Monthly Archives: August 2011

Move-in Day for Ohio Wesleyan’s New Students

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August 25, 2011
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Highlights from the move-in of first-year and transfer students into their residence halls at Ohio Wesleyan University on August 18, 2011.
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OWU Welcomes 16 Economics Management Fellows to Campus

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August 25, 2011
Economics professor Goran Skosples added his words of welcome to the new members of OWU’s Economics Management Fellows Program. (Photo by John Holliger)

Ohio Wesleyan welcomed 16 students to the 2011 Economics Management Fellows Program on August 19. The students come from across the nation, from Southern California and Massachusetts, and from around the world, with a student from India joining this year’s class.
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Teamwork at Its Best

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August 25, 2011
OWU’s women’s field hockey team and friends spent a recent Sunday afternoon picking corn for Delaware’s Common Ground Free Store Ministries. (Photo by Marge Redmond)

When the 17 members of Ohio Wesleyan’s women’s field hockey team were given the chance to “countrify” one of their recent afternoon team practices by picking sweet corn for Delaware’s Common Ground Free Store Ministries, they jumped on the service opportunity. So on a warm Sunday afternoon; the team, their coach Marge Redmond, and...
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Solving a 20-Year Mystery

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August 25, 2011
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Each year, one student or recent graduate from an undergraduate institution and one student or recent graduate from a Ph.D. granting institution receives the national LeRoy Apker Award for outstanding undergraduate physics research from the American Physical Society (APS). Alex Howe ’11 of Norwalk, Ohio, has been named a finalist in this prestigious competition....
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Ohio Wesleyan Senior Bikes Cross-Country, Rehabs Homes Along the Way

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August 25, 2011
Ohio Wesleyan senior Ann Merrell is working to make a difference through her cross-country bike trip and service project. (Photo courtesy of Bike & Build)

Ann Merrell wanted to combine her love for travel and adventure with her passion for helping others. She combined all of these interests this summer in a 4,003-mile bicycle ride from Rhode Island to California – averaging 70 miles a day. The trip ended on Saturday, Aug. 20. To date, the participants have raised...
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Ohio Wesleyan Emeritus Professor Continues to Inspire

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August 25, 2011
OWU emeritus professor “Ebb” Haycock stands with his bronze sculpture, “Oracle,” on permanent display outside Beeghly Library. More of his creations are on exhibit at the Richard M. Ross Art Museum through September 16. (Photo by Brittany Vickers ’13)

My first glimpse of Ohio Wesleyan University emeritus professor Everett “Ebb” Haycock was not what I expected. He walked into the Ross Art Museum wearing a cut-off button-down shirt, holding a sketchpad, and looking almost as spry as in some of his exhibit photographs, showing him climbing 10-foot ladders while in his 30s.
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A World of Bishops and Friends

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August 25, 2011
During a family visit to Vietnam, OWU alumnus Scott Bobbitt met with several fellow Bishops. From left, Tung Tran ’11, Ha Le ’14, Dung Pham ’13, Scott Bobbitt ’11, Hung V. Nguyen ’12, Thang Nguyen ’12, Tam Nguyen ’14, and Cuong Nguyen, ’13. (Photo courtesy of Scott Bobbitt)

When Scott Bobbitt ’11 traveled to Vietnam in July, he expected a family reunion with sister Sara Bobbitt ’08, who was interning with the international law firm Tilleke & Gibbins in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Opening Convocation Welcomes OWU’s Newest Class

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August 25, 2011
Convocation 2011 was held in Phillips Glen. (Photo by Sara Blake)

At 4 p.m. on August 18, a partly sunny and somewhat sultry day, the Class of 2015 entered Phillips Glen for Ohio Wesleyan’s 170th Opening Convocation—the first time the ceremony has been held where the students will gather again in four years for their Commencement exercises.
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Second Base Standout

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August 25, 2011
James DiBiasio ’12 was selected as second baseman for the Prospect League’s Eastern Division All-Star Team. (Photo courtesy of James DiBiasio ’12)

Lucky No. 2 has been the key for James DiBiasio ’12 this summer. As a two-year veteran of the Lorain County Ironmen, he was selected as second baseman for the Prospect League’s Eastern Division All-Star Team and earned the most votes as well.
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Ohio Wesleyan University Flash Dance

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August 25, 2011
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During an orientation lunch for new students, the Ohio Wesleyan orientation team broke into a flash dance. Even President Rock Jones and the Battling Bishop joined in!
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Picture-Perfect Events at Ohio Wesleyan

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August 25, 2011
2011 Upward Bound Program courtesy of Dorlisa Coe

School was in session at Ohio Wesleyan this summer with Upward Bound classes to benefit potential-first-generation college students and with a magical event at Hogwarts’ Great Hall (also known as the Slocum Reading Room) with Main Street Delaware’s Harry Potter Costume Party.
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Doreen DeLaney ’91

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August 25, 2011
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OWU alumna Doreen DeLaney '91 among Columbus C.E.O. magazine’s ‘Trendsetters & Trailblazers’
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Major League News

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August 16, 2011
OWU President Rock Jones discusses Ohio Wesleyan’s rich athletics and lacrosse history at an August 16 news conference to announce the Ohio Machine’s new head coach and home field—Selby Stadium. (Photo by Mark Cooper)

In the 11-year history of Major League Lacrosse, Commissioner David Gross said he’s heard just one fan complaint. And this particular fan was concerned that the thrill-a-minute competition provided “too much action.”
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Helping Ducklings and Feeding an Octopus

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August 5, 2011
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For some students, summer consists of sweltering hot days spent relaxing, swimming, or getting a tan. But for John Riverso ’12, this summer is a bit more cool. Make that a lot more cool.
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Right Place, Right Time

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August 5, 2011
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When Ohio Wesleyan University graduate Bill Sutton, Class of 1973, was involved in a life-threatening accident on a Delaware roadway, the first person to stop was veteran Delaware City Police Officer Jake Hartman. But this was no routine response.
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