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June 2019
OWU Connection-Powered Outcomes 2019
They may have graduated in May, but members of Ohio Wesleyan’s Class of 2019 continue to celebrate as they achieve OWU Connection-powered outcomes in their careers and graduate school placements.
Full Stream Ahead
OWU students visit the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Hungary to explore the ‘History of European Rivers’ as part of their Travel-Learning Course with history professor Ellen Arnold.
‘Outstanding Leadership’
As she packs for graduate school in Switzerland, Raissa Kanku ’19 needs to make room for one more award from her OWU days: a 2019 Ping Student Service Award from the Ohio Campus Compact.
‘Start Here to Become a Teacher’
OWU’s undergraduate elementary and secondary teacher preparation programs are among the nation’s best, according to “Start Here to Become a Teacher,” a new book by the National Council on Teacher Quality.
You Can Call It ‘OWjL’
Everyone calls it “owl” for short, but the gifted middle-schoolers who attend the Ohio Wesleyan/Junior League of Columbus (OWjL) camp each summer also call it a life-changing experience that teaches them it’s OK to be smart.
National Champion
Cirrus Robinson ’20 wins the national high jump championship at the NCAA Division III outdoor track & field meet. She now holds four national championships: two outdoor and two indoor high jump titles.
Lacrosse All-Americans
Four men’s lacrosse seniors are named to U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III All-America teams: Steven Hildebrand (shown here), Cole Jamieson, Jack Jeschke, and Max Tennant.
Restful Refuge
‘A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world’ – H. Jackson Brown Jr., author of ‘Life’s Little Instruction Book’ (Photo by Iman Ashraf ’20)