Monthly Archives: March 2012

Ohio Wesleyan English Professor Earns Second Fulbright Scholarship

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March 12, 2012
David Caplan

David Caplan, Ph.D., an associate professor of English at Ohio Wesleyan University, has been awarded his career second Fulbright Scholarship to teach courses at the University of Liège in Belgium.
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Sociologist to Discuss Race, Neighborhood Crime in Urban Areas

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March 11, 2012
Ruth D. Peterson

Ruth D. Peterson, Ph.D., a retired sociology professor and faculty member at The Ohio State University’s Criminal Justice Research Center, will discuss “Race and Neighborhood Crime in U.S. Urban Areas” at 7 p.m. March 21 in Ohio Wesleyan University’s Phillips Hall Auditorium, 50 S. Henry St.
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Live from Ireland

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March 9, 2012
Sean Kay

At 11 a.m. March 15 – in advance of St. Patrick’s Day – Kay will be a call-in guest on WOSU radio’s “All Sides with Ann Fisher,” on which he will discuss contemporary political issues in the Emerald Isle.
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Ohio Wesleyan Listed Among Top Business Accounting Schools

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March 7, 2012
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Ohio Wesleyan University has been named one of the top U.S. business accounting schools by Accounting Careers For Dummies.com, a VRG website and exclusive online licensee of the “For Dummies” brand by John Wiley & Sons Publishing, Inc.
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Ohio Wesleyan Professor Interviewed for History Channel’s ‘America’s Book Of Secrets’

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March 6, 2012
Jim Underwood

In January 1950, Cadet Richard Cox vanished from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Sixty-two years later, the Mansfield, Ohio, man’s disappearance remains unsolved. Cox’s story, including an interview with Ohio Wesleyan University adjunct journalism professor Jim Underwood, is scheduled to be featured March 17 on the History Channel series “America’s Book...
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Ohio Wesleyan to Host Expert in Jewish Biblical Interpretation, Liturgy

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March 5, 2012
Laura Lieber

Laura Lieber, Ph.D., associate professor for the Department of Religion, assistant director of Jewish Studies, and director of the Center for Late Ancient Studies at Duke University, will present, “Tragedy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight: Scriptural Drama and Biblical Playfulness in Antiquity” at 7:30 p.m. March 28 in Benes Room B of Ohio Wesleyan University’s...
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Ohio Wesleyan Faculty Member’s Composition to Debut at Carnegie Hall

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March 5, 2012
Clint Needham

Needham’s composition, titled “When We Forget,” will make its world debut at Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s March 24 concert on the Perelman Stage in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium. Needham said the work is a reflection on the loss of memory from Alzheimer’s disease and, to a degree, the loss of one’s identity.
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Alumnus Alfonso Taylor’s Inspiring Story Featured on KCBS in San Franciso

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March 2, 2012
Alfonso Taylor '11

San Francisco's KCBS-TV 5 features Alfonso Taylor '11 in its "Students Rising Above" series. The CBS station has been covering the story of Taylor and his two older siblings for 10 years.
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Andy Winters ’13 Talks about the NCAA Basketball Tournament in The (Columbus) Dispatch

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March 2, 2012
Andy Winters

“This is exciting because this has been our goal, to make the NCAA Tournament,” Winters tells writer Mark Znidar.
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Focus on Energy

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March 1, 2012
Panel members (left to right): Gordon Aubrecht, physics professor at The Ohio State University (Marion Campus); Paul Centolella, commissioner at the Public Utilities Commision of Ohio; Sean Kinghorn, energy conservation and sustainability coordinator at OWU; and Andrew Meyer, economics professor at OWU. (Photo by Rex Welker)

Members of the Ohio Wesleyan community and friends had the opportunity to attend the first Environmental and Natural Resource Symposium on February 27, to hear about and discuss many of the challenges, opportunities, and choices pertaining to energy conservation, as well as innovations in both conventional and alternative energy sources.
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Alumna’s New Play Coming to Chappelear

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March 1, 2012
Caption goes here. (Photo courtesy of Jill Shanks Eliot ’59)

Jill Shanks Eliot ’59, director of The Imaginating Dramatics Company, has written Kids, Courage, and the Civil War.
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Columbus Crew to Honor Ohio Wesleyan Men’s Soccer Team

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March 1, 2012
(Image courtesy of the Columbus Crew)

The Columbus Crew—Ohio’s Major League Soccer team—will recognize the Battling Bishop men’s soccer team at the Crew’s 2012 “First Kick” home opener.
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From Yale to Ohio Wesleyan

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March 1, 2012
Author, Caryl Phillips. (Photo by Morgan Treni ’12)

Ohio Wesleyan welcomed author Caryl Phillips to campus as this year’s Katherine Kearney Carpenter lecturer, on February 27-28.
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Carnival!

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March 1, 2012
Great food and great company at the Chinese Carnival. (Photo by Matt Wasserman ’14)

It all started as an idea to share some Chinese food during China Week 2012 at OWU, but quickly grew.
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Before Title IX

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March 1, 2012
February 18, 2012: Women in Sports Ceremony. (Photo by Mike Serbanoiu '15)

The entire gym floor was filled with athletes who contributed to the diversity and prestige of Ohio Wesleyan. Women of all ages gathered to recognize the female athlete’s impact in all sports, especially prior to Title IX.
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Cochlear Connection

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March 1, 2012
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Ohio Wesleyan junior Greg White and eighth grader Eddie Perry are connected by a rare item that has aided both of their lives markedly: a cochlear implant.
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OWU on the Go

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March 1, 2012
February 20, 2012: China Week - Lion Dance (Photo by Chris Henchey '14)

There’s never a shortage of opportunities to learn and get involved at Ohio Wesleyan. Recent events keeping OWU students on the go include performing “The Vagina Monologues,” relaxing at a dive-in movie, celebrating China’s heritage, and raising funds through HaitiOWU to help Haitian orphans.
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Doug Milner ’82

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March 1, 2012
Doug Milner ’82. (Photo courtesy of Active Power)

Doug Milner ’82 is named CEO of Active Power.
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Best-Selling Author to Discuss Ohio Wesleyan Alumnus Norman Vincent Peale

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March 1, 2012
On April 12, Ohio Wesleyan will celebrate the legacy of 1920 graduate Norman Vincent Peale, author of ‘The Power of Positive Thinking,’ with a presentation by best-selling author Ken Blanchard and reflections from Peale’s family. (Photo courtesy of the New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection)

The Rev. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, a 1920 Ohio Wesleyan University graduate, is credited with improving millions of lives during his lifetime with his uplifting sermons and books, including “The Power of Positive Thinking,” and Guideposts magazine, which he founded in 1954. On April 12, Ohio Wesleyan will celebrate Peale’s lasting legacy with a...
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