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As a young girl going on missions trips with her parents, Brianna Pacecca, senior civil engineering student from Largo, Florida, knew she wanted to be involved in missions. Seeing firsthand the need for the gospel worldwide has motivated Pacecca in her pursuit of this high calling.

The following students were named to the Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University for Fall 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.

Kaley Aurand, a 2023 criminal justice graduate of Cedarville University, was sponsored by the Xenia Police Department (XPD) in the completion of her training at the police academy. Today, Aurand, who graduated from the five-month Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training Academy at Sinclair Community College in November, is now a full-time police officer for the Xenia Police Department. She was sworn in on Monday, Nov. 27.

As a young girl going on missions trips with her parents, Brianna Pacecca, senior civil engineering student from Largo, Florida, knew she wanted to be involved in missions. Seeing firsthand the need for the gospel worldwide has motivated Pacecca in her pursuit of this high calling.

How did many of the products consumers use every day become products that people buy? They began with a concept and support from investors.

In large families, it's not uncommon for siblings to be attending college at the same time. Even at the same university.

What began as Emily Vest's conversation with a Cedarville University professor, ended as a creative nonfiction piece on the front page of a national literary magazine, The Albion Review.

Merry Moon Hkawn, like many college students, is preparing to return to Cedarville University for another year of college classes. But her journey to Cedarville University was more unconventional than most college students.

Katie Hall has a heart for the deaf community, and she did something about it.

Becoming a pilot for the United States Air Force is a dream not many college students share, but for Thaddeus Krueger and Matthew Crum, flying past the speed of sound is one of their greatest ambitions.

Being born without hearing can change someone's life forever. Through prayer, resilience and multiple surgeries, one Cedarville University student hasn't let her condition stop her from enjoying life and thriving in college.

Sage Showers has faced rejection. When she was seeking an internship in Washington, D.C., she heard a lot of 'Nos'. Undaunted, she kept going until she finally heard a 'Yes.' That one positive response has opened one door and perhaps many more doors yet to come.

Becoming a pilot for the United States Air Force is a dream not many college students share, but for Thaddeus Krueger and Matthew Crum, flying past the speed of sound is one of their greatest ambitions.

Four months in Oxford, England, just wasn't enough for four 2023 Cedarville University graduates, all of whom will be returning to the United Kingdom to begin graduate education at St. Andrews, Glasgow and Oxford Universities this coming fall.

The most wonderful time of the year - Christmas - is quickly approaching and Cedarville University will begin its celebration with its traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stevens Student Center Lakeside Plaza. The ceremony will be free of charge and open to the public.

It's the dream of every young baseball player to make it to the major leagues, and Max Miller is helping rookies make it to the Boston Red Sox. A 2021 Cedarville University graduate with a degree in exercise science, Miller recently accepted a position with the Florida Complex League (FCL) in Ft. Myers, Florida. He works as an assistant strength coach for the FCL Red Sox, a minor league team owned by the Boston Red Sox.

The most wonderful time of the year - Christmas - is quickly approaching and Cedarville University will begin its celebration with its traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Stevens Student Center Lakeside Plaza. The ceremony will be free of charge and open to the public.

Gaining real-world experience can set a college student's career on a higher trajectory. For students in Cedarville University's Master of Athletic Training program (M.A.T.) program, they are not just getting internship opportunities - they are securing positions with some of the region's most recognizable athletic programs.

Dr. Tim Veenstra and his son, Benjamin, combined their academic and occupational interests with family bonding when they co-authored a chapter on Proteomic Applications in Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions in a book titled "Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology."

What started as a vague, crazy idea in their sophomore year of college turned into a 1,000-mile bicycle ride they would never forget. Jonathan Viaud-Murat and Eli Wicker peddled from Cedarville, Ohio, to Keane, New Hampshire, just in time for a friend's wedding.

Gaining real-world experience can set a college student's career on a higher trajectory. For students in Cedarville University's Master of Athletic Training program (M.A.T.) program, they are not just getting internship opportunities - they are securing positions with some of the region's most recognizable athletic programs.

What started as a vague, crazy idea in their sophomore year of college turned into a 1,000-mile bicycle ride they would never forget. Jonathan Viaud-Murat and Eli Wicker peddled from Cedarville, Ohio, to Keane, New Hampshire, just in time for a friend's wedding.

It's no secret college students have full schedules with classes and homework, not to mention extracurriculars. But with the help of his new website app "Homework Muffin," Joel Kendall has solved one ever-present college student concern: time management.

Cedarville University alumni seem to find each other in the professional world, and a current student's summer internship is no exception. Claire Xu, a visual communication design student from Qinqdao, China, accepted an internship with Daor Design - founded and run by Sarah Harkleroad, a 2006 Cedarville alum - helping small businesses across the country build their brands and grow their businesses with tailored digital marketing strategies.

Liz Breedlove, 20, will start a one-of-a-kind internship with Dayton Children's Hospital's multi-clinical The Center for the Female Athlete. She will begin the internship on May 30.

Students at Cedarville University are known for their excellence in effort, and Alison (Bachowski) Hartong is no exception, as she is headed for a prestigious fellowship in the fall.

"Do you need a phone case?" This was the question asked by Jack Boesch, a young entrepreneur who owned more than 5,000 cases from a $125 investment. What was the high school senior going to do with this volume of phone cases? Boesch, with a $5,000 profit from his phone case investment, was able to repay a loan from his dad and finance his first year of college by selling the cases. And, in the process, his life was permanently changed.

Standing on a stage in front of hundreds of people has never been a foreign concept to Cedarville University fifth-year theatre student Josiah Kareck. Kareck, however, is moving from the college stage to the prestigious Darkhorse Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, to perform in "The Crucible," which opens October 13. The up-and-coming actor is taking a gap semester from Cedarville to advance his performing skills alongside veterans of the stage with Elite Studio Works in Nashville.

A cue is a call to action, and that is exactly the mentality the Cedarville University entrepreneurship organization, CUE, seeks to have. Standing for Cedarville University Entrepreneurship, "CUE" has recently rebranded from the former Startup Society. They hope this change will start a new chapter for the student organization. "We want to make sure that this is an org that's a melting pot of different majors. We don't want to just be a business org," said Annie Alexander, the president of CUE and a junior accounting major from Rochester, New York. "We want to have everyone so that everyone can bring their different strengths, skillsets and ideas to the table. Everyone has a different perspective on the world and on problems that people face." This melting pot goal is reflected in the org's motto - Entrepreneurship is a mindset, not a minor."

Starting a business is difficult, but for 10 Cedarville University students, launching the jewelry company Crowned Chains has had a very successful start. As part of the Robert W. Plaster School of Business' Integrated Business Core (IBC) program, the students created jewelry products, and within 20 minutes of their launch, sold $1,300 worth of products. The high volume of sales represented the largest amount of revenue for any IBC startup since the program began in 2002.