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Recent News About The College of Wooster
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The College of Wooster still requires COVID-19 vaccine for students in August
The College of Wooster requires students to have the COVID-19 vaccine, despite more than 90% of colleges dropping vaccine mandates by August.
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Kayla Stevens: "Anthropology major’s internship experience featured in illustrated article in Anthropology News"
Kayla Stevens ’23, a senior anthropology major at The College of Wooster, recently shared her experience as a Louise Lamphere Intern in Washington, D.C. in an illustrated article in Anthropology News.
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Donald Goldberg: "Uses real-life experiences for teaching and coaching"
When Donald Goldberg, professor of communication sciences and disorders at The College of Wooster, works with children who are deaf and hard of hearing, his therapy sometimes looks like play, but he is actually teaching listening and language auditorily.
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Wooster alumna focuses on economic development in Northeast Ohio
After Ngwe (Natalie) Sin ’22 chose The College of Wooster for her undergraduate journey, her initial decision to major in economics took a turn.
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Theatre and Dance alumnus combines art with political activism
Amadi Washington ’14 began dancing at nine years old, when his elementary school included an African dance class in their curriculum.
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Wooster mourns Beth Irwin Lewis, art history professor, administrator
Beth Irwin Lewis ’56 served in a variety of roles at The College of Wooster including adjunct professor of art history, assistant dean of faculty, associate director of admissions, and secretary of the college, among others.
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Economics alumna analyzes effect of pandemic on student assessment
Mahi Lal ’22, a College of Wooster economics alumna recently contributed to a national press release elaborating on the effect of the pandemic on student assessment through her work at Optimal Solutions Group.
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Academic accomplishments awarded at Dewald Student Recognition Celebration
On Thursday night (March 2), students gathered in Gault Recital Hall in Scheide Music Center for the annual Dewald Student Recognition celebration to receive honors, awards, scholarships bestowed upon them for their academic achievements.
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Wooster Chorus Spring Tour to begin March 18 in Wooster
The highly acclaimed Wooster Chorus, an ensemble of 50 student musicians from The College of Wooster will perform at the First Presbyterian Church of Wooster (621 College Avenue) on March 18 at 7:30 p.m., the first concert of the group’s 57th annual spring tour.
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Scot Symphonic Band and Pipe Band begin annual tour March 5
The Scot Symphonic Band and The College of Wooster Pipe Band will perform at McGaw Chapel (340 East University Street) on Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m., the opening concert of the bands’ 46th annual spring tour.
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Biochemistry and molecular biology program earns accreditation with American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
In awarding accreditation, ASBMB praised Wooster’s biochemistry and molecular biology program for the use of active learning pedagogies throughout the curriculum and the multitude of research opportunities for all students.
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Urban studies professor contributes article for Encyclopedia Iranica
Hamed Goharipour, assistant professor of urban studies at The College of Wooster, recently published an essay on “Tehran in Iranian Post-Revolutionary Films” in the Encyclopedia Iranica (Cinema Iranica) that illustrates how Iranian movies and films use Tehran’s urban setting to convey city-person transactions.
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Mathematics alumna uses liberal arts education to help Cleveland Clinic improve patient care
Mary Sefcik ’14 chose to attend The College of Wooster because of its small size, close-knit community, and opportunities to perform research as an undergraduate.
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The College of Wooster Department of Theatre and Dance to perform spring play, Alicia from the Real in Wonderland
The College of Wooster’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present its spring play, Alicia from the Real in Wonderland by Carlos-Manuel and directed by Wooster alumna Stephanie Castrejón ’16 in the Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University Street) March 2 through 5. Performances begin at 7 p.m. on March 2 and 3, and at 2 p.m. on March 4 and 5. T
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Political science alumnus highlights hometown through social media and photography
When he first came to the College of Wooster, Gabe Wasylko ’19 declared a major in political science and a minor in mathematics, certain that he would attend law school and work as an attorney for a professional sports team.
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The Ohio Light Opera’s 44th season features iconic titles alongside lesser-known musical offerings
The Ohio Light Opera, America’s premier lyric theater festival and resident professional company of The College of Wooster, will present iconic musical theater favorites alongside more unusual repertoire in its 44th season, which runs from June 10 to July 30.
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Chemistry professor receives federal grant to study “forever chemicals”
Paul Edmiston, the Theron L. Peterson and Dorothy R. Peterson Professor of chemistry at The College of Wooster, received a $140,884 federal grant from the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, a partnership between the Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency, to study how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAs, can be mitigated at federal facilities.
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Collaborative community project raises awareness about unintentional messages found in everyday communications and their impact
Michael Miyawaki, assistant professor of sociology at The College of Wooster, is leading a Microaggressions and Microaffirmations (M&M) Project on campus to raise awareness about the impact of comments received by the recipients in positive and negative ways in everyday communications.
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31.9 percent of The College of Wooster students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018
In 2017-2018, 31.9 percent of The College of Wooster students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
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Cost of college went up for all students at The College of Wooster
Tuition and fees rose 3.4 percent for 2018-19 at The College of Wooster, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.