![2223-155-criminal-justice-crop Taylor Smart pictured with law enforcement officers.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/2223-155-criminal-justice-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=d129422d_1)
Ohio Focuses on Solving Police Crisis with New Initiative
A one-of-a-kind program is vetting college students for careers in law enforcement, and Cedarville University criminal justice majors are taking full advantage.
![Cedarville-Stories-Podcast-Shawn-Hess-Crop Stinger mascot headshot.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/cedarville-stories-podcast-shawn-hess-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=f07ba0ca_1)
From Mascot to Manning Up
When Shawn Hess reflects on his time as a student at Cedarville, he’s met with two very distinct sets of memories: his early years of defiance and his later years of dedication to the Lord.
![2223-164-synergy-initiative-crop The Synergy Initiative Logo.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/2223-164-synergy-initiative-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=a00a744a_1)
Better Together: Cedarville Launches the Synergy Initiative to Mobilize Disciples
To help students use their future professions to proclaim the Gospel, Cedarville University has launched the new Synergy Initiative to help solve a growing concern in the United States — the decline of churches and churchgoers.
![2223-191-IBC-team-boardless-crop IBC Boardless team members (pictured left to right): Josh Dunn, Kyle Kennedy, Nathan Hoover, Matias Myers and Caleb Miller.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/2223-191-ibc-team-boardless-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=85660358_1)
IBC Boardless: Flexibility Is Key
Each year, Cedarville University’s Integrated Integrated Business Core (IBC) program generates student groups that design and sell their own products.
![2223-209-programming-contest-crop A computer science student practices her coding.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/2223-209-programming-contest-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=d92eeba9_1)
Problem Solved: Programming Contest Tests Students Skills
Problem-solving is a skill college students learn in various settings. Now, Cedarville University School of Engineering and Computer Science is offering a campus-wide computer programming competition Saturday, March 25, to help showcase these skills.
![2223-202-collegiest-college-town-crop Cedarville, Ohio named most collegiest college town in Ohio by Washington Post.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/2223-202-collegiest-college-town-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=74776674_1)
Washington Post: Cedarville Is Ohio’s “Most Collegiest Town”
Cedarville mighty college town caught the attention of the Washington Post, which ranked Cedarville as Ohio’s “Most Collegiest College Town.”
![spring-2023-andrew-harris-crop Andrew Harris teaching communication students.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/spring-2023-andrew-harris-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=ca26efa9_1)
At The Forefront of Academic Pro-Life Education
Communication can serve many purposes, and as Christians, we believe advocacy is part of our biblical calling.
![2223-spring-magazine-nick-carrington-crop_1 Professor of professional writing, Nick Carrington poses for headshot.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/2223-spring-magazine-nick-carrington-crop_1.jpg?sfvrsn=27175a94_1)
Musings of a Writer
As he and his mother sat across from me, I could tell they were hungry for answers. What exactly can you do with a professional writing and information design (PWID) degree?
![spring-2023-magazine-resound-crop One male and one female student broadcast a resound radio show in studio.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/spring-2023-magazine-resound-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=de4e0bfd_1)
From WSRN To Resound Radio
Since 1989, Cedarville University has had a student-run radio station that serves as a learning laboratory of sorts for broadcasting and digital media students from the Department of Communication.
![spring-2023-jim-phipps-crop Jim Phipps speaking at a podium.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/spring-2023-jim-phipps-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=c7c144c6_1)
The Craftsman Behind Cedarville Communication
If you ask Jim Phipps '68 about his role in building Cedarville University’s Department of Communication, he redirects you. He wants to talk about anyone other than himself.
![spring-2023-magazine-grand-narrative-crop Female student sharing the Gospel with another female.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/spring-2023-magazine-grand-narrative-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=2526cf63_1)
Communicating the Greatest Story Ever Told
“In the beginning.” These three words start many stories that frame our culture. But the most important use of these words comes in Genesis as part of the grand narrative of the Bible.
![2223-spring-magazine-debate-crop Thad Burson debating for Cedarville's Forensics team.](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2023/2223-spring-magazine-debate-crop.jpg?sfvrsn=983cb869_1)
No Debate About It
Olivia (Ball) Boesch ’23 gave her first competitive speech 13 years ago. Nervousness, it would seem, no longer speaks doubts into her mind as a college senior.