Otterbein Junior Riley Philhower Helps Refugees and Immigrants Score Big on Soccer Field

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News - October 11, 2021

By Payton Kaufman ’24 Shortly after junior Riley Philhower proposed an Otterbein partnership with the Columbus-area Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) organization, he was awarded one of six 2021 Vernon L. Pack Fellowships through the Otterbein Center for Community Engagement. The Pack Fellowships provide funds for community-based research projects, and Philhower sought to make a difference in the lives of Columbus refugees and immigrants. Philhower rolled up his sleeves and put together the third annual Columbus Nations Cup with…

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Otterbein Library Director Receives 2021 Library Consortium Service Award

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News - October 11, 2021

Tiffany Lipstreau, the director of Otterbein University’s Courtright Memorial Library, has received the Ohio Private Academic Libraries (OPAL) 2021 Service Award. The annual award is given to OPAL members who have shown dedication to the organization’s mission “to strengthen and promote member libraries through financially responsible collaboration and innovation.”  Tiffany Lipstreu OPAL is a group of 27 academic libraries that work together to develop and provide expanded collections and services at collectively negotiated prices. All OPAL members are also members of OhioLINK, a statewide initiative offering a shared union database…

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An Open Mind and Lots of Questions Maximize Your Otterbein Campus Visit

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News - October 5, 2021

By Bridget Oder ‘23 Many students are apprehensive when trying to find their home for the next four years. Otterbein provides many opportunities to maximize a campus visit for the student and their families to ease those nerves and enjoy their first experience on campus. During a campus visit, it’s best to meet with a faculty advisor or professor in the students’ desired department if possible. This gives the student a chance to ask questions about their desired major and…

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Otterbein Professor Worked on Graphic Novel Connecting History and Pop Culture for Students

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News - October 5, 2021

By Madelyn Nelson ‘23 Amy Sheeran wanted to bring culture into her Otterbein classroom, and she acted on it. Sheeran, assistant professor of Spanish Modern Languages and Cultures, co-edited a graphic novel, United States of Banana, by Giannina Braschi, which intersects pop culture, history, and works of art and literature in a fictional story with real-world lessons. While in graduate school at Johns Hopkins University, Sheeran met Amanda M. Smith, co-editor of the graphic novel. The two kept in contact…

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Otterbein Students Benefit Tremendously from Blue Jackets’ Affiliation

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News - October 1, 2021

By Grace Weidenhamer ’23 Columbus Blue Jackets Since day one of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2000-01 inaugural season, Otterbein has had a presence with the team. The Blue Jackets’ first foundation executive director was Otterbein alumna Wendy Bradshaw, a position she held for more than 10 years. For a decade since then, Otterbein public relations (PR) and journalism students have had the opportunity to experience the world of professional sports through internships in media relations, communications, broadcasting and fundraising. The…

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Cardy’s Big Shots: Vaccine Drawing Winners Announced at Otterbein

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News - September 30, 2021

Otterbein’s fall semester has been full of in-person classes and campus activities, thanks to our students and their efforts to Protect the Nest!  From masking up to getting vaccinated, our students are helping to create a safe community for everyone, including our immunocompromised members. In fact, 80.7% of our study body is vaccinated as of Sept. 30!  To thank our students for getting vaccinated, we held a drawing with big prizes!   All vaccinated students who sent proof of vaccination by Sept. 1,…

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Otterbein Sophomore Payton Kaufman Interviews Notorious RBG’s Daughter

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News - September 27, 2021

By Payton Kaufman’24 Editor’s Note: PR major and Otterbein soccer player Payton Kaufman often declares her devotion to all things Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Here is Kaufman’s account of her July Zoom interview of Columbia Law Professor Jane Ginsburg, RBG’s daughter, who was in France at the time. I thought my communication professor and adviser, Dan Steinberg, was joking when he told me I would be interviewing Columbia law professor Jane Ginsburg, RBG’s daughter, in a few days. Steinberg jokes a…

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New Otterbein Student Government Leaders Looking to Inspire Students

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News - September 23, 2021

By Catie Duzzny MBA’23  Otterbein University Student Government (OUSG) for 2021-2022 is led again by two women as president and vice president.   President Joseline Martinez-Cortez ‘22 and Vice President Cayla Andrick ‘22 share their visions and hopes for the Otterbein community as we transition back into a more “normal” school year.  Cayla Andrick (left) and Joseline Martinez-Cortez What do you hope to accomplish this school year along with the University? Andrick: :What I really hope to do this year is show students some concrete change on campus. The past couple of years we’ve all been trying to…

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Otterbein Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Fellows Creating Open Dialogue About Race through Alumni Oral History Project

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News - September 20, 2021

In 2020, Otterbein was selected by the Association of American Colleges and Universities as one of 23 universities to host Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers across the United States. Otterbein was the first institution in Ohio to receive this recognition.  Part of the work of a TRHT center involves looking inward towards your institution and experiences lived by the campus community. It was this imperative that spurred the work of Otterbein’s student TRHT Fellows.  Four students began to work with faculty…

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Words Get in the Way

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News - September 13, 2021

All mathematics rely on representation, whether in symbols, pictures, or models. Unfortunately, as is the case for many areas of study, our language can be a hindrance to communicating mathematics with clarity. In fact, academic language is so problematic that teaching licensure programs must directly address the ways in which preservice candidates are prepared to navigate the gaps between colloquial and disciplinary meanings. Thus, it will come as no surprise that mathematicians and mathematics educators have been working diligently to…

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