Published November 12, 2022
Thank You, Veterans
With gratitude for their service and bravery, Wittenberg salutes all its veterans. We give a special shout-out to 98-year-old Walter Stitt ’63 ’65S (right), a World War II Army veteran who served as a loader and gunner in the Sherman tanks, earning two Purple Hearts for being wounded twice as his division battled across France and Belgium into Germany. He recently received the French Legion of Honor for helping to liberate France from Nazi occupation.
Fighting Fires
Pitching tents, digging latrines, wielding a chainsaw, and traveling by smokejumper plane were all part of a typical work day this past summer for Olivia Lawrence, class of 2023, as she participated in the first-ever all-women conservation corps fire crew in Alaska hosted by the National Park Service.
Demons and Ghost Tours
Travis Proctor has turned his fascination with demons into his first scholarly book, Demonic Bodies and the Dark Ecologies of Early Christian Culture, published by Oxford University in May. To challenge his students to think about what "haunts" our culture, the assistant professor of religion takes his students on a local ghost tour each fall.
Sophomore Earns 2022 Cornett Scholarship
Jake Moore, class of 2024 from Zanesville, Ohio, was named the 2022 recipient of The Claudia E. and Charles F. Cornett Creative Teaching Merit Scholarship, established by the Cornetts to provide an annual tuition award to a Wittenberg junior or senior majoring or minoring in the department of education and seeking teaching licensure.
Greek Week 2022
The Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils recently hosted Greek Week activities for the Wittenberg community, including Trick or Treat with the Greeks, Broomball at The Chiller, and the Lip Sync Battle dance competition. View photos here.
NetworkWitt
Whether you’re a recent graduate or an alumnus/a with significant professional experience, we all have something in common: a desire to connect and help each other. NetworkWitt provides unique job opportunities, career support, a chance to mentor or seek mentorship, and countless resources available to alumni in one place. NetworkWitt helps you stand out among a crowd, provides industry and job exposure, assists with career transitions, and furthers your professional career. NetworkWitt is Wittenberg’s private community to assist alumni and students with finding their future. Claim your account today HERE.
Annual Postcard Project
All alumni are invited to assist us in the recruitment of the class of 2027. This is the last chance to register to send 10 postcards to students who have been accepted to Wittenberg. Thank you for your ongoing support!
#LifeAfterWitt
Former Writing Center advisor Colin Payton ’13 is using the skills he learned at Wittenberg in his current role as director of the writing center at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
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Alumni Award Nominations
Wittenberg alumni are making an impact in everything they do, both in their careers and their communities. The Alumni Association recognizes and celebrates outstanding alumni during an annual awards ceremony every Homecoming weekend. Alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of Wittenberg are invited to nominate alumni deserving of recognition. There are no restrictions on the number of nominations a person may submit, and people submitting nominations do not need to be graduates of Wittenberg University. Nominations are due by Jan. 7, 2023.
Opportunity for Engagement
The Alumni Association Board is seeking interested candidates who are proven leaders, have demonstrated service to the alumni population, are experienced in working in a collaborative environment, and are committed to serving as Wittenberg ambassadors in their communities. Find out more information, and submit a nomination for yourself or a fellow alumnus/a by March 10, 2023.