Schedule

The OWU Connection Conference schedule offers a variety of platforms and opportunities for students to share the impact of their OWU Connection experiences, how they designed these opportunities, and inspire the entire OWU Community to take part in the OWU Connection.

The Spring OWU Connection Conference will be held on the OWU campus on Thursday, February 29 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., EST. All sessions are 45 minutes unless otherwise noted.

If you have questions, please contact the Connection team at connect@owu.edu.

9-9:45 a.m.

• Pathways to Medicine: Integrating Co-Curricular Experiences in the Medical and Dental School Application
• Environmental & Natural Resource Symposium
• Academic Strategy Workshop: Navigating Gen Ed Requirements and Fall Registration

9:30-11 a.m.

• Writing Salon with Melissa Febos

10-10:45 a.m.

• Woltemade Big Problem Challenge
• Making the Connection: Linking Your Connection Experience to Your Major
• Affordability Abroad
• Consent, Coercion, & Cost: A Crash-Course in the Ethical Use of Humans in Research
• Connecting You to the Universe: The 2024 Solar Eclipse and the Astrophysics Program at OWU

11 a.m. - Noon

• i³ Lectures

Noon - 2 p.m.

• OWU Career & Summer Internship Fair

1-1:45 p.m.

• Making the Connection: Linking Your Connection Experience to Your Major
• Art Prep: Your Entry into Museum Studies
• Sun-Gazing with Perkins Observatory
• Integrating International Connection Experiences into Pre-Health Majors
• COMM Learn about Communication Internships

2-2:45 p.m.

• Academic Strategy Workshop: Navigating Gen Ed Requirements and Fall Registration
• Your Path to Law School
• Affordability Abroad
• Your Financial Toolkit: Strategies for Budgeting, Loan Repayment, and Building Credit
• OWU's Baran Fellowship and Other Competitive Fellowships

2-3:30 p.m.

• "Body Work: The Power of Personal Writing"

3-3:45 p.m.

• Never Too Late for Research! Summer REUs with Upcoming Deadlines!
• Healthcare Horizons: Beginning Your Pre-Health Journey
• Showcasing Your Personal Brand & OWU Connection Experience on LinkedIn
• Opportunities and Possibilites for Non-Education Majors at the Early Childhood Center
• The World Awaits: Bring Your Interest in Languages and Cultures to Life Through the OWU Connection