My First Place

A New Home in Thomson

Welcome to Oh-Wooo Class of 2022!

A class of nearly 500 new Bishops has joined the OWU community. They're ready to Think Big, Go Global, and Get Real!

Saying Goodbye

And Starting a New Journey

Moving In

Perfect Fit

2018 Convocation

Gray Chapel

The OWU Connection

The OWU Connection is Ohio Wesleyan's unique program of guided, personalized, guaranteed, and proven experiences that lead you to Think Big, Go Global, and Get Real, and connect you to a better future.

Only through The OWU Connection can you craft a personalized degree plan from more than 90 academic majors and with expert guidance from faculty mentors. Each student is guaranteed at least one signature research, travel-learning, or internship experience that is proven to connect you to a better future.

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Explore OWU

Schedule a campus visit and experience firsthand where students live, learn, create & play.

Think Big

With The OWU Connection, combine the arts, sciences, and humanities to explore complex, real-world challenges.

Go Global

Expand your learning by immersing yourself in another culture. And check out our innovative Global Scholars Program.

Get Real

Take what you learn in the classroom and put it to work in real-world settings.

Feed Your Mind

Our professors are Fulbright, Mellon, and Guggenheim award winners. Top researchers. Authors, artists, and scholars. First and foremost, they're teachers and mentors.

Find your future

Fully 94% of 2015 graduates report being employed or in graduate school within months of graduation. The OWU Connection helps you develop the skills employers crave.

Chew Up the Competition

Since the year 2000, OWU varsity teams have won 71 conference championships, and 151 student-athletes have been named All-American.

Celebrate Friendship

Our Day on the JAY celebration brings out the whole campus for a street fair.

Have a Ball

Three out of four OWU students play varsity, club, or intramural sports

Be an Entrepreneur

Forbes ranks OWU as the #1 "Most Entrepreneurial" college in Ohio and #17 in America.

Make a Difference

Every year, OWU students perform more than 40,000 hours of community service

Dig into Seconds

More than one-fourth of OWU students graduate with more than one major. We help you connect almost any disciplines to create your pathway.

From Our Perspective

We are active and engaged with the world. We have thoughtful opinions, big ideas, and we share them in a rich campus conversation.

Essays, Blogs & Videos Explore Our Majors

You want to change the world with theatre? Don't stop with just . . .

Ed Kahn, Theatre

Watch: "How Theatre Can Change the World"

Statues are not some timeless, universal celebration of heritage. They represent a political point of view. . .

Michael Flamm, History

Watch: "Why History Matters"

If we can start to understand why these two fish choose each other, then . . .

Shala Hankison, Zoology

Watch: "Tinder for Fish"

Events

Campus Events Academics Arts & Entertainment Athletics

August 22

Art Exhibit: 'What We Make,' Aug. 22-Oct. 7

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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August 23

Art Exhibit Curator-Led Tour/Opening Reception: 'What We Make'

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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August 28

Concert and Panel: The Harmony Project

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer vs Muskingum

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 2

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer vs Washington & Jefferson

2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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September 7

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer vs Waynesburg

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 8

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Nazareth

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 8

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer vs Hope

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 8

Art Exhibit: 'We Hold These Truths: Artistic Voices of Youth'

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 8

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer vs Hanover

5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

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August 30

Last Day to Add/Drop Full-Semester and First-Module

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August 22

Art Exhibit: 'What We Make,' Aug. 22-Oct. 7

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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August 23

Art Exhibit Curator-Led Tour/Opening Reception: 'What We Make'

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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August 28

Concert and Panel: The Harmony Project

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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September 8

Art Exhibit: 'We Hold These Truths: Artistic Voices of Youth'

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 11

Lecture and Talk-Back: Laurie Jo Reynolds

4:15 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.

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September 21

Workshop: Black Quantum Futurism Collective (OWU Community)

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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September 21

Workshop: Black Quantum Futurism Collective (broader community)

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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September 22

Theatre Performance: 'New Scenes'

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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September 26

Art Exhibit Artist's Talk: Robby Herbst

4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

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October 1

Art Exhibit: 'Stateless,' Oct. 1 - Dec. 15

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer vs Washington (Mo.)

12 a.m. – 2 a.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball vs Washington & Jefferson

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Cross Country at Kenyon Tri-Meet

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Cross Country at Kenyon Tri-Meet

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer vs Muskingum

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball vs Washington & Lee

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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September 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer at Wheaton (Ill.)

12 a.m. – 2 a.m.

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September 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Golf at The Stateline Shootout

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Golf at Transylvania Invitational

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey at Sewanee

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball at Capital

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Football at Otterbein

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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This is the place! The Class of 2022 will gather here August 16 for their Convocation ceremony. We can’t wait to welcome our newest Bishops! #OWU2022

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Time slows down in the summer 🕰

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