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Hey there, OWU champions! Get ready to spread some love and make history this Valentine's Day during Ohio Wesleyan’s 1,842-minute day of giving. We're aiming high – 1,000 donors – and we need YOU to be a part of this incredible journey! This day isn't just about donations; it's a celebration of our collective pride and the impact we can make together.
Our close-knit community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni comes together during this special event to support the values we cherish. Every contribution, no matter the size, matters in our mission to provide a well-rounded education that enriches lives and fosters critical thinking.
Join us on Valentine's Day, show your love for our Bishop community, and let's have some fun while making a real difference. Together, we'll make this campaign unforgettable and ensure our community's legacy continues to thrive. Let's do this!
Just over two weeks ago, Bishops came together during Ohio Wesleyan’s fourth annual We Are OWU day of giving. The results are in, and we are thrilled to announce that you did it, Bishops! In just 1,842 minutes, 1,035 donors celebrated the OWU community to benefit current students, exceeding the 1,000-donor goal. Together, these alumni, families, students, faculty, staff, and friends raised $469,526 for OWU. These funds will immediately be put to work to help ensure college remains affordable and accessible for every OWU student, sustain essential campus programs year after year, and provide OWU Connection opportunities to link academic learning to real-world experiences. Thank you!
We hope you continue to celebrate the Bishop community through one of our many upcoming events, including OWU Everywhere and the Presidential Inauguration of OWU’s 17th President, Matthew P. vandenBerg, on April 19. Together, We Are OWU!
Did you miss your chance to support OWU during our giving day? Don’t worry; every day is a great day to support a current student! Make your gift and make a difference at owu.edu/give.
948 days ago by Makenna Daniels
With a 💗 FULL of gratitude… THANK YOU! We are overwhelmed by your support of OWU.
Be on the lookout for the official outcome in the coming weeks. TOGETHER, we made a difference. TOGETHER, We Are OWU!
964 days ago by Makenna Daniels
We had a great couple of days on campus sharing the joy of philanthropy with OWU students! Your gifts change lives, Bishops. Just see what they've already made possible!
Students had fun with free giveaways, including socks and snacks! Thank you AVI Fresh for your sponsorship of We Are OWU once again this year! And if you haven't already seen our Swagon recap video, check it out below!
Special thanks to Allie Crawford '24 and Alumni Board Director and We Are OWU Crew Co-Captain Sean Harris '97!
Did you know every We Are OWU donor gets a personalized thank you video 🎥 from a current Ohio Wesleyan student? Bishops are busy recording today and enjoying the chance to connect with their extended OWU alumni, family, and friends community. Hear for yourself how your gift supports them!
Make a gift before 6:42 p.m. EST tonight to get your video!
964 days ago by Makenna Daniels
With less than 7 hours remaining, Evan Corns ’59 is choosing to increase his match funds in honor of his 65th reunion! In addition to his Greek match, Evan is also matching all We Are OWU gifts $1 for $1, up to $40,000, to double your impact! That means, for today only, a $50 gift to the Ohio Wesleyan Fund will generate at least $100 of support for Ohio Wesleyan—and likely even more, with all the other matches and challenges ongoing!
Will you claim this match with your gift today?
964 days ago by Makenna Daniels
Did you know you can earn prizes for your advocacy during We Are OWU, including a pair of ever-popular OWU socks?!? When you use the We Are OWU sharing buttons and other advocacy tools, you can track your personal impact and earn fun prizes along the way:
- Generate 2 gifts with your outreach and receive groovy OWU stickers! 🖤💖
- Generate 5 gifts and guarantee an OWU pennant! 🚩
- Generate 8 gifts and receive a pair of exclusive OWU socks! 🧦
Help connect our community through giving! #WeAreOWU
964 days ago by Makenna DanielsThank you to Allie Crawford ’24 and Alumni Board of Directors and We Are OWU Crew Co-Captain Sean Harris ’97 for making the start of our giving day a blast! Students learned about the power of philanthropy, won prizes, and had fun!
There are just about 20 hours left to make a difference for OWU students. Join us!
965 days ago by Makenna Daniels
OWU is off to the races! Did you know there are many ways to make your We Are OWU gift? You can use your favorite mobile wallet or even Venmo on the giving form. Grants from Donor Advised Funds, IRA gifts, and more can be included in the giving day totals when you let Ohio Wesleyan know before the end of the campaign, February 15 at 6:42 p.m. EST. Email owfund@owu.edu or call (855)-OWU-1842 for assistance!
965 days ago by Makenna Daniels
Calling all Class of 2024 Bishops!
You can impact the areas of campus that mean the most to you during We Are OWU, from student scholarships to your favorite team or academic department to the new DEI fund. If 24 seniors make a gift during We Are OWU, your class will unlock an additional $2,024 of support for OWU from David Livingston '94! Begin to build your legacy even before graduation with your gift today!
965 days ago by Makenna Daniels
The word "philanthropy" is derived from two Greek words, philos and anthropos, that together mean "love of humanity." What better way is there to celebrate Valentine's Day and the Bishop community than by investing in its future? Each of can be a philanthropist when we choose to give to benefit current students—and tomorrow's leaders.
If this is your first We Are OWU: welcome! As a special bonus, all donors who make their first-ever gift during We Are OWU will have their gifts matched an additional $10 by anonymous young alums, up to $900!
Don't delay: The next 1,842 minutes will go quickly!
965 days ago by Makenna Daniels
Thank you, We Are OWU Crew, for your support of the Bishop community! This team of volunteers has been busy spreading the word and preparing for We Are OWU.
Crew Co-Captains Julie MacMillan '88 and Sean Harris '97 are leading the effort and share why they choose to support OWU. Reflecting on a road trip with 10 friends to the Grand Canyon his senior year, Sean shares, "It was a wonderful experience and wonderful trip, and those people are still my best friends today, more than twenty years later. I give back and stay involved to make that kind of experience possible for students today." Julie shares, "I can think of a ton of connections, relationships, moments, and memories that have stayed with me through adulthood. I really think college can expand your person and expand your world, and I think OWU does that."
Crew Members Include:
Joni Manos Brown '78
Kate Raulin Carney '12
Tim Carney '12
Melissa Chin '91
Elizabeth Dale '04
Andrew Diehl '14
Valencia Valentine Hamman P'24
Sean Harris '97
September Howat '00
Candy Caldwell Kennedy '79
Traci Kennedy-Brockfield '01
Sarah Kieta Kirwen '06
Julie MacMillan '88
Sandi Stevenson Maddock '78
Jenna Magro Algarotti '00
Erica Robinson Mitchell '78
Zibbi Palmer Wentz-Cunningham '99
Aaron Palmore '06
Anthony Peddle '14
Deanna Probst '06
Carrie Lippert Reinhardt '94
Keith Rozanski '99
Meggie Feran Sexton '06
Ellen Simpson '77
Jon Sinclair '90
Ken Temple '85
Jules Clemo Tutkovics '92
Sarah Miller Watkins '02
Want to join in the effort—and get yourself some OWU swag in the process? Click "Advocates" to start tracking your personal impact!
975 days ago by Makenna DanielsDonors
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| Class Year | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5 | $11,550 |
| 1964 | 8 | $51,175 |
| 1930 | 0 | $0 |
| 2027 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026 | 0 | $0 |
| 2016 | 2 | $150 |
| 2018 | 7 | $700 |
| 2015 | 5 | $983 |
| 1943 | 0 | $0 |
| 1944 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021 | 0 | $0 |
| 1960 | 3 | $3,080 |
| 1935 | 0 | $0 |
| 1948 | 0 | $0 |
| 2020 | 2 | $45 |
| 2001 | 15 | $7,900 |
| 1984 | 13 | $16,521 |
| 1972 | 14 | $8,525 |
| 1997 | 12 | $2,040 |
| 2002 | 7 | $21,635 |
| 1969 | 13 | $2,445 |
| 1980 | 5 | $4,049 |
| 2012 | 11 | $895 |
| 2027 | 1 | $54 |
| 1991 | 6 | $12,275 |
| 2026 | 0 | $0 |
| 1999 | 19 | $14,229 |
| 1963 | 2 | $250 |
| 1927 | 0 | $0 |
| 1928 | 0 | $0 |
| 1940 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024 | 0 | $0 |
| 1932 | 0 | $0 |
| 1953 | 3 | $675 |
| 1937 | 0 | $0 |
| 1934 | 0 | $0 |
| 1950 | 0 | $0 |
| 1933 | 0 | $0 |
| 1936 | 0 | $0 |
| 1966 | 5 | $1,050 |
| 2032 | 0 | $0 |
| 1958 | 6 | $4,975 |
| 2010 | 6 | $1,014 |
| 1942 | 0 | $0 |
| 1939 | 0 | $0 |
| 2030 | 0 | $0 |
| 2029 | 0 | $0 |
| 1938 | 0 | $0 |
| 2004 | 6 | $1,250 |
| 1929 | 0 | $0 |
| 2035 | 0 | $0 |
| 2017 | 4 | $200 |
| 1949 | 1 | $25 |
| 1946 | 0 | $0 |
| 1957 | 0 | $0 |
| 2034 | 0 | $0 |
| 2031 | 0 | $0 |
| 1952 | 1 | $25 |
| 1981 | 2 | $2,250 |
| 1987 | 5 | $1,425 |
| 1998 | 7 | $1,575 |
| 2005 | 8 | $1,720 |
| 2023 | 4 | $130 |
| 2031 | 0 | $0 |
| 2028 | 0 | $0 |
| 1996 | 5 | $1,992 |
| 1931 | 0 | $0 |
| 2029 | 0 | $0 |
| 1945 | 0 | $0 |
| 2037 | 0 | $0 |
| 2032 | 0 | $0 |
| 1989 | 6 | $2,489 |
| 1993 | 5 | $14,568 |
| 1954 | 1 | $200 |
| 2019 | 2 | $250 |
| 1956 | 2 | $400 |
| 1947 | 0 | $0 |
| 1951 | 0 | $0 |
| 2036 | 0 | $0 |
| 1974 | 19 | $15,223 |
| 1959 | 5 | $67,350 |
| 2000 | 11 | $4,405 |
| 1976 | 7 | $600 |
| 1962 | 9 | $6,150 |
| 2003 | 11 | $1,975 |
| 1978 | 17 | $11,410 |
| 1970 | 3 | $350 |
| 1967 | 6 | $1,700 |
| 2033 | 0 | $0 |
| 2030 | 0 | $0 |
| 1968 | 9 | $1,400 |
| 2013 | 7 | $425 |
| 2014 | 7 | $625 |
| 2022 | 8 | $130 |
| 1995 | 7 | $1,124 |
| 1979 | 24 | $16,933 |
| 1988 | 26 | $5,805 |
| 2028 | 0 | $0 |
| 1961 | 7 | $2,953 |
| 2011 | 7 | $400 |
| 2009 | 7 | $425 |
| 2008 | 3 | $450 |
| 1955 | 3 | $60,050 |
| 1986 | 2 | $2,234 |
| 1977 | 51 | $10,737 |
| 1994 | 14 | $4,549 |
| 1982 | 6 | $1,650 |
| 2006 | 12 | $17,770 |
| 1990 | 9 | $3,925 |
| 1983 | 6 | $1,100 |
| 1985 | 7 | $620 |
| 2007 | 2 | $150 |
| 1973 | 11 | $3,845 |
| 1965 | 11 | $4,069 |
| 1992 | 7 | $11,425 |
| 1941 | 0 | $0 |
| 1975 | 6 | $4,559 |
| Organization | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Zeta Sorority | 20 | $2,060 |
| Gamma Phi Beta Sorority | 1 | $25 |
| Sigma Chi Fraternity | 2 | $1,600 |
| Kappa Sigma Fraternity | 0 | $0 |
| Alpha Chi Omega Sorority | 2 | $375 |
| Beta Sigma Tau Fraternity | 0 | $0 |
| Alpha Delta Pi Sorority | 0 | $0 |
| Chi Omega Sorority | 3 | $2,125 |
| Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity | 2 | $500 |
| Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity | 5 | $2,649 |
| Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity | 5 | $1,250 |
| Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority | 0 | $0 |
| Kappa Phi Service Sorority | 0 | $0 |
| Alpha Xi Delta | 0 | $0 |
| Delta Gamma Sorority | 19 | $2,945 |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority | 56 | $18,218 |
| Beta Theta Pi Fraternity | 3 | $450 |
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity | 7 | $25,950 |
| Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity | 2 | $750 |
| Delta Delta Delta Sorority | 7 | $2,774 |
| Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity | 8 | $3,442 |
| Chi Phi Fraternity | 17 | $4,762 |
| Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity | 14 | $3,993 |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority | 21 | $2,600 |
| Delta Tau Delta Fraternity | 6 | $7,550 |
| Pi Beta Phi Sorority | 6 | $1,609 |
| Phi Delta Theta Fraternity | 5 | $1,895 |
| Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority | 6 | $54,992 |
| Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. | 3 | $10,500 |
