During the fall semester, there is one specific day that helps teach students about our constitutional heritage that many people do not know about, and that is Constitution Day. September 17, 1787, was the day that the U.S. Constitution was approved by the Constitutional Convention. In honor of the day, federal law requires that any … Continue reading
Returning home is a word that has come up numerous times. Alumni across all generations of Waynesburg University came together in order to return home. Of all the festivities surrounding Homecoming, one of the biggest on campus is the Homecoming football game. For Dr. Cornelius Coleman, a Waynesburg University alumni and current head football coach, … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s soccer team will hold a free youth soccer day Saturday, Oct. 5. Local soccer players will have the chance to watch Waynesburg’s men’s and women’s teams play Westminister College. According to assistant coach Steven Haines, the event is a way to build community between collegiate teams and youth sports in the … Continue reading
Everybody knows the school newspaper, The Yellow Jacket. But does anyone know how The Yellow Jacket started or where it originates from? The Yellow Jacket has a deep history that runs back to 1891, and the unknown history of The Yellow Jacket is being kept in archives in the Eberly Library. Rea Redd, the director … Continue reading
During the 2021 fall semester, Waynesburg University started holding an event where students and faculty have the opportunity to read pieces of literature that they have written to other writers. The event was created by Dr. Bob Randolph, professor of English, and Dr. Richard Pierce, associate professor of English, with the goal of building a … Continue reading
Poetry has often been said to help many express their most vulnerable emotions. For Allen Miller, senior help desk analyst at Waynesburg University, poetry helped him to express his emotions after the loss of his youngest son Nyjel. In “In the Wake of Suicide”, Miller writes a collection of poems after the sudden loss of … Continue reading
“Imagine being in your own personal paradise, where everything that you ever wanted in life exists. To me, being in music is that,” Eric Brewer, the new band director for the Waynesburg University Symphonic Band, said. Brewer loves his job as a band director but prefers to be called a “musician.” His primary instrument is … Continue reading
It’s not every day that a university adds new majors to its offerings. But for this year’s freshman class and future classes, there are some new degrees available. This school year’s academic catalog comes with several changes. Some of the changes include a new degree in hospitality management, new graduate programs in the counseling department, … Continue reading
In the Fall of 2021, Stephanie Wielkopolan, a professional tutor for the writing center, grouped together with Professor Jill Sunday, chairperson for the English and foreign languages department and writing program administrator, to start a creative writing group stemming from the writing center. “Jill Sunday and I were talking and we just wanted to create … Continue reading
Amidt all of the events here at Waynesburg, nothing shows the importance of community more than Homecoming. Although Homecoming each and every year brings out the joy in both current and former students, the preparations also bring out their own sense of community amongst the faculty and staff on campus. Homecoming is far from an … Continue reading
