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March 2008

News
Upcoming Events
Travel News
Greek News
Admission News

Survey
Clubs & Networks
Birth Announcements
Wedding Announcements
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Otterbein College wins Presidential Award for Service

Otterbein Concert Choir performed at ACDA Conference

150th Anniversary Celebration of Otterbein Choirs

Sara Fee '08 selected to ESPN The Magazine Academic All District IV First Team in Women's Basketball

Tamara Staley '96 and Eddie Harrell '94 receive OCAAAN awards

Sam Jaeger '99 appearing in the new ABC TV weekly series "Eli Stone."

Take a tour of Otterbein's website and see new enhancements...

Photo of Dr. DeVore, Chelsea Merriman '09 and Melissa Gilbert accepting the award



Tan & Cardinal


Towers Winter Issue

@Courtright Memorial Library

With Honors Newsletter

MBA eNews March Issue


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"The Fannie Lou Hamer Story" - April 4 at 7 p.m., Riley Auditorium, Otterbein College. Presented by the Otterbein College Enrichment Series and Office of Ethnic Diversity (info)

Wine Tasting - April 5 at 6 p.m., WineStyles in Atlanta, GA. Presented by the Otterbein Alumni Club of Atlanta (info)

O.C. Cares Workshop: "Managing Personal Finances" presented by Russ Beitzel '96 - April 7 at 5 p.m., Campus Center, Otterbein College (FREE!...but please pre-register.) Co-sponsored by the Center for Career Planning

Jonathan Mooney, author of The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal - April 13 at 2 p.m., Battelle Fine Arts Center, Otterbein College (info)

Programs Abroad Fair - April 15 at 3 p.m., Roush Hall, Otterbein College (info)

"Expand. Integrate. Excel. Update on the Science Campaign " with Donna Burtch, Exec. Dir. of Development - April 15 at 7 p.m., Christ Church U.M.C., Kettering, OH. Presented by the Otterbein Dayton Women's Club

Akron/Canton Admission Reception - April 23 at 7 p.m., Green, OH
Presented by the Otterbein Alumni Club of Akron/Canton

Helena Maria Viramontes, author of this year's Common Book - May 8 at 7:30 p.m., Courtright Memorial Library, Otterbein College
View the Top 8 Common Book options for 2008-2009


O.C. Cares are free lifelong learning and self-improvement events in 2008. The first O.C. Cares events, self-defense classes, had a terrific response!  Now we want to hear from YOU. Please tell us what other events interest you: Click Here to take survey

ALUMNI WEEKEND 2008
June 13-15


Have the Time of Your Life...



We're Looking
for
Future Cardinals...

Tell us about promising
college-bound high school
students in your family
or in your neighborhood
who might find
Otterbein a good fit.

Download and mail this form
or submit information online.


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Travel graphic 2008 Cardinal Migration to beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah (April 24-26)
Go west to a safe and cosmopolitan U.S. city (where amazingly that is not an oxymoron), and enjoy nature's beauty in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. This trip offers something for everyone. Registration deadline extended to March 28. Click for more information

What's OC's next international destination? The Swiss Alps and Salzburg, Austria! (Sept. 19-27)
Learn more about this adventure at the Swiss Alps & Salzburg Travel Preview - March 19 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center. Click for trip information


image of Greek columnsBROTHERS & SISTERS: Greek Alumni News
If your sorority or fraternity has news to share, send it to the Alumni Association at AlumniInfo@otterbein.edu and we will spread the word.

"Sisters in Service"
More than 200 Greek women volunteered at 15 Columbus-area community agencies as part of the "Sisters in Service" community plunge on February 16. (more...)

Pi Kappa Phi
News about the upcoming 100th anniversary festivities.

Sigma Alpha Tau
Click here for the Love & Hoots, Winter 2008 Issue.

Sigma Delta Phi
The new alumni newsletter "Sphinx: On the Move" is available on the Sphinx website at www.ocsphinx.com.

Sigma Delta Phi alumni at eventThe Office of Alumni Relations sends a big THANKS! to the Sphinx alumni leadership for helping us keep our alumni records up-to-date.

Working together, we can all maintain strong Cardinal connections. Remember that the Alumni Online Directory is a valuable resource for all alumni. You can also send updates to classnotes@otterbein.edu or AlumniInfo@otterbein.edu.



Cardinals in Flight

 



Spring Break with a PURPOSE!

Did you know that Otterbein students are building homes with Habitat for Humanity, studying rainforests in Costa Rica, and providing health care in Honduras?

They will also show their athletic prowess at tournaments around the country. (Check out the athletic website to see if there is a tournament near you...cheer on the CARDS!)

Jeff Hill '91 in Mexico
It's Spring Break time again! Pack those Otterbein shirts and remember to send your Cardinals in Flight photos to: AlumniInfo@otterbein.edu

Jeff Hill '91 showed his Cardinal pride in Mexico last month. He's standing in front of the Mayan pyramid in Chichen Itza near Cancun, Mexico.

 


Otterbein Alumni Clubs & Networks
 

image of a red check mark Check it out ...
The Otterbein Alumni Club of Atlanta is having a Wine Tasting event on April 5. Demystify the wine buying experience and enjoy appetizers with other Otterbein alumni in Atlanta.
Questions? Contact Alicia Caudill Colburn '95 or Andrea Kesterke '00.
Register for the event online or call 1-888-614-2600.

On April 23 the Otterbein Alumni Club of Akron/Canton is hosting a dessert reception for high school students who have been accepted to Otterbein and their parents. The purpose of the event is to answer questions about the O.C....and who better to answer those questions than alumni from the Akron/Canton area? We need volunteers for this event. Register to volunteer.
Questions? Contact Connie Leonard '63, Club Coordinator or call (330) 699-5382.


Club & Network Coordinators:

Atlanta, GA - Alicia Caudill Colburn '95
Akron/Canton, OH - Connie Hellwarth Leonard '63
Central Ohio - LeAnn Unverzagt '80
Dayton - Mark Becker '93 & Lee Robinson '00
Southwest Florida - Jim Wagner '56
  Washington, D.C. - Tracey Young Babcock '93
Southern California - Jackie Reed Parker '64
Las Vegas, NV - Bill Borchers '63
African American Alumni Network - Tamara Staley '96, MBA '02 & Rayshawn Wilson '02
Otterbein Broadcasting Network - Tricia Mays '00

We are seeking interested alumni to develop clubs in Cincinnati & Cleveland.
Contact Bonnie Robinson for more info.



Baby in Otterbein sweatshirtJust Hatched...the Otterbein Class of 2029
Send news of your baby Cardinals to Class Notes and we will send you an Otterbein bib.

Click here to see baby Cardinals.

   

Wedding couple standing in Towers doorwayCardinal Connections
Are you feathering your nest? Send Class Notes about your wedding.

Click here to see this issue's couple.

   

   


The Blizzard of 2008...
see more photos from the students

Comments? Questions? Let us hear from you!

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