OWU Long Committed to Serve First-Generation and Diverse Students
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
In 1842 the founders of Ohio Wesleyan University set out to build an educational institution that served intellectually curious students regardless of…
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Wrestling with Adversity
OWU Magazine – January 15, 2016
Roger Brigham ’76 has never let adversity set him back. He credits a “warrior spirit” for driving him to a trailblazing career as a journalist and great…
OWU Faculty Member’s TV Series Earns National Distribution
Feature Story – January 14, 2016
Eric Gnezda’s ‘Songs at the Center’ Returns for Season Two Feb. 13 Beginning this month, Eric Gnezda’s local television series “Songs at the Center” rightfully…
Combining Politics and Community
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
Bridget Donnell Newton ’80 recalls family dinners at her childhood home as a “very lively” time. “We were always having debates and discussions” about…
Work Ethic Underscores Giving
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
Ask Tom P. Simons ’88 and Lorraine McCann Simons ’90 what defines their giving, and they might say a modest upbringing and hard work ethic. The Atlanta…
Discovering Future Medical, Science Leaders
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
E. Rolland Dickson ’55 still recalls this image: As a child, he watched fascinated as his mother, a nurse, sat and dressed his young friend’s wound, gently…
A Foundation for Giving
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
Lifelong Delaware resident and civic leader Harry A. Humes built more than a successful business as a vice president of the city’s Hughes-Keenan Corporation…
Coaching up the Coach
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
Mentoring Young Coaches Pays off and Pays Forward You always hear about coaches mentoring players. Some of those athletes go on to be coaches, themselves…
Theory-to-Practice Grant, ‘Understanding the Global Prevalence of Plumage Microbes’
Make The Connection – January 14, 2016
Name: Nadya Sotnychuk ’17Majors: Zoology and PsychologyMinor: TheatreHometown: Vineland, New JerseyExperience: Theory-to-Practice Grant, ‘Understanding…
Fraternal Ties Shape a Life of Perseverance
OWU Magazine – January 14, 2016
In the past year, national media coverage placed the entire college fraternity system in the United States under close, public scrutiny. One of Oklahoma…