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Five students and two faculty members are spending the first week of their summer vacation in Kanab, Utah, volunteering at the Best Friends Animal Society. For over 30 years, Best Friends Animal Society has been running the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals and building effective programs that reduce the number of animals

Seven members of the Heidelberg University baseball team have been selected to all-conference teams, as announced by the Ohio Athletic Conference on Monday.

As President Rob Huntington pointed out, Sunday’s Commencement was “just a bit more cozy” inside Seiberling Gymnasium, but the celebratory spirit was just as strong as Heidelberg welcomed 295 graduates into the alumni family. “Even though we were disappointed to be back inside Seiberling Gym due to the adverse weather, I thought it was a wonderful

With less than 48 hours until their big day, the congratulations and well wishes have begun to flow for the soon-to-be graduates in the Class of 2018, who received their official marching orders this morning. As part of the long-standing commencement rehearsal tradition, seniors Katie Mullins and Abbey McKee presented the class’s banner to

First-generation college senior Enya Granados arrived at Heidelberg with the perfect mindset: Say yes to as many new experiences as possible. She’s graduating with a phenomenal academic record, a pocketful of awards for her research and a legacy of advocacy for diversity on campus. She’s made a name for herself off campus, too, completing summer

This school year, it’s been full STEAM ahead for an innovative partnership between two Heidelberg professors, a ‘Berg student teacher, third-grade classes at Tiffin’s Krout Elementary School and Sentinel Vocational Center. All would agree that the multi-faceted collaboration has had multiple levels of benefits across the board. “Anything to get my

Four years later, Dr. Bryan Smith, and his daughter, Payge, returned to the Legacy Tower Plaza together. Heidelberg is proud to boast hundreds of legacy families throughout the years. In order to be considered a “legacy,” a family must have at least two generations of Heidelberg students. The family ties at Heidelberg did not start with Payge or

What does success mean? “I think it means living life to the fullest, but not in the way some people understand that phrase,” says Tiffin native Kory Wise. “For me, it’s doing what you were meant to do and doing it to the best of your ability.” As a double major in religion and English, Kory engaged in a genuine liberal arts experience at

After this Sunday’s commencement, Kelsey Griffin can say she has two Heidelberg degrees, and she earned them both in four years. “I wanted more out of my college experience,” she says. Kelsey found Heidelberg because she was looking for someplace different. While all her friends were picking state schools in Michigan, Kelsey decided to choose a

Four members of the Heidelberg University softball team have been selected as All-Ohio Athletic Conference, as announced on Monday.

Just like more than 2,100 alumni couples, graduating seniors Teddy and Haley (Schreiner) Berger found their happily ever after at Heidelberg. They just sealed the deal sooner than most. The stars collided for Teddy, who is from Topeka, Indiana, and Haley, who from Bascom, Ohio, when they pursued their love for music and theatre as Heidelberg

Some people may look for familiarity when searching for their first job but Halli Grunder is not one of them.

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.

Microbiology wasn’t something Kaylee Wilburn was introduced to in high school, or even through her associate’s degree science coursework. But she’s eager to jump on board to continue her studies in a field that is growing in popularity and impact.

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

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 – Esmeralda Salazar, Aline Rojas, Bianca Torres, Alexis Mendoza, Samantha Escalera

Senior Jessica Barnes had quite a decision to make after applying to six law schools and getting accepted to all six. “I’m pretty excited about it. I didn’t expect to go six for six,” she said. Her options: Capital University Law School, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney

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® Program. Last fall, Judy participated in a HYPE session, titled Non-Violence in Conflict Resolution and conducted by Sister Paulette Schroeder. “When she came to campus and gave that presentation

What a difference a year makes. Heidelberg’s Berg Enactus chapter is moving onto national competition in May after the group’s 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 – juniors Sydney

Jobs in Ohio’s insurance industry are in high demand. Heidelberg alumnus Corey Frazer can attest to that. “We are in the midst of a huge talent shift as baby boomers retire,” said Frazer, who graduated from Heidelberg in 2011 and now owns a State Farm Insurance agency in Lima, Ohio. “The Ohio insurance industry alone will need to fill more than 29

Dr. Jeremi Suri’s 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

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