During this hotly contested election year, Wittenberg’s political science department created an innovative colloquium series titled “Affairs of the State: Ohio.” The series brought to campus two Ohio officials this fall, starting with Lee Fisher, Ohio Lt. Governor, who discussed…

Thomas Martin, professor of health, fitness and sport, recently completed a four-month Fulbright Scholar grant to study and teach Physical Education in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon).

Martin began his Fulbright position by training physical education faculty at the University of Ruhuna in Matara to teach the first university-level interdisciplinary academic course in physical education in the country. He also formulated an equipment plan for the university’s fitness facilities, established an outdoor walking/jogging/running circuit and designed an exercise chart to record students’ progress.

With a desire to engage Wittenberg students in Springfield, student interns from the Celebrate Springfield summer project initiated and coordinated the first-ever “Passport to Springfield” event Aug. 27. The event brought together cultural and arts organizations, local retail establishments, entertainment…

They arrived on campus in a funky green school bus on Sept. 11, and for the next week, members of the award-winning Bread & Puppet Theater Company took Wittenberg students under their collective wing for a unique educational opportunity as part of the 2008-2009 Witt Series.

Hailed as a profoundly powerful storyteller, Ric Burns, internationally known documentary filmmaker, and PBS writer and producer, traveled to campus to discuss his current film project during the Witt Series-sponsored William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture, Sept. 18.

Titled We Shall Remain:…

Internationally recognized psychologist, author and science journalist Daniel Goleman discussed his latest New York Times bestseller, Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships, Oct. 2, during the Witt Series-sponsored Fred R. Leventhal Family Endowed Lecture.

One of world’s foremost experts on the…

Though her actual “title” was cook, Annabelle Norris Smith quickly became the second mom to more than 600 Beta Theta Pi brothers in her 45 years with the fraternity house. Three generations of Betas affectionately called her “Annie,” and the…

When David Dittmann ‘66 graduated, chances are he never anticipated coming back to pass his light on in such a generous way. Owner of Audio Bookshelf, a company specializing in the production and sale of audio books for middle school-aged…

Wittenberg was recently ranked #7 for “More to Do on Campus” in The Princeton Review’s 2009 list of the top 368 colleges and universities in the country. With more than 120 social, athletic and extracurricular activities, students can find any activity…

As the 2007-08 fiscal year came to a close, Wittenberg celebrated the success of its annual fund campaign, which secured more than $2.6 million to advance the nationally ranked institution and provide significant scholarship support for its students. The best…