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Earlier this week, the Concert Choir and a group of alumni and friends embarked on the first international tour in nearly a decade. As the choir tours Eastern Europe with performances in Budapest, Prague and Brno, recent grad Haley Hudler shares her experiences from a student perspective. Day 1 After our long trip to Europe, our first location was

Graduating senior Lajanae Morman looked outside the box for a practicum project for her communication and sport management capstone. “I wanted to do something sports-related and I always knew I wanted to do a basketball game,” she said. But she did more than that. Lajanae, a women’s basketball student-athlete, turned her event into a fund-raiser

It’s easy to understand why ’Berg Speech Team Coach Dan Higgins was just named Ohio Forensics Association Educator of the Year. It’s a role he was born to fill.

Seven students are spending the start of their summer on an alternative break in Luquillo, Puerto Rico. While there, they will be working alongside a disaster recovery work group through the United Church of Christ and Iglesia Evangélica Unida de Puerto Rico. A majority of their work will be repairing cement roofs on houses that were damaged by

AUSTINTOWN -- It was a busy Monday for the Heidelberg University baseball program. Hours after learning 11 players had been tabbed as All-Ohio Athletic Conference performers, the OAC co-champions learned that their season will continue. The Student Princes earned one of 18 at-large bids into the 58-team NCAA Tournament. Heidelberg will head to the

In the “’Berg-cozy” environs of Seiberling Gymnasium, 208 undergraduates and 59 graduate students officially became Heidelberg alumni on Sunday. They leave Heidelberg with the highest four-year graduation rate in the past 30 years, according to President Rob Huntington. Amid the awesome sounds of the Heidelberg Concert Band and Concert Choir

Staying close to home is not the plan for graduating senior Abby Reed. Following graduation, she will be taking a leap around the world as she follows her heart and does what truly matters most to her - helping others. Abby was recently accepted into the Peace Corps, a dream she never expected to actually come true. A major portion of Abby’s four

The Class of 2019 drew inspiration for their banner from those who have come before them. During Commencement rehearsal on Friday, graduating seniors Julie Hild, Haley Hudler and Kevin Scrudders presented the class banner to President Rob Huntington, joining generations of alumni in fulfilling the unique Heidelberg tradition. “When we were thinking

The road you set out on may not be the path you end up taking, and that’s OK. Just ask graduating senior Jordan Green.​ “Growing up and in elementary school, I probably wasn’t the best kid,” Jordan explained. “Getting that label as a ‘troubled child’ really ended up motivating me to take more responsibility and take care of myself better.” Sports

Kenzie James got a good feel for what her future career could be like as a big-time actress auditioning for plays, TV shows and movies. She liked what she saw, and she felt the love in return. The veteran of the Heidelberg stage is headed west as she pursues her love of theatre on a path that just could take her to the biggest stages of all. After

There’s no denying – and no explaining – the inseparable connection between twins. For the past four years, Head Baseball Coach Chad Fitzgerald has been seeing double with 5-11 twins Kyle and Matt Psychas on the roster. The senior student-athletes came to Heidelberg together, decided on the same business administration and sport management majors

Madeline Hines is a trailblazer. When she graduates this Sunday, she’ll be one of the first two students to receive her bachelor’s degree in exercise science. Although she entered Heidelberg as a biology major, she switched to health and human performance shortly after. What never changed were her plans to pursue a career in the health care

Zachery Hunter has been around baseball since he was barely 2 feet tall. A chance to play collegiate baseball brought him to Heidelberg. Finding a place that would help him become the best citizen possible kept him here. “From the first moment I visited, it felt like home,” said Zach. This fall, he’ll have a new place to call home: The Moritz

BEXLEY -- The Heidelberg University baseball team knew the deal -- a sweep on the final day of the conference slate would yield an OAC title. With a pair of 15-2 victories over host Capital University, the Student Princes did just that. For the first time since 2015, the Student Princes won the conference regular season are are headed back to the

Video Game Production has been elevated from a minor to a major, beginning this fall. Based on the success and growth of the 2-year-old minor, along with market demand, the time was ideal. “We have the technology here, so it really makes sense,” said Nathan Cutietta, director of the Media Communication Center. Video game production is a fast

Over the past few weeks and months, we’ve watched the progress of two very visible construction projects (The HeidelBean! and Sarah Street). Two others inside Saurwein Health & Wellness Center (Exercise Science lab and a new fireplace) are almost finished. The coming weeks and months will bring the start – and in some cases, the completion – of

Rising junior history major Allison Blythe sat in Dr. Courtney DeMayo Pugno’s Research Methods class last spring, contemplating a career exploration assignment. At the same time, she was looking for internships when something caught her eye: an opportunity at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland. “ Dr. DeMayo

On July 1, Dr. Scott Johnson became the new dean of the School of Business, Computer Science & Information Technology at Heidelberg. He’ll also hold the Adams Family Endowed Chair and serve as a professor of management. Dr. Johnson brings many years of higher education experience and leadership, including time in Spain and the United Kingdom, and

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 26. Kiera Malone and Caleb Gerber are this year’s recipients of the Daniel J. and W.J.K. Snyder Prize, the top award for graduating seniors. Students

Dr. Lisa (Schlater) Ziemnik is the recipient of the 2019 Young Alumni Achievement Award, presented Thursday as part of the Beyond the Berg event to welcome this year’s graduating seniors into the alumni family. Presented for the first time at Beyond the Berg, the award recognizes a recent graduate between their 5 th and 20 th class reunions who has

A dozen ‘Berg students spanning various science majors traveled to Orlando March 30-April 4 to participate in the American Chemical Society spring national conference. On Tuesday, the students gave a presentation that focused on the benefits of attending a national conference and the learning experiences they brought back to campus. They weren’t

Miracles do happen. Just ask the Arellano family. When their youngest child, Asia, was about a year old, she had a troubling, persistent rash. A week after an initial doctor visit, she was taken in for blood work. A day later, her parents, Sandy and Matt Arellano, received a phone call that would rock them to their core. “Mom got a call to bring

It’s thought that only through challenges can you become stronger. The Honors Program has empowered students to be flexible and creative, step outside of their comfort zone and develop and grow their abilities and interests beyond Heidelberg. Through seminars, extra-curricular activities and collaboration with faculty members on coursework and