Monthly Archives: April 2011

Soccer Scores a Sister City

Pictured here is OWU Professor Jay Martin presenting the Proclamation from Delaware to Baumholder, Germany’s Mayor, Peter Lang, and Vice Mayor, Bernd Mai. (Photo courtesy of Jay Martin)

For 33 years, the Ohio Wesleyan men’s soccer team has shared a relationship of friendship and fussball with the city of Baumholder, Germany. Every three years, the Bishops, led by coach Jay Martin, make the trip overseas to visit the citizens who have become their friends and play a little soccer.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Humanities-Classics Professor and Student Complete Forthcoming Article

By
April 28, 2011
Lee Fratantuono. (Photo courtesy of OWU’s Office of Marketing and Communication)

Ohio Wesleyan University’s Lee Fratantuono, Ph.D., associate professor of classics and the Whitlock Professor of Latin, and classics/ancient studies major Cynthia Susalla ’12 of New Windsor, Md., have completed a scholarly article that will be published in Belgium in 2012.
Read More »

Coming Full Circle

By
April 28, 2011
Sue Pasters. (Photo courtesy of OWU’s Office of University Chaplain)

Editor’s Note: To honor Sue Pasters as she retires from OWU and her responsibilities as Director of Community Service Learning, the Connect2 OWU staff is re-posting the following story which highlights Pasters’ many contributions to that office, Ohio Wesleyan, and the Delaware community.
Read More »

Photographers Record Activities, Accomplishments of Campus Community

By
April 28, 2011
Day on the JAY (April 15) by Matt Wasserman ’14

In the words of iconic movie character Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Here are some of the most recent images captured by students and others as they stopped and looked around campus.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan to Hold Baccalaureate, Commencement Ceremonies May 7, 8

By
April 28, 2011
20110428-king_feature

The end of the academic year is fast approaching, and soon the Ohio Wesleyan University campus will be saying farewell and good luck to 395 graduating seniors. Family, friends, and the public are invited to two events honoring the graduates May 7 and 8.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Participates in Pilot Project for ‘Monasteries of the Heart’

By
April 28, 2011
OWU Associate Chaplain Kelly Adamson will serve as a liaison for other colleges and universities seeking to join Monasteries of the Heart. (Photo courtesy of the OWU’s Office of University Chaplain)

When the Benedictine Sisters of Erie decided to create “Monasteries of the Heart,” a spiritual community without geographical boundaries, Ohio Wesleyan University was invited to be the only collegiate member of the pilot project.
Read More »

DeAngelis Makes National Impact

By
April 28, 2011
Cara DeAngelis ’14. (Photo by Alex Moseman, Wabash College)

Not only is Ohio Wesleyan University freshman Cara DeAngelis on the right track in her college career, she is often the fastest one on that track.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan’s Kristen Lear Earns Fulbright Scholarship

By
April 28, 2011
20110428-lear_feature

Ohio Wesleyan University graduating senior Kristen Lear has earned a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to research conservation of the critically endangered Southern Bent-wing Bat in Australia.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Honors Scholar-Athletes

By
April 28, 2011
Sharif Kronemer ’12 accepts the Presidential Award from Dr. Rock Jones. (Photo by Sara Blake)

Ohio Wesleyan University junior Sharif Kronemer won the highest honor at the seventh annual Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner, held on April 14 in OWU’s Benes Rooms of the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center.
Read More »

New Computer for Professor Emeritus Verne Edwards

By
April 28, 2011
Emeritus Professor Verne Edwards is becoming more familiar with his new computer every day. (Photo by John Holliger)

Ohio Wesleyan’s Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Verne Edwards, is becoming more tuned into technology every day, thanks to his new computer and the generosity of several of his former students.
Read More »

Celebration of Scholarship Highlights Student and Faculty Research

By
April 28, 2011
20110428-holt_feature

Ohio Wesleyan’s annual Celebration of Scholarship took place April 15 in the Bayley Room at Beeghly Library and included recognition of faculty publishing, unveiling of new library READ posters, and announcement of the winner of the best student research paper.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Senior’s Course Work Fosters Cellphone Recycling Program

By
April 28, 2011
Ohio Wesleyan senior Tim Schmidt of West Springfield, Massachusetts, created the OWU Cellphone Recycling Program through research from his environmental geography course and an independent study with John Krygier, associate professor of geology-geography. (Photo by Linda O’Horo)

About three tons of electronic waste was recycled by Ohio Wesleyan University last year—primarily computers, televisions, printers, and other equipment. Now there’s a new e-waste recycling program geared toward students—and initiated by a student.
Read More »

Nida Alavi ’05

By
April 28, 2011
(Photo courtesy of Design for Change Contest)

OWU alumna Nida Alavi ’05 discusses the global ‘Design for Change’ school contest, on CNBC Pakistan.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Honors 2011 Golden Bishops

By
April 28, 2011
Ohio Wesleyan honored campus leaders and ‘superheroes’ at the 2011 Golden Bishop Awards. The annual event is a highlight for the OWU community and an opportunity to reflect on accomplishments. (Photo by John Holliger)

They may not be able to leap tall buildings with a single bound, but they are Ohio Wesleyan University superheroes with amazing powers to make a difference on campus, in the community, and in the world.
Read More »

Photographs Capture Busy Spring on the Ohio Wesleyan Campus

By
April 14, 2011
SpringFest 2011 (April 2, 2011) by Phil Forsgren ’12

In the words of iconic movie character Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Here are some of the most recent images captured by students and others as they stopped and looked around campus.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Faculty Receive Grant to Create Enhanced, Historical Maps of Columbus

By
April 14, 2011
Ohio Wesleyan faculty members David Walker and John Krygier discuss their new project, which will create the first-ever digital versions of historic maps of Columbus neighborhoods. (Photo by Linda O’Horo)

Ohio Wesleyan University professors John Krygier, Ph.D., and David Walker, Ph.D., will lead a collaborative project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Five Colleges of Ohio Next Steps in the Next Generation Library: Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum to create digital versions of rare, historic real estate atlas maps of...
Read More »

Exploring the Land of Democracy’s Birth

By
April 14, 2011
20110414-greeceTravelLearning1_feature

“Who wishes to address the Assembly?” Thus spoke the Herald, living in the days of ancient Athens, at periodic gatherings of male citizens who came to listen, discuss, debate, or vote on issues and decrees affecting all areas of Athenian life, public and private.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan’s ‘Print Green Initiative’ Well-Received by Users

By
April 14, 2011
Ohio Wesleyan University President Rock Jones participates in the ‘Print Green Initiative,’ giving up his individual printer to Adam Mayer, technical support specialist. (Photo by Taylor Rivkin ’14)

In the six months that the voluntary “Print Green Initiative” has been promoted at Ohio Wesleyan University, 22 new multifunction devices have replaced an estimated 50 individual devices in various departments and offices.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Graduating Seniors Display Artworks in ‘Essentials’ Exhibition

By
April 14, 2011
OWU fine arts seniors are busy preparing for their ‘Essentials’ exhibition at the Ross Art Museum. The show opens Sunday with a public reception from 2-5 p.m. Works from 20 seniors will be on display. (Photo by Anna Rigby ’11)

The artworks of 20 Ohio Wesleyan University graduating seniors will be on display from April 17 through May 8 at OWU’s Richard M. Ross Art Museum. The exhibition will open with an artist reception from 2-4 p.m. April 17.
Read More »

Ohio Wesleyan Earth Day Recycling Expo to be Held April 22

By
April 14, 2011
(Images courtesy of Sylvie Hundley ’11 and American Electric Power)

Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, and this year’s theme is “A Billion Acts of Green®” – the largest environmental service campaign in the world.
Read More »