Thirteen Waynesburg University students volunteered to contribute their precious spring break to go on a service trip in Concord, North Carolina to aid Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity accomplishes many projects to help those in poverty, but one of the projects they are most well-known for is building safe and affordable homes for those … Continue reading
Suicide is always a difficult subject to discuss, especially considering the stigmas surrounding mental health and the way suicide affects the family and friends of victims. But, it is also a very important topic, and students decided it needed to be addressed. Saturday, March 17, Waynesburg hosted an Out of Darkness Campus Walk to fight … Continue reading
Free drinks and coffee were offered to Waynesburg students for attending the coffeehouse held in the Beehive at 8 p.m. The entertainer for the evening was Chris Cauley, a returning performer who had been at several coffeehouses in the past. The room was full of students and their overnight visitors, as the weekend was a visitation weekend … Continue reading
Waynesburg University students have the opportunity to go on many different service trips during each year. According to Kelley Hardie, Assistant Dean of Student Services, there were four service trips this past fall and three in the winter. There will be five trips this spring, and then four in the summer after the school year ends. … Continue reading
The Fort Jackson building in Waynesburg has been through a lot in the past 92 years. The Fort Jackson building was built in 1926 in the place of the Downy House, which burned down the year before, according the official Greene County website. But after standing for nearly a century, the Greene County Commissioners noticed … Continue reading
Studying abroad can be the trip of a lifetime for students by allowing them to experience a different country. Waynesburg University is offering a wide range of study abroad options for the 2018-2019 school year, and the deadline to apply is approaching. Although students can apply for the Study Abroad Program at any time during the … Continue reading
For as long as Pat Bristor, associate dean of students, has worked at Waynesburg University, the responsibility for the university vans fell under her preview. This week that will change. Supervision over university vans, which are utilized by the Student Activities Board, Athletics and other services, transitioned from Student Services to Facilities Management. Through this … Continue reading
Every year, during the spring semester, Waynesburg University hosts its annual talent show, Waynesburg’s Got Talent. This year, it occurred Friday, Feb. 9. A total of 10 contestants competed for prizes. A prize of $100 was offered for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place. Most of the acts were singing, … Continue reading
For the first time in four years, students and professors from college and high school music programs attended Waynesburg University’s Ninth Annual Conducting Symposium Friday, Feb. 2, and Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Marsh Center, located underneath Roberts Chapel on campus. The Symposium workshop began Friday, and ran from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and … Continue reading
Sophomore nursing major Rebekah Rhodes knew from the time she was 12 years old that she wanted to be a missionary. In high school, she recognized her love for the country of India, but only last year did she realize that she had the chance to go to India to serve and study abroad through … Continue reading
