Ethnic Food Fair brings eccentric dishes, music to campus
As the artist duo “First Klass Barbados” played soul and beatbox covers of pop songs, over 150 students lined up to sample dishes originating from various countries around the world at this semester’s Ethnic Food Fair. “The attendance is always very good,” Patricia Bristor, associate dean of students, said. “It’s nice to see students know … Continue reading
Honors Program, Bonners join for ‘Poverty, Inc.’ event
Waynesburg University is focused on serving with organizations like the Bonner Scholar Program serving with non-profits around the tri-county area. While willingly serving what the university wants to teach students, wariness also must be utilized to avoid irresponsible non-profits. To teach this wariness, the Bonner Scholar Program and the Honors Program are presenting a screening … Continue reading
Switching over
Dept. of Communication launches campaign to improve technology
Last Thursday, Feb. 14 the Department of Communication coupled with the Office of Institutional Advancement to launch its newest fundraising campaign, “COM 3:1,” in an hour-long event of communication-themed activities on the fourth floor of Buhl Hall. The fundraising campaign is an effort to raise an appropriate amount of funds to assist the department in … Continue reading
Ray Hall fire ends in injury, $10K in estimated damage
The Waynesburg Franklin Township fire department responded to a fire in a Waynesburg University dormitory Tuesday evening. The fire began in the “apartment kitchen” of Ray Hall around 6 p.m. from a woman cooking. The sprinkler system turned on in the kitchen and put the fire out, according to Fire Chief Jeff Marshall. By the … Continue reading
Gathering dreams
More than 300 individuals attend the university's first BIG Dream Gathering
After much preparation and advertising over the past year, the BIG Dream Gathering has come and gone in the span of two hours. Mitch Matthews and the BIG Dream Gathering came to speak at Waynesburg University’s Crosbie Lecture Series Feb. 12. The gathering is meant to stir the minds of people to dream and aid … Continue reading
Department of Education offers courses on mental health
Waynesburg University’s Department of Education has added mental health topics to the curriculum as a way to help support future teachers and to assist them in avoiding teacher burnout. Dr. Kelley Solomon, assistant professor of education recently shared some of the advancements and additions in the program in order to tackle the growing concern of … Continue reading
Recycling issues still being sorted out
Several years ago, Waynesburg University began to tackle the issue of recycling by placing some recycling bins in campus residence halls and in their buildings. Today, not much has changed. Since 2014, Janet Paladino, a professor of biology, has tried to fight for more recycling education on campus. She referenced the prior article and stated … Continue reading
Administration, students react to canceled classes
“Waynesburg University rarely cancels classes.” These were the words of Stacey Brodak, vice president for Institutional Advancement and University Relations. The evening of Tuesday, Jan. 28, students hoped the sub-zero wind chill would lead to one of those rare class cancellations. At 7:36 p.m., however, they received an email from the Rev. James Tinnemeyer, dean … Continue reading