HIRAM COLLEGE NEWS

Softball Clinic Scheduled For Sunday, Feb. 5 Announces Change in Start Time (Click Here to View) HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College softball Positional Clinic that is scheduled for this Sunday, Feb. 5 will start at an earlier time than originally posted. The clinic will now start at 9 a.m. and will last until 11 a.m.  Registration for the clinic will begin at 8:30 a.m.  For any questions or refunds, please [...]

 

OTHER HIRAM COLLEGE NEWS

Quade Published in Cold Mountain Review
Assistant Professor of English Mary Quade’s poem, “Love Poem with Bodies,” appears in the current issue of Cold Mountain Review. To view the poem, see the Fall 2011 issue of Cold Mountain Review.


Sign Up Hiram Athletic News In Your Email
Sign up to receive news announcements in your email about Hiram College Athletics.  Go to www.hiramterriers.com/list-signup or click here to sign up.  All you need to do is provide your email address and select as many sports as you would like to receive athletic news about. For questions or problems, please contact Hiram College Sports [...]


Entrepreneurs Shine at ideaLabs 2012
It was “Entrepreneurship 101” Wednesday, March 28, as budding entrepreneurs from Hiram and nine other Ohio colleges pitched their ideas for new businesses at the ideaLabs 2012 competition. A business idea competition where undergraduates pitch their best entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of experts, ideaLabs encourages students from all disciplines to think about new venture [...]


Hiram Goes To The Movies
Documentary crew films Shawntrail Smith, ’15 (seated, left) as he takes a break with Christian Davis, ’15, during a workout in Price Gym. Karina Epperlein, a San Francisco-based documentary filmmaker brought her crew to Hiram to film Shawntrail Smith, ’15, one of the main subjects of her film in progress “Finding the Gold Within.” The [...]


Education Open House Highlights eTech Grant Projects
On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Hiram students and their cooperating teachers hosted an open house to showcase their work integrating technology into the curriculum in PreK-Grade 2. Hiram Early Childhood candidates created projects which documented primary student learning through student interviews, research projects, hands-on lessons using iPads, iTouch, various apps and cloud-based applications. As part [...]


Hiram Professor Studies Middle School Readers
Thanks to Hiram College Professor Jennifer Miller, seventh-graders at James A. Garfield Middle School in Garrettsville got the rare chance to do what many readers only dream of – meet an author face-to-face and ask questions about why and how he wrote his book. Miller, associate professor of education and director of assessment at Hiram [...]


Hiram Hosts ideaLabs 2012
Up to $9,000 in prizes is strong incentive for any small business person, investor, venture capitalist, or just about anyone with a good idea, and that is what will be at stake when budding undergraduate entrepreneurs from ten Ohio colleges face off Wednesday, March 28th as Hiram College’s Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship hosts the Entrepreneurship [...]


Students Win Fame at Juried Art Show
From five to seven yesterday evening, the art department held a reception in the Gelbke Art Gallery to showcase student artwork entered in the annual Juried Student Art Show. According to Art Professor Linda Bourassa, the gallery only featured about half the works that students submitted to the show. Adorning the walls were works from [...]


Not One But Two Commencement Speakers
  Hiram College today announced that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, (D-Ohio) and his wife, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, Connie Schultz, will both be the speakers for Hiram’s commencement exercises May 12, 2012. “We wanted to do something unusual, and something that had resonance for our graduates whether they are from Ohio or beyond,” said Thomas [...]


Henry Featured at Watson Concert
  Hiram, Ohio – Pianist Gayle Martin Henry will be the featured concert artist at Hiram College’s 2012 Watson Memorial Concert on Wednesday evening, April 4, at 7:30. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Hayden Auditorium, 11715 Garfield Road, Hiram, Ohio. Henry’s program will perform works by [...]


Fireside Chat – March 21
Fireside Chat – Building a Bio-Enterprise in Northeast Ohio! With Jon Snyder, President and CEO, Neuros Medical Sponsored By: Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship When: 7 p.m., Mar. 21, 2012 Where: East Hall Forum At this week’s Fireside Chat, Jon Snyder will discuss his activity with Neuros Medical, which he started back in 2008 to develop [...]


Champs Fend Off Rivals in ‘Platinum Chef Hiram’
  Knives flashed and pots boiled furiously. The Hiram dining hall took on a festival atmosphere with a live band, food sellers hawking their wares, and hungry students chowing down at their evening meal, and when the last celebrity judge’s palate had been cleansed for the last time, the Champs emerged victorious once again against [...]


Traditional ‘Tartuffe’ Opens at The Renner
The Hiram Theater department and students are really thinking INSIDE the box this time. They’ve gone back to the hallowed past of theater and converted their state of the art Renner “black box” theater into a classic proscenium arch for the two-weekend run of “Tartuffe,” by the 17th Century French master Moliere. The production, which [...]


Art Professor Stages One-Man Show
Associate Professor and Art Department Chair Christopher Ryan will exhibit artwork in a solo show at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio.  The exhibition will feature paintings from the artist’s ongoing “Pavimenti” (floors) series, as well as a selection of plein air pieces from Tuscany and Ohio. The show will run from March 15 through April [...]


Band To Toast Fleming
“Practice, Practice Practice!” That was one of the most frequent “podium rants” heard by Hiram musicians during the years(1984-93 that Professor Robert Fleming taught music and directed the concert bands at Hiram. The rants must have worked, because the Hiram College Concert Band, including alumni band members who were his students and some high school [...]


Hiram Teams Prep To Defend Chef Title
Chef Rocco Whalen of Tremont’s Fahrenheit Restaurant will guest judge in AVI Fresh’s Platinum Chef competition at Hiram. Move over Emeril and Paula; make room Mario and Giada. The Hiram chefs are coming to town to defend their crown. On Wednesday, March 14, five teams of culinary novices from Hiram will compete in “Platinum Chef [...]


Hiram Hosts ideaLabs Competition
More than $5,000 in prizes are at stake when budding Hiram entrepreneurs compete against their counterparts from eight other colleges Wednesday March 28th as Hiram and the Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship hosts the Entrepreneurship Education Consortium (EEC) ideaLabs 2012 competition. In the ideaLabs competition students from across the region compete for recognition for their ideas [...]


Hiram Students: Freezin’ for a Reason
On Saturday, February 25, 7 Hiram students participated in the Polar Plunge at Breakwater Beach at Geneva State Park.  The group was organized and led by student Nancy Wells, ’15. While the students opened themselves up for concern about their sanity by paying to jump into freezing cold water on an already inclement day, they [...]


Physics Major Presents Research at National Physics Meeting
Hiram physics major Pyie Phyo (Kauk Kauk) Aung ’13 presented results from his recent research (carried out with Associate Professor of physics Mark Taylor) at the March meeting of the American Physical Society held February 26 – March 2, 2012, in Boston. The March meeting is one of largest annual gathering of physicists in the [...]


More Publications for Quade
Assistant Professor of English Mary Quade’s essay “The Box” appears in the current issue of Grist. Her poems “Rickey Henderson Breaks the Record for Stolen Bases in a Season,” “Historical Marker, Jackson County, Wisconsin,” and “Historical Marker Partially Obscured by Shrubs” are in the current issue of Smartish Pace.


Students Attend 2012 AWP Conference
Thirteen English and creative writing students attended the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Chicago, February 29-March 3. The conference comprises 400 presentations including readings, lectures, panel discussions, forums, hundreds of book signings, as well as receptions, dances and informal gatherings. One of the largest literary gatherings in North America, the AWP [...]


Margo ’14 Publishes Poetry
Matt Margo ’14, a creative writing major, has published his poem “Ken Jones” in the West Wind Review.


Garfield Institute China Seminar, Part II – March 12
Garfield Institute China Seminar: “Why China Cannot Rise Peacefully” Sponsored by: Garfield Institute for Public Leadership When: 4:15 p.m., Monday, March 12, 2012 Where: Kennedy Center Ballroom John J. Mearsheimer, professor and co-director of the Program for International Security Policy at the University of Chicago, will discuss the topic “Why China Cannot Rise Peacefully” as [...]


Young Adult Author Symposium – March 13-14
Both events sponsored by the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature, Center for Engaged Ethics, Department of Education Banned: When Real Life Fiction Meets the Censor When: 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Where: Pritchard Room, Hiram College Library Chris Crutcher is the author of thirteen books, including the young adult book Angry Management, which [...]


Ethics Bowl Team Defends Unbeaten Streak
Don’t get into an argument with these three. at least if you want to win. On Thursday March 1, Caroline Christoff, ’12 Rachel Petrack, ’13 and Tim Luttermoser, ’12 will take their 4-0 streak of ethics debate wins on the road when they compete in the 18th Annual National Ethics Bowl Competition at the conference [...]


MyLifePlan Registration – Feb. 28-29
MyLifePlan Registration Sponsored by: Campus Safety When: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, and Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. (both days) Where: Dining Hall Cost: Free Campus Safety will have information for students, faculty and staff on how to keep themselves and their property safe. Also, MyLifePlan will be on scene to [...]


Two Basketball Players Earn All-NCAC Honors
CLEVELAND, OHIO  –  Hiram College men’s basketball player and senior guard Jamaal Watkins (South Euclid/Brush) and Terrier women’s basketball player and senior guard Tiffany Shields (Bedford Heights/Bedford) have both been named to the 2012 All-North Coast Athletic Conference Teams that were released today (Monday, Feb. 27).  [2012 Men's Basketball All-NCAC Team] [2012 Women's Basketball All-NCAC [...]


Black History Live – Feb. 29
Black History Live Sponsored by: African American Students United When: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, February 29; tours every 20 minutes Where: Second Floor of Hinsdale Black History Live is a 20-minute guided and interactive performance program that features many of the significant characters in history. Performed by various members of the Hiram community, this program will [...]


Civility and Scientific Debate – Feb. 29
‘Civility and Scientific Debate’ – A Lecture by Chris Mooney Sponsored by: Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities, Center for Engaged Ethics, Center for Deciphering Life’s Languages, Center for the Study of Nature and Society When: 7 p.m., Wednesday, February 29,. 2012 Where: Kennedy Center Ballroom Chris Mooney is the author of the book [...]


Student Hopes Contest Win Is Only The Beginning
“I’ve always been a writer. I think I’ve been interested in writing since the first day I could talk,” said Nick Sawatsky ‘14. “It’s a process, a catharsis, that helps me figure things out.” Nick’s passion for writing has paid off. His first place finish in the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature’s Ralph and [...]


Symposium Brings to Light Community Opinions on Sustainability
On Wednesday, February 22 at 5 pm, Students Organized for Sustainability (SOS) spearheaded Hiram’s first Sustainability Symposium.  The event aimed to communicate in a civil and efficient manner the campus and the public’s concerns with Hiram’s environmental impact and its sustainability procedures. The symposium’s audience proffered questions for discussion by a panel consisting of a [...]


2012 Baseball Preview
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The 2010 season saw improvement for the Hiram College baseball team, but the Terriers will look for more this spring as they move closer to the start of the 2011 season. Hiram ended last season with a 9-19 overall record and a disappointing 1-11 effort in North Coast Athletic Conference play.  The [...]


Hiram’s Johnson Lectures in Germany
Dr. Jason Johnson, Scholar in Residence at Hiram’s Garfield Institute for Public Leadership will take American politics “on the road” to Europe February 25-March 5 in a series of lectures on the American political system, Presidential campaign and African-American political landscape hosted by the U.S. State Department. Johnson, an author, and frequent commentator on American [...]


Women’s Basketball Ends Season With Loss Against Kenyon College in NCAC Quarterfinals
GAMBIER, OHIO  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team was defeated by Kenyon College, 69-52, tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 21) in a quarterfinal game of the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament in Gambier.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers end their season with a 9-17 overall record.  The Ladies improve to 19-7 overall and [...]


Men’s Basketball Falls to Ohio Wesleyan University in NCAC Tournament
DELAWARE, OHIO  –  The Hiram College men’s basketball team and Ohio Wesleyan University combined to score 182 points, but it would be the Terriers who would come out on the losing end of a 96-86 decision tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 21) in a quarterfinal game of the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament in Delaware.  [Game [...]


Fireside Chat – Feb. 22
Fireside Chat – The Power of Love! With Alka Subramanian, Founder, Power of Love Foundation Sponsored By: Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship When: 7 p.m., Feb. 22, 2012 Where: East Hall Forum Come hear Alka Subramanian, the founder of the Power of Love Foundation, speak about her experiences with founding her own organization. The Power of [...]


Olin to Attend Frye Leadership Institute 2012
Jessica Olin, Information Literacy/Instruction Librarian at the Hiram College Library, has been accepted to the prestigious Frye Leadership Institute 2012. According to their materials, “Frye engages leaders who seek to further develop their skills for the benefit of higher education.” The institute is a cooperative effort between Educause, a nonprofit organization that promotes and focuses [...]


Women’s Basketball Defeated by Denison University in Regular-Season Finale
GRANVILLE, OHIO  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team was defeated by Denison University, 64-53, today (Saturday, Feb. 18) in the North Coast Athletic Conference and regular-season finale in Granville.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers finish the regular season with a 9-16 overall record and 5-11 in the NCAC.  The Big Red improve [...]


Men’s Basketball Loses to Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO  –  The Hiram College men’s basketball team lost a 72-50 decision today (Saturday, Feb. 18) in the North Coast Athletic Conference and regular-season finale in Springfield.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers end the regular season with a 14-11 overall record and 7-9 in the NCAC.  The Tigers improve to 20-5 overall [...]


Swimming and Diving Teams Finish Ninth and Tenth at NCAC Championships
CANTON, OHIO  –  The Hiram College swimming and diving teams concluded the final day of competition of the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships today (Saturday, Feb. 18) at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.  [Championship Website] The Terrier women finished in ninth place with 216 points.  Denison University captured the team title with 1,611 points and Kenyon College was second with 1,581 points.  The College of Wooster rounded out [...]


Human Trafficking Convocation – Feb. 16
Human Trafficking Convocation When: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7 p.m. Where: Alumni Heritage Room, Teachout-Price Hall This event, put on by the biomedical humanities department and Leah Christopher ’12, will raise awareness of human trafficking problems in the United States, and specifically, Ohio. Christopher interned over the summer with The Protection Project, a human rights [...]


Women’s Basketball Holds on to Beat Ursuline College
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Senior guard Tiffany Shields (Bedford Heights/Bedford) scored a team-high 25 points and junior guard Calysia Smyers (Akron/Coventry) added 20 points as the Hiram College women’s basketball team outlasted Ursuline College, 74-69, tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 15) in the regular-season home finale at Price Gym on senior night.  [Game Stats] Following tonight’s game, the [...]


Watkins Posts 29 Points in Win Against Oberlin College on Senior Night
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Senior guard Jamaal Watkins (South Euclid/Brush) scored a team-high 29 points to lead the Hiram College men’s basketball team past Oberlin College, 77-66, tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 15) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game and regular-season home finale at Price Gymnasium on senior night.  [Game Stats] With the win, the Terriers improve [...]


Swimming & Diving Complete First Day of Swim Championships
CANTON, OHIO  –  The Hiram College swimming and diving teams completed the first full day of competition of the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships today (Thursday, Feb. 16) at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.  [Championship Website] After the first day of events, the Terrier women are currently in eighth place with 98 points.  Denison [...]


Swimming and Diving Finish Events on Day Two of NCAC Championships
CANTON, OHIO  –  The Hiram College swimming and diving teams wrapped up the second day of competition of the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Championships today (Friday, Feb. 17) at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.  [Championship Website] After the second day of events, the Terrier women are currently in ninth place with 148 points.  Denison University leads the team [...]


Internships Open Doors at Hiram
It’s not just about fetching coffee, and making copies. Serving internships and slaving at entry-level jobs while still in college can pay off big-time. Actor Tom Hanks moved scenery at the Great Lakes Theater Festival. Steve Jobs made an imprint at Hewlitt Packard. Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, made copies for company executives, fashion icons Stella [...]


Fireside Chat – Internship Queen – Feb. 15
Fireside Chat – The Internship Queen! With Lauren Berger, CEO of Intern Queen Inc. and National College Speaker Sponsored By: Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship When: 7 p.m., Feb. 15, 2012 Where: East Hall Forum Lauren Berger has plenty of experience with internships—she participated in 15 during her 4 years at college, and she has been [...]


Panel to Discuss Sustainability
Can Hiram install more rooftop solar panels to augment our power needs? Will the College’s plans to create a “smart house” to demonstrate energy savings and sustainability be successful? What else can the College do to protect the environment, preserve the natural assets, and provide environmentally responsible, and sustainable growth in the future? Those are [...]


Wine Tasting for Caminante – Feb. 18
Wine Tasting for Caminante Sponsored by: The Caminante Project Group and Hiram Christian Church Who: Anyone 21 and over When: 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18 Where: The Fellowship Hall in the Hiram Christian Church Cost: Tickets purchased in advance – $15 single, 2 for $25. Contact Robin Shura in Sociology (330-569-6284), Cristina Marques in Biology [...]


Education Students, Professor Present at Technology Conference
Five early childhood education students, along with instructor Jennifer McCreight, are presenting at Ohio’s Educational Technology Conference on Feb. 15, 2012. McCreight and the students (Chelsea Kovach ’13, Haley Mattice ’13, Chelsa Roach ’13, Emily Shick ’13, and Lyndsay Witmer ’13) have been engaged in a distance learning project with second graders in Georgia, and [...]


Men’s Basketball Falls to Ohio Wesleyan University
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College men’s basketball team lost, 79-73, to Ohio Wesleyan University today (Saturday, Feb. 11) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers are now 13-10 overall and 6-8 in the NCAC.  The Battling Bishops improve to 17-6 overall and 9-5 NCAC. [...]


Women’s Basketball Erases Halftime Deficit to Beat Ohio Wesleyan University
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team outscored Ohio Wesleyan University, 38-27, in the second half and held on to beat the Battling Bishops, 62-58, this afternoon (Saturday, Feb. 11) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the win, the Terriers improve to 8-15 overall and 5-10 [...]


Calling All Artists – Student art Show Opens Next Month
All the budding Picassos and Rodins on campus will get the chance to show off their art next month in one of the major art events of the year. The Hiram Department of Art is inviting submissions for the annual Student Juried Art show, which will open March 20, and run through April 6 at [...]


New Dean Keeps Sights On Liberal Arts Values
Students are best educated as whole persons in a world that increasingly separates their learning experiences into various parts—intellectual, emotional, physical, social, and more.  For Robert Haak, the new Vice President and Dean of the College, that is one of the major tenets he believes in as he begins his time leading the College. “In [...]


Women’s Basketball Defeated by Allegheny (Pa.) College
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Three players scored in double-figures, but it would not be enough as the Hiram College women’s basketball team lost a 70-56 decision against Allegheny (Pa.) College tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 8) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers drop to 7-15 overall and [...]


Men’s Basketball Posts Win Against Allegheny (Pa.) College
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Senior guard Jamaal Watkins (South Euclid/Brush) poured in a game-high 26 points as the Hiram College men’s basketball team beat Allegheny (Pa.) College, 83-68, tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 8) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] Following tonight’s game, the Terriers improve to 13-9 overall and 6-7 in [...]


Fireside Chat – Feb. 8
Fireside Chat – Hatching Great Ideas! With Jim Cossler, Chief Evangelist, Youngstown Business Incubator, John Dearborn, President, JumpStart Inc., and Dar Caldwell, Founder and managing Partner, Shaker LaunchHouse Sponsored By: Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship When: 7 p.m., Feb. 8, 2012 Where: East Hall Forum These three men will present a lecture on the growing entrepreneurial [...]


Scores Revel in 2012 Intercultural Forum Dinner and Show
For years, the idea behind the annual Intercultural Forum Dinner and Show has been to bridge cultures and celebrate the diversity we bring to Hiram. The IF event is open to the entire Hiram community, and offers a bastion where participants experience each others’ ethnic foods and cultural entertainments. This year’s theme – Bridging Cultures [...]


Women’s Basketball Beaten By Nationally-Ranked DePauw (Ind.) University
GREENCASTLE, IND.  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team was defeated by No. 5 nationally-ranked DePauw (Ind.) University, 85-43, today (Saturday, Feb. 4) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game in Greencastle, Ind.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers drop to 7-14 overall and 4-9 in the NCAC.  The Tigers improve to 20-1 overall and [...]


Men’s Basketball Rally Falls Shy of Denison University
HIRAM, OHIO  — The Hiram College men’s basketball team couldn’t quite rally from a 16-point second half deficit as the Terriers fell to Denison University, 81-74, this afternoon (Saturday, Feb. 4) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game in Granville.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers are now 12-9 overall and 5-7 in the [...]


Low Scoring Second Half Gives Women’s Basketball Loss Against Wittenberg University
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team was outscored, 42-20, in the second half which allowed Wittenberg University to come away with a 66-41 victory tonight (Friday, Feb. 3) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game in Springfield.  [Game Stats] Following tonight’s game, the Terriers are now 7-13 overall and 4-8 in the [...]


Hiram Tax Clinic Helps Community
Move over H & R Block. With With the annual rite of spring – tax – time closer than we think, bleary-eyed taxpayers can get some relief by taking advantage of the first ever IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) Hiram College Chapter tax clinic  and let some real accountants help out. “This is the first [...]


Intercultural Forum Dinner and Talent Show – Feb. 4
Intercultural Forum Dinner and Talent Show Sponsored by: Intercultural Forum, cosponsored by Gospel Choir and Hillel Club When: Dinner: 5-7 p.m., Show: 7 p.m., February 4, 2012 Where: Dinner: Second floor of the Kennedy Center; Show: Hayden Auditorium Cost: Show is free; faculty/staff/guest/commuter dinner price: $10; student dinner price: $5 + a meal swipe The [...]


Garfield Institute China Seminar – Feb. 6
Zachary Karabell: ‘The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship? China, the U.S. and the Future of the World’s Most Important Bilateral Eco­nomic Relationship’ Sponsored by: The Garfield Institute for Public Leadership When: 4:15 p.m., February 6, 2012 Where: Kennedy Center Ballroom Zachary Karabell works as the president of River Twice Research, an independent economic research and [...]


Bullying Prevention Lecture – Feb. 7
Lisa Kovach: ‘Bullying Prevention: A Matter of Life and Death’ Sponsored by: The Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities and the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation When: 6:30 p.m., February 7, 2012 Where: The Kennedy Center Ballroom Dr. Lisa-Pescara Kovach works as an associate professor of educational psychology in the Department of Educational Foundations and [...]


Habitat for Humanity Auction – Feb. 9
Hiram College Habitat for Humanity Auction Sponsored by: Habitat for Humanity When: 7 p.m., February 9, 2012 Where: Kennedy Center, Dix Dining Hall (during bread and soup night) The Hiram Habitat for Humanity is gearing up for its annual spring break trip in which the group heads to different states to help build homes. This [...]


Durichko Scores a Career-High 20 Points to Lead Women’s Basketball Past Oberlin College
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Senior All-North Coast Athletic Conference guard Kelsey Durichko (Brunswick) scored a career-high 20 points as the Hiram College women’s basketball team defeated Oberlin College, 65-58, tonight (Tuesday, Jan. 31) in a NCAC matchup at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the win, the Terriers improve to 7-12 overall and 4-7 in the NCAC.  [...]


Stefanov and Watkins Score a Combined 56 Points in Men’s Basketball Win Against Kenyon College
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Sophomore guard Aaron Stefanov (Stow/Stow-Munore Falls) and Jamaal Watkins (South Euclid/Brush) scored a combined 56 points, with Stefanov posting a career-high 30 points, as the Hiram College men’s basketball beat Kenyon College, 96-79, tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 1) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the win, [...]


Softball Clinic Scheduled For Sunday, Feb. 5 Announces Change in Start Time
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College softball Positional Clinic that is scheduled for this Sunday, Feb. 5 will start at an earlier time than originally posted. The clinic will now start at 9 a.m. and will last until 11 a.m.  Registration for the clinic will begin at 8:30 a.m.  For any questions or refunds, please [...]


Senator Brown Donates Garfield Tome
Hiram has received a gift of a rare book on the life of its most famous graduate, James A. Garfield, from a well-known donor. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) donated his family’s copy of The Life of James A. Garfield: Late President of the United States, by William Ralston Balch, published in Philadelphia in 1881. [...]


Hiram’s First B.S.N. Grads All Earn National R.N. Licensure
Since they graduated in May, 2011, all 16 of Hiram’s first B.S.N. students have successfully passed their NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses) examinations, making them licensed R.N.s (registered nurses). Congratulations!


Students to Educate Communities About Autism on Statewide Tour
The Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities aims to spread autism awareness across Ohio this semester. Last semester, Brittany Jackson ‘04, assistant director of the Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities, taught a class called “Exploration of Disease by Performance: Autism,” where she worked with students Cara Battaglia ’12 (theatre arts), Allison Fox [...]


Women’s Basketball Player Tiffany Shields Named This Week’s NCAC Player of the Week
CLEVELAND, OHIO  –  Hiram College women’s basketball player and senior guard Tiffany Shields (Bedford Heights/Bedford) has been named this week’s North Coast Athletic Conference player of the week. Hiram posted a 1-1 record this past week that included a 54-50 win against Denison University on Saturday (Jan. 28) at Price Gymnasium.  The Terriers currently have [...]


Fireside Chat – Feb. 1
Fireside Chat – A Family E-Affair! With Bill Moss ’79, President, Towpath Polymers, and David Moss, Founder, Moss Media Sponsored By: Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship When: 7 p.m., Feb. 1, 2012 Where: East Hall Forum Bill and David Moss are a father and a son, each with his own business.  They will discuss whether or [...]


Women’s Basketball Rallies to Beat Denison University
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Senior guard Tiffany Shields (Bedford Heights/Bedford) scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Hiram College women’s basketball team past Denison University, 54-50, today (Saturday, Jan. 28) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the win, the Terriers improve to 6-12 overall and 3-7 in the [...]


Men’s Basketball Falls Short of No. 19 The College of Wooster
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Despite the final score, the Hiram College men’s basketball team lost a hard-fought game against No. 19 nationally-ranked The College of Wooster, 88-73, this afternoon (Saturday, Jan. 28) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] Following today’s game, the Terriers are now 11-8 overall and 4-6 in [...]


Swimming and Diving Teams Fall to Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College in Regular-Season Finale
WASHINGTON, PA.  –  The Hiram College swimming and diving teams lost a non-conference dual meet against Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College today (Saturday, Jan. 28) in the regular-season finale in Washington, Pa.  The Terrier women were defeated, 123-94, and the men lost, 86-57.  [Meet Results] Following today’s outcome, the Hiram women end the regular season [...]


Women’s Basketball Comes Up Short Against Allegheny (Pa.)
The Hiram College women’s basketball team fell short of Allegheny (Pa.) College, 51-46, in a North Coast Athletic Conference game tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 25) in Meadville, Pa.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers are now 5-12 overall and 2-7 in the NCAC.  The Gators improves to 13-5 overall and 8-1 NCAC. In the first [...]


Men’s Basketball Beaten by Allegheny (Pa.) College
Senior guard Jamaal Watkins (South Euclid/Brush) scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 65-60 loss against Allegheny (Pa.) College tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 25) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game in Meadville, Pa.  [Game Stats] Following tonight’s game, the Terriers fall to 11-7 overall and 4-5 in the NCAC.  The Gators improve to 4-14 overall and 2-7 NCAC. [...]


Photo Show a Paean to ‘Wandering’
From icy Lake Erie landscapes, to sunset tinged industrial canyons, “Wandering,” the exhibition of photographs by professor of art Linda Bourassa, is a tour of the moods and discoveries one encounters in moving from place to place. The exhibition opened Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at the Gelbke Art Gallery on Hiram’s lower campus. There will [...]


Student’s Efforts Spearhead Push for East Africa Relief
A new initiative on campus this semester is helping to raise funds for famine relief in East Africa. Lensa Jotte ’13, a physics major, is native to Ethiopia, one of the countries hit hard by a famine declared during the summer of 2011. She started the student organization Rebuilders of the New World to raise [...]


Swimming and Diving Teams Earn Split Against Urbana University in Regular-Season Home Finale
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College swimming and diving teams earned a split against Urbana University tonight (Friday, Jan. 27) in the regular-season home finale at Alumni Memorial Pool.  The Terrier women defeated the Blue Knights, 129-97, but the men lost, 102-87.  [Meet Results] Following tonight’s meet, the women end the regular season with a [...]


Swim Teams Fall to John Carroll University
HIRAM, OHIO  — The Hiram College swimming and diving teams were defeated by John Carroll University today (Saturday, Jan. 21) in a non-conference dual meet at Alumni Memorial Pool.  The women lost, 191-71, and the men fell, 197-87.  [Meet Results] Following today’s meet, the Terrier women are now 4-8 overall this season and the men [...]


Sophomore Nursing Students Honored at Uniform Convocation
Nearly two- hundred people gathered at the Nursing Uniform Convocation for the Class of 2014 on Saturday, January 14, 2012, in the Hiram College Ballroom. The ceremony is held annually to honor the sophomore BSN students, who are beginning their clinical experience in healthcare agencies and are seen in their student uniforms for the first [...]


Fireside Chat – Jan. 25
Fireside Chat – Applying 21st Century Technology to a Centuries Old Process! With Tom Lix, CEO, Cleveland Whiskey Sponsored By: Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship When: 7 p.m., Jan. 25, 2012 Where: East Hall Forum Whiskey production has always been a market dominated by traditional methods.  However, because of a growing whiskey demand, these methods are [...]


Garfield Institute Listens to Young Voters
Half of young voters aged 18-29 have a favorable opinion of President Obama, and slightly more favor him over any current Republican candidate in the 2012 Presidential campaign. The same group of likely voters have unfavorable opinions of both the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements, and a significant majority would like to see [...]


Alumnus Joins White House Tweet-Up for State of the Union
Hiram, Twitter and the State of the Union  > Follow alumnus Brent Pliskow @bpliskow. > Follow scholar-in-residence Jason Johnson @DrJasonJohnson. > Follow Hiram College @HiramCollege. Hiram College has a unique connection to Tuesday’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama. Brent Pliskow ’02 has been invited to the Executive Office Building next door [...]


First Year Essay Contest Open for Entries
At freshman orientation this year, all first year students received a copy of Marjane Satrapi’s Perseopolis as the Common Reading. This autobiographical graphic novel discusses Satrapi’s life growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and it was selected as an exemplar of this year’s ethics theme: Civility. Now, first year students have the chance [...]


‘Plants: They Whisper, Talk, and Even Move!’ Lecture – Jan. 24
Roger Hangarter:  ‘Plants: They Whisper, Talk, and Even Move!’ Sponsored by: Hiram College’s Center for Deciphering Life’s Languages, Biology Department, AIBS, Center for the Study of Nature and Society When: Tuesday, January 24, 12 p.m. Where: Dix Dining Hall, Kennedy Center Roger Hangarter is a  Biology professor at Indiana University, where he spends much time [...]


Red Cross Blood Drive – Jan. 24-25
American Red Cross Blood Drive When: Jan. 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Jan. 25, 1-7 p.m. Where: Kennedy Center, Ballroom Have you ever given blood before? Now is your chance. The American Red Cross will stage a two-day blood drive at Hiram, Tuesday, January 24 and Wednesday, January 25 (see times above). The need is dramatic. [...]


Women’s Basketball Withstands Late Run to Beat Ohio Wesleyan
DELAWARE, OHIO  — The Hiram College women’s basketball team snapped a nine-game losing streak outlasting Ohio Wesleyan University, 62-55, tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 18) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game in Delaware.  [Game Stats] With the win, the Terriers are now 5-11 overall and 2-6 in the NCAC.  The Battling Bishops are 5-11 overall and [...]


Men’s Basketball Beaten By Ohio Wesleyan
DELAWARE, OHIO  –  The Hiram College men’s basketball team was defeated by Ohio Wesleyan, 75-62, tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 18) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game in Delaware. [Game Stats] Following the loss, the Terriers are now 10-6 overall and 3-4 in the NCAC.  The Battling Bishops improve to 13-3 overall and 5-2 NCAC. OWU led [...]


Second Half Scoring Drought Results in Loss for Women’s Basketball
HIRAM, OHIO  –  A 16-0 opponent scoring run in the second half resulted in a 62-41 loss for the Hiram College women’s basketball team at the hands of Wittenberg University tonight (Friday, Jan. 6) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers have dropped six straight [...]


Men’s Basketball Upset Bid of No. 17 Wabash (Ind.) College Falls Short
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College men’s basketball team fell short of No. 17 nationally-ranked Wabash (Ind.) College, 77-70, tonight (Friday, Jan. 6) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers had their six-game winning streak snapped and are now 8-4 overall and 1-2 in the [...]


Women’s Basketball Defeated by No. 7 DePauw (Ind.) University
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team suffered a 71-32 loss against No. 7 nationally-ranked DePauw (Ind.) University today (Saturday, Jan. 7) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] Following today’s game, the Terriers drop to 4-9 overall and 1-4 in the NCAC.  The Tigers improve to 11-1 [...]


Men’s Basketball Beats DePauw (Ind.) University Behind Watkins’ 27 Points
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Senior guard Jamaal Watkins (South Euclid/Brush) scored a game-high 27 points to pace the Hiram College men’s basketball team in a 67-51 win against DePauw (Ind.) University today (Saturday, Jan. 7) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [Game Stats] With the win, the Terriers improve to 9-4 overall [...]


Women’s Soccer Earns Team Academic Award
HIRAM, OHIO  –  For the 13th consecutive academic year, the Hiram College Women’s Soccer Program has qualified for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Team Academic Award for producing a team GPA above a 3.0 for the 2010-2011 academic year.  The Terriers achieved a 3.04 GPA for the year, rebounding from the a fall [...]


Men’s Soccer Players Greenhill and Minick Named All-Ohio
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Hiram College men’s soccer players Ryan Greenhill (Solon) and Ryan Minick (North Royalton) added to their list of postseason accolades by being selected to the 2011 NCAA Division III All-Ohio Teams.  Greenhill was tabbed a first-team pick while Minick was a second-team selection. Greenhill and Minick played intricate roles in leading the [...]


Scholar-in-Residence Analyzes Iowa Caucuses
Every four years, the Iowa caucuses mark the official beginning of presidential primary season. Hiram College scholar-in-residence Jason Johnson was in Iowa the week of Jan. 2, 2012, analyzing the results, which found former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney defeating former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum by a margin of just eight votes. Johnson is a frequent [...]


Men’s Basketball Win Streak Grows to Six Games with Defeat of Thiel (Pa.) College
WOOSTER, OHIO  –  The Hiram College men’s basketball team won its sixth straight game behind junior guard Alan Sheppard’s (Wadsworth) career and game-high 25 points as the Terriers topped Thiel (Pa.) College, 89-75, tonight (Friday, Dec. 30) in their final game of the Mose/Hole Kiwanis Classic hosted by The College of Wooster in Wooster.  [Game [...]


Women’s Basketball Defeated by Occidental (Calif.) College
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.  –  Freshman forward Samantha Morford (Jefferson) scored a team-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, but it would not be enough as the Hiram College women’s basketball team fell to Occidental (Calif.) College, 64-54, Friday night in Los Angeles, Calif.  [Game Stats] With the loss, the Terriers fall to 4-6 overall and [...]


Women’s Basketball Ends California Trip With Loss To Chapman (Calif.) University
ORANGE, CALIF.  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team dropped a 64-39 decision tonight (Saturday, Dec. 31) against Chapman (Calif.) University in a non-conference game in Orange, Calif.  [Game Stats] Following tonight’s game, the Terriers fall to 4-7 overall and the Panthers improve to 9-4 overall on the season. Hiram shot just 26.9 percent (seven-of-26) [...]


High Scoring Second Half Gives Men’s Basketball Win Against Heidelberg University; Terriers win Fifth Straight
WOOSTER, OHIO  –  Senior guard Jamaal Watkins (South Euclid/Brush) recorded his third double-double of the season with game-highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hiram College men’s basketball team past Heidelberg University, 88-77, tonight (Thursday, Dec. 29) in its first game of the Mose/Hole Kiwanis Classic hosted by The College of Wooster [...]


Stefanov’s Six Triples Lifts Men’s Basketball Past Westminster (Pa.) College
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Sophomore guard Aaron Stefanov (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the first half, including connecting on four of his six three-pointers in the game, to lead the Hiram College men’s basketball team past Westminster (Pa.) College, 91-75, tonight (Thursday, Dec. 22) in a non-conference game at Price Gymnasium.  [...]


Women’s Basketball Edged by Waynesburg (Pa.) University
WAYNESBURG, PA.  –  The Hiram College women’s basketball team fell short of Waynesburg (Pa.) University, 58-54, tonight (Monday, Dec. 19) in a non-conference matchup in Waynesburg, Pa.  [Game Stats] The Terriers suffered their third straight loss and are now 4-5 overall for the season.  The Yellow Jackets improve to 8-2 overall with the win. Both teams traded [...]


Men’s Soccer Players Ryan Greenhill and Ryan Minick Earn NSCAA All-Region Honors
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Hiram College men’s soccer players Ryan Greenhill (Solon) and Ryan Minick (North Royalton) have been selected to the NCAA Division All-Great Lakes Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).   Both earned second-team accolades.  [2011 NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Team] Greenhill and Minick played intricate roles in leading the Terriers [...]


Celebrating 50 Years of Peace Corps: ‘Tested to the Point of Breaking’
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Career Center is sponsoring an exhibit at the Dining Hall, featuring alumni experiences with the organization. The college’s records indicate that approximately 40 alumni have volunteered over the years. Each day, Dec. 12-16, news.hiram.edu will profile one alumni experience. Please continue to check back, [...]


Women’s Basketball Defeated by Kenyon College
GAMBIER, OHIO  –  Freshman forward Samantha Morford (Jefferson) scored a game-high 18 points in a 63-40 loss against Kenyon College today (Saturday, Dec. 17) in a North Coast Athletic Conference game in Gambier.  [Game Stats] Following today’s game, the Terriers are now 4-4 overall and 1-2 in the NCAC.  The Ladies improve to 7-2 overall [...]


Men’s Basketball Records Win at Washington & Jefferson College
WASHINGTON, PA.  –  Senior guard Andrew Wiegand (Amherst/Firelands) scored a game and career-high 29 points as the Hiram College men’s basketball team came away with an 85-66 win against Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College today (Sunday, Dec. 18) in a non-conference game in Washington, Pa.  [Game Stats] With today’s outcome, the Terriers improve to 5-3 [...]


Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach Erika Blozie Feature
HIRAM, OHIO  –  For roughly half her life, Erika Blozie has lived what she’s loved. In her new life at Hiram, that love will culminate in a huge career milestone: She’ll be a head coach for the first time with the first team in the first season of Terrier women’s lacrosse when her charges take [...]


Hot First-Half Shooting Gives Men’s Basketball Win Against Grove City (Pa.) College
HIRAM, OHIO  –  The Hiram College men’s basketball team shot a scorching 66.7 percent (20-of-30) in the first half, including 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from three-point range, as the Terriers posted a 92-64 victory against Grove City (Pa.) College tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 14) in a non-conference game at Price Gymnasium.  Hiram ended up taking a school-record [...]


Hiram Names New Dean of College
Dr. Robert Haak, currently Associate Dean of Augustana College, in Rock Island, Ill., has been named Vice President and Dean of the College of Hiram College. Haak will assume his new position February 1, 2012. In addition to his administrative duties at Augustana, Haak was a Professor of Religion, and Director of the institution’s Community [...]


Celebrating 50 Years of the Peace Corps: ‘What You Get Back is Infinitely More’
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Career Center is sponsoring an exhibit at the Dining Hall, featuring alumni experiences with the organization. The college’s records indicate that approximately 40 alumni have volunteered over the years. Each day, Dec. 12-16, news.hiram.edu will profile one alumni experience. Please continue to check back, [...]


Fall 2011 Magazine Available Online
The latest issue of Hiram’s alumni magazine is available online. The Fall 2011 edition features the following: A feature story about former Hiram and U.S. President James A. Garfield’s military career A snapshot of experiential learning at Hiram Alumni Notes The latest news and updates from the College Read the magazine now.  


Celebrating 50 Years of the Peace Corps: ‘Small Changes Can Yield Big Results’
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Career Center is sponsoring an exhibit at the Dining Hall, featuring alumni experiences with the organization. The college’s records indicate that approximately 40 alumni have volunteered over the years. Each day, Dec. 12-16, news.hiram.edu will profile one alumni experience. Please continue to check back, [...]


Two Swimers Earn NCAC Swimmer of the Week Honors
CLEVELAND, OHIO  –  Hiram College swimmers Job Fields (Chillicothe) and Caitlin McCurley (Apple Valley/Granite Hills) have been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Swimmers of the Week.  [NCAC Swim Release] Fields was the only men’s individual event winner this past week in a non-conference dual meet against Grove City (Pa.) College on Saturday (Dec. 10) [...]


Celebrating 50 Years of the Peace Corps: A National Call to Service
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Career Center is sponsoring an exhibit at the Dining Hall, featuring alumni experiences with the organization. The college’s records indicate that approximately 40 alumni have volunteered over the years. Each day, Dec. 12-16, news.hiram.edu will profile one alumni’s experience. Please continue to check back, [...]


DeStress Fest – Dec. 16
DeStress Fest Sponsored by: Kennedy Center Programming Board When: 5-10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16 Where: Kennedy Center Main Lounge Students can take a break from the stress that comes with the end of the semester by unwinding at DeStress Fest. The following activities will be taking place: Crafts (Zen Gardens, Sand Art and Wax Hands) [...]


Hiram Partners With Local For DeStress Fest Game Tournament
Hiram local Brad Turner recently debuted his original party game Celebritease on the market, and will be sharing the fun with Hiram students at DeStress Fest on Dec. 16. Turner, owner of Communications Factory advertising agency, calls Celebritease “the outrageous fast-paced game of celebrity icons.” The game consists of a bucket of chips with celebrity [...]


Celebrating 50 Years of the Peace Corps: ‘To Foster Peace and Friendship’
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Career Center is sponsoring an exhibit at the Dining Hall, featuring alumni experiences with the organization. The college’s records indicate that approximately 40 alumni have volunteered over the years. Each day, Dec. 12-16, news.hiram.edu will profile one alumni experience. Please continue to check back, [...]


Intermediate and Advanced Photography Students Show – Through Dec. 21
Intermediate and Advanced Photography Students Show Sponsored by: Art Department When: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. through Dec. 21, 2011 (Monday through Friday) Where: Gelbke Fine Arts Center (Lower Level) ?Additional Information: Intermediate and advanced student work will be on display in the Gelbke Fine Arts Center.  Intermediate work – Critique wall by printmaking Advanced [...]


Head Volleyball Coach Ellen Dempsey Steps Down to Assume Administrative Role
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Hiram College head volleyball coach Ellen Dempsey will step down from her current head coaching position to assume an administrative role at the College as an Associate Director of Athletics.  She will also maintain her position as Senior Woman Administrator in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Dempsey, who recently completed her 11th [...]


Kroehle Creative Nonfiction Contest Winners Announced
The Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing & Literature has announced the following winners of the 2011 Kroehle Creative Nonfiction Contest: First Place ($300): Nick Sawatsky ’14, Thank You for Running from the Police Second Place ($200): Sarah Pavolko ’12, Revising Third Place ($100): Alex Gill ’12, Junkers Honorable Mentions: Michelle Allamon ’13, Mother Knows Best; Francesca [...]


All Campus Holiday Dinner – Dec. 14
All Campus Holiday Dinner Sponsored by: AVI Fresh Who: All students, faculty and staff When: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 4:30-8 p.m. Where: Hiram College Dining Hall The campus Thanksgiving dinner was a hit – now join AVI Fresh for the holiday dinner. All guests not on a meal plan should RSVP to Adam Ligo at 330-569-5192 [...]


Women’s Swim Team Loses Tri-Match; Men’s Team Falls to Grove City (Pa.) College
PITTSBURGH, PA.  –  The Hiram College women’s swimming and diving teams lost a tri-match against Chatham (Pa.) University and Grove City (Pa.) College, 147-141 and 166-121, while the Terrier men were defeated by Grove City in a non-conference dual meet, 123-90, today (Saturday, Dec. 10) on the campus of Chatham in Pittsburgh, Pa.  [Meet Results] [...]


Paul O’Neill: ‘Debt, the Disconnect between Rational Behavior and Political Systems’ – Dec. 5
The Honorable Paul O’Neill: ‘Debt, the Disconnect between Rational Behavior and Political Systems’ Sponsored by: The Garfield Institute for Public Leadership When: 4:15-6:15 p.m., Monday, Dec. 5 Where: Kennedy Center Ballroom Former secretary of the U.S. Treasury Paul H. O’Neill will discuss the national debt and how politics have affected the situation, as part of [...]


Senior Football Player Oliver Dickerhoof To Represent Hiram in D-3 Senior Classic on Dec. 9
HIRAM, OHIO  –  Hiram College senior football player Oliver Dickerhoof (Alliance/Central Catholic) will represent the Terriers in the third annual D-3 Senior Classic sponsored by the Collegiate Development Football League (CDFL) that will be played on Friday, Dec. 9 in Salem, Va. Dickerhoof will be one of 37 players that will make up the “North” roster and will play alongside [...]


Ethics Bowl Team Advances to the National Competition
Hiram College’s Ethics Bowl team won all four of their matches at the Upper Mid-West Regional Ethics Bowl competition on Saturday, Dec. 3, advancing them to the National Competition this March in Cincinnati. The team, made up of Caroline Christoff  ’12, Rachel Petrack ’11 and Tim Luttermoser ’12, analyzed cases involving ethical issues such as [...]


Former Secretary of Treasury Addresses National Debt
Discussions on the national debt have dominated news coverage over the past few months, and on Dec. 5, 2011, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill, addressed the many issues and policies that have led to the current situation, as part of the Garfield Institute for Public Leadership’s Seminar Series. “We’ve been creating this [...]


Softball Team Honored for 2011 Championship
Members of the Hiram College softball team were honored today with a reception at Harbert House, home of Hiram College President Thomas V. Chema. The team finished the 2011 season 29-14 and captured the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship with an 11-3 league record. In doing so, the team qualified for the NCAA playoffs and [...]