Office Of Alumni Relations Opens 2010-11 Noon Lunch & Lecture Series Sept. 20

Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg University Office of Alumni Relations opens its 2010-11 Noon Lunch & Lecture Series with a presentation by Professor of Geography Olga Medvedkov and Taylor Hafley, class of 2010. They will speak on the topic of “Springfield Foreclosure Crisis and How Wittenberg Geography Students Helped the City to Receive a $6 [...]

Best-Selling Author Jonathan Safran Foer To Speak At Wittenberg Series-Sponsored Fred R. Leventhal Family Endowed Lecture

Springfield, Ohio —Award-winning author Jonathan Safran Foer will speak at the 2010-11 Wittenberg Series-sponsored Fred R. Leventhal Family Endowed Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, in Pam Evans Smith Arena, located in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center. Foer is the author of bestselling novels Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Everything Is [...]

Wittenberg Hosts Ninth Annual Jazz And Blues Music Workshop Sept. 10

Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg will host its ninth annual jazz and blues music workshop, featuring performers from this year’s African American Cross-Cultural Works Blues and Jazz Festival in nearby Yellow Springs, Ohio, from 4:15-5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, in room 300 Krieg Hall. Performances by R& B singer J. Vaughn, the younger brother of Grammy [...]

Wittenberg’s Art Department Presents James Luckett Exhibit And Lecture

Springfield, Ohio – The Wittenberg University Department of Art opens the academic year with an exhibit of black and white photographs by James Luckett, who will present a lecture about his work at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Kissell Auditorium, Koch Hall. A reception will follow in the Ann Miller Gallery. The photographs are [...]

Wittenberg University Announces Wide Range Of Dynamic Programming For 2010-11 Wittenberg Series

Springfield, Ohio — For nearly 30 years, Wittenberg University has welcomed the widest possible range of artists, speakers and performers through its annual Wittenberg Series. During the 2010-11 school year, the Wittenberg Series will once again enrich the lives of members of the Wittenberg and Springfield communities, featuring a bold and diverse list of guest [...]

Center For Musical Development Offers Fall Music Enrichment Opportunities

Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University’s Center for Musical Development (CMD) is offering fall music classes for children and adults. Beginning Piano for Elementary Age Students offers piano lessons in a small group setting and the opportunity to learn to read music and musical notation, find keyboard landmarks and play rhythms. Classes for children entering grades [...]

A Legend Remembered: Wittenberg Benefactor and Community Leader Richard L. “Dick” Kuss ’45 Dies

Springfield, Ohio – Richard L. “Dick” Kuss ’45, longtime Springfield businessman and philanthropist, who was known for his extraordinary generosity and genuineness, died in his sleep Aug. 9. He was 87.  Throughout his life, Kuss not only shaped the Springfield community, but he deeply loved his alma mater, leading and participating in countless initiatives to [...]

Wittenberg University Welcomes Alumna, Washington Attorney For Wittenberg Series-Sponsored Opening Convocation

Springfield, Ohio — Recognized as one of the “leading energy lawyers in the nation” by the Legal Times in 2005, Linda Stuntz, Wittenberg University class of 1976 and a founding partner of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Stuntz, Davis & Staffier, will present the keynote address at the annual Wittenberg Series-sponsored Opening Convocation at [...]

Office of Community Service Plans Third Annual Plunge Into Service Event

Springfield, Ohio — Community service is an important component of every Wittenberg University student’s educational experience. To introduce the students of the Class of 2014 to the possibilities and opportunities of Wittenberg’s unique community service graduation requirement, the Office of Community Service has scheduled its third annual New Student Service Plunge for Sunday, Aug. 22. [...]

Interns Transform Neighborhood With Community Garden Project

Springfield, Ohio – After it was demolished in the 1960s, the site of the former Lincoln Elementary School went from a hive of activity on the south side of Springfield to a weed-filled vacant lot. Thanks to the ingenuity of Wittenberg University interns, that all changed this summer with the creation of the Grand Avenue [...]

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