“Be the Dream” was the theme of a day-long celebration on campus Monday, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Through events featuring conversations, song, dance, classroom discussions, art displays, and quiltmaking, the OWU and Delaware communities joined forces to share their vision for how to live Dr. King’s dream of peace and equality today. Kicking off the day, Celebration Breakfast keynote speaker Frank Hale Jr., Ph.D., vice provost and professor emeritus at The Ohio State University, recalled the changes in opportunities experienced within his lifetime as a result of Dr. King’s influence. “He taught us how to live. He taught us how to give,” Hale noted. “King specialized in the impossible,” Hale added. “When he died, he transcended the impossible.” Hale urged the group to follow Dr. King’s example by working to better their world for others. “There are those who have little in life and give it all,” he reflected. “It’s good to give WHEN asked. It’s better to give UNASKED. That is the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.” Click here for a gallery of photos from this event. (Photo courtesy of Malcolm Sales)

OWU This Week

Nov. 29, 2007 - Feb. 3, 2008 “Celebrating Creativity,” a multimedia exhibition by members of the Ohio Wesleyan Fine Arts faculty, Ross Art Museum. January 24 Katherine Kearney Carpenter Lecture Series, award-winning author Tobias Wolff, The Truths of Fiction, the Lies of Memoir, Gray Chapel, 7:30 p.m. January 25 Meet Ohio Wesleyan’s new president Rock Jones, and his wife, Melissa Lollar Jones, reception for faculty and staff, Ross Art Museum, 4 p.m.; reception for students, HWCC Benes Room C, 5:45 p.m. Performing Arts Series presents The Chamber Music Project featuring music director and recording artist Christopher C. Lee and others, Jemison Auditorium, 8 p.m. Perkins Observatory Evening Program, 8 p.m. January 26 Women’s Basketball vs. Wittenberg, Branch Rickey Arena, 1 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Allegheny, Branch Rickey Arena, 3 p.m. Senior Art Reception for Lisa Dorazewski and Laura Sloan to celebrate their collaboration, Googleville, Edgar Hall, 7 p.m. Performing Arts Series presents The Chamber Dance Project featuring the contemporary ballet and dance of artistic director Diane Coburn Bruning and others, Chappelear Drama Center, 8 p.m. Perkins Observatory Evening Program, 8 p.m. January 27 Senior Music Recital, Corey Strinka, piano, Jemison Auditorium, 3:15 p.m. January 30 Campus Chapel Service featuring a contemplative-style service, HWCC Peale Chapel, 12:10 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Oberlin, Branch Rickey Arena, 7:30 p.m.

A Feather in its Cap
OWjL program earns grant to support agricultural programs…

Katherine Kearney Carpenter Lecture Series Kicks Off With Tobias Wolff
Author of “This Boy’s Life” will share insights with the OWU community…

OWU Students Have Chance to Study with NY Artists
Members of the Chamber Dance Project will be here to teach as well as to entertain…

Someone You Should Know

Meet Chadwyn Knutson
Chad Knutson may be behind the scenes, but his work is front and center during OWU’s theatre productions…

Our Town – OWU

Spreading a Love of History Via the Web
Professor Michael Flamm, Ph.D., shares his insight on modern U.S. history for all to hear (and see)…

A One-Time Opportunity: Mock Convention 2008
Bring out the viking hats, sombreros, and signs and be part of the election process…

Our Town – Delaware

Co-Founders of Higher Grounds Trading Company to Visit Delaware
Meet the Treters for coffee talk and fair trade conversation…

Athletics

Men’s Basketball Alumni Return to Branch Rickey Arena
Recognition of members of the 1988 national champion men’s basketball team, along with the annual alumni game, will take place on Saturday, Feb. 9…