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This year’s Commencement will be a day of pride for the Class of ’22 and for the university, as two distinguished alumni have been given the prestigious honor of delivering the Commencement keynote address and the baccalaureate sermon. President Rob Huntington has announced that stand-up comedian, writer and actress Tracey Ashley, a 1991 grad, will

You won’t find many colleges or universities where the president is a seasoned astronomer-culinarian who looks forward to “giving stars to the stars” at the end of every semester. But that’s Heidelberg President Rob Huntington’s revered role in a fun Heidelberg tradition: Late Night Breakfast. Late Night Breakfast, prepared by Parkhurst Dining

When the Heidelberg Concert Choir takes the stage for its home concert on Friday, April 29, the repertoire will include a world premiere of a newly created piece of music, When Music Sounds, commissioned specifically for the choir and composed by Dr. Eric William Barnum. Commissioning new works for the Concert Choir is a tradition that dates back

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth is coming to Heidelberg this fall. Kristin will be the keynote speaker for the 2022 Patricia Adams Lecture Series (PALS) in September. The announcement was made Wednesday at the conclusion of the PALS event on campus by Susan McCafferty, chair of the PALS Selection Committee, and

Who doesn’t love playing in the sandbox! Senior Kelly Spence, an environmental science and economics double major with a computer science minor, has created an augmented reality sandbox for her Senior Honors project that has applications for future Heidelberg students. The U.S. Geological Survey’s website describes an augmented reality sandbox as a

Any Grey’s Anatomy fans out there? You never know when a character from a popular TV show such as Grey’s might inspire a jump-off to an academic endeavor. That’s what happened this year for second-year student Kelsey Stanfield, an English and Communication double major. Kelsey recently participated as a presenter at the national Popular Culture

There’s a saying on the wall in Dr. Nichole Griffin’s office that reads: “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they are the big things.” Really, all those little things in life combined have led Nichole on her path to Heidelberg, where she’s nearing completion of her first full year as a member of the School of

Dreamer, inventor, entrepreneur and CEO Janet Campbell shared her journey in her work to develop medical devices as the keynote speaker for The Patricia Adams Lecture Series Thursday night. About 250 people attended the culminating event of the day after a two-year PALS hiatus due to the pandemic. As the founder and CEO of three companies that deal

Honors students will present their final Senior Honors projects in person on Tuesday-Thursday, April 26-28 from 3:15-6 p.m. each day in Herbster Chapel. Through the Honors 455 course, students have worked with a faculty mentor to deepen their understanding of a topic of a compelling interest in their major. Their presentations will outline their

Sixteen Heidelberg students traveled to the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in Memphis, Tennessee, during spring break to get a taste of the professional world of theatre. Not surprisingly, the ’Berg performers were highly successful in coming home with summer internships and full-time employment during the conference’s job fair. Of the 16

Dr. Stacey Pistorova’s Integrated Arts in Early Childhood Education class has partnered with Jennifer Gressman’s third-grade class at Tiffin’s Krout Elementary School to learn about architecture and fairy tales. The creativity was flowing Thursday when the two groups of students met to collaborate on their projects. ’Berg and Krout students’ goal

Purchase Tickets Here On April 23, Gundlach Theatre will come alive with a woodsy cast of characters, including two amphibious friends – a worrywart toad and a perky frog – and their assorted hopping, crawling and flying companions. To say that Heidelberg Theatre’s upcoming production of “A Year with Frog and Toad” will have a unique cast is an

This year has been filled with surprises from The HeidelBean! From the Homecoming Court’s special drinks to the 'Berg classics the Bean has been spicing it up for everyone to enjoy. Since arriving back from spring break, however, there is no special occasion needed to find something new and delicious at the Berg’s coffee shop. What makes it more

Despite exhaustive efforts, Heidelberg Athletics has been unable to find a cost-effective way to provide reliable live video content for athletic fields in Peaceful and Hidden Valleys. All that is about to change. Through a three-organization partnership – including Heidelberg, the city of Tiffin and Bascom Communications – free wi-fi will soon

The reinvigorated Berg Disc Golf just helped to put on a collegiate tournament, and it was a major success! The Berg Disc Golf Club was re-established early last semester. Jonathan “Rocky” Hurst started the process of revitalizing the group, and now serves as president. Alex McRandal is the vice president and played a significant role in planning

The 29th annual Minds@Work Student Research Conference is in the books. Each spring, the conference provides a stage for students to dig deep into topics of interest, with the help of faculty mentors, and demonstrate their research and presentation skills. This year’s conference was held primarily virtually on Monday (April 4) In all, there were a

For years, ‘Berg Athletics has hosted the annual Seneca County Opportunity Center Celebrity Basketball Game in Seiberling Gymnasium. The game features community “celebrities” – including ‘Berg student-athletes -- taking the court alongside Seneca Arrows athletes from the school. But for the past three years, COVID-19 halted the friendly competition

How’s your mental health? This Thursday, at the annual Fresh Check Day, you can find out! With themes like Boost, Thrive, YOUnique, Breaking Barriers, among others, there's something for everyone! Fresh Check Day is such a great example of the campus community coming together to take care of each other. Where else can you find 11 student

A weather delay nearly two months ago couldn’t put a damper on the 27th annual Faculty Research Symposium, which finally took place in person on Thursday. The symposium is a celebration of faculty creativity and scholarship. This year, a total of 11 ’Berg faculty and staff members presented recent and ongoing research. Some of the presentations

The annual Minds@Work Student Research Conference is coming up this Monday, April 4, 2022. There are sessions in the morning from 9:00-11:00 a.m., the keynote address is at 11:00 a.m., a poster session in Wickham Great Hall from 12:30-1:15 p.m., and sessions again in the afternoon from 130-4:00 p.m. All presentations, with the exception of those by

With the ongoing war in Ukraine on our minds, a distinguished panel of alumni and faculty experts came together in a virtual presentation Tuesday night to share their insights into the many layers of the conflict. Topics ranged from how the conflict started, the surprising Ukrainian resistance, NATO’s response, the short-and long-term effects of

Greek Life is a staple at most universities and has been for some time. Heidelberg University is no different! Movies and news stories paint a picture of Greek life that is very different than what students get to experience here on Heidelberg’s campus. A total of 277 students on Heidelberg’s campus are Greek – about 20 percent of the undergraduate

Letter writing is a lost art, especially in the digital age. But Heidelberg students in the pilot course k(NO)w Justice are reviving it with a surprising audience – incarcerated women. Dr. Sarah Lazzari and Chaplain Paul Stark are team-teaching the NDI 100 course to mostly freshmen as a pilot course for the new gen-ed program. Midway through the

The 2022-23 academic year will mark the seventh year of the HYPE Career Ready® Program. Heidelberg students will again have the opportunity to hear from six speakers who are sure to be inspirational and thought-provoking. Here is the slate of speakers for next year: Erin Gruwell September 15 ꓲ Communication Author of The Freedom Writers Erin