Category New Students

🆕 Bills Coming Soon – Here’s What You Need to Know!

Bills for the fall semester will be posted to the student’s Self-Service account on July 1. Here is what you need to know in the meantime: An email will be sent to the student’s OWU email only, containing details about the bill. In…

🆕 Class Schedules Coming Soon – Here’s What You Need to Know!

Earlier this summer, new students completed the online Registration and Advising Guide in Blackboard. Ohio Wesleyan’s Advising team used this information and created the fall semester class schedules, which will be released to students next week. Students should check their…

Important Links for Mandatory New Student Events (Aug. 14 – Aug. 19)

Welcome to OWU! Fall semester is approaching quickly, and so is your arrival on campus. Please take note of the following dates/times for new student mandatory events! Thursday, Aug. 14th: Move-In Day* / Opening Convocation Friday, Aug. 15th – Sunday, Aug.…

This Week’s OWU Lingo: Frat Hill (or The Hill)

Frat Hill is the students’ nickname for Fraternity Hill. It’s not actually a hill; it’s actually pretty flat. Frat Hill is a grassy area in the middle of OWU’s fraternity houses (Park Ave. & Williams Dr.). There’s always something fun…

Discover Delaware: Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar

“This is my favorite place to go on a warm sunny day. They have the best smoothies and acai bowls. This was the first place I went to as a freshman.” – Sophie Gipson ’24 Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar,…

iÂł Video of the Week: What Makes a Superconductor ‘Super?’

Meet Brad Trees, Ohio Wesleyan’s Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Watch Dr. Trees’ mini-lecture titled “What Makes a Superconductor ‘Super?’” Dr. Trees’ lecture is part of OWU’s signature event, iÂł: Ideas. Insight. Imagination. In February 2025, OWU premiered the eighth…

AI at OWU

As your student prepares to join our vibrant academic community at OWU this fall, we are writing to share important information about a rapidly evolving topic that will undoubtedly impact their educational journey: Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI tools are becoming…

Only in Ohio – See For Yourself

When the USA TODAY NETWORK and The Columbus Dispatch start boasting about Ohio’s unexpected natural beauty, we need to share it out! For those of you new to Ohio, it’s not all weird, we promise! Check out the article to discover…

Discover Delaware: Victor’s Taco Shop

“I like how Victor’s has a ton of options on their menu and how their staff is always so nice.” – Phoebe Dreschel ’26 Victor’s Taco Shop, 186 S Sandusky Street (3-minute walk from campus) BEST Mexican tacos in Ohio,…

This Week’s OWU Lingo: Stuy

Stuy is short for Stuyvesant Hall, one of OWU’s residential halls. When it opened in 1931, Stuy served as a nationwide model for college dormitories with innovative architecture that includes two double-occupancy bedrooms sharing a common bathroom. The building underwent…