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May 2022

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‘Generation C’

Ohio Wesleyan celebrates the graduation of nearly 300 Bishops with keynote speaker Dr. Amy Acton urging “Generation C” to “lead with courage and compassion.”

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Alena Arnold ’23

‘Helping Me to Achieve’

Students will work with homeless and runaway children, study special education in Ohio and Ireland, explore Latinx theatre, and more using new OWU Connection grants. Alena Arnold ’23 used a grant to travel to Chile.

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University Hall

World Ranked

OWU ranks among the top 8.3% of 19,788 universities worldwide, according to the 2022-2023 Global 2000 list. The rankings are based on quality of education, alumni employment, quality of faculty, and research performance.

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Jasmine Lew ’22

A New Challenge

Jasmine Lew ’22 (arms raised) completes her student teaching at the Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture. Lew plans to use her Theatre major to help young people thrive.

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Spring Campus

Phi Beta Kappa

Ohio Wesleyan inducts 38 Bishops into Phi Beta Kappa – the nation’s oldest academic honor society. Only 10 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities have chapters of the prestigious honor society.

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Megan Ellis and David Markwardt

Expanding the OWU Connection

OWU appoints Megan Ellis (left) as executive director and professor David Markwardt as associate dean of the university’s signature experience.

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Spring Merrick Hall

Spring Student Symposium

Ohio Wesleyan students share research and creative work at the university’s annual Spring Student Symposium – a showcase of the breadth, innovation, and quality of their 2021-2022 work.

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Ashley Biser

A First-Year Foundation

Associate professor Ashley Biser is named faculty director of the first-year seminar to help students develop the foundational academic skills they need to flourish as liberal arts learners.

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Summer Fountain

Phi Eta Sigma

Ohio Wesleyan taps eight first-year students for membership in Phi Eta Sigma, the nation’s oldest and largest honor society for first-year college and university students in all disciplines.

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2022 STAR Awards – Jason Timpson

Staff Stars

Three OWU staff earn Special Thanks and Recognition (STAR) Awards this spring for their stellar work. The newest STARs are Jason Timpson (shown), Tracey Little, and Judy Arlington.

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Spring Campus – Flowering Trees

Mortar Board

Ohio Wesleyan inducts 16 students into the Mortar Board national honor society. The organization “encourages lifelong contributions to the global community.”

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Summer Campus

Accounting Fellows

Ohio Wesleyan selects four students for its Accounting Fellows program, giving them access to enhanced internship, research, and other opportunities.

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Delaware Entrepreneurial Center

Latham Scholars

Ohio Wesleyan selects six students for its Latham Scholars program, designed to develop them into the next generation of business trailblazers.

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R.W. Corns Building

Corns Scholars

Ohio Wesleyan taps three students for the Corns Business and Entrepreneurial Scholars Program, giving them access to scholarship funds and exclusive learning opportunities.

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Astrid Koek ’22

Scholar-Athlete Awards

Astrid Koek ’22 wins the highest honor – the Presidential Award – at the annual Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards. The honor recognizes OWU’s top athlete and person.

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Levi Kilian ’23

800-Meter Man

Levi Kilian ’23 will represent OWU on May 27 in the preliminaries of the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division III men’s track & field championships. He won the 800-meter and 1500-meter runs at the North Coast Athletic Conference championships and repeated as NCAC Distance/Middle Distance Runner of the Year.

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Peyton Howell ’23 and Ari McPheters ’22

OWU Champions

Peyton Howell ’23 and Ari McPheters ’22 will compete May 27 at the NCAA DIII women’s track & field championships. Howell will compete in the high jump and McPheters in the shot put preliminaries. Howell won the NCAC title in the high jump, and McPheters earned All-NCAC recognition at the NCAC championships.

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2022 Reunion Weekend

2022 Reunion Weekend

Nearly 900 Bishops came to campus May 13-15 for Reunion Weekend — the first on-campus reunion celebration since 2019. Among the weekend's highlights was the traditional Parade of Classes.

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