Drake Student Wins Leadership Award at Big XII Conference

Drake University senior Crystal Nance recently received the Robert Page Award at a conference on black leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. Nance, a public relations and sociology major, won the Robert Page Award for Outstanding Non Big XII Senior of the Year. Read more.

First-year Drury Students Partner with Ozark Greenways to Secure Grant

First-year Drury University students have helped Ozark Greenways secure an $8,300 grant from The C.W. Titus Foundation. The money will be used to print a commemorative book on the 20-year history of the Ozark Greenways that the students are writing and designing this semester. Read more.

North Central College Computer Science Students Excel in Competition

Seven computer science students from North Central College excelled in a recent programming contest. Three students claimed first place and four took third place in the advanced level of competition at the 2010 Associated Colleges of the Chicagoland Area (ACCA) contest at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. Competing in a field of 11 teams, North Central’s squad of seniors Andrew McMahon of Crystal Lake, Philip Viso of Woodridge and Jeremy Lee of Lisle correctly solved all seven problems in the shortest time to take first place. Read more.

Elon Law and MBA Students Travel to Southeast Asia in New Collaboration

Nine Elon Law students and nine MBA students from Elon's Love School of Business participated in a first-time collaboration through an international business course that included meetings with top business and law leaders in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. The primary objective of this course collaboration was to present students with an opportunity to experience the intersection of legal and business practices in one of the world’s fastest growing regions. Read more.

North Central Student Journalists earn 17 Awards for Excellence

Twenty-two student journalists from North Central College have earned 17 awards for excellence from the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA). The awards were announced at the ICPA’s annual conference Feb. 19-20 in Chicago. Thirty-six college newspapers and 290 student journalists from throughout Illinois participated in the annual journalism contest. Entries are judged by professional editors who are members of the Illinois Press Association. Read more.

Valparaiso-Built Autism Therapy Device Vying for Dell Social Innovation Award

A therapeutic device designed and built by Valparaiso University engineering students for people living with autism spectrum disorder is among the potentially groundbreaking ideas for addressing critical human needs that could get a $50,000 boost from a national innovation contest. A point vibration therapy device developed by a team of Valpo College of Engineering students is among the projects entered in the 2010 Dell Social Innovation Competition, which is sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative University. The competition aims to take student innovations focusing on significant social issues from idea to reality, with the team or individual with the top idea receiving a prize to launch their venture. Read more.

Samford Psychology Graduate Receives Top National Recognition for Research

Recent Samford University graduate Adrienne G. Hampton’s senior directed research project in psychology was chosen for a top award at a meeting of the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology. Read more.

North Central Sends Record Number of Students to Research Conference

Emily Albright

A record number of North Central College students have been chosen to participate in the nation’s leading conference on undergraduate research. Thirty-two students will represent North Central at the 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 15-17 at the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont. The number of participants from North Central College is among the most of any institution represented at the conference. Read more.

Valpo Students Win Regional Competition, Qualify for International Event

Twelve Valparaiso University students have qualified to compete in the international business contest sponsored by Delta Epsilon Chi after success in the regional round of the contest. Read more.

Three Westminster Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships

Westminster College is pleased to announce three students have recently been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. Read more.

Elon Alumni Receive Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

Three Elon University alumni have been named recipients of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships to help fund graduate studies overseas. Their recent selection brings to six the number of Elon students or alumni chosen for the prestigious award since 2006. Ambassadorial Scholarships were founded in 1947 and help fund degree-oriented study in another country. The foundation provides up to $26,000 for each scholarship. Read more.

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Arcadia Theater Students Outstanding at Kennedy Center Regional Festival

Arcadia University Theater students earned national awards, regional accolades and the first standing ovation at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Region II on Thursday, Jan. 14, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Several students also have been invited to participate in the national festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in April. Read more.

Fourteen Westminster College Students Named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team

All eyes on campus will be focused on the 2010 Olympic Games as 14 Westminster students head to Vancouver to compete for the “Gold." From snowboarding to freestyle skiing, the college will be cheering on these exceptional student-athletes who have been named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team. Read more.

First-year Hamline University Student Ashlee Kephart Chosen to Carry Olympic Torch

In January, Hamline University student Ashlee Kephart carried the Olympic flame as part of the torch relay that will eventually end at the opening ceremonies in Vancouver. She was one of only ten teens in the United States chosen for the honor by the Coca-Cola Company, because of a positive and inspiring impact on the community.

Scranton Physical Therapy Student Named National Representative

Elon Students Receive Study Abroad Scholarships

Two Elon University students, juniors Christina Cooper and Qiao-Yi Joy Zhou, have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to help fund their Spring 2010 semester study abroad experiences. Read more.

Four Butler, Two Valpo Seniors Receive Orr Fellowships

Butler University seniors Alyson Ahrns, Brock Benefiel, Kelsey Martin and Brandon Russell, and Valparaiso University seniors Katie Lindahl and Robby Pampel are among 26 students throughout Indiana to receive 2010 Orr Fellowships, which provides them a guaranteed full-time, salaried job at an Indiana company for two years after graduation. The fellows were selected from more than 1,000 applicants who are either Indiana residents or students at an Indiana college or university. Read more: Butler | Orr Fellowship

International News Agency Publishes Drake Student's Article

An article written by Drake University student Nicole Wilke has recently been featured on GlopalPost.com, an online-based international news agency. Wilke's piece, titled "The 'Post-Apocalyptic' Border Town," describes the damaged infrastructure, social unrest and limited resources that have troubled Croatia since the nation's war for independence in the 1990s. Read more.        

Drury Architecture Students Continue Revitalization Efforts

Drury University architecture students are continuing their work to improve urban development throughout Missouri as a part of Drury University’s Center for Community Studies (CCS). This semester, students are working on projects in Appleton City and Warsaw, Mo. Read more.

Samford Students Win Top Regional Broadcast Honors

Three Samford University students won first place awards in 2009 regional student production competition sponsored by the National Broadcasting Society (NBS).  Jordan Gotfredson, Best Radio Sports Story; Jacqueline Long, Best Radio News Wrap; and Lauren Womack, Best Radio Magazine, are all journalism/mass communication majors, whose award-winning productions are now eligible for national competition. Read more.

Evansville Student Earns Prestigious Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad

University of Evansville's Heather Smyser, a senior majoring in French, has received a prestigious Gilman Scholarship to support her plans to study abroad during the Spring 2010 semester. Smyther was awarded a $5,000 Gilman Scholarship for her program at the Ecole Superieur de Direction et de Gestion in Rabat, Morocco.  Smyther is the second Gilman winner from UE this year. Max Vargas is currently benefiting from Gilman support this semester in Japan at the Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS). Read more.

Evansville Alum Chosen Among Indiana's Leaders of Tomorrow

University of Evansville alum Stephanie Roberts, a member of UE’s Class of 2008, has been selected as one of a dozen recipients of the Governor’s Award for Tomorrow’s Leaders. Read more.

Valpo Student First to Attend New German Exchange Program

Valparaiso University junior Emily German will soon be embarking on a semester-long journey abroad to study German and music, forging new ground for the University. The German and music major from Fort Wayne will be the first student to take part in a new exchange program between Valpo and the Hochschule fur Kirchenmusik (University for Church Music) in Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany. Read more.

Redlands Students' Work Selected as Best Undergraduate Writing

The literary works of six current University of Redlands students and alumni were selected to be published in Bennington College’s inaugural issue of Plain China: Best Undergraduate Writing 2009. Read more.

Wagner Freshmen Reach out to Community

Thanks to freshmen biology students from Wagner College, upper-grade students at St. Christopher’s School, Grant City, now know what germs really look like. The outreach was part of Wagner’s first-year program of “small learning communities” (LCs), that pairs classroom lessons with community involvement. Read more.

Drake Law Student Elected to Des Moines City Council

Halley Griess, a third-year law student at Drake University, was elected to the Des Moines City Council in the December 1st Ward 1 run-off. Read more.

Evansville Students Return to Dominican Republic to Help Create “Green” Energy

A year after University of Evansville engineering students helped design a church and athletic complex in Santiago, Dominican Republic, the University is again teaming with Louisville-based G.O. Ministries for another project. The multi-disciplinary project involves students from both UE’s mechanical engineering program and the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration. Read more.

Wagner Alum Andrew Bailey '06 named 2009 American League Rookie of the Year

A’s right-hander and Wagner College graduate Andrew Bailey’s rise from Minor League obscurity to Major League limelight turned historic Monday when he was named the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year. Read more.

Valpo Mentoring Program Helps Youth See World of Possibility

Forty Valparaiso University students are paired with local elementary school children through College Mentors for Kids, a program that aims to help youth succeed in school and eventually to pursue a college education. Read more.

North Central’s WONC Adds State Awards to the Trophy Case

WONC-FM 89.1, North Central College's student-run radio station, brought home three first-place awards in statewide competition this fall. WONC was nominated for six awards in five categories at the Illinois Broadcasters Association Student Silver Dome Awards held this year at Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. Read more.

North Central SIFE Students Operate Alternative-Trade Store

Naperville-area shoppers can choose from a selection of alternative-trade items this holiday season at a store operated by North Central College students. The store will feature an inventory of organic, certified green, certified fair trade and direct-trade items, including coffee and various crafts produced in Central American and African countries, says Gerald Thalmann, associate professor of accounting and one of the SIFE faculty advisors. Read more.

Elon Law Students Win Pro Bono Award

Forty-three students from Elon University School of Law were recognized Nov. 19 with the Greensboro Bar Association's annual pro bono award for providing free tax return preparation assistance to elderly and low-income residents of Greensboro. Read more.

Elon Engineering Physics Major Wins Best Undergraduate Student Paper

Elon University Engineering physics major, Dan Glass, recently won "Best Undergraduate Paper" at a sectional meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers.  His talk, “Fabrication of Ferroelastomeric Microparticles,” described his nanotechnology research with assistant professor of physics Dr. Ben Evans.  Glass will receive his certificate and cash prize at the next sectional meeting of the AAPT. Read more.

Belmont Students Develop Water Conservation Program for Elementary Students

Belmont University students in Dr. Kim Daus' Honors Analytics class and the University's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapter developed a program for elementary students that promotes water conservation. In an effort that originated with the city of Franklin's campaign to encourage ecologically-conscious water consumption, the Belmont students created an in-class program that implements peer-to-peer teaching to reinforce its message. Read more.

Arcadia Student Publishing Her First Book

Arcadia University English major Siobhan Nichols '11 is no longer just a typical college student. In October, Nichols became a first-time published writer with the release of her book The Darling Rebels, which is being put out by Diversion Press. Read more.

Westminster Students Recognized for Top Student-Founded Businesses in Utah

Three Westminster College MBA students, Ryan Kendrick, (Chocolot Artisan Confections); Matt Carlson, (Four Pillar Fitness); and William Hoster, (H&H Medical Corporation), were recognized by the Utah Student 25 program as having the top student-founded businesses in Utah. Utah Student 25 is the first statewide competition that recognizes students who accept the challenges of going to school and running a business. Read more.

Grant to Turn Valparaiso Students into Benefactors

As the United States climbs back from one of the worst recessions in its history, Valparaiso University students will learn first-hand how they can make a difference in people's lives through a course that turns them into philanthropists. Valpo's course "Traditions of Giving and Serving in American Life" will be supported this spring by a $10,000 grant from the Sunshine Lady Foundation's Learning by Giving Program. Students taking the course will be charged with deciding how to give the money to local non-profit agencies. Read more.

University of Scranton Students Earn Service Awards

Hampton Awarded Grant for Student Poll Workers

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Are You Talking to Me?

Samford University varsity debaters Dan Bagwell and Logan Gramzinski are ranked 15th in the nation by the National Debate Tournament following a strong showing at a recent Vanderbilt University tournament. Read more.

Drury Uncut Makes the Cut

Drury University’s DU Uncut will debut in the Ozarks on Ozarks Public Television, marking the first time that a student-produced music program will air in major television markets throughout the region. DU Uncut is shot, edited and produced almost entirely by Drury students in a television studio on campus. Read more.

Elon University senior Danny Bell and junior Charley Costa won top honors in the 2009 Eller Ethics Case Competition, a prestigious national contest hosted by the University of Arizona and featuring many of the top-ranked undergraduate business schools in North America. Read more.

International Battle of the Brains Awaits Drake Students

Drake University students will participate in the 34th annual Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest -- the world’s most prestigious international competition in computer programming.
Referred to as 'Battle of the Brains,' the competition is sponsored by IBM and draws participants from 90 countries on six continents. Read more.

Redlands Welcomes Students from Osaka Medical College

This month University of Redlands communicative disorders students found ways to overcome the language barrier to connect with students from the speech pathology department at Osaka Medical College. For the third consecutive year, students from Osaka Medical College traveled to Redlands to take part in a conference organized by Professor and Chair of the Department of Communicative Disorders Michael Groher.
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Elon University's Multicultural Center will debut a new diversity education program, including screening a student-produced film to foster conversations about topics such as race and sexual orientation while addressing biases and stereotypes. “DEEP Impact” is a multimedia project that includes a film by the same name, a user’s manual and various assessment tools that expose audiences to subtle and overt acts of intolerance. Read more.

Chemistry Major Spends Summer Internship Seeking Cancer Cure

Last summer, Wagner College chemistry major Kathryn M. Chepiga ’10 took part in a summer internship program, funded by Donald and Evelyn Spiro, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As an intern, she assisted Dr. Paul Watkins in his ongoing research on lipid metabolism. Read more.

Butler Students Use Fall Break for Service, Not Sleep

Once again Butler University students made the trip over to Neon, Ky. to help refurbish the impoverished community as a part of Fall Alternative Break (FAB). Working with H.O.M.E.S Inc., 38 students spent around eight hours a day putting down flooring, constructing a playground, moving furniture and lumber, and setting up a fundraising auction. Read more.

Westminster’s Lindsy Brickell Awarded Prestigious ASM Fellowship

The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has selected Lindsy Brickell from Westminster College as a 2009 award recipient of the ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship is aimed at highly competitive students who wish to pursue graduate careers (Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D.) in microbiology. Read more.

Senior Takes Meteorologist Post at TV Station

Valparaiso University senior meteorology major Aaron Brackett has taken his first on-air job as a television meteorologist at WREX-TV, the NBC affiliate in Rockford, Ill., months before his graduation date. Read more.

Drury Student Selected as Rising Star of the Association for Women in Communications

Drury University senior Mallory Noelke will receive the 2009 Rising Star Award from the Association for Women in Communications (AWC) on Oct. 17 in Seattle, Wash. Read more.

Arcadia University Graduate #1 on Forensic Science Assessment Test Two More Students Also in Top 5

Arcadia University Forensic Science graduate Amy Casselberry, who graduated in May 2009 with distinction, took first place on the 2009 Forensic Science Assessment Test (FSAT). Zach Messenger also had one of the top five scores on the test after just one year in Arcadia's Forensic Science master's program, and 2009 graduate Jessica Scholl ranked fourth. Read more.  

Valparaiso Students' Work Could Help Protect Environment

Three Valparaiso University students who conducted summer research on an invasive shrub that is crowding out native species of plants and animals across the United States presented their research findings that could help protect the native environment. Read more.

Study Abroad Leads Student Back to Africa for Clinical Rotation

Robert Sullivan, a fifth-year physician’s assistant student at Wagner College, spent five weeks this summer studying in Ghana, West Africa, to complete his infectious-disease rotation. Read more.

Jet-setting Freshmen Begin First Semester Abroad

Twenty-six freshmen from Arcadia University boarded planes for England and Scotland as part of Arcadia's unique First Year Study Abroad Experience (FYSAE). Read more.

Back to School Means Service Projects for New and Returning Students

With bags barely unpacked, students embrace civic engagement with community service projects at Drake University and Westminster College.

Getting to the Bottom of Things Earns Student Top Honors

Lauren Kajiura, a student in Arcadia University's Master of Science in Forensic Science program, is the first Arcadia student to receive the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Scholarship. Read more.

Valparaiso Meteorology Program Among Leaders for NOAA Internships

Three Valparaiso University meteorology students are among winners of prestigious Hollings Scholarships that provide summer research experiences with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Valparaiso is joined by only six other schools in the country with that many undergraduates selected for the program. Read more.

University of Redlands Students Spend May Term in Ecuador

University of Redlands students are spending May serving disadvantaged students at a school in Ecuador, conducting research on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, and exploring art, culture and capitalism in the Baltic States. Read more.

Valparaiso Students Win Radio Broadcast Awards

The Indiana Association of School Broadcasters has honored the radio broadcasting work of four students at Valparaiso University’s student-operated radio station. Read more.

Elon and Quinnipiac University Broadcast Students Named to UWire 100

Broadcast Journalism majors Mitch Pittman of Elon University, and Jaclyn Hirsch of Quinnipiac University were named to the UWire 100, a selective list of the best and brightest student journalists in the nation. Read more about Mitch on the UWire Web site. Read more about Jaclyn on the UWire Web site.

Ithaca College Student Creates Town’s First Community Garden
         
Thanks to the organizing ability of Ithaca College senior Nick Tessoni, Ithaca, NY has its first community garden. Consisting of plots that can be rented by community members looking for a place to ply their gardening skills, the garden was the result of an assignment in Tessoni’s “Service Learning II: Administration” class. Read more.

Valparaiso Engineering Students Work on Autism Therapy Device

As a result of efforts of Valparaiso University engineering students over the past two years, people suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may find relief. Read more.

Ten New American Colleges and Universities Students Awarded with Goldwater Scholarships, Honorable Mentions

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The prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program awarded scholarships or honorable mentions to ten students from institutions in The New American Colleges and Universities for the 2009-10 year. Recipients of scholarships included Butler University junior Kim Phifer, Drake University junior Siva Kasinathan, North Central College junior Emily Albright, University of Redlands junior Cezar Rodarte, and University of Scranton sophomore Melissa Wasilewski, who is Scranton’s seventh Goldwater Scholar in seven years.  Honorable mentions went to Butler University sophomore Laurel Heckman, Elon University sophomore Amanda Leigh Clark, North Central College junior Christina Lorenzo, Samford University junior Daniel Self Childs, and University of Redlands junior Emily Dahlberg. (Click the highlighted school names above to read more about Goldwater Scholarship recipients.)

Valparaiso Students to Demonstrate Engineering Design Work

Tic-tac-toe playing robots, a solar energy reactor and an autism therapy device are among the projects created by Valparaiso University engineering students that they will present during the College of Engineering's 11th annual Design Expo on May 2. Read more.

Wagner Student to Build Orphanage in Kenya

Soon to be Wagner College graduate Jennifer Wright plans to break ground on a 24-acre parcel of fertile land in Kenya and begin the process of building an orphanage that will provide good food, clean living conditions, medical attention and schooling options to children there. Heal the Children Foundation Inc., the not-for-profit agency she started in 2007, has already raised about $10,000 toward the project. Read more.

North Central College student earns prestigious Fulbright Full Research Grant

North Central College senior Claudia Chlebek of Lemont, Ill., has earned a highly prestigious Fulbright Full Research Grant.  Chlebek’s project, Enhancing Global Security through the Visa Waiver Program, is one of only 11 projects selected by the Fulbright Scholarship Board from a nationwide pool of top students to conduct multiple-country research centered in the European Union. Read more.

University of Evansville Students to Present Final Designs for Dominican Republic Construction

Civil Engineering students from the University of Evansville’s College of Engineering & Computer Science will present their final designs Wednesday for two humanitarian structures that will be built in the Dominican Republic. Read more.

Drake Students Collect 4,000 Items for Homeless, Youth Shelters
 
Drake University students gathered in Olmsted Center on Wednesday to celebrate Drake Live Drive's food and clothing drive designed to raise awareness about homeless youth, domestic violence and need for shelter services. Read more.

North Carolina Student Legislature Selects Elon as Best Small University Delegation

Elon University’s delegation to the 72nd Annual Session of the North Carolina Student Legislature received the Best Small University Delegation Award for the 2008-2009 year at the weekend gathering in Raleigh. Read more.

University of Redlands Senior’s Documentary Premieres in L.A.

University of Redlands senior Cody Unser, who was paralyzed from the chest down after being struck with Transverse Myelitis at age 12, premiered her documentary film "CODY" in Los Angeles this week. Watch the Trailer of CODY: The Ground-Breaking Documentary Narrated by Glenn Close.

Two Butler University Students Receive Weidner Altruism Awards

Sophomore Hannah Wysong and junior Kristen Lohe have been awarded scholarships by the Butler University Student Sociology Association and the John Henry Weidner Foundation for Altruism. The awards recognize the students’ efforts to embody the spirit of Weidner, a Dutch citizen who helped more than 1,000 people escape from the Nazis during World War II. Read more.

Drake University Seniors Develop Wildlife Mural at Gray's Lake Park

A group of Drake University seniors hopes to raise environmental awareness in the Des Moines community by creating a wildlife mural along Gray's Lake Park’s Kruidenier Trail. Read more.

Two Hamline Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships

Hamline University is pleased to announce that Eliana Favell and Tara Stefanson, who are both seniors in the College of Liberal Arts, have each received a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year. Both Stefanson and Favell will use their awards to teach English in Germany, beginning in September. Read more.

Samford University Interior Design Students, Professor Win State Awards

Two Samford University interior design majors have won awards in recent student competition sponsored by the Alabama chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). Read more.

SIFE Students from Belmont, North Central Head to National Competition

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) chapters from Belmont University and North Central College won SIFE regional competitions last week, and will now compete at the SIFE national competition in Philadelphia on May 11-12. The team from Belmont returned to Nashville as SIFE USA Regional Champions for the fourth consecutive year after participating in competition in Atlanta on March 30, while the North Central team won its regional competition April 2 in Rosemont, Ill., and earned national finalist recognition in the Market Economics and Financial Independence individual topic competitions. SIFE is an international organization that mobilizes students around the world to make a difference in their communities while developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders. Read more at Belmont's site. Visit the SIFE site.

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