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September 2020
One of the Nation’s Best!
Ohio Wesleyan is ranked among the nation’s best colleges in new publications by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. The U.S. News rankings also place OWU at No. 1 in Ohio for “Best Value Schools” and “Top Performers on Social Mobility.” (Photo by Paul Vernon)
First Class
Ohio Wesleyan faculty are tackling COVID-19 challenges to help “OWU students do great things all over the world,” professor Mary Anne Lewis Cusato says.
‘Standing Stronger’
DACA dreamer and first-generation college student Jose Armendariz Matute ’21 is the first Hispanic president of WCSA, OWU’s student government.
Astronomical Opportunity
Kaito Iwasaki ’23 and Sakshi Gupta ’22 collaborate from Japan and India to study starspots and their implications with OWU professor Robert Harmon.
‘A More Sustainable Life’
Chase Patton ’21 digs into which home-composting method is the most efficient and user-friendly with help from faculty mentor Ashley Allen.
Science Symposium
Nineteen student-scientists will share results of their summer research Sept. 21 at OWU’s first online Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Science Research Symposium.
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Global Scholars
Ohio Wesleyan welcomes 16 first-year students with a passion for international issues into its Thomas W. Palmer ’69 and Susan Palmer Global Scholars Program.
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Education Fellows
Ohio Wesleyan’s newest Education Fellows include 18 first-year students selected for their high potential for success at OWU and intention to become classroom teachers.
Care Coordinators
Staff member Kerrie Kirkpatrick is one of OWU’s care coordinators. The volunteers check on students in quarantine or isolation to ensure they have the support they need.
Men's Golf Coach
Zach Shahrokhi ’18, a three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection as an OWU golfer, is named the Battling Bishop head men’s golf coach.
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Sonnieboy Blanco joins OWU as an assistant wrestling coach. The former All-American wrestler placed nationally at Washington & Jefferson College.
Soaring Architecture
Ohio Wesleyan’s skyline is changing with construction of Bradford Milligan Hall, OWU’s first on-campus, senior-student apartment complex. The 126-bed residence will be completed this summer. (Photo by Brian Rellinger)
Election: ‘Fear and Loathing’
Elections Researcher Rachel Bitecofer
to Give Marsh Lecture
September 16, 2020
Rock & Roll and Social Change
Hear Graham Nash, Serj Tankian,
and Thom Shanker
September 24, 2020
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