![2021251-C-College-Consensus-Names-Cedarville-Among-Top-Three Three students ascending the climbing wall in the Fitness Center](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021251-c-college-consensus-names-cedarville-among-top-three.jpg?sfvrsn=fdd35173_3)
Scaling the Heights: Ranking Places Cedarville Among Top Three Christian Colleges
Cedarville was recognized as the third-best Christian college in the U.S. in a spring report by College Consensus.
![2021250-C-Professor-Proposal-Faculty-Members-Find-Love Caleb Booth and Mackenzie Davies](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021250-c-professor-proposal-faculty-members-find-love.jpg?sfvrsn=617ba11b_3)
Professor Proposal: Faculty Members Tying the Knot June 28
All educators know that the first year of teaching is the hardest. But for two recent Cedarville University hires, that first-year struggle has also come with a life-changing perk.
![879-C-Costumed-Teacher-Dresses-Up-Online-Learning Heidi Bruder at Yoda](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/879-c-costumed-teacher-dresses-up-online-learning.jpg?sfvrsn=2f7b95a_3)
Cedarville Stories Repodcast: Delighted by God's Undisguised Love
During virtual lessons last year, 2003 alumna Heidi Bruder kept her students at Calvary Christian Academy learning with a creative and engaging approach.
![2021249-C-New-Book-Offers-Classroom-Wisdom Female student teacher talking with a student](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021249-c-new-book-offers-classroom-wisdom.jpg?sfvrsn=491dd9df_3)
Pearls of Classroom Wisdom: Book Offers Insight for New and Experienced Teachers
The School of Education is slated to release its first-ever pedagogy quote book, a compilation of wisdom about teaching and educational philosophy from faculty and staff.
![2021248-C-Worship-Culture-Creates-Songwriting-Minor Female pianist accompanying a female soloist](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021248-c-worship-culture-creates-songwriting-minor.jpg?sfvrsn=3ad67092_3)
Worship Culture Creates Songwriting Minor
The new songwriting minor will be offered this fall and include seven classes, four of which are new classes to the music and worship department specifically created for the minor.
![2021247-C-Alan-Geist-and-Chris-Cross Chris Cross and Alan Geist](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021247-c-alan-geist-and-chris-cross.jpg?sfvrsn=4e9b1c85_3)
Back to the Future: Geist Steps Down as AD; Returns to Classroom
Dr. Alan Geist is stepping down effective June 30, 2021, and will return to the classroom as associate professor of sport business management. Chris Cross, assistant athletic director for compliance and operations, will serve as interim AD.
![2021246-C-Simulation-Center-Slated-for-an-Upgrade Dr. Beth Delaney leading a team exercise in the sim lab](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021246-c-simulation-center-slated-for-an-upgrade.jpg?sfvrsn=9085a7c8_3)
Simulation Center Upgrade Will Facilitate Collaboration
The Health Sciences High Fidelity Simulation Center is getting an upgrade this summer to enable greater health care program collaboration within the university.
![2021245-C-Cedarville-Students-Win-Women-in-Defense-STEM-Scholarships Female engineer doing math problem](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021245-c-cedarville-students-win-women-in-defense-stem-scholarships.jpg?sfvrsn=82ec44f8_3)
Encouraging Women in STEM: Cedarville Students Win Scholarships
Mikayla Morris, a first-year professional pharmacy, and Rebekah Porter, an incoming freshman electrical engineering student, were both recently awarded the Horizons STEM Scholarship by the Greater Ohio Valley chapter of Women in Defense (WID).
![2021244-C2-Cedarville-Stories-Podcast-Dan-Michalski Dan Michalski competing in steeplechase at the 2015 G-MAC Championships](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021244-c2-cedarville-stories-podcast-dan-michalski.jpg?sfvrsn=d57d5029_3)
Cedarville Stories Podcast: (Steeple) Chasing His Olympic Dreams
Next Monday, June 21, 2018 alumnus Daniel Michalski will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team steeplechase prelims for a chance to represent the Red, White, and Blue in Tokyo this summer.
![2021228-C-Engineering-Students-To-Compete-in-Solar-Splash-Again Engineering students pilot boats](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021228-c-engineering-students-to-compete-in-solar-splash-again.jpg?sfvrsn=c62570f7_3)
Solar Splash is Back: Cedarville Wins Endurance Competition, Places Second Overall
The four-day competition, held at Champion Lake in Springfield June 8-12, featured boats from nine U.S.-based colleges and universities. Cedarville has won the competition in 12 of the 27 years.
![2021242-C-Cadet-of-the-Year James Barber (second from left) with his ROTC unit](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021242-c-cadet-of-the-year.jpg?sfvrsn=4b75ef22_3)
2021 Graduate is ROTC Cadet of the Year
James Barber, a 2021 Cedarville University graduate in accounting, has been changed in the way he views leadership by the servant-leader example of Christ.
![2021241-C-Middle-School-Ministry-Hope-for-Return-to-Normal Cedarville female student laughing and talking with girl](https://www.cedarville.edu/images/default-source/campus-news/news/2021/2021241-c-middle-school-ministry-hope-for-return-to-normal.jpg?sfvrsn=89ce411e_3)
Middle School Ministry Adapts to COVID-19, Looks Toward Fall
Cedarville University students involved with a middle school ministry of the Miami Valley Women's Center found new ways to connect with students this school year but are looking forward to a hoped-for return to normal this fall.