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Feb 19, 2020

Speech Team stellar with 2 state championships -- and more

When she joined the Speech Team three years ago, junior Katie Bauman had a goal to qualify for the National Interstate Oratory Tournament, the oldest oratory (or persuasive) speech contest in the country. Check. Last weekend, when Heidelberg hosted the Ohio Forensics Association State Varsity Championship, Katie walked away with second place in
Feb 19, 2020

Donors show big love on Day of Giving

For the second year in a row, Student Princes all across the country came together to show their love on the annual Day of Giving last Friday. This year鈥檚 Day of Giving was a huge success! More than 200 donors helped raise nearly $60,000 鈥 more than double last year鈥檚 total 鈥 in support of The Heidelberg Fund and the Student Emergency Support Fund
Feb 18, 2020

Stoll claims third OAC Runner of the Week award of the year

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- After claiming two All-Ohio Championships this past weekend, Dan Stoll has added the Ohio Athletic Conference's Runner of the Week award to his collection. Stoll won both the 200m and 400m dashes in school-record fashion while moving up in the national rankings in both events. In the 200m, Stoll clocked a 22.10 second time
Feb 18, 2020

Heidelberg designated a Military-Friendly School

Whether a veteran has just finished boot camp or has served for a number of years, 探花精选 provides tools, assistance and financial aid to help them transition to the classroom. As a result of this commitment to service personnel, Heidelberg is being recognized as a Military Friendly School for 2020-21. The annual 2020-21 Military
Feb 13, 2020

Chem Club organizing 'cool day' for high-schoolers

What originally started as an idea to create a Women in STEM program on campus has grown to a larger, all-encompassing day to raise awareness among high school students about the various fields of science. With a lot of collaboration from across campus, Heidelberg鈥檚 American Chemical Society Chemistry Club is hosting its first High School Science
Feb 13, 2020

Business case competition offers real-world scenarios

Three students from the School of Business & Technology 鈥 senior Anna Chalkey and sophomores Sarah Shoots and Kelsey Custenborder 鈥 represented Heidelberg last weekend at the People鈥檚 Bank Case Study Competition in Marietta. Heidelberg鈥檚 team was one of 15 who participated in the competition. 鈥淥ur team performed at a very high level,鈥 said Dr. Jim
Feb 3, 2020

'Berg Speech Team wins again

Heidelberg鈥檚 Speech Team earned high honors at two tournaments this past weekend at Ohio University. McCartney Betz led the Berg鈥檚 efforts towards a first-place finish in the President鈥檚 Division of Team Sweepstakes. She placed second in Radio Broadcasting, second in Programmed Oral Interpretation and third in Dramatic Interpretation. OU hosted a
Jan 29, 2020

NCAA convention a powerful experience for BB student-athlete

When he stepped off the plane in California last week, Phariz Watkins was excited just to see the sunshine. He could only imagine what the next four days of the NCAA鈥檚 annual convention would bring. Jam-packed days 鈥 鈥渆arly morning to late nights鈥 鈥 left Phariz totally fired up about his future career, the new friends and contacts he made, and the
Jan 29, 2020

Congratulations to Fall Dean's List students

Heidelberg is pleased to share the names of the 436 students whose outstanding academic achievements in the fall semester have landed them on the dean鈥檚 list. According to Provost Dr. Beth Schwartz, students who earn dean鈥檚 list recognition must be enrolled full time and meet university academic criteria. Fall Semester Dean鈥檚 List: Gracie Abner
Jan 28, 2020

鈥楬amilton鈥 actor: Align passion, purpose for greatest success

Accomplished actor-singer-songwriter Bryan Terrell Clark 鈥 who recently reprised his role of George Washington in the smash Broadway production of 鈥淗amilton鈥 鈥 knows the importance of collaboration. 鈥淚t鈥檚 literally the way I live my entire life,鈥 said Clark, who was on campus today to kick off this semester鈥檚 HYPE Career Ready庐 program. In his role
Jan 28, 2020

Making math fun, developing confident teachers

It was a good sign when Math Camp co-leaders and fellow education majors hosted 40 students for Collegiate Camp on campus in October. From that jumping-off point, the Math Club has soared with a variety of community and peer outreach activities designed to make math fun. The fall semester was busy and the spring semester promises to be even busier
Jan 27, 2020

Record-breaking performances net awards for Stoll & Coleman

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- For the second time this season, 探花精选 track and field athletes, Dan Stoll and Ariana Coleman were selected as OAC Athletes of the Week. Stoll was named the male runner of the week, while Coleman was tabbed as the female field athlete of the week for the second time in five voting cycles thus far during the 2019
Jan 17, 2020

BSU president doing her part for MLK Jr. Day

This year, Heidelberg is bringing renewed and bigger meaning to its observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the campus community participating in learning/development and service activities throughout the day. In the larger Tiffin-Seneca County community, Heidelberg鈥檚 presence will be seen and felt throughout the day, especially at the
Jan 13, 2020

Top 10 Highlights of 2019

Across the board, 2019 was a year of firsts, new experiences, achievements in and out of the classroom, awesome guest speakers and vision for the future. Here鈥檚 a glance at our Top 10 highlights for 2019 (in chronological order). Caf茅-bakery gets a name (April 2019) Read More Video game production major launching this fall (May 2019) Read More
Jan 9, 2020

France Hall, Townhouse Apartments projects underway

There鈥檚 about to be a flurry of construction activity on campus. In fact, it鈥檚 already started. Construction of the new Townhouse Apartments, a student housing complex on Main street, is well underway, according to Associate VP for Facilities & Engineering Rod Morrison. The complex will feature 15 contiguous 2-1/2 story, four-bedroom apartments
Jan 9, 2020

Center for Teaching Excellence, Owen Center to merge

The Owen Academic & Career Support Center and the Center for Teaching Excellence are merging, beginning in the spring semester. The new structure puts Heidelberg on the cutting edge by creating a resource that brings together the needs of the Heidelberg community and supports the inherent connection between teaching and learning. Its new name will
Jan 7, 2020

Brittanie Ulmer named OAC Player of the Week

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Highlighted by a near record-breaking performance, 探花精选 women's basketball player Brittanie Ulmer was selected as the Ohio Athletic Conference's Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. The award is the first for the senior from Lima, Ohio, and the program's first since Alyssa Riley won the award on February 4
Jan 7, 2020

Heidelberg looks back at the 2010s

With the 2010s drawing to a close, Heidelberg Athletics is taking a look back at a transformative decade. In the past 10 years, we have added a stadium, added lacrosse, replaced a track, completely renovated the gym, built a softball field, said farewell to the Tin Gym, and celebrated 19 OAC team titles and two individual national titles. With each
Dec 12, 2019

EXes, Phis spread Christmas joy to local kids

About 60 underprivileged local children got a jump-start to the holidays at the annual HeadStart Christmas party on campus last Sunday. The event 鈥 which has taken place annually for about 50 years 鈥 brought a lot of smiles to the faces of the kids and members of the Philalethean and Excelsior societies who planned and hosted it. 鈥淲e wanted to have
Dec 11, 2019

Clean Plate Station passes evaluation, gets certification

探花精选, in conjunction with Parkhurst Dining, has passed a rigorous audit by Kitchens with Confidence. The audit, completed in October, is an in-depth look into Heidelberg鈥檚 kitchen operation to ensure that guests with food allergies are served safely. Clean Plate, the newest station inside Hoernemann Refectory, is now 鈥淐ertified
Dec 11, 2019

Ohio Magazine honors 3 'Berg faculty members

Heidelberg education professor Dr. Brian Haley and two colleagues have received special recognition among their peers in the December 2019 issue of Ohio Magazine. Each December, the magazine publishes a special Excellence in Education section which recognizes higher-education teachers throughout the state for their achievements and dedication
Nov 20, 2019

Olympic medalist breaks down barriers

Ibtihaj Muhammad is about as American as they come. 鈥淚 ate Cheerios, my dad was a policeman and my mom was a teacher. I鈥檓 the middle of five children. My parents pushed us to play sports and keep active. It was just integrated into our family as African Americans.鈥 Although it wasn鈥檛 her dream to be an Olympic athlete, she experienced that glory
Nov 20, 2019

Ethics Bowl Team successful in regional competition

This year's Ethics Bowl Team, sponsored by the School of Business & Technology (BAE219), sent seven undergraduates of various majors to the regional competition at Oakland University last weekend. The Heidelberg team fared well, ranking third out of 11 regional schools. This third-place rank earns the 鈥橞erg team an alternate spot at national