Costa Rica: Help preserve a paradise

Travel-Learning Geography

Where do you want to go?

Go global. The OWU Connection can transport you anywhere. Two-thirds of OWU students take their learning beyond the classroom – and across the globe.

New York: Intern in the media capital

Allisa Schueller '19

Australia: Research accounting Down Under

Erin Cannon '18 & Caitlin Maggio '18

Spain: Spend a semester at the University of Salamanca

Salamanca Program

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

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

Michael Flamm, History

Watch: "Why History Matters"

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

Ed Kahn, Theatre

Watch: "How Theatre Can Change the World"

The efficient decisions that we make are often not equitable because . . .

Alice Simon, Economics

Watch: "Why Can't the Best Decisions Always Be Fair?"

Events

Campus Events Academics Arts & Entertainment Athletics

April 19

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Lacrosse vs Franciscan

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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April 20

Night Programs at Perkins Observatory

8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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April 21

2018 Ohio History Day Statewide Competition

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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April 22

Ohio Wesleyan University Baseball vs Heidelberg

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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April 24

Community Film Series: "Tiny Furniture" Screening

9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

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April 25

Heather Pick Memorial Concert Series - OWU Woodwind Ensemble

11 a.m. – 12 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 21

2018 Ohio History Day Statewide Competition

9 a.m. – 4 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 24

Community Film Series: "Tiny Furniture" Screening

9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.

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April 25

Heather Pick Memorial Concert Series - OWU Woodwind Ensemble

11 a.m. – 12 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 19

Ohio Wesleyan University Baseball at Otterbein

4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

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April 19

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Lacrosse vs Franciscan

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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April 20

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field at Jesse Owens Classic

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 20

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Track & Field at Jesse Owens Classic

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 20

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field at Sparky Adams Invitational

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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April 20

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Track & Field at Sparky Adams Invitational

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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April 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field at Jesse Owens Classic

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Track & Field at Jesse Owens Classic

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Golf vs Strimer Memorial Invitational

12 a.m. – 3 a.m.

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April 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Tennis vs Case Reserve

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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April 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Men's Track & Field at Sparky Adams Invitational

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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April 21

Ohio Wesleyan University Women's Track & Field at Sparky Adams Invitational

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

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