{"id":3483,"date":"2026-02-04T10:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:56:46","slug":"never-miss-a-deadline-subscribe-to-the-academic-calendar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newatowu\/never-miss-a-deadline-subscribe-to-the-academic-calendar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Miss a Deadline &#8211; Subscribe to the Academic Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/academic-calendar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Academic Calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> contains essential dates, such as registration, add\/drop and withdraw deadlines, and semester start\/end dates. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/helpdesk.owu.edu\/questions\/49765\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add it to your Google Calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> so you never miss an important deadline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to Add the <\/b><b><i>OWU Academic Calendar<\/i><\/b><b> to Your Google Calendar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On your computer, go to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.google.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">calendar.google.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the \u201cOther calendars\u201d section, click <\/span><b>+\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select \u201c<\/span><b>Subscribe to calendar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copy and paste the following link into the box:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>owu.edu_vl2d8chfrg995vsn2rjnossosg@group.calendar.google.com<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Press Enter or Return<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The calendar will appear on the left side under \u201cOther calendars\u201d as \u201cAcademic Calendar \u2013 OWU.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For assistance, contact the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/helpdesk.owu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Services Help Desk<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can also add course deadlines from Blackboard into Google Calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to Add Your <\/b><b><i>Blackboard Calendar <\/i><\/b><b>to Your Google Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On your computer, go to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bb.owu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bb.owu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bb.owu.edu\/ultra\/calendar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d section of the lefthand navigation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click the gear icon in the upper right to access \u201cCalendar Settings\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click the three dots<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select \u201cShare calendar\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copy the link<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add the calendar into Google Calendar<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On your computer, go to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.google.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">calendar.google.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the \u201cOther calendars\u201d section, click<\/span><b> +\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Select \u201c<\/span><b>From URL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copy and paste the link you copied from blackboard into the box\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Press Enter or Return<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The calendar will appear on the left side under \u201cOther calendars\u201d as \u201cOhio Wesleyan University.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To rename 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