Happy Thanksgiving, Bishops!
Wishing you joyous moments with family and friends

(Photo by Wendi Kay)

Milestone Agreement

I Know I Can CEO Katina Fullen and OWU President Matt vandenBerg celebrate a collaboration that makes Ohio Wesleyan the largest scholarship provider for students served by the college-access organization.

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Melvin Van Peebles Symposium

OWU’s 2025 Melvin Van Peebles Symposium will feature Erika Alexander, award-winning actress and trailblazing activist, as part of its exploration of Black arts and culture.

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Focused Effort

Callie Kampe ’26 studies potential medications to treat jet lag as part of Ohio Wesleyan’s 10-week mentored Summer Science Research Program.

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Good Medicine

Luke Przybys ’26 (left) is mentored by neonatologist Prabhu Parimi, M.D., during an internship at Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center.

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‘Delve Deeper’

Ian Sander ’27 researches “From Design to Nicotine Delivery: A Comprehensive Characterization of Popularly Used E-Cigarettes” with mentors at The Ohio State University.

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Opportunity in Abundance

Etta Pierce ’26 is spending the semester in the Czech Republic and Denmark. She says the experience is increasing her “adaptability, problem-solving, cultural awareness, and confidence.”

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G’Day World

Shaelyn Cretu ’26 (left) and Katlin Klabus ’26 visit Australia’s Sydney Opera House. “OWU is helping me become prepared for the real world,” Cretu says of her time abroad.

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2024-2025 Global Scholars

OWU names 16 first-year students as Global Scholars. They take special classes, get funds to study abroad, complete a thesis, and graduate with a global certificate.

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‘Part of Solutions’

Lisa Ho, associate director of International and Off-Campus Programs, earns an award for her work to “advocate the cause of international education” at OWU and beyond.

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Resume Ready

OWU’s Career Connection office is launching a new initiative to review and approve the resumes of every graduating student to ensure the documents are competitive and strong.

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Get Drawn In

Ruth Szukala of OWU’s Ross Art Museum demonstrates how to make fossil rubbings as part of free family programming launched to help welcome the community into the venue.

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Wingspread

OWU’s commitment to gifted middle schoolers grows with a rebranded, expanded OWL (Ohio Wesleyan Learning) program that offers a second week of day camp.

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‘Songs at the Center’

Eric Gnezda ’79 will tape an episode of his nationally distributed “Songs at the Center” television show Nov. 22 in Jemison Auditorium. The show is now in its 10th season.

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Playoff-Bound Bishops

The OWU volleyball team clinches its first NCAC tournament since 1996, earning the team its first-ever NCAA DIII playoff appearance. The Bishops will play Wisconsin-Whitewater on Nov. 21.

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Run, Zoe, Run

Zoe Ward ’27 will participate in the NCAA Division III championship meet Nov. 23. She is the first Bishop runner to qualify for the national championship since Sarah Fowler ’17 in 2016.

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Special Award

Bishop field hockey player Grace Ammon ’27 is named NCAC Midfielder of the Year, and Ammon, Ellie Conroy ’25, and Alyssa Markella ’26 are first-team All-NCAC choices.

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Hoop Dream

Kasey Schipfer ’25 is named to the D3hoops.com women’s basketball preseason All-America teams. The fifth-season guard also is a first-team All-America selection.

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Women’s Soccer Standouts

Natalie Ryan ’26 is the NCAC Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-NCAC selection. Halle Dacek ’26, Kaylee DeShong ’25, and Ryan O'Neill ’25 are second-team All-NCAC picks.

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Men’s Soccer Stars

Brady West ’25 is named NCAC Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-NCAC selection. Jaggar Brooker ’25 and Franklin Rodriguez ’25 also earn first-team recognition. Ryan Betts ’26 and Sam Whitman ’26 are second-team selections, and Alex Bucher ’28 and Christopher Guerra ’26 are third-team picks.

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A Record Career

Men’s soccer head coach Jay Martin concludes his 47th and final season at the Ohio Wesleyan helm Nov. 17 when the Battling Bishops take on the Mary Washington Eagles in the second-round game of the NCAA Division III tournament. Martin closes his unmatched coaching career with a final record of 774-169-84 (.795).

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2024 Hispanic Film Festival
Free Festival Concludes Nov. 19
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December’s OWU Events
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