Student Business Donates All Proceeds to Local Nonprofit
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.

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2022 Jan 12
Student Business Led by Parker Johnson Donates All Proceeds to Local Nonprofit
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.

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2022 Jan 12
Student Intern Lands Capitol Hill Position
An unforeseeable promotion just transformed Sage Shower's Washington, D.C., internship from unforgettable to irreplaceable. Showers, a junior political science major at Cedarville University from Hammon, Oklahoma, has spent the last three months living, working and learning just down the street from the United States Capitol. Along with 14 Cedarville students accepted to the D.C. Semester, Showers is earning her public policy minor while gaining valuable internship experience. But for Showers, her internship unexpectedly shifted into a full-time opportunity as a staff assistant in the office of U.S. Sen. James Lankford, senator from Oklahoma.

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2021 Dec 6

Family Opens Pharmacy to Serve Community
Cedarville student Luke Woodard is helping his sister get a hometown pharmacy off the ground in Germantown, Ohio. While serving in a pharmacy fellowship, working as a pharmacist and being a mom, Dr. Katherine Perry from Camden, Ohio, a Cedarville University pharmacy alumna, also decided to open her own independent pharmacy from scratch. With help from her family, Perry hopes to bring a personal touch to healthcare in Germantown, Ohio, near where she grew up. Her mother, Michelle Woodard, currently works at the store, as does Perry's brother, Luke Woodard, a Cedarville finance student from Camden, Ohio. Her sister, Abby Woodard, also from Camden, plans on joining her after graduation from the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy in May 2022. This isn't Perry's first experience with an independent pharmacy. As part of her fellowship at the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy, she served at Cedar Care Village Pharmacy in Cedarville, the teaching pharmacy of the university. This experience helped her understand firsthand the personal touch an independent pharmacy can provide.

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2021 Aug 19
Family Opens Pharmacy To Serve Their Community
While serving in a pharmacy fellowship, working as a pharmacist and being a mom, Dr. Katherine Perry from Camden, Ohio, a Cedarville University pharmacy alumna, also decided to open her own independent pharmacy from scratch. With help from her family, Perry hopes to bring a personal touch to healthcare in Germantown, Ohio, near where she grew up. Her mother, Michelle Woodard, currently works at the store, as does Perry's brother, Luke Woodard, a Cedarville finance student from Camden, Ohio. Her sister, Abby Woodard, also from Camden, plans on joining her after graduation from the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy in May 2022. This isn't Perry's first experience with an independent pharmacy. As part of her fellowship at the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy, she served at Cedar Care Village Pharmacy in Cedarville, the teaching pharmacy of the university. This experience helped her understand firsthand the personal touch an independent pharmacy can provide.

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2021 Aug 19
Family-Owned Pharmacy to Serve their Community
While serving in a pharmacy fellowship, working as a pharmacist and being a mom, Dr. Katherine Perry from Camden, Ohio, a Cedarville University pharmacy alumna, also decided to open her own independent pharmacy from scratch. With help from her family, Perry hopes to bring a personal touch to healthcare in Germantown, Ohio, near where she grew up. Her mother, Michelle Woodard, currently works at the store, as does Perry's brother, Luke Woodard, a Cedarville finance student from Camden, Ohio. Her sister, Abby Woodard, also from Camden, plans on joining her after graduation from the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy in May 2022. This isn't Perry's first experience with an independent pharmacy. As part of her fellowship at the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy, she served at Cedar Care Village Pharmacy in Cedarville, the teaching pharmacy of the university. This experience helped her understand firsthand the personal touch an independent pharmacy can provide.

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2021 Aug 19
Wearable Art Becomes Rachel Higbee's Business
After a couple summers working in the food industry, Cedarville University junior Rachel Higbee knew she wanted a career that could incorporate her love of art. This led her to found Arae Designs, where she has already sold over 1,000 custom-made clay earrings in a little over a year. Higbee, a professional writing and information design major from Brownsburg, Indiana, experimented with custom paintings and drawings in high school. However, even though she received a lot of orders, the time involved in fulfilling each request kept this from becoming a sustainable business while she was also a full-time student.

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2021 Apr 22
Forum Discusses Differences, Seeks Unity
Cedarville University's history and government department will host the first-ever Romans 14 Forum on April 10 at 6 p.m. in the Center for Biblical and Theological Studies, room 115. The event will encourage unity and understanding through exploring different opinions on secondary issues in the Christian faith. Three student speakers will lead the forum in a panel format. Each will offer a short presentation on a topic and will answer student questions vetted by event moderators.

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2021 Apr 9
Mundelein Native Builds Business With 1.8 Million TikTok Video Views
Amy Wikrent was hopeful she'd find a market for her handmade clay jewelry, but she never imagined one of her business videos would get 1.8 million views on TikTok and that she'd sell her entire inventory. Wikrent, a senior professional writing and information design student at Cedarville University from Mundelein, Illinois, started Beloved Priceless in November 2019. Sales of the handmade earrings, keychains and necklaces support Mission of Hope, an organization that serves Haitians in poverty.

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2020 Oct 26
Little Hocking Native Involved in Student-Led Company
Proclaim the Name is a thriving student-led company that sells everyday products in hopes that they will spark conversations about faith in Jesus. Students involved in Proclaim the Name, including Logan Ball a sophomore business management major from Little Hocking OH, are a part of Cedarville University's Integrated Business Core (IBC), a program that was recognized in the Washington Post. The IBC includes a set of classes that teach students how to begin and run their own businesses, including sales, marketing and product or service delivery.

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2020 Oct 16
Cranberry Township Native Involved in Student-Led Company
Proclaim the Name is a thriving student-led company that sells everyday products in hopes that they will spark conversations about faith in Jesus. Students involved in Proclaim the Name, including Olivia Aronsohn, a junior accounting major Cranberry Township, PA, are a part of Cedarville University's Integrated Business Core (IBC), a program that was recognized in the Washington Post. The IBC includes a set of classes that teach students how to begin and run their own businesses, including sales, marketing and product or service delivery.

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2020 Oct 15
COVID Shutdown Inspires Workout Game Business Startup for Mears Native
Without any previous business or entrepreneurship experience, Alayna Ackley, a junior adolescent and young adult life science education major from Mears, Michigan, has founded her own business, Encore, a card game that turns working out into a friendly competition. Currently, Encore focuses on abdominal workouts with the hope that it will eventually expand to cardio, leg and arm workouts. To preorder the game visit encoreab.com.

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2020 Oct 12
Tipp City Native Involved in Student-Led Company
Proclaim the Name is a thriving student-led company that sells everyday products in hopes that they will spark conversations about faith in Jesus. Students involved in Proclaim the Name, including Nicole Seagraves, junior business management major from Tipp City, OH, are a part of Cedarville University's Integrated Business Core (IBC), a program that was recognized in the Washington Post. The IBC includes a set of classes that teach students how to begin and run their own businesses, including sales, marketing and product or service delivery.

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2020 Oct 15
Allendale Native Turns Stylish Creations Into Instagram Business Success
In an era marked by social distancing and customer caution toward shopping in brick and mortar stores, Cedarville junior Jessie Gerakinis took to Instagram to turn a passion for handmade style into a successful online business along with Cedarville junior Keziah Stockdale. Awe & Co. launched in May 2019 as an online business specializing in polymer clay jewelry, "patch pants" and a handful of other fashion staples ranging from canvas dresses to beaded necklaces. Stockdale, the seamstress, and Gerakinis, the jeweler, work together to create quality products with a unique flair.

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2020 Oct 6
Frankfort Native Turns Stylish Creations Into Instagram Business Success
In an era marked by social distancing and customer caution toward shopping in brick and mortar stores, Cedarville juniors Keziah Stockdale and Jessie Gerakinis took to Instagram to turn their passion for handmade style into a successful online business. Awe & Co. launched in May 2019 as an online business specializing in polymer clay jewelry, "patch pants" and a handful of other fashion staples ranging from canvas dresses to beaded necklaces. Stockdale, the seamstress, and Gerakinis, the jeweler, work together to create quality products with a unique flair.

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2020 Oct 6
Cvammen Begins Eyewear Company
Cedarville University senior Ryan Cvammen recently began a company which sells blue light filtering glasses and donates a percentage of the proceeds to support missionaries in Zambia.

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2020 Feb 21
Shaw Ojeda Chosen for New Entrepreneurship Fellowship
Dr. Myriam Shaw Ojeda, a 2019 Cedarville pharmacy graduate from New Delhi, India, has been named the first fellow in the Ohio Pharmacists Association Center for Entrepreneurship Fellowship.

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2019 Oct 3
Gordon Designs Autonomous Golf Cart
Cedarville University Student Ryan Gordon Designs Autonomous Golf Cart

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2019 Apr 9
Jessurun Designs Autonomous Golf Cart
Cedarville University Student Nathan Jessurun Designs Autonomous Golf Cart

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2019 Apr 5
Chester Develops Business Selling Outdoor Gear
Cedarville University Student Gabe Chester Develops Business Selling Outdoor Gear

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2019 Apr 3
Lin Prepares for Infectious Disease Training
Cedarville University Pharmacy Student Stacy Lin Prepares for Infectious Disease Training

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2019 Apr 3
Ervin Dedicates Two Years to Work in Foreign Field
Cedarville University Graduate AJ Ervin Dedicates Two Years to Work in Foreign Field

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2019 Apr 3
Wandling Awarded Leadership Position with APHA-ASP
Cedarville University Pharmacy Student Elizabeth Wandling Awarded Leadership Position with APHA-ASP

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2019 Mar 19