![881-C-Cedarville-Stories-Podcast-Rachel-Hartley Taylor and Rachel Hartley](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2020/881-c-cedarville-stories-podcast-rachel-hartley.jpg?sfvrsn=a522bfe4_0)
Cedarville Stories Podcast: Risking Safety for God's Glory
December 9, 2021 — In March 2020, Rachel Hartley, a 2015 B.S.N. and 2020 Master of Science in Nursing alumna, was serving as a preoperative surgical nurse in Lynchburg, Virginia. Then
everything changed. Learn more on the Cedarville Stories Podcast.
![2122075-C-Alumna-Moonwalking-Over-New-NASA-Job Cindy Hasselbring at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122075-c-alumna-moonwalking-over-new-nasa-job.jpg?sfvrsn=922ba874_3)
Cedarville Stories Podcast: Reaching for the Stars
December 9, 2021 — She's been dreaming of space flight since she visited Kennedy Space Center in Florida when she was a kid. Now, 1995 alumna Cindy Hasselbring is on mission with NASA. Listen to her story on the Cedarville Stories Podcast.
![2122113-C-Engineers-Ready-to-Launch-Subscale-Rocket Members of the Cedarville Student Launch team](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122113-c-engineers-ready-to-launch-subscale-rocket.jpg?sfvrsn=37915f97_1)
Climbing Higher: Engineers Ready to Launch Subscale Rocket
December 9, 2021 — Students from the Cedarville University School of Engineering and Computer Science are preparing to launch a subscale rocket as the next stage in their NASA competition experience.
![2122108-C-Campaign-Nearing-100-Million-with-Strong-Giving-Tuesday Tree lighting during Giving Tuesday on November 30, 2021](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122108-c-campaign-nearing-100-million-with-strong-giving-tuesday.jpg?sfvrsn=91e29530_1)
Cedarville Campaign Nearing $100 Million with Strong Giving Tuesday
December 6, 2021 — The Cedarville University community responded to the national Giving Tuesday campaign on November 30 by contributing $706,507. The money from the Giving Tuesday initiative will be used for projects within the One Thousand Days Transformed campaign.
![2122107-C-Cedarville-Professors-Double-as-Pastors-and-Preachers Dr. Kevin Sims officiates a wedding.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122107-c-cedarville-professors-double-as-pastors-and-preachers.jpg?sfvrsn=5fd7cf15_3)
Scholars and Shepherds: Professors Serve in the Pulpit
December 2, 2021 — Cedarville professors regularly minister at area churches in addition to their normal campus responsibilities.
![2122106-C-Friends-for-Life-Root-Their-Friendship-in-Root-Beer Matt Dearden holding up a bottle of Hank's Root Beer.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122106-c-friends-for-life-root-their-friendship-in-root-beer.jpg?sfvrsn=d5b788a2_3)
Friends for Life Rooted in Root Beer
December 2, 2021 — Cedarville University alumnus Matt Dearden, now associate vice president for enrollment management at Cedarville, runs “the world’s premier root beer rating website” with his friends and fellow alums, Kevin Napp and Dave Stephens.
![2122105-C-4th-Grade-Letter-Leads-to-Dream-College Arielle Wenig and her family posing with Stinger on Getting Started Weekend freshman year.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122105-c-4th-grade-letter-leads-to-dream-college.jpg?sfvrsn=790a7229_3)
4th-Grade Letter Leads to Dream College
December 2, 2021 — Arielle Wenig, a senior social work major, had Cedarville University on her radar for a very long time.
![2122104-C-Cedarville-Stories-Podcast-Philip-Miller Philip and Krista Miller and family and Moody Church leadership on the day of his installation as pastor](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122104-c-cedarville-stories-podcast-philip-miller.jpg?sfvrsn=6affb3db_3)
Cedarville Stories Podcast: Faithfulness Over Reluctance
December 1, 2021 — 2004 alumnus Philip Miller was installed as senior pastor at The Moody Church in downtown Chicago in 2020. He is now part of a long line of faithful men of God who have served at this signature evangelical church.
![2122103-C-Stage-Prop-Reborn-as-Winning-Race-Car The 2021-2022 Grassroots Senior Design Team and Professor Kinsinger with the “NashPotato”.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122103-c-stage-prop-reborn-as-winning-race-car.jpg?sfvrsn=37340bb5_3)
Greased Lightnin’: Stage Prop Reborn as Winning Race Car
November 30, 2021 — When Jay Kinsinger’s son needed a stage prop car for his high school production of “Grease,” he never would have imagined that the rusted-out 1957 Nash Metropolitan would be drag racing only two years later.
![2122102-C-Enrichment-Bags-Help-Elementary-Students Enrichment bags for Cedar Cliff Elementary lined up on a table.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122102-c-enrichment-bags-help-elementary-students.jpg?sfvrsn=5d63b129_3)
The Gift of Learning! Enrichment Bags Serve Local Elementary Students
November 30, 2021 — The enrichment bags contain educational materials and activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
![2122101-C-Community-Christmas-Celebration-on-December-5 The orchestra performs during a Community Christmas Celebration.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122101-c-community-christmas-celebration-on-december-5.jpg?sfvrsn=fd668818_3)
21st Annual Community Christmas Celebration Heralds the Season December 5
November 30, 2021 — The celebration begins at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
![2122099-C-National-Center-of-Academic-Excellence-in-Cyber-Defense Dr. Seth Hamman instructing students in the cyber lab.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122099-c-national-center-of-academic-excellence-in-cyber-defense.jpg?sfvrsn=7148bd11_3)
Cedarville Named National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense for Second Time
November 29, 2021 — This is the second consecutive time that Cedarville has been received this prestigious designation from the National Security Agency. It was previously awarded in 2018.
![2122027-C-Michael-McKay-Survives-Serious-Health-Scare Dr. Michael McKay recovering at Kettering Medical Center](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122027-c-michael-mckay-survives-serious-health-scare.jpg?sfvrsn=19c35158_3)
Cedarville Stories Podcast: Thankful for a Bonus Round
November 24, 2021 — On this Thanksgiving Day, we are grateful for all of the Lord’s many, many blessings. This week’s podcast guest, Dr. Michael McKay, Assistant Professor of Biblical Theology, has experienced those blessings in a profound and life-changing way this year.
![2122098-C-Epic-Tree-Lighting-to-Inspire-Giving The 2019 Christmas tree lit up at night and surrounded by students](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122098-c-epic-tree-lighting-to-inspire-giving.jpg?sfvrsn=3f96a45_3)
15,000 Lights, 1,095 Ornaments: Epic Tree Lighting Inspires Giving
November 23, 2021 — Cedarville University will host its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 30. The event will run from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public free of charge.
![2122096-C2-Online-Tutoring-Provides-Academic-and-Social-Lifeline Grace Gregory](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122096-c2-online-tutoring-provides-academic-and-social-lifeline.jpg?sfvrsn=3c271f24_3)
Online Tutoring: An Academic and Social Lifeline
November 23, 2021 — When the country went into lockdown because of COVID-19 in March 2020, The Cove, Cedarville’s academic enrichment center, was ready to provide extra care and help through a new service at the time: online tutoring.
![2122094-C-Frozen-Frogs-and-Understanding-Nerve-Degeneration A wood frog, a type of frog that survives being completely frozen during winter hibernation.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122094-c-frozen-frogs-and-understanding-nerve-degeneration.jpg?sfvrsn=41668e29_3)
"Ribbiting" Research: Frozen Frogs and Nerve Degeneration
November 23, 2021 — Can frogs help scientists better understand how to delay nerve degeneration? Three professors from Cedarville University’s school of pharmacy and department of science and mathematics are coming together to try to answer that question.
![2122093-C-UV-Sanitizing-Box UV Sanitizing box and explanatory info card](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122093-c-uv-sanitizing-box.jpg?sfvrsn=ed407ec9_3)
UV Rays Sanitize Phones, Masks, and More
November 23, 2021 — School of Pharmacy professors wanted to test how useful a public ultraviolet sanitizing station would be for the general public.
![2122095-C-Christians-on-the-Health-and-Human-Services-Frontlines Students and professionals in the human services fields attending the 2021 Inaugural ACHHS Conference.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122095-c-christians-on-the-health-and-human-services-frontlines.jpg?sfvrsn=7d16be55_3)
Equipping Christian Human Service Professionals
November 23, 2021 — The first conference of the Association of Christians in Health and Human Services (ACHHS) was held this fall. The organization was co-founded by Dr. Michael Sherr, chair of Cedarville University's social work department.
![2122092-C-Cedarville-Stories-Podcast-Jeff-and-Criss-Reep Jeff and Criss Reep with their sons, two of them in uniform, a few years ago](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122092-c-cedarville-stories-podcast-jeff-and-criss-reep.jpg?sfvrsn=28d02157_3)
Cedarville Stories Podcast: God's Safe Keeping
November 19, 2021 — Jeff and Criss have five sons, four of whom have served or are currently serving with the U.S. Armed Forces.
![2122091-C-Murray-Murdoch-Retiring-After-56-Years Dr. Murray Murdoch teaching in a class](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2022/2122091-c-murray-murdoch-retiring-after-56-years.jpg?sfvrsn=70652f65_3)
Dr. Murray Murdoch Retiring After 56 Years
November 18, 2021 — Dr. J. Murray Murdoch, distinguished professor of history and government, began his long and impactful career at Cedarville University in 1965.
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