Wittenberg Community Service Program Celebrates Halloween-Inspired Make a Difference Day
Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg University Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Civic and Urban Engagement Community Service Program will host a Halloween-inspired day of service on Saturday, Oct. 20, offering activities for Springfield-area children such as Halloween crafts, story-reading, face painting, Halloween games, and, of course, trick-or-treating. The Make a Difference Day Halloween Festival is [...]
Wittenberg Welcomes Renowned Author, Civil Rights Advocate Cornel West
Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University welcomes civil rights advocate Cornel West, professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Pam Evans Smith Arena, HPERC, 250 Bill Edwards Drive, for a presentation titled “Lead, Love, and Serve: The Conscious Effort Toward Justice in America.” The program, [...]
Wittenberg Series Presents Director Lee Hirsch For Visual Artist Residency
Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University welcomes documentary filmmaker Lee Hirsch to campus Oct. 9-10 for a Wittenberg Series-sponsored Visual Artist Residency. Hirsch will present a public lecture titled “An Evening with Lee Hirsch: Bully,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Weaver Chapel (NOTE THE CHANGE IN VENUE FROM Pam Evans Smith Arena, HPER Center). [...]
Wittenberg To Present Korean Consumer Design Exhibition
Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University’s commitment to providing diverse cultural opportunities continues at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, with the opening celebration for a Korean Consumer Design exhibition titled “Selling Happiness Consumer Design in Korea 1960s to 1980s” at the Springfield Center for the Arts at Wittenberg University. The exhibition is sponsored by Wittenberg’s East [...]
Wittenberg Hosts Second Annual Tiger Triathlon During Homecoming Weekend 2012
Springfield, Ohio – For the second consecutive year, Wittenberg University’s Homecoming Weekend will include an opportunity for friendly competition and much-needed exercise in the form of the Tiger Triathlon. The 2012 event begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, in the HPER Center Natatorium, 250 Bill Edwards Drive, and the staging area will be located [...]
Wittenberg Theatre Department Presents The Importance Of Being Earnest
September 20, 2012
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Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg University Department of Theatre and Dance presents its first mainstage production of the 2012-13 academic year, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Jason Podplesky, performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 4-6 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, in [...]
Wittenberg Holds Annual CROP Walk To Fight Hunger Sept. 30
Springfield, Ohio – Wittenberg University’s proud tradition of educating active and engaged students who serve their community continues when the Weaver Chapel Association (WCA) leads the annual CROP Hunger Walk on campus, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30. The CROP Hunger Walk, a ministry of Church World Services (CWS), is organized by students in [...]
Wittenberg Series To Welcome American Writer Nick Flynn
Springfield, Ohio – American writer, poet and playwright Nick Flynn will visit Wittenberg University to present “Reenactments: The Games We All Play” for the Wittenberg Series-sponsored Dr. Allen J. Koppenhaver Literary Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, in Bayley Auditorium, Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center, 315 Bill Edwards Drive. A poet and author of [...]
Wittenberg Celebrates the William A. McClain Center for Diversity
September 12, 2012
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Springfield, Ohio – A wide range of Wittenberg University community members gathered at 825 Woodlawn Ave. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, to celebrate a Civil Rights pioneer as the former William A. McClain Black Culture House became the William A. McClain Center for Diversity. The McClain Center now houses the offices of the American International Association [...]
Wittenberg Hosts Event To Analyze Drone Surveillance Tactics
Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg University Department of Sociology, the Sociology Club, the Wittenberg Student Peace Alliance and the Department of Theatre and Dance are co-sponsoring a campus event of the Know Drones Tour, a national sidewalk education project aimed at informing the public on the impact of drone war and drone surveillance. The tour [...]