Stats and Photos from the JAYwalk

OWU by the Numbers

Percent increase in the size of this year’s incoming class over last
Countries, including the U.S., represented in the student body
Percent of students who receive some form of financial assistance, thanks to donor support
Percent of class of 2015 graduates who found employment or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation

Aca-mazing

Symone Mann ’19, president of the OWtsiders, performs at the fourth annual A Cappellooza event. (Photo by Hannah Wargo ’19)

Orchesis

Performers in the annual contemporary dance concert Orchesis hang out on the pedestrian bridge near campus. The November concert featured original work by students, guest choreographers, and artistic direction by assistant professor of theatre and dance Rashana Perks Smith. (Photo by Abi Care Horvat ’17)

Festival of Lights

Aaina Gupta ’18 (left) and Areena Arora ’17 dance at the Diwali celebration on Nov. 13, organized by SANGAM, the student organization highlighting South Asian cultures. (Photo by Reilly Wright ’20)

Aca-mazing

The fourth annual A Cappellooza, featuring performers from OWU groups the JAYwalkers (above), Pitch Black, and OWtsiders was held Nov. 5 in Gray Chapel. The event was hosted by Eric Gnezda ’79, an OWU faculty member and singer/songwriter, with a theme of movie songs. Groups from other local colleges, and the Grammy-nominated a capella group Committed also performed. (Photo by Hannah Wargo ’19)

Fall Festival

Delaware families and members of the OWU community enjoyed the second annual Fall Festival outside the Delta Tau Delta house on Oct. 28. The event, organized by the Faith and Justice Club, featured trick-or-treating around Williams Dr. (blocked to traffic for the occasion), two bounce houses, and pumpkin decorating. Julia Anne Caple ’20 (foreground) and Emma Wong ’20 paint eager faces. (Photo by Reilly Wright ’20)

Fall Festival

Max Brooker, son of Matthew Brooker ’03 and Julia Brooker ’05, gives Bob the Bishop five at the second annual Fall Festival on the OWU campus. (Photo by Reilly Wright ’20)

One OWU

Cydni Chèry ’18 inks her thumbprint on a group work of art at One OWU: An Evening of Harmony, Healing, and Hope. The Oct. 3 event at the labyrinth was organized to lift up and support all campus community members. (Photo by Mark Schmitter ’12)