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Hats Off to Ohio Wesleyan University’s Class of 2013!

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Internet technology pioneer and 1961 Ohio Wesleyan University graduate George H. Conrades borrowed some advice from another successful OWU alumnus when Conrades delivered the keynote address May 12 at Ohio Wesleyan’s 169th commencement ceremony.
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‘College Hunt, USA’

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May 2, 2013
‘College Hunt USA’ OWU Filming

They say a good magician never reveals his secrets. But this one is just too good to keep.
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Celebrating Scholarship at OWU

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May 2, 2013
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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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OWU Senior, Alumna Receive Microbiology Awards

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May 2, 2013
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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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A Photo Finish…

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Ohio Wesleyan’s 2012-2013 academic year nears the end with Day on the JAY and the Golden Bishop Awards, as well as Young Alumni and Slice of College Life events to welcome high school students invited to join the OWU family in the fall. It’s a photo-finish ending to a picture-perfect year!
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Best Bishops

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April 29, 2013
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Ohio Wesleyan University junior Tamra Londot (Utica) won the highest honor at the ninth annual Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner, held on Thursday in the Benes Rooms of the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center on the Ohio Wesleyan campus.
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American Landscape Course Connections Spring Event

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April 18, 2013
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On Wednesday, April 17, the Science Center hosted Riverfest, a Spring Event sponsored by the American Landscape course connections.
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2013 Theory-to Practice Grants Support Active Learning

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April 18, 2013
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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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Out into the Woods…and Mountains

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April 18, 2013
The Georgia group consisted of: (left to right) Raina Graham ’16, Camille Mullins-Lemieux ’16, Mark Mandych ’15, Cora Munroe ’13, Claudia Bauman ’16, Holly Sobole ’16, Jamie Zackavitch (instructor), Luke Steffen ’15, Lili Fikter ’15. (Photo courtesy of William Hayes)

“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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Celebrating Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, and ‘42’

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April 18, 2013
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Ohio Wesleyan alumnus and Major League Baseball executive Branch Rickey’s selection of Jackie Robinson to break professional baseball’s color barrier, was careful and intentional, says Rickey’s grandson, Branch B. Rickey.
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Ohio Wesleyan to be Featured in Indian Reality TV Show

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April 17, 2013
(Image courtesy of U.S. Consulate General Mumbai and Channel V)

Ohio Wesleyan has been chosen as one of three universities in the United States to host a weeklong visit from “College Hunt, USA,” a reality television show produced jointly by the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai and Channel V.
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Ensuring Athletic Integrity and Educational Success

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April 4, 2013
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The Benes Room at the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center was full as alumnus Jeff Long returned to his alma mater to deliver the 11th annual Heisler Business Ethics Lecture.
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Museums as Storytellers

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April 4, 2013
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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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Celebrating the Festival of Colors

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April 4, 2013
HOLI Festival of Colors (Photo by Taylor Rivkin '14)

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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2013 Mission Trips Provide Lessons for Life

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April 4, 2013
Love and Hope spring mission team: (front, left to right) Carly Zalenski, Lisa Jackson, Claire Argenta, ER Doctor, Whitney Weadock; (back, left to right) Katie Jacob, Laurel Fuller, Elaine Young, David Eastman, Robbie Lindberg. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Jackson)

UPDATE: We have added a gallery of photos from the various trips mentioned in this story.
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OWU’s New Externship Initiative is a Winner!

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March 21, 2013
Dan Sharpe '06 with OWU extern at The Columbus Foundation, Hayley Cook '14. (Photo courtesy of Hayley Cook '14)

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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Environmental Awareness

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March 15, 2013
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Pedal-powered smoothies. A giant recycled-waste sculpture. A unique chance to become more environmentally aware. Ohio Wesleyan University’s first Green Week will offer all of this and more – even the chance to snag a free spork.
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Ohio Wesleyan Earns U.S. Presidential Recognition for Fifth Consecutive Year

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March 4, 2013
Ohio Wesleyan has earned recognition on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. During the 2011-2012 academic year, more than 1,580 OWU students volunteered nearly 44,300 hours to help others. During this mission trip to Apalachin, N.Y., OWU’s Greek community aided people impacted by severe flooding. Shown here are Chi Phi member Rob Williams ’12 of South Carolina and Kappa Alpha Theta member Mary Elizabeth Pease ’12 of Pennsylvania. (Photo courtesy of OWU’s Office of University Chaplain)

For the fifth consecutive year, Ohio Wesleyan University’s civic-minded students have been recognized for their positive contributions to society by the national President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
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Men’s Basketball to Host St. Vincent in NCAA Tournament

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February 28, 2013
Senior guard Andy Winters was named Most Valuable Player of the NCAC tournament and NCAC Player of the Year. (Photo courtesy of OWU’s Office of Marketing and Communication)

The Ohio Wesleyan University men's basketball team will host St. Vincent (Pa.) in a first-round game of the NCAA Division III tournament at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena, it was announced by the NCAA on Monday.
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Ward to Compete in NCAA Division III Championship Meet

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February 28, 2013
Jessica Ward checks the Meek Center scoreboard after setting a school record in the 100 backstroke. (Photo by Mike Serbanoiu ’15)

Freshman Jessica Ward will compete in three events at the NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championship meet March 20-23 at Conroe Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas.
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