Category New Students

BishopApps and Blackboard: What You Need to Know

OWU BishopApps is our branding of Google Workspace for Education. It’s the online app suite that handles our email, contacts, calendar, and more. If you have a personal Gmail account, you’re already familiar with it. Blackboard is our online learning…

Optional Economics Proficiency Exam – Arrange by June 5

Students have the option of taking the Economics Proficiency Exam offered by the Department of Economics and Business for the possibility of earning ECON 110 credit. The online, proctored exam is offered in June. It is designed for incoming students who have a firm grasp…

i³ Video of the Week: Why Are Eggs So Expensive?

Meet Elizabeth Nix, Ohio Wesleyan’s Associate Professor of Health & Human Kinetics. Watch Dr. Nix’s mini-lecture titled, “Why Are Eggs So Expensive?” Dr. Nix’s lecture is part of OWU’s signature event, i³: Ideas. Insight. Imagination. In February 2025, OWU premiered the…

This Week’s OWU Lingo: CPB

CPB  noun, organization  /see-pea-bee/ “CPB” is an acronym for Campus Programming Board. CPB plans, coordinates, and executes entertaining and engaging campus events to enrich the social life at Ohio Wesleyan University! Students run CPB (yes, you can join!) to plan visiting…

i³ Video of the Week: Identity Building in Daily Practice

Meet Vanessa Hildebrand, Ohio Wesleyan’s Associate Professor of Sociology-Anthropology. Watch Dr. Hildebrand’s mini-lecture titled “Identity Building in Daily Practice.” Dr. Hildebrand’s lecture is part of OWU’s signature event, i³: Ideas. Insight. Imagination. In February 2025, OWU premiered the eighth season of…

This Week’s OWU Lingo: WCSA

WCSA  noun, organization /DUB-uh-lyoo-SEE-ES-ay/ WCSA is an acronym that stands for Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs. This organization, established in 1973, is Ohio Wesleyan’s student government and the bridge between you and the administration, faculty, and staff. WCSA hosts Town Hall…

i³ Video of the Week: How to Gain Experience Like a Champion

Meet Jay Martin, Ohio Wesleyan’s men’s soccer coach and professor of Health & Human Kinetics. Watch Dr. Martin’s mini-lecture titled “How to Gain Experience Like a Champion.” Dr. Martin’s lecture is part of OWU’s signature event, i³: Ideas. Insight. Imagination.…

i³ Video of the Week: What Plants Know

Meet Laurel Anderson, Ohio Wesleyan’s Professor of Biological Sciences. Watch Dr. Anderson’s mini-lecture titled “What Plants Know.” Dr. Anderson’s lecture is part of OWU’s signature event, i³: Ideas. Insight. Imagination. In February 2025, OWU premiered the eighth season of i³…

What’s Self-Service and How Do I Login?

OWU Self-Service is our official academic system, where you’ll go to register for classes, check your class schedule, and view your midterm and final grades. Your professors use it to view their class lists and submit grades, while your advisor…