March 2023
Celebrating Melvin Van Peebles
Actress Jasmine Guy, writer Wil Haygood, academic Simone Drake, musician DJ O Sharp, artist Marshall L. Shorts Jr., and others will help explore and celebrate the impact of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles ’53 on Black arts during OWU’s first Van Peebles Symposium March 30-April 1. (Animation by Olivia Baylor ’19)
Seeing Double
Allyson Amstutz ’23 (left) and Michele Nobel, associate professor of Education, visit Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, to study special education there and in Dublin, Ohio.
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Cognition and Affect
Chandler Carr ’24 (left) is examining the interconnected relationship of cognition and emotion through a mentored research project. Annie Marazita ’23 helps him with EEG work.
Spring Show 2023
Katie Lee ’23 displays her Best-of-Show winning artwork, a collection of Coptic-bound books, during the OWU Fine Arts Department’s Spring Show.
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Community Steward
Savannah Domenech ’25 earns a 2022 Community Stewardship Award for her work with the Adopt-a-Drain environmental improvement project.
Magical ’80s Musical
Travel with OWU to “Xanadu,” where Greek muse Kira descends from Mount Olympus to inspire struggling artist Sonny to create the first roller disco! Five free shows will be held April 13-22.
‘HISTORY This Week’
History professor Michael Flamm discusses Mildred Gillars (World War II’s “Axis Sally”) on national HISTORY podcast on the anniversary of Gillars’ conviction for treason.
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NABC All-America
Men’s basketball wing Jack Clement ’23 is named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-America teams. Clement is a second-team All-America selection.
All-Region Recognition
Women’s track & field members Khloe Dubenion ’23 (left) and Peyton Howell ’23 earn Division III All-Great Lakes Region honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Courting Success
Women’s basketball guard Kasey Schipfer ’24 is named North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Top Defensive Player—the first player to win both. She also is a first-team All-NCAC choice.
Competing in Pakistan
Aamir Motiwala ’23 of the OWU men’s swimming & diving team competes in the Pakistan Swimming Federation's 57th men's national swimming championship in Lahore, Pakistan.
Honoring a Trailblazer
OWU will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX and the impact and legacy of women's sports with special recognition of Dr. Harriet Stewart on April 1.
Kragalott Lecture, March 22
Foreign Policy Historian Examines
Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy
Heisler Lecture, March 23
Retired Blue Jackets Executive
Talks Business Ethics of Hockey
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Vogel Lecture, March 28
OWU’s Michael Flamm Explores
WWII Legacy of Former OWU Student
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