ll move inside to the Smith Stairs. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Residential…
Attendance and Deadline Flexibility Survey – Responses Needed!
For my SOAN 279 (Research Methods) class, I am studying the experience of students with invisible disabilities here at OWU. I need as many responses as possible to my anonymous survey for my research. The survey should not take more…
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…
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.…
University Classifieds
Do You Have DJ Skills? We Need YOUR Help ASAP!
The annual Zombie Ball is on Fri., Oct. 26 and is in need of a DJ! Show off your beats from from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the Science Center. This event kicks off the Halloween season with free…
Van Driver Needed!
A certified OWU van driver is needed on Thurs., Oct. 25 from 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. to drive to the Ohio State Law Fair in Columbus. Driver will be paid $10/hr and is welcome to attend the Law Fair!…
Keys Found near Elizabeth Street
Keys found near Elizabeth Street on Sunday afternoon/evening (Oct. 7). They have an Ohio Wesleyan University Class of 2019 fabric key ring, a blue carabiner and several keys that appear to be room and/or house keys. Contact me at lspatton@owu.edu if you…
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