Otterbein Course Puts Students to Work Serving the Common Good

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News - January 29, 2021

Serving the common good is a foundational aspect of the Otterbein experience, both in and out of the classroom. With that in mind, two Department of Communication faculty members teamed up to teach an in Integrative Studies (INST) course combining service-learning and storytelling.   INST 3010: Telling Community Stories for the Common Good explored the relationship between journalists and communities, the concept of civic journalism, and how to promote a community and “restore it,” using techniques common to public relations. The class was taught by senior communication instructors Michael Moon and Denise Shively.  …

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Classic Rockers Return to Otterbein Campus Radio Station

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News - January 26, 2021

By Felicity Boykin ’24 Evan Brandao '21 in the WOBN studio Senior Evan Brandao might have been born in the wrong decade. He owns a 1963 Chevrolet, enjoys FM radio, and loves ’60s rock and roll. The communication studies major who came to Otterbein via Brazil and Texas has made a name for himself by spontaneously contacting rock-and-roll legends to interview for his WOBN-FM campus radio show. Brandao has dubbed his show The Boulevard and he’s on the air Thursdays…

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Otterbein Allied Health Professionals Make Impact during Pandemic

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News - January 25, 2021

By Madelyn Nelson ’23  Derek Landes ’12 is fighting on the front lines of COVID-19 every day. Landes graduated from Otterbein with a degree in Allied Health, and is now one of the healthcare workers who have been working for months to fight the pandemic.   Landes works as an emergency room physician assistant for Mount Carmel Health System, a job that is more important now than ever before.  Dr. Shelley Payne, who started and oversees the Allied Health Program at Otterbein, says that it combines a foundation in the basic sciences and applied human anatomy and serves…

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Otterbein Athletics to Return Following 10-Month Absence

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News - January 22, 2021

Following more than 10 months of uncertainty and time away from competition due to the ongoing CoVID-19 pandemic, Otterbein Athletics will finally be returning to varsity competition this weekend!  Otterbein Women's Basketball Both basketball teams, both track and field teams, and the wrestling program have been practicing on campus and are now being tested regularly in compliance with the NCAA guidelines. All contests will be held within the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), meaning Otterbein is only competing against the other…

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Otterbein Joins with Westerville Community to Launch Racial Equity Organization

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News - January 20, 2021

Community members and organizations, including Otterbein University and other key stakeholders in the greater Westerville area, have come together to commit to doing the important work necessary to defeat racism in the community in response to the tragic events of police brutality in 2020.  Along with incidents across the country, two recent police shootings of unarmed Black men in central Ohio have brought the focus on racism in policing closer to home.   When Otterbein senior Desmond Fernandez organized his first Black Lives Matters march in Westerville on June 3, 2020, he expected about 50 people, but approximately 1,000 members of the greater Westerville community attended.  …

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Otterbein Student Receives Community Honor at MLK Celebration

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News - January 18, 2021

Desmond Fernandez, a senior BFA acting major at Otterbein, was honored with the Alston Award at Leadership Westerville’s 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 18, 2021. The award recognizes a member of the Westerville community that has embodied and lived out the ideals of Dr. King.   Fernandez grew up in Westerville and attended Westerville City Schools before enrolling at Otterbein. His activism grew as a student until the summer of 2020, when he stepped up to organize protests and celebrations supporting Black Lives Matter.   “I’ve been a part of this community…

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Class of 2020 Artists Honored in Senior Exhibition

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News - January 15, 2021

By Madelyn Nelson ’23 Senior artists from the Class of 2020 will finally have a chance to share their art with “The Forgotten Class: A 2020 Senior Art Exhibition,” running from Jan. 19-Feb. 12 in the Miller Gallery in the Art and Communication Building, 33 Collegeview Road, Westerville. The gallery is open from 8-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 1-3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The senior art exhibition traditionally is held in the spring, but the showcase for the class of 2020 was cancelled because of the pandemic. Now, after graduating from Otterbein and waiting nine months,…

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Otterbein and Westerville Invite Students to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

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News - January 14, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 18, and Otterbein University and Westerville are offering virtual opportunities to honor the legacy of the civil rights icon.     Otterbein will honor Rev. King’s legacy throughout the week with Racial Healing Circles — facilitated conversations with diverse groups of individuals to help them connect across their common humanity: what kinds of experiences, hopes and dreams are shared across the “identity” lines that sometimes divide people.  Racial Healing Circles will be held throughout the week of Jan. 18-22, and…

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Robert Braun helps students, community learn about public health through conversations and new social determinants of health board game

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News - January 12, 2021

Reprinted with permission of Westerville Magazine.   By Sarah Robinson Public health and healthy communities are vital in this day and age, and no one knows this better than Robert Braun. As a professor of public health at Otterbein University, Braun is dedicated not only to his students, but to the community of Westerville and Columbus at large. Robert Braun In the past year, Braun has worked with Justine Barr, a community health planner for Franklin County, to create a Westerville chapter…

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English Alumna Wins Singing Contest on Netflix

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News - January 4, 2021

By Madelyn Nelson ’23 Allison Asarch ’18 After Allison Asarch ’18 graduated from Otterbein with a major in English creative writing and minor in music, she took her creative skills to Netflix, and won episode six of the streaming service’s singing competition show, “Sing On!” She sang five songs and beat five other contestants in the ’80s mixtape-themed episode. Although the episode premiered on Netflix in 2020, Asarch filmed in London in 2019 — and kept the secret for over a year, “It’s a big secret. People knew I…

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