Countdown to Commencement is a MANDATORY step towards commencement for all seniors. It's the one-stop-shop to ensure that you're ready to graduate!

Countdown to Commencement will take place on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center Benes Rooms.

This mandatory all-day event is your graduation checklist to make sure you are prepared to leave OWU.

Upon arrival, you will get a stamp card. If you turn in the stamp card at the end of the event, you will be in a drawing for prizes!

Registrar's Office

Review graduation reqs, verify major/minors, verify degree completion month.

Registrar's Office

Financial Aid Office

Get Federal Stafford loan exit materials and information on loan repayment.

Financial Aid Office

Student Accounts

Check your student account balance to make sure nothing prevents you from getting your diploma!

Student Accounts

Campus Store

Purchase and take your cap, gown, and tassel onsite! The purchase price is being verified and will be posted soon.

Campus Store

OWU Libraries

Get information on library accounts and a reminder of due dates before graduation.

Libraries

Annual Giving

Your annual gift makes a difference every day

Your gift to Ohio Wesleyan's Annual Giving Program helps OWU to be nimble in responding to rapidly evolving needs. Whether you support the Ohio Wesleyan Fund, an academic department (or two or three!), Team OWU athletics, or the President's Circle, your gift helps current students chart meaningful paths at OWU. When you give through Ohio Wesleyan to what you care deeply about, you're helping the next generation of Bishops develop the skills necessary to succeed in today's global society.

Contact jphatfie@owu.edu with any questions.

Annual Giving

Alumni & Family Engagement

Find out how to stay connected to OWU as an alumnus/a, including volunteer opportunities and events!

Alumni Engagement

Career Connection

Submit your post-graduation outcome with us at the event!

Nothing lined up yet? We're here to assist you. Visit our website via the link below or schedule a career advising appointment directly on Handshake here.

Career Connection

Accessibility Services

The Accessibility Services Office promotes access and opportunities for students with disabilities through collaboration with the other Centers in the Sagan Academic Resource Center, and collaborates across campus with Counseling Services, Residential Life, Student Engagement and Success, and faculty.

Accessibility Services

Endowed Scholarships

At the very founding of Ohio Wesleyan, a promise was made that the transformative benefits of an Ohio Wesleyan education would be available to all worthy students, regardless of a student's ability to pay. Endowed scholarships provide perpetual support that keeps this promise alive – now and in the future.Each year OWU awards endowed scholarships, made possible through the generosity of hundreds of individuals, families, and organizations. 

Endowed Scholarships

Senior Class Gift

Make your class gift of $20.25 to get your senior philanthropy commencement cord.

Senior Class Gift