{"id":2968,"date":"2026-05-29T01:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2026-05-29T01:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:19:45","slug":"ohio-wesleyan-near-you-returns-september-9-17-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/ohio-wesleyan-near-you-returns-september-9-17-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Wesleyan Near You Returns September 9-17, 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>OWU Near You<\/b>\u00a0returns this September, and the Bishop community is already gearing up! From bustling metropolises to quiet hometowns, this special week is all about bringing OWU Bishops together for easy, casual gatherings.\u00a0Our volunteer hosts (alumni, parents\/families) organize low-stress get-togethers at local favorites\u2014think coffee shops, breweries, restaurants, or neighborhood parks. There\u2019s no fuss or formality; it\u2019s simply a chance to reconnect with old friends or meet fellow Bishops living right in your area.\u00a0A growing list of confirmed locations and hosts for Fall 2026 can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/alumni-family-friends\/ohio-wesleyan-near-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/alumni-family-friends\/ohio-wesleyan-near-you\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1780118093958000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2eLbAwwcH3UIMh8FRcrtQt\">here<\/a>. We\u2019ll be adding specific details soon, so check back often!<\/p>\n<p><b>Registration for all events opens in early July 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Email\u00a0<b>Jay Cherry\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jcherry@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jcherry@owu.edu<\/a><\/b>, Associate Director of Alumni Engagement, to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office:<\/strong>\u00a0Alumni &amp; Family Engagement<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Nancy Rutkowski at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nbrutkow@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nbrutkow@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OWU Near You\u00a0returns this September, and the Bishop community is already gearing up! From bustling metropolises to quiet hometowns, this special week is all about bringing OWU Bishops together for easy, casual gatherings.\u00a0Our volunteer hosts (alumni, parents\/families) organize low-stress get-togethers at local favorites\u2014think coffee shops, breweries, restaurants, or neighborhood parks. There\u2019s no fuss or formality; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[731,57,23],"class_list":["post-2968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parent-family-engagement","tag-reconnect","tag-events","tag-owu-near-you"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2968"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2969,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2968\/revisions\/2969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}