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Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Economics & Business
English, Creative Writing, & Film
History & Period Studies
Mathematics & Computer Science
Think Big
Go Global
Get Real
Think Big
Go Global
Economics & Business
3 Internships, 2 Job Offers
Accounting & Finance major Jacob Dodds ’22 had internships at Louisiana Department of Revenue, Worthington Industries, & Schneider Downs before choosing a career at Schneider Downs in Pittsburgh.
Medical & Health Professions
Power of Proteins
Audrey Calvin ’23, a chemistry and pre-medicine double-major, investigated proteins in a 10-week project. She presented results this fall during OWU’s annual Summer Science Research Symposium.
Economics & Business
Marketing Magic
Global Studies
Philosophy in Mexico
Students in the travel course “Modernity & Colonialism,” spent a week with a Zapatista community in Chiapas, Mexico, reconsidering concepts such as progress, justice, and truth.
Economics & Business
Purposeful Path
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Cleveland Internship
English and Communication major Dmitri Ashakih ’22 interned at the nonprofit Summer on the Cuyahoga organization as an assistant program coordinator.
Performing Arts
Improv Internship
Psychology & Neuroscience
Family Matters
Communication & Journalism
Nonprofit Knowledge
Philosophy & Religion
Exploring Allergens
Karli Walsh ’23 traveled to London with her professor over October’s mid-semester break to research and compare food allergen regulations in the United Kingdom and the United States.
World Languages & Cultures
Classics in Italy
Erin Fannin ’18 and Karis Lowrie ’18 received OWU’s Herbst Prize to fund their study in Rome, Florence, and Pompeii.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Film Festival Internship
Film Studies and Spanish major Tess Meddings '22 combined two of her academic passions by serving as the intern for Ohio Wesleyan’s Hispanic Film Festival.
Biological Sciences
Evolving Abilities
Psychology & Neuroscience
Video Games & Brain Activity
Fine Arts
Solo Senior Show
Medical & Health Professions
Travel Course: Animal Biology of East Africa
English, Creative Writing, & Film
'Britainistan'
Biological Sciences
Central America Semester
Zoology major Becca Strider ’20 received a full-tuition program scholarship from the Council on International Educational Exchange to study in Central America for 18 weeks.
Biological Sciences
'Bedazzled Kittycorn'
World Languages & Cultures
Veterinary Internship
Environment & Sustainability
Highlands Rewilding
Medical & Health Professions
Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
Pre-Medicine major Alex Goldenberg ’25 founds nonprofit to provide clothing and shoes to Delaware County homeless community.
Economics & Business
Prague Perspective
Global Studies
Mexican Migration
In the travel course “Mexican Migration Experience,” students explored the pyramids of Teotihuacan and stayed with families to become more familiar with Mexican culture.
Sociology & Anthropology
Staging a Career
Medical & Health Professions
Travel Course: Galapagos Islands
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Law Internship in California
Daniel Haygood '18 worked as a summer legal intern at the County of Plumas District Attorney's Office in California.
Biological Sciences
Opportunity Magnified
Environment & Sustainability
Spring Break Service
Communication & Journalism
Two SoCal Internships
Biological Sciences
Bumblebee Behavior
Economics & Business
Accounting in Australia
Philosophy & Religion
Applying Learning to Life
Jackie Everetts '18 spent two weeks exploring L'Abri communities, where individuals are invited “to seek answers to honest questions about God and the significance of human life.”
Communication & Journalism
Saturday Night Live Internship
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Experience & Understand Maasai Life
Psychology & Neuroscience
Hackathon Heroes
Inesh Tickoo ’26 participated in the 2022 HackOHI/O event, a 24-hour innovation and coding marathon held at The Ohio State University.
Sociology & Anthropology
Social Service in Peru
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Earning Learning
World Languages & Cultures
Found in France
Economics & Business
Powerful Learning
Education
Opportunity in Abundance
Physics & Astronomy
Knowledge Conductor
World Languages & Cultures
Semester Program in Pamplona
Sociology & Anthropology
Campaign Experience
Psychology & Neuroscience
Wearable Art
Sociology & Anthropology
Social Divides in Northern Ireland
HannahJo Grimes '20 used an OWU Connection grant to compare racism in America to sectarianism in Northern Ireland.
Sociology & Anthropology
Semester in Samoa
Environment & Sustainability
Conservation Collaboration in Chile
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Ghana & Paris
Paris Norman ’20 participated in an OWU Connection grant project to explore Pan-Africanism and its legacies in Ghana and another OWU Connection project to study French imperialism in Paris and southern France.
Mathematics & Computer Science
A Woman Who Codes
Mathematics & Computer Science
Digging Into Learning
Biological Sciences
Intercontinental Understanding
Medical & Health Professions
Mayo Clinic Heart Research
Economics & Business
A Woman Who Codes
Environment & Sustainability
Digging Into Learning
Biological Sciences
Therapeutic Target
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
European Union in Belgium
Communication & Journalism
Career Take-Off
Communication major Sisi Fish ’24 interns at United Airlines in Chicago, Illinois.
Sociology & Anthropology
Exploring Perceptions of Greek Life
Diana Muzina '17 earned Departmental and University Honors for her senior research thesis exploring stereotypes and perceptions of Greek women.
Economics & Business
Marketing Magic
Economics & Business
Economics & Culture of French Markets
Medical & Health Professions
Immersive Internship
Environment & Sustainability
Preserving a Paradise in Costa Rica
Mathematics & Computer Science
Social Entrepreneurship
Selam Weldu ’20 received funds to attend the two-week Impact Fellowship program, which teaches college students nationwide the skills to become successful social entrepreneurs.
Sociology & Anthropology
Psychopathy & Criminal Justice
In an independent study project, Dilara Gingerich ’19 explored how the criminal justice system can use information about psychopathy to protect society from criminals with that condition.
Economics & Business
Growing in Greece
World Languages & Cultures
Threads of Knowledge
Health & Human Kinetics
Positive Development
Mathematics & Computer Science
Battle Lines
In a summer research project, Computer Science major Love Ayinde of Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria, completed “Artificial Intelligence for Battle Line,” mentored by Prof. Sean McCulloch.
Communication & Journalism
East Asian Politics
Education
Science Education in Costa Rica
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
A Capital Experience
Physics & Astronomy
Starspots
Amanda Jewell ’19, Kaito Iwasaki ’23, and Sakshi Gupta ’22 completed 10-week summer projects studying starspots on LO Pegasi under the mentorship of Prof. Robert Harmon.
Biological Sciences
Conservation Collaboration in Chile
Education
'Magic' Moments
Environment & Sustainability
Beekeeping
Environmental Studies major Peyton Hardesty ’20 worked as an apprentice with the head apiarist at Stratford Ecological Center researching healthy hive management and observing honey bees’ natural processes.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Amsterdam Experience
Biological Sciences
Conservation Calling
Sociology & Anthropology
Exploring Latinx Theater
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Translating Comics in Italy
Creative Writing major Kaitie Welch '20 traveled to Pordenone, Italy, to participate in an Italian-to-English translation project for a new comics museum, Palazzo Arti Fumetto Friuli.
Sociology & Anthropology
Exploring Latinx Theater in New York & Texas
History & Period Studies
Novel Experience
Savannah Brantley '25, Jenna Nahhas '24, and other students received an OWU Connection Grant to attend a writers conference in Kansas City.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Writing Internship
Creative Writing major Sarah Jonassen ’22 completed a summer internship with Franklin County’s Mifflin Township, expanding her writing portfolio.
Performing Arts
Lookingglass Internship
Adriana Pamela Rodriguez ’18 was a summer intern at the Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago, a nationwide leader in creating and presenting cutting-edge theatrical works.
Medical & Health Professions
Medical Internship in Melbourne
Economics & Business
Entrepreneurial Success!
History & Period Studies
National Archives Internship
Mackenzie Sommers ’16 helped digitize a collection of Confederate records as a part of her internship duties at the National Archives via the Wesleyan in Washington program.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Novel Experience
Savannah Brantley '25, Jenna Nahhas '24, and other students received an OWU Connection Grant to attend a writers conference in Kansas City.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Game Strategies for Modern Art
World Languages & Cultures
Francophone Feminism in Montreal
Biological Sciences
Future Physician-Scientist
Biological Sciences
Ecotoxicology Investigation
Economics & Business
Financial Reporting in Ireland
Accounting major J.T. Knoble ’17 and two other students received an OWU Connection grant to study generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in Ireland.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Researching Data in Politics
Medical & Health Professions
Highlands Rewilding
Mathematics & Computer Science
'Dynamics' Duo
World Languages & Cultures
Economics & Culture of French Markets
Communication & Journalism
Learning in London
Biological Sciences
The Gold Coast
Chemistry
Opportunity Magnified
Health & Human Kinetics
Mental Nourishment
Health & Human Kinetics
Major League
Sports & Exercise Management major Kristie Prendergast ’15 worked in sponsorship and marketing for Major League Lacrosse’s Ohio Machine, where she worked with the announcer during the Machine’s summer season.
Environment & Sustainability
'Embracing New Experiences'
Psychology & Neuroscience
Gene Therapy Research
Chemistry
'Ethnobotany and Enslavement'
Environment & Sustainability
Internship at Amphibian Rescue Center
Environmental Science major Eva Blockstein '19 used an OWU Connection grant to volunteer at the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center, studying spindly leg syndrome in endangered frog species.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Culture of Remembrance
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Dengue Fever Research
Carly LoVullo ’16 received a $24,000 fellowship to support a yearlong study of best practices for community-based disease surveillance of dengue fever in three Tanzanian coastal regions.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Novel Experience
Savannah Brantley '25, Jenna Nahhas '24, and other students received an OWU Connection Grant to attend a writers conference in Kansas City.
Global Studies
State Department Internship
Medical & Health Professions
Genetics and Gravity
Josh Cabacungan ’24 is completing plant research in the Summer Science Research Program (SSRP).
Philosophy & Religion
Wittgenstein Project: Are Numbers Real?
World Languages & Cultures
Semester in South America
Biological Sciences
Veterinary Internship
Performing Arts
Award-Winning Composition
Mathematics & Computer Science
Launch & Learn
Biological Sciences
Mapping Biodiversity in Africa
Working with two Botany professors, Katie Vonderembse ’19 created maps showing the distribution of Xylopia, a genus of tropical flowering plants.
Psychology & Neuroscience
‘Experience of a Lifetime’
Belle Norman ’22 participated in a Bishop Externship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital shadowing Kim Leary ’09 to learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Board Games!
Computer Science major Eugene Kramskoi '19 worked with Prof. Sean McCulloch and a student from Syracuse University in a summer project developing a computer program to play the board game Pandemic.
World Languages & Cultures
Life-Changing Semester in Ecuador
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Big Apple Adventure
Dyna Bresson ’24 spent a semester enrolled in the New York Arts Program, during which she completed an internship with an award-winning company founded as a multi-racial ensemble dedicated to using theater as an agent for positive social change.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
'Lead With Curiosity'
History & Period Studies
Novel Experience
Savannah Brantley '25, Jenna Nahhas '24, and other students received an OWU Connection Grant to attend a writers conference in Kansas City.
Economics & Business
A Woman Who Codes
Health & Human Kinetics
Published Article on Swimming Shoulders
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Valuable Exchange
Education
G'Day World
Education
Medieval Islamic Societies
Sociology & Anthropology
Human Connections in Mexico
Taimur Iftikhar '20 and Avianna Carmoega ’20 interned with Human Connections, a nonprofit social enterprise based in Bucerías, Mexico.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Powerful Learning
Performing Arts
Shakespeare Reimagined
Philosophy & Religion
Seeking Answers in Switzerland
Jackie Everetts '18 spent two weeks exploring L'Abri communities, where individuals are invited “to seek answers to honest questions about God and the significance of human life.”
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
United Nations Work in D.C.
Chemistry
Sea Spray & Climate Change
Emma Blackburn ’22 worked on summer research with Prof. Bethany Rudd to improve global climate models to better account for the impact of lake and sea spray aerosols.
Biological Sciences
Volunteer Aiding Wildlife in Zimbabwe
Education
Seeing Double
Mathematics & Computer Science
Math Major Walks Spain's Camino de Santiago
Psychology & Neuroscience
Hi, Spain!
Physics & Astronomy
Identifying Influencers
Astrophysics and Politics & Government double-major Guillo Gutierrez '18 completed a senior research project on identifying influencers in social networks.
Economics & Business
Culture of Remembrance
Health & Human Kinetics
Powerful Knowledge
Economics & Business
Accounting Down Under
Physics & Astronomy
Investigating the Unknown
Diego Venegas Vargas '19 explored the mostly unknown world of nuclear physics, studying a neutron-rich isotope of gallium to better predict nuclear behavior.
Philosophy & Religion
Fulbright Scholar in Germany
Economics & Business
‘Genius’ Results
Bavneet Singh ’25 recently completed a 13-week remote internship with Movement Genius, a digital wellness platform that provides live and on-demand classes to help people improve their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
Economics & Business
'Real Responsibilities'
Psychology & Neuroscience
Focused Effort
Economics & Business
'Unbelievably Touching'
Biological Sciences
Wildlife Rescue Internship in Florida
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Montreal Narratives
English Literature & Creative Writing major Lily Callander ’22 used an OWU Connection grant to travel to Montreal to write personal narratives that explore navigating language differences in foreign countries.
Economics & Business
Cultural Immersion
History & Period Studies
History, Security, & Peace
Biological Sciences
Cleveland Clinic
Microbiology major Gretchen Weaver ’20 worked with doctors at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute-Louis Stokes VA Medical Center to study the effects of diabetic retinopathy.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Universal Understanding
Communication & Journalism
Illuminating Internship
Psychology & Neuroscience
Research in New Zealand
Genetics major Cindy Hyunh ’19 and Neuroscience major Mollie Marshall ’19 received OWU Connection funding to research the effects of prenatal alcohol and methamphetamine exposure on infants in New Zealand.
Philosophy & Religion
A Taste of Knowledge
Psychology & Neuroscience
'A Lending Hand'
Psychology & Neuroscience
'Are You Game?'
Environment & Sustainability
Investigating Iceland
Environment & Sustainability
Conservation Collaboration in Chile
Education
'Magic' Moments
Medical & Health Professions
Children’s Hospital Allergy Research
For two summers, Jack Mauter ’21 conducted research on respiratory conditions with a doctor in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Allergy and Immunology.
Biological Sciences
Building Community
Mathematics & Computer Science
A Better Bot
Aadarsha Gopala Reddy ’23 participated in OWU’s annual Summer Science Research Program (SSRP), researching the use of artificial intelligence as it applies to modern board games.
Environment & Sustainability
A Research Splash
Environment & Sustainability
Climate & Plant Response in Alaska
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
'Challenges and Opportunities'
Sociology & Anthropology
Building Strong Communities
Economics & Business
Entrepreneurship in Seville
Biological Sciences
Writing His Ticket
Psychology & Neuroscience
Studying Terrorism in France
Psychology and French major Emma Beale '17 used an OWU Connection grant to study terrorism in France from multiple angles, including the role of propaganda and media coverage.
Biological Sciences
Healthy Curiosity
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Illuminating Internship
Medical & Health Professions
Future Physician-Scientist
Performing Arts
Chicago Student Learning
Theatre major Jasmine Lew ’22 gained student-teaching experience at the nonprofit Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Diagnosing Neurodegenerative Disease
Economics & Business
ABC Studios Internship
Economics & Business
Accounting & Arabic Studies
Accounting and International Studies major Ahmed Hamed ’20 earned a Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State to study Arabic in Morocco.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Measuring Brain Activity
Erika Shultz '18 measured the brain waves of subjects while they completed tasks to support the theory that, depending on our goals, our brain activity switches between proactive and reactive control.
Chemistry
Therapeutic Target
Sociology & Anthropology
Servants, Not Saviors
Raissa Kanku '19 interned with the Borgen Project, a nonprofit that aims to reduce global poverty by advocating for U.S. congressional leaders to support bills tied to foreign aid and poverty.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Shakespeare Reimagined
Psychology & Neuroscience
'Delve Deeper'
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Building Strong Communities
Education
Education Fellows
Every year, OWU welcomes outstanding new students into the Education Fellows Program, where they enjoy scholarships and access to special career-related opportunities.
Education
Teacher Training
Environment & Sustainability
Mapping Solutions
Psychology & Neuroscience
Leaders Across Borders
Mathematics & Computer Science
Well-Connected
Psychology & Neuroscience
Highlands Rewilding
Economics & Business
Japanese Entrepreneurship
International Business major Emily Julius ’16 explored obstacles that Japanese women entrepreneurs face, researching successful Japanese women and conducting interviews with Japanese businesswomen.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Hackathon Heroes
Psychology & Neuroscience
Healthy Curiosity
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Shakespeare's England Travel-Learning
Mathematics & Computer Science
Meeting the Future
Psychology & Neuroscience
Bishop Elevated
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Learning in London
Education
'Bedazzled Kittycorn'
Economics & Business
From Internship to Employment
Trey Olsen ’18: "It was extremely rewarding to apply my knowledge from Ohio Wesleyan and represent OWU among an internship class from Ivy League and other prestigious universities."
Physics & Astronomy
Schrodinger Equation
Khanh Le '16 investigated a problem in quantum physics, exploring three approximations of the energy eigenvalues of the solutions of the one-dimensional time-independent Schrodinger equation.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Medieval Islamic Societies
Medical & Health Professions
‘Day of Reckoning’
Biological Sciences
Serengeti Safari
Physics & Astronomy
The Science Behind Josephson Junctions
Economics & Business
Project Managed
Education
Seeing Double
Mathematics & Computer Science
Semester in South America
Rachel Leslie ’23 spent a semester abroad in Quito, Ecuador, studying Latin American identity and cultural syncretism.
Economics & Business
Analytics Intern
Medical & Health Professions
Future Physician-Scientist
Biological Sciences
Humane Society & C-Bus Zoo Internships
Communication & Journalism
Purposeful Path
Physics & Astronomy
Launch & Learn
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Campaign Experience
Biological Sciences
Harbor Seal Behavior
Zoology major Reagan Jennings ’23 used an OWU Connection grant to do comparative research observing wild and captive harbor seal social behaviors.
Communication & Journalism
Live from New York ...
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Joyce Novels
Michael Barr '18 spent a year creating an honors thesis about subjectivity in James Joyce's "Ulysses" and presented at the Student Symposium.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Mayo Clinic Internship
Biological Sciences
Texas Veterinary Hospital Internship
Communication & Journalism
Ready for the World
Performing Arts
Chicago Student Learning
Economics & Business
'So Transformative'
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Literacy Lead
Biological Sciences
Prepared to Achieve
World Languages & Cultures
'Britainistan'
Performing Arts
Setting the Stage
Bella Campos Hintzman ’22 used OWU Connection grant funding to conduct research in California in support of her senior capstone project in regional theater career preparation.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Good Greif
English, Creative Writing, & Film
New York Film Festival Internship
Communication & Journalism
Green Words & Images
Communication major Ash Moen ’21 traveled from Lake Erie to Hocking Hills taking photos and writing poems, which were collected in a book to encourage people to think about care about environmental issues.
Sociology & Anthropology
Building Community
Health & Human Kinetics
Shin Splint Study
Exercise Science major Megan Sievers ’20 conducted research to help clarify the role of multiple variables in the development of shin splints in college runners.
World Languages & Cultures
‘Day of Reckoning’
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Aiding the Environment
S.K. Bulander ’23 created the OWU Recycling Connection, a way to help residents of the OWU and Delaware communities quickly determine what materials can be recycled locally and where.
Education
G'Day World
Mathematics & Computer Science
Code Red (And Black)
Rachel Leslie ’23 and Nick Mankowski ’25 participated in the OWU Programming Contest, an annual event for local colleges in the area.
Economics & Business
Honing Skills
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Campus Opportunities
Many students intern at OWU’s Spectrum Resource Center or Women’s Resource Center, where you might organize campus events including the annual Take Back the Night march.
Biological Sciences
Evolving Education
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Nation-Building in Ghana
In a travel-learning course, students examined economic structures, medical systems, and West African history. During the two-week trip to Ghana, the class volunteered at a school and an orphanage.
Economics & Business
Business Venturers
Performing Arts
FBI Honors Internship
World Languages & Cultures
Hi, Spain!
Economics & Business
Class Action
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
A Capital Experience
Biological Sciences
'Super' Opportunity
History & Period Studies
Culture of Remembrance
Mathematics & Computer Science
Math & Marine Biology in the Virgin Islands
Communication & Journalism
Valuable Exchange
Economics & Business
Entrepreneurship in Italy
Mathematics & Computer Science
Bot Builders
English, Creative Writing, & Film
'Lead With Curiosity'
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Ohio AG Internship
Katherine Berger '16 completed an internship in the Ohio Attorney General's office. After graduating, she moved on to The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
Philosophy & Religion
‘Biological Motion Detection’
Daniel Eilert ’23 conducts neuroimaging research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Economics & Business
'So Transformative'
Education
Integrated Science in Alaska
Two travel courses, “Mathematical Models of Climate” and “Plant Responses to Global Change,” have completed their semester with research and study in Alaska.
Economics & Business
Cultural Immersion
History & Period Studies
Museum Internship in Russia
Amanda Hays '20 used an OWU Connection grant to complete an internship at the Hermitage State Museum in St. Petersburg, the second-largest art museum in the world.
World Languages & Cultures
Study Classics in Athens or Rome
During a semester or summer, students participate in programs such as the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the College Year in Athens, or the Institute for Roman Culture in Rome.
Fine Arts
'So Transformative'
Economics & Business
Growing in Greece
Performing Arts
Big Apple Adventure
Dyna Bresson ’24 spent a semester enrolled in the New York Arts Program, during which she completed an internship with an award-winning company founded as a multi-racial ensemble dedicated to using theater as an agent for positive social change.
Medical & Health Professions
Volunteer Aiding Wildlife in Zimbabwe
Physics & Astronomy
Major Insights
Environment & Sustainability
Explore Utah Ecosystems
Sociology & Anthropology
'Building Better Lives'
Physics & Astronomy
Intruder States
Dexter Allen ’21 researched “Intruder States and Transition Strengths in 73 As” in summer research that included work using Florida State University’s particle accelerator.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Serious Fun
Fine Arts
'So Transformative'
Mathematics & Computer Science
STEM Scholar Showcase
Nick Mankowski ’25 has been participating in an internship with 3E since mid-July under the supervision of two of the company’s senior software engineers.
Biological Sciences
Lizard League
Environment & Sustainability
Campus Options for Solar Panels
Sociology & Anthropology
Change Agent
Economics & Business
Two Internships Lead to Job
Sophia Ahmed ’20 completed internships at Citi Bank headquarters in Texas and at technology company Thirstie in New York. Thirstie hired her after graduation.
Economics & Business
Paying Dividends
Psychology & Neuroscience
‘Day of Reckoning’
Environment & Sustainability
Overseas Adventures
Annabel Benes ’24 is spending fall semester studying overseas in Denmark and England through the Open Campus Block Program offered by the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE).
Communication & Journalism
Learning in London
Sociology & Anthropology
Campus Activism
Working with Prof. Paul Dean, five sociology students surveyed about 150 OWU students to understand the factors that lead students to become involved in social activism.
Biological Sciences
Future Physician-Scientist
Psychology & Neuroscience
Strengthening Skills
Fine Arts
Renaissance Art and Thought
Students travel to Siena and Florence, Italy, as part of a Travel-Learning Course designed to explore how art and thought in the Renaissance intersect to form a unique ‘cultural and intellectual geography.’
Biological Sciences
Research at Cornell
In a summer internship, Isa Johnson ’22 worked in plant genetics as part of the cutting-edge Plant Genome Research Program at Cornell University.
Environment & Sustainability
Protecting Sea Turtles
Biological Sciences
Conservation Collaboration in Chile
Environment & Sustainability
Bumblebee Behavior
Economics & Business
Earning Learning
Psychology & Neuroscience
Change Agent
Biological Sciences
FBI Honors Internship
Fine Arts
'Britainistan'
History & Period Studies
Walking Through Medieval History on Offa's Dyke
Biological Sciences
Caring for Animals
Global Studies
Brookings Institution
As part of the Wesleyan in Washington program, Emily Feldmesser ’16 interned at the Brookings Institution, one of the world’s foremost think tanks, in Washington, D.C.
Health & Human Kinetics
European Soccer Fan Behavior
Exercise Science major Karson Stevenson ’16 traveled to Europe with an OWU Connection grant to study alcohol-induced aggression among soccer fans.
Environment & Sustainability
Naturally Grown Farm Internship in Virginia
Chemistry
A Deep Dive
Economics & Business
Leaders Across Borders
Performing Arts
Intensive Summer Learning
Kristen Krak ’15 used an OWU Connection grant to attend the National Theatre Institute summer intensive in Waterford, Connecticut, for classes, collaborative creation, and workshops.
Global Studies
Arab Spring
At the Student Symposium, Cierra Cresanto ’17 presented her research into why some regimes were overthrown in the Arab Spring and others were not.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Peronism
At OWU’s Student Symposium, Alyssa DiPadova '19 presented her research project, “Charisma’s Triumph over Organization: Peronism Throughout the Decades.”
Mathematics & Computer Science
Soy, Oh Soy
Physics & Astronomy
Stellar Magnetic Fields
Working with Prof. Robert Harmon, Alec Martin '19 observed the starspots of a young star in order to better understand how a star's magnetic fields are created.
Performing Arts
Chicago Theatre Experience
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Capitol Hill Internship
Tom Dolan '18 enjoyed a Wesleyan in Washington internship in the U.S. Senate. After he graduated, Dolan was hired as an assistant with the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Sociology & Anthropology
Human Connections Internship
Taimur Iftikhar '20 and Avianna Carmoega ’20 interned with Human Connections, a nonprofit social enterprise based in Bucerías, Mexico.
Biological Sciences
Sharper Thinking?
World Languages & Cultures
Mental Health of Joanna I of Castile
In a directed reading project on women and power in early modern Spain, Maria Alonso ’20 worked with Prof. Glenda Nieto Cubas to explore the enigma behind Joanna of Castile’s mental state.
Medical & Health Professions
Research for Green Energy
Economics & Business
Leaders Across Borders
Sociology & Anthropology
Immersed in Italy
Biological Sciences
New York Knowledge
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Literary Ireland
In the travel course "The Literary Politics of Ireland," students attended Listowel Writer's Week, a weeklong literary festival celebrating Irish writing, theatre, and film.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Data Analytics Intern
Bulbul Bhati ’23 completed a data analytics internship for RxNXT, an Ohio-based company that provides software to enable employees to search for the best available price on medications.
Environment & Sustainability
Exploring Sustainability in Japan
Carlie Braden ’18, Audrey Castaneda Walker ’18, Troy Jones ’17, and Kevin Rossi ’17 traveled to Japan with OWU faculty to study sustainability.
Medical & Health Professions
Focused Effort
Biological Sciences
Climate & Botany in Alaska
Two travel courses, “Plant Responses to Global Change” and “Mathematical Models of Climate,” have completed their classes with research trips to Alaska.
Chemistry
Gut Instincts
Biological Sciences
Retrovirus Research
Medical & Health Professions
New York Knowledge
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Identifying Influencers
Politics & Government and Astrophysics double-major Guillo Gutierrez '18 completed a senior research project on identifying influencers in social networks.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Digging Into Learning
Biological Sciences
'Ethnobotany and Enslavement'
Health & Human Kinetics
Italian & U.S. Food Supply Chains
Prof. Christopher Fink traveled to Italy with two students to explore the structure, dynamics, and impact on quality of life of short food supply chains in Italy and the United States.
Physics & Astronomy
Notre Dame Experience
Derek Shank '18 spent a summer at Notre Dame University working with a program that uses collected stellar data to perform a series of tests to determine a star’s properties.
Performing Arts
Exploring Latinx Theater
Fine Arts
'So Transformative'
Economics & Business
Berkshire Hathaway Internship
Business Administration major Aidan Stout '19 received a grant to support his summer in Boulder, Colorado, interning with Bob Gordon '88 of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Memory Studies
Amanda Barry ’17 and faculty mentor Ali Skandor traveled to Tanzania for two weeks to explore memory impairment in rural Maasai communities.
Economics & Business
Learning From Experts
Sociology & Anthropology
Sociology & Sectarianism
Education
Finnish Education
Kelly Maier '14 and Emma Goetz '15 visited Sippo and Helsinki, Finland, to study the nation’s renowned education system.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Democracy Forum in Athens, Greece
World Languages & Cultures
Exploring Imperialism in France
Chemistry
Gene Therapy Research
Biological Sciences
Highlands Rewilding
Mathematics & Computer Science
Braid Groups at Roots of Unity
Biological Sciences
Immersive Internship
Physics & Astronomy
Universal Understanding
Physics & Astronomy
Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England
Mathematics & Computer Science
Programmed for Success
Chemistry
Chemistry & Art in Italy
Students visited Italy as part of a Chemistry and Art travel course, learning how chemistry plays a role in the creation, preservation, restoration, destruction, forgery detection, and analysis of art.
Philosophy & Religion
Religion & Math on Spain's Camino de Santiago
Medical & Health Professions
Highlands Rewilding
Economics & Business
Quantitative Economics
Rachel Tallmadge ’14 conducted research on human trafficking. Later, as a law student at Ohio State, she received a fellowship to work for a year with juvenile victims of human trafficking.
Economics & Business
Marketing in Mexico
Business Administration major Avianna Carmoega ’20 interned with the nonprofit Human Connections in Bucerías, Mexico, working on a variety of marketing projects.
Sociology & Anthropology
'A Researcher at Heart'
Chemistry
Synthesizing Dipyrrin
Kaytlin Ward ’21 worked with two faculty on a summer research project to find an effective route of synthesizing an organic molecule called a dipyrrin, which can be used in cancer treatment.
Medical & Health Professions
Mayo Clinic Internship
During a summer internship at the Mayo Clinic, Eric Baughman '17 participated in a research laboratory examining congenital heart diseases using stem cells.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
United Nations D.C. Internship
Global Studies
Exploring Ecuador
Psychology & Neuroscience
Nourishing Body & Mind
Psychology and Nutrition major Abby Bowman '20 used an OWU Connection grant to travel to Umbria, Italy, to explore lifestyles and diets in areas where people tend to live longer.
Environment & Sustainability
Aiding the Environment
S.K. Bulander ’23 created the OWU Recycling Connection, a way to help residents of the OWU and Delaware communities quickly determine what materials can be recycled locally and where.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Global Democracy Forum
Philosophy & Religion
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Internship
Biological Sciences
Reproduction Success
Six zoology students working with Prof. Shala Hankison found that recently mated female sailfin mollies tended to produce more offspring than did females using sperm storage.
Biological Sciences
Intercontinental Understanding
Physics & Astronomy
Look and Learn
Performing Arts
Music on the Mississippi
Students of this travel-learning course traveled to New Orleans for spring break to learn about traditional music of the region and the roots of modern styles like rock and jazz.
Communication & Journalism
Ready for the World
Health & Human Kinetics
Sport & Exercise Entrepreneur
Sports & Exercise Management major Zack Katona '17 used skills from his Great Lakes Summer Internship to enhance his entrepreneurial efforts to launch a dietary supplement business called Rise.
Philosophy & Religion
Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland
Chemistry
Plant Gravity Research
Biological Sciences
Pelican Paradise
Caitlin Hyatt ’22 earned a competitive Theory-to-Practice Grant (TPG), part of the OWU Connection, to support a three-month summer internship with Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, a nonprofit wildlife rescue center located in Miami, Florida.
Philosophy & Religion
A Taste of Knowledge
Performing Arts
Hamlet & Gender Roles
For her senior capstone project, Theatre and English major Hannah Simpson ’16 explored how we “play” our gender and how the role of Hamlet changes when performed by a female.
Global Studies
Elegance in Japan
A travel-learning course studies concepts of elegance and brutality in Japanese literature before traveling to Japan.
Sociology & Anthropology
Navigating Nepal
Performing Arts
SRO in NYC
Performing Arts
Eye-Opening Experience
Chemistry
Washington University Biochemistry Research
Global Studies
Monastery Internship
Robert Wu '20 earned a Freeman Award for Study in Asia to support a year-long experience studying at Waseda University in Tokyo and interning at a Buddhist monastery.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
East Asian Politics
Health & Human Kinetics
Exploring Allergens
Economics & Business
French Economics & International Business
Sociology & Anthropology
Helping Houston Heal
In a spring break service trip, a team of OWU students volunteered to help rebuild a family's Houston-area home following Hurricane Harvey.
Biological Sciences
Bumblebee Behavior
Biological Sciences
No Featherweight
Education
LGBT Issues in YA Lit
In a senior research project, Middle Childhood Education major Natalie French ’17 explored LGBT representation in young adult literature.
Environment & Sustainability
Meeting the Future
Psychology & Neuroscience
Diagnosing Neurodegenerative Disease
Economics & Business
Research in E-payment Tech
Economics major Max Beard ’22 interned at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, finding, summarizing, and analyzing research for a literature review of e-payment technologies in developing countries.
Chemistry
Dublin, Ireland
Chemistry minor Megha Malik ’21 received a $5,000 Gilman Scholarship to travel to Dublin, Ireland, to participate in a Summer STEM Research program at University College Dublin.
Health & Human Kinetics
Yoga & Youth Anxiety
Exercise Science major Emily Sheridan ’21 worked with two faculty members on a research project to examine the effectiveness of yoga in reducing anxiety in children and adolescents.
Medical & Health Professions
'A Lending Hand'
Mathematics & Computer Science
Universal Understanding
Environment & Sustainability
Exploring Kenya
World Languages & Cultures
Culture of Remembrance
Mathematics & Computer Science
Bot Builders
World Languages & Cultures
Studying in Spain
Global Studies
A Year in Japan
Chemistry
Soy, Oh Soy
Mathematics & Computer Science
East Asian Politics
Education
Math Methodologies
Early Childhood Education major Gabi Coty ’17 explored methods used around the world for teaching mathematics in her senior research project.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Strengthening Skills
Communication & Journalism
Illuminating Internship
Economics & Business
Profitable Experience
World Languages & Cultures
Code Red (And Black)
Rachel Leslie ’23 participated in the OWU Programming Contest, an annual event for local colleges in the area.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Launch & Learn
Economics & Business
'Economics + Culture'
Economics & Business
Internship to Accounting Career
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Strengthening Skills
Economics & Business
Analyzing Opportunity
Environment & Sustainability
Bumblebee Behavior
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Three Pre-Law Internships
While at OWU, Rhiannon Herbert '16 held three law internships: Delaware County CASA; the Delaware, Ohio, Common Pleas Court; and a private law office.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Ohio Statehouse Experience
Psychology & Neuroscience
Yoga Instruction
Max Johnson ’21 used an OWU Connection grant to complete a 200-hour training course to earn yoga teacher certification through the Yoga Alliance.
Performing Arts
Pelican Paradise
Mathematics & Computer Science
Math & DNA
Nam Tran Hoang ’16 constructed and characterized a mathematical model to assess abnormal numbers of repeating segments of DNA. He worked with Prof. Craig Jackson.
Fine Arts
Interning with Artists in New York
Mathematics & Computer Science
Facebook Internships
Computer Science major Lan Nguyen ’18 completed two summer internships at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California. When Lan graduated, Facebook hired him as a software engineer.
Health & Human Kinetics
Healthy Aging
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
A Capital Experience
Education
Medieval Islamic Societies
Economics & Business
Honing Skills
Health & Human Kinetics
Ready for the World
Communication & Journalism
Valuable Exchange
Economics & Business
Bank of America Internship
Economics and Psychology major Shaaref Shah ’17 interned with Bank of America in NYC as a Human Capital Summer Analyst. He attended grad school at the University of Pennsylvania.
Performing Arts
Staging Site
Mathematics & Computer Science
Facial Recognition
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
‘Building and Rebuilding’
Callia Barwick ’24 and several other members of the OWU community participated in an OWU Connection Spring Break Interfaith Service Team experience at Lakota Nation, South Dakota, for a week of “Building and Rebuilding.”
Global Studies
Sustainability in Taiwan
Catie Kocian '18 and James Ormerod '17 traveled to Japan & Taiwan to study waste management. Their trip was funded by a Luce Grant.
Chemistry
Water Quality Project in Delaware
Fine Arts
Interning with Artists in New York
Economics & Business
Accounting in Australia
Medical & Health Professions
NASA Research
Pre-Medicine, Biology, and Environmental Science major Madison Cartnal ’24 was one of 12 students working on summer NASA-funded research on how plants respond to gravity.
Economics & Business
Charles Schwab Internship
Finance Economics major Caroline Kermode '20 spent a summer interning with Charles Schwab's Richfield, Ohio, office, working in the Retirement Investment and Document Services Department.
Physics & Astronomy
Applied Physics at Particle Accelerator
History & Period Studies
National Archives Research
During her internship at the National Archives, Mackenzie Sommers '16 accessed previously classified documents for her senior project on Clara Maas, an Army nurse during the Spanish American War.
Biological Sciences
'Delve Deeper'
Education
Career Catalysts
In the OWU Career Connection office, job experts in education and other fields, known as career catalysts, work with students to identify opportunities and land jobs.
Medical & Health Professions
Gut Instincts
Sociology & Anthropology
Sizable Research
Communication & Journalism
Career Take-Off
Communication major Sisi Fish ’24 interns at United Airlines in Chicago, Illinois.
Physics & Astronomy
Neutrino Physics
Diego Venegas Vargas '19 spent a summer studying neutrino physics with Alfredo Galindo-Urribari of the Physics Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Brookings Institution
Emily Feldmesser ’16 worked as an intern at The Brookings Institution, one of the world’s foremost think tanks, as part of a Wesleyan in Washington experience.
Performing Arts
Choral Performance in Italy
World Languages & Cultures
Honors Thesis on Science & Racism in France
Economics & Business
Economics Management Fellows in NYC
Philosophy & Religion
Yoga Instruction
Philosophy & Psychology major Max Johnson ’21 used an OWU Connection grant to complete a 200-hour training course to earn yoga teacher certification through the Yoga Alliance.
Sociology & Anthropology
'Excited for the Future'
Economics & Business
Digging Into Learning
Philosophy & Religion
'Britainistan'
Psychology & Neuroscience
Australian Internship
Psychology & Neuroscience
Powerful Knowledge
Biological Sciences
Study Biology in the Galapagos Islands
Performing Arts
Go Global at “The Globe”
Chemistry
Green Energy
Myles Steed ’23 conducted summer research exploring faster, more effective ways to create a chemical called a dipyrrin ligand, which improves the use of hydrogen fuel cells.
Philosophy & Religion
Crime & Punishment
Curry Carr ’21 worked with Prof. Shari Stone-Mediatore to examine arguments that facilitated the enactment of harsh U.S. sentencing laws, focusing on truth in sentencing laws in Illinois.
Environment & Sustainability
Life in the Field
Amanda Marshall ’16 used an OWU grant to help a research team at the Karongwe Private Game Reserve in South Africa collect data on cheetahs, lions, elephants, leopards, and hyenas.
Sociology & Anthropology
Francophone Feminism in Montreal
Environment & Sustainability
A Research Splash
Biological Sciences
'Monumental Moment'
Biological Sciences
Writing His Ticket
Psychology & Neuroscience
Research Internship
Neuroscience and Pre-Med major Ben Arnold '20 participated in a Summer Research Fellowship in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center.
Biological Sciences
Serengeti Safari
Performing Arts
New York Improv
After interning with an improv company in New York, Hannah Wargo '20 created her own sketch show and performed it for the OWU community for her senior project.
Medical & Health Professions
Veterinary Experience
Lauren Kiebler ’16 completed several internships and gained valuable veterinary experience at Severna Park Veterinary Hospital, Mobile Pet Vet, and the Humane Society of Delaware County.
Economics & Business
Capital Adventure
World Languages & Cultures
Found in France
Economics & Business
Purposeful Path
Performing Arts
Columbus Connections
Brianna Robinson ’15 worked side by side with Opera Columbus, Columbus Dance Theatre, Central Ohio Symphony, and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Physics & Astronomy
Bot Builders
World Languages & Cultures
Marketing Magic
Biological Sciences
International Investigation
Mathematics & Computer Science
Analytics Intern
Biological Sciences
Immersed in Immunobiology
Fine Arts
Chemistry and Art
A group of OWU students travel to Italy to learn how chemistry is used to preserve, restore, detect forgeries, and otherwise support art as part of a Travel-Learning Course.
Economics & Business
Ready for Impact
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
'Excited for the Future'
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
New York Arts Program
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Arab Spring Analysis
Cierra Cresanto '17 worked with Prof. James Franklin on research into why some regimes were overthrown in the Arab Spring and others were not. She presented at a professional conference.
Physics & Astronomy
Launch & Learn
Economics & Business
'Challenges and Opportunities'
History & Period Studies
New York Arts Program
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Exploring Allergens
Biological Sciences
A Deep Dive
Environment & Sustainability
Red Ice?
Madeleine Rea ’20 worked with Prof. Nathan Rowley on research using satellite imaging data to explore the effects of red algae on glacier melt rates of the Harding Icefield in Alaska.
Physics & Astronomy
Spacetime Symmetries
World Languages & Cultures
'Britainistan'
Mathematics & Computer Science
'Challenges and Opportunities'
Environment & Sustainability
Motivating Experience
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Chicago Internship
Communication & Journalism
Purposeful Path
Chemistry
Opportunity Magnified
Biological Sciences
‘Day of Reckoning’
Psychology & Neuroscience
Healthy Aging
Medical & Health Professions
Cincy Children's Fellowship
In a Cincinnati Children’s research fellowship, Madeline Bonfield ’18 examined the correlation between the presence of a language gap and lower social function and negative behaviors in children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Biological Sciences
Ohio Wildlife Center Internship
Psychology & Neuroscience
Business Venturers
Performing Arts
Shakespeare Reimagined
Environment & Sustainability
Highlands Rewilding
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Film Internships
Tiffany Moore ’20 interned at Atlantic Pictures and Breakthru Films in New York City, and she spent four weeks in New Zealand learning how to be a producer for a short film.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Summer Computer Science Intern
Through the Summer on the Cuyahoga program, Samavi Sultana ’22, from Baltimore, Maryland, worked as an intern at Vecmar, a computer solutions firm.
Health & Human Kinetics
Cooking Matters for Community Health
Fine Arts
Family Matters
World Languages & Cultures
Cultural Immersion
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Motivating Experience
Medical & Health Professions
Research for Pre-Vet Student
Serena George ’19 researched paternity and mating behaviors in the Sailfin Molly under Prof. Shala Hankison. Serena was admitted to the DVM program at University of Wisconsin.
Biological Sciences
Immersed in Italy
Health & Human Kinetics
Culture & Cuisine in D.C.
Global Studies
Examining Terrorism in France
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Working in Washington
Blake Johnson ’25 interned with The Salvation Army and participated in an educational program in Washington, D.C., developing leadership skills, learning about hyperpartisanship, and sustaining the efforts of nonprofits.
Chemistry
Power of Proteins
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Valuable Exchange
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Global Democracy Forum
Ellie Bearss ’22 was one of 24 students nationwide to participate in the NY Times Athens Democracy Forum. Her video was played at a panel discussion on Art as Activism.
Environment & Sustainability
Digging Into Learning
Economics & Business
OWU Model UN
Economics & Business
Digging Into Learning
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Scripting Her Future
After receiving an OWU Connection Theory-to-Practice Grant, Camy Dodd ’23 traveled to Chicago to observe professional rehearsals and make connections with theatre artists.
Chemistry
Elemental Research
Biological Sciences
Track Invasive Lizards & Publish
History & Period Studies
Civil War Soldier's Life
History major Andrew Stock ’17 conducted original historical research to explore the career of Henry Crozier (OWU Class of 1866) as a Union artilleryman. He presented at the Student Symposium.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Hackathon Heroes
Biological Sciences
Plant Gravity Research
Botany and Biochemistry double-major Carly Sanders ’24 participated in OWU’s annual Summer Science Research Program (SSRP), studying under the mentorship of OWU professor Chris Wolverton.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Leaders Across Borders
Health & Human Kinetics
ACL Timetables
Cassandra Oberle ’18 conducted a research project testing leg strength and power in athletes with and without ACL reconstruction to better determine when athletes should return to training.
Economics & Business
Microfinance Internship in Costa Rica
Health & Human Kinetics
Season-Ending Slumps?
Exercise Science major Jacqueline Feliciano ’18 studied muscle imbalances and performance changes during a field hockey season. She moved on to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Ohio University.
History & Period Studies
New York Arts Program
Biological Sciences
'Ethnobotany and Enslavement'
Chemistry
Yeast Research
Biochemistry major Madeleine Sorrick '19 spent a summer working with two professors at The Ohio State University exploring "Yeast Display of Cysteine Free 3E8 Antibodies."
Fine Arts
Animation Study at UCLA
Physics & Astronomy
Oak Ridge
Diego Venegas Vargas '19 spent a summer studying neutrino physics with Alfredo Galindo-Urribari of the Physics Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
Health & Human Kinetics
Food in Italy
Prof. Christopher Fink has traveled to Italy with more than 50 students to explore food studies.
Philosophy & Religion
Afrocentric Learning Philosophy
World Languages & Cultures
Marketing Magic
Biological Sciences
Immersed in Immunobiology
Environment & Sustainability
OWU Sustainability
Environmental Studies major Emily Howald ’18 helped develop OWU's Sustainability Plan, documenting sustainability initiatives across the university and serving on the Sustainability Committee.
World Languages & Cultures
Real French Life
Julia Stone ’16 lived with a host family while she studied abroad for a semester in Aix-en-Provence.
Environment & Sustainability
Spring Break Service
Economics & Business
International Accounting Research
Erin Cannon '18 and Caitlin Maggio '17 used an OWU Connection grant to study the impact of international accounting standards in Australia.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
A Taste of Knowledge
Biological Sciences
Job Coaching Internship
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Reassignment Surgery Study
Under Prof. Richelle Schrock, Carson Shaw ’18 researched and presented how healthcare and culture impact cost and experience of sex reassignment surgery in Europe.
Fine Arts
Threads of Knowledge
Sociology & Anthropology
Navigating Nepal
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Illuminating Internship
Biological Sciences
Beekeeping
Peyton Hardesty ’20 worked as an apprentice with the head apiarist at Stratford Ecological Center researching healthy hive management and observing honey bees’ natural processes.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Look and Learn
Health & Human Kinetics
Healthy Cooking
Health Promotion major Lauren Mussenden ’22 and Nutrition major Leigh Stavar ’22 completed a summer internship working with the Cooking Matters community education program.
Health & Human Kinetics
Exploring Allergens
Mathematics & Computer Science
'Invaluable Perspectives'
Philosophy & Religion
Comparing Sectarianism and Racism
Eli Reed '19 used an OWU Connection grant to compare sectarianism in Northern Ireland to American race relations.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Data Analytics & Congressional Maps
World Languages & Cultures
Threads of Knowledge
Economics & Business
Professional Pathway
World Languages & Cultures
Travel Learning: French Literature
The travel-learning course “Introduction to French Literature” visited France for a week, with stops in Paris, Versailles, and Provins.
Biological Sciences
Germ of an Idea
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Live in the Sexual and Gender Equality House (SAGE)
Biological Sciences
Genetics & Cell Division
Alyssa Richter ’17 and Lauren Kibler ’16 worked with Prof. Danielle Hamill, researching worms with a mutant gene to better understand cell division.
Biological Sciences
Future Physician-Scientist
Philosophy & Religion
'Embracing New Experiences'
Mathematics & Computer Science
New York Fellowship
Selam Weldu ’20 received funds to attend the two-week Impact Fellowship program, which teaches college students nationwide the skills to become successful social entrepreneurs.
Psychology & Neuroscience
OWU Dividends
History & Period Studies
Normandy Scholars in France
Environment & Sustainability
Aggression in Songbirds
In summer research with Prof. Dustin Reichard, Joe Brush '20 studied aggression in two male songbird species.
World Languages & Cultures
Hi, Spain!
Environment & Sustainability
Summer Research in Home Composting
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Protest Waves Around the World
Brianna DeMuth '23 worked with Prof. James Franklin on research into protest waves in various countries that have led to some kind of accountability or regime change.
Environment & Sustainability
Mapping Biodiversity in Africa
Working with two professors, Environmental Studies major Katie Vonderembse ’19 created maps showing the distribution of Xylopia, a genus of tropical flowering plants.
Economics & Business
Study in Japan
Business major Robert Wu ’20 earned a $7,000 Freeman Award for Study in Asia to support studying abroad for a year at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.
World Languages & Cultures
Spanish Civil War & Theater
Prof. Eva Paris-Huesca mentored three students who researched the Spanish Civil War and the influence of early-20th century literary and artistic movements in Federico Garcia Lorca's 1933 play "Bodas de Sangre."
History & Period Studies
Taoism & Chinese Art
In a senior research project, Harrison Nickels ’19 explored the influence of Taoist philosophy on Chinese art that reflected a passive approach to the progression of mundane events.
Fine Arts
Columbus Museum Internship
Chemistry
Biodegradable Plastics
Sarah Bergman '18, James Zoller '18, and Lauren Boedicker '18 worked with Prof. Allen Pistner to find a more affordable and effective chemical catalyst for biodegradable plastic.
Biological Sciences
Salt Pollution
Colin Hawes ’20, Becca Porter ’20, and Katie Vonderembse ’19 worked with professor Amy Downing to study salt pollution in freshwater near campus, as part of a global research project with universities around the world.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Exploring Allergens
Kolby Brock ’23 and Karli Walsh ’23 traveled to London with their professor over October’s mid-semester break to research and compare food allergen regulations in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Biological Sciences
Zookeeping Internship in Dayton
Physics & Astronomy
Level Scheme and Spin Assignments
Michael Heeschen '20 participated in the Summer Science Research Program, where he studied fundamental properties of heavier nuclei, such as gallium.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Knowledge Conductor
Environment & Sustainability
'An Opportunity to Grow'
Fine Arts
Art in Italy
Ohio Wesleyan students visit Italy to study “From Early Museum to Contemporary Biennial” using an OWU Connection grant. They travel with mentor Erin Fletcher, director of the Ross Art Museum.
Philosophy & Religion
Exploring Allergens
Economics & Business
'Crucial' Career-Builder
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Science & Politics Internship
Astrophysics and Politics & Government major Guillermo Gutierrez '18 served as an intern with the Radiant Earth Foundation and the American Physical Society.
Education
Exploring Hyperlexia
Special Education major Alanna Spalsbury ’16 expanded personal experience as a one-on-one aide for a kindergartener with hyperlexia into a research project exploring the advanced reading ability.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Class Action
Biological Sciences
Invasive Honeysuckle
In a Summer Science Research Project, Aidan Shumaker ’20 worked with Prof. Laurie Anderson to research greenhouse gas emissions underneath invasive honeysuckle and native spicebush shrub species.
Medical & Health Professions
Early Childhood Center Screenings
Economics & Business
OWU Dividends
Medical & Health Professions
'Delve Deeper'
Environment & Sustainability
Aiding the Environment
S.K. Bulander ’23 created the OWU Recycling Connection, a way to help residents of the OWU and Delaware communities quickly determine what materials can be recycled locally and where.
Biological Sciences
Animal Spirit
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Shakespeare Reimagined
History & Period Studies
Honors Research
Cole Peterson ’23 traveled to the United Kingdom to conduct senior thesis research in the British Library’s India Office Archives.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Hackathon Heroes
Dhruv Sekhawat ’26 and Inesh Tickoo ’26 participated in the 2022 HackOHI/O event, a 24-hour innovation and coding marathon held at The Ohio State University.
History & Period Studies
Tolstoy & Gandhi Honors Project
For her senior thesis, Amanda Hays ’20 completed a two-semester honors project in which she took an in-depth look at the relationship between Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi.
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
South Africa Volunteer
Isabel Cherry ’18 worked as a youth empowerment intern at One Heart Source in Cape Town, South Africa, a nonprofit to empower young people through quality education and care.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Doing What's Right
Global Studies
Language and Art
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Earning Learning
Mathematics & Computer Science
East Asian Politics
Health & Human Kinetics
Columbus Clippers Promo Team
Sociology & Anthropology
Immersed in Italy
Psychology & Neuroscience
Medicine in Montevideo
Neuroscience & Psychology major Cara Harris ’19 used an OWU Connection grant study the impact of neuroscience on every aspect of patients’ health at a public hospital in Uruguay.
Biological Sciences
Sizable Research
Biological Sciences
How Do Wrens Defend Their Nests?
Chemistry
Medical Research Lab
At Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Biochemistry & Neuroscience major Hien Ngoc Mai ’22 worked on research to develop biomarkers with radioactive chains to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases.
Economics & Business
Young Entrepreneur
Business Administration major Reese Little ’22 launched the entrepreneurial venture 420Coin, a community-driven cryptocurrency created to benefit a friend paralyzed in a skiing accident.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Culture of Remembrance
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Women in Irish Society
At the OWU Student Symposium, Chloe Dyer ’18 presented her research on perceptions of Irish nationalism, identity, and the role of women in the poetry of “The Lost Land” by Eavan Boland.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Pennsylvania Avenue Internship
During her Wesleyan in Washington semester, Kennedy Sattler '20 interned at Airlines for America, an advocacy organization for the U.S. airline industry.
Fine Arts
'Britainistan'
Communication & Journalism
Genderlect Theory
In a senior research project, Katie Kuckelheim ’19 explored why women in student leadership may change their communication style based on the gender makeup of a group.
Psychology & Neuroscience
'Bedazzled Kittycorn'
Economics & Business
Professional Pathway
Communication & Journalism
Blogging from Milan, Italy
Global Studies
European Union
Erica Shah ’16 used an OWU Connection grant to travel to European Union headquarters in Belgium to study how the EU sustains its aims with its cultural, economic, and political diversity.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Children’s Hospital
Samuel Stull '17 interned at Nationwide Children's hospital, leading to a research project with Prof. Kira Bailey on hepatitis C and opioid abuse.
Medical & Health Professions
A LEAP Forward
Performing Arts
Staging a Career
Health & Human Kinetics
Goalie Scores
Sports and Exercise Management major Paddy Colligan ’24 interns as an operations assistant for the Columbus Crew.
World Languages & Cultures
Studying Terrorism in France
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Leaders Across Borders
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Strengthening Skills
Biological Sciences
Pelican Paradise
Psychology & Neuroscience
Understanding Anxiety
Abby Biddle ’23 is participating in Ohio Wesleyan’s annual Summer Science Research Program (SSRP), researching anxiety and mood disorders and the impact of stress during adolescence.
Biological Sciences
Genetics and Gravity
Josh Cabacungan ’24 is completing plant research in the Summer Science Research Program (SSRP).
Medical & Health Professions
'Super' Opportunity
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Black Women and Feminisms
History & Period Studies
Digging Ancient History in Romania
Fine Arts
Threads of Knowledge
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Leaders Across Borders
World Languages & Cultures
Tilt at Windmills in Spain
The “Cervantes and the Quixote” travel-learning course visited Spain to make connections between literature read in class and the culture, society, history, and arts of Spain.
Economics & Business
Good Greif
Performing Arts
Big Apple Adventure
Dyna Bresson ’24 spent a semester enrolled in the New York Arts Program, during which she completed an internship with an award-winning company founded as a multi-racial ensemble dedicated to using theater as an agent for positive social change.
Global Studies
Summer in the Senate
International Studies major Jessica Sanford '17 interned as a political coordinator at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in Washington, D.C.
Communication & Journalism
‘Visibility. Creativity. Research.’
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Black Women and Feminisms
Biological Sciences
Children’s Hospital Allergy Research
Genetics major Jack Mauter ’21 researched the effect of house dust mites on human epithelial cells at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Allergy and Immunology.
Sociology & Anthropology
Cleveland Internship
Through the Summer on the Cuyahoga program, Mic Kreutzer ’22 worked at College Now as an AmeriCorps program intern.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Scripting Her Future
After receiving an OWU Connection Theory-to-Practice Grant, Camy Dodd ’23 traveled to Chicago to observe professional rehearsals and make connections with theatre artists.
Environment & Sustainability
Climate Change & Maple Syrup
Environmental Science major Jakob Woodside '20 worked with Prof. Laurie Anderson to monitor sugar maples and their sap to determine how individual trees would change as the climate changed around them.
Communication & Journalism
Communication Internship
Sarah Jonassen ’22 completed a summer internship with Franklin County’s Mifflin Township, expanding her writing portfolio.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Field Work in Romania
Psychology and Sociology/Anthropology major Bridget Roddy ’20 used an OWU Connection grant to serve on the volunteer excavation team at the Roman fort of Halmyris in Romania.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
‘Visibility. Creativity. Research.’
Biological Sciences
Zoo Educator
Biological Sciences
Highlands Rewilding
Psychology & Neuroscience
Political Tastes
Biological Sciences
Opportunity Magnified
Environment & Sustainability
Protecting Sea Turtles
Hannah Cox ’24 participated in an OWU Connection grant-supported internship in Greece aiding loggerhead sea turtles.
Economics & Business
Washington, D.C., Internship
History & Period Studies
Scholarly Paper Presentation
Slater Sabo '19 presented an original scholarly paper at the National Phi Alpha Theta Conference in New Orleans.
Medical & Health Professions
Healthy Aging
Biological Sciences
Gut Instincts
Physics & Astronomy
'Dynamics' Duo
Biological Sciences
Medical Research
Microbiology major Ashley McCracken ’19 worked with Matthew Dietz, M.D., at the West Virginia University School of Medicine to research the relationship among joint implants, infections, and treatments.
Education
Education Summit in Costa Rica
Early Childhood Education majors Ali Phillips ’16 and Whitney Weadock ’16 received an OWU grant to attend a global childhood education summit in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Health & Human Kinetics
Hunger for Learning
Medical & Health Professions
STEM Research in Dublin, Ireland
Megha Malik ’21 received a $5,000 Gilman Scholarship to travel to Dublin, Ireland, to participate in a Summer STEM Research program at University College Dublin.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Coding Together
Performing Arts
Eye-Opening Experience
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Experience a Semester in Tanzania
History & Period Studies
Culture of Remembrance
Performing Arts
OWU Connected Student Teaching
Maeve Nash ’16 completed student teaching in Columbus with drama educator & OWU alum Emily Foster Whittaker. At OWU, Maeve performed, stage managed, and studied in Ireland.
Philosophy & Religion
Internship Helping Immigrants
Philosophy minor Samantha Merino ’21 spent a semester working remotely as the Spanish interpretation and translation intern for the Canton, Ohio-based Immigrant Worker Project.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Measuring Memory
Allie Eynon '19 and Shelby Quade '18 developed materials for an online test that measures the knowledge students from 1992 to 2017 retained from an OWU Quantitative Methods course.
Economics & Business
Earning Learning
Medical & Health Professions
More Than Squid Games
Physics & Astronomy
Florida State Particle Accelerator
Environment & Sustainability
Exploring Kenya
History & Period Studies
Internships Digitizing Renaissance Texts
Global Studies
Vietnam Internship
Funded by an OWU grant, Carly Zelenski ’15 interned with the East Meets West Foundation in Vietnam, traveling to various provinces to conduct onsite evaluations for clean-water projects.
Psychology & Neuroscience
'A Researcher at Heart'
Performing Arts
Staging Site
Sociology & Anthropology
Doing What's Right
Performing Arts
Masterclasses in Salzburg
Prof. Jason Hiester and seven students received an OWU Connection grant to travel to Austria to participate in workshops and masterclasses and attend the Salzburg Music Festival.
Biological Sciences
Zoology & Climate Change in Alaska
Psychology & Neuroscience
Good Medicine
Medical & Health Professions
Strengthening Skills
Economics & Business
Meeting the Future
Global Studies
Volunteer Service in Peru
Biological Sciences
Crouching Kangaroo
Zoology major Kara Smith ’20 conducted a behavioral observation study focused on the Matschie’s tree kangaroo, exploring how crouching behavior may be an intention movement for jumping.
Psychology & Neuroscience
'Building Better Lives'
Medical & Health Professions
Studying in Spain
Psychology & Neuroscience
Promoting Veteran Mental Health Awareness
Economics & Business
'Economics + Culture'
Biological Sciences
Found in France
Economics & Business
European Union
Economics major Erica Shah ’16 used an OWU Connection grant to travel to European Union headquarters in Belgium to study how the EU sustains its aims with its cultural, economic, and political diversity.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
East Asian Politics
Economics & Business
Online or Bricks & Mortar?
Business Administration major Kera Bussey-Sims ’18 traveled to Seattle to interview leaders at Nordstrom and Amazon on how technology is being integrated into the fashion business.
Economics & Business
Accounting Fellows Internships
Students in the Accounting Fellows program participate in at least one internship and make connections with OWU alumni working in New York and Washington, D.C.
Economics & Business
Ready for Impact
Psychology & Neuroscience
Mayo Clinic Research
Communication & Journalism
OWU Model UN
Biological Sciences
Identify Megaviruses in Iceland
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
New York Arts Program
Physics & Astronomy
Bot Builders
Philosophy & Religion
'Embracing New Experiences'
Environment & Sustainability
'An Opportunity to Grow'
Environment & Sustainability
Investigating Iceland
Biological Sciences
The Gold Coast
Philosophy & Religion
Spring Break Service
Economics & Business
Fashion in Barcelona
International Business major Kellie Garvin '17 spent a semester in Barcelona, Spain, taking several fashion courses and experiencing Spanish culture.
Communication & Journalism
Bishop Elevated
Biological Sciences
Wildlife Rescue in Thailand
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Cleveland Internship
Through the Summer on the Cuyahoga program, Women's & Gender Studies major Mic Kreutzer ’22 worked at College Now as an AmeriCorps program intern.
Medical & Health Professions
Cancer Research in Colorado
Ben Arnold '20 participated in a Summer Research Fellowship in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center.
Biological Sciences
NASA Research on Gravity & Roots
Communication & Journalism
Sisi in the City
Sisi Fish ’24 is spending the summer living and working in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, where she is serving as the marketing and special projects intern for the Summer on the Cuyahoga (SOTC) organization.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Learning in London
Economics & Business
'Are You Game?'
Mathematics & Computer Science
Helping HeartWorks
Computer Science and Data Analytics double-major David Shakarashvili ’24 interns as a data analyst with HeartWorks, Inc.
Education
Meritocracy & Education
At the Student Symposium, Rebecca Penrod ’18 presented research exploring the relationship between educational outcomes and socioeconomic differences.
Biological Sciences
Exploring Kenya
Environment & Sustainability
Evolving Abilities
Communication & Journalism
East Asian Politics
English, Creative Writing, & Film
National Victorian Studies Conference Presentation
Biological Sciences
A LEAP Forward
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Postcolonial Literature
Students in the "Re-Placing Great Britain" travel course study museum narrative, architecture, theatre, poetry, and novels in the classroom and in London, Liverpool, and Manchester.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Modern Bovary
Kristen Nooney ’18, Jessica Sanford ’17, and Meg Teitelman ’18 combined creative and analytical work, reimagining a contemporary film adaptation of Flaubert's "Madame Bovary."
Biological Sciences
Exploring Kenya
History & Period Studies
Setting the Stage
Bella Campos Hintzman ’22 used OWU Connection grant funding to conduct research in California in support of her senior capstone project in regional theater career preparation.
World Languages & Cultures
A Bishop in Paris
Psychology & Neuroscience
Highlands Rewilding
Fine Arts
A Bishop in Paris
Health & Human Kinetics
Learning Lightbulb
World Languages & Cultures
Comprenden Su Salud?
In a project with Prof. Eva Paris-Huesca, Landry Cowles ’20 and Gretchen Weaver ’20 explored how health literacy competency is dependent upon language competency and cultural impact.
Economics & Business
OWU Model UN
Communication & Journalism
News in Norway
For her Journalism studies, Gopika Nair '18 used an OWU Connection grant to explore freedom of press in Oslo, Norway. On campus, she was editor of The Transcript and interned with University Communications.
History & Period Studies
Honors Research Travel
Cole Peterson ’23 traveled to the United Kingdom to conduct senior thesis research in the British Library’s India Office Archives.
Medical & Health Professions
Powerful Knowledge
Performing Arts
Scripting Her Future
After receiving an OWU Connection Theory-to-Practice Grant, Camy Dodd ’23 traveled to Chicago to observe professional rehearsals and make connections with theatre artists.
Performing Arts
Pelican Paradise
Caitlin Hyatt ’22 earned a competitive Theory-to-Practice Grant (TPG), part of the OWU Connection, to support a three-month summer internship with Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, a nonprofit wildlife rescue center located in Miami, Florida.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Hi, Spain!
Psychology & Neuroscience
Professional Pathway
Health & Human Kinetics
Ready for the World
Physics & Astronomy
Spin Assignments
Michael Heeschen ’20 presented his research, “Level Scheme and Spin Assignments in 70Ga,” at the Student Symposium.
Performing Arts
Culmination of Creativity
Tiyinoluwa Olushola-Alao ’23 was one of several students to present original pieces at the Composition Studio Recital, performed by OWU students and faculty.
Economics & Business
Perfect Prescription
English, Creative Writing, & Film
‘Visibility. Creativity. Research.’
Medical & Health Professions
Strengthening Skills
Biological Sciences
Finding Direction
Chloe Sullivan ’24 and several fellow OWU students spent the summer working to complete NASA-funded research in the laboratory of Chris Wolverton, Ph.D.
Economics & Business
Capital Adventure
World Languages & Cultures
Representation of Women in French Film
At the OWU Student Symposium, three students presented their research on the representation of women in francophone films, portrayals that challenged or confirmed stereotypes.
Physics & Astronomy
Universal Understanding
Psychology & Neuroscience
Francophone Feminism in Montreal
Adrienne Wentling ’22 used an OWU Connection grant to travel to Montreal, Québec, Canada, to conduct research on identity in French-speaking cultures.
Medical & Health Professions
Future Physician-Scientist
Economics & Business
Market Research Intern
Quantitative Economics major Haris Ali ’22 interned with Chicago-based Upkey Corp., performing market research and providing marketing and sales support.
Biological Sciences
Salt Pollution
Colin Hawes ’20, Becca Porter ’20, and Katie Vonderembse ’19 worked with professor Amy Downing to study salt pollution in freshwater near campus, as part of a global research project with universities around the world.
Economics & Business
Culture of Remembrance
Education
Calculating Benefits
Economics & Business
'So Transformative'
Performing Arts
Exploring Latinx Theater
Elizabeth Sumoza ’25 traveled to New York City and Denver to complete a research project titled “Exploring Latinx Productions of Early Modern Hispanic Texts.”
World Languages & Cultures
Cultural Immersion
Biological Sciences
Found in France
Biological Sciences
Veterinary Internship
Fine Arts
Internship at Whitney Museum in New York
Communication & Journalism
River Cleanup Documentary
Communication majors Erin Ross ’21 and Jacey Scheffel ’21 filmed and produced a documentary on Delaware County’s annual Olentangy River Cleanup.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Improving Data Estimates
Working with Prof. Scott Linder, Mathematics major Hanna Cao ’22 researched the impact of incorrectly ignoring the presence of censoring, with a goal to improve estimation methods in accounting.
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Amsterdam Experience
While studying abroad in Amsterdam, Alix Templeman '19 took classes on comparative sexuality studies and expanded her WGS minor into a second major.
Philosophy & Religion
'Britainistan'
Mathematics & Computer Science
'Invaluable Perspectives'
Fine Arts
The Art of Internship
Communications major and Fine Arts minor Sisi Fish ’24 spent a summer working for Cleveland’s Summer on the Cuyahoga program as a marketing and special projects intern.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
All Voting Is Local
Psychology & Neuroscience
Medieval Islamic Societies
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Big Apple Adventure
Dyna Bresson ’24 spent a semester enrolled in the New York Arts Program, during which she completed an internship with an award-winning company founded as a multi-racial ensemble dedicated to using theater as an agent for positive social change.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
'Britainistan'
World Languages & Cultures
Veterinary Internship
Communication & Journalism
OWU Model UN
Mathematics & Computer Science
Coding Together
Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
Afrocentric Education in Chicago
Emma Tarawally '20, Raissa Kanku '19, and Eva Churu '19 traveled to Chicago to examine the global Afrocentric education model of Kwame Nkrumah Academy, a charter school in Chicago.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
A Taste of Knowledge
Communication & Journalism
SoCal Summer
Leah Crawford ’19 spent her summer in Culver City and Beverly Hills, CA, completing internships with Grey Matter Productions and Artists First.
Mathematics & Computer Science
Spacetime Symmetries
Education
On-Campus Center Experience
Environment & Sustainability
Environmental Science Along Offa's Dyke
Environment & Sustainability
Ew!
Environmental Science & Zoology major Serena George ’19 conducted summer research exploring the presence of ticks on roadkill vertebrates in northern Tanzania.
Global Studies
First-Person Learning
Students in Prof. Mary Anne Lewis Cusato’s ‘Fourteen Kilometers’ class on immigration between Africa and Europe visited a Central African refugee living in Columbus to learn his story firsthand, in French.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
Practical Politics: OWU Student’s Internships
Mathematics & Computer Science
Travel Course: Climate Modeling in Alaska
Sociology & Anthropology
Staging a Career
Medical & Health Professions
Good Medicine
Communication & Journalism
‘Visibility. Creativity. Research.’
Performing Arts
Scripting Her Future
After receiving an OWU Connection Theory-to-Practice Grant, Camy Dodd ’23 traveled to Chicago to observe professional rehearsals and make connections with theatre artists.
Medical & Health Professions
Sharper Thinking?
World Languages & Cultures
Semester in South America
Rachel Leslie ’23 spent a semester abroad in Quito, Ecuador, studying Latin American identity and cultural syncretism.
Chemistry
Research in Tanzania
Chemistry and Black World Studies major Jade Giordani '17 researched water quality and the lifestyle of the Maasai. After graduating, she became a chemistry lab technician at Battelle.
Biological Sciences
Evolving Education
Biological Sciences
Prepared to Achieve
Psychology & Neuroscience
Your Brain on Video Games
Hien Mai '22 and Brad Orzolek '20 researched improving cognition and brain function through video games under the mentorship of Prof. Kira Bailey.
Sociology & Anthropology
Empowering First-Gen Students
Dylan Hays '20 created a cohort of first-generation college students in the OWU Class of 2023 that met regularly to discuss the challenges and triumphs of being first-gen.
Chemistry
Biochemistry Summer Research
Fine Arts
Wearable Art
Education
Opportunity in Abundance
Biological Sciences
More Than Squid Games
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Aiding the Environment
S.K. Bulander ’23 created the OWU Recycling Connection, a way to help residents of the OWU and Delaware communities quickly determine what materials can be recycled locally and where.
World Languages & Cultures
First-Person Learning
Students in Prof. Mary Anne Lewis Cusato’s "Fourteen Kilometers" class on immigration between Africa and Europe visited a Central African refugee living in Columbus to hear his story firsthand, in French.
Psychology & Neuroscience
Professional Pathway
Philosophy & Religion
Zapatista Community
The Modernity & Colonialism class traveled to Chiapas, Mexico, lived in a Zapatista community, learned about indigenous philosophies, and participated in a mural-painting project.
Performing Arts
Staging a Career
Mathematics & Computer Science
Serious Fun
Philosophy & Religion
The Language of Heresy
Kiersten Payne '17 worked with Prof. Susan Gunasti to examine the language contemporaries used to discuss the Donatists, beginning in the 4th century, and Anabaptists, beginning in the 16th century.
Performing Arts
Therapeutic Target
World Languages & Cultures
Palabras Poderosas
Samantha Merino ’21 spent a semester working remotely as the Spanish interpretation and translation intern for the Canton, Ohio-based Immigrant Worker Project.
History & Period Studies
Cataloging Mysterious Merrick Museum
Josh Pletcher '21 presented an iCubed lecture about his time spent cataloging artifacts in OWU's Brandt Museum of Zoology.
Physics & Astronomy
European Space Agency
The travel-learning Space Exploration class traveled to England and Germany, including a tour of the European Space Agency's Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications.
English, Creative Writing, & Film
SoCal Internships
Film Studies major Leah Crawford ’19 spent a summer in Culver City and Beverly Hills, California, completing internships with Grey Matter Productions and Artists First.
Chemistry
Biochemistry Reseach on Ibuprofen
Global Studies
Language and Art
English, Creative Writing, & Film
Literary Paths Through England & Wales
Biological Sciences
Immersed in Italy
Psychology & Neuroscience
Stress Research
Emma Hall ’21 Hall spent a summer researching “Stress, Locomotion, and Zebrafish Mutant Analysis” under the mentorship of Karl Clark, Ph.D., at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
World Languages & Cultures
Classical Theater in Spain
Chris MacDonald ’16 interviewed Spanish theater professionals on the role of Hispanic classical theater in Spain. He then created a documentary on the topic.
Chemistry
Internship for Soybean Research
Economics & Business
Project Managed
Biological Sciences
Nest Pest
Physics & Astronomy
Combining Science & Politics
Astrophysics and Politics & Government major Guillermo Gutierrez '18 served as an intern with the Radiant Earth Foundation and the American Physical Society.
Economics & Business
FDIC Internship
Finance Economics major Aakash Gupta ’21 interned with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as part of its Financial Management Scholars Program. He worked in Risk Management Supervision.
Biological Sciences
Brian & Bert
World Languages & Cultures
Culture of Remembrance
Chemistry
Austin Internship
Chemistry and Art major Rachel Spotts '17 used an OWU Connection grant to complete an internship at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum in Austin, Texas.
Medical & Health Professions
Medical Research in Australia
Sociology & Anthropology
Access to Medicine in India
Using a human rights framework suggested by philosopher Johnathan Wolff, Valentina Marginean ’16 found if stakeholders perceive an obligation to protect intellectual property, they risk inhibiting access to generic medicines.
World Languages & Cultures
Film Festival Internship
Film Studies and Spanish major Tess Meddings '22 combined two of her academic passions by serving as the intern for Ohio Wesleyan’s Hispanic Film Festival.
Health & Human Kinetics
Mental Nourishment
Biological Sciences
Immersed in Immunobiology
Mathematics & Computer Science
Calculating Benefits
Communication & Journalism
Cleveland Internship
Communication and English major Dmitri Ashakih ’22 interned at the nonprofit Summer on the Cuyahoga organization as an assistant program coordinator.
Education
Field Work in Costa Rica
Integrated Science for Teachers major Austin Riegel ’21 used drone technology to help the community with environmental concerns and to promote citizen science in Costa Rica.
Philosophy & Religion
Tolstoy & Gandhi Honors Project
For her senior thesis, Amanda Hays ’20 completed an honors project in which she explored how Leo Tolstoy’s philosophy influenced the movement for Indian independence.
History & Period Studies
Teacher Training
Biological Sciences
Research in New Zealand
Genetics major Cindy Hyunh ’19 and Neuroscience major Mollie Marshall ’19 researched the effects of prenatal alcohol and methamphetamine exposure on infants in New Zealand.
Environment & Sustainability
'Embracing New Experiences'
Chemistry
'Ethnobotany and Enslavement'
Sociology & Anthropology
Semester in Samoa
Education
Integrated Science in the Galapagos
Biological Sciences
Germ of an Idea
Communication & Journalism
Images of Alice
In a mentored research project, Communication major My Ta ’21 explored visual meanings and variations in illustrations of 'Alice in Wonderland' from the Edwardian era.
Biological Sciences
Conservation Calling
Global Studies
Latin American Studies Research
As a first-year student, Alexander Sanchez '20 presented at the Student Symposium his research on Ana de Mendoza and her role as a mother in the Court of Phillip II of Spain.
Philosophy & Religion
Paul in Greece
Medical & Health Professions
Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle
Pre-Medicine major Alex Goldenberg ’25 founds nonprofit with assistance from the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at OWU.
Politics, Government, & Pre-Law
‘Building and Rebuilding’
Callia Barwick ’24 and several other members of the OWU community worked with the Lakota Youth Development nonprofit as part of an OWU Connection Spring Break Interfaith Service Team to “reclaim Lakota language, culture, and spirituality.”
Economics & Business
New York Knowledge
Mathematics & Computer Science
A Woman Who Codes
Psychology & Neuroscience
Evolving Abilities
Mathematics & Computer Science
Semester in South America
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Senior Recital: Abigail Bennett '26, voice, and Morgan Vaughn '26, piano/organ
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2026 Environmental and Natural Resource Symposium
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