Dr. Ronda DePriest, director of the music program, stands in the middle of the Fine Arts Department’s Mac Lab as eight students sit in front of computers, clicking mouses in response to her instructions DePriest awaits MUS 295, Computer: Tech for Musicians, to become a reality. MUS 295 is aimed to allow “musicians to have … Continue reading
Two years ago Ezekiel Olagoke, associate professor of sociology, was teaching a lesson on religion in one of his classes when, at the end of his lecture, a student approached him. The young woman, who Olagoke described as “blonde-haired and blue-eyed,” was silent for the entire lecture, but afterwards, thanked Olagoke for the lesson, before … Continue reading
Professional and soon-to-be professional conductors will be traveling from all over the country to come to Waynesburg University for a conducting symposium. Dr. Richard Mayne, professor of music at the University of Northern Colorado, will be leading the symposium while the Waynesburg symphonic band will be playing. Mayne is a bandmaster and has led orchestras … Continue reading
The start of the 2019 Spring semester has come and gone, and so has auditions for the spring musical. This year’s musical is Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, featuring a total of 19 students as the cast. “The show has a very big ensemble, meaning that the chorus is very vital to the storyline,” … Continue reading
Sophomore history major Brendon Stead was born deaf. Around age 8, Stead learned how to talk: not with his voice, but with his hands through American Sign Language. After receiving cochlear implants in his ears as a baby, which stimulate the auditory nerve and allow his brain to recognize sound, Stead was gradually able to … Continue reading
Casey Zadinski didn’t have a choice in the matter. “When I was growing up, my dad basically told me, ‘You’re going to college,’” she said. Zadinski, who was raised in a single-parent household, is the first in her family to go to college, qualifying her as a first-generation college student. After getting straight-A’s throughout … Continue reading
It happens around this time every year. Toys in every store, a pair of hopalong boots, a toy pistol that shoots blanks and a lit up tree outside of Roberts Chapel. Student Senate hosted the annual Christmas Tree lighting Nov. 27. There was hot chocolate, singing and even the man himself showed up in his … Continue reading
After launching a redesigned website in September, Josh Beppler, integrated marketing coordinator, said Waynesburg University’s renewed online presence has been, overall, successful. The process for designing a new website began last spring, when the university partnered with the marketing firm, Ologie, to come up with a new design and brand. Beppler said a committee of … Continue reading
As things wind down for the semester in the classroom, renovations will be ongoing during the winter break at the Criminal Justice Investigation (CSI) House. Adam Jack, chairperson for the Criminal Justice and Social Sciences Department, said he looks forward to having the renovations completed so the majority of the criminal justice courses can be … Continue reading
For the third straight year, Waynesburg University and it’s community has surpassed its donation goal for the annual Day of Giving. The goal set for alumni, faculty, staff, students and their families was at least 1,200 gifts. Last year, the day of giving saw 1,152 individual gifts donated to the university. According to Stacey Brodak, … Continue reading
