Cedarville University

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This October 5, Cedarville University will open its 2023-2024 theatre season with a mainstage production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" by Clark Gesner based off Charles Schultz's beloved comic strip "Peanuts." Tickets are available for purchase online.

When The Gospel Coalition launched a worldwide essay competition for young writers focusing on Gen Z this summer, two junior Cedarville University professional writing and information design (PWID) students boldly answered the call. Out of 217 submissions, Abby Jo Thompson won first place in the competition with her submission "Gen Z Needs a Place at Your Kitchen Table," and Crissa Esse won second place with her essay "Faithful Pastors, You Matter to Your Youth."

In Mansfield, Ohio, the 179th wing of the Air National Guard is being converted into the first cyberspace wing in the Air National Guard, positioned specifically to defend against cyber threats to national security. In the midst of this cutting-edge program are three Cedarville University cyber operations students, senior Ben Lamoreaux, his brother, sophomore David Lamoreaux and junior David Reid. These cyber operations students are involved in the Air Force's cybersecurity initiatives in different capacities. Reid serves as a cadet in the Auxiliary, while the Lamoreaux brothers serve in the Air National Guard.

In 2005, 18 families from the U.S., unknown to each other previously, adopted daughters from the Hunan province in China. All born within six months of each other, the girls were placed into their new parents' arms in the same room on the same day. Two of those girls were Hannah Woller and Sophia Delp. And now they are rooming together as freshmen at Cedarville University.

Senior professional writing and information design (PWID) major Alease Brier thought she would be writing books, not illustrating them. But an unexpected opportunity has landed her name on the cover as the illustrator of a newly released children's book.

Cedarville University's School of Pharmacy welcomed its 12th class of graduate pharmacy students with the annual White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m.