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Although their Commencement is two days away, a group of joyous Class of ’24 graduates-to-be enjoyed their first official alumni event Thursday night – the annual Beyond the Berg celebration, hosted by the Office of Alumni Engagement. The students enjoyed food and drink and entered a raffle for more than 30 great prizes donated by members of the

School supplies can be expensive. Think about the kids who show up to school without supplies because their parents can’t afford even the bare minimum. Thanks to ����Թ�’s chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the Criminal Justice honorary, a special group of 10 local children already have school supplies for the fall, and won’t have to face the stress of

Combat tests you. Being a beat cop tests you. Being the only girl with three brothers tests you. Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour has been tested her whole life. This fall, the ����Թ� community will have the opportunity to hear the inspiring story of this gutsy trailblazer when The Patricia Adams Lecture Series (PALS) welcomes “FlyGirl” as

With all of the excitement, energy and enthusiasm of a true celebration, the ����Թ� community came together on Friday to honor students, faculty and staff members for their achievements inside and outside the classroom at the annual Student Awards Celebration. President Rob Huntington shared “the wonderful feeling of excellence” in academics

����Թ� Tree Committee members recently held an event to celebrate HU's being named a Tree Campus by the National Arbor Day Foundation. This comes one year after the dedication of the Dr. Percy L. Lilly Forest. Drs. Doug Kane and Noel Mano and Environmental Science student Kelly Peterson (left to right) informed the campus community

Stand-up comedy is about more than belly laughs. It’s an art form that delves into cultural impact and work ethic as well as funny jokes. Students in “The Art of Stand-Up Comedy” – an artist Honors seminar team-taught by communication professor Dr. Julie O’Reilly and marketing professor Dr. Salil Khetani – learned about the intricacies of the

Most of us have fond childhood memories of family outings to the zoo. But Lisa Kahle-Piasecki’s Human Resource Management class recently had a cool opportunity that took it one step further: They got a unique behind-the-scenes look into to The Toledo Zoo to learn more about its daily operations. Of course, they also enjoyed getting up close with

The 2024-25 academic year will mark the ninth year of the HYPE Career Ready® Program. We are thrilled to announce our speakers for the upcoming year and are proud to continue to provide a speaker set that contributes to the overall mission of HYPE - the cultivation of career competencies that are crucial for students’ post-graduation - Diversity

Re-entry into society following incarceration can be very complicated. But add to the mix a wrongful conviction, and it can become downright traumatizing. But one former inmate, imprisoned for 17 years for a crime he did not commit, has maintained a positive mindset throughout his incarceration and since his release 11 months ago. Last Thursday

A group of 25 Sport Management majors had the experience of a lifetime when they volunteered at the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four Tournament in Cleveland last weekend. According to their professor, Kayela Tidrick, the opportunity gave the students a taste of the intense process that goes into hosting such a large-scale event. According to the

����Թ� Athletic Director Greg Cooper has announced the promotion of Erin Eaton to head coach of the Women's Basketball team. Erin, who had been the interim head coach for the program following the resignation of Rachel Mease, served as the top assistant for The Berg during the 2023-24 season. Erin becomes the program's seventh head coach since

����Թ� will hold its 171st Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12, in Hoernemann Stadium. The Class of 2024 will march from University Hall on Greenfield Street, through campus and into the stadium for the 10 a.m. ceremony. This year, we will welcome Sylvia Taylor, an experienced human resources executive who has operated in both U

The arts are often underrepresented for persons with disabilities. But a collaboration between ����Թ�’s School of Music & Theatre and the Seneca County Opportunity Center is doing its part to change that. On Saturday, April 27, ’Berg theatre students, led by junior Riley Ameel, who have partnered with students from the Opportunity Center will

There are a variety of ways to conduct research. ����Թ� students heard a unique perspective from writer, qualitative researcher and youth mentor Shawn McWeeney on Thursday. He traveled from Oregon to share his journey to raise awareness around the criminal legal system and incarceration as the keynote speaker for the Minds@Work Research

A member of ����Թ� Esport’s team has gone semi-pro! Corbin Sturgeon recently transferred to ����Թ� after starting out at Terra State Community College. At Terra State, Corbin played on their Esports team, and when they arrived to ����Թ�, they helped form a Mario Kart team within Berg Esports. But now, Corbin is going semi-pro! Corbin

Be where your feet are. It's the mantra for ����Թ� softball player Gabbie Stallbaum, the Ohio Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete of the Month, presented by Printing Concepts. It's a mantra that Stallbaum, a health science major and psychology minor, uses to focus her attention on the task at hand. Sometimes her feet are in the left

Assassins, a journey through the dark side of the American dream, is coming to the ����Թ� stage. ����Թ�’s School of Music & Theatre will present the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman Tony-winning musical, its season finale, April 18-21. Directed by Karla Kash, associate professor of theatre, with musical direction by instructor

Freshmen, upperclassmen, faculty and staff are all excited to kick off festivities for an important time: diversity week! ����Թ�’s diversity Week is composed of several events designed to help everyone learn about all of the aspects of diversity through extra-curricular activities. Aaron Nelson, Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Tech executive and entrepreneur John Imah knew from a very young age where his passions lay. At age 7, he completely disassembled the family’s first computer, much to the dismay of his parents. “I was so infatuated with this machine. I had a feeling this was my calling,” said John, who on Thursday shared his journey as the keynote speaker for

Dr. Sarah Lazzari and four of her students, Maddie Moore, Logyn Chamberlin, Paige Collins and Hope Kreais, are currently in Chicago, where they are presenting their research at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference. They have been collaborating on a research project for the past year, titled The Horizon Prison Initiative (HPI)

Once a part of the ����Թ� family, always a part of the ����Թ� family – but after graduation, our Student Princes are now the hard-working and ever-learning leaders of a new community. In our new web series, we’re checking in with our recent grads about their ����Թ� journeys, and asking them Where HU Takes U. Ryan Newman Ryan Newman grew

Dr. Laura Johnson, the director of ����Թ�’s National Center for Water Quality Research, led new Ohio Sea Grant research that measured veterinary antibiotics in Lake Erie tributaries. The research found that some medications are indeed prevalent in regional watersheds at low concentrations. “We wanted to better understand if we’re still seeing

For over 100 years, ����Թ�’s Forensics Team has been competing at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament. This year was no exception as seniors Julia Schaefer, Kelsey Stanfield and Ellis Herner represented the ‘Berg in Glendale, Arizona, this week. Glendale Community College hosted 59 teams from across the country for the four-day competition

The ����Թ� community came together on Thursday to recognize and honor the "fabulous contributions by fabulous people" -- our colleagues who celebrated milestone anniversaries of employment in 2023. In all, the honorees represent 365 years of service, according to President Rob Huntington, who presented a certificate and a small token of