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Immaculée Ilibagiza – a hero of unimaginable courage – shared her inspiring story of surviving the 1994 Rwanda genocide that claimed all the members of her family except one brother among 1 million Rwandans. She endured the ordeal by hiding out with seven other women in a 3-foot by 4-foot bathroom in a neighbor’s home for 91 days. “The genocide was

“It’s ok right now for you to not know what your life is going to look like 10 years from now … it’s ok not to have it all figured out. For the first 31 years of my life, I had no idea.” Kelli Masters, an attorney and certified NFL sports agent, spent the day at Heidelberg sharing her story of personal challenges and industry success as the

The Heidelberg University Athletic Department announced that it has entered into a five-year partnership with NIKE through BSN SPORTS. The agreement is part of BSN SPORTS Collegiate Select program, which aims to make BSN SPORTS a one-stop provider for all collegiate athletic, intramural, club and staff apparel and equipment to all D1, DII, D3, NJCAA and NAIA schools.

When Marching Band Director Jon Waters approached junior Paul Reese last year to help organize logistics for the band and develop student leadership, Reese responded with his usual “Put me in, Coach. I’m ready to play” enthusiasm. “Last year, we developed some student leadership positions to test the waters, and Paul and a few others emerged,”

For 33 years, Tianjin Normal University and Heidelberg University have enjoyed a collaborative and productive exchange – a “jewel of a relationship” which has brought TNU professors to Heidelberg’s campus annually to teach Chinese language and culture. ‘Berg faculty – and in recent years, students – in turn travel to TNU’s campus to teach English

The Singing Collegians show choir was formed on a strong foundation over half a century ago. But the name and the concept had become a bit outdated. This summer was the perfect time for the ensemble to do a reboot, to become a little sharper, a little edgier. “The name Singing Collegians wasn’t resonating as a contemporary show choir among today’s

Kelli Masters, an attorney and certified NFL sports agent, will be the guest of the fall Patricia Adams Lecture Series at Heidelberg University. Heidelberg invites the community to attend dinner and Masters’ keynote address, “Finding Purpose: Overcoming Fear to Live Authentically,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in Seiberling Gymnasium. Masters is

Senior Austin Jagucki took a non-traditional path to find Heidelberg. He originally joined an engineering program at a big public school, but discovered both engineering and the large school atmosphere weren’t right for him.

Growing up reading Girls’ Life, Mallory Paul made the most of her opportunity interning with the magazine this summer.

After interning with the Williamson County Courthouse in Illinois, senior Stephanie Cluck has reaffirmed her chosen career path.

Junior Heather Ule met Jonas, her German boyfriend of seven years, when he was a high school exchange student. They’ve maintained their long-distance relationship over the years, with Heather visiting as often as possible in the summers.

Seneca County Common Pleas Judge Steve Shuff brought his courtroom to Heidelberg’s campus today in celebration of Constitution Day. In all, Shuff dealt with 15 felony criminal cases in Herbster Chapel. Students, faculty and staff got to witness the real-life court cases, followed by enlightening interaction between cases with the judge, who

There’s a favorite family photo of Madeline Flores as a toddler, sitting in her high chair – not at the dinner table but at the piano. That may have been an early indication of things to come for this sophomore organ performance major who comes from a musical family. This summer, Madeline completed an internship as the assistant music director at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bluffton, Ohio, not far from her hometown of Columbus Grove.

As the saying goes, resistance is futile. Or is it? In the world of instrumental conducting, resistance is imperative in teaching would-be conductors the proper billowy physical motions of the baton. The feeling is similar to buoyancy or weightlessness. It’s a difficult concept to demonstrate, so Professor Jon Waters took an unconventional approach

Independent filmmaker Brett Culp has worked with high-profile celebrities throughout his career. But the people who have impacted his life the most those we’ve never heard of – ordinary people who’ve done extraordinary things to uplift humanity. Empowering students to find their unique path to leadership, Culp kicked off the third year of the HYPE

There’s a national champion athlete among us here at Heidelberg, and he is so unassuming that you wouldn’t even know it. The first week of July, sophomore Zachary Cotton, 20, competed in the 50th Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle. Actually, he did more than compete; he brought home some shiny hardware. According to its website, The Special

Heidelberg University is ranked among the top colleges and universities in two categories in U.S. News & World Report’s annual national survey. In the rankings released today, Heidelberg is listed in the top tier of among the top regional universities in the Midwest and as a “best value” school based on ratio of quality to price, need-based aid and

The campus community came together this morning to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and to pray for peace. As multiple sites in our nation encountered acts of terror, our reality was changed forever, said Chaplain Paul Sittason Stark, who led the service. “Today, we gather to pray, to meditate, to remember prayers for