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AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- On Tuesday, the Ohio Athletic Conference released the 2019-20 winter All-Academic OAC selections. This year's installment included 11 Heidelberg University student-athletes. Women's basketball had the most selections with five, while men's basketball and wrestling each had three honorees. For women's basketball, senior Maddy

The Office of Civic Engagement and the Alternative Break Club is sponsoring three Alternative Break trips this year. During spring break this year, three groups are volunteering for service projects with Habitat for Humanity in Elizabethtown, Kentucky; the Big Oaks Animal Rescue Farm in Hodges, South Carolina; and the Back Bay Mission in Biloxi

President Rob Huntington has announced that Heidelberg University has appointed Dr. Anthony Bourne to the senior leadership position of Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing, effective May 4. Dr. Bourne has worked in higher education since 2007 and comes to Heidelberg from Rhodes State College in Lima, where he is currently serving

Four students are spending their spring break in Belize, Central America, together with professors Dr. Amy Berger and Dr. Michele Castleman. 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. Day

TIFFIN -- The Heidelberg University track & field teams will be sending a pair of athletes to the NCAA Division III Championships. Dan Stoll qualified for both the 200 Meter Dash and the 400 Meter Dash while Ariana Coleman qualified in the long jump. The women's long jump is scheduled for a 12:50 start on Friday, March 13. Both of Stoll's prelims

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Congratulations to the inaugural class of inductees to Heidelberg’s newest academic honorary, Pi Delta Pi. Pi Delta Pi is Heidelberg’s chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, founded in 1942 to promote excellence in scholarship and performance among criminal justice students. The national organization – which follows the ideas of academic excellence

For the second year in a row, Dylan Roth is headed back to the NCAA Division III Championships. Roth, who won the 184 weight class, is the lone representative for the Heidelberg University wrestling team to advance out of the Central region.

A group of nearly 50 graduate counseling students, undergrad psychology and criminology students and community mental health professionals spent the day Friday getting a lesson in "street smart" from two retired officers from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Operation Street Smart training was organized by criminology professor Dr. Sarah

The Heidelberg community extends big congratulations to three faculty members, who were honored for their excellence in teaching, commitment to the humanities and distinguished service. The annual faculty awards were presented last Friday (Feb. 21) at a dinner with their colleagues and members of the Board of Trustees, who were on campus for their

She’s tall and definitely doesn’t throw like a girl. Trailblazing sports journalist Christine Brennan had always played sports, even though it wasn’t encouraged, or even routinely available, to most girls prior to Title IX. “I loved to go to sporting events, play sports, but the key for me was watching sports on TV,” said Brennan, who also used to

A bond between teammates is strong, but a bond between sisters is something far greater. Heidelberg University senior softball players Kaitlyn and Casey Moore have seen their relationship as sisters guide them throughout life in multiple ways. Born exactly 11 months apart (down to the minute!), Kaitlyn and Casey have always had a close connection

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Junior Ross Thompson was selected as the Ohio Athletic Conference's Pitcher of the Week after his efforts on the mound in the season-opener this past Saturday. Thompson, making his debut in Heidelberg University colors, got the start against Anderson in the matinee game as part of a neutral-site, non-conference doubleheader. In

Along with the $25 billion – and growing – videogame industry, the number of media and communication majors and minors at Heidelberg has increased significantly, too. Now, those students and their professors have a new home worthy of their creativity, energy, talents and potential. On Friday, Heidelberg dedicated the fully digital GEM Center, short

TAG Day -- a day to Thank A Giver. This day consists of the Student Alumni Association “tagging” campus with posts of each building and opportunity made possible by our amazing donors as well as writing postcards to thank those donors. About a month before this day, the members of SAA meet to organize the 8-hour long event. During this process

Senior student-athletes and great friends Kirsten Kochel and Maddy Crawford are really in sync. Whether it’s playing basketball together, singing along with their favorite tunes on the car radio or harmonizing in their high school choir, they’ve been a dynamic duo since elementary school. Especially when they’re singing the National Anthem before

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

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’s Day of Giving was a huge success! More than 200 donors helped raise nearly $60,000 – more than double last year’s total – in support of The Heidelberg Fund and the Student Emergency Support Fund

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

Whether a veteran has just finished boot camp or has served for a number of years, Heidelberg University 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

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’s American Chemical Society Chemistry Club is hosting its first High School Science

Three students from the School of Business & Technology – senior Anna Chalkey and sophomores Sarah Shoots and Kelsey Custenborder – represented Heidelberg last weekend at the People’s Bank Case Study Competition in Marietta. Heidelberg’s team was one of 15 who participated in the competition. “Our team performed at a very high level,” said Dr. Jim

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

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’s annual convention would bring. Jam-packed days – “early morning to late nights” – left Phariz totally fired up about his future career, the new friends and contacts he made, and the