Cedarville University

Cedarville University recently released the fall 2020 Dean's List. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Cedarville University recently released the fall 2020 Dean's List. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

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.

Two Cedarville University students are the first recipients of the Beyond Innovation Award, an honor given to young entrepreneurs who are developing validated business models, including Alayna Ackley, a junior adolescent/young adult life sciences major from Mears, Michigan. The award provides tuition relief for students enrolled in either the Beyond Startup Accelerator or entrepreneurship classes at the university.

Two Cedarville University students are the first recipients of the Beyond Innovation Award, an honor given to young entrepreneurs who are developing validated business models, including Roman Skurdal, a junior economics and finance double major from Snohomish, Washington. The award provides tuition relief for students enrolled in either the Beyond Startup Accelerator or entrepreneurship classes at the university.

Most will remember 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic, but for Laini Bergthold, a junior communication major from Chattanooga, Tennessee, the year brought a different kind of trauma in the form of a tornado that destroyed her family's home.

The Cedarville University chapter of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI) has been awarded a $500 grant to provide free influenza vaccines, including Corri Adams of Akron, Ohio, a second-year professional pharmacy student and president-elect of Cedarville's CPFI chapter. The $500 Hands and Feet Grant will provide 50 doses of influenza vaccine to the Health Partners Free Clinic in Troy, Ohio. Cedarville students will administer the vaccine free of charge.

Two Cedarville University students earned the People's Choice Award for their global information system (GIS) map showing Ohio wild animal-vehicle collision sites and hotspots. Lauren Pride, an environmental science major from Batavia, Ohio and Benjamin Dunning, an environmental science major from Beaufort, South Carolina, were recognized with the award during the recent Southwest Ohio GIS Users Group (SWOGIS) meeting.

Two Cedarville University students earned the People's Choice Award for their global information system (GIS) map showing Ohio wild animal-vehicle collision sites and hotspots. Benjamin Dunning, an environmental science major from Beaufort, South Carolina, and Lauren Pride, an environmental science major from Batavia, Ohio, were recognized with the award during the recent Southwest Ohio GIS Users Group (SWOGIS) meeting.

The Cedarville University chapter of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI) has been awarded a $500 grant to provide free influenza vaccines, including Erin Ballentine, a third-year professional pharmacy student and president of Cedarville's CPFI chapter from Walkersville, Maryland. The $500 Hands and Feet Grant will provide 50 doses of influenza vaccine to the Health Partners Free Clinic in Troy, Ohio. Cedarville students will administer the vaccine free of charge.

When Lorin Barnes, a senior at Cedarville University from Lewisburg, Ohio, began interviewing sports fans for her qualitative research class, she was intrigued by the dedication they expressed for the hometown teams they cheered for in their childhoods. Her subsequent research earned the "Top Undergraduate Poster" award at the 2020 Ohio Communication Association (OCA) conference.

A mother-daughter duo in southwest Ohio are earning their bachelor's degrees side by side. Christina Penrose of Springfield, Ohio, will be graduating in November from Cedarville University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting. Her daughter, Hayley Penrose, will earn her Bachelor of Science in social work degree in May.

Seeking Truth, Accountability, Respect, and Success (STARS) is a ministry of the Student Outreach Department for Miami Valley Women's Center, located in Kettering, Huber Heights, Xenia, and North Dayton, Ohio. STARS mentors middle school girls at local schools. Many Cedarville University students have served since it was established, but they have had to adapt to new methods of serving as a result of COVID-19. The Cedarville team of students, instead of visiting schools and interacting with the young students personally, is now writing letters to students and stories for a monthly newsletter, in addition to holding prayer nights as a way to mentor the students in a COVID-safe way. One of these students is Carly Cinberg, a junior social work major from Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

During this Thanksgiving season, students at Cedarville University are thankful for a rather strange experience: quarantine and isolation due to COVID-19. While these experiences are extremely hard, Chantel Smithers, a junior Christian education and youth ministries major from Zanesfield, Ohio, looks back at this difficult season with gratitude.

During this Thanksgiving season, students at Cedarville University are thankful for a rather strange experience: quarantine and isolation due to COVID-19. While these experiences are extremely hard, William Imfeld, a sophomore allied health major from Danville, Kentucky, looks back at this difficult season with gratitude. Imfeld tested positive for COVID on September 14 and spent 10 days in isolation. "I can't stress enough how weird it is not to be able to taste and smell even though I didn't have a stuffy nose," said Imfeld. "But it really made me grateful that God made the world in a way that allows us to enjoy it with our senses."

The relationship between faith and politics can be fraught with tension. Benjamin Mays and Jonny Gartner face the challenge head-on in their podcast "Cedar60." Gartner, sophomore political science major from Sunbury, Ohio, wanted to provide more opportunities on campus for students to openly discuss political topics. A weekly panel discussion with several peers in the department of history and government quickly evolved into the "Cedar60" podcast.

The relationship between faith and politics can be fraught with tension. Benjamin Mays and Jonny Gartner face the challenge head-on in their podcast "Cedar60." Mays, sophomore political science major from Middletown, Ohio, wanted to provide more opportunities on campus for students to openly discuss political topics. A weekly panel discussion with several peers in the department of history and government quickly evolved into the "Cedar60" podcast.

COVID-19 regulations have made it difficult for Cedarville education students to gain teaching experience this year. That's where Kidblog comes in. Kidblog was developed by Sherri Washburn, who has taught second grade for 22 years at Akron Elementary in Indianapolis. This program is fully online and provides a place for elementary students to write homework assignments on the computer and receive feedback from their teachers and from education majors. Dr. Kevin Jones, assistant professor and dean of education at Cedarville, reached out to Washburn and connected her with Cedarville education students who were willing to be writing buddies with her students including Andrew Reinhard, a junior math and science middle education student from Bellefontaine, Ohio.

This year, the Cedarville University Military Association (CUMA), a student-led organization for veterans, reserve members and military dependents, will be doing something a little different to celebrate Veterans Day. CUMA will display a banner outside the Student Government Association (SGA) office in the Stevens Student Center (SSC) the week of November 9 in honor of Veterans Day, which is recognized on November 11. Bethany Wagner, event coordinator for CUMA and a social work major from Jacksonville, North Carolina, will help put this together.

It will look a little different, but Cedarville University's Operation Christmas Child student organization isn't letting COVID-19 stop them from hosting its annual packing party for students on November 6 from 4-8 p.m. in the Alumni Hall in the Dixon Ministry Center. Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse that distributes gift boxes to children in more than 100 countries worldwide. They are delivered by trained pastors and community leaders who share the gospel with every child who receives a box.

It will look a little different, but Cedarville University's Operation Christmas Child student organization isn't letting COVID-19 stop them from hosting its annual packing party for students on November 6 from 4-8 p.m. in the Alumni Hall in the Dixon Ministry Center. Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse that distributes gift boxes to children in more than 100 countries worldwide. They are delivered by trained pastors and community leaders who share the gospel with every child who receives a box.

Professor Eric Mishne, assistant professor of communication and coach of the Cedarville University speech and forensics team, used to encourage his students to think outside of the box as they prepared for competition. But COVID has changed things. "Now we have to think inside the box - literally, the box of the screen," said Mishne. "Everything a speaker does must fit inside the frame of the camera." Instead of traveling to university campuses across the country and speaking in front of audiences and judges, the speech team must record and submit speeches online.

Samantha Treinish, a third-year professional pharmacy student from Granville, Ohio, volunteered at Mission Addiction in Dayton, Ohio, remotely during the nationwide shutdown. Mission Addiction is a nonprofit organization that seeks to serve patients with various addictions. It provides complete health care, including education and counseling, to all of its patients.

Three Cedarville University students were selected as 2020 Cyber Scholarship Program recipients by the Department of Defense, including Aidan Graef, junior computer science major specializing in cyber operations from Kentwood, Michigan. Graef was awarded a scholarship that includes full tuition, course fees and textbook costs, $1,500 toward a new laptop and a $25,000 stipend. Additionally, the students were able to retain $5,500 in existing scholarships to put toward room and board expenses.

Three Cedarville University students were selected as 2020 Cyber Scholarship Program recipients by the Department of Defense, including Madeline Chairvolotti, junior computer science major specializing in cyber operations from New Hartford, Connecticut. Chairvolotti was awarded a scholarship that includes full tuition, course fees and textbook costs, $1,500 toward a new laptop and a $25,000 stipend. Additionally, the students were able to retain $5,500 in existing scholarships to put toward room and board expenses.

Three Cedarville University students were selected as 2020 Cyber Scholarship Program recipients by the Department of Defense, including Aaron Campbell, junior computer science major specializing in cyber operations from Overland Park, Kansas. Campbell was awarded a scholarship that includes full tuition, course fees and textbook costs, $1,500 toward a new laptop and a $25,000 stipend. Additionally, the students were able to retain $5,500 in existing scholarships to put toward room and board expenses.

For Cedarville University senior studio art major Anastasia Bisel from Baltimore, Ohio, her "wild, fantastic" dreams of dragons, coupled with her faith and creativity, have sparked her life's passions and interests that she has woven into her art and writing. "Heart of Aegia: The Hunt for the Gold Wing" is the first of her four-part novel series about several characters in a fantasy world who uncover the true history of a war between the races that was hidden by centuries of propaganda. While only a fraction of the story is about dragons, Bisel's fascination with the mythical creatures set the story in motion.

When the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in March earlier this year, words such as quarantine, isolation and social distance took on deeply personal meaning for many Americans. For sophomore Owen Nolt these words, and their newfound implications, overwhelmingly impacted his return to Cedarville in the fall.

Despite the restrictions of COVID-19, Cedarville University students are continuing to serve residents and staff at the Xenia Health and Rehab center from afar by sending gift baskets, writing cards of encouragement and praying for the residents, including Lia DeCoste, a senior nursing major from Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the team visited the nursing home each Wednesday. Students split into groups and visited each individual resident's room to sing, pray and talk with them, seeking to share the hope of Christ through their conversations.

Despite the restrictions of COVID-19, Cedarville University students are continuing to serve residents and staff at the Xenia Health and Rehab center from afar by sending gift baskets, writing cards of encouragement and praying for the residents, including Mya Taylor, a senior psychology major who is in her fourth year of ministry at the nursing home from Mansfield, Ohio. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the team visited the nursing home each Wednesday. Students split into groups and visited each individual resident's room to sing, pray and talk with them, seeking to share the hope of Christ through their conversations.