Actors try their hand at directing for One Act Plays

On Monday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 12, five students at Waynesburg University will be putting their directing skills on display at the Goodwin Performing Arts Center with five separate one-act plays. The performances, which will be graded as part of a “Directing for the Stage” course taught by Edward Powers, are scheduled to run … Continue reading

SAB hosts Game Night for students

The Student Activities Board hosted the last Game Night of the spring in the Bee Hive on  Friday, March 31.  Some game options for the students were Uno, Cranium, Dominos and several others. There were even classic games like Settlers of Catan. Resident Director of Willison Russ Schneider chaperoned the event. “We love games,” said … Continue reading

Concert choir and band to perform joint spring concert

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, students involved in the performing arts have been jamming their last minute rehearsals for their final performances of the semester. Performances for the Barber Shop and Beauty Shop choirs, the concert choir, symphonic band, brass band and woodwind ensemble are fast approaching. The first of the performances … Continue reading

WU’s Line cast performs final show of semester

'Everything is made up and the points don't matter' in Waynesburgs's pop culture spinoff show

Last Thursday, the cast of “WU’s Line Is It Anyway?” put on their last show of the school year and according to junior host and director Anthony Corkos, it is one of the best shows the cast has ever had. “I thought it was possibly one of our best shows that we have ever had, … Continue reading

Eberly Library to host discussion of environmental issues

Jared Zinn, a watershed specialist at the Greene County Conservation District, will be giving a presentation titled “The Conservation Movement: Past, Present, and Future” Thursday, April 20. The event will take place in the second Floor Conference Room of the Eberly Library at 7 p.m. Jewel Wrick, access services librarian, has hosted several events in … Continue reading

University honors donors and alumni

Most of what Waynesburg University students see on campus, according to Victoria Beppler, assistant director of Alumni Relations, wouldn’t be possible without an extensive donor and alumni network. “Everything that’s on campus—the chairs that you’re sitting in, the buildings that you take classes in, computers, books in the library—everything on campus was made possible by … Continue reading

Fundraiser reminds community of widespread hunger

For Andrew Heisey, professor of art, it’s important to have a reminder of the struggles of the community around the university—like poverty and hunger. “It’s so easy to forget when our bellies are full,” said Heisey. Heisey invested much of his time this past weekend into helping students put on Waynesburg University’s 4th annual Empty … Continue reading

Student housing selections based on seniority, merit

As this school year draws to a close, Waynesburg University students are currently completing the process of figuring out where they will be living next semester through housing applications. The dates of requests for triples, quads and on-campus houses have passed, and all that remains are the tier selection times for double rooms, which will … Continue reading

Nursing majors take lead at Health Fair

Every year, Waynesburg University hosts a studentled health fair to help bring awareness to students about their all-around fitness. Nursing majors at Waynesburg University take the lead in running the entire Health Fair. The event was held inside the Rudy Marissa Fieldhouse and contained a multitude of events and activities, including a blood drive and … Continue reading

Improvements made to campus nature trail

Waynesburg University is on its way to rebuilding a forest. In June 2016, the EQT Corporation gave a grant to Waynesburg University to construct a nature trail on campus, for the use of students as well as the community. Dr. Janet Paladino, associate professor of biology, has taken on the project with the help of … Continue reading