More than 1,000 alumni and friends returned to campus Oct. 19-22 to mark 175 years during Homecoming and Family Weekend, including the all-campus noon celebration at which the Board of Trustees formally voted to enter the public phase of the Connect Today, Create Tomorrow campaign.
Features
Creating Tomorrow
From scholarships for first-generation students, to support for student travel and real-world opportunities, to innovative team-teaching, donor support elevates every aspect of OWU.
- The Campaign for Ohio Wesleyan
- Looking to the Future
- Wendie Malick ’72 Returns for Kickoff Hosting Duties
- Making OWU Accessible to All
- Connecting 2 the World
- Making OWU the Best Place to Teach
- Team Players
- Bringing History into Tomorrow
- Annual Giving
Special Feature
A fold-out map of campus highlights the areas that have been or will be supported by the campaign. (Can you find the Bishop?)
- View the map (PDF)
- View priorities (PDF)
- View current progress
Celebrating 175 Years
A look back at OWU in pictures.

Departments
Leader’s Letter
Charting Our Bold Path Forward: Connect Today, Create Tomorrow
Letters
From the JAYwalk
‘Shark Tank’ Star Talks Success
‘Shadows We Cast’ Lights up Ross
Campaign Kickoff Week Includes Putt Putt, Cake
OWU Timescapes
Alumni Happenings
Faculty Notes
Olmstead Rides Again with Acclaimed Western Novel
Class Notes
Winter 2018 Class Notes Photos
The Final Word
Why History Matters – by Michael Flamm
The Future’s So Bright...
Members of the women’s volleyball team, including head coach Kirsta Cobb (left) and assistant coach Rob Samp (right), watch the partial solar eclipse through solar viewers on August 21 at a campus viewing event on Merrick Hall lawn. (Photo by Mark Beckenbach)