Waynesburg University hosted its annual Harvestfest Thursday, Oct. 26. The event, which was sponsored by Student Senate, has clubs and opportunity to fundraise donations for charitable causes. In years past, the money raised by each organization’s table went directly to that club or organization. This year, the money each organization raised was donated to a … Continue reading
Adults cowered in fear, anxiously awaiting the next jump scare. People covered their faces, fingers spread just wide enough so that they could occasionally peep at the movie screen while “Freddy vs. Jason” was premiering in theaters in 2003. In a room full of terrified adults, as the deranged madmen murdered people in unimaginably terrible … Continue reading
Every morning when Ryan Smith walks into Student Services, he never really knows what he may end up doing that day. As the new Assistant Director of Student Activities, Smith said his day-to-day responsibilities range from the mundane to the spontaneous. “I get here at 8:30 a.m. and it’s anywhere from credit cards to planning … Continue reading
Students at Waynesburg University are always on the move, from studying for classes to attending club and organization meetings. Unfortunately, this becomes even more difficult for a handful of students who have a history of concussions. This presents many challenges not only in college but in other aspects of their lives. Isabella Cantafio, a junior … Continue reading
According to a 2015 poll done by the Association of American Universities, 27.2 percent of female college seniors reported that they experienced some form of sexual harassment in college. Four years ago, Resident Director and Waynesburg University Counseler Laurie Steere and Bailey Thorn, who is a former Resident Director and now works for McMillen Photography, … Continue reading
This past summer, Courtney Balban was hired as Academic Support Counselor for the Center of Student Success and Disabilities at Waynesburg University. Although she got most of her previous working experience on the other side of the Pennsylvania, Balban is a native of Waynesburg, and graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in 2010. When Balban … Continue reading
For Waynesburg University students, the website ‘myConnect’ is a frequently visited URL. From submitting class assignments on Blackboard, to scheduling the upcoming semester on Self Service and checking e-mails, students are often logged in to the browser. myConnect is a website that allows students to not only fulfill their classroom requirements, but also to learn … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s campus-wide Wi-Fi is beginning to spread to its surrounding graduate campuses in the Pittsburgh area. More specifically, the Monroeville and Southpointe locations for the university are ready to launch the same Wi-Fi that students, faculty and staff have been using since the beginning of this semester. According to William Dumire, vice president for Information Technology Services … Continue reading
Waynesburg University’s fifth annual Merit Badge University will take place Nov. 4. The event gives local Boy Scouts the opportunity to earn one or two merit badges, depending on the class they take, while also gaining academic knowledge and experience from university instructors. The cost of the daylong event is $15, but that includes the … Continue reading
Waynesburg University recently hosted its fourth annual John C. Knox Writing Contest for high school students. The event, sponsored by the Observer Publishing Company, was for students from local high schools to test out their writing skills against one another. The young writers from fifteen different schools in the area, including Waynesburg Central, were given … Continue reading
