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Learn More OWU Connection Discovery Engine Here’s what’s special about The OWU Connection: You personalize your academic program with unique Connection Experiences that combine what you care about, where you want to go, and who you want to be. Use this tool to discover some of the possibilities. Shuffle for random results or choose your pairing. History & Period Studies Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies Biological Sciences Chemistry Communication & Journalism Economics & Business Education English, Creative Writing, & Film Environment & Sustainability Fine Arts Global Studies Health & Human Kinetics History & Period Studies Mathematics & Computer Science Medical & Health Professions Performing Arts Philosophy & Religion Politics, Government, & Pre-Law Physics & Astronomy Psychology & Neuroscience Sociology & Anthropology World Languages & Cultures Think Big Think Big Go Global Get Real Shuffle or Select an area of study Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies Biological Sciences Chemistry Communication & Journalism Economics & Business Education English, Creative Writing, & Film Environment & Sustainability Fine Arts Global Studies Health & Human Kinetics History & Period Studies Mathematics & Computer Science Medical & Health Professions Performing Arts Philosophy & Religion Politics, Government, & Pre-Law Physics & Astronomy Psychology & Neuroscience Sociology & Anthropology World Languages & Cultures Select a type of connection Think Big Go Global Get Real Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies Communication & Journalism Education Physics & Astronomy World Languages & Cultures Think Big Go Global Get Real Think Big Go Global Environment & Sustainability Summer Research in Home Composting 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 Fulbright Scholar in Germany 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 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 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. Economics & Business Accounting Down Under 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. 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. Sociology & Anthropology Francophone Feminism in Montreal English, Creative Writing, & Film Novel Experience 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. 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. Medical & Health Professions New York Knowledge Physics & Astronomy Florida State Particle Accelerator World Languages & Cultures Cultural Immersion 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. 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. World Languages & Cultures Semester Program in Pamplona English, Creative Writing, & Film Chicago Internship 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.’ Medical & Health Professions Medical Internship in Melbourne English, Creative Writing, & Film Shakespeare’s England Travel-Learning 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. Medical & Health Professions Travel Course: Galapagos Islands Environment & Sustainability Preserving a Paradise in Costa Rica 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. Physics & Astronomy Identifying Influencers Astrophysics and Politics & Government double-major Guillo Gutierrez ’18 completed a senior research project on identifying influencers in social networks. Psychology & Neuroscience Australian Internship Global Studies Elegance in Japan A travel-learning course studies concepts of elegance and brutality in Japanese literature before traveling to Japan. Education Exploring Hyperlexia Special Education major Alanna Spalsbury ’16...