Cedarville News

September 14, 2022 — The nonprofit organization Samaritan’s Purse hopes to positively impact students through its upcoming Prescription for Renewal Medical Missions Conference in Orlando, Florida.

September 12, 2022 — For the first time in Cedarville University's 135-year history, more than 5,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and online programs. The 2022-23 enrollment of 5,082 is an increase of 367 students, or 7.8%, from last year's record 4,715 enrollment, and it represents the positive momentum that is taking place at Cedarville University.

September 9, 2022 — As a 16-year-old, Jeff Bates worked in a small grocery store in Gladwin, Michigan, his hometown. This store had a small drug store called the Prescription Shop, and Jeff was inspired by its pharmacist’s service to the community. This pharmacist offered himself to the community, and that greatly inspired Jeff to pursue pharmacy in the same way.

September 9, 2022 — More than 80 Cedarville University faculty and staff members were honored on Friday, Aug. 12, for their years of service to the university.

September 8, 2022 — The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) has presented Cedarville University’s Mark D. Weinstein, executive director of public relations, with a Staff Excellence Award for September 2022.

September 8, 2022 — Cedarville University’s School of Pharmacy will hold its 11th annual White Coat Ceremony, inducting first-year professional pharmacy students, on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. in the Dixon Ministry Center Jeremiah Chapel.

September 6, 2022 — The Cedarville University School of Pharmacy’s student chapter of the National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) won six awards at the organization’s annual conference on July 29-31 in Atlanta, Georgia.

September 2, 2022 — Whether it was basketball, baseball, or golf, athletics were always and an important part of Chris Cross’ life. Originally from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Chris made sports a very central part of his life, starting in middle school and continuing all the way through college.

September 1, 2022 — Senior professor of geology Dr. John Whitmore will join film director Thomas Purifoy for a sequel to the 2017 documentary “Is Genesis History?,” highlighting historical evidence for the biblical Flood.

August 30, 2022 — The annual “Printy Wars” has been a long-standing tradition at Cedarville University. In fact, college students and faculty have participated in the residential unit-by-unit competition dating back to August 2002.

August 26, 2022 — Mark Klimek taught every nursing student at Cedarville University over his 38-year career before his retirement this summer. His NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) preparation courses have helped thousands of students at Cedarville, across the country, and around the world to pass the test to become registered nurses.

August 25, 2022 — In 2020, The Wall Street Journal ranked Cedarville University the second-best school for student engagement, largely due to faculty members who engage their students in ways that help students learn.

August 22, 2022 — Cedarville University’s $125 million comprehensive campaign, One Thousand Days Transformed: The Campaign for Cedarville, continues to generate momentum. Recently, an anonymous donor gave an $8 million gift toward the campaign. This gift brings the campaign total to $114.5 million.

August 18, 2022 — Just three months after celebrating its 126th commencement, Cedarville University prepares to welcome the largest group of students this fall. An estimated 1,270 new students are expected to move into their residence hall during the annual Getting Started weekend August 19-21.

August 18, 2022 — Bonnie Rutledge didn’t know where she saw herself professionally, but staying in her small town of 800 people to run a local newspaper was the furthest idea from her mind.

August 17, 2022 — The start of Cedarville University’s 2022-23 academic year will begin with the annual Fall Bible Conference, August 22-25 in the Dixon Ministry Center. The conference is open to the public and free of charge.

August 15, 2022 — In anticipation of the high number of residential students, the university built Wood Hall last year, and the new $7.5 million residence hall will be dedicated on Friday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. Students will begin moving into the new residence hall one week later.

August 12, 2022 — It was a Wednesday night church service that changed the trajectory of 8-year-old Echo Vanderwal’s life. After hearing missionaries share about the healthcare they provided for the underprivileged in the Congo, Echo knew she was called to medical missions overseas.

August 11, 2022 — While on a medical mission trip to Guatemala with Cedarville University’s Global Outreach department, nursing alumna Kelly Weeks helped keep a man alive for 90 minutes following a brutal machete injury, leading to saving more than just his earthly life.

August 10, 2022 — Swift reactions and execution are key factors in winning a tennis match, but for Dr. John Vitaliti, an anesthesiologist, it also made the difference in saving his friend Abraham Awabdy’s life when he fell into cardiac arrest.