Pam Besel

It’s not terribly surprising that history and pre-medicine double major Kassel Galaty ’13 became fascinated by nineteenth-century epidemiologist Dr. William Budd’s advocacy of the germ theory of disease.
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Ohio Wesleyan senior Megan Fris recently has received the Ohio Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (OBASM) 2013 Career Workshops Award, and recent graduate Rachel Fleming Pritchard ’08 was awarded this honor as well.
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Numerous OWU alumni living in the Boston area as well as the community of Boston University, led by Reverend Robert Allan Hill ’76, Chaplain and Dean of Boston University’s Marsh Chapel, came together to open their hearts and homes to the families and victims of Monday’s horrific explosions that occurred toward the end of...
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OWU’s most-recently-awarded Theory-to-Practice grants continue to enable student to link academic theory with real-world experiences.
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“Real time” leadership and decision making. These are accurate descriptors of Ohio Wesleyan’s annual Spring Break Wilderness Trek program, now in its 12th year.
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Ohio Wesleyan senior Justin Giarrusso is finishing up his studies at OWU with a flourish, as he recently was selected as one of three winners in the Manhattan Choral Ensemble’s Choral Composition Contest.
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The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges’ annual Evening of Excellence program on April 10 in Columbus (OH) was complemented by an excellent presentation by OWU student researcher Kassel Galaty ’13.
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Funding from USAID in the shape of a $25 million grant, is enabling Professor Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela ’92, “Reitu,” and her colleagues at Michigan State University to establish the Global Center for Food Systems Innovation (GCFSI).
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What started for Matt Hill ’13 as a 2012 OWU Travel-Learning course on “British Images,” grew into his Theory-to-Practice grant called “Reading the Museum: Institutional Determinants of Cultural Identity in Liverpool,” and research at the Museum of Liverpool over spring break.
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Laughter, music, and colored powders of blue, pink, and yellow filled the air on the lawn of Thomson Hall last Saturday.
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Spring break, for 11 Ohio Wesleyan students, meant ushering in a new externship program and the opportunity to gain experience in and exposure to an array of job options and what could be future careers for these students.
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For members of the OWU community who wish they could turn back the pages of history with just a click of a mouse, it’s time to celebrate!
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Ohio Wesleyan’s Sriharsha “Harsha” Masabathula will leave this May with an OWU diploma in hand and a prestigious Young India Fellowship (YIF) awaiting him in his native New Delhi, India.
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Ohio Wesleyan alumnus Jabez Co ’12, a member of the Columbus Symphony Chorus and associate flutist/piccoloist for the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, has received the International Sterling Achievement Award—the highest honor awarded by the international professional music fraternity, Mu Phi Epsilon.
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From the castles and cathedrals of Scotland and England to Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park—the 10 OWU spring 2014 Travel-Learning Courses will offer students challenging classroom study complemented by transformative worldwide travel experiences that will add a dimension of practical understanding for each student.
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Dr. Albert Paul Brinson retired Associate General Secretary of the American Baptist Churches; U.S.A. spoke to the more than 300 members of the Delaware, Ohio Wesleyan, and surrounding community at the 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast on January 21.
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From studying the literature and politics of Ireland to exploring the intersection of religion and environmentalism in northern India, to delving into conservation possibilities for the endangered Green Sea Turtles of Tortuguero, Costa Rica, OWU’s newly-awarded Theory-to-Practice grants promise continued connection between academic theory and real-world experience. Here are our 2013 recipients:
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Ohio Wesleyan’s Emeka Aniagolu, Ohio Wesleyan assistant professor of Black World Studies, is one of five Ohio individuals and organizations recognized on January 17 for efforts to advance social change, by Ohio Governor John R. Kasich and Lt. Governor Mary Taylor, at the 28th annual Ohio Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration held...
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In tandem with work now under way to redesign Ohio Wesleyan’s website, myOWU is taking on an even more critical role in connecting students, faculty, and staff members to services and relevant information, data, procedures, and to each other.
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He was there to honor the lives of three OWU alumni who died on 9/11 by co-founding the OWU Friends group. And Rocco Donnino ’84 is ever-present in thought and deed, reminding others about the men and women, who are fighting for our country; many who are losing their lives and being seriously injured.
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