2020-2021 Academic Year and 2021 Summer Session

2020-2021 Academic Year

Visit the OWU Events Calendar for the latest list of lectures, performances, athletics events, and other public events. Dates of all events listed on the academic and events calendars are subject to change.

The Safe Campus Opening Task Force developed the calendar in consultation with the Academic Policy Committee. The calendar was then approved by the Executive Committee, which is empowered by the Faculty Handbook to act on behalf of the faculty when OWU is not in session.

The calendar has been designed to limit travel, maximize classroom learning, and keep everyone safe. Here are some of the details to help you plan:

• The semester will begin August 20, five days earlier than originally scheduled.
• Fall break has been eliminated, and the break days have been distributed throughout the semester, one about every four weeks.
• We will have classes the Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week.
• After going home for Thanksgiving, students will not return to campus. Instead, all classes and exams after Thanksgiving will be delivered remotely. Students who must be on campus after Thanksgiving will be able to do so at no additional cost, but they must remain on campus throughout the Thanksgiving break.
• The class and exam time after Thanksgiving has been shortened from three weeks to two: one week of classes followed by one week of exams.

We believe this academic calendar provides us the framework to establish a safer campus and limit exposure to the coronavirus.