Service in Peru

Meaghan Teitelman ’18 & Alyssa DiPadova ’19

What do you care about?

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

Literature, psychology & Irish feminity

Chloe Dyer '18

Music on the Mississippi

Nancy Gamso's Travel-Learning Class

Global climate effects in Iceland

Maddy Coalmer ’18

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

Can we have some kind of burst of insight to . . .

Sean McCulloch, Computer Science

Watch: "Problem Solving with Ghostbusters"

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

Ed Kahn, Theatre

Watch: "How Theatre Can Change the World"

Statues do not merely commemorate history. They reflect . . .

Michael Flamm, History

Watch: "Why History Matters"

Events

Campus Events Academics Arts & Entertainment Athletics

April 25

Ohio Wesleyan University Softball vs Wittenberg

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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April 25

Ohio Wesleyan University Baseball vs Muskingum

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

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April 25

Community Film Series: "Tiny Furniture" Screening

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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April 26

Science Lecture Series: Dr. Teresa Reyes

4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

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April 27

Night Programs at Perkins Observatory

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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April 28

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Lacrosse vs Wooster

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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April 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Baseball vs Ohio Northern

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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April 30

Science Lecture Series: Amber Sample ’17

4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

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May 2

Ohio Wesleyan University Baseball vs Hiram

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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May 6

Ohio Wesleyan University Baseball vs Wittenberg

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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April 27

Last Day to Present Petitions for Withdrawing from Full-Semester and Second-Module Courses

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April 25

Community Film Series: "Tiny Furniture" Screening

7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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April 25

Ohio Wesleyan University Softball vs Wittenberg

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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April 25

Ohio Wesleyan University Baseball vs Muskingum

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

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April 25

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Lacrosse vs DePauw

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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April 25

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Lacrosse at Wittenberg

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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April 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Softball at Otterbein

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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April 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Golf vs NCAC Championship

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Golf vs NCAC Championship

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Track & Field at Big Red Invitational

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field at Big Red Invitational

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Tennis vs Wabash

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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April 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Tennis vs Oberlin

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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April 28

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field at Ashland Alumni Open

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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We are so impressed with Bishops who chose to spend their spring breaks volunteering. Here is the Hurricane Harvey relief team, posing with the homeowners of a house they're rebuilding in Houston!🔨🏠 #OhWooo

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OWU seniors have been "growing the flock" on Mowry's front lawn! Each flamingo = senior who has given, with more being added through tomorrow! #OhWooo

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Three words: Bishop. Emoji. Cookies. 🍪 Shout out to @owudining, who got creative with the Bishop emoji! #OhWooo

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❤️Whether it be your someone special, your roommates turned best friends, or your favorite campus hangout... on this #ValentinesDay, we ask you: What do you love about OWU? #OhWooo

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Patiently waiting for the snow to melt and temperatures to rise ☀️

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