July 2025
Pushcart Prize Winner
Biological Sciences Professor Laurie Anderson earns a 2025 Pushcart Prize for her poem, “Ransom Note.” It will appear in the “Pushcart Prize L” anthology, publishing in December. Hear Anderson read “Ransom Note,” which opens with the dire declaration, “We have your planet.”
Investigating Iceland
Nine Ohio Wesleyan students explore Iceland as part of their hands-on “Intro to Earth Science” OWU Connection Travel-Learning Course.
Serengeti Safari
OWU students visit Tanzania to explore the animals and issues they studied during their semester-long Travel-Learning Course, “Biology in East Africa.”
Future Physician-Scientist
Andy Weisgerber ’27 is selected nationally as one of seven summer 2025 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation fellows, researching the genetic disease at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
‘SUPER’ Opportunity
Abrianna Hite ’28 participates in the Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Rebels Without a Pause
President Matt vandenBerg talks with The Columbus Dispatch and higher education and leadership podcasters about OWU’s rebellion for “boldness, for kindness, and for innovation.”
‘Exceptional Achievement’
OWU earns international acclaim for “exceptional achievement” in public storytelling, message impact, and constituent engagement, winning three CASE Circle of Excellence Awards.
Powering Up
Barbara Bird is overseeing a NetVUE Professional Development Award to help infuse OWU’s academic curriculum with nine liberal arts “power skills.”
‘Pathways to Success’
OWU earns a $25,000 Glenn W. Bailey Foundation grant to support STEM research opportunities for students participating in the 2026 SSRP.
OWU Magazine spotlight
I Remember It Well … I Think
Neuroscientist Liz Phelps ’84 has built a career exploring how emotions and traumatic experiences affect people’s memories.
Our Kind of Town
OWU alumni living in Chicago share their stories, including Christy George ’07, who has worked for three Windy City mayors.
Team Academic Award
For the sixth consecutive year, the Battling Bishop volleyball team earns a Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
NABC Recognition
Eight men’s basketball players earn Honors Court recognition, and the team receives Academic Excellence honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Good Works Team
Josh Hurst ’26 is nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, honoring college football players who give back. He works with a literacy program and hosts an annual skills camp.
NCAC Honor Roll
A total of 159 Ohio Wesleyan scholar-athletes are named to the North Coast Athletic Conference Dr. Gordon Collins Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. Congratulations to these brainy Bishops!
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