Wittenberg Honors Students Traveling to China During Holiday Break
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Students in Wittenberg University's Honors Program will likely visit area photo developing dealers following the holiday break, but the pictures depicting how they spent their holiday vacation from classes will differ from most students returning to campus spring semester. The photos they share with family and friends will capture the many highlights their trip to China. Read More...

Alumna’s Musical Talent Heralded by International Musician
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Touted as “quickly becoming America’s favorite flutist” in the November edition of International Musician, Dianne Frank Williams, a 1996 graduate of Wittenberg University, is finally realizing her dream of becoming a successful recording artist. Read More...

WittLink Portal Offers Unique Options for University Community
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Since its official debut in 2001, Wittenberg University's WittLINK Portal, a secure, one-stop, online, personalized informational resource for students, faculty, alumni and parents, has considerably expanded its offerings to provide even more options for registered users. Read More...

Wittenberg Astronomer Offers Gift Ideas for the Stargazer on Your List
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — If you’re looking for a gift that will please the veteran stargazer or an astro-novice on your shopping list this holiday season, a member of the physics faculty at Wittenberg University has done the homework for you. Dan Fleisch, assistant professor of physics, suggests if someone on your Christmas list has been bitten by the astronomy bug, a universe of gift ideas is now at your disposal along with dozens of sure-to-please presents at your local bookstore or online bookseller. Read More...

Police/Security Shifts Operational Base to Recitation Hall
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In an effort to provide greater accessibility to the general public, better customer service and an enhanced sense of community on campus, Wittenberg University’s department of police/security will soon relocate to the Recitation Hall Annex in the area currently occupied by the Office of Human Resources. Read More...

Chamber Singers Present Holiday Concert
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -The Wittenberg Chamber Singers will present a free concert of music for the holidays at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, in Weaver Chapel on the Wittenberg University campus. Read More...

Wittenberg Professor Named Up-and-Coming Mystery Writer by Publishers Weekly
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With his first novel Oyster Blues hailed as “one of the wittiest romps through territory previously claimed by plenty of other writers from Carl Hiaasen to Dave Barry,” Michael McClelland, assistant professor of English at Wittenberg University, continues to catch the attention of the publishing industry. Read More...

Community Invited as Holidy Tradition Continues Dec. 5
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University will sponsor the 22nd annual Community Sing of George Friedrich Handel's Messiah at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, in Weaver Chapel. Read More...

Music Ensembles to Perform Two Concerts
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Two free concerts featuring several music ensembles will be presented on the campus of Wittenberg University. Read More...

Wittenberg Series Presents the Shaolin Warriors Nov. 18
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A troupe of 24 authentic warriors heads to Springfield later this month, but be not afraid. Often described as the greatest Chinese kung fu show ever seen, The Shaolin Warriors will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Performing Arts Center, as the 2003-04 Wittenberg Series continues. Tickets are free, but this show sells out nearly everywhere, so reserve your seats early by calling the Kuss Auditorium box office at 328-3874 or the Wittenberg University Benham-Pence Student Center at 327-7443. Read More...

University Dedicates Recognition Plaza to Honor Distinguished Alumni, Faculty and Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Amid all the activity during Wittenberg University’s annual Homecoming Weekend festivities, Oct. 24-26, many alumni, faculty and staff also discovered their names imprinted in the heart of campus. Read More...

Wittenberg University Geologist Completes 15-Year Research Collaboration
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Called the definitive modern source for data on all mineral species, the multi-volume Handbook of Mineralogy, co-authored by Ken Bladh, provost and professor of geology, has just been completed with the publication of the fifth and final 813-page volume on Borates, Carbonates and Sulfates. Read More...

Wittenberg Well Represented at the Geological Society of America Meeting This Week
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Two members of the geology department at Wittenberg University are presenting cutting-edge research as they represent the university this week during the 115th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) in Seattle. Read More...

University‘s New Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center Wins Award of Excellence
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center has won an Award of Excellence in the Institutional Construction category from the 15th annual Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) Ohio Valley Chapter 2003 Construction Awards competition. Read More...

Nationally Known Humorist and Reporter Addresses Community Nov. 5
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Calvin Trillin, author, humorist and highly regarded reporter for The New Yorker for more than 40 years, will deliver Wittenberg University’s 2003 Fred R. Leventhal Family Endowed Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center. Sponsored by the Wittenberg Series, his presentation titled “Calvin Trillin’s America” is free and open to the public. Read More...

Fall Dance Concert to be Held
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's department of theatre and dance will present the annual Fall Dance Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6-8, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in Chakeres Theatre, 905 Woodlawn Ave. Read More...

Students Earn Top Awards at Regional Geography Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Drawing upon their time as participants in the intense one-month, university-sponsored summer field study program in Moscow last summer, Wittenberg University students recently secured first and second-place prizes for their research at the East and West Lakes Divisions Conference of the Association of American Geographers, Oct. 17. Read More...

Springfield-Wittenberg Teacher Institute Supports Action Research in the Classroom
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Springfield-Wittenberg Teacher Institute offers mini-grants for teachers to support action research in the classroom. This innovative approach to the decline in budgets within the school system allows teachers to apply for mini-grants up to $500 for projects that document student social and academic gains. The grant monies can be used to purchase student and teacher materials essential to the project implementation. Read More...

Professor is Featured Organist at the Dayton Art Institute
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Dayton Art Institute has been meticulously refurbishing a 1931 Skinner pipe organ to add 21st century improvements while faithfully maintaining the historical sound of the original instrument. The institute has now asked Trudy Faber, professor and chair of the department of music at Wittenberg, to be the first to play the refurbished organ on Sunday, Oct. 26, at a rededication recital beginning at 2 p.m. in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium. Read More...

Luther Symposium and Festival Choral Eucharist to be Held
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Reformation and Martin Luther will be the focus of two major Wittenberg Series events, Oct. 28 and 29. Read More...

University Dance Company to Perform Chinese Dance Concert at Ohio State University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University Dance Company will join professional Chinese dancers from Philadelphia, New York City and Toronto in a Chinese Dance Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19, in the Thurber Theatre of the Drake Union at The Ohio State University. Read More...

Faculty Artist Recital this Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Music at Wittenberg will present a Faculty Artist Recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12 in Krieg Hall on campus. Read More...

University Opens Its 2003-04 Theatre Season With "The Laramie Project"
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Theatre and Dance Department at Wittenberg University will present "The Laramie Project" in Chakeres Memorial Theatre, 905 Woodlawn Ave. Evening performances are at 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 9-11, and a 2 p.m. matinee will be presented on Sunday, October 12. Read More...

Wittenberg Professors Complete Seminars Sponsored by U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Two faculty members of Wittenberg University used their summer breaks to study about the Holocaust and are now sharing their knowledge with students. Read More...

University Recognized as "College of Distinction"
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Already part of the nation's best college guidebooks, Wittenberg University has now been selected for inclusion in the newest, "Colleges of Distinction" to be published by Student Horizons, Inc. Read More...

Entreprenurial Alumnus Honored by University with Prestigious Fellow Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - From the music scene and the high-tech world to consulting and community service, Charles Ramsey has dedicated his time and talents to helping others achieve their dreams. Wittenberg University will recognize Ramsey's efforts at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Bayley Auditorium of the new Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center, when it names him a Wittenberg Fellow. Read More...

University to Present Play Written by Guest Philosopher and Lecturer
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Stephen Vicchio, a playwright and philosophy professor from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in Baltimore, will present a philosophy colloquium at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, in Room 311, Hollenbeck Hall, at Wittenberg University. His topic will be "Narrative, Truth, and Believability?" Read More...

Wittenberg Series Welcomes Twyla Tharp Dance Company Sept. 30
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Giving audiences a taste of something old and something new, the Twyla Tharp Dance Company will command the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Performing Arts Center. This performance is the fourth event in the 2003-2004 Wittenberg Series calendar. Read More...

Science Center Atrium Named in Honor of Congressman Dave Hobson
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - "Empowering New Generations," the theme of today's dedication ceremonies of the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center at Wittenberg University, will feature the names and stories of many well known activists in Clark County. Congressman David L. Hobson (R-Springfield) will be honored for his vision and leadership in securing federal funds, which helped to complete the center, and for his commitment to science education and the Springfield community. During the ceremony, the three-story glass focal point of the 47,000-square-foot expansion of the science center will be officially named the David L. Hobson Atrium. Read More...

Wright Patterson/Wittenberg to Sign Pact to Benefit Material's Lab, Education
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -A collaborative Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/ML) located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) and Wittenberg University will begin Sept. 19, creating mutually beneficial opportunities for sharing personnel and technology in various ways. Read More...

Wittenberg Alumnus Honored With Wing in New Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A humble Lutheran pastor who devoted his life to ministry and scholarly pursuits, the late Rev. Paul Luther Keil desired to make a difference at Wittenberg University, the college that set the course for his career. On Friday, Sept. 19, Wittenberg will recognize Keil's desire as it officially names the new Paul Luther Keil wing in the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center. Read More...

Dedication of the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center Brings Science Greats to Campus
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — What started out as a collaborative vision in 2001, when the Wittenberg University Board of Directors decided to commit to the construction of a $23 million science education facility, has since turned into a state-of-the-art research center, which will benefit generations of Wittenberg students for years to come. Read More...

University Volunteers Fund and Build Home for Local Family
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Students, faculty and staff at Wittenberg University will be building more than relationships and college resumés this academic year. On Saturday, Aug. 30, they began pooling their resources to build the Perdue family of Springfield a home at 1107 Perrin Ave. The Wittenberg Chapter of Habitat for Humanity is working in tandem with the Clark County Community Habitat for Humanity, but the home will be completely funded and constructed by Wittenberg volunteers. Read More...

Greek Life at Wittenberg Differs From the Movies
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- "Animal House," National Lampoon's comedy about 1962 college life, is getting a lot of attention again as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. At Wittenberg University, Shelley Reynolds, director of Greek Life, thinks people might be surprised about how different the culture is on most campuses since the cult film was made. Read More...

Actor James Rebhorn Returns to Campus to Share His Experiences and Receive a Citation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Ever since actor James Rebhorn graduated from Wittenberg University in 1970, he has shown theatre, movie and television audiences he can adapt to any stage and be successful. Read More...

Wittenberg Code Adopted to Preserve Honor, Instill Pride in Tradition of Honesty
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- When members of Wittenberg's Class of 2007 were welcomed to campus Aug. 25, they started a new tradition that can serve them far beyond Commencement Day. Read More...

Wittenberg Quality Recognized Among Top National Liberal Arts Colleges
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg University has recently been recognized by four popular college guides as a leading national liberal arts college. Read More...

Theatre Professor Honored For Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play's Set Dressing
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Jimmy Humphries, associate professor of theatre and dance at Wittenberg University, is no stranger to the award stage. Already a member of the Ohio Educational Theatre Association's Hall of Fame, Humphries can now add an Ostrander Award to his collection. Read More...

Ohio’s Lt. Gov. Jennette Bradley to Open Annual Wittenberg Series
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The 22nd season of the Wittenberg Series begins Wednesday, Sept. 3, with the Opening Convocation featuring distinguished Wittenberg alumna, Jennette Bradley, Ohio's Lt. Gov. The 159th academic year will be ushered in when Bradley speaks at 11 a.m. in Weaver Chapel on Wittenberg's campus. Read More...

Wittenberg Professor to Present Lecture, Dance Demonstration and Video of Chinese Folk Dance
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Shih-Ming Li Chang will present a lecture, dance demonstration and video at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 in Chakeres Memorial Theatre. The event, which is free and open to the public, features research and information obtained by Chang during her recent sabbatical research trips to China to study Chinese Folk Dance. Read More...

Campus Police Officer Serves Community With Language Skill
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg Police Officer David Hill recently helped speed medical treatment to a critically ill child. He did it not with his cruiser, but with his voice. Read More...

Former Wittenberg Athletic Director, Coach and Athlete Bob Rosencrans Dies at Age 67
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - First as a player at Wittenberg University in the 1950’s, later as a coach and director of athletics, Bob Rosencrans defeated many opponents. But on Monday, Aug. 18, Rosencrans met a foe even he couldn’t topple, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Read More...

University Turns Clock Back on Historic Mansion by Interior Makeover
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg University's historic Benjamin Prince House is getting a makeover this summer to restore it to its mid-19th century glory. Read More...

Ohio's Newest Law Enforcement Agency Calls Wittenberg Home
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio This month, Wittenberg's Police and Security Department became a state-chartered agency. Read More...

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra to Premiere Musical Score by Wittenberg Professor and Student
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Faculty-student collaborations are common at small colleges and run the gamut of creativity, imagination and ingenuity. Read More...

Sodhexo Expands Food-service Benefit From Wittenberg to Area Youth Centers
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- The children attending Springfield's "Ark North" after-school center started receiving free meals this month thanks to a community-minded agreement at Wittenberg University.

Road Gives Way to Student Needs as Woodlawn Avenue Project Begins
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Work is underway to develop a major new pedestrian mall along the former site of Woodlawn Avenue. Read More...

Wittenberg Pioneers Use of Powerful Lab Tool Thanks to NSF Grant
Springfield, Ohio -- Labs at Wittenberg’s new Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center were the scene of a new national teaching alliance promoting the use of Flow Cytometers in the undergraduate biology curriculum. Read More...

Wittenberg Teacher Educators Pass Site Test Toward National Accreditation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg teacher education program is among Ohio's best according to two recent indicators. Read More...

Wittenberg University Hosts Successful NYSP Camp for Third Straight Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For a third straight year, the Wittenberg University campus was alive with the sounds of hundreds of young people participating in a five-week summer camp as part of the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP). Read More...

Two Professors Make History With Russian Univeristy Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In recognition of their “contributions to Russian democratic institutions and efforts on behalf of Russian higher education,” George Hudson, professor and chair of political science and director of Russian Area Studies, and Olga Medvedkov, professor and chair of geography, were both awarded honorary doctorates of humane letters, June 10, by the University of Russia’s Academy of Education (URAE) in Moscow. Read More...

Wittenberg Graduates Pass Certification Test: Teacher Education Program Aces ‘Report Card’
Springfield, Ohio - One hundred percent of Wittenberg education majors passed the Ohio licensing exams for both their academic content areas and for their professional knowledge. Read More...

Track and Football Standout Skip Ivery Selected Second-Team Academic All-America
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University junior student-athlete Skip Ivery will have to make some more room on his mantle. He has won another award. Read More...

Wittenberg Student-Athletes Make Best Showing Yet In National Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For decades known as a small college football and basketball powerhouse, Wittenberg University ended the 2002-03 academic year ranked No. 20 among 424 NCAA Division III schools in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors’ Cup standings.

Wittenberg University Athletic Hall of Honor Class of 2003 Announced
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Eight Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Honor during Homecoming weekend ceremonies, Oct. 24-26. Bill Beach ’82 (football), Ann Burns Tolliver ’89 (swimming and diving), Jeff Connelly ’70 (wrestling), Steve Iannarino ’87 (basketball), Fred Musone ’66 (football), Tim Rummins ’67 (football), Scott Sloman ’84 (soccer) and Joyce Weiser Leichman ’49 (basketball, softball, field hockey, volleyball) join 131 other athletes who have been inducted over the last 18 years. Read More...

Crusading Journalist Serves as Subject of Unique Book by History Professor
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Hailed as “history at its best,” “A Yankee in Meiji Japan,” written by James L. Huffman, H. Orth Hirt Professor of History at Wittenberg University, was just published this week by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc. Read More...

University’s Hometown Named a Finalist for All-America City Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -Wittenberg University's hometown of Springfield, Ohio, has been named one of the 30 finalists in this year's All-America City Award, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious civic recognition programs. Read More...

Internationally Recognized Wittenberg Choir Director Leaves Legacy
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Rev. L. David Miller, former dean of Wittenberg University’s School of Music, professor of music and famed choir director, died Wednesday, May 21, at the age of 84. Read More...

Wittenberg Saves Old University District Home With ‘Moving’ Preservation Effort
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A lot of moving and shaking is going on at Wittenberg University this Wednesday and Thursday, May 28-29 when a 1930s vintage home is set in motion to crawl across campus. Read More...

Wittenberg Lavishes Loving Care on its First and Most Important Symbol -- Myers Hall
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Work began this week on a three-phase project to restore Myers Hall, Wittenberg University’s original building and most recognizable icon. Read More...

University Salutes Class of 2003 During 158th Commencement Exercises
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Despite the frequent rain showers that forced Wittenberg University's 158th Commencement exercises indoors, the Class of 2003 still shared laughs, hugs and a few tears, May 17, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center. Read More...

Commencement to Honor Liberian Family for Commitment to Justice in Their Homeland
SPRINGFIELD -- This weekend Wittenberg University will recognize a father and a son who have chosen different paths to improve life in war-torn Liberia. Read More...

Historic Myers Hall Featured in 2004 Ohio Calendar
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Surrounded by rust-colored autumn leaves atop a gently sloping hill, Myers Hall, located in the heart of the Wittenberg University campus, stands tall and proud behind its four white pillars in the newly published 2004 calendar titled "Ohio Places." Read More...

Two Students Earn Prestigious Fulbright Scholarships for Study in Europe
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has recognized leadership potential in more than 255,000 individuals around the globe. That number recently increased by two as Wittenberg University seniors Amanda Oleson and Bridget Mullan were invited to join the elite list of 2003 recipients. Read More...

Wittenberg Readies for 158th Commencement, Author Judith Viorst to Address Class of 2003
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Author Judith Viorst will present Wittenberg University’s 2003 Commencement address during the May 17 ceremony in Commencement Hollow. Tradition continues as this year’s Commencement speaker was selected by the members of the 2003 Senior Class officers including President Jennifer Grossman, a history major from Baltimore, Md.; Vice President Kathleen Gorman, a psychology major from Sylvania, Ohio; Treasurer Amanda Clapp, a communication major from Kent, Ohio; and Secretary Lauren Threlkeld, a psychology major from Cincinnati, Ohio. Read More...

Wittenberg Baseball Looks Toward Future as Stadium Construction Now Scheduled
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University baseball program is getting a new home - at least it will be new to the current players. The Springfield City Commission recently awarded a $2.56 million contract to build a new municipal stadium on the site of the old stadium, which was demolished in March 2001 after serving the community for more than 70 years and playing host to Wittenberg baseball games between 1981 and 2000. Read More...

Wittenberg Partners With Trinity Lutheran Seminary to Support Ethnic Church Leaders
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - In an effort to address the growing shortage of Lutheran minority clergy, Wittenberg University and Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, have joined together to offer full-tuition scholarships to qualified persons of color and/or those whose primary language is not English to attend both institutions. Read More...

The Clarks to Headline Wittfest May Third
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Union Board at Wittenberg University plans WittFest Saturday, May 3. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Stoughton Lawn, located next to the Benham-Pence Student Center on Woodlawn Ave. in the heart of Wittenberg’s campus, bands and entertainment take the stage one by one for a day of free outdoor fun. Read More...

Music Abounds as the Year Comes to an End at Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Two free public concerts will be held in Krieg Hall on the Wittenberg University campus on Sunday, May 4. Read More...

Wittenberg Professor to Speak on City Hall 'Spirit'
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio Warren Copeland, professor of religion at Wittenberg University, will present “Can You Catch the Spirit at City Hall?” at 4 p.m. Friday, May 2 in Ness Family Auditorium, Hollenbeck Hall. Read More... Edward Said to Speak During Final Wittenberg Series Event for 2002-03 Season
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - One of Columbia University's most popular teachers, Edward W. Said, an internationally acclaimed literary theorist who is recognized as a founder of post-colonial studies, will discuss "Changing Bases of Humanist Practice" in his address to the Wittenberg University community at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, in Weaver Chapel on campus. Said's visit to Wittenberg is part of The William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture in History and concludes the 2002-03 Wittenberg Series. Read More...

Wittenberg Junior Wins First Prize at Undergraduate Economics Paper Competition
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University Junior Rapp Crook won first place in the macroeconomics division for a research paper he presented April 12 at the Third Annual Undergraduate Economics Paper Contest at Bowling Green State University. Read More...

Wittenberg Honors Professor With Prestigious Omicron Delta Kappa Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Assistant Professor of Education Lowell Monke has been a member of the faculty at Wittenberg University for slightly more than two years, but in that short time his peers and students have noticed a style of teaching worthy of the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Award for outstanding teaching. This award honors those professors who have been on the faculty for five years or less. Students nominated Monke, and the award was presented to him by junior Sarah Henrickson, president of the Wittenberg Chapter of ODK, during the annual Honors Convocation on Friday, April 11. Read More...

University Recognized as "College of Distinction"
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Already part of the nation's best college guidebooks, Wittenberg University has now been selected for inclusion in the newest, "Colleges of Distinction" to be published by Student Horizons, Inc. Read More...

Management Professor Recognized for Distinguished Teaching
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - As a teacher, recognition from those you have taught or are teaching and from peers you admire is often considered the highest praise in a teacher's career. Friday, April 11, at Wittenberg University's Honors Convocation, Pamela S. Schindler, professor of management and director of the Center for Applied Management, earned the highest recognition bestowed on a faculty member and now adds the title of 2003 Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Teaching recipient to her impressive list of accomplishments. Read More...

Professor Earns Place In Ohio Educational Theatre Hall of Fame Setting Wittenberg Apart
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -Wittenberg University Professor of Theatre and Dance Corwin Georges will be inducted into the Ohio Education Theatre Association (OEdTA) Hall of Fame during a special ceremony at the OEdTA State Thespian Conference, March 22. Georges joins fellow Wittenberg theatre professor James Humphries, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year. Both inductions make Wittenberg the only university with two members statewide. Read More...

University Investment Club Shares Portfolio Earnings With Future Students
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Even though the stock market can rival the scariest roller coasters, the members of Wittenberg University's Oak Associates Investment Club have managed the dips, twists and turns with skill and grace so that future students can benefit from their keen investment strategies. Each year Wittenberg's Investment Club sets aside 5 percent of its portfolio value to use for educational purposes to make Wittenberg a better place to learn and grow. Read More...

Students Recognized for Academic Achievement at Honors Convocation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University honored the achievements of students and faculty members at the annual Honors Convocation Friday, April 11 in Weaver Chapel. The convocation, held with faculty in full academic regalia, recognizes high achievement of students and faculty members in academic and co-curricular activities. Read More...

Wittenberg Alumnus to be Contestant on Jeopardy!
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -"I'll take English literature for $500, Alex," might have been the type of category chosen by "Jeopardy!" contestant Matt Anderson, who majored in English and graduated from Wittenberg University in 1991. Instead, when viewers tune in to the game show Tuesday, April 15, Anderson will be shown answering more current pop culture questions like naming the stars of the TV show Felicity and knowing the songs of Christina Aguilera. Locally, the show airs at 7:30 p.m. weeknights on ABC TV 2. Read More...

Wittenberg Presents "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" Directed by Famed British Artist
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Shakespeare's words, a renowned director from Great Britain, original music by an award-winning composer, set designs by a hall-of-fame designer, costumes that will make audience's eyes dance - all this makes for thrilling theatre. This and more will take center stage in Wittenberg University's production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" opening at 8 p.m. this Thursday, April 10, in Chakeres Memorial Theatre on campus. The production continues on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. The two-act play runs two hours and 15 minutes with an intermission between the first and second acts. Read More...

The Annual Gabrieli Brass Festival to be Presented
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The 22nd annual presentation of the Gabrieli Brass Festival will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13 in Weaver Chapel on the Wittenberg University campus. Read More...

Wittenberg University Will Offer Two Musical Events
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Music at Wittenberg will offer two concerts on Saturday, April 12 which are free and open to the public. Read More...

Two Free Concerts to be Held at Witteneberg
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Music at Wittenberg will present two concerts this weekend in Weaver Chapel on campus. Read More...

Wittenberg Appoints 2002 Graduate to Lead University Web Efforts
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Robert Rafferty, a 2002 graduate of Wittenberg University, has been appointed his alma mater’s Webmaster. Read More...

Dayton Ballet Debuts Original Score of Wittenberg’s Award-Winning Composer
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Spring brings world premieres, and early next month audiences will experience the creativity of Steven Winteregg, adjunct associate professor of music at Wittenberg University, as the curtain goes up for "America's Robin Hood," the first Dayton Ballet performance in the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. Read More...

Wittenberg University Hosts Artists and International Exhibit Through April 25
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg Series continues this week as internationally known ceramists Yoshiro and Ester Ikeda participate in the 2003 Visual Artists Residency. The Ikedas will present a series of workshops and demonstrations from 12:30 - 4 p.m., Thursday, March 27 in room 011 of Koch Hall. These are free and open to the public, and guests need not attend the entire session. A range of techniques in ceramics including handbuilding and wheel throwing will be demonstrated by the Ikedas. Read More...

The Wittenberg Chior Will Present a Home Concert
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Music at Wittenberg will present two concerts this weekend. Read More...

Wittenberg Sponsors Holocaust History Materials for Miami Valley Schools Use
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio --For the fourth straight year Wittenberg University has sponsored an educational supplement to help teach area school children the history of the Holocaust. Read More...

Souper Benefit, Empty Bowls to be Filled at Wittenberg in April
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Art students at Wittenberg University have been throwing and glazing hundreds of bowls since the beginning of the academic year - enough to fill a large pantry - in an effort to prepare for the annual "Empty Bowls," an event to combat hunger in Clark, Champaign and Logan counties. This year's event will be held at Wittenberg from 4- 8 p.m., Thursday, April 3, in room 105 Shouvlin Center, located on Ward Avenue. Read More...

University Welcomes Two Executives as Part of Management Program
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -Wittenberg welcomes two executives to campus next week for another round of the management department's successful Executive-in-Residence program, Tuesday, March 18. The keynote address featuring Maury Giles, vice president of Wirthlin Worldwide, a marketing research company, and Aimee Segal, vice president of GMMB, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Kissell Auditorium inside Koch Hall. Giles and Segal will share their knowledge about "Applying Research to Effectively Promote Government Programs - Covering Kids." Geared toward management majors and minors, the event is open to anyone interested in the topic. Read More...

The Wittenberg Choir Will Present a "Home" Concert
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg Choir, directed by Donald A. Busarow, professor of music, will present a free public concert at 8 p.m. Friday, March 21 in Weaver Chapel on campus. Read More...

Wittenberg Explores Race, Religion and National Idenitity with Dreyfus Affair Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - In this climate of questionable peace and freedoms, the trials and imprisonment of Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French Army in the late 19th century, will be the focus at an international conference titled "The Dreyfus Affair: Race, Religion, and the Molding of National Identity." Wittenberg University will host the conference Wednesday, March 26, through Saturday, March 29, during which this historic "Affair" will be used to create a larger dialogue about our understandings of race, religion and national identity. All sessions are open to the public. Read More...

Wittenberg Science and Math Exploration Night to Inspire Area Girl Scouts March 21
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The third annual Girl Scouts Science and Math Exploration Night at Wittenberg University will be held from 6 to 11 p.m., Friday, March 21, and promises to offer the young members of the Buckeye Trails Council and their families an up-close look at the fascinating world of science. Faculty and science majors hope this event will excite the future generation of scientists and strengthen interest in the field of science for young girls in the Miami Valley. Read More...

Pottery of Wittenberg Professor Featured in Ceramics Monthly Magazine
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The world's oldest, most comprehensive and largest ceramic art periodical, Ceramics Monthly, recently took notice of the work of Scott Dooley, Wittenberg University assistant professor of art, by featuring him and his craft. The November 2002 issue of the magazine profiled Dooley's art in a five-page spread including photographs of a collection of his pottery in an article titled "Austere Structures in Eccentric Postures." Read More...

Guest Artist Recital to be Held
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A free guest artist recital featuring The Fellowship Winds, a woodwind quintet, will be presented at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 2 in Krieg Hall on the Wittenberg University campus. Read More...

Wittenberg University Alumnus and Board Member Named Interim President of U.S. Olympic Committee
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — William Martin, a member of the Wittenberg University class of 1962 and the university’s board of directors, has been named acting president of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), effective immediately. Martin is the director of athletics at the University of Michigan and had been serving the USOC since 1995, most recently as vice president-secretariat until USOC president Marty Mankamyer resigned earlier this month. Read More...

Wittenberg University Choir Goes on Tour
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - When the Wittenberg University Choir was formed in 1930, a reporter predicted in a review that the new group would go on to earn "a national, even international, reputation." That review turned out to be prophetic. Read More...

Don't Miss Electra This Week at Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - In this wintry chill, the hottest ticket in town is still available. Put on your snow boots and get your tickets while you can for Sophocles' ELECTRA, adapted by contemporary Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, Feb. 20-23 at Chakeres Memorial Theatre, 905 Woodlawn Ave. on the Springfield campus. Tickets can still be purchased for $4 at the Campus Information Center inside the Benham-Pence Student Center located at the corner of Ward Street and Woodlawn Avenue. Read More...

Delta Sigma Theta Inc. Sponsors Weeklong Events at Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Delta Week 2003, sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Inc. sorority, begins Sunday, Feb. 16. The sorority has planned a week filled with things to do. Read More...

Student Organization at Wittenberg Holds Fund Raiser for Trip to Nicaragua
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - On Wednesday, Feb. 5, S.T.A.N.D. (Students Taking Action Now Dammit) held a fund-raising event at the Ringside bar in Springfield. The event featured a concert with such acts as Munkey Juice, Wittmen Crew, Operator Mike, and Bickey and the Pirates. Read More...

Best-Selling Author Maxine Hong Kingston Discusses her Work at Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The next event in the Wittenberg Series will feature best-selling author Maxine Hong Kingston at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC). The event is cosponsored by the Wittenberg Guild. Read More...

Wittenberg University Presents Greek Tragedy Featuring Set Photos by Award-Winning Alumna
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Department of Theatre and Dance at Wittenberg University will present a timely interpretation of Sophocles' ELECTRA, adapted by contemporary Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, Feb. 20-23 at Chakeres Memorial Theatre, 905 Woodlawn Ave. on the Springfield campus. Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 10 at the Campus Information Center inside the Benham-Pence Student Center located at the corner of Ward Street and Woodlawn Avenue. Read More...

Wittenberg President Baird Tipson Calls for Long Term Plan to Fund Ohio Higher Education
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg University President Baird Tipson Friday called for an Ohio Strategic Plan for the support of higher education. “The states, such as Georgia and North Carolina,” Tipson said, “that have been most successful in making the transition to a knowledge economy are those that years ago made a long-term commitment to fund higher education – as the path to build their economies.” Read More...

Wittenberg University's a cappella Group Just Eve to Perform in International Competition
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Just Eve, Wittenberg's own all female a cappella group, has progressed to the regional stage of the International Championship for College a cappella. Read More...

War is the Topic as Wittenberg Welcomes Journalists Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Journalists Tom Brazaitis and Eleanor Clift will discuss "Is the Country Ready for War?" Monday, Feb. 3, in Weaver Chapel on the Wittenberg University campus. The free public lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is part of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Residency Program and the Wittenberg Series. Read More...

New Shanghai Circus Will Perform Amazing Feats Sunday at Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Bring the entire family to a spellbinding event that will surprise even the most avid circus fan as the world-class acrobats of the New Shanghai Circus take center stage at Wittenberg University's Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 2. The event is free thanks to the Wittenberg Series and the Freeman Foundation grant awarded to the university's premiere East Asian Studies Program. Read More...

University Charges Increase 5 Percent; Financial Assistance up 8 Percent for 2003-04
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University Board of Directors approved, at its Jan. 25 meeting, a comprehensive 5 percent increase in tuition, fees, room and board for the 2003-04 academic year. Read More...

Wittenberg Senior Art Majors to Present Work
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's senior art majors will hold an exhibit of their work at the Java House Café, 117 S. Fountain Ave., from 7-9 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31. The exhibit will feature several different mediums, including photography, ceramics and paintings under the main theme of "systematic chaos." Light refreshments will be served and there will be acoustic accompaniment from a cellist and pianist. Read More...

Candlemas to be Held at Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's Medieval Candlelight Service celebrating Candlemas, the last of the Christmas festivities, will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 in Weaver Chapel. The service is free and open to the public. Read More...

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Premieres Wittenberg Professor's Musical Tribute to Manned Flight
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - To help celebrate the centennial of manned flight this year, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra again looked to its principal tuba player and internationally acclaimed composer Steven Winteregg, adjunct associate professor of music at Wittenberg, to contribute his musical talent. The result is "To Fly Unbounded," an original composition of flight-related texts by poets Walt Whitman and Paul Laurence Dunbar, which the Dayton Philharmonic will premiere at 8 p.m. tonight, Jan. 23, and again on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Memorial Hall in Dayton. Read More...

Springfield Youth Benefit From National Youth Sports Program Held Each Summer at Wittenberg
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The middle of winter is a nice time to think about summer camp, where memories are made while making new friends and having fun. Garnett Purnell, director of athletics and recreation at Wittenberg University, also thinks summer camp is a time for structured athletic and life skill learning. Read More...

Wittenberg Applauds Alumna's Success as Lt. Governor Bradley Takes Her Place in History
COLUMBUS, Ohio - When Governor Bob Taft and Lt. Governor Jennette Bradley were sworn-in this week in Columbus many at Bradley's alma mater, Wittenberg University, shared her pride as she took her place in history books as the first African American female Lt. Governor in the United States. When she took the oath, Bradley also made Wittenberg history by reaching the highest elected political office of any graduate in the school's 158-year history, according to Dan Harkins, Clark County Republican Party chairman. Read More...

Distinguished Wittenberg Alumnus Named Great Living Cincinnatian
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Lawyer and longtime public servant William A. McClain was named one of the Great Living Cincinnatians on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Read More...

Winter Music Classes Will be Offered at Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's Center for Musical Development (CMD) announces winter classes for young children. These classes are designed to give youngsters first lessons in a small group setting. Read More...

Wittenberg Series Brings Chairman of the NAACP to Speak During MLK Celebration Week
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Convocation will feature guest speaker Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, in Weaver Chapel on campus. Read More...