Monthly Archives: April 2012

Professor Joan McLean Discusses GOP Vice Presidency with ABC 6

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April 11, 2012
Joan E. McLean

"If I were doing an analogy I would say Romney is the CEO and Portman would be his chief financial officer," OWU politics and government professor Joan McLean tells reporter Dana Jay.
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Filmmaker to Screen, Discuss Documentary on World War II Internment Camp

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April 9, 2012
Neil H. Simon

Award-winning journalist Neil H. Simon will visit Ohio Wesleyan University on April 16 to screen and discuss his first feature-length film, “Prisoners and Patriots: The Untold Story of Japanese Internment in Santa Fe.”
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Ohio Wesleyan Student Named National Goldwater Scholar

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April 9, 2012
Bradley P. Turnwald ’13

Ohio Wesleyan University student Bradley P. Turnwald has been named a 2012-2013 Goldwater Scholar by the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
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A History of Success

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April 5, 2012
Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society

Three OWU students have just returned from the Ohio Regional Conference of Phi Alpha Theta, a national honorary society for history students, where each took home “Best Paper” honors in a competition that included both undergraduate and graduate students from Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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Skyping from Ireland

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April 5, 2012
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When OWU senior Kate Raulin traveled to Ireland during spring break to study the country’s current economy and political situation, she never dreamed that she would be skyping with a group of first graders at a school in Hilliard, Ohio.
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Theory-to-Practice ‘In Sight and Mind’

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April 5, 2012
Tyler D. Travis ’14 photographs Gladys Chiru in San Pedro, Panama, during an August 2011 Theory-to-Practice experience to learn about documentary photography in rural Panama. The group’s work will be on display in Gallery 2001 from April 12 through May 20. (Photo by Paula Masters Travis ’91)

During a Theory-to-Practice Grant-funded trip to Panama, six Ohio Wesleyan University community members experienced life through a different lens.
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Awakenings

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April 5, 2012
Image courtesy of Morgan Treni '12

Springtime in Delaware, Ohio transforms the grounds of Ohio Wesleyan into a floral wonderland.
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Spring Cleaning and Collaboration

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April 5, 2012
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Spring break. Time to relax and get away from those workbooks. For many, this meant going out with friends and having fun, but for several groups this year, spring break was the time for rolling up sleeves to serve others --and have some fun as well.
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NCAA Honors the Role of Division III Scholar-Athletes

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April 5, 2012
NCAA Division III Week April 9-15

Student-athletes at Ohio Wesleyan will join more than 172,000 Division III collegiate athletes from across the nation in celebrating the impact of varsity athletics on their respective campuses and communities during NCAA Division III Week, April 9-15.
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Biking for Bucks

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April 5, 2012
Image courtesy of Abbie Basile

Family farms, friendly towns, rolling hills and wide open spaces. Ohio’s character and natural beauty is on full display as you head north and east out of Cincinnati toward Delaware.
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A Knockout

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April 5, 2012
Robert Flanagan

Fight Night is Emeritus Professor of English Robert Flanagan’s newest collection of short stories, released recently by XOXOX Press. A prolific writer, Flanagan usually is working on three or four projects at a time.
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Martha Park ’11

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April 5, 2012
Martha Park '11

2011 OWU alumna Martha Park writes about leading a recent Memphis mission trip in The Commercial Appeal.
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Spring Forward

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April 5, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012: Firedogs at High Tide Frisbee Tournament (Photo by Matt Wasserman '14)

Opportunities are blossoming on the Ohio Wesleyan campus right along with the trees and flowers as students celebrate spring and everything it brings.
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Strand Theatre to Show Ohio Wesleyan Student-Created Films

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April 5, 2012
Strand Theatre

Five documentary films created by Ohio Wesleyan University students and a faculty member will be shown and discussed at 7 p.m. April 28 at the 2012 OWU Documentary Film Festival at the Strand Theatre.
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Ohio Wesleyan Professor to Discuss Mexican Migration to Central Ohio

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April 4, 2012
Professor Robert J. Gitter, Ph.D., will present “LaTravesia a Delaware y Columbus (The Journey to Delaware and Columbus): A Look at Mexican Migration to Central Ohio” on April 12. (Photo courtesy of Robert J. Gitter)

Ohio Wesleyan University economics professor Robert J. Gitter, Ph.D., will present “LaTravesia a Delaware y Columbus (The Journey to Delaware and Columbus): A Look at Mexican Migration to Central Ohio” at 7:30 p.m. April 12 in Benes Room B in OWU’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave.
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Ohio Wesleyan Student Honored for Leadership, Community Service

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April 4, 2012
Iftekhar Ahmed Showpnil '13

For the eighth consecutive year, an Ohio Wesleyan University student has earned a Charles J. Ping Student Community Service Award for outstanding leadership and commitment to community service. Ohio Wesleyan’s 2011-2012 award recipient is junior Iftekhar Ahmed Showpnil, a biochemistry and biology double major from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Robert Olmstead’s ‘Graceful, Grave’ Book Reviewed in Cleveland Plain Dealer

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April 2, 2012
The Coldest Night

Ohio Wesleyan University professor Robert Olmstead's newest book, "The Coldest Night," is reviewed April 2 in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
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Online Marketing Expert to Speak April 5 at Ohio Wesleyan

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April 2, 2012
Amy Marshall

Want to get a little more friendly with social media? Amy Marshall of Fathom Columbus will share marketing insights in a free presentation at 4 p.m. April 5 at Ohio Wesleyan University.
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