Never Miss a Deadline – Subscribe to the Academic Calendar

The Academic Calendar contains essential dates, such as registration, add/drop and withdraw deadlines, and semester start/end dates. Add it to your Google Calendar so you never miss an important deadline. 

How to Add the OWU Academic Calendar to Your Google Calendar

1. On your computer, go to calendar.google.com
2. In the “Other calendars” section, click + 
3. Select “Subscribe to calendar”
4. Copy and paste the following link into the box: 

owu.edu_vl2d8chfrg995vsn2rjnossosg@group.calendar.google.com

1. Press Enter or Return
2. The calendar will appear on the left side under “Other calendars” as “Academic Calendar – OWU.”
3. For assistance, contact the Information Services Help Desk
   

You can also add course deadlines from Blackboard into Google Calendar.

How to Add Your Blackboard Calendar to Your Google Calendar

1. On your computer, go to bb.owu.edu
2. Go to the “Calendar” section of the lefthand navigation
3. Click the gear icon in the upper right to access “Calendar Settings”
4. Click the three dots
5. Select “Share calendar”
6. Copy the link
7. Add the calendar into Google Calendar
   1. On your computer, go to calendar.google.com
   2. In the “Other calendars” section, click + 
   3. Select “From URL”
   4. Copy and paste the link you copied from blackboard into the box 
   5. Press Enter or Return
   6. The calendar will appear on the left side under “Other calendars” as “Ohio Wesleyan University.” 
   7. To rename the calendar, hover over the name of the calendar and click the three vertical dots that appear
   8. Select “Settings”
   9. In the “Name” box, add a name such as Blackboard
   10. As syncing may not always be perfect, be sure to consult your syllabi and Blackboard itself regularly

For assistance, contact the Information Services Help Desk