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May 4, 2018
A CURE for the common lab experience
Biology professor Dr. Justin Pruneski may have found a CURE for the traditional science lab experience, and through it, his students learn how to take the next steps in their research.
May 3, 2018
Countdown to Commencement: Kaylee Wilburn
Microbiology wasn鈥檛 something Kaylee Wilburn was introduced to in high school, or even through her associate鈥檚 degree science coursework. But she鈥檚 eager to jump on board to continue her studies in a field that is growing in popularity and impact.
Apr 30, 2018
Congrats Student, Faculty, and Organization Award Winners
Congratulations to all of the students, faculty and staff members who were honored for their achievements inside and outside the classroom at the annual Student Awards Assembly on Friday, April 27. Enya Granados and J ustin Mourguet received the Daniel J. and W.J.K. Snyder Prize, the top award for graduating seniors. Students selected Dr. Traci
Apr 26, 2018
Chem Club 'outstanding' for third straight year
Drs. Nate Beres and Aaron Roerdink took Kevin Scrudders, Melanie Cohn, Kiera Malone, Caleb Frye and Rory Bage to the National American Chemical Society Meeting in New Orleans from March 17-22. While at the meeting, the Chem Club was honored during an Undergraduate Awards Ceremony for winning the Outstanding Award. This award is the most prestigious
Apr 26, 2018
Interpreting for immigration: A profound impact
A small act can make a huge difference. A group of seven Heidelberg students and their Spanish professor, Dr. Cynthia Lepeley, will learn just how big when they travel to south Texas in May to volunteer as interpreters at an immigration detention center. The students 鈥 Esmeralda Salazar, Aline Rojas, Bianca Torres, Alexis Mendoza, Samantha Escalera
Apr 23, 2018
Decisions, decisions: Senior picks from 6 law schools
Senior Jessica Barnes had quite a decision to make after applying to six law schools and getting accepted to all six. 鈥淚鈥檓 pretty excited about it. I didn鈥檛 expect to go six for six,鈥 she said. Her options: Capital University Law School, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Indiana University鈥檚 Robert H. McKinney
Apr 20, 2018
Local nonviolence campaign hooks 鈥橞erg junior
Junior Judy Smith has found an artistic and cool way to make a difference in the Tiffin community, and it originated with the HYPE Career Ready庐 Program. Last fall, Judy participated in a HYPE session, titled Non-Violence in Conflict Resolution and conducted by Sister Paulette Schroeder. 鈥淲hen she came to campus and gave that presentation
Apr 17, 2018
Berg Enactus brings home regional win
What a difference a year makes. Heidelberg鈥檚 Berg Enactus chapter is moving onto national competition in May after the group鈥檚 first-ever regional win in Chicago earlier this month. Competing against the likes of the University of Michigan, the University of Nebraska, SUNY at Fredonia and Western Kentucky, the Berg Enactus team 鈥 juniors Sydney
Apr 16, 2018
New insurance program addresses job demand
Jobs in Ohio鈥檚 insurance industry are in high demand. Heidelberg alumnus Corey Frazer can attest to that. 鈥淲e are in the midst of a huge talent shift as baby boomers retire,鈥 said Frazer, who graduated from Heidelberg in 2011 and now owns a State Farm Insurance agency in Lima, Ohio. 鈥淭he Ohio insurance industry alone will need to fill more than 29
Apr 12, 2018
SRC keynote: Be the solution
Dr. Jeremi Suri鈥檚 message to students Thursday was part history lesson, part call to action. Suri, who traveled to Heidelberg from the University of Texas at Austin, where he is a history professor and global affairs scholar, gave the Minds@Work keynote Thursday. Using his most recent book, The Impossible Presidency, as the framework for his talk
Apr 11, 2018
Campus plans "It's On Us" events
It鈥檚 On Us, a week of events to raise awareness and prevent sexual violence on college campuses, is scheduled for the week of April 23. Launched a year ago, the week offers events for students, staff and faculty 鈥 everything from a talk by a sex therapist, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, artistic expressions, bystander training and
Apr 10, 2018
It鈥檚 a habit, but somebody鈥檚 gotta do it
With a cast of nearly 50 and several wardrobe changes, what鈥檚 a small costume shop to do to get ready for Sister Act, the biggest musical of the year? Get busy sewing! And organizing. Senior Costume Shop Foreman Kyrsten Lilly has a lot of costume pieces for cast members to keep track of, including two dozen or so nuns whose looks change several
Apr 6, 2018
CEO Lozano: Education key to American Dream
Despite challenges, the American Dream is alive and well, and education is the key to making it happen, Monica Lozano, the spring Patricia Adams Lecture Series keynote speaker, said Thursday during her keynote address. Lozano, currently the president and CEO of the College Futures Foundation, knows this is true because her family is a living
Apr 5, 2018
Heidelberg honors women entrepreneurs
Heidelberg and the School of Business, Computer Science & Information Technology honored four local women entrepreneurs for their innovation, creativity, commitment and longevity in initiating, organizing and growing their business enterprises and community projects. The fifth annual Women Entrepreneur Awards was held today on campus. These four
Apr 4, 2018
Reading of names commemorates genocide victims
探花精选 invites the community to participate in the reading of names of genocide victims as part of the #TogetherWeRemember initiative Sunday night and Monday. #TogetherWeRemember is a global day of remembrance and activism in honor of victims of genocide through coordinated name readings in communities around the world and on social
Apr 4, 2018
Athletes Against All Violence making a difference
With a little help from March鈥檚 HYPE Career Ready keynote speaker, Athletes Against All Violence has started to make a difference. Junior Trace Reynolds and sophomore Brad Wienhold, both members of the Heidelberg football team, began their new campus organization well before Beverly Gooden spoke on the issue of domestic violence on March 15 during
Mar 28, 2018
Vietnam trip produces water quality collaboration
Water supply, quality and sustainability issues play into what many believe is an unprecedented global water crisis. Heidelberg鈥檚 National Center for Water Quality Research ( NCWQR), which has been monitoring water quality for nearly 50 years, extended its international exposure in Vietnam to help address water issues there. VP for Administration
Mar 28, 2018
鈥橞erg students take 鈥楯A in a day鈥 to elementary school
鈥淲hat do you want to grow up to be?鈥 first-grader Brookelynne asked 鈥橞erg senior Allison Farroni. Although the question was slightly off topic, Allison answered politely, 鈥淎 software developer. Do you know what a software developer is?鈥 Allison was among a group 16 School of Business, Computer Science and Information Technology students who visited
Mar 22, 2018
A trip to Italy with an athletic training twist
There are so many layers to the culture and history in Italy 鈥 almost like lasagna. Three Heidelberg students 鈥 sophomore Morgan Bingham and juniors Naomi Smith and Megan Brugnone 鈥 found that to be the case when they traveled there as part of the Institute for Collegiate Sports Medicine鈥檚 Athletic Training International Experience during spring
Mar 21, 2018
New Exercise Science major geared toward health specialists
鈥橞erg alum Michael Stull credits his Heidelberg education for a large part of his success as an exercise physiologist and wellness trainer in Florida. His 鈥橞erg degree and experience have been more than the foundation and driving force he needed to launch his career. 鈥淢y Heidelberg education helped give me the confidence and ability to deliver
Mar 19, 2018
From Manhattan to your backyard: Ekmeles vocal ensemble at 鈥橞erg Friday
探花精选鈥檚 School of Music & Theatre will host the dynamic Ekmeles vocal ensemble as part of the school鈥檚 New Music Live Concert Series at 7 p.m. Friday (March 23) in Ohl Concert Hall. Ekmeles is a six-person acapella vocal ensemble that performs new and rarely heard works and gems of historical avant garde. The group bridges musical
Mar 16, 2018
Alumni teachers share creative classroom concepts
Using technology to stimulate creativity. Having confidence to try teaching techniques outside the norm. Implementing movement and play in the special ed classroom. These are strategies that three young alumni teachers shared with Heidelberg education majors as part of the 2018 Education Summit this week. Paige Atterholt, 鈥16, Allyson Guarino, 鈥16
Mar 16, 2018
Beverly Gooden shares #WhyIStayed story
Beverly Gooden didn鈥檛 know that a tweet could change her life. In 2014, then Baltimore Raven Ray Rice was charged with the assault of his fianc茅 in an elevator. After the video was released, everyone had an opinion on the incident with the most popular being 鈥 how could she stay with him? Gooden had been in an abusive relationship for two years
Mar 14, 2018
2018 Commencement, baccalaureate speakers announced
President Rob Huntington has announced that Mary Welsh Schlueter, the founder and CEO of the Cincinnati-based non-profit Partnership for Innovation in Education (PIE) will be the 2018 Commencement speaker. Additionally, we are pleased that the Rev. Dr. Mary Schaller Blaufuss, team leader for the UCC鈥檚 Global Sharing of Resources and executive for