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At Otterbein, our president is focused on college affordability. Our professors are leading the way in curriculum development. Our Center for Community Engagement is winning awards for its dedication to serving others. These are only a few of the people and programs you’ll read about in our Newsroom.

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Jenny Hill 
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(614) 823-1284
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Otterbein Fast Facts:

Location: Westerville, Ohio
Founded: 1847
Control: Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities
Size & Setting: Four-year, small, highly residential
Enrollment: 3,000
President: John Comerford, Ph.D.
Colors: Tan and Cardinal
Mascot: Cardinal

News Stories:

Otterbein Welcomes New Students: A Snapshot of America’s New College Class


News - August 13, 2019
A new class of students will be moving to campus on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and starting classes on Monday, Aug. 26. The class of more than 720 first-year and transfer students is an extraordinary snapshot of the new American college class. It not only demonstrates high academic achievements, but also reflects increases in students coming from underrepresented groups and those taking advantage of new pathways to a four-year degree. New recruitment initiatives at Otterbein have resulted not only in a…

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The Point hosts 2019 Columbus Chamber Retail Summit


News - August 11, 2019
On Thursday, Aug. 8, the Point at Otterbein University hosted the Columbus Chamber of Commerce’s Retail Summit. The theme for the event this year was “New Meets Next,” focused around emerging trends and topics in retail, technology and hospitality. For the past 10 years, the Retail Summit has cultivated an environment that offers attendees the opportunity to connect with the most innovative companies in the industry ranging from start-ups, emerging leaders and established veterans. This year’s summit at The Point…

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Otterbein Community Garden installation honors former Dean of Students Gatti and wife


News - August 8, 2019
Otterbein University recently dedicated a new Hummingbird Crossing at the Otterbein Community Garden to former Dean of Students Bob Gatti and his wife, Jackie. Former Dean of Students Bob Gatti, right, with wife, Jackie A team of Student Affairs staff wanted to create an opportunity to celebrate Gatti’s contributions to Otterbein. Melissa Gilbert, associate dean of experiential learning and director of the Center for Community Engagement (CCE), remembered the couple’s hummingbird feeders on the porch outside their home, which led…

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Otterbein Grad Students Teach Wellness in Hungary


News - August 6, 2019
By Danielle DiMarzo ‘21 Three Otterbein University graduate students were given the opportunity to share their experience and knowledge on leadership with academic partners in Hungary after receiving the Taylor Horn Scholarship. The group of graduate students Seth Clark, Patrick Kunke and Megan Mills, left for their trip during the second week in June under the guidance of Otterbein Master of Science in Allied Health (MSAH) Program Director Paul Longenecker. They were abroad for 18 days teaching Hungarian students about…

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Otterbein Receives National Educational Fundraising Award


News - July 22, 2019
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently awarded Otterbein University a 2019 Educational Fundraising Award for excellence in fundraising. The award recognizes exemplary development programs based on a blind review of three years' worth of fundraising data submitted to CASE's AMAtlas Voluntary Support of Education Survey. Otterbein was recognized for its overall improvement, demonstrating significant program growth during that time period, which includes the conclusion of the University’s Where We STAND Matters campaign. “Otterbein’s Office of Institutional…

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DVIDS interviews National Guard and Nurse U.S. Air Force Capt. Kaitlyn Newkirk


News - July 13, 2019
"Under Pressure: Providing critical care when it matters most" Published on July 13th 2019

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The Columbus Dispatch reviews Otterbein’s ‘Guys and Dolls’


News - July 11, 2019
"Theater review: Otterbein makes ‘Guys and Dolls’ a tuneful old-fashioned crowd-pleaser that really pops in the second act" Published to The Columbus Dispatch on July 11th 2019

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Psychology professor’s screenplay becomes most successful Israeli movie of 2018


News - July 9, 2019
It’s not every day you get asked to co-author a screenplay for the first time with one of Israel’s most successful movie directors. It’s even less often that the screenplay goes on to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, becomes the most successful Israeli movie of 2018, and earns $7 million at the box office even before its U.S. release on June 28, 2019. But for Otterbein University Psychology Professor Noam Shpancer, this surprising series of events is a reality.…

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Otterbein Summer Theatre presents “Guys & Dolls” July 11-20


News - July 8, 2019
The Otterbein Summer Theatre production of “Guys & Dolls” will have performancesat 7:30 p.m. Thursday (July 11); 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and July 18; 2 p.m. Sunday (July 14); and 2 and 8 p.m. July 19-20 in the Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville. Tickets cost $33.  Call 614-823-1109 or visit www.otterbein.edu/drama. Jump into a colorful world of underground gambling, showgirls, and high-stakes romance in one of America’s most enduring musical comedies. In mythical 1950s New York City,…

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Dayton Daily News interviews a World Champion, U.S. Air Force vet. and Otterbein grad Bob Arledge


News - June 30, 2019
"He started in high school 7 decades ago. Now this 85-year-old from Lebanon is one of the world’s best." Published to the Dayton Daily News website on June 30th 2019

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