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Student-run newspaper’s website named one of top 10 in the country
By Jack Behrend The Observer, ӰƵ’s independent, student-run campus newspaper, recently took home a top ranking from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). The Observer’s website, the paper’s forum for breaking news, archived articles and reader feedback, was named the…
Staff member and alumnus awarded with 2013 Movers and Shakers Awards
Jonathan Wehner, director of recruiting and strategic initiatives at ӰƵ, was recognized by the Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club with a 2013 Movers and Shakers Award, which honors 25 Cleveland-area professionals under the age of 35 who are active in their…
Law student Tyrone Scott wins Grammy Foundation writing contest, attends awards ceremony
Tyrone Scott, a member of the School of Law class of 2014, was selected as the winner for the Grammy Foundation’s 15th annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. Scott’s prizes included a scholarship of $5,000 as well as airfare, hotel…
More than 80 students named to ”Who’s Who Among Students” list
Eighty-two ӰƵ undergraduate students were selected for the 2013 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. To be eligible to apply to Who’s Who, students must have earned a minimum of 75 credits and demonstrated academic achievement by having at…
CWRU named to 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction
The ongoing and wide-ranging community engagement of ӰƵ faculty, staff and students has earned a prestigious national honor. The university was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction by the Corporation for National…
Associate VP Dean Patterson honored with international poetry award
Dean Patterson, associate vice president of Student Affairs, was recently honored with the International Who’s Who in Poetry Award from The International Library of Poetry, Noble House Publishers, and The National Library of Poetry. Only previously published poets whose work appeared in print and…
Faculty, staff and student’s photographs selected for show; UMC’s Susan Griffith wins special award
Three members of the ӰƵ community had photographs selected for display in the Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA) six-state photography show in Oberlin, Ohio. A public reception and awards ceremony was held March 3, and the gallery remains open through March 30. Al…
Psychology’s Lee Thompson named top educator of first-year students in the U.S.
Return to Think By Numbers, the 2012-2013 Annual Report Professor Lee Thompson takes an unusual approach to teaching her course “Life of the Mind,” a First Seminar in SAGES (the Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship) at ӰƵ. Thompson, chair of the…
Katie Kleinberg honored at RHA Conference
Last weekend, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) represented ӰƵ at No Frills conference for Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls in Charleston, W.Va. At the conference, RHA Vice President of Internal Development Katie Kleinberg was…
Dhamakapella places in two out-of-state a cappella competitions
ӰƵ's South Asian fusion a cappella group, Dhamakapella, has had an eventful and successful semester. In the past month, Dhamakapella has traveled to two out-of-state competitions and has placed at both. On Jan. 26, Dhamakapella competed at Phillyfest Phillharmonic in…