Sectarianism in Northern Ireland

Adedayo Akimadeyemi ’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.

Service in Peru

Alyssa DiPadova ’19

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”

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"

Events

Campus Events Academics Arts & Entertainment Athletics

September 26

OWU Career and Grad School Fair

11 a.m. – 1:30 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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September 27

Science Lecture Series: Dr. H. Lisle Gibbs

4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

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September 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball vs Mount St. Joseph

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 28

Evening Programs at Perkins Observatory

9 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball vs Oberlin

1 p.m. – 3 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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October 3

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer vs Thomas More

7 p.m. – 9 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 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 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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October 18

Art Exhibit: 'Culinary Roots/Migratory Routes,' Oct. 18 - Dec. 13

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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October 18

Art Exhibit: 'Double Take: Ambiguity in the Photograph,' Oct. 18 - Dec. 13

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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October 18

Art Exhibit Artist's Talk: Tariq Tarey

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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October 19

Senior Project: 'The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon'

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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October 20

Senior Project: 'The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon'

8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer at Capital

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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September 26

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Soccer at Capital

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 27

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball vs Mount St. Joseph

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

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September 28

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Tennis at ITA Central Regional

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Tennis at ITA Central Regional

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Golf vs Ohio Northern

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Field Hockey at Oberlin

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Soccer at Wooster

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Football at DePauw

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Volleyball vs Oberlin

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Cross Country at All-Ohio Championship

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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September 29

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Cross Country at All-Ohio Championship

2:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

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