‘Epic Rebirth’

At an April 25 news conference, President Matt vandenBerg announces that OWU has raised over $50 million to create the John F. Milligan Library and is launching Ohio higher education’s largest campus solar energy project.

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Legendary Insights

Dancer, actor, author, director, Emmy winner, and NAACP Image Award recipient Jasmine Guy will present the keynote address at OWU’s May 10 commencement ceremony.

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‘Lead, Love, and Act’

Activist and actor Erika Alexander (left) discusses her career in a conversation led by OWU Professor Phokeng Dailey at the second Melvin Van Peebles Symposium.

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Engaging Initiative

The College Presidents for Civic Preparedness organization interviews Bishops about the University’s “bold step” to provide civil discourse training to all students, faculty, and staff.

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Improving OWU

Donor- and grant-funded work is underway to improve the residential campus by creating The 1842 student hub and expanding green space by demolishing the unused Bashford Hall.

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Insights into Evolution

Professor Han Guo is the co-author of new research that he says, “potentially provides fundamental insights of early evolution of multicellular organization.”

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Investing in Experience

Ohio Wesleyan awards nearly $88,000 in OWU Connection grants this spring to help students Think Big, Do Good, Go Global, and Get Real.

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Marketing Magic

OWU students visit Walt Disney World as part of an OWU Connection Travel-Learning Course to study marketing and branding in Florida.

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Bishop Elevated

Thea Smekens (left) supervises Katie Fink ’27 during her on-campus Bishop Elevate internship that Fink says “seemed like my calling.”

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‘Reach Out Your Hands’

OWU students complete spring break service work helping hurricane victims in Louisiana and improving community gardens and spaces in South Carolina.

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Golden Bishop Awards

Ohio Wesleyan honors students for exceptional leadership, community service, and campus involvement during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Dale Bruce Awards

Trey Theobald ’25 (center) wins the Presidential Award at the 2024-2025 Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards. He is congratulated by Athletics leaders Kris Boey (left) and Doug Zipp.

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Conference Champs

The OWU men’s lacrosse team wins the 2025 NCAC conference championship, the Bishops’ second NCAC crown in 3 seasons and first outright NCAC title since 2018.

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Right on Track

OWU men’s track & field athlete Michael Strange ’27 wins All-NCAC honors, and Michael Hess ’28 places in the decathlon April 27 at the NCAC combined-events meet.

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Time, Work, Effort

Retired head men’s soccer coach Jay Martin shares “How to Gain Experience Like a Champion” as part of the 2025 i-Qubed lecture series. The talks are filled with ideas, insight, and imagination.

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Sweet Moments

Kimberlee Ferrell ’28 (left) and Shelby Morris ’27 make candy apples during the Candy Land-themed Day on the JAY celebration. Featuring inflatables, food, music, and fun, OWU’s “best day of the year” is planned annually by the student Campus Programming Board. Click here for this and other photos from the event. (Photos by Paul Vernon)

Baccalaureate & Commencement
May 9-10, 2025
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Reunion Weekend
May 16-18, 2025
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