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Late in the Tiger women’s soccer team’s final 2006 preseason scrimmage, goalkeeper Jordan Bamberger ’09 was involved in a collision that re-shaped her collegiate career. She had sustained a serious injury to her left knee, described as a varus stress…

Education, Spring 2009 »

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Committed to infusing internationalism into the curriculum as per its strategic plan, Wittenberg’s newly announced International Studies program not only gives students a competitive edge in the global economy, but it also reaffirms the distinctiveness of a Wittenberg education.

“This is…

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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Witt Nation Inspires

witt-nation-inspiresWittenberg’s first-of-its-kind Witt Nation alumni tour last summer has not only become a sought-after conference presentation, but it has also inspired more than 50 colleges to inquire about the unique, technologically driven alumni engagement initiative.

To date, Linda Beals ’87, director…

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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New Science Outreach Effort Inspires Young Minds

Designed to expose area high school and home-schooled students to science and its many possibilities, Wittenberg has launched a Saturday Science program. Eight academic departments – biology, chemistry, computer science, geography, geology, mathematics, physics and psychology – are collaborating on the free program, which began Jan. 24 and is now running once a month throughout the school year.

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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Wittenberg’s Board of Directors recently approved a record low 2.9 percent increase in tuition for the 2009-2010 academic year – the lowest percentage increase since 1965. With room and board, the overall cost to attend Wittenberg this fall will increase…

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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William A. Kinnison ’54, president emeritus, has authored a groundbreaking book on the history of Wittenberg. Titled Wittenberg: An American College, the book seeks to tie together numerous historical documents and publications throughout the years into the most thorough overview…

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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Study-Abroad Options Discussed With Namesake

Following its strategic plan initiative to infuse the curriculum with international perspective, Wittenberg welcomed four distinguished guests from Wittenberg, Germany, Feb. 9, to begin a dialogue regarding a possible partnership to provide semester-long study-abroad programs for Wittenberg students.

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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Wittenberg has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is…

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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Professor Participates In New Fulbright Program

Already a recognized state leader in the number of prestigious Fulbright Awards earned by its faculty members, Wittenberg will also now be represented in a pioneering new program sponsored by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), a division…

Around Myers Hollow, Spring 2009 »

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Annual Fund Welcomes Two New Faces

Chelsea White and Kristen Kelly ’01 recently joined the Office of Advancement as assistant directors for The Wittenberg Fund, the sustaining fund for the university.
White received her bachelor’s degree in communication and public advocacy from Ohio University in 2007, and she has completed the requirements of the International Corporate Media graduate program at Marietta College. In addition to managing Wittenberg’s new phone center, White will guide the senior class giving program and assist with athletics fundraising.