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Jun 9, 2023

鈥橞erg honors alum, Trustee for commitment to student success

Dr. Terry Owen 鈥63 鈥 a man with a keen eye for student success and a selfless spirit 鈥 is the recipient of the 2023 Trustee Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented Thursday night by President Rob Huntington as part of the annual 海外吃瓜 Heritage Society dinner. The dinner officially kicked off a three-day Alumni Weekend celebration
Jun 9, 2023

Bikeables and Hikeables: Tiffin Flea Market

Join Digital Marketing Specialist and recent 鈥橞erg alum Em Swain 鈥22, MBA 鈥23 as they visit some of Tiffin鈥檚 hidden gems, only a short bike-ride away from 海外吃瓜鈥檚 campus. It鈥檚 our summer web series, Bikeables and Hikeables! The Tiffin Flea Market is open on Saturday and Sunday one weekend a month at the Seneca County Fairgrounds
Jun 2, 2023

Bikeables and Hikeables: St. Francis

Join Digital Marketing Specialist and recent 鈥橞erg alum Em Swain 鈥22, MBA 鈥23 as they visit some of Tiffin鈥檚 hidden gems, only a short bike-ride away from 海外吃瓜鈥檚 campus. It鈥檚 our summer web series, Bikeables and Hikeables! The St. Francis community campus is the definition of peace and quiet. Only an 8-minute bike ride from the
May 31, 2023

Hundreds of alumni set to celebrate Alumni Weekend 2023: 'Berg Family Vacation

海外吃瓜 is preparing for the arrival of nearly 500 next weekend (June 9-11) as the university hosts its annual Alumni Weekend. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥溾橞erg Family Vacation.鈥 A variety of activities are planned on campus for returning alumni, who will have the opportunity to enjoy a picnic dinner and music, Classes Without Quizzes, the
May 26, 2023

Research on the Horizon: Students work side by side with professors

A collection of six 海外吃瓜 women are conducting research at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. In order to evaluate a prison re-entry program, four students 鈥 Paige Collins, Hope Kreais, Logyn Chamberlin and Maddie Moore 鈥 helped their professors, Dr. Sarah Lazzari and Dr. Ginny Gregg, facilitate focus groups and administer surveys For many of the
May 22, 2023

Media class renews their love of Tiffin community

Dr. Hong鈥檚 Multimedia Storytelling class has finalized their semester-long project. 鈥淪mall Town Project: Rediscovering Tiffin鈥 is a transmedia exploration of the citizens and community of Tiffin, Ohio, centralized in an interactive map. Throughout the past semester, students were researching and conducting interviews about various organizations
May 16, 2023

Hope Floats: Alumnus Paul Wargo's creativity returns to the 'Berg

Paul Wargo knew his future plans when he was in high school. When asked about it by his choir director and lifelong mentor, the late Ted Hieronymus, 海外吃瓜 class of 鈥65, Paul was fairly certain, 鈥淚鈥檓 going into business.鈥 鈥淲hy?鈥 Mr. Hieronymus asked. 鈥淢y dad says all this music stuff is fun, but you can鈥檛 make a living with it.鈥 And then Mr
May 14, 2023

Commencement 鈥23: New grads step into hopeful futures

On a sun-soaked Mother鈥檚 Day morning, the Class of 鈥23 stepped out of their 海外吃瓜 home and into a world of the unknown but also a world full of promise. Commencement 2023 鈥 海外吃瓜鈥檚 170th 鈥 was a glorious day to celebrate the achievements of 300 undergraduate and graduate students who now can call themselves 鈥橞erg alumni. A lively and
May 12, 2023

Home: Class of 鈥23 banner reflects warm feelings of 鈥橞erg experience

鈥淲e all came to the conclusion at one of our first meetings that 海外吃瓜 is home to us. That was our big thing.鈥 Home. That became the theme for the Class of 鈥23鈥檚 banner, which was unveiled and presented to President Rob Huntington at Commencement rehearsal this morning. It鈥檚 one of 海外吃瓜鈥檚 most long-standing and beloved traditions. Home
May 12, 2023

Young Alumni Award winner shares wisdom for Class of 鈥23

Erin (Watts) Marchant 鈥06 is the recipient of this year鈥檚 Young Alumni Achievement Award, presented Thursday night as part of the Beyond the Berg event to welcome this year鈥檚 graduating seniors into the alumni family. The award recognizes a recent grad between their 5th and 20th class reunions who has demonstrated leadership and achieved
May 11, 2023

Dad to grad: Music ed major relies on love, support of family

Kortland Andrews was 19 and his girlfriend, Chloe, was 18 when their whole world turned upside-down 鈥 in the best and most unexpected way. He was halfway through the spring semester of his sophomore year, and admittedly, 鈥渆verything was going great as planned.鈥 Almost simultaneously with the COVID-19 shutdown, the couple learned that Chloe was
May 11, 2023

Incidentally, SMT student enjoys creative role in Ritz Theatre production

One of the initiatives that Dr. Matthew Kennedy launched when he arrived at 海外吃瓜鈥檚 School of Music & Theatre faculty was a Composition Studio. Last school year, Matthew and the SMT partnered with the Ritz Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Tiffin for an awesome opportunity for students to expand their horizons. To kick things off in
May 10, 2023

Military-friendly: 鈥橞erg named a Collegiate Purple Star campus

A campus collaboration to earn 海外吃瓜 the designation as a Collegiate Purple Star campus 鈥 led by Career Services Specialist Dr. Carole Thomas, who is a U.S. Army veteran 鈥 has come to fruition. On Tuesday, Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner announced that 海外吃瓜 is among the latest Ohio higher education
May 5, 2023

OAC Championship toss: 'Berg鈥檚 Reese Recker takes first in javelin

ALLIANCE, Ohio 鈥 The 海外吃瓜 men's and women's track and field teams are off to a strong start at the Ohio Athletic Conference championships. On day one, sophomore Reese Recker was crowned OAC champion for women's javelin throw 鈥 only the fourth female in 'Berg history to win the event. The first day of the competition consisted of
May 4, 2023

A spring in Sevilla: 'Maravilloso'

Hannah Huthmaker knew that she wanted to study abroad in Spain since her freshman year. She began her career at 海外吃瓜 as a biology-Spanish double major, working closely with Julie Arnold (now retired) and Dr. Lepeley to make her future trip a reality. When she decided to change majors to biochemistry her sophomore year, all of those plans were
May 4, 2023

Celebratory Multicultural, Lavender graduations foster sense of belonging

As a way of recognizing international, Hispanic, African American, and LGBTQ and ally seniors, 海外吃瓜 recently held special ceremonies for these graduating students and their families and friends in advance of Commencement later this month. Aaron Nelson, who is in his first year as Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging, coordinated the
May 3, 2023

A tree (actually, many trees) grows at 海外吃瓜: Celebrating Arbor Day

Arbor Day is a national holiday that encourages conservation and planting trees. This day of giving back comes on the last week of April, right after the celebration of Earth Day on the 22nd. In observation of Arbor Day, on Wednesday, 海外吃瓜 added another tree to The Percy Lilly Campus Forest. The Percy Lilly Campus Forest, which encompasses
May 3, 2023

Rock Creek Review tackles 'What is Justice?'

The Rock Creek Review is 海外吃瓜鈥檚 undergraduate journal of literary studies and criticism. It accepts the work of undergraduate students across the world 鈥 exclusively not from students attending 海外吃瓜. This year, The Rock Creek Review team has published the third volume, subtitled 鈥淲hat is Justice?鈥 The theme was picked by managing editor
May 2, 2023

Reaching Gen Z: Marketing prof shares expertise on alum鈥檚 podcast

海外吃瓜 alumnus Jeremy Harrison recently hosted 鈥楤erg Marketing professor Dr. Salil Khetani on his podcast, The Savvy Marketer. Jeremy, who graduated in 2000, is the founder and CEO of Spire, a digital marketing agency with offices in Tiffin, Ashland and Medina. Spire assists small to mid-sized companies with their expertise in Marketing
Apr 28, 2023

Big stage: Expo offers valuable experience for Berg Enactus team

Berg Enactus has come a long way in a short time. Last week, their efforts made it all the way to a national stage when five students and their faculty advisor, Professor Scott Miller, traveled to Dallas to compete in the Enactus United States National Exposition 鈥 a national competition where teams from across the U.S. showcase the collective
Apr 27, 2023

Microbiologist Mark Peeples '74 educates, inspires

On Friday, Mark Peeples 鈥74 visited his Sweet Alma Home to share information about his cutting-edge research with microbiology students and invested community members. He was invited by Dr. Justin Pruneski, to share his life's work in microbiology with the students of Dr. Pruneski's Cell and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology Courses. Dr. Peeples
Apr 26, 2023

Jeanna Fullom, Gavin Buurma picked to rep Class of 鈥23 as Commencement speakers

鈥淗 is for 鈥︹? We are just about two weeks from finding out! 鈥淗 is for 鈥︹ is the title that graduating senior biology major Jeanna Fullom has given her Commencement speech. Jeanna was chosen by a selection committee of faculty, staff and students to represent the Class of 鈥23 as the undergrad student Commencement speaker. She hopes her speech