Category New Students

This Week’s OWU Lingo: Self-Service

SELF-SERVICE  noun, online tool Self-Service is the website you use to register for classes, pay your tuition, check your transcript, and access Degree Audit. Once you’ve registered for classes, you can access OWU Self-Service at campus.owu.edu. Check out New@OWU each…

Discover Delaware: Coffeeology

“My personal favorite place in town is Coffeeology. I can’t stop ordering the blackberry white mocha. It’s my favorite Delaware treat!” – Maizy Pratt ’25 Coffeeology, 43 N. Sandusky Street (5-minute walk from campus) A unique…“third wave” Espresso Cafe offering…

Take the Economics Proficiency Exam for Course Credit

All first-time freshman and new transfer students at OWU have the option of taking the Economics Proficiency Exam offered by the Department of Economics and Business. The online, proctored exam is offered during the summer. It is designed for incoming students who have a firm grasp of college-level introductory economics but do not have formal credentials…

This Week’s OWU Lingo: SLU

SLU  noun, place /slu:/ or /slew/ SLU is an acronym standing for Small Living Unit. By now, you may have selected your first-year housing, so you’re likely familiar with SLUs, OWU’s Small Living Units. These houses (eight of them) are intentional…

Discover Delaware: The Bare Bowl

“I love the Bare Bowl. It is a great place to unwind and do some art!” – Aninditha Nair ’26 The Bare Bowl/Delaware Pottery Studios, 5 W. Winter Street (7-minute walk from campus) “Ignite your creativity with our classes, paint…

i³ Video of the Week: Chemical Complexity in Climate

Meet Bethany Rudd, Ohio Wesleyan’s Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Watch Dr. Rudd’s mini-lecture, “Chemical Complexity in Climate.” Dr. Rudd’s lecture is part of OWU’s signature event, i³: Ideas. Insight. Imagination. OWU held the seventh season of i³ (i-Qubed) on February…

i³ Video of the Week: Movement = Medicine

Meet Andy Busch, Ohio Wesleyan’s Associate Professor of Health & Human Kinetics. Watch Dr. Busch’s mini-lecture, “Movement = Medicine.” Dr. Busch’s lecture is part of OWU’s signature event, i³: Ideas. Insight. Imagination. OWU held the seventh season of i³ (i-Qubed)…

This Week’s OWU Lingo: Blackboard

Blackboard  noun  /blæk-bɔrd/ “Blackboard” is a learning management system (LMS) used by professors and students. Students can look on Blackboard to check class assignments, grades, reading materials, receive announcements, and take exams New students will use their OWU username and password…