Cedarville University

CEDARVILLE, OHIO - Moving earth for heaven's sake is the purpose of a team of Cedarville University engineering students. The students are going beyond the classroom to build a custom-made earth mover that will equip a hospital in Zimbabwe to keep its roads accessible and its doors open to those in need. Nearly two years ago, Cedarville's School of Engineering launched a senior design project to create an affordable, tractor-mounted earth mover for Karanda Mission Hospital. Now, a new team of students is bringing that vision to life, planning to complete and deliver the machine to the hospital by the end of May. Karanda Mission Hospital serves the physical and spiritual needs of Zimbabwe's northwest region. Due to the hospital's remote location away from heavily populated areas, reliable road access is critical. During Zimbabwe's rainy season, dirt roads leading to the hospital are often washed away, severely impacting Karanda's ability to provide care.

The following student graduated from Cedarville University in spring 2024 with an undergraduate degree.

Students at Cedarville University have been named to the Dean's Honor List for the Spring 2024 semester. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Kaicheng Ye, a junior from Beavercreek, Ohio majoring in cyber operations and computer science at Cedarville University, however, can claim winning the 2022 National Security Agency's Codebreaker Challenge. For the past couple of years, Ye has made an enduring impact on the cybersecurity program at Cedarville. He is a fellow for Cyber Exercises, which is a leadership position that manages, researches, and organizes practices for future cyber competitions that Cedarville students compete in. The National Security Agency (NSA) holds the annual codebreaker challenge competition every year, allowing participants to use their technical skills in mission-centric scenarios-which is similar to the work of the NSA.

The following students were named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List at Cedarville University. Students receive this recognition for obtaining a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours

The following students were named to the Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University for Spring 2023. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

One group of Cedarville University business students is selling a clothing line focused on reaching the one, selling merchandise off campus and donating all proceeds to One Bistro cafe in Xenia. The Pursuit team includes Madison McMillan, Sarah Whitscell, Anna Wallace, Sarah Baab, Leah Reger, Ryan Sheppard, William Hess, Michael Devore, Matthew Morton, Dawson Poling, Silas Boulanger, and Madelyn Robey.

Students from Cedarville University's athletic training program won the Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association (OATA) Annual Student Quiz Bowl on November 13 with 4,278.12 points. The Cedarville team defeated teams from Ohio State University (OSU) and Ohio University (OU) by more than 2,000 points in the final round.

Cedarville University theatre's spring production of "The Beams are Creaking" will run from March 31-April 2 and April 7-10. The show's lead roles will be played by Josiah Kareck, senior from Antioch, Tennessee, as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Sam Acosta, junior from Noblesville, Indiana, as Corporal Knobloch, along with a supporting cast who portray friends, family and co-conspirators.

Students pursuing a degree in allied health can often be found in medical practices, training centers and on the sidelines at football games. But one Saturday a month, students from Cedarville University's Allied Health Student Organization (AHSO) will be serving their community on the frontlines of the battle against food scarcity. Starting on Saturday, Nov. 20, students from AHSO served food from 10-11 a.m. at the Cedarville Community Food Pantry. The pantry, hosted by Cedarville United Presbyterian Church, provides food for local residents on the third Saturday of every month. AHSO first connected with the food pantry last year, thanks to a connection between AHSO's then-treasurer, Emma Mlagan, and representatives from the food pantry. Students were able to serve once at the end of the spring semester, greeting those who arrived and helping with distributing food.

Honor students are known for their commitment in the classroom. A group from Cedarville University is showing that same level of drive in their commitment to serving their community. Tau Delta Kappa (TDK), the social organization attached to Cedarville's honor's program, is focused on providing lasting friendships, academic opportunities, and service projects. Camp Jabez is a recreation facility offering youth summer camps incorporating the Bible with outdoor activities. With the primary goal of Christian ministry, Camp Jabez staff also aim to show children the beauty of God's creation through interaction with horses, facilitated by both full-time and volunteer staff members. They also provide equine-assisted therapy to members of the community, which involves activities with horses that are proven to assist with mental health and even addiction recovery.

Watching T.J Milby's fast-paced college life from the sidelines, it may have seemed like he only had one goal in mind. Yet, years of combined soccer and theological training have equipped him with a game plan that is already making a positive mark in the lives of refugee children in Dayton, Ohio. Milby will graduate from Cedarville University with his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in December 2021, but he is already serving others through Dayton Soccer, a ministry of Athletes in Action. Dayton Soccer has already offered two soccer clinics with refugee children in mind, with two more scheduled for October 9 and 30. They are free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Dayton Soccer website.

Cedarville University senior Alyx Vissing had hoped that her internship at Trans World Radio (TWR) would lead to a full-time position with TWR. Vissing is a senior broadcasting, digital media and journalism major with an emphasis in radio from Willow Wood, Ohio. After graduation in May, Vissing will return to TWR as a full-time missionary serving as the Women of Hope audio/visual production coordinator. In this position, Vissing will plan and produce all audio and visual content for TWR-Women of Hope, which includes recording and voicing content, finding and training talent and editing and producing the finished product.

Four freshmen in the class of 2025 are no strangers to university living. In fact, their parents served as residence directors (RD) nearly two decades ago, meaning that the first time these students were on campus they were in strollers and swaddles. Now, they're back, and ready to make their 1,000 days of college life their own. Alexa Harris, a communication major from State College, Pennsylvania; Kylie Atwell, a nursing major from Denver, Colorado; Jillian Basner, an undeclared major from Nelson, New Hampshire; and Jackson Isaacs, a business finance major from Colorado Springs, Colorado spent their early formative years in residence hall apartments.

He grew up 7,019 miles away from Cedarville University, speaking a different language, enjoying a different culture and experiencing a different climate. Now, he's not only learning at Cedarville - he's leading. Rufus Mathew, a junior computer science major from the Kingdom of Bahrain, was recently elected Student Government Association (SGA) president for 2021-22 at Cedarville University.

On Friday, April 2, Cedarville University hosted a Red Cross blood drive with hopes to yield new plasma donors in the fight against COVID-19. This spring's blood drive took place in the Stevens Student Center (SSC) event rooms 240 & 241, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

James Barber, a senior accounting major and member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at Cedarville University, has been recognized as a Cadet of the Year by the Central State University ROTC program. Out of nearly 20,000 cadets nationwide, Barber is one of 273 cadets to be honored with the award. Recipients were selected from regional ROTC programs after their grades, academic standing and leadership potential were assessed, and they attended a virtual leadership conference where they received training from general officers.

Cedarville University communication students presented research at the National Communication Association (NCA) including Jesse Musgrave, a junior strategic communication major from Mt. Blanchard, Ohio.

Stephanie Wu, a fourth-year professional pharmacy student from Peoria, Illinois, is the first Cedarville University student from the school of pharmacy to be accepted into an industry fellowship program. Wu will graduate from Cedarville this May and then will start her fellowship with Sanofi Genzyme, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country. She will serve on their immunology and medical science liaison team starting July 1.