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Ohio Wesleyan will reopen at noon Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, but faculty may hold morning classes remotely. Students should watch for faculty communication. Essential personnel should report as normally scheduled.

New Program Elevates First-Gen Students

OWU is launching a new “Bishop Elevate” office and program to help first-generation college students thrive in their educational careers and persist to graduation.

The Bishop Elevate initiative is being supported with a $250,000 lead gift from Thomas Palmer ’69, and his wife, Susan Palmer, and a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Florida-based Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.

The Bishop Elevate program is the foundational component of Ohio Wesleyan’s new Bishop Elevate office, which is being led by Thea Smekens, director of first-generation student success.

One in five OWU students is the first in their family to attend college.