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Fredi Lajvardi, a retired teacher from Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, used his passion for technology to change the lives of inner-city students. He gave these teenagers something to look forward to, to be proud of, to learn creativity, to learn problem solving skills, to build teamwork, and to help them find their own passions and futures

������ý hosted the inaugural induction ceremony Wednesday for the Tri-Alpha National Honors Society. This new honor society recognizes and celebrates the academic achievements of first-generation college students. The ceremony represents over a year of work for advisor Barry Devine, assistant professor of English and first-generation student

Every Thursday at 1 o’clock, eight ������ý students click into a very different kind of Zoom meeting. They connect with juveniles incarcerated at the Seneca County Youth Center and together, they write. Through the Writers in Residence program, the youth find their voice through artistic expression and constructive self-expression. This is the

������ý’s Health Science program – one of the fastest growing and most popular -- has landed near the top of Learn.org’s rankings of the 50 Best Health Science Degrees for the current academic year. The rankings, which place ������ý at No. 3, are a tool that helps students research schools, degrees and careers and find out if ������ý is an

They may be “zoomed out,” but a highly engaged group of alumni, current students and faculty took time to gather Thursday night in a Young Alumni Zoom Happy Hour, hosted by the Office of Alumni Engagement. The Zoom gathering was the first in a series featuring different ‘Berg academic departments; this one highlighted faculty from communication and

When he isn't training, there is no place ������ý men's track and field standout Dan Stoll would rather be than his beloved Milan. Not Milan, Italy -- the fashion capital of the world, mind you. Milan, Ohio. Pronounced MY-lin. In nearby Erie County. It's there -- not far from the birthplace of famed inventor Thomas Edison -- that

Communication can be a powerful thing, on many different levels. That was one of the takeaways from a pair of internships senior psychology and accounting major David Haines completed this summer through The Fund for American Studies and the The Reagan Institute, as well as the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. But perhaps

������ý is again ranked among the top colleges and universities in two categories in U.S. News & World Report’s annual national survey. In the rankings released Monday, ������ý is listed No. 21 in the top tier among best regional colleges in the Midwest and No. 8 on the list of “best value” schools regionally. Placement on the

������ý has been awarded a second $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that will continue to address the issues of sexual assault, dating / domestic violence and stalking on campus. The grant authors are project coordinator Ronee Rice and Dr. Marjorie Shavers, director of ������ý’s Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC)

Being a member of a student organization – or multiple organizations, as is the case for many ‘Berg students – provides a place to gain new experiences, learn new skills and meet new people. “It adds so much to the ‘Berg experience, giving us something to look forward to outside of the classroom and another reason to return back to campus,” says

Although it’s one of ������ý’s many long-standing traditions, this fall’s Opening Convocation – the official beginning of the 2020-21 academic year – was like no other in history. Like so many other events during the pandemic, Convocation shifted to virtual, presented to incoming students during their AIM Hei classes this morning and

COLUMBUS, Ohio – ������ý’s National Center for Water Quality Research will play a key role in the H2Ohio Initiative, a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improving Ohio’s water quality. H2Ohio has enlisted the Lake Erie and Aquatic Research Network (LEARN) to partner with ODNR on the H2Ohio Initiative’s wetland monitoring plan. The group

Nothing is conventional during the pandemic, but the shows must go on for ������ý Theatre. COVID-19 has presented extraordinary challenges for ������ý’s growing theatre program, primarily, “How do we produce theatre while also keeping everyone safe,” noted Theatre Director Stephen Svoboda. Despite the challenges, ‘Berg Theatre is

Reunions with friends, teammates and professors … in-person classes … seeing familiar faces on campus … some sense of normalcy. ������ý students seem overjoyed to be back for the fall semester, even as they navigate flex classes, wearing masks and social distancing and new ways of interacting with each other. We asked several students for their

The photo accompanying this story shows Dr. Ginny Gregg in her classroom prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last spring, when COVID-19 forced the closing of campuses across the country, faculty were forced into emergency remote teaching. In the face of ongoing uncertainty and the ������ý’s strong desire to fully reopen for in-person classes this

Whether standing in front of a classroom or diving in the back row of the volleyball court, ������ý early childhood education major Sarah Oney is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those around her. And now, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect educational and co-curricular opportunities for students of all ages

Like many other areas of campus, Parkhurst Dining Services has had a lot on its plate this summer and especially as we started the academic year last week. From delivering thousands of meals to campus residences to transitioning to take-out when the quarantine was lifted and ultimately, returning to dine-in meal service, it’s been super busy and

The highly touted ������ý baseball program received additional accolades on Wednesday when D3baseball.com unveiled its Team of the Decade for the 2010s. Three former Student Princes were included -- Ricardo Lizcano, Andy Lowe, and Jason Lash. Lizcano and Lowe were on the first team, while Lash was an honorable mention. The full

When ������ý upperclassmen returned for the new academic year on Saturday and Sunday, they had an exciting new option for their campus residential living. Earlier this month, ������ý completed construction of the Main Street Town Homes, located at the intersection of Main and Hedges streets, on the south side of the campus. The new

After more than a year of strategic discussions by senior leadership, followed by a thorough review process involving faculty and recommendations made by faculty members and senior leadership, the ������ý Board of Trustees has approved recommendations for the new Educational Programming Strategy and Strategic Academic Programs

Although it didn’t get its traditional unveiling, the Class of ‘20 banner is ready to take its rightful place in ������ý’s history. A group of 14 now-graduates from the Class of ’20 combined their talents to plan the design of the banner before COVID-19 interrupted their final semester. COVID-19 also caused the cancellation of graduation, so the

������ý marketing professor Dr. Salil Khetani and a counterpart in India have had an article published in the mainstream Indian newspaper The Hindu Business Line. The article addresses how to overcome mask reactance. Salil and his co-author, Anuj Kapoor, explain that reactance occurs when we feel our freedom is being suppressed by an authority

Below is the statement from the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) regarding the scheduling of fall sports postponed by COVID-19. Links for the updated schedules are listed below. The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) has announced preliminary spring competition schedules for the three team sports that were postponed this fall due to COVID-19. The

������ý’s Archives is like a window to the past, where the institution’s history and memorabilia live. For the past 14 years, Professor Emeritus of German Dr. Bob Berg and his wife, Dorothy, have been the keepers of the Archives. During their time as archivists, these Class of ’65 alumni made a great deal of progress in both organizing the