With a 200-acre campus, three spacious residential halls, modern dining facilities, and elegant catering, Ohio Wesleyan works to create an ideal experience for a variety conferences and events.
OWU’s beautiful campus sits in the heart of downtown Delaware, Ohio, a welcoming community with diverse shopping and dining experiences. The University’s Summer Conference Program provides safe, comfortable, and economical short-term housing services for our guests in an atmosphere of quality customer service.
If you are interested in learning about what OWU can do for you and what options you have, please contact us and request a quote. By explaining what your conference/event is and what it needs we can best serve you and help you create an amazing experience.
OWU takes pride in its first-class fitness facilities that uphold the Bishop tradition. They are available to rent and use over the summer for specific events. This includes OWU’s first “green” building the Meeks Aquatics and Recreation Center, the Branch Rickey Physical Education Center that sits 2300, and OWU’s Selby Stadium, the fourth-largest football stadium among NCAA Division III schools.
The Meek Aquatics Center boasts a 10-lane pool, a 13-foot-deep diving well, and 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards.
Selby is the fourth-largest football stadium in the NCAA Division III. Holding up to 9,000 people it has a complete track, pressbox, scoreboard, and locker rooms.
Branch Rickey Arena seats 1,450 for its basketball games. It is next to the Gordon Field House which has a five-lane track and indoor tennis courts.
OWU has a variety of meeting spaces available. From auditoriums to classrooms we will help ensure that your conference or event has the best venue possible.
We offer classrooms, meeting rooms, auditoriums, theaters, and event spaces all throughout campus.
There are several different types of classrooms throughout campus that are available. Each classroom can hold different amounts of people and many have projectors or TVs that are able to be used.
Chappelear Drama Center's main auditorium can hold up to 450 people. It also has a smaller studio theatre that seats 125.
The Benes Rooms in the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center can hold up to 500 people for dinners or large lectures.
There are several types of conference rooms available around campus that can be used. Each one seats a different amount of people.
Gray Chapel is in the historic University Hall. It seats 1,079 people and one of only three Klais Concert Organs in the United States.
There are two main food options on campus. The Marketplace is an all-you-can-eat facility that has daily entrees, a salad bar, desserts, freshly made pizza and more.
AVI, the university's food service, also provides diverse catering options that will meet any needs you request.
Catering provides food to different places around campus and offers a diverse menu and many different set up options.
The Marketplace is an all-you-can-eat buffet that offers a large variety of different food items each day.
AVI Fresh prides itself on its delectable menus, fresh food, and perfect presentation.