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Monthly Archives: October 2010

Ohio Wesleyan students and employees are invited to a campus open house to tour the new Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center from 3:30-5 p.m. on October 29. A short program will begin at 4 p.m. A Delaware community open house also will be held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on October 30. Ohio Wesleyan’s first “green” building features a 10-lane swimming pool, a 13-foot diving well, and 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards. See you there!

Two teams of Ohio Wesleyan University computer science students pushed their brains to the limits, applying their programming skills and maintaining their mental endurance to solve complex, real-world problems under a grueling five-hour deadline in the annual regional Battle of the Brains competition.

OWU alumnus Herbert L. DuPont ’61 receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Click here for more information. Click here to see more OWU in the News coverage.

Ohio Wesleyan’s House of Thought was founded on the principle of extending critical thinking beyond the classroom to the entire student body. So it comes as no surprise that OWU’s SLU (small living unit) hosted “Thought Week,” a series of events designed to encourage intensified discussion, thought, and promotion of ideas and perspectives of all members of the campus.

OWU’s past joins the present in November when the Departments of Theatre & Dance and Music join to produce the legendary musical comedy Mame at 8 p.m. November 5, 6, and 12, and 2 p.m. November 7 and 14 on the Main Stage of Chappelear Drama Center.

While all students learn a lot during their classes at Ohio Wesleyan, the University also recognizes the value of education outside the classroom. For Kristina Bergquist ’14, internships are a valuable and fun way to explore potential career paths.

Ohio Wesleyan University’s new Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center is a milestone on campus as its first “green” structure—featuring a geothermal energy system that heats and cools the building and a heat-recovery system that heats the pool. The environmentally friendly building also features a reflective clay-tile roof as well as recycled, regional, and low-VOC (volatile organic chemical) building materials.

The OWU men’s and women’s swim teams jumped into the pool at the Meek Aquatics and Recreation Center for the first time Monday. The pool holds 366,310 gallons of water and is heated to about 78 degrees. A community open house for the Meek Center will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. October 30.

Near the end of their stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a group of Ohio Wesleyan University students visited the Sarajevo Tunnel, built by besieged citizens during the Bosnian Civil War to secretly transport food and medicine into the city. The tour featured video footage of the war, including massive damage to neighborhoods where the OWU students were now living and working.

OWU President Rock Jones dons a chef hat to prepare a meal for students. Jones made shrimp and grits on Monday, using OWU’s “My Pantry” in Smith Hall. Students also are able to cook their own meals in the unique My Pantry station.

Fourth- and fifth-grade students at St. Mary School in Delaware listened intently to presentations about faraway cultures from Ohio Wesleyan University’s International Student Ambassadors on October 14.