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It’s 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 – everything from a talk by a sex therapist, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, artistic expressions, bystander training and

With a cast of nearly 50 and several wardrobe changes, what’s 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

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

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

With a little help from March’s 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

Water supply, quality and sustainability issues play into what many believe is an unprecedented global water crisis. Heidelberg’s 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

“What do you want to grow up to be?” first-grader Brookelynne asked ’Berg senior Allison Farroni. Although the question was slightly off topic, Allison answered politely, “A software developer. Do you know what a software developer is?” Allison was among a group 16 School of Business, Computer Science and Information Technology students who visited

There are so many layers to the culture and history in Italy – almost like lasagna. Three Heidelberg students – sophomore Morgan Bingham and juniors Naomi Smith and Megan Brugnone – found that to be the case when they traveled there as part of the Institute for Collegiate Sports Medicine’s Athletic Training International Experience during spring

’Berg alum Michael Stull credits his Heidelberg education for a large part of his success as an exercise physiologist and wellness trainer in Florida. His ’Berg degree and experience have been more than the foundation and driving force he needed to launch his career. “My Heidelberg education helped give me the confidence and ability to deliver

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, ’16, Allyson Guarino, ’16

Beverly Gooden didn’t know that a tweet could change her life. In 2014, then Baltimore Raven Ray Rice was charged with the assault of his fiancé in an elevator. After the video was released, everyone had an opinion on the incident with the most popular being – how could she stay with him? Gooden had been in an abusive relationship for two years

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’s Global Sharing of Resources and executive for

When summer rolls around, junior biochemistry major Kiera Malone will be interning at her “top choice” in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Each year, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, in conjunction with the Chem Club, tours a working chemical laboratory. Past sites have included the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Research and Develop Laboratories, the Ford

Eight students are spending their spring break in Belize, Central America, together with their professor Dr. Amy Berger. This week-long trip is the primary component for their class “Caribbean Biogeography”. While there, they explore reef, shore, and jungle environments. Follow the students’ experiences, in their own words.

State Representative Bill Reineke (R-Tiffin) announced Thursday that the Ohio Partnership for Water, Industrial & Cyber Security (OPWICS) $1,000,000 proposal was approved by the Ohio State Capital Budget Office. OPWICS is designed to serve as a state hub for research and developing a trained workforce to meet the growing needs of state and national businesses and governments to secure natural and informational resources against human and natural attack.

In one of the most highly anticipated evenings of the academic year, four ‘Berg faculty members were honored for their excellence in teaching, research, commitment to the humanities and distinguished service in a celebration of academic excellence Friday night. The annual awards were presented at a dinner with the Board of Trustees, who were on

Competitive athletes at all levels – and even those who are in it for personal health – are driven by the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius – faster, higher stronger. The big question is how do they get there? Chemistry professor Dr. Aaron Roerdink – an admitted sports nut, especially during the Olympics – is helping students think critically