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Kasich, Kerry and Schwarzenegger Discuss Climate Change

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the audience while (L-R) moderator Erika Alexander, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Governor John Kasich look on.

Former public servants Governor John Kasich, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger held a town hall to discuss climate change March 8 at Otterbein, moderated by actor/activist Erika Alexander.

The town hall, a collaboration with the Columbus Metropolitan Club, was the first public event of World War Zero, a new bipartisan initiative bringing together unlikely allies and people from all walks of life to help mobilize people across the country to tackle climate change and pollution.

L-R: Kasich, Kerry and Schwarzenegger sit for a live interview with CNN.

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Lecturer Discusses the Science of Selfies

Dr. Jim Tanaka takes a selfie with Otterbein students Morgan Mains, Katie Rosneck and Connor MacKenzie.

Dr. Jim Tanaka, a perceptual psychologist at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, came to campus in February as part of the George W. and Mildred K. White Science Lecture Series. In his public lecture on Feb. 13, Tanaka shared his ground-breaking research in the field of cognitive and neurological processes underlying object and face recognition. Tanaka works with children with autism, utilizing special technology designed to help improve their facial recognition abilities.

Otterbein Student Voter Engagement Earns Otterbein National Recognition

Otterbein University received a gold seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for achieving a student voting rate between 40-49% in the 2018 Midterm Election. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is a nonpartisan, national initiative recognizing and supporting campuses as they work to increase nonpartisan, democratic engagement and full student voter participation. The challenge encourages higher education institutions to help students form the habits of active and informed citizenship and make democratic participation a core value on their campuses.

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Otterbein Offers COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Impacted Students and Families

Otterbein University’s Cabinet has approved a new initiative to begin the summer 2020 semester — COVID-19 Emergency Funding.

“We’re hoping this additional funding will offer some important relief to our students and their families, opportunity,” said Jefferson Blackburn-Smith, Otterbein’s vice president for enrollment management. “Otterbein is unwavering in its commitment to access and affordability and has long cared about helping families navigate the reality of unexpected circumstances.”

COVID-19 Emergency Funding will help provide immediate relief for students coping with the widening financial ramifications of this global pandemic. If a family’s financial reality has been directly or indirectly affected by this health crisis, they are coping with a COVID-19 related illness, or they accrue unexpected expenses as a result of this pandemic, students may be eligible for some level of COVID-19 Emergency Funding support.

“This crisis is painful enough. A student’s education, future and goals shouldn’t have to be cancelled, too. Otterbein University’s Student Financial Services team is ready to work with each of our COVID-19 impacted families to support their student’s education,” added Blackburn-Smith.

Otterbein University’s Student Financial Services team is ready to work with each of our COVID-19 impacted families to support their student’s education.

UPDATE (5/26/2020): The application deadline for COVID-19 Emergency funding has passed. If you have questions about financial aid or need emergency assistance, please email financialaid@otterbein.edu.