Studying Colonialism in France

French Class at The Louvre

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Think big. With 90 majors and guiding professors, OWU helps you find your passion and explore big, important ideas and real-world issues.

Sectarianism in Northern Ireland

Adedayo Akimadeyemi ’19

WWII History

Slater Sabo ’19 & Maddie Lancaster ’19 in Normandy

Service in Peru

Alyssa DiPadova ’19

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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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

A 33-year-old woman was on her way to work when a man pushed her into oncoming traffic . . .

Amy Butcher, English: Creative Writing

Read “Women These Days”

This activity builds on the Egyptian idea of a whole innate 'you' that was not just a body and a soul but . . .

Ellen Arnold, History

Read: "The OWU Book of the Dead"

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

Ed Kahn, Theatre

Watch: "How Theatre Can Change the World"

Events

Campus Events Academics Arts & Entertainment Athletics

September 20

Science Lecture Series: Dr. Timothy Hawthorne

4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

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September 20

Smith Lecture in Civil War History: Michael Les Benedict

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 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 21

Evening Programs at Perkins Observatory

9 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Kenyon

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer vs Oberlin

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer vs Oberlin

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 22

Theatre Performance: 'New Scenes'

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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September 23

Organ Recital with Joe Musser

3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 24

Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium

12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

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October 3

Film Screening: 'Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope'

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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October 24

Stefanie von Hlatky: 'Gender Considerations in Military Operations: Mission Critical?'

7 p.m. – 9 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 23

Organ Recital with Joe Musser

3:15 p.m. – 5 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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October 2

Film Screening: 'The Queen of Spain'

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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September 20

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey at Denison

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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September 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Tennis at ITA Central Regional

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Tennis at ITA Central Regional

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Golf at Bridgewater Invitational

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Kenyon

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball at Hiram

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer vs Oberlin

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Football at Allegheny

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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September 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer vs Oberlin

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 23

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Tennis at ITA Central Regional

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 23

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Golf at Bridgewater Invitational

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 24

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Tennis at ITA Central Regional

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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