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March 2021
Forward to Better
A year after the pandemic sent students home, Ohio Wesleyan reflects on the time and effort expended to move the University “Forward to Better.”
A ‘Robust’ Return
Ohio Wesleyan President Rock Jones outlines plans to welcome back all students to live and learn on campus for the upcoming fall semester.
Commence Celebrating
OWU plans to hold Commencement for the Classes of 2021 and 2020 on May 29 in Selby Stadium. Tickets will be required, and the event will be streamed.
A Dose of Doing Good
Future physician Myles Steed ’23 is volunteering to conduct health screenings of the 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children who attend Ohio Wesleyan’s on-campus Early Childhood Center.
Crowning Achievement
Callia Barwick ’24 seeks to promote both women in agriculture and agricultural education in inner cities through the National Miss United States Agriculture program.
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Diverse Honor
Provost Karlyn Crowley is named by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine as one of the nation’s top 25 outstanding women working in higher education in 2021.
Connecting Classroom and Career
OWU’s Megan Ellis (left) and Mary Anne Lewis Cusato discuss their work to incorporate transferrable career-ready skills into classroom learning.
A Capitol Collection
Lisa Tabak, curatorial director of the OWU Natural History Museum, stands with a student-research-based display she helped to plan and install at the Ohio Statehouse.
JED Campus
Ohio Wesleyan joins the national JED Campus initiative, created to help schools strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems.
Successful Return
Alexis Reichardt ’20 is named head women’s golf coach. A three-time All-NCAC selection, she is among the best players in the program’s history.
A Better Butterfly
Meredith Richters ’22 swims the 200 butterfly in 2:12.91, tying a school record from 2018, during a March 5-7 dual swimming and diving meet.
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