Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University inducted 39 first-year students into its chapter of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society this spring. Phi Eta Sigma recognizes first-year students who are taking a full academic course load and who either achieve a grade point average of at least 3.50 or who are ranked in the upper 20 percent of their class. Founded in 1923, Phi Eta Sigma is the nation's oldest and largest honor society for first-year college and university students in all disciplines. Its motto is "Knowledge is Power." Congratulations to the 2024 inductees!

Ohio Wesleyan University is awarding more than $64,200 in competitive Theory-to-Practice Grants this spring to help students complete OWU Connection experiences that apply their academic knowledge to hands-on, real-world projects outside the classroom. The university awards multiple rounds of Theory-to-Practice Grants (TPGs) each academic year to support its signature student experience, the OWU Connection. Fully incorporated into the university's curriculum, the OWU Connection requires all students to complete at least one project that requires them to Think Big (complete undergraduate research), Do Good (participate in community-engaged learning, including student leadership), Go Global (complete off-campus study), or Get Real (explore their future careers through meaningful internships and externships). Congratulations, grant recipients!

Ohio Wesleyan University tapped 20 students this spring for membership in the Mortar Board national honor society. Mortar Board recognizes students with senior standing for exemplary scholarship, leadership, and service. The honor society, founded in 1918, also "provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities, and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community." Congratulations to the new Mortar Board members!

Ohio Wesleyan University's Golden Bishop Awards are presented each academic year to recognize students for outstanding achievements in leadership and community service. Congratulations to all of the very deserving 2023-2024 Golden Bishops!

Ohio Wesleyan University held its 2024 Spring Student Symposium on April 18 with 83 students sharing research and creative projects that highlight the breadth, depth, and quality of work produced this academic year. Congratulations to all of the participants!

The Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship at Ohio Wesleyan University has selected 10 students for admittance into its fall class of Corns Business and Entrepreneurial Scholars. The competitive program is open to sophomores who have demonstrated strong academic performance, leadership in campus or community service organizations, and potential for achievement in business or entrepreneurship. Congratulations to these business-savvy Bishops!

OWU senior Mayukha Dyta will spend nine months studying in India using her Fulbright Award.

Six Ohio Wesleyan University students are selected to present research posters at the annual meeting of the Ohio Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. Two Bishops tie for the best undergraduate student poster award at the April 5-6, 2024, event, held at Ohio Wesleyan for the first time in 19 years. Congratulations, Bishop scientists!

The Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship at Ohio Wesleyan University has selected seven students as 2024-2025 Accounting and Finance Fellows. Being selected as fellows gives the students access to enhanced internship, research, and other learning opportunities. Congratulations!

Two teams of Ohio Wesleyan University students spent a week helping others as part of OWU's annual Spring Break Service Week program. One group traveled to Lakota Nation, South Dakota, and worked with the Lakota Youth Development, a nonprofit organization located on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Reservation. The other traveled to South Carolina, and worked to improve trails at a state park and prepare urban garden spaces within a framework of centering Black students in a space of belonging. They traveled between March 9 and March 17, 2024. Congratulations to all involved for a successful week of life-changing learning and service!

Ohio Wesleyan's graduating senior art show, "Grounded," opens April 13 with a public reception at the university's Richard M. Ross Art Museum. The juried exhibit, which runs through May 11, includes works from eight students. Congratulations, OWU artists!

Ohio Wesleyan University's Department of Performing Arts will present five performances of "Absolute Zero," a musical spy thriller, between April 11 and April 20, 2024. The play is described by Broadway World as "a taut, funny musical thriller" that offers "a gleeful reclamation of the patriarchal and often sexist spy genre." Break a leg, Bishops!

Ohio Wesleyan awards Baran Fellowships annually to help students pursue their graduate school and career goals. The recipients receive financial awards to support educational programs, internships, or other initiatives to make them more competitive candidates for graduate school admission and prestigious post-graduate fellowships, such as Fulbright and Rhodes Scholarships. Congratulations, Baran Fellowship recipients!

Seven Ohio Wesleyan University students have earned 2023-2024 OWU Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Grants to support projects to advance the OWU campus as an antiracist space. The competitive grants support policy and program analysis, curricular changes and course development, small-scale survey work, creative projects, or community conversations designed to produce evidence-based, actionable recommendations for change. Congratulations to the newest grant recipients!

Ohio Wesleyan University is proud to announce its fall 2023 graduates. Congratulations and best wishes to Ohio Wesleyan's newest alumni. OWU is proud of you!

Ohio Wesleyan University is pleased to announce its Dean's List for fall semester 2023. To qualify for OWU Dean's List recognition, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale in all applicable classes. Congratulations, Bishops, on your outstanding academic achievement!

Ohio Wesleyan University has selected 17 students as 2023-2024 Education Fellows. The four-year fellowships are awarded each fall by Ohio Wesleyan's Department of Education to first-year students with a high potential for success at the university and a stated interest in teaching at the preschool, elementary, middle, or high school level. Congratulations to OWU's newest Education Fellows!

Ohio Wesleyan University is awarding more than $54,800 in competitive Theory-to-Practice Grants this fall to help students complete OWU Connection experiences that apply their academic knowledge to hands-on, real-world projects outside the classroom. The university awards multiple rounds of Theory-to-Practice Grants (TPGs) each academic year to support its signature student experience, the OWU Connection. As of fall 2023, all students are required to complete at least one OWU Connection project before graduation that requires them to Think Big (complete undergraduate research), Do Good (participate in community-engaged learning, including student leadership), Go Global (complete off-campus study), or Get Real (explore their future careers through meaningful internships and externships). Congratulations, grant recipients!

The Ohio Wesleyan Department of Performing Arts will present 24 one-act scripts from Suzan-Lori Parks' "365 Days/365 Plays" in five free performances between Oct. 5 and Oct. 8, 2023. Twenty Ohio Wesleyan students are performing in the play, and nine are filling key production jobs. Break a leg, Bishops!

Ohio Wesleyan University is proud to announce its summer 2023 graduates. Congratulations and best wishes to Ohio Wesleyan's newest alumni. OWU is proud of you!

Ohio Wesleyan University students shared the results of their 2023 summer science research projects Sept. 28 during the university's 31st annual Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium. The students presented information and answered questions about their mentored research during the two-hour symposium. The presentations are available online at www.owu.edu/ssrp. Congratulations, scientists!

Ohio Wesleyan's Department of Economics and Business and the university's Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship have selected 22 students as 2023-2024 Economics Management Fellows. Congratulations to OWU's newest fellows!

Ohio Wesleyan University tapped 15 students this spring for membership in the Mortar Board national honor society. Mortar Board recognizes students with senior standing for exemplary scholarship, leadership, and service. The honor society, founded in 1918, also "provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities, and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community." Congratulations to the new Mortar Board members!

Ohio Wesleyan University is pleased to announce its Dean's List for spring semester 2023. To qualify for OWU Dean's List recognition, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale in all applicable classes. Congratulations, Bishops, on your outstanding academic achievement!

Ohio Wesleyan University held its 179th commencement ceremony on May 13, celebrating its Class of 2023. Keynote speaker Brigadier General Deydre Smyth Teyhen, OWU Class of 1973, encouraged the new graduates to "lead in a manner that will make the future brighter for the next generation." Congratulations and best wishes to Ohio Wesleyan's newest alumni. OWU is proud of you!

The Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship at Ohio Wesleyan University has selected eight students for admittance into its fall 2023 class of Corns Business and Entrepreneurial Scholars. The competitive program is open to sophomores who have demonstrated strong academic performance, leadership in campus or community service organizations, and potential for achievement in business or as an entrepreneur. Corns Scholars receive $5,000 scholarships during both their junior and senior years. The program is designed to help them "combine classroom knowledge with the spontaneity of daily business applications and challenges, putting them a step ahead in the business world with future employers." Congratulations to these business-savvy Bishops!

The Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship at Ohio Wesleyan University has selected nine students as 2023-2024 Accounting Fellows. Being selected for the competitive program gives the fellows access to enhanced internship, research, and other opportunities. Congratulations!

Ohio Wesleyan University inducted six first-year students into its chapter of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society this spring. Phi Eta Sigma recognizes first-year students who are taking a full academic course load and who either achieve a grade point average of at least 3.50 or who are ranked in the upper 20 percent of their class. Founded in 1923, Phi Eta Sigma is the nation's oldest and largest honor society for first-year college and university students in all disciplines. Its motto is "Knowledge is Power." Congratulations to the 2023 inductees!

Ohio Wesleyan University inducted 23 new members this spring into its Eta Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa National Academic Honor Society. The new inductees join a historic organization that counts 17 U.S. presidents, 42 Supreme Court justices, and more than 150 Nobel laureates among its members. Nationwide, only 10 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters, and each of the 293 chapters selects only 10 percent of its graduates to join annually through a highly selective, merit-based invitation process. Congratulations to OWU's newest Phi Beta Kappa inductees!

Five Ohio Wesleyan University students have earned OWU Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Grants this spring to support projects that include researching women's health and food issues in Southern Africa, restoring and celebrating a Native American-inspired mural on campus, and exploring at a national conference how to create a more just U.S. economy. Ohio Wesleyan's DEI Grant program was launched in 2021 to support projects proposed by students and employees to advance the OWU campus as an antiracist space. The university continues to accept student DEI Grant proposals this semester, with the application and review process overseen by the Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Student grants may be up to $1,500 each. Congratulations to the newest grant recipients!