Music, Theatre, and Communication

OUMW-Ottawa maintains active co-curricular programs in music, theatre, and related activities. Music ensembles are open by audition to any interested student. The majority of ensemble members are non-music majors. Ensembles include the University Orchestra, University Concert Choir, Jazz Singers, and Jazz Ensemble. These groups not only enrich the cultural and artistic environment for OUMW-Ottawa but also provide student participants with the chance to develop and exercise their talents both in local performances and on annual concert tours.

Ottawa University’s co-curricular theatre program annually attracts participation by more than one-fifth of the student body. Productions vary in scope and type including traditional works, musicals, contemporary works, dinner theatre, and experimental theatre. The productions offer students a wide variety of opportunities to experience theatre and become involved.

In addition to music and theatre, the students at OUMW-Ottawa create and publish their own newspaper, which is the oldest student newspaper in Kansas.