In 2023, we introduced our readers to some amazing Wittenberg students, faculty and staff members and all of the things they are doing on campus. They definitely make us #WittProud every day!
Nursing Students’ Research Receives High Praise
Published April 21, 2023: Ten nursing students put Wittenberg's emphasis on experiential learning into practice when their classroom research was selected for poster presentations at the annual conference for the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing in New Orleans. Read More
Women’s Basketball Standouts Follow In Their Parents’ Footsteps To Tiger Success
Published April 24, 2023: Wittenberg women's basketball teammates Kelsey Ragan ’25 and Jazmyn Gaines-Burns ’25 have followed in their fathers' footsteps, three decades after Luke Ragan ’94 and John Burns ’95 suited up for the Tigers. Read More
Student Leader Earns Gilman International Scholarship
Published April 28, 2023: Jonathan Golden '24 is one of approximately 1,500 outstanding and diverse American undergraduate students to receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship through the U.S. Department of the State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Read More
Student Actor Shines in One-Woman Show
Published May 2, 2023: While performing on stage in front of others is a tough task for many, being the only actor on the stage in front of an audience – well that’s even tougher. Abby Moore '25 did just that and quite successfully, when she starred in the performance Grounded, recently presented by Wittenberg’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Read More
Leader in Community Outreach Earns 2023 Ping Award
Published May 22, 2023: Amanda Kot '24 was among 13 statewide recipients of the 2023 Charles J. Ping Student Service Award sponsored by Ohio Campus Compact, a nonprofit membership organization of 40 Ohio colleges and universities, which serves to promote community service initiatives on campuses. Read More
Public Problem Solver Named Campus Compact 2023 Newman Civic Fellow
Published May 23, 2023: Acknowledged as a public problem solver with a demonstrated investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities, Daniel Bean '24 was recently named a Campus Compact 2023 Newman Civic Fellow. Read More
Alumni Association Selects Biology Professor Matt Collier as Recipient of Top Faculty Prize
Published June 6, 2023: The 2023 Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Teaching was awarded to Matt Collier, professor of biology and chair of the department in recognition of his dedication to superior, quality teaching. Read More
Wittenberg Junior Receives 2023 Cornett Creative Teaching Merit Scholarship
Published June 28, 2023: Mackenzie Hessick '25 has been named the 2023 recipient of The Claudia E. and Charles F. Cornett Creative Teaching Merit Scholarship, which annually recognizes a rising junior or senior education major or minor seeking teacher licensure who has a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and exhibits creative behaviors and philosophies. Read More
Biology Major Explores Passion For Animals Through Internship With Cincinnati Zoo
Published July 13, 2023: Passionate about animals since her youth, biology major and lacrosse player Zoe Chirumbolo McKee '24 is gaining significant experience as an intern with the Cincinnati Zoo’s Wings of Wonder Encounters this summer. Read More
Nursing Major Lands Externship With Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Published July 17, 2023: Bailey Smith '24 is spending the summer gaining hands-on experience and shadowing professionals in an organ transplant unit through Medstar Georgetown University Hospital’s Student Nurse Technician Externship program. Read More
Summer Research, Study Abroad, and Internships Prepared Student For Marine Science Career
Published August 16, 2023: Before even beginning his senior year, Michael Vrbanac '24 is already prepared to delve into his future career. A biology major pursuing a minor in marine science, Vrbanac has more experience than most under his belt thanks to internships, summer research, and a semester abroad, placing him steps ahead toward his goal of becoming a marine scientist. Read More
Rising Junior Reflects On Summer Internship With Akron RubberDucks
Published August 18, 2023: Wittenberg students have excelled at a variety of internships this summer. Jack Houck '25 is one such intern. This summer, Houck landed an internship with the Minor League Baseball team, the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. Read More
New Mock Trial Team Refreshed And Ready To Go
Published September 7, 2023: Back by popular demand, Wittenberg once again will boast a Mock Trial team. The team is up and running, this time under the direction of newly hired coach Chris Leapley and in partnership with the Department of Political Science and Office of the Provost. Read More
Panhellenic Council Leads Drive To Collect Feminine Hygiene Products
Published December 14, 2023: Wittenberg’s Panhellenic Council conducted its largest ever philanthropic effort this semester to benefit the campus and surrounding community. Students involved in sorority life packed more than 1,000 bags of feminine hygiene products last month in the Benham-Pence Student Center. Read More
Lesotho Nutrition Initiative Hosted Numerous Packing Events In 2023
Published December 18, 2023: Trying to make a difference in the lives of children suffering from malnourishment in Lesotho in southern Africa, the Lesotho Nutrition Initiative (LNI) has packed more than 300,000 meals following its final two packs of the year, the last local one being on Dec. 14 in Wittenberg’s 1929 Fieldhouse. Read More
Champion City Write Now receives grant from Springfield Foundation
Published December 21, 2023: Wittenberg’s new summer immersive writing program, Champion City Write Now (CCWN), just received a big boost for 2024 with the awarding of $5,000 through the Springfield Foundation for operational expenses, including marketing materials, program supplies, and student supplies. Read More