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Campuswide News & Events
OWU ALERT System Update: Add This Number to Your Cell Phone Contacts
The OWU ALERT system has been updated to use 740-737-8880 for all emergency voice calls made to your cell phone of record with the University. Please add this number to your phone contacts as OWU ALERT EMERGENCY. For our newest…
OWU Daily Returns to M-F Publication on Aug. 5
The OWU Daily will return to Monday-Friday publication beginning Monday, Aug. 5, to help you share important information with the campus community. Please note, however, incoming first-year and transfer students won’t begin receiving the Daily until their first day of…
Campus Operations Notification: Fire Alarm Testing July 15-18
Buildings and Grounds will be conducting state-required fire alarm inspections and tests from July 15-18 in several campus buildings. If your building is affected, you do not need to evacuate during testing, but please note alarms may sound and strobe…
Main Entrances Closed at Hobson Library and Science Center Until Further Notice
Exterior work continues outside Schimmel/Conrades Science Center to support new donor-funded landscaping and signage. The work zone is fenced off, and the main entrances into both sections of the science center building (including the entrance to Hobson Library) will be…
Free Summer on Winter Music Concerts Continues July 17
Main Street Delaware’s 2024 Summer on Winter Concert Series will feature four free monthly concerts running from June to September. All concerts will take place outdoors from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on West Winter Street between North Sandusky and…
July 4 – Parade, Concert & Fireworks; July 5 – First Friday!
Mark your calendars and plan to join your family and friends at Ohio Wesleyan and in downtown for a fun-filled July. July 4 – The City of Delaware reports: All Independence Day celebration events are on Thursday, July 4. Fireworks…
OWU Connection News & Events
Interested in Website Development? Opportunity to Collaborate With a Local Company!
Are you interested in website development? Coldwell Banker Realty, a member of the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at OWU, is looking for a student interested in assisting them on the development of their website. This would be an amazing opportunity to…
Oct. 19 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. – Maloney Novotny Career Night
Representatives (including OWU alumni) from Maloney Novotny will be on campus to provide internship and company information followed by a building tour (within walking distance) and time for food and fun! Register through Handshake. Maloney Novotny Career Night: Date: 2023-10-19 Time:…
This Week Is … STRENGTHS Week💪
Do you ever have a hard time answering the question “What are your biggest strengths?” Have you wondered how to use your strengths to avoid burnout and reach your potential? This week is for YOU! Dive more into your top…
TODAY @ 12 p.m. – “The World Awaits” Event
Please join us TODAY, Oct. 16, from 12-1 p.m. in Merrick 301 for “The World Awaits,” an event sponsored by the World Languages & Cultures Department. You will hear from seven students and one language instructor about OWU Connection experiences…
Nov. 1 @ Noon – Woltemade Big Problem Challenge Workshop, $3,000 Prize!
Are you interested in social entrepreneurship? Do you have big ideas that could generate social change? Are you motivated to alleviate a problem that could improve regional environmental conditions? Prepare for the Woltemade Big Problem Challenge ($3,000 prize) with a workshop focused…
Oct. 18 – Study Abroad Information Sessions (Two Times!)
The School for Field Studies (fieldstudies.org) offers programs around the world of special interest to those majoring in the biological and social sciences. Come and visit with SFS Institutional Liaison Mike Rainaldi to learn more — Wednesday, Oct. 18, from…
Student News & Events
Nov. 14 @ Noon – Let’s Taco ‘Bout Latin America! Free Lunch & Your Ideas Wanted!
¡Hola! Are you passionate about Latin America? Curious about how OWU’s Latin American Studies program could better reflect what you want to learn? Join us for “Latin America Unwrapped” — a fun lunch event where you can share your thoughts and help shape the…
Nov. 10 @ 1 p.m. – Join us for a Community Trash Pickup Event!
Come be a part of a cleaner, greener campus! Join us on Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. at Tree House for my Community Trash Pickup House project. The project aims to help clean key areas around campus, sort recyclables, learn…
Seniors – Apply for Graduation!
Are you planning to graduate within the next year? We need you to submit your Graduation Application! The Graduation Application lets us know: How to pronounce your name at the Commencement Ceremony. What month/year you plan to complete all your graduation requirements Which…
Let the Competition Begin!
The Education Department challenges YOU (the student body) to a T-shirt design competition. Get your creative juices flowing and make a design that you think we should put on our departmental T-shirts! Send us all of your ideas — there…
Data Analytics Majors – Take CS 210 and MATH 110
If you’re a DA major with sophomore/junior standing, make sure to complete CS 210 and MATH 110 before Fall 2025. (There is still space in all of these courses for Spring 2025.) You’ll need these classes as prereqs to take CS…
Nov. 8 @ Noon – Fireside Chat with Tech Leaders
The Department of Math/CS is delighted to welcome two prominent guests: Rajesh Raman ’95 (Distinguished Architect @ Splunk) and Vidya Nagarajan (Director of Product Management @ Google) to gather with us and share their insights about the tech industry and…
Faculty/Staff News & Events
OWU Joins Open Education Network Through Ohio Five
OWU Libraries is pleased to announce our recent membership in the Open Education Network (OEN) through the auspices of the CODEX Program of the Five Colleges of Ohio (OH5). A cornerstone of OEN’s work is the Open Textbook Library, which has grown…
‘Understanding Your Benefits’ Virtual Session at Noon on Tuesday, March 26!
Are you new to OWU benefits, or curious how the High Deductible plan with the HSA plan works? Do you know the benefit year runs July 1 through June 30 for all plans? Do you know your deductibles all reset…
Boys Basketball Summer Camp: June 17-20
June 17-20 (2nd-5th Grade: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | 6th-8th Grade: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.) This camp is designed with 2 goals: 1. Provide a fun experience for boys in grades 2-8 in a basketball environment. 2. Teach the necessary skills &…
University Classifieds
Daisy Update!
Hello! Thank you to everyone who voted for Daisy! She won’t be moving onto the next round but placed 4th in the quarter-finals so that is pretty great! I appreciate everyone who voted for her and sent encouraging messages! OWU…
Airpods Case found outside SLUs Sept. 29
Airpods case gen 1 found on the street outside of the Small Living Units on Sept. 29. No AirPods were inside the case. The case appears to be slightly damaged; the top does not fully close. To claim, contact Kelly…
Vote for Daisy! Voting Ends Tonight at 10!
Hello! Thank you to everyone who has voted for Daisy so far! She is in 4th place now but needs to be in 1st place by Sept. 29 (tonight) at 10 p.m. to make it to the semi-finals. Daisy and…
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