Applications for resident mentors closed

Waynesburg University has closed its recent resident mentor application process of the 2023 Spring semester for the coming school year. Students had the opportunity to apply to be resident mentors for all dormitories, going through the process of applying and being interviewed by staff including housing director Blair Howarth and resident director of Burns Hall, … Continue reading

Cairns to publish textbook

Dr. Kenneth Cairns, a familiar face and name at Waynesburg University as an assistant professor of criminal justice as well as a university counselor. Cairns earned his doctorate in Psychology at Case Western University in 1992. After three years of work, Dr. Cairns will have his very own textbook titled “Forensic Psychology: An Inside Perspective … Continue reading

Art born from music

Upon entering the Waynesburg University Fine Arts Department, different sounds may fill the air. It might be the sound of the concert band practicing. It might be a potter slabbing clay for their next piece. But one student, in particular, prefers her own sounds to fill her ears. Kaitlin Leadbitter, a sophomore art major, is … Continue reading

Schematics for new facilities at Wiley “not feasible right now,” other renovations continue

Waynesburg University continues to improve the facilities at its off-campus stadium, John F. Wiley Stadium. However, the schematics published by an architecture firm for significant renovations at Wiley Stadium are not currently in the University’s plans for the facility.  The schematics, created by Draw Collective and posted to its website, showed a large building in … Continue reading

More than a Service Learning Trip: A Rocha Marine Conservation

Over winter break, eight Waynesburg University students as well as Dr. Christian Hayes, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Marissa Mendoza, assistant professor of psychology, traveled to Titusville, Florida to work alongside A Rocha Marine Conservation. During this week-long trip, students and faculty did a number of projects along the beaches in Florida.  Located in … Continue reading

Dr. Richard Epstein speaks to students

On Jan. 24, Waynesburg University hosted the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law and Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago, Professor Richard A. Epstein.  Professor Epstein spent a day and a half with students and Dr. Lawrence Stratton discussing the areas of law, the constitution and the administrative state. Dr. Lawrence Stratton, Professor … Continue reading

Waynesburg University plans service trips

Service trips play a significant role in how WU students are impacted by the college experience. Putting what one is learning in classrooms into practice outside of school is something special that service trips allow students to experience, according to Dr. Christian Hayes, assistant professor of biology. Hayes, who led a service trip in January … Continue reading