Aiding Wildlife in Zimbabwe

Serena George ’19 & Abbi Turner ’20

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.

Studying Colonialism in France

French Class at The Louvre

Mississippi Delta Music Traditions

Travel-Learning Class to Louisiana

WWII History

Slater Sabo ’19 & Maddie Lancaster ’19 in Normandy

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

What is the most dangerous personality volcano in the U.S. today? . . .

Bart Martin, Geology

Watch: “The Personalities of Volcanoes”

What would it be like if professional musicians were regularly engaged with . . .

Nancy Gamso, Music

Watch: “LA Street Symphony, Marchin’ in Step with the Other LA’s Street Music Heritage”

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”

Events

Campus Events Academics Arts & Entertainment Athletics

January 20

2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: 34th Annual Worship Service

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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January 21

2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: 26th Annual MLK Breakfast Celebration

7:45 a.m. – 9 a.m.

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January 22

Gallery: “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" curated by Bettye J. Stull

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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January 25

Evening Programs at Perkins Observatory

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Basketball vs Hiram

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Basketball vs Hiram

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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January 30

Butler A. Jones Lecture on Race and Society

7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

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February 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Swimming & Diving vs Kenyon

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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February 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Swimming & Diving vs Kenyon

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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February 2

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Swimming & Diving vs Denison

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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February 2

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Swimming & Diving vs Denison

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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February 2

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Tennis vs Tiffin

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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January 24

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

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January 22

Gallery: “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" curated by Bettye J. Stull

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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February 5

Faculty Recital: Jeremy Smith, trombone

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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March 3

Faculty Recital: Youmee Kim, piano

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

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March 22

Senior Project: “A Mother’s Love”

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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March 23

Senior Project: “A Mother’s Love”

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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March 26

Concert: Ohio Wesleyan Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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April 2

Faculty Recital: Tour d’Anches Woodwind Faculty Trio

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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January 23

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Basketball at Wabash

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Track & Field at Baldwin Wallace

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field at Baldwin Wallace

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Swimming & Diving at Oberlin

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Swimming & Diving at Oberlin

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Basketball vs Hiram

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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January 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Basketball vs Hiram

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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January 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Wrestling at JCC Open

9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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January 30

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Basketball at Oberlin

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

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January 30

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Basketball at Oberlin

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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February 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Swimming & Diving vs Kenyon

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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February 1

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Swimming & Diving vs Kenyon

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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