Alumni Resources & Benefits

As an Otterbein alum, you have access to many valuable resources and benefits. Explore this page to take advantage of a variety of perks – there are plenty of reasons to take advantage of the benefits to which all graduates of Otterbein are automatically entitled!

Alumni Discounts and Scholarships

Discounts

As a benefit of the new Coalition for the Common Good with our partner Antioch University, alumni of Otterbein are now eligible for a 15% tuition discount when enrolling in Antioch degree programs or certificates. Transcript verification as part of the application process is required. Contact Laurien Alexandre to learn more.

Scholarships

  • Otterbein Sibling/Legacy Award: $1,000
    • Offered to new first-year students whose parent or grandparent is an Otterbein alumna/alumnus or who have a sibling concurrently enrolled as an Otterbein student.
  • Otterbein Graduate Programs
    • Otterbein offers scholarships for alumni who want to enroll in select graduate programs. If you have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from Otterbein, you may enroll as a graduate student and be eligible for tuition reduction of $200 per credit hour to be used over the three terms of enrollment in a 12-month period (including summer) beginning with semester of initial enrollment. These new scholarships are for alumni interested in graduate coursework in Allied Health, Business, Education and Math Education programs, and our Doctor of Nursing Practice. (MSN to DNP). For more information and eligibility, please contact The Graduate School office at 614-823-1500 or send us an email.

Eligibility Guidelines

  • Alumni must have earned a bachelors or master’s degree from Otterbein.
  • Scholarship is to be used over the three terms of enrollment in a 12-month period (including summer), beginning with semester of initial enrollment.
  • Scholarship is not applied if any other tuition waiver/scholarship is used (education waivers for teachers, graduate assistants, Otterbein employee.)
  • Students may take regular credit bearing courses. Internships, workshops and grants or contracted courses also are not included.
  • Student must maintain a 3.0 GPA, cumulative.

Apply to The Graduate School

Otterbein Towers

Towers

Did you miss a previous issue of Towers? Never fear! Past editions are available online.

Alumni Gear

Otterbein Bookstore

The Otterbein University Bookstore is available to both online and on-campus. Visit the online bookstore website to buy University apparel, gifts and accessories. Or, if you’re on-campus, swing by the bookstore in the Campus Center during their business hours.

Ride with Cardinal Pride!

The Otterbein logo license plates are available from the Ohio BMV Collegiate License Plate Program. When you renew your plates, ask for the Otterbein University plate. In addition to your renewal fees, an extra $35 will be charged for the Otterbein plate, $25 of which is given to the general Otterbein University scholarship fund. If you want to order prior to your renewal, contact your Ohio BMV location for an application form or order online at www.oplates.com.

Alumni Return Address Labels

Would you like to show your Otterbein pride to your friends and family through the mail? Alumni mailing labels are available to all alumni for FREE! The are personalized with your name and address, but they include the official Towers logo. Please email alumniinfo@otterbein.edu with your name and mailing address and your labels will be sent to you!

Just for Fun

Enjoy a little bit of Otterbein through virtual reality. Download the Otterbein Fight Song, Otterbein Love Song and Otterbein screen savers. Memories of football games on a crisp fall day will come back to you upon hearing these old familiar tunes!

Affinity Programs

Library Services

Utilize library services (includes OhioLink) by joining the Friends of the Library. Learn more.

Sibyl Yearbook Archive

Sibyl Yearbook Archive

Find the complete collection of yearbooks through the Digital Commons.

Request a Transcript

Request a Transcript

Need a copy of your Otterbein transcript? Request as transcript from the Registrar’s Office.

Otterbein Alumni Obituaries

Otterbein’s Office of Alumni & Family Engagement maintains a listing of obituaries for Otterbein alumni. To view these, click here.

If you know of a member of the Otterbein family who has passed away but you don’t see a listing for them, please email our office at alumni@otterbein.edu with any details.