College of Wooster news releases http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/june/Water Two dozen scholars from liberal arts colleges around the world will gather on The College of Wooster campus from June 24 to 27 for an International Water Conference, sponsored by the Global Liberal Arts Alliance. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/june/Book-Selingo College (Un) Bound, a new book by Jeff Selingo of The Chronicle of Higher Education, takes a penetrating look at the state of higher education and what the future holds for America’s colleges and universities. Much of the focus is on what’s wrong with the current system (e.g. low graduation rates, high student debt, etc.) and how the landscape is rapidly changing (e.g. massive online open courses, hybrid classes, etc.). There are, however, examples of what is working in higher education, and among the institutions cited is Wooster and its commitment to undergraduate research, particularly its nationally acclaimed Independent Study (I.S.) program. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/june/1963-Gift “I had the easiest job in the world,” said Clarence “Reggie” Williams of the Class of 1963, “Take these talented, energetic people and meet our goals for our reunion: to do something fun, and to do something meaningful for The College of Wooster.” On the evidence of this past weekend, Williams, who chaired the 50th anniversary fund effort, and his classmates succeeded on both counts. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/june/New-Trustees Julia Klein, John Kneen, Charles Ryan to join Wooster's board Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/june/Bioinformatics-Workshop A proliferation of “Big Data” in the life sciences — as in many other fields — has created significant challenges for those who seek to analyze it, but a recent workshop at The College of Wooster helped to make the process more accessible. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/june/Haxo Cara Haxo, who graduated summa cum laude last month with a bachelor’s degree in music composition from The College of Wooster, has won the 2013 National Federation of Music Clubs Young Composers Award for her work “Sonata for the Fall.” This is the second year in a row that a Wooster composition major has won the national award. Last year’s prize went to Frederick Evans ’13. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/smith-polderman WOOSTER, Ohio — Sarah Smith-Polderman, a resident of Cleveland Heights and recent graduate of The College of Wooster, has been awarded a teaching fellowship by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. She plans to use the $30,000 award at the University of Cincinnati, where she will be attending a special intensive master’s program that will prepare her to teach math and/or science in a high-need Ohio school. Fri, 31 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/pen WOOSTER, Ohio — Legendary Russian author Anton Chekhov, often referred to as the father of the modern short story, advised young writers to be precise in their details so that their descriptions could be seen and touched. More than a century after Chekhov’s death, aspiring young writers continue to follow his instruction, including the 750 seventh and eighth graders who participated in the 2013 Power of the Pen State Championship last week at The College of Wooster. Thu, 30 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/mellon-grant WOOSTER, Ohio — The Five Colleges of Ohio, Inc., a higher learning consortium consisting of Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, and The College of Wooster, has been awarded a three-year $775,000 grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen the digital capabilities of the libraries and embed the use of digital scholarship practices into the liberal arts curriculum. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/service-recognition WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster honored nine retirees and more than 80 others marking significant milestones at the annual Service Recognition Luncheon on May 16 in Lowry Center. Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/may-fulbright WOOSTER, Ohio — James May, a rising sophomore at The College of Wooster and a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, has been awarded a grant through the Fulbright Summer Institute to study at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/todd WOOSTER, Ohio — Victims of last month’s Boston Marathon bombing might find solace and inspiration from Calvin Todd, a 2010 College of Wooster graduate, who lost his left leg below the knee six months earlier in Panjwai District of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan, birthplace of the Taliban. Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/commencement WOOSTER, Ohio — Before Wooster's 383 graduating seniors were released into the “real world,” they were encouraged by distinguished scholars and fellow classmates to take a few moments to reflect on the past four years during the College’s 143rd commencement ceremony on a bright but brisk Monday morning in the Oak Grove. Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/westlake WOOSTER, Ohio — No one knows for sure how seven graduates from Westlake High School’s Class of 2009 wound up at The College of Wooster, but all seven agree on one thing — it was not preplanned. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/acs-meeting WOOSTER, Ohio — A record number of students and faculty from The College of Wooster attended the annual American Chemical Society national meeting in New Orleans last month (April 7-11). A total of 21 undergraduates and nine professors from the departments of biology and chemistry represented Wooster at the five-day meeting. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/anthropology-meetings WOOSTER, Ohio — College of Wooster anthropology and archaeology majors, both past and present, shared their research at two prestigious meetings in the month of April. Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/Mellon WOOSTER, Ohio, May 3, 2013 – The College of Wooster has received a four-year, $700,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support three initiatives that will further strengthen and enhance its students’ mentored undergraduate research experiences. The grant was made by the foundation’s Liberal Arts Colleges Program. Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/may/fulbright WOOSTER, Ohio — College of Wooster seniors Lee McKinstry, Carolyn Fado, and Claire Stragand have been chosen to receive distinguished Fulbright Teaching Assistantships, and will spend the coming year as English Teaching Assistants (ETA) overseas. McKinstry, an English major, will travel to the Czech Republic; Fado, a comparative literature major and French minor, will go to Bulgaria; and Stragand, an anthropology and German double major, will relocate in Germany. Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/roche WOOSTER, Ohio — Jeff Roche, associate professor of history at The College of Wooster, has been selected by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to participate in a special American history seminar on the Gilded Age — the period from the end of the Civil War to roughly the turn of the 20th century when mass immigration, industrialization, violent class conflict, transformative new technologies, and explosive growth created the foundation for the modern United States. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/Commencement-Preview A class of nearly 400 seniors will celebrate the end of one journey and the beginning of another when The College of Wooster hosts its 143rd commencement ceremony on Monday, May 13. The event, which will be held outdoors (weather permitting) in the Oak Grove (1220 Beall Ave.), begins at 10 a.m. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/westfall WOOSTER, Ohio — Works by Wooster composer David Westfall will be performed by College of Wooster music faculty members Frank Huang (piano) and Amanda Bekeny (trumpet) in a chamber music recital on Sunday, May 5 at the Akron Museum of Art (E. Market and High St. in Akron). Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/science-day-recap WOOSTER, Ohio — Science Day at The College of Wooster proved to be quite the attraction again this year, drawing a record number of participants (271) to the three-hour event last Saturday in Taylor Hall. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/opera WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster’s Department of Music will present an Opera Workshop: “Love & Marriage,” under the direction of Carrie deLapp-Culver and accompanied by Toni Shreve, on Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). The event is free and open to the public. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/french-prize WOOSTER, Ohio — Seniors Joseph Dziedziak and Eowyn Groves extended a College of Wooster tradition by capturing top prizes at the Concours de la Maison Française in Cleveland (a contest for college and university students of French in northeast Ohio) for a 16th consecutive year. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/jazz The College of Wooster’s Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. at a special, free outdoor concert on the back patio of Lowry Center, 1189 Beall Avenue. Rain location is McGaw Chapel. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/communication WOOSTER, Ohio — For six students at The College of Wooster, the opportunity to present their research at regional and national communication conferences was both affirming and energizing, according to Denise Bostdorff, professor of communication at Wooster. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/Scot-Band The Scot Symphonic Band, directed by Thomas Roblee, and Denise Rotavera-Krain, adjunct instructor of flute, will premiere a new work by American composer Paul Osterfield during the band’s annual spring concert on Sunday, April 28, at 2:30 p.m., in McGaw Chapel, 340 E. University St., on The College of Wooster’s campus. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/expnding-horizons WOOSTER, Ohio — A record number of fifth- and sixth-grade girls descended on The College of Wooster last Saturday for “Expanding Your Horizons,” an annual workshop designed to encourage young women to enter science- and math-related fields by affording them hands-on experience and showing them the real-life applications of these disciplines. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/russian WOOSTER, Ohio — Skeptics of the liberal arts might not fully understand the value of a course in Russian history, but students in Peter Pozefsky’s class, “The Fall of Soviet Union and the Rise of the New Russia,” have no doubt about its relevance — especially after learning that the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were of Chechen origin. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/gault WOOSTER, Ohio, April 18, 2013 – Flo K. Gault ’48 passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 16, surrounded by her family. She was 86. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/museum WOOSTER, Ohio — Students in The College of Wooster’s Museum Studies class had an opportunity to do something this semester that few undergraduates ever have a chance to do: curate an exhibition — and they were thrilled with the experience. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/bell WOOSTER, Ohio – Elizabeth Bartholet, the Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Child Advocacy Program (CAP) at Harvard Law School, will present "Creating A Child-Friendly Child Welfare System" at the 16th Annual Bell Distinguished Lectureship in Law on Tuesday, April 16, at The College of Wooster. The free public lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). A dessert reception will precede the event. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/great-decisions WOOSTER, Ohio — Understanding the size and scope of China’s political and economic impact is no small task, but an impressive panel of experts at last week’s Great Decision’s forum, titled “China’s Power and Influence: Promises and Challenges for the 21st Century,” helped to bring valuable insight to the discussion. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/kieh WOOSTER, Ohio — George Klay Kieh, professor in the Department of Political Science and Planning at the University of Georgia and a former New Deal Movement Party candidate for president in Liberia (2005), will present "Travails of the "Third Wave" of Democratization in Africa," at the Africana Studies Seminar on Tuesday, April 23, at The College of Wooster. His talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Room 120 of Lowry Center (1189 Beall Ave.) at 11 a.m. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/dance-concert WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster Dance Company will present its annual spring concert Thursday through Saturday (April 18-20) at 8:15 p.m. in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Tickets, which can be purchased at the Freedlander Box Office, are $9 for general admission and $6 for senior citizens (65 and over) as well as faculty, staff, and non-College of Wooster students. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/goldwater WOOSTER, Ohio — College of Wooster juniors Zach Harvey and Jonathan Reeves have been selected to receive Goldwater Scholarships for distinguished academic achievement. The two scholars join an impressive group of 271 students chosen from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants nationwide in mathematics, science, and engineering. The scholarships cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/Matthew Richard Matthew, director of the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs at the University of California, Irvine, will discuss the links between natural resources, climate stress, and conflict on Friday, April 19, at 4 p.m., in Lean Lecture Hall, 303 E. University St. His talk, “From Crisis to Sustainability: Natural Resources, Violent Conflict and Peacebuilding,” is free and open to the public. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/Violin-Recital-Tan Kia-Hui Tan will present a violin recital featuring award-winning works from the 2013 KH Tan Composition Competition: “Asian Inspirations” at The College of Wooster on Thursday, April 25. The performance, which is free and open to the public, begins at 8 p.m. in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/employers New survey affirms value of liberal arts as preparation for professional success Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/carpenter-perrott WOOSTER, Ohio — Stephen Perrott, a senior political science major with a minor in environmental studies, has been chosen to receive the 2013 David L. Carpenter Pre-Law Prize. The award, which includes a $5,000 stipend, is presented annually to The College of Wooster’s top pre-law student. Selection is based on academic achievement, participation in Wooster’s Pre-Law Advising Program, experience as a student leader, and a commitment to personal honesty and integrity. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/science-day WOOSTER, Ohio — Four floors of experiments, demonstrations, and hands-on activities will beckon children of all ages when The College of Wooster hosts its annual Science Day on Saturday, April 20, in Taylor Hall (308 E. University St.). The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 1 p.m. and continues through 4 p.m. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/Music-Composers-Trio WOOSTER, Ohio — Three College of Wooster seniors (Frederick Evans, Cara Haxo, and Jordan Key), each majoring in music composition, have had original works chosen for high-profile performances by several of Wooster’s major music ensembles. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/symphony The Wooster Symphony Orchestra and The Wooster Chorus will perform Friday, April 19 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 21, 4:00 p.m. at Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center on the campus of The College of Wooster. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/lovejoy WOOSTER, Ohio — C. Owen Lovejoy, professor of anthropology at Kent State University, will present “Reconstructing Earliest Human Evolution: A 21st Century View” on Monday, April 15, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). An open reception with beverages and snacks will be held in the foyer outside the lecture room following the presentation. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/rummel-hudson WOOSTER, Ohio — Robert Rummel-Hudson, author of Schuyler’s Monster: A Father's Journey with his Wordless Daughter, will share his story at The College of Wooster of Tuesday, April 9. His talk, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). A book signing and a dessert reception will follow the event. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/golf-alumni WOOSTER, Ohio — In 1985, Scott Nye and Brendan Walsh led The College of Wooster to a North Coast Athletic Conference championship and a Top-10 finish at the NCAA Division III Tournament — just 12 shots behind national champion Cal State Stanislaus. This summer, they will host two of golf’s most prestigious events at two of America’s most storied courses where they serve as club pros. Nye will host the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club near Philadelphia, and Walsh will host the U.S. Amateur at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/reese WOOSTER, Ohio, April 4, 2013 – Dr. LeRoy Reese, an associate professor in the department of community health and preventive medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, will deliver a lecture on “Health Equity as a Social Justice Economic Imperative: Domestic and Global Implications,” on Monday, April 15, at 7 p.m. in McGaw Chapel, 340 E. University St., on The College of Wooster’s campus. The event is free and open to the public. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/aps-meeting WOOSTER, Ohio — Faculty-student collaborations are the cornerstone of research endeavors at The College of Wooster, and often result in scholarly publications or presentations at national meetings — or both. Most recently, five Wooster students joined two professors from the Department of Physics in sharing their research at the annual American Physical Society (APS) Meeting in Baltimore. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/west WOOSTER, Ohio — Social networking may be much more than a human phenomenon. Researchers at The College of Wooster have used chemical tools to show that proteins in our cells engage in similar behavior, and have been for a much longer period of time — well before Mark Zuckerberg introduced the world to Facebook. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/april/mann WOOSTER, Ohio — Ask Michael Mann what he thinks about the global warming controversy, and he’ll likely respond by saying, “What controversy?” The professor of meteorology at Penn State University and one of the world’s leading authorities on climate change erased any lingering doubt about the planet’s escalation in temperature with a compelling presentation at the 32nd annual Richard Osgood Lecture last week at The College of Wooster. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/williams WOOSTER, Ohio, March 29, 2013 - The College of Wooster mourns the passing of Rodney S. Williams, who served for more than 40 years in a variety of roles before his retirement from the college in 1999. Williams died on March 12. He was 87. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/neh-grant WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster Libraries will celebrate a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with a reception and lecture on Wednesday, April, 3, in the “Cube” of Wooster’s Collaborative Research Environment (CoRE) in Andrews Library (1140 Beall Ave.). The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/is-parade The Sunday night weather forecast threatened to place two of the College of Wooster’s most cherished traditions in irreconcilable conflict. If snow came in the volume forecast, it would be incumbent upon students to fill Kauke Arch. But if they did, would it be cleared in time for Monday’s I.S. Parade? Truly, it was a dilemma worthy of a philosophy major’s Independent Study. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/wright WOOSTER, Ohio — Poet, translator, and essayist Carolyne Wright will read from a selection of her poetry as well as her translations of Bengali and Chilean poets during a public reading on Monday, April 1, at The College of Wooster. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Room 009 of Severance Hall (943 College Mall). Refreshments will be served, and her books will be available to be purchased and signed following the reading. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/devault WOOSTER, Ohio — Longtime music educator and advocate for the arts Gary DeVault has received the prestigious Distinguished Service Award from the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA)— the highest honor bestowed by the organization. The annual award is given in recognition of excellence in teaching, service to the association, and professional outreach — and DeVault’s achievements in all three areas are exceptional. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/sar WOOSTER, Ohio — The 47th Spring Academy of Religion will address that question and a host of others when it presents “Bars to Our Humanity: The United States Prison System,” a five-part lecture series that begins next month at The College of Wooster. The sessions will take place in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.) from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday from April 11-May 9. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/evans WOOSTER, Ohio — Frederick Evans, a senior music composition major at The College of Wooster, has been selected for three choreographed public performances of his work “Early Winter” by the professional contemporary dance company Verb Ballets in Cleveland. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/concert Jeff Lindberg, conductor of The Wooster Symphony Orchestra and professor of music at The College of Wooster, couldn’t decide which symphony to perform on the April concert. So he decided to ask for nominations and let music lovers take a vote. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/decisions WOOSTER, Ohio — An impressive array of international experts will examine China’s growing influence when The College of Wooster hosts the 2013 Great Decisions Forum April 11-12. The two-day event, titled “China’s Power and Influence: Promises and Challenges for the 21st Century,” features lectures and panel discussions. The first four sessions, which are free and open to the public, will be held in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.), while the final session, which is $13.50 and includes a luncheon made up exclusively of Chinese entrees, will be held in Kittredge Dining Hall (535 E. Wayne Ave.). Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/gravity WOOSTER, Ohio — Artificial gravity fields, like the ones in Star Trek and Star Wars, enable fictional crews to walk normally inside a spacecraft and not float around like astronauts onboard the International Space Station. But is it possible to create such fields? Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/pasteur WOOSTER, Ohio — R. Drew Pasteur, assistant professor of mathematics at The College of Wooster, will discuss “From Box Scores to Moneyball: A History of Statistical Analysis in Professional Sports” at the third and final Faculty at Large lecture of the spring semester on Tuesday, April 2. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, begins, at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/fuller WOOSTER, Ohio — Michael Fuller, professor of anthropology at St. Louis Community College at Meramec, will present “Sacred Symbols and Martyrs at Tell Tuneinir, Syria” on Tuesday, March 26, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). An open reception with beverages and snacks will be held in the foyer outside the lecture room following the presentation. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/civility WOOSTER, Ohio — Light-tan t-shirts served not only as a fashion statement but also as a civility statement at The College of Wooster on Friday. Students, faculty, and staff shelled out $5 apiece for shirts — each with Wooster’s Civility Statement emblazoned on the back — in a show of support for their comrades at Oberlin College, where a spate of hate-speech incidents have plagued the campus in recent weeks. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/EdAndrew College, Ed, Andrew, board, trustee Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/huston-findley WOOSTER, Ohio — Shirley Huston-Findley, associate professor of theatre at The College of Wooster, has received a Fulbright-Nehru Research Award to study the oral histories of modern female playwrights in India. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/lantis WOOSTER, Ohio — Jeffrey Lantis, professor of political science and international relations at The College of Wooster, is an advocate for active teaching and learning, and his new book, U.S. Foreign Policy in Action: An Innovative Teaching Text, will serve as an excellent resource for advanced undergraduate classes. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/sirot WOOSTER, Ohio — Laura Sirot, assistant professor of biology at The College of Wooster, has received a Fulbright Research Award to expand her study of fruit flies with world-renowned expert Martín Aluja, at the Institute of Ecology (INECOL) in Veracruz, Mexico, beginning next year. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/beasley WOOSTER, Ohio, March 7, 2013 – The College of Wooster has named Marcia A. Beasley associate vice president for human resources, effective April 1, 2013. Beasley, who currently serves as assistant vice president for human resources at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, was selected following a national search. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/chorus-concert WOOSTER, Ohio — The Wooster Chorus, an ensemble of 50 student singers from The College of Wooster, will present a free public concert on Friday (March 8) at Wooster United Methodist Church (243 N. Market St.) beginning at 7 p.m. The performance, which is sponsored by the church’s “Music on Market” series, kicks off the group’s 49th annual spring tour. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/trustees WOOSTER, Ohio, March 6, 2013 – Three new members have joined The College of Wooster’s board of trustees. James DeRose, Jr., Leslie Simcox Hudson, and Jeffrey Lee Keefer attended their first meeting of the board on campus last week. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/lyman WOOSTER, Ohio — Zachary Lyman, a 1997 graduate of The College of Wooster, and his brother, Thatcher, will present a recital of works for trumpet and organ at First Presbyterian Church in Wooster (621 College Avenue) on Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will include music by Johann Neruda, Vincent Persichetti, Felix Mendelssohn, David Sampson, and Anton Heiller. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/gault-center WOOSTER, Ohio, March 5, 2013 – Trustees of Gault Family Learning Center, citing government spending cuts and program service realignment, have decided to close the 11-year-old enterprise and transfer their 3.3-acre property on Beall Avenue to The College of Wooster at no cost. Leases for all current tenants of the center run through June 30 and those agencies are making plans to relocate to other facilities. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/march/Lecture-Michael-Mann World-renowned climate-change expert Michael Mann, professor of meteorology and director of the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at Penn State University, will present "The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines" at the 32nd annual Richard G. Osgood, Jr., Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, March 27, at The College of Wooster. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/spanish-311 WOOSTER, Ohio — Accomplished Spanish playwrights are making regular appearances at The College of Wooster this semester, despite the nearly 4,000 miles that separate the United States and the Iberian Peninsula. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/theatre WOOSTER, Ohio — A modern translation of a classic production from the Spanish Golden Age will take the stage this weekend in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.) when The College of Wooster’s Department of Theatre and Dance present’s “Life is a Dream.” Performances are scheduled for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (Feb. 28-Mar. 2) beginning at 8:15 p.m. each evening. Tickets are $9 for general admission and $6 for senior citizens and students. Tickets for College of Wooster faculty and staff are $6 each, while Wooster students are admitted free. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/Scholarship-Hickey Covering the cost of tuition is challenging enough for most students, but when unexpected events or family emergencies interrupt sources of funding, students may be forced to suspend their pursuit of a degree…or give up entirely. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/scot-band WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster’s Scot Symphonic Band will present its annual Spring Tour Concert on Sunday, March 3. The performance, which is free and open to the public, begins at 2:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/fal-garcia WOOSTER, Ohio — Amber Garcia, associate professor of psychology at The College of Wooster, will present “The Story of Them: Examining Factors that Influence Perceptions of Dyads” at the second Faculty at Large lecture of the spring semester on Tuesday, March 5. The address, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/woo-jam WOOSTER, Ohio — As the founding director of Cleveland’s highly successful IngenuityFest, James Levin brought noteworthy exposure to the arts by scheduling events, performances, and exhibitions in some of the most unusual venues of an urban setting (deserted alleys, dormant bridge decks, vacant storefronts, etc.). Now, the cultural entrepreneur is hoping for similar results in a rural setting as he prepares for the third annual Wooster Jam on Saturday, April 13, from noon to 10 p.m. at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/wso WOOSTER, Ohio — Innovative composer and percussionist Adam Rudolph will join a host of talented local musicians when the Wooster Symphony Orchestra presents “Music of Living Composers” on Friday, March 1, at The College of Wooster. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/fal-bourne WOOSTER, Ohio — Daniel Bourne, poet and professor of English at The College of Wooster, will discuss “Echoes of Eco-: Environmental Reverberations in Three Decades of Poetry-Making” at the first Faculty at Large lecture of the spring semester on Thursday, Feb. 21, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/wilson WOOSTER, Ohio — Marshall Larsen, retired chief executive officer, chairman, and president of Goodrich Corporation, will present “The Journey from Tires to Aerospace” at The College of Wooster’s next James R. Wilson Lecture in Business Economics. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Wilson Room of The Scot Center (1267 Beall Ave.). His lecture will focus on Goodrich’s transformation from a tire manufacturer in a commodity market to a global leader in the aerospace industry. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/warrior WOOSTER, Ohio — Political cynicism seems to be sweeping across the country with renewed vigor, even in college classrooms where students are typically more idealistic about the future. Denise Bostdorff, professor of communication studies at The College of Wooster, noted the cynicism among students in her political rhetoric class during the past few years and decided it was time to do something about it. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/reproductive-rights WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster’s Global Engagement Network (GEN) will present “Reproductive Rights in the 21st Century” on Saturday, Feb. 16. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. and continues through the closing remarks at 2:45 p.m. Sessions will be held in Room 305 of Kauke Hall (400 E. University Ave.). Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/harrypotter The mystique of modern literature’s most endearing character will be explored when The College of Wooster Libraries present “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine” now through Mar. 23 in the lobby of Andrews Library (1140 Beall Ave.). The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, provides a glimpse of the backstory for J.K. Rowling’s literary phenomenon, which has captivated millions of readers around the world since its first release in 1997. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/Africa-Week The College of Wooster’s African Students Union will present “Contemporary Africa: The Unseen Parts of Our Continent,” Feb. 9 -15, at various locations across campus. The weeklong celebration features a range of events, all of which are free and open to the public. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/Ambassadors-Banquet It wasn't just the food that brought smiles to the faces of the 100 guests at last week's Ambassadors banquet; it was also the warmth of a cozy dining room at Wooster Inn and the hospitality of the hosts that make for a perfect evening. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/Achaeology-Lecture WOOSTER, Ohio — Mark Fullerton, professor of art history at The Ohio State University, will present “The Change to Classical in Greek Art: Revolution or Evolution?” on Thursday, Feb. 21, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). An open reception with beverages and snacks will be held in the foyer outside the lecture room following the presentation. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/water-ban WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster will no longer sell bottled water at locations on campus where students can make purchases using their “Flex” plan, thanks to a grassroots initiative by the environmental group Greenhouse. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/Philosophy Nathaniel Goldberg, associate professor of philosophy at Washington and Lee University, will present “Out-Huming David Hume” at the Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy) Honor Society Lecture at The College of Wooster on Thursday, Feb. 14. The free public lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). A reception in the lobby will precede the presentation. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/Theatre-Festival-Awards David Grunfeld, Chelsea Gillespie, and Ben Pfister led a group of 12 students from The College of Wooster’s Department of Theatre and Dance to an impressive showing at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (Region II) last month (Jan. 10-16) at Towson University in Maryland Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/february/Miller-obit Henry C. Miller ’44, a member of The College of Wooster’s board of trustees from 1994 to 197, died on Jan. 29 at his home in Thousand Oaks, Cal., after a long illness. He was 89 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/cochlear-implants WOOSTER, Ohio — Mason Henoch’s parents knew something was wrong just before his first birthday, but neither realized how serious it was until a team of experts at The Cleveland Clinic determined that the toddler was months behind in his ability to communicate because of severe-to-profound hearing loss in both ears. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/moot-court WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster’s Moot Court team further enhanced its reputation as one of the nation’s elite programs with another outstanding performance at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association (AMCA) national tournament, which was hosted by Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach Jan. 18-19. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/india WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster reached out to an old friend earlier this month when it sent two representatives to India to reconnect with alumni and parents while establishing new relationships with high school counselors and prospective students. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/jazz WOOSTER, Ohio —Three College of Wooster jazz ensembles will perform in concert with special guest Bernard Purdie this Friday (Feb. 1) at 7:30 p.m. in Freelander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/olo WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio Light Opera will celebrate 35 years as one of the world’s most unique and entertaining lyric theatre companies when it opens the 2013 Summer Festival at The College of Wooster’s Freedlander Theatre in June. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/milligan WOOSTER, Ohio, Jan. 16, 2013 – Patrick H. Milligan ’50, a member of The College of Wooster’s board of trustees from 1969 to 1975, died Monday, Jan. 14, at his home in Sidney, Ohio. He was 84. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/biologist WOOSTER, Ohio — At a time when technology seems to dominate every phase of our lives, the discovery and identification of a new species seems so 19th century, but the process continues in earnest around the world today. In Madagascar, for example, Rick Lehtinen, associate professor of biology at The College of Wooster, and several colleagues recently identified a previously unknown small green frog. They dubbed it Guibemantis tasifotsy or “White-Flanked Malagasy Tree Frog” for the unique patch of white spots on its flanks (“tasy” meaning “spot” and “fotsy” meaning “white” in the Malagasy language). Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/huang WOOSTER, Ohio — Cleveland-based pianist Frank Huang will present a solo piano recital on Saturday, Feb. 2, at The College of Wooster. The performance, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Gault Recital Hall of the Scheide Music Center (525 East University Street). Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2013/january/davis WOOSTER, Ohio — Wade Davis played in the National Football League with the Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins, but it wasn’t until after he retired that he revealed a secret he had concealed his entire life. Last summer, the former defensive back disclosed that he is gay, and next month he will share his story at The College of Wooster during a two-day visit to campus. Davis will speak at a free public event on Monday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.), and then meet informally with students the following day at 11 a.m. in the Scot Center. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/december/chorus WOOSTER, Ohio — The Wooster Chorus performed with the internationally acclaimed Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus in sold-out Severance Hall on Dec. 14. It was the opening night of The Cleveland Orchestra's annual series of Christmas Concerts, and it was quite the Wooster event with alumni, parents, and guests on hand. Also in attendance were College of Wooster President Grant Cornwell and First Lady Peg along with several of the Wooster Trustees, who attended the reception and the performance. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/december/trees WOOSTER, Ohio — Mark Niemczyk, campus horticulturist, was motoring around on his Cushman utility vehicle late last month with a smile on his face and a stash of nut tree seedlings in his cart, looking for just the right locations to plant them on campus. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/december/children WOOSTER, Ohio — All Brittani Harper wanted for Christmas was a nice warm bed — well four, actually — for each of her young children, and Santa’s “elves” delivered on Friday afternoon with four extra-long twin mattresses and frames, courtesy of The College of Wooster’s “Snug in Their Beds” program. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/december/moot-court WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster’s Moot Court team exceeded its already high standards for excellence with a remarkable showing in regional competition last month, capturing first place in not one, not two, but three tournaments. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/december/starwars WOOSTER, Ohio — Thursday night’s supper at The College of Wooster was out of this world according to the students who attended “A Night on Endor,” a “Star Wars” themed extravaganza in Kittredge Hall, which marked the 35th anniversary of the epic film series. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/december/jam-festival WOOSTER, Ohio – Wooster Jam, a two-day celebration of music and the arts, returns to the Wayne County Fairgrounds this spring (April 12-13) with new sponsors and new ideas, as well as many of the same activities and attractions that have made the event so popular since its inception in 2011. Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/december/exhibition WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster Art Museum will present “Posing Beauty in African American Culture,” a striking collection of color and black-and-white images that explore the contested ways in which African and African American beauty have been represented in historical and contemporary contexts. The exhibition, which opens Jan. 15 and continues through Mar. 3, will feature a range of works, mostly photographs, which will be on display in both the Sussel Gallery and the Burton D. Morgan Gallery in Ebert Art Center (1220 Beall Ave.). Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/cjo-gala WOOSTER, OHIO — Jeffrey Lindberg and The Chicago Jazz Orchestra (CJO) have been invited to perform at the 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors Gala this weekend in Washington, D.C. This marks the 24th consecutive year that Lindberg, who directs the orchestra, and his fellow musicians have been selected for this singular performance honor. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/levin WOOSTER, Ohio — Summer internships at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/UPMC) are hard to come by. Most are reserved for medical school students or upper-level graduate students, but Hannah Levin, a junior psychology major from Sewickley, Pa., had a couple of advantages in her pursuit of a position — a broad base of research experience at The College of Wooster and a father in the medical field. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/concert WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster’s Percussion Ensemble will present a free public performance on Friday, Nov. 30, in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). The performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will center around the music and career of John Cage, who would have turned 100 this year. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/santa WOOSTER, Ohio — Jordan Dieterle claims that her father is Santa Claus…and she’s not kidding. A resident of Middlefield, Ohio, and a senior biology major at The College of Wooster, Dieterle and her dad are part of Santa’s Hide-A-Way Hollow, a non-profit charity through which volunteers visit terminally ill children in hospitals and homes to celebrate what could be their last Christmas. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/fall-concert WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster Dance Company will present its annual fall concert Nov. 15-17 in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Performances, which are free and open to the public, begin at 8:15 p.m. each evening, but limited seating is available so advanced reservations are suggested. All tickets are general admission. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/flores WOOSTER, Ohio — Theresa Flores, a human trafficking survivor and an author as well as the founder of Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.) and Director of Education and Training for Gracehaven House in Columbus, will give a talk at The College of Wooster on Thursday, Nov. 15. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in Room 015 of Mateer Hall (931 College Mall). Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/india WOOSTER, Ohio — An international exchange program between The College of Wooster and a university in India has brought a pair of faculty members to campus, and their presence is enriching the learning experience for students in the classroom. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/Dykstra-Fanfare Fanfare magazine, in a list of top recordings from the past year, singled out Brian Dykstra’s “Neo-Ragtime” CD as one of its favorites. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/day-dead WOOSTER, Ohio — The souls of the dearly departed “passed through” Wooster earlier this month and provided an experiential learning opportunity in the process as The College of Wooster hosted its 10th Day of the Dead celebration. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/saint-saens The Wooster Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jeffrey Lindberg, conductor and professor of music, will perform Sat., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. and Sun. Nov. 11, 4:00 p.m. at Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University, on the campus of The College of Wooster. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/yiddishe WOOSTER, Ohio — Yiddishe Cup, the spirited klezmer band from Cleveland, will present a dance concert at The College of Wooster on Saturday, Nov. 17. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the ballroom of Lowry Center (189 Beall Ave.) from 9:30-11:30 p.m. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/lamborn WOOSTER, Ohio — No one is confusing Taylor Lamborn with Taylor Swift — at least not yet — but the talented musician is on an impressive ascent in the world of music. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/november/culp WOOSTER, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2012 - W. Lee Culp, who served The College of Wooster in a variety of capacities for 30 years, died Monday. He was 95. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/dinner WOOSTER, Ohio — A group of interfaith student organizations at The College of Wooster will join service and justice organizations from the College to present a “fall feast” for low-income residents in the City of Wooster on Saturday, Nov. 3. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/mccloud WOOSTER, Ohio — Sean McCloud, associate professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, will present "Blessing the Rich, Damning the Poor, and Forgetting the Social: Divine Apologetics for Class Inequality and the Study of Religion in a Neoliberal Era" on Thursday, Nov. 8, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is free and open to the public will be held in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.), beginning at 7 p.m. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/day-dead WOOSTER, Ohio — Hurricane Sandy may have thwarted Vice-President Joe Biden’s plans to visit campus on Tuesday, but it will have no effect on the souls of the dearly departed who plan to “pass through” Wooster on Wednesday and Thursday. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/geology WOOSTER, Ohio — Mentored undergraduate research is the cornerstone of the curriculum at The College of Wooster. Since 1947, Wooster students have been required to complete a senior project, known as Independent Study (or I.S.). During the past six decades that commitment has grown steadily with the addition of numerous opportunities for students to develop lab and field skills in each of their four years of study. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/sufi WOOSTER, Ohio — For students used to hearing artists like Taylor Swift, Owl City, Nicki Manaj, and Carly Rae Jepson, last week’s Forum event at The College of Wooster was an interesting and reflective alternative. Karim Gillani, a Canadian Sufi and Ghazal musician, and Moussa Dieng Kala, a Senegalese Sufi singer and poet, joined Altaz Ibrahim, Jim Feist, and Hans Utter, for “An Evening of Sufi Music” in McGaw Chapel. In addition, Sufi scholar Cheikh Babou of the University of Pennsylvania, who provided academic and critical context in multiple panels and class visits held over two days, also joined them. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/olds WOOSTER, Ohio — Award-winning poet Sharon Olds will share excerpts of her works during a public reading on Monday, Nov. 12, at The College of Wooster. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Room 009 of Severance Hall (943 College Mall). Refreshments will be served, and her books will be available to be purchased and signed following the reading. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/c3 WOOSTER, Ohio — In an effort to foster a broader sense of community and encourage students to interact with one another on a wider scale, The College of Wooster’s Center for Diversity and Global Engagement has established Cross Cultural Connections (C3). The new structure (and name change) replaces the Cross-Cultural Living Experience Program (CCLEP), and will continue to create what Wooster President Grant Cornwell describes as “a dynamic lab for intercultural living and learning.” Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/pozefsky WOOSTER, Ohio — Peter Pozefsky, associate professor of history at The College of Wooster, will present “Russia’s World War II: History on Film” at the third and final Faculty at Large lecture of the fall semester on Thursday, Nov. 8. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/equus WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster will present Peter Shaffer’s 1973 play “Equus” Oct. 25-27 at 8:15 p.m. in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Tickets, which go on sale Oct. 17, are $9 for general admission and $6 for senior citizens, faculty, and staff. College of Wooster students are admitted free of charge but must reserve their tickets in advance. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/scot-band WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster’s Scot Marching Band will present its annual fall concert on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 1:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). The ensemble, which includes pipers, drummers, and dancers, will perform selections from Steely Dan, Aerosmith, and Bruno Mars. Admission is free and open to the public. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/levitin WOOSTER, Ohio — Alexis Levitin, noted translator of Portuguese poetry, will give a reading of the poetry of Brazilian writer, lyricist, and composer Salgado Maranhão, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at The College of Wooster. Maranhão will be in attendance at the reading, which begins at 7 p.m. in the lounge of Babcock Hall (1315 Beall Ave.), and is free and open to the public. Maranhão’s first book of poetry translated into English, Sol Sangüíeo (Blood of the Sun), was published this fall by Milkweed Editions. Refreshments will be available, and a book signing will take place following the reading. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/pipers-compete You could say they made their presence known. Approximately 125 bagpipers and drummers gathered on campus last weekend to compete in the Eastern U.S. Pipe Band Association’s competition. Organized by student members of the Scot Pipers, the event represented the first time the College has hosted such a competition, or Scottish Games. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/noriega WOOSTER, Ohio — Jimmy A. Noriega, assistant professor of theatre, and four of his students from The College of Wooster were invited to participate in the prestigious UNESCO/ITI (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Theatre Institute) World Festival of Theatre Schools in September. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/Archaeology-Day Archaeology Day at The College of Wooster promises to be a hands-on event again this year with opportunities for children of all ages. Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/putnam Howard Putnam, former CEO of Southwest Airlines, will present "Innovation: Creating a Culture and Process for Ideas to Hatch" at the James R. Wilson Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 30 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/ghosts WOOSTER, Ohio — As Halloween and Day of the Dead approach, College of Wooster President Grant Cornwell has decided to “give up the ghost” and allow the departed spirits who reside in various “haunts” on campus to remain in perpetuity. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/treuer WOOSTER, Ohio — David Treuer, author of Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life, will visit The College of Wooster on Thursday, Oct. 25, to lead a workshop on memoir writing for students and faculty and then present an evening reading. The reading, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 009 of Severance Hall (943 College Mall). Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/exhibitions WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster Art Museum will present work by Ellen Sheffield, Bea Nettles, and Shiva Ahmadi in a trio of exhibitions that open Oct. 23 and continue through Dec. 9 in Ebert Art Center (1220 Beall Ave.). Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/matar WOOSTER, Ohio — Libyan author Hisham Matar admits that he has always been reluctant to talk about his own work, but after some prodding by several College of Wooster students during the Q&A session at last week’s Wooster Forum event, he opened up about his motives and his approach to being a novelist. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/Concert-Aron-Berkner The highly acclaimed AronBerkner Duo, featuring guitarist Stephen Aron and flutist Jane Berkner, will present a free public concert at The College of Wooster on Sunday, Oct. 21. The performance, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will be held in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/apex WOOSTER, Ohio — Students at The College of Wooster are flocking to Andrews and Gault Libraries this fall, not only to access the traditional volumes of books, periodicals, and other reference materials, but also to take advantage of innovative ways to think, learn, and interact. This recent buzz is the result of several initiatives that have revitalized portions of the 50-year old facility in the past 10 months. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/service WOOSTER, Ohio — From Boston to Los Angeles — and in more than 20 other cities in between — College of Wooster alumni will roll up their sleeves and pitch in to help their communities during Scots in Service Day on Saturday (Oct. 6). Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/fal-sirot WOOSTER, Ohio — Laura Sirot, assistant professor of biology at The College of Wooster, will present “Sex, Files, and Sticky Tape: Using Insect Reproduction for Pest Management” at the second Faculty at Large lecture of the fall semester on Thursday, Oct. 18. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/jackson WOOSTER, Ohio – Antoinette Jackson, professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida, will present “Roots, Routes, and Representation: The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and Michelle Obama’s Very American Story” on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 8 p.m. in Room 105 of Scovel Hall (944 College Mall). Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/kabel WOOSTER, Ohio — A team of archaeologists in Guatemala, led by Olivia Navarro-Farr, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at The College of Wooster, has discovered the tomb of Lady K’abel, a seventh-century Maya queen, also known as “Kaloomte’ K’abel.” She is a “Holy Snake Lady,” of Classic Maya Civilization whose monument can be viewed at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/murray WOOSTER, Ohio — Sam Niedbala, professor of practice in the chemistry department at Lehigh University and CEO of DeTect Biosciences LLC, will be the featured speaker for the annual Helen Murray Free Lectures next month at The College of Wooster. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/Speaker-Stolz John Stolz, professor of biological sciences and director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, will present “Impacts of Unconventional Shale Gas Drilling” on Monday, Oct. 22, at The College of Wooster. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Mateer Hall (931 College Mall). Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/Queer-Conference The College of Wooster will host "Global Queerness: Sexuality, Citizenship, and Human Rights in the 21st Century," a four-day conference, Oct. 4-7. This interdisciplinary event is intended to provide a forum for the exchange of information and to encourage new ways of engaging with LGBTQ issues in both a national and international context. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/Bread-Fackler Holly Harman Fackler is not a financial planner, but she has come up with a way to add some spending money to the family budget and help daughter Libby — a senior at The College of Wooster — meet some tuition expenses. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/andrews WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster will welcome Ohio-based poet Nin Andrews to campus for a reading of her works on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m. in Room 244 of Kauke Hall (400 E. University St.). Refreshments will be available following the reading, along with a book signing by the poet and a chance to talk with her about her work. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/october/cricket WOOSTER, Ohio — Grant Cornwell rarely turns down an opportunity to interact with students at The College of Wooster, even if it means participating in an activity that is out of his comfort zone. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/grace WOOSTER, Ohio — Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, Joyce Johnson, Anne Waldman, and other Beat Generation icons have been largely overlooked and underappreciated in the world of higher education…but that’s about to change. A new scholarly journal, conceived and co-edited by The College of Wooster’s Nancy Grace, will critique the literary style of these writers and appropriately recognize their noteworthy contributions to American culture. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/Project-Odakniwa At The College of Wooster, students are part of a community of learners where independent minds work together. That philosophy extends well beyond the campus, as far away as Chile, where current students and recent graduates are working cross-culturally with indigenous communities to meet common goals. They are part of Project Odakniwa, a new non-profit, grassroots, community-led partnership that works collaboratively with Mapuche communities in South America to create and implement projects that promote long-term sustainable social and economic development. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/archaeology WOOSTER, Ohio – Thomas Burge, formerly an archaeologist with the National Park Service, will present “Archeological Surveys in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks – The Higher Elevations of the Southern Sierra Nevada” on Thursday, Sept. 20, at The College of Wooster. Burge’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/wie WOOSTER, Ohio — Jungyoon Wie, a junior majoring in music composition at The College of Wooster, has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2012 international Sejong Music Composition Competition. Wie’s award-winning entry, titled “Chung-sung-gok,” for piano, violin and cello, is based on a traditional Korean melody of the same name. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/tree-city WOOSTER, Ohio — As director of grounds at The College of Wooster, Beau Mastrine is able to see the forest and the trees. His unique vision, along with the tireless efforts of his crew, has further enhanced an already beautiful landscape, and prompted the National Arbor Day Foundation to designate the College as a “Tree Campus USA.” Wooster will celebrate the honor with a ceremonial tree planting, a tree walk, and a variety of other activities on Homecoming Weekend (Sept. 21-23). Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/galvez WOOSTER, Ohio — Pulitzer Prize winning photographer José Galvez will discuss his most recent book, Shine: Stories and Photographs by José Galvez, during an appearance at The College of Wooster on Thursday, Sept 20. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in Room 223 of Ebert Art Center (1220 Beall Ave.). There will also be a one-day exhibition of his photographs prior to the event (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) in the Commons of Kauke Hall (400 E. University St.). Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/september/usnews WOOSTER, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2012 – For the 11th year in a row, college presidents, provosts, and deans surveyed by U.S. News & World Report have recognized The College of Wooster for its “outstanding” undergraduate research opportunities and its senior capstone program, known as I.S. Only two schools have been named to both lists in each of the past 11 years: Wooster and Princeton University. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/Convocation-2012 In his Convocation address to students, faculty, and staff today, Wooster President Grant Cornwell announced a new program that will provide $100,000 each year to support internships, applied scholarship opportunities, entrepreneurial ventures, and other forms of experiential learning for Wooster students. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/forum12 One of the world’s most intriguing yet complex regions will be the focus of the 2012 Wooster Forum when it presents “The Middle East” this fall at The College of Wooster. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/Welcome-2016 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/pringle WOOSTER, Ohio — Jessica Pringle will never forget the first time she was paged for assistance with a medical procedure at the VCA Cat Hospital of Philadelphia. Knowing that the staff believed in her ability to complete a task instilled in her a deep sense of confidence. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/oberlin WOOSTER, Ohio — Not only did Austin Oberlin discover his aptitude for the medical profession, but he also uncovered an affinity for traveling and trying things he never thought he would during an eight-week medical humanitarian internship in Ghana this past summer. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/lauffer WOOSTER, Ohio, Aug. 20, 2012 - The College notes with sadness the death of Max Lauffer, an emeritus trustee who served on Wooster's board from 1967 to 1987. He was 98. Lauffer had a distinguished, 40-year teaching career at the University of Pittsburgh, where he held the position of Andrew Mellon Professor of Biophysics. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/Bhagchandani Puneet Bhagchandani, a 1996 graduate of The College of Wooster, has become the youngest social entrepreneur to receive the Bharat Gaurav (Pride of India) award for his contributions to education and sciences in India. He was honored at a ceremony in New Delhi in May. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/moledina WOOSTER, Ohio — Amyaz Moledina, associate professor of economics and co-founder of the Global Social Entrepreneurship (SE) program at The College of Wooster, was featured recently in two of Kolkata’s (India) leading English daily newspapers: The Telegraph and The Times of India. Moledina spent part of June and July in Bangalore and Kolkata where he made presentations, set up workshops, and participated in a panel discussion about social entrepreneurship and the challenges that accompany it with young professionals and NGO officials. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/takeo WOOSTER, Ohio — As an intern with an organic agriculture program in the Forest Grove area of Metropolitan Portland (Ore.), Erika Takeo spent most of the summer getting her hands dirty — both literally and figuratively. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/Presidency-Goldberg WOOSTER, Ohio — Donald Goldberg, professor of communication at The College of Wooster and a consultant for the Hearing Implant Program at the Cleveland Clinic, has begun a two-year term as president of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell). The nonprofit organization, based in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to helping families, health-care providers, and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/tooba The College of Wooster Art Museum (CWAM), in support of the 2012 Wooster Forum: “The Middle East,” will present two exhibitions that explore the Middle East from two perspectives — one contemporary and one historical — Aug. 28 through Oct. 7 in Ebert Art Center (1200 Beall Ave.). The opening reception will take place on Thursday, Sept. 6, from 6:30-8 p.m., with a gallery lecture at 7 p.m. by guest curators Sarah Mirza, assistant professor of religious studies, and Kara Morrow, assistant professor of art history. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/scot-leed WOOSTER, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2012 – The Scot Center, the College of Wooster’s new athletic and recreation facility, has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its sustainable and energy-efficient design and construction. This is the college’s first LEED-certified building. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/august/ditmer WOOSTER, Ohio — As conductor of The College of Wooster’s Fighting Scot Marching Band for 27 years, Nancy Ditmer used a battery-powered megaphone to get the attention of her student musicians. Whether refining a melody or adjusting a formation, Ditmer’s instructions were always loud and clear. Now, she will direct her attention to a much larger and more diverse audience — but she plans to be just as audible — as she begins a two-year term as president of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/religion WOOSTER, Ohio — In the weeks leading up to the 2012 presidential election, the relationship between religion and politics will be discussed ad nauseam. The College of Wooster’s Fall Academy of Religion will attempt to provide a context for that discussion when it presents “Priests, Prophets, and Politicians: Religion and Politics” this fall. The six-week lecture series, which is free and open to the public, begins Sept. 19 and continues each Wednesday through Oct. 24. Sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/glass-frogs WOOSTER, Ohio — On the island of Tobago, scientists from The College of Wooster have identified some surprising survival mechanisms among a species of glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium orientale) — adorable tiny green amphibians whose transparent underside provides a fascinating window to its organs, including a beating heart. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/research WOOSTER, Ohio — Students typically scatter when the academic year comes to an end, but about 80 undergraduates from The College of Wooster chose to either delay their vacation or return to campus after a brief break and spend eight weeks conducting research on campus. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/grant WOOSTER, Ohio — Staggering quantities of antidepressants are contaminating the environment through wastewater treatment plants, and the impact, especially on fish and amphibians, is potentially devastating. But three scientists from The College of Wooster are working to minimize the damage and possibly eliminate the problem through a study made possible by a $100,000 Cottrell College Science Award (CCSA) from Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/india WOOSTER, Ohio — Seven students from The College of Wooster recently returned from a month-long (May 14-June 14) study-abroad program in Northeast India, which was hosted by St. Anthony’s College in Shillong. Rakhal Purkayastha, a Fulbright Scholar and a former visiting professor of history and political science at Wooster who is now on the faculty at St. Anthony’s, coordinated the trip, which was led by Peter Pozefsky, professor of history at Wooster. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/dilyard WOOSTER, Ohio — The most compelling baseball photos of all time have been published in a new expanded edition of Sports Illustrated’s The Baseball Book (Expanded Edition), and included in its 325 pages is a gripping image by College of Wooster photographer Matt Dilyard — the only college baseball photo in the entire book. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/bornholdt WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster notes with sadness the passing of Laura Bornholdt, a member of the Board of Trustees at Wooster from 1967-77 and Life Trustee Emerita from 1977-2012. A leading advocate for liberal arts colleges and historically black educational institutions, Bornholdt is remembered as a pioneer among women chosen to serve as leaders in higher education. She passed away in April at the age of 93. Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/dykstra Brian Dykstra’s “Neo-Ragtime,” a collection of new “rags” for piano solo and chamber ensembles on a double-CD set, is receiving rave reviews from classical music critics. Released earlier this year on the Centaur label, “Neo-Ragtime” consists of 29 original Dykstra compositions, 27 of which feature him on the piano. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/reu WOOSTER, Ohio — Undergraduate research is more than an intellectual exercise at The College of Wooster; “It’s in our blood,” says Shila Garg, professor of physics. “We are very meticulous in the way we train our students to conduct research. They hit the ground running, and after four years, they are ready for graduate-level research.” Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/july/aig WOOSTER, Ohio — Losing a valuable employee, especially to a rival company, can be costly in the highly competitive corporate world, but Vikas Malhotra believes it is possible to stay ahead of such departures. Malhotra, global director for human resource analytics at AIG, says there are ways to calculate the flight risk of employees, and he turned to a trusted ally for assistance. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/retiree WOOSTER, Ohio — Don Jacobs, David Gedalecia, and Larry Stewart touched the lives of many students during their long tenures with the faculty at The College of Wooster. Now they are being remembered fondly by those they taught and those they worked with as they embark on the next phase of their lives: retirement. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/evans Frederick Evans, a rising senior and a music composition major at The College of Wooster, has been named winner of the 2012 National Federation of Music Clubs Young Composers Award. Evans’ award-winning entry, titled “Fractured Recollections: A Daydream Interrupted,” is the final movement of an original five-movement work for string quartet. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/nichols WOOSTER, Ohio, June 19, 2012 – Nan Nichols, a pioneer in women’s sports and legendary coach and administrator at The College of Wooster for 32 years, died Sunday, June 17, at Westview Manor in Wooster. She was 72. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/fulbright Three graduates from The College of Wooster’s Class of 2012 have been awarded distinguished Fulbright Teaching Assistantships. Arielle Neu, Kyle Schutz, and Madeline Fauser will spend the coming year teaching English overseas. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/alumni WOOSTER, Ohio, June 13, 2012 – More than 100 members of The College of Wooster’s Class of 1962 joined hundreds of their fellow Scots on campus last week to celebrate Alumni Weekend 2012. The 50th reunion class put an exclamation point on the festivities by presenting a class gift of $8,032,690. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/wilson WOOSTER, Ohio — Kaitlynn Wilson, who graduated last month from The College of Wooster with a degree in chemistry, has received an award for undergraduate research from the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. The award recognizes exceptional research in the field of spectroscopy, as well as general academic excellence. Wilson, a graduate of Wooster High School and now a resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., received a $500 honorarium and a year’s subscription to the journal Applied Spectroscopy. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/video It’s not exactly viral, but it’s certainly worth watching. A 10-plus minute video has surfaced on You Tube with some fascinating footage of The College of Wooster from 50 years ago. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/june/daa-winners WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster will honor three highly successful graduates at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony during Alumni Weekend (June 7-10). Ronald Hughes, Irwin Reese, and Tom Welty will be recognized on Saturday morning (June 9) a 10:15 a.m. in Gault Rectal Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/klise WOOSTER, Ohio — Winthrop Worcester didn’t have to go to war. As an engineer, he qualified for deferments that could have kept him stateside, but he couldn’t stand watching from the sidelines, so in November of 1942, he left his job and walked into a local recruiting office in Pittsburgh to volunteer for active service. Mon, 28 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/power-pen WOOSTER, Ohio — Middle school students have plenty of ways to express themselves these days — from texting to tweeting to tagging — but the 700 seventh and eighth graders who gathered at The College of Wooster last Friday (May 25) took a much more traditional approach. As contestants in the 27th Power of the Pen State Championship, these gifted young authors set aside their smart phones and replaced them with paper, pencil, and plenty of imagination. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/asbmb WOOSTER, Ohio — Six students from The College of Wooster demonstrated an impressive level of proficiency in presenting their research at the annual American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting last month in San Diego. Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/employees-retirees WOOSTER, Ohio — If you add up the employment tenure of those retiring from The College of Wooster this year, you come up with nearly three centuries of dedicated service. Those retirees, along with employees celebrating landmark anniversaries, were honored at the annual recognition luncheon on Tuesday in Lowry Center. Wed, 23 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/commencement Members of the Class of 2012 received plenty of encouragement — and some timely advice — as they reflected on the past four years and pondered the future during The College of Wooster’s 142nd Commencement ceremony on Monday morning (May 14) in the Oak Grove. Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/haug Triplets are known to have a lot in common — well beyond their physical resemblance — but The College of Wooster’s Haug sisters have taken their similarities to an entirely new level. Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/wong Lisa Wong, director of the Wooster Chorus and the Wooster Singers at The College of Wooster, has been named director of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus. A member of Wooster’s faculty since 2009, Wong also serves as the assistant director of choruses with the Cleveland Orchestra, and she will continue in that capacity Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/global-health Global health issues might not resonate with a majority of college students, but Samuel Kitara and Erin Plews-Ogan, are imploring their classmates to at least consider the size and scope of the problem and the opportunities for students to explore the field and become engaged. Sun, 13 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/interdisciplinary-arts WOOSTER, Ohio — Final exams don’t usually look like this. Instead of a neatly printed, carefully stapled packet in a quiet, sterile classroom, students in Matthew Broda’s Interdisciplinary Fine Arts class (a.k.a. EDUC140A) found themselves in a large ornate dining hall with more than 50 young children anxiously anticipating the adventure that awaited them on Monday night. Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/replay WOOSTER, Ohio — When student volunteers arrived at the recent RePlay-for-Kids work session in The College of Wooster’s Center for Diversity and Global Engagement (CDGE), they were greeted by dozens of new or gently used toys — but these students didn’t come to play around. Their mission was to help install alternative switches on the battery-operated toys so that RePlay, a nonprofit organization that repairs and adapts toys and assistive devices for children with disabilities, could redistribute them to organizations and agencies for young people with special needs, including Ida Sue School in Wooster. Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/cur-poster Wooster’s Nikolai Radzinski and Lindsey Bowman shared their thoughts with senators and representatives after being chosen to present their research and spread the good news about undergraduate research at last week’s Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Posters on the Hill on Capitol Hill. Radzinski, a junior biochemistry and molecular biology major, and Bowman, a senior geology major, were two of 73 students selected from a highly competitive field of more than 850 applicants to participate in a poster session and reach out to members of Congress, congressional staff members, federal government officials, and others in attendance. Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/may/reasearch-symposium WOOSTER, Ohio — Don Van Cleef sees learning as a perpetual process. A member of the Class of 1951 — the first to experience Wooster’s Independent Study (I.S.) program as a requirement for all seniors — Van Cleef and his wife, Mina, a 1953 Wooster graduate, came to campus on Friday for the fifth annual Senior Research Symposium with one simple objective in mind — to learn. Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/anthropology The 2012 meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society featured presentations by a number of current and former College of Wooster students and faculty members, and marked the beginning of Nick Kardulias’ tenure as president of the organization. Kardulias, professor of sociology, anthropology, and archaeology at Wooster, also served as program chair for the conference and chaired a session, titled “Historical Archaeology in the New World.” Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/wheelchair WOOSTER, Ohio — Timken Gymnasium was the site of another competitive athletic contest on Friday night, but this one was played on wheels. The inaugural power wheelchair soccer exhibition at The College of Wooster, sponsored by the newly formed student organization, PUSH (People United through Sports and Health) in collaboration with Wooster Community Hospital and the Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio (APSO), drew a large and admiring crowd. The event was designed to raise awareness about adaptive sports, where athletes with disabilities can compete with one another. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/haxo WOOSTER, Ohio — Cara Haxo, a junior music composition major at The College of Wooster, was awarded second prize at the 2012 statewide Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Student/Collegiate Composers Composition Contest in March. Her award-winning entry, titled “The Giving Tree” after Shel Silverstein’s children’s book of the same name, is a nine-minute narrative in one movement for saxophone quartet. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/science-day WOOSTER, Ohio — Five-year-old Trei Durstine loves experiments, so Saturday’s Science Day at The College of Wooster was a perfect way to spend the afternoon. The young kindergartner joined some 200 other curious young scientists and their families as they touched real animal brains, made air-dry fossils, created “flubber,” sampled ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, and participated in a range of other hands-on exhibits and presentations. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/sklar WOOSTER, Ohio — Jacob Sklar, a senior political science major at The College of Wooster and a graduate of Jewish Community High School in San Francisco, has been chosen as the David L. Carpenter Pre-Law Prize winner for 2012. The honor, which comes with a $5,000 cash award, is presented annually to Wooster’s top pre-law student. Selection is based on academic achievement, participation in Wooster’s Pre-Law Advising Program, experience as a student leader, and a commitment to personal honesty and integrity. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/french-prize Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/genes Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/research-symposium WOOSTER, Ohio, April 20, 2012 – Two hundred and sixty five students will share the results of their senior research projects on Friday, April 27 during the College of Wooster’s annual Senior Research Symposium. Oral and poster presentations will begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day in more than a dozen venues around campus. All events are open to the public. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/norris WOOSTER, Ohio — A poem by Alexa Norris, a junior English major at The College of Wooster and a resident of Westlake, Ohio, has been selected as a winner in the Association of Writing Programs (AWP) Intro Journals literary competition. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/expanding-horizons WOOSTER, Ohio — Step aside, guys! Science and math are no longer male-dominated domains. Just ask the girls who attended the annual “Expanding Your Horizons” workshop this past Saturday at The College of Wooster. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/carter WOOSTER, Ohio, April 11, 2012 – Joan Carter, co-founder and president of UM Holdings Ltd., will present the 2012 James R. Wilson Lecture on Thursday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m., in the Wilson Room of the Scot Center, 1267 Beall Ave., at The College of Wooster. Carter will speak on “The Role of Business in Creating Prosperity.” Her talk is free and open to the public. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/csd-honors WOOSTER, Ohio — Seniors Liz Striegl and Amanda Klump, both communication sciences and disorders majors at The College of Wooster, have been honored for exemplary undergraduate research and awarded scholarships to further their education in the field. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/acs WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster was well represented at the American Chemical Society’s national spring meeting last month in San Diego with three students, five faculty, and a number of alumni participating in the five-day event. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/lan WOOSTER, Ohio — Like it or not, the accelerated pace of globalization is changing our world, our country, and our community. Learning to accept, interact with, and embrace others from different countries, ethnic backgrounds, and faith traditions requires a heightened sense of empathy — something Kwok Pui Lan, The College of Wooster’s Theologian in Residence, will address during her brief stay on campus next week. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/april/gallagher College of Wooster music composition majors Frederick Evans, a junior from Clinton, N.Y., and Jungyoon Wie, a sophomore from Seoul, South Korea, have had works selected for performance and recording by the Grammy Award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony (CCS). Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/russian-competition WOOSTER, Ohio — Vy govorite po-russki (Do you speak Russian)? Turns out that several students from The College of Wooster do, including five that converse with such fluency they managed to dazzle the field at the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Olympiada of Spoken Russian last Saturday (March 31). Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/commencement An estimated 395 seniors will receive their diplomas when The College of Wooster hosts its 142nd commencement ceremony on Monday, May 14. The event, which is scheduled to be held outdoors (weather permitting) in the Oak Grove (1220 Beall Ave.), begins at 10 a.m. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/hunt WOOSTER, Ohio — Catherine Hunt, research and development director of innovation sourcing and sustainable technologies at The Dow Chemical Company, will be the featured speaker for the annual Helen Murray Free Lectures at The College of Wooster next month. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/art-exhibition WOOSTER, Ohio — Visitors to The College of Wooster Art Museum will find some of the latest additions to the museum’s permanent collection when they drop in on “Museum Studies: Recent Acquisitions + 1.” The exhibition, which is on display in the Sussel Gallery now through May 14, features extended object labels written by students in the Museum Studies class taught by Jay Gates. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/is-monday It doesn’t matter whether you finished last month, last week, or at five minutes to five. It only matters that you’ve completed one of the most challenging and rewarding projects you’ve ever taken on, a mentored undergraduate research experience like no other, and it’s time to celebrate. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/warner The college notes with sadness the passing of John W. Warner Jr., professor emeritus of mathematics at The College of Wooster, who died at Crest Health Care Center in Davenport, Iowa, on Feb. 26. He was 94. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/spring-academy The insightful but often silent voices of the oppressed will finally be heard when The College of Wooster’s Spring Academy of Religion presents “Pedagogy from the Oppressed: Wisdom and Vision from the Underside.” The four-part series, which is free and open to the public, will be held each Thursday from March 29-April 19 beginning at 7:30 p.m. each evening. The first, second, and fourth lectures will be held in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). The third lecture will take place in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/battelfields WOOSTER, Ohio — Historical accounts of General George Custer’s legendary last stand at Little Big Horn in June of 1876 may have contained as much fiction as fact, but famed battlefield archaeologist Douglas Scott, author of Archaeological Perspectives on the Battle of Little Bighorn, is helping to set the record straight. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/aps WOOSTER, Ohio — Of the nearly 9,000 attendees at the recent international meeting of the American Physical Society, only a handful were from undergraduate institutions — and of that group, three were students from The College of Wooster. Theresa Albon, Karl Smith, and Norman Israel were joined by faculty members John Lindner and Shila Garg at the annual gathering held earlier this month in Boston. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/kendall No one ever had to tell Julie Kendall to “keep quiet” when she was growing up. As a moderate-to-severe stutterer, she was all too willing to remain silent. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/jam-festival WOOSTER, Ohio – Wooster Jam 2012, the festival of music and the arts produced by The College of Wooster in partnership with several Wayne County arts organizations, returns to the historic Wayne County Fairgrounds April 20-21 with a blend of opera, folk, jazz, rock and roll, cloggers, deejaying, theatre, dance, magic, illusions, poetry, storytelling, painting, chalk art, sculpture, installations, photography, and much more. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/luce WOOSTER, Ohio — Four young female scientists have been chosen as the inaugural Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Research Scholars at The College of Wooster. Lauren Fleming, Tricia Hall, Rachelle Herrin, and Andrea Steiger were selected on the basis on their academic credentials, their interest in science, and their desire to pursue collaborative research opportunities with members of the faculty. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/akaa WOOSTER, Ohio – Even the most basic elementary reading and teaching materials are scarce in the Ghanaian village of Akaa, but a group of students at The College of Wooster is on a mission to change that — one book and one lesson plan at a time. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/israel-palestine WOOSTER, Ohio, March 8, 2011 - When spring break begins tomorrow, eight Wooster students and their professor will embark on a two-week journey of discovery and learning in Israel and Palestine. The trip is a central part of History 228, Wooster in Israel and Palestine: Histories in Conflict, taught by Joan Friedman, assistant professor of history and religious studies. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/wilson WOOSTER, Ohio – Mark Wilson’s recent appearance on The History Channel’s “Ancient Aliens” is resulting in national exposure for The College of Wooster. The popular primetime program, now in its fourth season, features Wilson in an episode about natural disasters, which premiered on March 2. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/kohn-reimer WOOSTER, Ohio — Donald Kohn and Richard Reimer were reunited in the classroom last week at The College of Wooster, but this time their roles were reversed. Kohn, retired vice-chair of the Federal Reserve and a 1964 Wooster graduate, was there to lecture; Reimer, emeritus professor of economics, was there to listen…and maybe even take a few notes. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/march/i-seminar WOOSTER, Ohio — Interdisciplinary research is becoming increasingly common in higher education, and The College of Wooster’s Center for Diversity and Global Engagement is providing students with a valuable sounding board to vet their works while in progress. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/great-decisions WOOSTER, Ohio — Speaking on Monday night (Feb. 27) at The College of Wooster’s Great Decisions lecture series in McGaw Chapel, Wright, who has written for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times Magazine, among others, and is the author of several books, including Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World, reviewed the past 12 months when civilian protests led to the ousting of four dictators and signaled change for all 22 Arab nations. She outlined several trends that she believes are critical to understanding the new sense of empowerment — particularly among young people — that is helping to overthrow long-standing regimes and creating significant political change. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/core WOOSTER, Ohio — What happens if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ousted? How much of an impact have digital technology and social media had on the Arab Spring? Is war between Iran and Israel inevitable? These and other weighty questions were discussed at length Monday afternoon, not in the halls of Congress or the Security Council of the United Nations, but in The College of Wooster’s new CoRE (Collaborative Research Environment) in Andrews Library. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/bowerman WOOSTER, Ohio — Christina Bowerman has a clear vision of her calling in life, and she is hoping that a Truman Scholarship will help her to realize that dream. A junior women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and religious studies double major at The College of Wooster, Bowerman learned last week that she is a finalist for the highly selective award from the Harry S. Truman Foundation, which could result in a scholarship of up to $30,000 for graduate school. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/applications WOOSTER, Ohio — Despite a sluggish economy and a shrinking demographic of high school seniors, The College of Wooster is experiencing a record year for undergraduate applications for admission. On Feb. 17, Wooster eclipsed the 5,000 mark for the first time in the institution’s 143-year history, and now stands at more than 5,100 applications. This total surpasses the previous record of 4,893 set last year, and more than doubles the mark of a decade ago (2,392 in 2002). Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/tijuana WOOSTER, Ohio – Like thousands of college students across the country, Heidi Klise will be heading south for spring break, but unlike most, she will not be basking in the glow of sun-drenched beaches in Florida and elsewhere. Instead, she will be heading farther south to help build houses for the people of Tijuana, Mexico. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/thailand WOOSTER, Ohio — Lessons learned in the classroom and applied in the field fit nicely into The College of Wooster’s concept of “theory to practice,” but sometimes that process flows in the opposite direction. In the case of Linda Morgan-Clement’s course in Asian and Asian-American Feminist Theology, for example, students experienced a form of “practice to theory” after traveling halfway around the world as participants in the College’s new “Wooster-in-Thailand” program. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/clayton WOOSTER, Ohio — Clayton works with environmental educators and conservation professionals in applied settings to increase the public’s awareness of, and interest in, ways to protect the environment. She will begin sharing her observations with a national audience later this month as a blogger for Psychology Today, a bi-monthly magazine that explores a range of psychological topics, largely tailored to a lay audience. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/wooster-jam WOOSTER, Ohio — The College of Wooster will present the second annual “Wooster Jam” at the Wayne County Fairgrounds April 20-21. The two-day multimedia celebration of exhibited and performed art and music runs from 4 p.m. to midnight on Friday and noon to midnight on Saturday. The festival, which includes the Wooster Ethnic Fair, is free and open to the public with free shuttles for students to and from campus. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/national-conference Daniel Cohen, a sophomore political science and communication studies double major from Beavercreek, Ohio, and Andrea Patton, a sophomore political science major from Hebron, Ky., co-authored “A Letter to Sen. Sherrod Brown in Support of the Fair Elections Now Act.” They will present the policy ideas contained in that letter to a panel of former elected officials, including former Senators Paul Sarbanes and Harris Wofford, at a mock legislative hearing on March 22. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/theatre WOOSTER, Ohio — Student playwrights, performers, directors, and designers will showcase their talents when The College of Wooster’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents “A Festival of New Plays” Feb. 23-25 and March 1-3. The performances, which begin each evening at 8:15 p.m. in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.), feature a series of original student works consisting of 10-minute and one-act plays that address such topics as race, sexuality, and dementia. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/rudisill WOOSTER, Ohio, Feb. 14, 2012 – John Rudisill, associate professor of philosophy at The College of Wooster has won the 2012 LenssenPrize from the American Association of Philosophy Teachers. The award recognizes the best research article about teaching and learning in philosophy published in the last two years. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/dyksta WOOSTER, Ohio — Ragtime reached its peak in popularity almost a century ago, but composer/performer Brian Dykstra has kept this unique musical genre vibrant and visible for the past 40 years with 60 original works. His latest venture, “Neo-Ragtime,” is a collection of new “rags” on a double-CD set released by Centaur Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/February/bourne WOOSTER, Ohio — Daniel Bourne’s interests in the environment and disappearing languages as well as his life-long fascination with animals come together in his poem, “The Last Bestiary,” which is currently featured on Guernica, a major on-line journal of international art and politics, and Verse Daily, a high-profile website that showcases the best poems recently published in American literary journals. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/moot-court Eight students from The College of Wooster earned All-American honors at the 2012 American Moot Court Association National Tournament, which was hosted by Chapman University School of Law in Orange County, Calif., earlier this month (Jan 13-14). Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/chandor WOOSTER, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2012 – “Margin Call,” the debut feature film by writer and director J.C. Chandor ’96 has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/wcws-channel The College of Wooster’s radio station, WCWS-FM (WOO 91), has been invited to join Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio network, a collection of more than 800 broadcast radio stations across the country. As part of the network, WOO 91 will be available to anyone anywhere at anytime by visiting www.iHeartRadio.com or downloading the iHeartRadio app on their smart phone. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/mastrine WOOSTER, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2012 – Bettye Jo Mastrine, executive assistant to the president of the college and a member of The College of Wooster family for more than three decades, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 15, at her home. She was 62. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/charlton The College of Wooster mourns the passing of Susan F. Charlton on Monday, Jan. 9. Charlton had worked as a cook in Lowry Center for the past five years. She was 57. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/olo WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio Light Opera will roll out its 34th season in June with four new productions, a trio of old favorites, and a number of familiar faces that make The College of Wooster’s Freedlander Theatre a place of enchantment each summer. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/lewis WOOSTER, Ohio — For Paul and David Lewis, architecture is as much about people as it is about structures. Principals in the nationally renowned firm LTL Architects (Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis), the twin brothers, who grew up just three blocks from The College of Wooster’s campus, focus on what happens when people come together in public spaces. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/great-decision The Great Decisions lecture series returns to The College of Wooster in February with four speakers who will address a range of global topics, from digital diplomacy to American foreign policy. The first two sessions will be held in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.) and the last two will be held in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). Each of the sessions begins at 7:30 p.m. and all four are free and open to the public. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2012/january/ltl Nationally renowned architects and Wooster natives, Paul and David Lewis who designed The College of Wooster’s Bornhuetter Residence Hall along with Marc Tsurumaki, will return home next month to share some of their award-winning built and speculative designs when “LTL Architects Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis” opens in the Sussel Gallery of The College of Wooster Art Museum (1220 Beall Ave.). The exhibition runs from Jan. 17 through March. 5. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/december/snug Angelique and her twin brothers — Sean and Seth — are sleeping better than ever these day because for the first time in months, all three have a bed of their own. The beds were delivered last Friday, courtesy of The College of Wooster’s “Snug in Their Beds” program, which donates bed frames, mattresses, sheets, blankets, and pillows to area families in need each December. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/december/moot-court The proceedings took place recently, not in a court of law but at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association (ACMA) Midwest Regional Tournament, which was hosted by The College of Wooster and co-sponsored by the Wayne County Bar Association. Carter, a senior political science major, and co-counsel Amanda Collins, a junior sociology major, argued for the petitioner, while Lee Matheson and Andrew Gordon of Youngstown State University countered as the respondent, claiming that the ruling should be upheld because Comerford’s remarks represented a threat to the President. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/december/science Of all the topics that might engage a class of fourth graders, invertebrate adaptation would probably not be at the top of the list — unless, of course, an enthusiastic group of college students with colorful visuals and interactive learning modules paid a visit and shared their knowledge. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/december/pitchoff From recycled t-shirts to comic textbooks, The College of Wooster Center for Entrepreneurship’s (C4E) third annual “Pitchoff” produced a variety of creative — and sometimes off-the-wall — ideas. The festive event had a carnival-like atmosphere, complete with music, hot dogs, soda, and even a pitchman in the person of C4E director James Levin, who welcomed contestants, judges, and observers with the enthusiasm of a barker in the midway Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/december/core Shh! It’s okay. You no longer have to whisper in the library, at least not at The College of Wooster. On Dec. 15, when students move out for winter break, construction workers will move in to transform the first floor of Andrews Library into the Collaborative Research Environment (CoRE). The renovation is expected to take just 30 days, meaning that the new concept will be unveiled in time for the start of the second semester on Jan. 16. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/december/luce WOOSTER, Ohio, Dec. 1, 2011 – The Clare Boothe Luce Program of the Henry Luce Foundation has awarded The College of Wooster a four-year, $200,000 grant to support female science majors pursuing research in the physical sciences. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/amre-recap At The College of Wooster, students aren’t just learning; they’re doing. And there’s no better example of this integration of theory into practice than the Applied Mathematics Research Experience (AMRE). The innovative eight-week summer program matches Wooster students from a variety of majors with clients in business, industry, education, government, and non-profit agencies. The students, who are usually divided into groups of two or three and assigned a faculty mentor, take on projects that require them to apply their knowledge to a wide range of questions and challenges. By serving as paid consultants, the students gain valuable experience in the practical application of their skills while the clients receive cost-effective solutions to their problems. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/career-services As for future graduating classes, Kastor sees expansive change on the horizon, particularly a more comprehensive approach to advising. “Wooster is continuing to develop its Educational Planning and Advising Center,” she says. “This will bring academic, personal, and professional advising together and help students take a much more holistic approach to planning their path through the College and into their life's work.” Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/c4e The College of Wooster’s Center for Entrepreneurship (C4E) will determine the winners of the third annual Idea Competition “Pitch-Off” on Friday, Dec. 2, from 4-6 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). A total of 19 finalists, chosen from dozens of applicants, will have three minutes to make their pitch. After each pitch, students will be subjected to a barrage of questions during a 60-second feedback session. The event is free and open to the public. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/papp Thanksgiving Dinner in the Papp Household will be delayed this year — at least for a few days. The Gloucester, Mass., family will be on the other side of the country, where daughter Charlotte, a sophomore at The College of Wooster, will be competing in the National American Miss Pageant in Anaheim, Calif. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/music Wooster Symphony Orchestra, Wooster Singers, Wayne County Choral Union, and soloist Jeanne Miller to perform Friday, Dec. 2 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/liberal-arts Graduates of residential liberal arts colleges are more likely than their peers from private and flagship public universities to be highly satisfied with their undergraduate experience, and to feel well prepared for life and work after college, according to a national study released Tuesday. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/concert The College of Wooster Dance Company will present its annual fall concert this weekend (Nov. 17-19) in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Performances, which are free and open to the public, begin at 8:15 p.m. each evening, but limited seating is available so advanced reservations are suggested. All tickets are general admission. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/faculty Travis Foster, Assistant Professor of English will present free public address on Nov. 15 at The College of Wooster Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/bonvallet Associate professor of chemistry to continue research on photo-sensitive molecular container Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/faculty-authors Jennifer Graber, Charles Hurst, and David McConnell, College of Wooster faculty members have been honored for their advanced research and important contributions to their discipline through books that have been published in the past year. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/symphony The Wooster Symphony Orchestra will perform Sun. Nov. 13, 4:00 p.m. at McGaw Chapel Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/debating-democracy ‘Debating for Democracy’ draws students and faculty to The College of Wooster Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/marat-sade Directed by James Levin, “Marat Sade” is a play within a play, as the residents of an asylum (in this case, a fictitious local facility for juvenile offenders) present “The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat” to a curious public audience. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/november/neuroscience You never know what you might learn at an undergraduate research conference. Take, for example, the recent Midwest/Great Lakes Undergraduate Research Symposium in Neuroscience at The College of Wooster, where attendees discovered that Viagra targets the same pathways that dilate blood vessels as nitric oxide drugs, which are showing promise in the battle against Muscular Dystrophy. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/war-worlds Listen as WCWS Radio (90.9 FM) at The College of Wooster recreates the historic 1938 broadcast of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds” on Halloween night (Oct. 31) at 10- p.m. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/steamroller-prints A group of art students at The College of Wooster made quite an impression — several, in fact — outside of Ebert Art Center earlier this month. The students — 11 from Emily Sullivan’s printmaking class and two who worked independently with Marina Mangubi — created four 3 ft. x 6 ft. relief prints and two 2 ft. x 3 ft. impressions illustrating their valuation of diversity as part of an event sponsored by Embracing Our Differences Ohio. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/painter Nell Irvin Painter, one of the United States’ leading historians, will explore the origins of American identity on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the final Wooster Forum event of 2011. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/eae By the end of October, prospective college students and their parents will have access to a new tool that will estimate how much they will have to pay in tuition and fees after taking financial aid into account. The federally mandated Net Price Calculator (NPC) is required to be posted on all college and university websites in the U.S., but how helpful will it actually be? Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/margin-call “It is hard to believe that ‘Margin Call’ is Mr. Chandor’s first feature,” wrote A.O. Scott in The New York Times. “His formal command — his ability to imply far more than he shows or says and to orchestrate a large, complex drama out of whispers, glances, and snippets of jargon — is downright awe-inspiring.” Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/kelso William Kelso, Director of Research and Interpretation for the Preservation Virginia Jamestown Rediscovery Project, will present “Jamestown Lost and Found: The Archaeology of the First Permanent English Colony in America” on Thursday, Oct. 27, at The College of Wooster. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/diversity-day For 342 students at Northwestern Middle School, last week’s Multicultural and Diversity Day was an eye-opening experience. In a district where the enrollment is 99 percent white non-Hispanic, diversity is an unfamiliar concept, but Rachel Beun, the guidance counselor at the school sought to change that. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/levin Veteran director James Levin grins like a poker player with a royal flush when asked what the audience can expect in The College of Wooster’s production of Peter Weiss’s “Marat/Sade” Oct 27-29 and Nov. 3-5 in Shoolroy Theatre (329 E. University St.). Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/fernvalley Professor Laura Sirot takes CoW students to Fern Valley to study biology Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/castronovo Intersections of Wiki Leaks, Propaganda, and the Writings of Benjamin Franklin to be addressed at Nov. 3 lecture given by Russ Castronovo, the Dorothy Draheim Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/exhibition ‘Nipirasait: Many Voices, Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset’ to run Oct. 25-Dec. 11 in the Sussel Gallery and the Burton D. Morgan Gallery Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/concert The College of Wooster’s iconic Scot Marching Band will present its annual fall concert on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 1:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). The ensemble, which includes pipers, drummers, and dancers, is sure to delight the entire family with selections from “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Harry Potter.” Admission is free and open to the public. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/wingfield-recap John Wingfield provided a bird’s-eye view of global climate change at the third Wooster Forum event of the fall semester on Tuesday night (Oct. 11) in McGaw Chapel. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/edmiston-award Paul Edmiston, professor of chemistry at The College of Wooster, for his development of Osorb, a nano-engineered glass that removes oil and other organic contaminants from water. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/steamroller Steamroller printmaking project scheduled for Oct. 11 outside of Ebert Art Center Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/keefer Former DuPont Vice President Jeffrey Keefer to Speak Oct. 26 at The College of Wooster Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/davis George Davis, Regents Professor Emeritus of Structural Geology to speak Oct. 25 at The College of Wooster Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/peterson Prominent mathematician Ivars Peterson will discuss this phenomenon when he returns to The College of Wooster to present “American Ingenuity: Harnessing Randomness for Profit” on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Peterson’s lecture, which is free an open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/greber N’omi Greber, Curator of Archaeology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will present “Combining Artifacts, Wooden Structures, and Earthen Enclosures: Seeking the Cultural Mores of Ohio Hopewell Peoples” on Monday, Oct. 10, at The College of Wooster. Greber’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). An open reception with beverages and snacks will follow the presentation in the foyer outside the lecture room. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/wingfield John C. Wingfield to speak at The College of Wooster on Oct. 11 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/danticat The book, which was selected as the summer reading assignment for all incoming first-year students at the college, tells the interwoven stories of Danticat’s father, who emigrated to the United States, and her uncle, a Baptist minister, who remained in Haiti and raised Danticat until she was 12, when she joined her parents in Brooklyn. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/gsa The Geological Society of America will hold its annual meeting next week (Oct. 9-12) in Minneapolis, and among the 6,000 scientists expected to attend, dozens will have ties to The College of Wooster as current students, faculty, and alumni. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/edmiston Edmiston is one of 11 innovators to receive a 2011 Breakthrough Award. Other winners include individuals or teams from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, DARPA, and Bell Labs. Director James Cameron will receive the Breakthrough Leadership Award. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/miraldi Miraldi, who plays electric and acoustic guitar as well as keyboard, has had a passion for music since he first opened his mouth. “My mother told me that I sang before I talked,” he quipped, “but I didn’t start playing in a band until my senior year of high school, and I didn’t really learn to play guitar until I came to Wooster.” Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/october/bostdorff Former President George W. Bush’s use of ceremonial rhetoric as a way to counter opponents of the Iraq war is examined in a study by Denise Bostdorff, professor of communication at The College of Wooster, that will be featured in the October issue of Communication Currents. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/danticat Lecture scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 4, at The College of Wooster Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/akaa Lauren Grimanis delivers soccer jerseys while helping to improve literacy and nutrition Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/knot-theory Jennifer Bowen and John Ramsay to speak on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at The College of Wooster Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/millhoan Students in Pam Frese’s Introduction to Anthropology class are learning that politics often transcend culture. The class, which consists of 36 students, is studying the Tiv of West Africa, but Frese also wanted them to make a connection to the political system in their own community, so she invited a local candidate to talk about her experience. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/amre-goodyear College of Wooster students develop tool to help Goodyear researchers view particle clusters in their tires Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/turner Critically acclaimed poet, Brian Turner, to give a reading of his works on Oct. 25 at The College of Wooster Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/mann-textbooks Author Charles C. Mann points to inaccuracies in opening Wooster Forum lecture Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/diaz Shakyra Diaz of the American Civil Liberties Union to speak Oct. 4 at The College of Wooster Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/scots-service Hundreds volunteer at food banks, shelters, and other service agencies Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/nazi Traveling exhibit of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum runs Sept. 22 to Nov. 17 at The College of Wooster Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/mann Pre-Columbus Americas the topic of first lecture on Sept. 20 in McGaw Chapel Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/entrepreneurship-kickoff Speakers, music, and instant-idea competition part of Sept. 16 festivities Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/us-news Wooster and Princeton, together again for the 10th straight year by U.S. News & World Report Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/omanskiy Youngstown State’s Matt O’Mansky to speak at The College of Wooster on Sept. 15 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/carter Free screening of new documentary set for Sept. 27 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/hales Two groups of faculty will report on their summer travel experiences in Ghana and the Yucatan at the first Faculty at Large lecture of the fall semester on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at The College of Wooster. The presentation, titled “Exploring the World: Understanding Global Tourism,” will be held in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.) beginning at 11 a.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/fossil-climate The discovery of numerous small holes drilled in fossil corals on San Salvador Island in The Bahamas has led to the documentation of rapid global climate change 123,000 years ago during the Last Interglacial. Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/cleveland-orchestra 10 students join in presentation of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Major on Sept. 10 at Blossom Music Center Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/pre-law Event will be held in chambers of Chief Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr. '69 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/convocation President Cornwell urges students to develop critical awareness about their place in the world Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/grant-stem The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $600,000 grant to The College of Wooster for a new program to provide scholarships, mentoring, and academic support to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The program will focus on students with financial need who have expressed interest in majoring in math, computer science, chemistry, or physics, with particular emphasis on women, minorities, and first-generation college students. Dr. Pamela Pierce, chair of the department of mathematics and computer science, will oversee the new initiative. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/whyte There’s a voice on the Internet that hopes to become “The Voice” on NBC’s hit television show. That voice belongs to Mariama Whyte, a 1997 College of Wooster graduate, who recently appeared on Cleveland affiliate WKYC as one of the Top 10 performers from an audition involving more than 80 contestants. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/davenport Award-winning Randi Davenport to appear at The College of Wooster on Sept. 8 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/fall-religion The ongoing and sometimes contentious debate about bioethics will resume this fall when The College of Wooster's Fall Academy of Religion presents "Bioethics: Under The Microscope — The Search for Our Selves." The six-session lecture series will feature scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including three faculty members from The College of Wooster. Each session begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/winge Jennifer D. Winge has beennamed dean of admissions at The College of Wooster, effective Sept. 19. Asdean, Winge will manage and supervise the daily operations of the admissionsoffice. She will report to Scott Friedhoff, vice president for enrollment and college relations, and work with him on strategic planning, goal setting, andcommunications for the office. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/gse-india Two teams partner with non-profits in India during seven-week field experience Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/theatre-innovation First production scheduled for October at The College of Wooster’s Freedlander Theatre Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/plusquellec Retired dean of students' service to Wooster spanned more than 30 years Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/wilson College of Wooster geologist part of team that will collect and study crinoid fossils in Estonia Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/physics-reu Presentations made at annual poster session following eight weeks of study Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/forum-americas Ambitious program includes speakers, art exhibitions, musical performances, and more Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/august/tie-award Rakib Islam recognized by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) for “Project Maverick” Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/july/guo Guo Bingwen, a 1911 graduate, uses liberal arts model to shape system Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/july/olo-agreement New agreement, signed July 1, clarifies roles, responsibilities, financial reporting Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/july/american-perspective Mexico City and New York-based artist Alejandro Almanza Pereda will present sculptures and drawings in his exhibition “Within the realm of possibilities,” which opens Aug. 30 and continues through Oct. 9 in The College of Wooster Art Museum’s Sussel Gallery Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/july/olo-student Ohio Light Opera leads to opportunities to work for professional company highly coveted Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/july/houck Will assume duties on September 19, 2011 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/july/ap-institute Instruction and advice provided in English, Calculus, and U.S. History Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/patton Fitting capstone to 30 years of distinguished service as Wooster's development chief Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/sirot-grant It will be a busy summer for Laura Sirot, who is a sub-contractor on two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will enable her to continue research on two of her favorite subjects: mosquitoes and fruit flies. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/share-bowl College of Wooster students ramped up their intake of cereal in April so there would be enough Corn Flakes to feed the hungry in Wayne County for three months. It was part of Kellogg’s “Share Your Bowl” program, through which the company pledged to match every bowl consumed by students during the month. Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/rain-garden ABSMaterials’ Iron-Osorb® will be used to remove contaminants from the water Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/tunnicliff-memorial Kim Tunnicliff ceremonies planned for Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/intervention Youngstown Program gives students glimpse of college life Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/amre-energy Summer project designed to enhance sustainability at The College of Wooster Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/girls-lab Middle-school girls pursue their interest in science and technology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/tunnicliff Director of off-campus studies killed in car crash early Thursday morning Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/lehtinen Richard Lehtinen and colleagues identify unique species on the Island of Madagascar Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/clayton Susan Clayton shares her research with faculty and graduate students in Turkey Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/bioinformatics Three-day ‘jamboree’ hosted by The College of Wooster with support from HHMI Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/osorb ABSMaterials donates $25,000 prize to B-WISER Program Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/olo-open Fan-favorite Ted Christopher returns to play the lead role of Arthur in “Camelot” Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/alumni-recap More than 1,100 Wooster alumni, family members, and guests—including ten members of the Class of 1941 and 13 from the Class of 1946—returned to campus this weekend to break bread with old friends, swap stories, and renew ties with the college they love. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/june/daa-winners Clarence “Reggie” Williams ‘63, a retired full colonel with the U.S. Air Force; David Dunlop ‘73, whose PBS series “Landscapes Through Time” received an Emmy; and Angene and Jack Wilson ‘61s, who were among the nation’s first Peace Corps volunteers; will be honored during Alumni Weekend (June 10-12). Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/power-pen With pens poised to produce powerful prose, Ohio’s most promising seventh- and eighth-grade writers gathered at The College of Wooster on Friday (May 27) for the 27th annual Power of the Pen (POP) State Championship Tue, 31 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/haxo Composition by College of Wooster sophomore to be debuted by PRISM Quartet Wed, 25 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/feierabend-west Coveted grants support significant research by early career scientists Tue, 24 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/fragments Director Lisa Yozviak and organist Carrie deLapp Culver to be joined by 12 Wooster students Tue, 24 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/service-recognition Nine retirees among 85 staff members and administrators recognized Wed, 18 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/commencement Graduating seniors at The College of Wooster gained a new perspective about their newly minted degree after hearing E. Scott Geller “beat the drum” for the value of a Wooster education at the College’s 141st commencement ceremony on Monday morning in Timken Gymnasium. Mon, 16 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/law Mike Law’s lifelong quest for a college degree soon to be realized at age 54 Fri, 13 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/henry Senior English major recognized for study of Native American portraitures Tue, 10 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/faculty-honor Jennifer Hayward, Charles Hurst, and David McConnell honored for noteworthy scholarship Mon, 09 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/striklen Senior religious studies and sociology double major chosen for Direct Action and Research Training (DART) program Mon, 02 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/winchester-dizon Independent Study works performed by Wooster Symphony Orchestra Mon, 02 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/symposium Just hours after Prince William and Catherine Middleton exchanged vows at Westminster Abby on Friday morning, students at The College of Wooster kicked off a royal celebration of their own at the fourth annual Senior Research Symposium. Sun, 01 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/may/tomato Some say tomāto; some say tomăto, but for seven computer science majors at The College of Wooster, it’s less about pronunciation and more about physical attributes — specifically the size, shape, and color of America’s popular garden fruit. Sun, 01 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/kenya It’s one thing to learn about another country in a classroom setting. It’s quite another to experience the culture of that country firsthand. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/soybean Wooster's Dean Fraga and Bill Morgan, professors of biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, part of national research team Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/biology-lab Multi-pronged approach helps students understand the material and communicate the results Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/trainor College of Wooster senior will teach English in Russia next year Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/gaal Senior history and classical studies double major will attend law school at William & Mary in the fall Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/symphonic-band Performance set for Sunday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/evans Winning work by College of Wooster sophomore to be performed April 28 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/jam Inaugural event scheduled for this weekend (April 22-23) at the Wayne County Fairgrounds Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/goldwater Haley Brown and David Freund recognized for their undergraduate research projects Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/horizons College of Wooster hosts more than 120 girls from the tri-county area on Saturday Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/archaeology Group of nine carry on departmental tradition at 76th annual Society for American Archaeology Gathering Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/symposium Public is invited to third annual Senior Research Symposium Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/aps-meeting College well represented by students, faculty, and alumni at gathering in Dallas Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/phone Wooster professors respond with an assortment of clever consequences Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/walk-mile More than 100 faculty, students, and staff participate in “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/sports-panel Four prominent graduates to speak in Mateer Auditorium Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/kellogg Month-long effort will donate thousands of cereal servings to local food bank Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/spring-dance Performances to be held April 14, 16, and 17 at The College of Wooster’s Freedlander Theatre Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/poli-sci Four College of Wooster seniors share results of I.S. projects at poster sessions in Chicago Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/entrepreneurship Don Marinelli, Douglas McMeekin, and Mike Lytz to speak at The College of Wooster Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/hayward Professor of English will address “No Strangers but Ourselves: Scottish Travelers in the Americas, 1824-1899” Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/pena Renowned performance artist presents “Strange Democracy: The border wars” on April 15 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/science-taylor Visitors of all ages broaden their horizons Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/murray Sara Risch, founder of the consulting firm Science By Design, to speak at Wooster April 20-21 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/mudrovic Skidmore College Professor Michael Mudrovic will visit The College of Wooster to present a public lecture, titled “Traversing the Cultural Landscape: Art, History, and the Poet in Luis Javier Moreno's Poemas de Segovia” on Thursday, April 21. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/hales An estimated 440 undergraduate degrees will be conferred as well during ceremony on May 16th Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/april/rolli Electric bassist Maurizio Rolli to perform Jaco Pastorius Tribute with Jazz Ensemble Fri., April 8 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/stieglitz Susan Long, professor of anthropology at John Carroll University, will present "Bioethics, Cultural Scripts, and the Good Death in Contemporary Japan” on Tuesday, April 12, at The College of Wooster’s annual Stieglitz Memorial Lecture. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/science-day Annual showcase scheduled for Saturday, April 2, in Taylor Hall Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/walk The College of Wooster’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program will host “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®” on Wednesday, April 6, to draw attention to the crises of sexual assault and gender violence. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/is-monday Seniors mark a joyous Wooster rite of passage Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/phillips Prominent author, playwright, and screenwriter Caryl Phillips will visit The College of Wooster on Tuesday, April 5, and present a talk, titled “On Becoming a Writer.” Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/art-museum Bridget Murphy Milligan and Walter Zurko to be joined by 12 student artists at The College of Wooster Art Museum Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/larsh The College of Wooster is mourning the death of first-year student Cooper Larsh, who perished in a skiing accident during spring break Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/jam-session Free public event scheduled for April 22-23 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/final-four Live web stream of games this weekend in Kittredge Hall Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/sirot Laura Sirot and colleagues have paper published in Public Library of Science Neglected Tropical Diseases Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/economics Cora Wigger and Emilie O’Malley distinguish themselves at New York City event Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/cricket A David strides forth to meet Goliaths Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/march/basketball Towels and T-Shirts to be given away Friday night at the NCAA Men's Basketball Game in Timkin Gym Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/scot-band Sunday’s free public performance scheduled for The College of Wooster’s McGaw Chapel Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/glass-menagerie Performances of Tennessee Williams’ classic drama to honor the late Annetta Jefferson Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/graber Author Jennifer Graber suggests a re-examination of prison religion and politics in The Furnace of Affliction Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/karazsia Assistant Professor of Psychology to speak at Faculty at Large Lecture on March 8 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/sabnis Sonia Sabnis will present a free public event to be held in Room 009 of Severance Hall at The College of Wooster Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/reading Session provides helpful suggestions in dealing with the high volume of reading assignments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/egypt Diplomats Adel and Maher El-Adawy paint encouraging picture at Great Decisions lecture Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/thought Summit sponsored by The College of Wooster’s Global Engagement Network Wed, 16 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/zafris Nancy Zafris will visit The College of Wooster for a reading of her works on Wednesday, March 9 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/adel Clare Adel Schreiber, the matriarch of The College of Wooster Nursery School and its director for 29 years, died early Tuesday morning (Feb. 8) Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/wilson John Allison, former chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, to speak at The College of Wooster on March 2 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/february/niebuhr Gustav Niebuhr’s free public lecture scheduled for Feb. 10 at The College of Wooster Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/bilgere Free public event to be held in Room 244 of Kauke Hall at The College of Wooster Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/gallagher “A Psalm of Life” will be presented Feb. 4 by Cincinnati College-Conservatory Wind Ensemble by Jack Gallagher Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/carlin Ian Carlin, Senior wicket-keeper chosen for John Bart King Award and Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/global-award The College of Wooster’s Global Social Entrepreneurship (Global SE) program has been cited for excellence by the Institute of International Education (IIE). IIE, which also administers the Fulbright program, will honor Global SE with the Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/fenster Catherine Fenster, assistant professor of biology at The College of Wooster, to speak on Feb. 15 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/moot-court Twelve of 16 qualifiers earn All-American honors Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/smith Jody Smtih, served for 20 years in Lowry and transportation department Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/decisions Five-part series to be hosted by The College of Wooster, beginning later this month Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/sacred 45th annual lecture series to be hosted by The College of Wooster Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/bell Former U.S. district judge taught prelaw, endowed lectureship at alma mater Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/west Finding by James West and Chelsea Stamm could have significant impact on future research Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/january/mlk Robert Bullard will present free public lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at The College of Wooster Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/arboretum City and college celebrate value of trees in upcoming exhibition Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/beds College of Wooster faculty, staff, and students provide beds for 33 children Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/donations Surplus funds from “Flex” portion of meal plan provide more than 1,600 lbs. of food and beverages Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/glick To assume new duties this summer after more than 32 years of service to the City of Wooster Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/lindberg-chicago Ensemble performs for the 22nd consecutive year Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/lytle John Lytle, a 1999 College of Wooster graduate, and now a visiting assistant professor of French at Wooster, was chosen to speak at the 25th reunion of the highly acclaimed “French in Action” program, hosted by Yale University last month. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/lindberg Fifty years after Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn recorded their highly acclaimed jazz arrangement of Tchaikovsky's “The Nutcracker Suite,” the project is finally complete. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/amre Participants and clients celebrate largest and most successful year at Projects Day Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/december/past Staged reading scheduled for this weekend at The College of Wooster’s Shoolroy Theatre Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/pitch Students present 16 sustainable entrepreneurial ideas to be funded by The College of Wooster Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/sga Open information session scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 6-7 p.m. in Lowry Center Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/food-culture There’s no place like home for the holidays, especially at meal time when families gather for fresh roasted turkey, piping hot rolls, gently seasoned dressing, homemade pumpkin pie, and an assortment of other items that evoke memories of days gone by and loved ones who have passed on. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/cornwell-india President Grant Cornwell will embark on a two-week, four-city tour of India in late January to meet with Wooster alumni and parents, visit high schools, and confer with higher education colleagues. Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/gallagher Rave reviews continue for recently released CD Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/dedication Nancy Ditmer, Ned Brooks, and Thomas Roblee recognized at ceremony on Nov. 18 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/thanksgiving Chuck Wages and his dining services staff roll out bountiful spread Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/fall-dance Performance in the round scheduled for this weekend (Nov. 19-20) in Freedlander Theatre Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/magazine-award Wooster magazine, the quarterly alumni publication of The College of Wooster, received a gold (first place) award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V for Best Alumni Magazine Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/recital Performance to be held Tuesday, Nov. 16, in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center at The College of Wooster Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/free Helen Murray Free, 1945 College of Wooster graduate, honored Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/gift Production to be held on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 9:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. in McGaw Chapel Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/acrobats World famous troupe will take the stage in McGaw Chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 17 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/javidan Free public lecture by accomplished executive educator will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18, at The College of Wooster Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/curriculum AAC&U initiative focuses on "General Education for a Global Century" Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/star-tracker Faculty and students in The College of Wooster’s Department of Physics collaborate on design of celestial trackers Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/grounds Gault Manor, Andrew Turf Field singled out for national recognition Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/india Students encouraged to immerse themselves in the culture through seminar and subsequent excursion Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/international-education Annual event scheduled for Nov. 13-20 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/spirits Homecoming isn’t the only event that brings people back to campus each fall. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/gospel The College of Wooster’s Gospel Choir will present its annual fall concert on Friday, Nov. 12, in Gault Recital Hall in Scheide Music Center Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/november/adaway Adel El-Adawy’s paper on Obama’s 2009 speech to the Muslim world chosen as the best Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/bostdorff Denise Bostdorff to be presented with the Bruce E. Gronbeck Political Communication Research Award Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/telreja Vishal Talreja, Ashoka Fellow and social entrepreneur, to visit Wooster in November Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/geoscientists More than a dozen students, faculty, and alumni will represent Wooster next week in Denver Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/edmiston-pickett Topic is "Undergraduate Research and American Innovation" Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/underepresented Angela Bos, assistant professor of political science at The College of Wooster, to speak Nov. 9 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/flood Food drives and fundraising efforts held across campus to provide desperately needed relief Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/admissions College Information Night scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Kauke Hall Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/chungyalpa Founder of the World Wildlife Fund’s Sacred Earth program to address “Innovative Conservation in South Asia” Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/olo-festival 33rd season features three new productions as well as Lerner and Lowe’s “Camelot” Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/donaldson Free public event to be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, at The College of Wooster’s Kauke Hall Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/wood Free public performance to be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/iphigenia Performances scheduled for Oct. 28-30 at The College of Wooster’s Freedlander Theatre Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/shiva-recap Environmental and social activist Vandana Shiva shares her message at the Wooster Forum on Oct. 13 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/going-true Launch of "Going True" celebrated during Homecoming weekend Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/sheng Wooster alumnus Hao Sheng to deliver free public lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 20, in Ebert Art Center Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/cricket-record More than 900 fans see Fighting Scots prevail over Wooster community team, 143-141 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/theatre 2010-2011 season characterized by experimental and experiential approach Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/aldridges Ken and Cassandra would be delighted to have children follow in their footsteps Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/gallagher CD features “Diversions Overture,” “Berceuse,” “Sinfonietta for String Orchestra,” and “Symphony in One Movement: Threnody.” Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/shiva Environmental and Social Activist to speak at The College of Wooster Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/milligan Associate professor of studio art to speak at The College of Wooster Faculty at Large lecture on Oct. 12 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/october/wso “Highland Heritage Celebration” features music of and about Scotland Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/jazz Concert to be held Oct. 12 at Hawkins-Conard Student Center Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/green Free public lecture scheduled for Oct. 6 in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center at The College of Wooster Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/ghani-recap Former finance minister and presidential candidate addresses Wooster Forum Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/carlin Former football running back will be in uniform for Homecoming game against community team Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/scots-service Alumni, family, and friends in 27 cities across the country to participate in community-service projects on Oct. 2 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/ghani Former economic advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to speak at The College of Wooster Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/carbon College signs performance contract with Energy Systems Group Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/solar 20,000-square-foot installation will generate 271,000 kilowatt hours per year Tue, 21 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/eteraz Author of Children of Dust to speak Tuesday, Sept. 21, in McGaw Chapel Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/ingenuity Wooster students, faculty, and alumni to participate in three-day event, Sept. 24-26 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/sangreal Performances scheduled for Sept 25 and 26 on the lower deck of the Detroit Superior Bridge Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/quake-collins Andrew Collins found himself on shaky ground earlier this month in New Zealand after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the community of Christchurch, on Sept. 4. The powerful tremor caused extensive damage to the city of 315,000, where Collins, a junior from South Freeport, Maine, is studying geology at the University of Canterbury. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/deniro Science fiction novelist Alan DeNiro will present a reading of his works on Monday, Sept. 27, at The College of Wooster. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m. in Room 244 of Kauke Hall (400 E. University St.). Refreshments will be available following the reading, along with a book-signing by the writer and a chance to talk with him individually about his work. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/traces The College of Wooster’s Center for Diversity and Global Engagement, in collaboration with St. James Episcopal Church and Wooster’s Department of Africana Studies, will host a screening of the documentary film "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North" Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/research-grant McGregor Fund investment builds on college's core strength, signature program Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/cuba An inside look at Cuba’s surprisingly successful literacy campaign, its effect on the country’s educational system, and models for community development will be presented by a group of faculty members at The College of Wooster’s first Faculty at Large lecture of the fall semester on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/ramadan A campus-wide observance of Ramadan drew community members of all faiths to The College of Wooster Monday evening as Muslim students shared some of the customs and traditions associated with the Islamic month of fasting and reflection, including an evening meal that signaled and end to the day’s fast. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/september/mellon The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a three-year, $254,000 grant to The College of Wooster to support further development of its new environmental studies program. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/ramadan Muslim students at The College of Wooster invite members of the campus and the community to experience Ramadan with a service project, program, and a Southeast Asian meal on Monday, Sept. 6. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/convocation As The College of Wooster opened a new academic year by welcoming one of its largest first-year classes ever, President Grant H. Cornwell urged students to look within themselves and craft a “strong sense of purpose” with regard to their education. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/takaki The College of Wooster’s Center for Diversity and Global Engagement will host a conference in memory of Dr. Ronald T. Takaki, a pioneering scholar of multicultural studies and 1961 graduate of the college, October 8-10, on the Wooster campus. The deadline for advance registration is Sept. 24. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/entrepreneurship The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour, a nationwide traveling forum featuring exhibits, workshops, and question-and-answer sessions with young entrepreneurs, will make a stop at The College of Wooster on Friday, Sept. 10. The event, which is free and open to the public, runs from 3-6 p.m. in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Sponsored by Wooster's Center for Entrepreneurship, the three-hour session is designed to inspire college students to consider creating their own enterprise, especially during the current economic downturn. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/tarski At last, mathematicians have figured out how to fit a square peg into a round hole. Well, not exactly. What they have done is determine how to illustrate the decomposition of a circle and reassemble it to fit into the same area as a square. "The best way to illustrate the problem was to approximate the circle by a many-sided regular polygon and then they develop an algorithm that can reconfigure the polygon into a square," said Pam Pierce, professor of mathematics and computer science at The College of Wooster and the lead researcher on the project. "To the naked eye, the transformation of a 40-gon into a square looks very much like a circle-to-square decomposition. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/math-symposium Many of the world's top mathematicians gathered recently at The College of Wooster for the Summer Symposium in Real Analysis (a study of real-valued functions and their properties). Representatives from the Russian Federation, the Czech Republic, Germany, India, Botswana, Mexico, Brazil and elsewhere took part in this 34th annual conference. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/parade High school guidance counselors from across the country have selected The College of Wooster as one of the nation's outstanding private colleges that often "fly under the radar." The national ranking, which was featured in Parade Magazine's College A-List this past Sunday (Aug. 22), identified Wooster as one of those schools that "encourages more contact between professors and students," and ensures that "students are less likely to fall through the cracks." Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/scotdogs Students at The College of Wooster will feel (and taste) the "L-O-V-E" when Kittredge Dining Hall reopens for lunch this fall after a one-year hiatus. An all-vegetarian menu will greet students with Local, Organic, Vegetarian, and Environmentally friendly foods that have a smaller carbon footprint than some of the foods offered in other campus dining facilities. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/fall-religion The complex relationship between science and religion will be re-examined this fall when The College of Wooster's Fall Academy of Religion presents "Science and Religion: Exploring and Embracing Mystery." The six-session lecture series will feature a range of scholars, including three faculty members from The College of Wooster. Each session begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/amre-nfl By the time the Browns take on the Steelers in week six of the upcoming NFL season, Saif Ahmad and Michael Janning believe they'll have a pretty good idea who will win. It's not that they are expert football prognosticators - in fact, Ahmad is from Jamaica and has never seen an NFL game in person - but as students in The College of Wooster's Applied Mathematics and Research Experience (AMRE), they are finding ways to build mathematical models and identify critical statistics that provide the most reliability in predicting outcomes. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/forum The global influence of South Asia will be the primary topic of discussion at the 2010 Wooster Forum, which will be hosted by The College of Wooster this fall. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/us-news For the second year running, U.S. News & World Report has singled out The College of Wooster as one of a handful of top liberal arts colleges that “do the best job of educating undergraduates.” Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/williams James H. Williams, Jr. has been named multicultural recruitment coordinator and senior associate director of admissions at The College of Wooster. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/calligraphy Fourteen centuries of Chinese and Japanese art will grace the galleries of The College of Wooster Art Museum (1220 Beall Ave.) this fall when the museum presents Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy and Painting, Aug. 31 through Dec. 5. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/mccormick Heidi A. McCormick has been named director of alumni relations and the Wooster Fund at The College of Wooster, effective Sept. 1. A 1986 graduate of the college, she currently serves as director of alumni relations at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/moovein Concierge service will greet incoming students and their families when they arrive at The College of Wooster later this month. Scores of faculty, staff, and returning students will serve as volunteers to help the newcomers "Moove" in (a play on the first letters of the school's name, which spells out COW) on the evening of Aug. 25. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/meeker The College of Wooster mourns the passing of Robert B. Meeker '51, an emeritus life member of the college's board of trustees, who died Sunday in Traverse City, Mich. He was 81. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/august/teach Teach for America has released its annual list of colleges with the most graduates entering the highly competitive program, and once again The College of Wooster is a top contributor. Eleven Wooster graduates are joining the 2010 Teaching Corps, the fifth largest contingent among schools with fewer than 3,000 students. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/july/agribusiness The 2010 sustainability themed symposium, titled "Navigating the Global Food System in a New Era," was held June 19-22. Teams participating in the competition focused on agricultural and resource economics, and represented schools in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Hungary, and the Netherlands. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/july/ap Even the best teachers can benefit from some occasional tutoring. Just ask the nearly 60 high school educators who made their way to Wooster last month for the College's annual Advanced Placement (AP) Institute. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/july/turner The College of Wooster notes with sadness the passing of Beverly Turner on July 3 in Wooster. Mrs. Turner, 86, was born in Shreve, Ohio, and worked as a nurse in Columbus and Dover, before joining the College as executive assistant to the vice president for academic affairs, a post she held for 24 years until her retirement. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/july/bwiser Rockets, robots, boomerangs, swamp stomps, flame tests, hot air-balloons - and not a boy in sight. That's right. The 20th annual B-WISER (Buckeye Women in Science Engineering and Research) Camp, hosted last month by The College of Wooster, is for girls only. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/july/book The College of Wooster is an "overlooked gem" that deserves more attention from applicants seeking the right campus, according to a new book by a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/global A news release about the Students in the Social Entrepreneurship Program. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/mendiola A computer programmer at Wooster for the past 10 years, Mendiola died on June 22 at Cleveland Clinic following a long illness. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/smeltz It is with deep sadness that The College of Wooster notes the passing of John E. Smeltz, an emeritus life member of the board of trustees. A member of the Class of 1944, and life-long resident of Shaker and Cleveland Hts., Ohio, he served his alma mater with distinction in many capacities over five decades, including a dozen years as a member of the board and six years as an alumni trustee. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/olo-open Ohio Light Opera opens its 32nd season this weekend at The College of Wooster, and Associate Artistic Director Julie Wright is hoping that area residents will plan to see at least one or two shows this summer. Wright, who is celebrating her 20th year with the company, says each year brings a thoughtful blend of new productions and old favorites. "Musical theatre touches something common in all of us," she says. "It gives us an opportunity to examine such things as love, loss, and laughter." Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/daa The College of Wooster honored three of its most esteemed graduates by presenting them with Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA) on Saturday morning in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center. The recipients were chosen on the basis of their lifetime achievements as well as their service to others and to the College. The ceremony, one of the highlights of Alumni Weekend festivities at the College, drew a standing-room-only crowd. Andrew Weaver, a 1997 Wooster graduate and chair of the DAA committee, served as master of ceremonies. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/reunion The Class of 1960’s return to the College of Wooster’s campus was memorable in many ways, but in none more so than its generosity. The 50th reunion class presented President Grant H. Cornwell with a class gift of just over $1.1 million at Saturday’s 126th annual meeting of the college’s alumni association. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/bos When it comes to female political candidates, what's more important in the minds of voters, gender or party affiliation? That question and many others will be addressed next spring at a conference organized by Angela Bos, assistant professor of political science at The College of Wooster, and Monica Schneider, assistant professor of political science at Miami University of Ohio. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/video-games Links between violent video games and aggressive behavior among teens and tweens have been studied extensively for decades, but new concerns are being raised about the connection between popular video games and safety habits...or a lack thereof. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/june/tree-audit To the naked eye, the 3,000-plus trees that populate The College of Wooster's 320-acre campus appear to do little more than stand around all day. But, these storied timbers, which range in age from several months to several hundred years, actually provide a number of noteworthy environmental and economic benefits. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/alumni Alumni Weekend 2010 draws near, and the reservation deadline draws even nearer. June 1 is the final day to make reservations online at woosteralumni.org. Reservations will not be accepted over the telephone Fri, 28 May 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/gyc-award Global Youth Connection (GYC), a nascent enterprise developed by an innovative group of students at The College of Wooster, has received another major honor. The group, which consists of seven Wooster students, received the $15,000 top prize for legal, accounting, IP, and web-branding services at The International Entrepreneur (TIE) competition earlier this month in Beachwood, Ohio. Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/bennett Rachel Bennett, a recent College of Wooster graduate and a resident of Tulsa, Okla., has been named an Ernest B. Yeager award winner by the Cleveland Chapter of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) and the Analytical Topics Group of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Fri, 28 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/friedhoff Scott Friedhoff, a nationally known leader in the field of college admissions and marketing, has been named vice president for enrollment and college relations at The College of Wooster. Friedhoff joins Wooster from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., where he serves as vice president for enrollment and communications. He will take up his new duties at Wooster on August 1. Mon, 24 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/power-pen Overcast skies and intermittent drizzle failed to dampen the spirits or douse the creativity of Ohio's best young writers at the annual Power of the Pen State Tournament on Friday at The College of Wooster. More than 700 middle-school students, equipped with extra pens and keen imaginations, made their way to campus from various locations around the state, hoping to put their best words forward in an event that underscores the value of verbal expression. Mon, 24 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/anthropology Six students from The College of Wooster presented their research at the annual meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS) last month (April 8-10) in Madison, Wis. Fri, 21 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/mastrine Beau Mastrine, director of campus grounds at The College of Wooster, has successfully completed the Professional Grounds Management Society’s rigorous Certified Grounds Manager program, becoming just the 128th person in the United States to do so. Fri, 21 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/archaeology The largest gathering of archaeologists in North and South America included more than a dozen representatives from The College of Wooster at the 75th meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) last month (April 14-18) in St. Louis. Fri, 21 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/mowrey College of Wooster Professor of Music arranging songs by "Yes" for Contemporary Youth Orchestra Thu, 20 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/fraga In the microscopic world of Paramecia, some surprisingly big things are taking place, and at least one local scientist is paying close attention. Wed, 19 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/honors The College of Wooster honored 66 employees who marked significant milestones or announced retirement in the past year during the annual Service Recognition Luncheon on May 18. Seven longtime employees concluded their careers at the College, including Elaine Wetz, a member of the vice president's office for finance. Also retiring were Raymond Frank (materials management/transportation) Margaret Herman (purchasing); Cynthia Maxhimer (admissions); Jimmy Meyer (Wooster Magazine); Linda Straub (academic affairs); and Julia Wertz (academic and administrative custodial services). Tue, 18 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/brainard Lindsay Brainard recently joined her brother as a first-generation college graduate after excelling in every phase of her experience at The College of Wooster. Now she has been further honored for her achievements by being selected as one of only two national recipients of the prestigious Davies-Jackson Scholarship. Wed, 12 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/levin James Levin, visiting associate professor of theatre and dance at The College of Wooster and director Wooster's Center for Entrepreneurship, has been selected to receive a Cleveland Arts Prize for his vision and influence in launching the Gordon Square Arts District in Cleveland. The award, which will be shared by several of his colleagues, is presented annually to creative artists whose work enriches Northeast Ohio and whose accomplishments set a standard of excellence. Wed, 12 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/bcmb College of Wooster students made quite an impression at the 14th annual ASBMB (American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) National Meeting and Undergraduate Poster Competition, which was held last month in Anaheim, Ca. Seven students represented Wooster among the 200 undergraduates in the competition, and two of those students - Brad Palanski and Ginny Kincaid - received honorable mention citations, which placed them in the top 10 percent of student research presentations at the meeting. Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/commencement As a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing in 1945, Hideko Tamura Snider knows all too well about the importance of perseverance. A 1956 College of Wooster graduate, Snider returned to her alma mater on Monday (May 10) to share her story and encourage graduating seniors to "never give up" during remarks at the 140th commencement on a bright but chilly morning in the Oak Grove. Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/destress It's just after 10 p.m. on a Wednesday evening, and students at The College of Wooster are breathing a collective sigh of relief - finals are over for another day. Thu, 06 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/gen Microfinance is catching on as an effective weapon in the battle against worldwide poverty, and The College of Wooster's Global Engagement Network (GEN) devoted its second annual summit to helping others catch up on what it is and how it works Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/psychology College of Wooster seniors Rachel Waggoner and Valeriya Spektor recently presented the results of their Senior Independent Study projects at the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) annual meeting in Chicago. Tue, 04 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/earth-fest Necklaces made with recycled paper beads, homemade eco-friendly laundry detergent, and bags crafted from previously worn Indian saris were just a few of the attractions that drew scores of students to Lowry Center for Earth Fest 2010. The celebration, which took place on Earth Day, also featured speakers, campus bands, a capella groups, information tables, and other activities designed to promote awareness about humane and environmental issues worldwide. Tue, 04 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/circle Geometric puzzles have always intrigued Pam Pierce, professor of mathematics and computer science at The College of Wooster. Even as a young girl, she would spend hours working on Tangrams (dissection puzzles consisting of seven flat shapes that can be used to form various types of objects, such as ducks and swans) or trying to solve the mystery of the vanishing leprechaun on restaurant placemats while the rest of her family was busy eating. Mon, 03 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/palanski Brad Palanski, a junior biochemistry and molecular biology major at The College of Wooster, has been chosen to receive a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for his outstanding achievements in coursework and research experiences. The prestigious national award is presented annually to sophomores and juniors in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering. The scholarship, which can be applied to tuition, books, and room and board, is highly competitive with fewer than 30 percent of the more than 1,000 applicants selected each year. Mon, 03 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/may/friendship Wherever life takes Kelly Aughenbaugh, Annie Henley, and Jeannette Carey after they graduate from The College of Wooster on May 10, the three local residents are confident that their friendship will remain strong - regardless of the distance that may separate them in the years ahead. Sat, 01 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/gyc An enterprising group of students from The College of Wooster has developed an innovative way for young people to support the entrepreneurial aspirations of youth in developing nations, and the concept is drawing rave reviews - on and off campus. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/keck Students at The College of Wooster continue to take advantage of undergraduate research opportunities provided by the Keck Geology Consortium. Earlier this month, for example, two Wooster students - Travis Brown and Terry Workman - presented the results of their Senior Independent Study Projects at a Keck Conference, which was hosted by ExxonMobil in Houston. Later this summer, junior Jesse Davenport will be working on a Keck project in Montana. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/sustainability Sustainability continues to be a top priority at The College of Wooster where "green" ideas are sprouting all across campus. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/symposium From the southern tip of campus to its northernmost border, students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and friends came together to celebrate The College of Wooster's nationally acclaimed Independent Study (I.S.) program at the third annual Senior Research Symposium on Friday. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/gault Stanley C. Gault has been named the first recipient of the Earl F. Morris Trustee Award by The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/long Thomas Long, the Bandy Professor of Preaching at Emory University's Chandler School of Theology in Atlanta, will present "A Matter of Depth" at The College of Wooster's annual Baccalaureate service on Sunday, May 9, at 10 a.m. in McGaw Chapel. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/williams Yvonne Williams, longtime professor and administrator at The College of Wooster, recently received the Paul Robeson and Zora Neal Hurston Celebrated Elder Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service in the Promotion of Black Studies. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/french-competition Seniors Justin Younker and Katharine Tatum extended a College of Wooster tradition by capturing top honors at the Concours de la Maison Française (a contest for college and university students of French in northeast Ohio) for the 13th consecutive year earlier this month in Cleveland. Younker, a double major in French and international relations from Wooster, won the $1000 Grand Prize, while Tatum, a double major in French and studio art from Ann Arbor, Mich., won the $750 First Prize. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/roggenkamp Alexa Roggenkamp, a senior political science major and philosophy minor at The College of Wooster, has been selected as the David L. Carpenter Pre-Law Prize winner for 2010. The $5,000 award is presented annually to Wooster's top pre-law student. Selection is based on academic achievement, participation in Wooster's Pre-Law Advising Program, experience as a student leader, and a commitment to personal honesty and integrity. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/french-teaching Five seniors from The College of Wooster have been selected to participate in the Teaching Assistant Program in France. Alex Jue (Tours-Orléans), Katharine Tatum (Marseille-Aix), Britta Harman (Nancy-Metz), Lucy Plaugher (Lille), and Maureen Hochman (Nancy-Metz) will spend the coming academic year teaching English in schools throughout France. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/science Curious about science, but not sure if you're ready to set foot in the lab? Then consider visiting The College of Wooster during the next two weekends for a pair of hands-on learning experiences. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/communication College of Wooster seniors Kaitlyn Evans and Fengzhi Chen have been selected to present their research at upcoming professional conferences. Evans, a communication sciences and disorders major from Middletown, Rhode Island, will address "Speech Language Pathologists' and Audiologists' Role in a Medical Mystery: Their Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes towards Clients with Pediatric HIV/AIDS" at the Central States Communication Association Meeting in Cincinnati on April 17. Chen, a communication studies major from Shenzhen, China, will discuss "Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese Audiences' Perceptions of Entertainment-Oriented Television News Programs" at the 8th Biennial Conference of the Pacific Asian Communication Association at Shenzhen University in July. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/palombi Erin Palombi, a senior German Studies major and film studies minor at The College of Wooster, has been selected as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant for the 2010-2011 academic year. A resident of Charlottesville, Va., she will teach English in Germany. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/ditmer Nancy Ditmer, longtime professor of music education at The College of Wooster and director of the Scot Marching Band and the Scot Symphonic Band, has added another prestigious honor to her long list of career achievements by being elected president of MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/commencement The College of Wooster will celebrate its 140th commencement ceremony by awarding degrees to an estimated 370 students as well as honorary degrees to three authors: Hideko Tamura Snider, Terry Tempest Williams, and Ellen Lewin, each of whom will share a few brief remarks with the Class of 2010. The event, which will be presided over by President Grant Cornwell, is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the Oak Grove (1200 Beall Ave.). Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/schumacher Jessica Schumacher, a junior political science major at The College of Wooster, has been named a 2010 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. She was one of 60 Truman Scholars selected from a pool of 576 applicants. Each scholarship provides up to $30,000 to outstanding students who plan to pursue graduate or professional degrees leading to careers in public service. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/acs Three faculty members and six students from The College of Wooster recently returned from the American Chemical Society's (ACS) national meeting in San Francisco, where they not only shared their research with thousands of other scientists, but also received an award (honorable mention) for their work as a student chapter of the ACS. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/april/moffitt Jeffrey Moffitt's early exposure to undergraduate research at The College of Wooster continues to pay handsome dividends. A bio-physicist, Moffitt recently received the inaugural Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Biological Physics for his project, "Viral DNA Packaging at Base Pair Resolution." Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/nsf A $295,961 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will bring two highly valued instruments to The College of Wooster this summer, and enable students and faculty to analyze the chemical and mineral content of rocks and soil, as well as archaeological artifacts. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/physics-meeting A noteworthy contingent of students, faculty, and alumni from The College of Wooster gathered in Portland, Ore., last month (March 15-18) to share their research at the 2010 American Physical Society Meeting (APS). Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/pericles The College of Wooster is the newest member of Project Pericles, an invitation-only group of 27 colleges and universities that share a commitment to helping prepare students to become active, responsible citizens. The college’s board of trustees passed a resolution formally ratifying Wooster’s participation at their last meeting. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/is It was, as they say in the auld country, “a fine, soft day” this I.S. Monday, but by late afternoon the rain had tapered off, and the grey skies and brisk breeze that remained could do nothing to dampen the spirits of Wooster seniors celebrating the submission of their Independent Study projects. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/dance Saakumu, an award-winning drum and dance troupe from Ghana in West Africa, will be performing at The College of Wooster this weekend (March 26-27). On Friday, there will be an informal reception, during which visitors can meet with members of the troupe, taste some traditional dishes from their homeland, and watch a traditional dance piece known as "Kpanlogo" at 8:30 p.m. in Mackey Hall of Westminster Church House (353 E. Pine St.).On Saturday, all are invited to a collaborative concert with Saakumu and Wooster students at 7:30 p.m. in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). Both events are free to the public. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/diversity The College of Wooster will present "Bridging the Gaps: Diversity and Global Engagement in Liberal Arts Education," a two-day conference to celebrate its new Center for Diversity and Global Engagement, next weekend (March 26-27). The event will feature speakers, roundtable discussions, and presentations by students and faculty. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/museum A selection of Polaroids and black-and-white photographs by pop-art icon Andy Warhol, African and Oceanic art from The David and Karina Rilling Collection, and more than two dozen student works by 13 senior studio art majors comprise the final six weeks of the season at The College of Wooster Art Museum. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/fallon Libba Smith and two of her first-year classmates - Jackie O'Dell and Kim Schmitz - became fast friends at The College of Wooster this past fall. In fact, the three hit if off so well, they decided to spend part of their spring break together in New York City. Their well-planned four-day excursion would include a trip to Ellis Island to visit the Statue of Liberty as well as stops in Times Square, Chinatown, and Rockefeller Center, where they joined the studio audience for a taping of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/truman Junior political science majors Jessica Schumacher and Abbey Smanik have been selected as finalists for Truman Scholarships by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. The national program awards three-year scholarships to outstanding students who plan to pursue graduate or professional degrees leading to careers in public service. Schumacher and Smanik will be interviewed by a regional selection committee in Cincinnati later this month. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/amish-paradox Winds of change are rustling through the hills and valleys of Amish Country, challenging traditions and altering lifestyles. This ongoing struggle to interact with the outside world without becoming consumed by it is richly chronicled in An Amish Paradox, a new book by Charles Hurst and David McConnell of The College of Wooster that profiles the internal tensions and the external pressures weighing on the world's largest and most diverse Amish community. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/economics College of Wooster seniors Aneeb Sharif, John Hotchkiss, and AungMaw MyoLwin recently returned from Philadelphia, where they presented their research at the annual Eastern Economics Conference. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/declaration A bewitching cast of characters gathered at Hogwarts Dining Hall (a.k.a. Kittredge Hall) Tuesday night to mark a landmark event in the academic lives of sophomores at The College of Wooster. Everyone from Professor Minerva McGonagall (Denise Bostdorff, professor of communication and associate dean for the class of 2012), who served as mistress of the ceremony, to Headmaster Albus Dumbledore (Wooster President Grant Cornwell), who delivered the keynote address, was on hand as students from the class of 2012 celebrated the declaration of their major field of study. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/physics Isaac Newton mastered the orderly two-body problem (the motion of two spherical objects gravitationally interacting in space, such as the moon and the earth), but he struggled with the unpredictability and chaos of the three-body problem (the introduction of a third spherical object, such as the sun). And he may have missed a fascinating problem lurking in between. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/media Efforts to boost The College of Wooster's visibility and enhance its national stature continue to produce noteworthy results, particularly during the past week when Wooster was mentioned in five major media outlets. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/march/recreation The College of Wooster’s board of trustees voted Saturday to authorize construction of a $30 million, 123,000 square foot Student Recreation Center. The new facility, which will be connected to the existing Armington Physical Education Center, is scheduled to open in January 2012. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/barrett It’s not every day that a couple of college students get to sit around a table and talk research with the former chairman and CEO of Intel Corporation. But that’s just what Deanna Pickett and Laura West did Wednesday. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/walls Building walls to make the world a safer place is actually having the opposite effect, according to Charles Kammer, professor of religious studies at The College of Wooster. "Day by day, the world is becoming more dangerous," he said in his address at the final Spring Academy of Religion lecture of the semester on Thursday night in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/interfaith WOOSTER, Ohio - If meaningful discussions about religious diversity and interfaith dialogue are to take place in the United States, then colleges and universities must take a lead role in the process. That sentiment was one of several shared by Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, during a highly anticipated visit to The College of Wooster last Thursday. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/symphonic-band WOOSTER, Ohio - The College of Wooster's Scot Symphonic Band will provide welcome relief from the winter blues when it presents its annual winter concert on Sunday (Feb. 28) in McGaw Chapel (340 E. University St.). The performance, which is free and open to the public, begins at 4 p.m. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/mary-queen WOOSTER, Ohio - The tumultuous relationship between Mary Stuart and her first cousin, Elizabeth, provides the backdrop for Liz Lochhead's 1987 classic, "Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off," which comes to The College of Wooster's Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.) for four performances this week (Feb. 24-27). The play begins at 8:15 each evening, but patrons are encouraged to arrive at 8 p.m. for a festive prelude of music and merriment. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/cricket WOOSTER,Ohio - March Madness will stretch beyond the basketball court this spring when an international group of students from The College of Wooster competes in the USA College Cricket Championship next month (March 17-21) in Fort Lauderdale. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/jones WOOSTER, Ohio, Feb. 22 -- The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has honored Duncan Jones ’95 with a 2010 Film Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. The award is the British equivalent of an Oscar and recognizes Jones for his first feature film, Moon, which opened to critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic last summer. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/gallows WOOSTER, Ohio - A funny thing happens every other Wednesday at The College of Wooster when a group of students belonging to the Gallows (as in gallows humor) gathers in Mateer Auditorium for an evening of comedy and hijinks. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/capitalism WOOSTER, Ohio - Navigating our way back from the brink of financial ruin will require not only a recalculation of our route but also a reassessment of our roots in capitalism. That was the gist of Matthew Bishop's message Thursday evening at the second Great Decisions lecture in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/bruch The College of Wooster notes with sadness the passing of Elisabeth “Libby” Bruch on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the age of 83. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/madison WOOSTER, Ohio - The diminutive, soft-spoken Deborah Madison hardly fits the profile of rebel, but the popular chef-turned-author, did call for a revolution of sorts Tuesday night in McGaw Chapel. Speaking at the third Wellness Series lecture, Madison urged those in attendance to seriously re-evaluate the food choices they make. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/newton WOOSTER, Ohio, Feb. 4 – Carolyn R. Newton has been named provost at The College of Wooster, capping a national search that began last May. She will take up her new duties as Wooster’s chief academic officer on July 1. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/albers WOOSTER, Ohio - Susan Albers, a psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Wooster and a 1997 College of Wooster graduate, was a featured guest last month on the nationally syndicated "Dr. Oz" show, which airs daily in more than 200 markets across the country. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/february/kates College of Wooster graduate serves as chief of staff with Aflac Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/barrett WOOSTER, Ohio, Feb. 2 -- Craig R. Barrett, retired chief executive officer/chairman of the board of Intel Corporation, will speak on “U.S. Competitiveness in the 21st Century” on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m., in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center, 525 E. University St., at the College of Wooster. Barrett’s talk, which is free and open to the public, is this year’s James R. Wilson Lecture in Business Economics. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/olo WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio Light Opera will bring seven shows to the stage at Freedlander Theatre this summer when the company takes up residence for its 32nd season at The College of Wooster. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/nationals WOOSTER, Ohio - The College of Wooster's Moot Court team once again distinguished itself at the national level with an impressive showing at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association (ACMA) Tournament, which was held last week (Jan. 15-16) at Florida International University College of Law in Miami. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/songs WOOSTER, Ohio - "Songs for a New World," a lively collection of works by composer Jason Robert Brown, comes to The College of Wooster's Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.) this weekend (Jan. 22-23). Performances begin at 8:15 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday evening. General admission tickets are $9. Tickets for senior citizens, faculty, staff, and non-College of Wooster students are $6. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/actf WOOSTER, Ohio - The College of Wooster's Department of Theatre and Dance was well represented at the Region II Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, which was held last week (Jan. 12-17) in Indiana, Pa. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/eboo WOOSTER, Ohio - A new youth movement is sweeping across the country, and this one could change the world. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, secular humanists and others are choosing communication over confrontation, and a leader in that movement is coming to The College of Wooster in February. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/award WOOSTER, Ohio - Kent Kille, Jeff Lantis, and Matt Krain, professors of political science and international relations at The College of Wooster, have been chosen as recipients of the International Studies Association's (ISA) 2010 Deborah Gerner Innovative Teaching Award. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/mellon WOOSTER, Ohio - The Five Colleges of Ohio, Inc. - a consortium consisting of Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, and The College of Wooster - has been awarded a two-year, $600,000 grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to integrate digital resources into the curriculum. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/decisions The Great Decisions lecture series will return to its traditional format with four speakers addressing the topic of "Money, Morals, and Might" in February. Hosted by The College of Wooster, the lectures will be held in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.). Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/wellness The College of Wooster, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Wooster Community Hospital, and Dunlap Hospital will join forces again this year to sponsor the third annual Wellness Lecture Series. The four-part series was established to draw attention to the importance of well-being and health. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/boundaries The College of Wooster's 2010 Spring Academy of Religion will explore both options when it presents "Border Crossings: Good Fences do not Make Good Neighbors." The four-week lecture series is free and open to the public. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2010/january/jumpstart ABS Materials, a Wooster-based company created to produce a potentially ground-breaking environmental purification product developed by Paul Edmiston (associate professor of chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology at The College of Wooster), has received a $250,000 venture grant from Cleveland-based JumpStart, Inc. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/circle-k Leadership development and volunteer service are highly valued at The College of Wooster, and few take them more seriously than Jason Stewart. A senior sociology major from Salem, Ohio, Stewart is serving as international president of Circle K, a Kiwanis family service organization with chapters at colleges and universities across the country and around the world. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/war Striking images from conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Nicaragua, and elsewhere will be on display when The College of Wooster Art Museum presents "War Work: Artists Respond to Iraq and Other Wars," Jan. 12 through Feb. 28, 2010, in the Sussel Gallery. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/lantis “Strategic Culture and Tailored Deterrence: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice,” by Jeffrey S. Lantis, professor of political science and chair of the international relations program at the College of Wooster, has been nominated for the Bernard Brodie Prize as the outstanding article published this year in the journal Contemporary Security Policy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/roche Jeff Roche, professor of history at The College of Wooster, served as a moderator for a recent panel discussion at Arizona State University that will air on C-SPAN over the weekend. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/tree The College of Wooster has joined the United Nations’ Billion Tree Campaign, a global initiative to combat deforestation and raise awareness of issues related to climate change by planting at least one billion trees per year worldwide. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/robots Students in Don Jacobs' Electronics for Scientists (Physics 220) class discovered recently that robots can sometimes have a mind of their own. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/idea An enthusiastic group of students, faculty, staff, and visitors packed Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall last week to hear proposals from the 15 finalists in The College of Wooster's Center for Entrepreneurship Idea Competition Pitch Off. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/december/moot-court The Wooster tournament, which was sponsored by the Wayne County Bar Association, included teams from Aquinas, Denison, Eastern Illinois, Marietta, Millikin, Ohio Wesleyan, Louisville, and Youngstown State. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/banquet Guests sample items from India, Pakistan, Ecuador, Botswana, and The Netherlands Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/business-competition Eric Babbitt, a senior business economics major from Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., was part of the winning team in a national business case competition at the University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of Business earlier this month. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/smith G.T. "Buck" Smith, a 1956 College of Wooster graduate, is again making national news in the world of higher education for his gallant efforts to lead Davis & Elkins College through a series of financial and enrollment challenges. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/amre Of all the lessons learned by students in The College of Wooster's Applied Mathematics Research Experience (AMRE) this past summer, one stood out above the rest: highly developed critical-thinking and problem-solving skills are vital in today's workplace. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/president-trust Wooster President Grant Cornwell is one of 82 U.S. college and university leaders participating in a new effort to make the case for liberal education and advance its value in today’s world. Dubbed the Presidents’ Trust for Liberal Education and America’s Promise, the new group is an initiative of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/clam A strange-looking new family of ancient clams has been discovered in Israel's Negev Desert by a team of scientists that includes a professor and a recent graduate from The College of Wooster. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/mascot Wooster Mascot Faceoff Heats Up! Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/november/choral The Cantate Singers, in collaboration with The College of Wooster, will give community members the opportunity to experience and interact with one of America’s most cherished choral composers. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/saini James Phillips, Curator of Anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago, will present “The Archaeology of the Sinai Peninsula” on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at The College of Wooster. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/he Under the direction of Jeffrey Lindberg, conductor and professor of music, the Wooster Symphony will perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F Major, and Mozart’s Concerto No. 4 for Violin and Orchestra. Returning to campus is violin virtuoso Lin He, who has performed throughout China and the United States. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/magazine Wooster magazine, the quarterly alumni publication of The College of Wooster, recently received a silver (2nd place) award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V for Best Alumni Magazine Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/international The College of Wooster will celebrate International Education Week with a wide range of events and activities, featuring music, poetry, dance, art, and clothing from around the world, Nov. 14-21. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/brochet It's a quiet Sunday afternoon at The College of Wooster, and many of the male students are either studying, sleeping, or watching football. But on the northern edge of campus, seven juniors in one of Wooster's program houses are sitting around shooting the breeze...and crocheting. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/freedom The historic fall of the Berlin Wall marks its 20th anniversary in November, and The College of Wooster will join colleges and universities across the country and around the world to commemorate the occasion with a series of events and a public display of replicas of the Wall. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/gross Costumes designed by Charlene Gross will be featured when The Cleveland Play House presents Inherit the Wind, a courtroom drama based on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," Oct. 23 through Nov. 15. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/cornwell Grant H. Cornwell, president of The College of Wooster, has been named to the newly created national advisory board of the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE). He and 16 other higher education leaders will serve for a two-year term. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/chemistry-club Martha Banks, a research neuropsychologist in the Research & Development Division of ABackans DCP, Inc., in Akron and a former professor of Black Studies at The College of Wooster, will present "The Health Care Debate and its Impact on Health Care Disparities in the Black and Latino Communities" at the third Africana Studies Seminar of the Fall Semester on Thursday, Nov. 5. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/comedy The College of Wooster will present William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" Oct. 22-24 in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Performances begin nightly at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $9 for general admission, $6 for senior citizens, faculty, staff, and non-Wooster Students. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/gsa The College of Wooster will be well represented when an estimated 6,000 geoscientists from across the country and around the world gather for the 121st meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) Oct. 18-21 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/october/carrejo Matthew Kolodziej and Jaime Carrejo will present solo exhibitions at The College of Wooster Art Museum in Ebert Art Center (1220 Beall Ave.), Oct. 27 through Dec. 6. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/maathai Wangari Maathai Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/octogenarians Alumni Cheerleaders Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/service College of Wooster alumni will spread their volunteer spirit across the country on Saturday, Oct. 3, as graduates gather in 28 cities for the ninth annual Scots in Service Day. An estimated 1,000 alumni, including more than 125 local grads, will participate in projects to help their local communities. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/nsf Paul Edmiston, associate professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology at The College of Wooster, has received a $136,269 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue his work on the development of Osorb, a remarkable substance capable of purifying water by removing organic contaminants. The chemically inert silica-based swellable glass extracts a wide variety of pollutants from water, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and chlorinated solvents. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/kristof If slavery was the central moral challenge of the 19th century and totalitarianism that of the 20th, the paramount challenge in the 21st century is fighting the oppression of women and girls throughout the world. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/scientists A menacing microbe, the same one responsible for the Great Irish Potato Famine, has been spreading throughout the northeastern United States since the early 1990s, threatening both tomato and potato crops in the region - but its days may be numbered. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/soup The aroma of fresh bread and hearty homemade soup wafts through the dining area in Mackey Hall - the new home of The College of Wooster's Soup & Bread program - every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. But the most satisfying part of this midday meal is not the food, but rather the knowledge that by eating simply others will have an opportunity to simply eat. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/kidder-compassion As a rule, journalists try to separate themselves from the subjects they cover, but Tracy Kidder was so profoundly influenced by Paul Farmer, the young doctor he profiles in his book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, he wound up becoming part of the story. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/democracy Fearing that young people were missing out on much of the nation's rich rhetorical heritage, an interdisciplinary group of scholars, including College of Wooster Professor of Communication Denise Bostdorff, created an online reference site that provides access to some of the most important and influential speeches in U.S. history. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/community Public invited to submit written pieces or visual images for a book that will be published next spring Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/september/babbitt Eric Babbitt, a senior business economics major from Orange County, Calif., and a standout with The College of Wooster's swim team, shares his story as a two-time survivor of cancer in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Extraordinary Teens, published just last month. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/erie New insights into understanding fluctuations in water levels in Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes may lie thousands of miles to the West, according to research by Greg Wiles, associate professor of geology at The College of Wooster, and several of his colleagues. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/wiles Greg Wiles, associate professor of geology at The College of Wooster, has received a $93,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his research on global climate change. He will work collaboratively with the U.S. Army, Columbia University, and the National Park Service to reconstruct North Pacific climate variability through multi-millennial tree-ring research in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/trent Lillie Trent turned 73 this year, but you would never know it by looking at her...or listening to her...or watching her teach. The energetic French instructor is back in the classroom this fall, doing what she does best - teaching young people. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/levin James Levin, a practicing lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience in arts management and production, has been named director of The College of Wooster's Center for Entrepreneurship. He succeeds Reuben Domike, who served as the center's first director from 2007-2009 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/dove Rita Dove, former Pulitzer Prize Winner and Poet Laureate of the United States, will give a reading of her works on Monday, Sept. 28, at The College of Wooster. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.). A reception will follow in the lobby Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/olo Ohio Light Opera announced plans to develop a new relationship between the two organizations Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/convocation College of Wooster President Grant Cornwell marked the official beginning of the 140th academic year with a compelling convocation address that outlined Wooster's mission as a liberal arts college, and the importance of aligning oneself with that mission. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/teaching U.S. News & World Report has singled out The College of Wooster as one of the top 10 colleges in America that “do the best job of teaching undergraduates." Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/kidder Tracy Kidder, bestselling author, journalist, and essayist, will discuss "Mountains Beyond Mountains," at the opening lecture of the 2009 Wooster Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at The College of Wooster. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/welsh Anne Morrison Welsh, author of Held in the Light: Norman Morrison's Sacrifice for Peace and His Family's Journey of Healing, will share her once-private thoughts about her late husband's very public self-immolation to protest the Vietnam War in 1965 Aug 28-29, at The College of Wooster. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/gallagher Jack Gallagher, the Olive Williams Kettering Professor of Music at The College of Wooster, recently had four of his works recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/geller E. Scott Geller, a 1964 graduate of The College of Wooster, is the 2009 recipient of the American Psychological Foundation’s Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/taylor Contemporary artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor challenges us, in her wood inlay paintings, to consider the effects of boom and bust cycles on those living in the economic margins. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/august/celebration WooCorps Does it! Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/july/forum Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/july/lindberg Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/july/religion Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. 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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/july/moon Moon by Duncan Jones '95 opens July 10 in theatres nationwide Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/june/montessori College will retain 5.8 acres just north oif building Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/june/gallagher Debut set for Tuesday, June 9, in Werner Recital Hall Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/june/forum Tracy Kidder, Nicholas Kristof, and Wangari Maathai to speak at annual lecture series Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/june/alumni-weekend Class of 1959 gives $3 million to support scholarships, presidential initiatives Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/june/gunning David H. Gunning, a member of The College of Wooster’s board of trustees since 1994, was elected chair at the board’s spring meeting on Saturday, May 30. The board also elected Douglas F. Brush vice chair Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/june/summer-research Classes may be over until the fall, but the learning continues in earnest this summer at The College of Wooster. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/may/fulbright businessoffice@wooster.edu Thu, 14 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/may/diversity The College of Wooster will launch a new Center for Diversity and Global Engagement this fall, in order to provide more comprehensive campuswide coordination of programs and offices devoted to the advancement of global engagement and the inclusion and academic recognition of U.S. multiculturalism. Tue, 05 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/april/woocorps Summer employment opportunities are expected to be scarce this year, and college students across the country may suffer the most as they search for ways to pay for tuition, room, board, books, and other expenses. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/april/tradition A campus-wide celebration of excellence in undergraduate research marked the beginning of a new tradition at The College of Wooster on Friday. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2009/april/mesquita Cezar O. Mesquita has been named director of admissions at The College of Wooster, effective July 6, 2009. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/bracey John Bracey,professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, will present “Teaching Africana Studies in the Academy” on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Kauke Tower (400 E. University St.) on the campus of The College of Wooster. The lecture is free and open to the public. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 GMT http://www.wooster.edu/news/releases/2011/september/winston Harold J. Winston, a supervisor in the Legal Resources Division of the Cook County Public Defender’s Office in Illinois, will present “Overturning a Wrong Conviction After 26 Years: Lessons from Alton Logan” at the Constitution Day Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 15, at The College of Wooster. The free public lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 105 of Scovel Hall (944 College Mall). Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 GMT