Every OWU student is guaranteed a variety of opportunities to put theory into practice - to take what you learn in the classroom and put it to work in real-world settings.
Your experience is guaranteed, but we don't take the cookie-cutter approach. Maybe you want to dig into mentored research with a faculty expert. But you may choose to take on an internship. Or create an art, music, or creative writing portfolio. Or volunteer overseas to change lives.
At Ohio Wesleyan, you design your signature experience, with guidance from faculty who care about your future. This can be the culmination of your OWU experience - and your connection to a better future.
Build your connections to the professional world with internships from New York museums, to the Mayo Clinic, to San Francisco investment firms. We offer major programs like New York Arts and Wesleyan in Washington as well as individual internships through our web of prominent alumni.
Many OWU students turn their internships into first jobs or experience proven to help them get ahead.
Finance Economics major David Robinett '18 has a post-graduation job waiting for him at Greif, a major industrial packaging company, where he completed a summer internship in 2017.
After his NY Arts Program internship, Gabriel Caldwell '17 was hired as an assistant technical director at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York.
One of the most exciting ways that OWU funds students to connect the classroom and the real world is through Theory-to-Practice Grants. Initiated in 2009, Theory-to-Practice Grants have enabled hundreds of students to tackle any topic, anywhere.
Recent grants have funded projects ranging from studying the literary politics of Ireland, to exploring sustainable tropical agriculture in Ecuador, to building rapport between cultures while interning with the East Meets West Foundation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
In a signature project, you can bring together everything you’ve learned and apply it to where you’re going and what you hope to do when you leave OWU. It could be a creative project, like a senior art exhibit, music recital, or collection of poetry. It could be a capstone research project or an internship.
Ohio Wesleyan has a loyal network of thousands of alumni working as leaders in almost every field. Many alumni provide internships for Ohio Wesleyan students - from public relations in New York to financial management in San Francisco.
OWU manages the New York Arts Program, which allows students to spend a semester in the art capital of the world. Each student has an on-the-job experience with NYC professionals in various artistic fields. Recently, OWU students have interned with the New York Shakespeare Festival, Dance Magazine, Broadway productions, sci-fi and fantasy book publisher DAW Books, and with artists and other arts organizations.
The Wesleyan in Washington Program is an intensive, full-time internship experience. The semester-long program matches students with an internship that reflects their interests and professional goals. We also help arrange for students' participation in a multitude of Washington, D.C., activities that allow you to take full advantage of being in the city.
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Economics major Mainza Moono '15 had internships in New York and San Francisco and was hired to be a financial analyst on the West Coast.
Allissa Schueller '19 interned at Goodman Media International in New York, led by Ohio Wesleyan alum Tom Goodman.
Internships can be as near as Columbus or Delaware - or as far away as Thailand, where Izzy Sommerdorf '18 interned at a wildlife refuge.
Accounting majors Erin Cannon '18 and Caitlin Maggio '18 traveled to Australia and New Zealand for to conduct research with faculty member Justin Breidenbach, into the impact of IFRS, a single set of enforceable and globally accepted accounting standards.
OWU's Early Childhood Center provides an opportunity for students to gain experience in a community preschool.
Adriana Pamela Rodriguez ’18 worked as a summer intern at Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago. Lookingglass is considered a nationwide leader in creating and presenting cutting-edge theatrical works and in sharing ensemble-based theatrical techniques with Chicago-area students and teachers.
