Weather Closure
Ohio Wesleyan will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, but classes may be held remotely. Students should watch for faculty communication. Essential personnel should report.
Spring 2022 OWU Magazine
We Believe!
OWU alumni are rocking Cleveland, and they could make you a Believelander in one of OWU’s favorite cities.
READ “WE BELIEVE!”
READ "THE BEST OF CLEVELAND"
A Second Pandemic
Alumni across the U.S. are working at the front lines of a national mental health crisis. They have sage advice for us.
READ “A SECOND PANDEMIC”
READ “OWU ADAPTS & EXPANDS CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES”
50 Years of Title IX
Title IX transformed college athletics, and OWU women have grabbed the opportunity and excelled.
READ “CELEBRATING WOMEN’S SPORTS & 50 YEARS OF TITLE IX”
READ "BISHOP BRILLIANCE!”
Remarkable Lives
We pay tribute to Melvin Van Peebles ’53 and William Batchelder ’64
READ “MELVIN VAN PEEBLES CHANGED FILMMAKING AND OUR WORLD”
READ “WILLIAM BATCHELDER DEDICATED LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE”
Leader’s Letter
Preparing for a World of Puzzles and Mysteries
by Rock Jones, President, Ohio Wesleyan University
As I write this essay, students have returned from spring break and for the first time in two years everyone is on campus, with no restriction to activities, and without the need to wear facial coverings and keep a distance from one another. The energy is palpable as we enter the final weeks of an academic year, complete with lectures, concerts, productions, art shows, athletic competition, celebrations of student scholarship and accomplishment, and ultimately, preparation for Commencement.
Letters
Includes:
Guiding OWU Magazine and Connecting With Readers, OWU Magazine Relaunch
From the JAYwalk
Includes:
Ohio Wesleyan Greeks Win National Academic Honors, OWU Teams up With Mount Carmel to Offer Nursing Degree, Think Big. Go Global. Get Real. Do Good., Statewide Service Award Recipient, and Thumbs Up! Esports Program Begins at OWU
Comfort Zones
Kira Bailey
Merrick Hall Classrooms
Kira Bailey’s academic comfort zone is the brain. As Ohio Wesleyan’s senior faculty member in neuroscience, the associate professor of psychology and neuroscience welcomes scores of students into the world of the brain as a space for them not to find comfort, but to spark fascination, curiosity, exploration, and maybe a lifelong career. OWU launched its neuroscience program in 1994, named the program in honor of former professor and provost David Robbins in 2005, and expanded the program with a 5-year, $5 million gift from George ’61 and Patricia Belt ’63 Conrades in 2011.
Teaching Moments
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Dark Matter and the OWU Connection
Step into the classroom of Physics & Astronomy Professor Bob Harmon and learn what the "OWU connection" is to the discovery of dark matter.
Faculty Notes
Includes:
Amy Butcher, David Caplan, Andrea Colvin, Vicki DiLillo, Amy Downing, Bonnie Milne Gardner, Will Georgic, Marty Kalb, Sarah Kaka, Donald Lateiner, Barbara MacLeod, Antron Mahoney, Chris Modica, Franchesca Nestor, Michele Nobel, Eva Paris-Huesca, Dustin Reichard, Rosemary Riley, Goran Skosples, Chelsea Vadnie, and Chris Wolverton.
Looking Back
OWU Women’s Soccer Team Does It Again
Junior forward Erika Howland scored midway through the first half and the Ohio Wesleyan defense made it stand up as the Battling Bishop women’s soccer team defeated Messiah, 1-0, in the NCAA Division III championship game on Nov. 30 at Artificial Turf Stadium on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y.
February 7
Women's Basketball Alumni Gathering & 25th Anniversary Final Four Appearance
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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April on Campus
(Photo by Paul Vernon)
Restoring a Masterpiece
At the center of OWU’s campus since 1898, Slocum Hall and its iconic Reading Room are in the middle of an $11.25 million renovation. Project funding includes a $10 million contribution from an anonymous alumni couple. The Reading Room and leaded glass ceiling will remain at the heart of the building, and the room is being upgraded to improve accessibility and accommodate current student needs, like charging stations and desks that are intended for laptops. The historical integrity of the space is being preserved by restoring original details that were missing, such as the lighting around the balcony. (Photo by James DeCamp)