Connect2 OWU
February 2020
Getting Their Heads in the Game
Ohio Wesleyan fans show larger-than-life support for the men’s basketball team and players Grant Gossard ’20 and Jaret Gerber ’20 during the recent Bishop Backers Winter Community Day celebration. (Photo by Sydney Lewis ’23)
Record-Breaking Bishops
The swimming and diving team breaks six school records during the 2020 NCAC championships. Setting records are Elizabeth Dickey ’23, Liam Dooley ’21, Emily Fulmer ’21, Colin Hawes ’20, Tyler Mansfield ’20, Katie Rozsa ’22, and Evelyn VanderVelde ’23.
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Up and Overachiever
Cirrus Robinson ’20 clears 5-6 to win her
fourth consecutive indoor high jump title at the All-Ohio championship
meet. Robinson also holds four national high jump titles – two indoor and two
outdoor.
Persevering in Puerto Rico
Earthquakes shift his research, but they can’t keep Tommy Jacobson ’20 from making the most of his OWU Connection-supported trip to Puerto Rico.
2020 Election Survey
OWU students identify their top political issues and presidential candidates in a Mock Convention poll. Watch the live convention webstream Feb. 21-22!
Collaboration, Innovation, and Imagination
Students make vital connections at the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at OWU. It’s like “real-life LinkedIn,” says Madison Miller ’22.
Quantitative Economics
Ohio Wesleyan adds a new STEM major in the Department of Economics and Business to prepare students for careers in the 21st-century economy.
Palmer Global Scholars
Thomas Palmer ’69 and Susan Palmer endow Ohio Wesleyan's unique Global Scholars Program with $2 million in contributions.
An Artful Legacy
Lorry Haycock Luikart ’73 and Jack Luikart ’71 honor the memory of her parents with a $300,000 gift to create The Ebb and Teena Haycock Public Art Endowment.
‘From the Studio’
Ohio Wesleyan’s Fine Arts faculty share their latest creations in a new exhibit on display from Feb. 25-April 5 at the Ross Art Museum.
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Ohio Arts Council Honoree
Professor Amy Butcher earns a 2020 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council for nonfiction writing, including her upcoming book, “Mothertrucker.”
Mentor Award
Director of Student Life Nancy Bihl Rutkowski is honored by the Ohio College Personnel Association for her work as a mentor and role model, and significant contributions to her profession.
Hall of Excellence Inductee
OWU Trustee Kara Trott ’83, founder and CEO of Quantum Health Inc., is selected by the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges for induction into its Hall of Excellence.
‘Best Value College for 2020’
Princeton Review lists OWU
among nation’s top ROI schools
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