$10 Million!

Largest Single Gift in OWU History

Making OWU History!

A $10 million gift - the largest in OWU history - will help fund new student housing and the renovation & restoration of beloved Slocum Hall. Total giving for FY2019 is a record $42 million!

Student Apartments

Will stand at the west end of the JAYwalk

First-Year Housing

Proposed common area in Smith Hall renovation

Slocum Hall

Restoration planned

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

My imagination is refractory, becoming stronger in . . .

Kristina Bogdanov, Fine Arts

Watch: “Are We Clay?”

In the early 1900s, nutritionists cautioned against eating too much Italian food because . . .

Chris Fink, Health & Human Kinetics

Watch: “Authentic Pot Pie Has No Crust”

What do late-night slam poetry parties in Israel have to do with the struggle . . .

Michal Raizen, Comparative Literature

Watch: "Ars Poetika’s Slam Poetry of Resistance in Israel"

Events

Campus Events Academics Arts & Entertainment Athletics

May 24

Evening Programs at Perkins Observatory

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

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May 31

Evening Programs at Perkins Observatory

9 p.m. – 11 p.m.

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September 7

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Concordia (Wis.)

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 7

Ohio Wesleyan University Football vs Otterbein

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 8

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Wilson

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 14

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Wooster

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 20

Faculty Recital: James Hildreth, Organ

7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

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September 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Earlham

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Football vs Oberlin

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 28

Ohio Wesleyan University Football vs Allegheny

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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October 5

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs DePauw

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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October 6

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

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September 20

Faculty Recital: James Hildreth, Organ

7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

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October 6

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

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November 17

Choral Art Society Concert

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

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November 19

Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble Concert

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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November 21

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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May 24

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field vs NCAA Division III Championship

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August 30

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey at Houghton

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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August 31

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey at Nazareth

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 7

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Concordia (Wis.)

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 7

Ohio Wesleyan University Football vs Otterbein

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 8

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Wilson

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 14

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Wooster

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 14

Ohio Wesleyan University Football at Kenyon

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 18

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey at Kenyon

4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

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September 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey vs Earlham

11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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September 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Football vs Oberlin

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 25

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey at Denison

5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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