Proud to Be First
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
First-generation college students at OWU have to tackle more challenges than their peers with different educational, social, and financial backgrounds…
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Early OWU Leaders Envisioned a Healthy Ohio Wesleyan
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
The SQ’s focus on health and learning has a century-rich history behind it. On February 28, 1906, the front page of The Ohio Wesleyan Transcript declared…
Simpson Querrey: The New Face of Fitness
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
OWU’s state-of-the-art fitness facility connects mind, body, and spirit. SQ’s varied spaces already are having an impact across the student population…
Family Heritage, OWU Connection, and Global Impact
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
Fiji's “Most Outstanding Senior” in the North America, Memme Onwudiwe ’15, Turned an Internship in Nigeria into a Career That Is Already Making a Difference…
"Scoop" Wilkinson and OWU Fiji Pride
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
Soldier. Journalist. OWU Fiji. These are just a few of the roles played with distinction by Cecil J. “Scoop” Wilkinson, Class of 1917. Born in East Palestine…
OWU Long Committed to Serve First-Generation and Diverse Students
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
In 1842 the founders of Ohio Wesleyan University set out to build an educational institution that served intellectually curious students regardless of…
Wrestling with Adversity
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
Roger Brigham ’76 has never let adversity set him back. He credits a “warrior spirit” for driving him to a trailblazing career as a journalist and great…
Combining Politics and Community
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
Bridget Donnell Newton ’80 recalls family dinners at her childhood home as a “very lively” time. “We were always having debates and discussions” about…
Work Ethic Underscores Giving
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
Ask Tom P. Simons ’88 and Lorraine McCann Simons ’90 what defines their giving, and they might say a modest upbringing and hard work ethic. The Atlanta…
Discovering Future Medical, Science Leaders
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
E. Rolland Dickson ’55 still recalls this image: As a child, he watched fascinated as his mother, a nurse, sat and dressed his young friend’s wound, gently…