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Campuswide News & Events
March 19 – Perkins Observatory to Host Free, Online Women’s History Month Talk
Ohio Wesleyan’s Perkins Observatory is hosting a free virtual talk at 8 p.m. March 19 featuring Barbara Ryden of The Ohio State University. Ryden, Ph.D., an OSU professor of astronomy, will present “Caroline Herschel: Tough Little German Sister” to help…
Kappa Philanthropy Event This Sunday!
Mark your calendars! Kappa’s Spring Philanthropy Event: Kappa Bingo is March 14 at 2pm via Zoom. This event will be raising funds and awareness for Reading is Fundamental (RIF) the leading organization for promoting childhood literacy. The event is open…
Zoology Board Reading List – Open for bioluminescent Sharks!
The Zoology Board presents its suggested reading for the month of March, complete with bioluminescent sharks! Weird Earth – Donald R. Prothero There are undeniably a lot of conspiracy theories about the earth and what occurs here. Prothero covers some…
Saphir Funds Announcement
The Saphir Funds were created by a gift to the Economics and Business Department from Joel Leonard Saphir. Any OWU student or current Economics and Business department faculty member is eligible to apply for the Saphir Funds. For a complete…
Why Latinos are Not “Spanish” The Cultural and Racial Diversity of Hispanics
Join VIVA on Friday, March 12 at 8pm via Zoom to hear motivation speaker, Bobby Gonzalez, give a presentation on “Why Latinos are Not ‘Spanish’ The Cultural and Racial Diversity of Hispanics”. Bobby Gonzalez is a nationally known motivational speaker,…
Morrill Strength & Conditioning Room | Updated Hours
Starting Monday, March 8, the following are updated hours for the Morrill Strength & Conditioning Room (Weight Room) in Edwards Gym. These hours will continue until Sunday, April 4. * Ohio Wesleyan ID required for entry * Please visit the…
OWU Connection News & Events
Student News & Events
Wellness Tip of the Day:
About 1 in 4 college students report academic consequences from drinking, including things like: missing class, falling behind in class, doing poorly on exams, and receiving lower grades overall. How much is a drink? To avoid binge drinking and its…
March 29 – Casually Cooking @ BMH, RSVP Now!
Join AVI & Res Life as we help you to beat the game-day buzzer and pull out a dish everyone loves — stir-fry! Casually Cooking @ BMH will be held in theater-style seating with a meal provided to residents at…
March 25 @ 6 PM – Invisible, Not Silent Presentation and Painting Contest!
Everybody at one point or another has either had a physical illness, known somebody with a physical illness, or learned about physical illnesses in a classroom or online setting. What about the illnesses that you can’t see? It is estimated…
April 1 – Pitch OWU Applications Extended Deadline!
Do you have a big idea? Do you have a solution to a problem that you believe could change the world? Calling all OWU Students to apply for Pitch OWU, sponsored by The Woltemade Center! Compete against peers from various…
Apply for Student Honors Board – April 1 Deadline
Interested in becoming a member of the student honors board? Fill out the form below! The student honors board is in charge of acting as the liaison between the administration and the student body in relation to the honors…
Do You Like Trivia? Fill Out This Form!
A group of students would like to start a quiz bowl team at OWU, and we are trying to gauge interest. If you watch Jeopardy!, play Trivia Crack, or otherwise love trivia and learning new things, please fill out this…
Faculty/Staff News & Events
Aug. 13-15 – TIAA’s Live Financial Issues Webinars
TIAA’s August 2019 schedule of live webinars is now posted to the Live Webinar Lounge (www.tiaa.org/webinars), and each webinar is available for registration. In addition to the Financial Essentials topics, the August webinar line-up includes several specialty topics outlined below. All about…
Important Events and Updates from Staff Council
As we prepare for the start of another semester, we wanted remind staff about upcoming events and also announce some new features to the staff council website. Upcoming Events: 1. Class of 2023 Convocation – Thursday, August 15, at 4:30…
Blackboard Learn Update Coming Aug. 8
Blackboard Learn’s next update will be released Aug. 8. It features these enhancements, as well as many minor improvements and some bug fixes: Create question pools in Ultra courses–To help build assessments quickly and encourage academic integrity, instructors can now…
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