There will be an end of the year celebration in the chapel parking lot Friday, April 21. The celebration, named Waynestock, starts at 5 p.m. and will have food, games and much more for students to enjoy. Student Services graduate assistant Julie Wise and the Student Activities Board (SAB) have been putting on this event … Continue reading
The Stover Scholars went on its final trip of the semester earlier this month—an annual trip to Pittsburgh. For senior scholars, this trip was the last trip they would ever go on as Stover Scholars. This year, Scholars met with Judge Thomas Hardiman of the U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit, and talked to Professor … Continue reading
Zachary DiBeradin has always wanted to help change the world. Despite that being the outlook for many people across the country, DiBeradin, 24 and a 2015 graduate of Waynesburg University, has already started to do just that. But for him, changing the world isn’t about finding a cure for cancer or winning a Nobel Peace … Continue reading
Waynesburg University President Douglas Less was recently honored as one of the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 2017 Outstanding CEOs and Top Executives. Lee was nominated for the recognition by Heidi Szuminsky, vice president of Institutional Advancement and University Relations at the university. “I am on their email list, and when I saw that they were looking for … Continue reading
Amy Smith had her sights set on Waynesburg University since she was a young teenager. Years later, just when her college search was turning up empty, Waynesburg sent her a letter – “God is calling you to Waynesburg.” That sealed the deal. She left Copley, Ohio, to pursue a degree in forensic science at Waynesburg. … Continue reading
As Waynesburg University students walked up the stairs of Miller Hall on April 11, they passed multiple small paper bags filled with plastic flickering candles. These bags, decorated with inspirational phrases in magenta marker, led the way to the university’s seventh-annual Take Back the Night ceremony. Take Back the Night, which is hosted by Waynesburg’s … Continue reading
When senior exercise science major Kassidy O’Keefe transferred to Waynesburg University from Slippery Rock after her freshman year, she came primarily to play on the women’s basketball team. Three years later, she has done so, and she has also found a path for after graduation. While she has not yet decided whether to attend graduate … Continue reading
Three years ago, a recycling task force was assembled with the primary purpose of increasing Waynesburg University’s recycling efforts and decreasing the institution’s impact on the environment. The institution was not adequately recycling, said Janet Paladino, associate professor of Biology and task force advisor. Now, despite three years of effort to inform the university of … Continue reading
According to Waynesburg University Facilities Management, plans for renovations this summer do not include any large-scale project, such as the renovations of the first and second floors of the Paul R. Stewart Science Hall. Terry Sattler, director of facilities, said while there is a plan for what to work on this summer, it has yet … Continue reading
Teghan Simonton’s parents, Shawn and Donna Simonton, who are Senior Master Sergeants, were both active in the Air Force during her childhood. Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Germany, Maryland, Simonton ticks off the places she has lived throughout her lifetime. “At the time, I really hated it,” said Simonton, who struggled to make friends as her family … Continue reading
