{"id":132480,"date":"2026-09-24T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=132480"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:05:32","slug":"today-owu-connection-conference-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/today-owu-connection-conference-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY &#8211; OWU Connection Conference!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Connection Conference is HERE:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us for a day dedicated to independent research and scholarship, career-focused internships, community and service learning, and study away. Come see and hear how over 200 students have tackled big questions, engaged with different cultures, and envisioned their futures. Our faculty will also be featured on panels, sharing their own research, lessons learned when things didn&#8217;t go as planned, and discussions on the pathways to grad school. Let\u2019s show up and support everyone presenting!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Important Details:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today is an alternative day of instruction: Regular classes will not meet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Morning Refreshments: Join us on Merrick Lawn at 9:40 AM (right after the first session) for donuts, coffee, and mid-morning remarks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Attendance: Please sign in to each event using your OWU email address so we can track attendance for future programming.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/the-owu-connection\/owu-connection-conference\/schedule\/?utm_source=phpList&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=History-Making%2C%20Trajectory-Altering%2C%20and%20Record-Setting%20Moments!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/the-owu-connection\/owu-connection-conference\/schedule\/?utm_source%3DphpList%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DHistory-Making%252C%2520Trajectory-Altering%252C%2520and%2520Record-Setting%2520Moments!&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790212493489000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GdigxpvIkx3LDbnrRjf31\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Online Schedule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/files\/resources\/fall-2026-owu-connection-conference-schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/files\/resources\/fall-2026-owu-connection-conference-schedule.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1790212493489000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28Twn-AIlRSRtYo-Ct_nRi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Print-Friendly Schedule<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OWU Sponsor: OWU Connection<br \/>\nContact: Jill Hayes at <a href=\"mailto:connect@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connect@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Connection Conference is HERE: Join us for a day dedicated to independent research and scholarship, career-focused internships, community and service learning, and study away. 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