Wittenberg University

Distinguished Alumnus William A. McClain Earns Wittenberg Medal Of Honor

Wayne Baker — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:39:33 +0000

Wittenberg University has awarded the school's highest non-academic award, the Wittenberg Medal of Honor, to The Honorable William A. McClain, class of 1934.

McClain was the first African-American member of the Cincinnati Bar Association and also became the first African American judge of the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.

Wittenberg President Laurie Joyner Trying to Steer University Through Tough Times

Wayne Baker — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:17:36 +0000

Recently, Wittenberg University's Board of Trustees announced a plan to cut almost $5 million from the budget over the next four years. The university's president, Dr. Laurie Joyner believes that the school is on the right track to overcoming a $7 million budget deficit and developing a plan to make the school stronger in the future.

Joyner says that Wittenberg is facing the same type of fiscal problems that most institutions of higher learning are dealing with. And the same types of significant challenges.

Wittenberg University Deals With Racist Graffiti

Wayne Baker — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:46:42 +0000

Wittenberg University's Concerned Black Students group held its 45th annual Walkout event this week. The event commemorates a 1969 incident when 38 of the school's 45 black students walked off campus when they alleged the university failed to address their concerns about unequal treatment.

Holocaust Survivor to speak in Springfield

Wayne Baker — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:53:45 +0000

Wittenberg will observe International Holocaust Rememberance Day by inviting John Koenigsberg to give a presentation Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in Bayley Auditorium of the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center.

Wittenberg to Start Bullock Math Academy

Wayne Baker — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:02:30 +0000

Springfield philanthropist Rosalyn Bullock has made a donation to Wittenberg to start the Bullock Math Academy. The academy will train gifted junior high students how to use math in everyday life.

Linda Hallinan is a former mechanical engineer who is now a math whiz and teacher. She was thrilled to learn that Wittenberg received a gift from Bullock to start the Math Academy.

Hallinan says that math is more than timed tests and sheer memorization, and as the director of the academy, she plans to get students excited about it.