HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The visiting Trojans of #RV Taylor University played spoiler to the HU women's soccer team's Senior Day by handing their hosts a 4-0 loss.Prior to opening kick, Lewis and crew honored five seniors - Mikala Avina, Addalyn Brown, Laura Caicedo, Alyssa Kochel, Bailey O'Dell and Hannah Williams - for their loyalty, contributions and commitment to the program. All five statesmen saw action on a day where the score wasn't necessarily indicative of how close most of the match really was.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The HU volleyball team made the short trip to Fort Wayne Friday night to take on #RV Saint Francis. While each set was close, the Foresters could never quite get over the hump to suffer a 3-0 loss, 25-18, 25-23, 25-17, to the host Cougars.Huntington is 13-15 on the year, 5-8 in CL action while the W is USF's third straight as they move to 18-10 on the year, 9-4 in the league.
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – It was a long trip home for the Huntington women's soccer team after being blanked, 5-0, by #RV Mount Vernon (9-4-3, 4-1-2) Wednesday night under the lights at Mount Vernon High School. With this loss, HU drops to 4-11 on the year which includes a 1-6 CL record.MVNU's Alexa Skal was a one-person wrecking ball. The junior forward scored three times in a 15-minute span starting at the 14:25 mark to notch a hat trick before halftime. The Cougars, currently ranked fourth in the CL standings, would score again just before intermission to take a 4-0 lead into break. They would strike once more within the opening two minutes of the second half on the way to the 5-0 final.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Long rallies characterized Wednesday's volleyball match at Platt Arena with the visiting Trojans of Taylor University eventually trumping the Foresters in four, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20, 26-24. With this win, TU earns the regular season sweep over HU with their first W dating back to September 4.Both teams recognized early on that no lead was safe with Taylor the first to get stung. Down 16-13 in the first set, Huntington outscored their visitors 12-1 to steal the win for an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, Taylor (17-12, 7-5) fought back from at least five down in each of the next three sets to more than pay back their first set loss.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. - Senior Luke Unger scored ten minutes into Wednesday's match to give the HU men's soccer team a lead they would ride out for a 2-0 decision over #RV Mount Vernon (8-4-3, 3-2-2) at King Stadium. The W is Huntington's sixth shutout of the season as they improve to 11-3-2 overall, 5-1-1 in league play.With two regular season games remaining, the Foresters are currently sitting in the No. 2 spot in the CL standings.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. – For the fourth time this year, the Foresters swept the Crossroads League weekly cross country honors with junior Hannah Stoffel getting the women's vote and freshman Haile Stutzman receiving it on the men's side. It's the second time this combo has earned Runner of the Week honors the same week.For Stoffel, it's her fourth CL weekly badge. This week's accolade was based on her first-place performance at the Bethel University Invitational. In addition to beating her nearest competitor by over a minute, she also set a new course record at St. Patrick's County Park, the site of this year's Crossroads League Championships.
WINONA LAKE, Ind. – The HU golf program made the short trip to Stonehenge in Winona Lake to compete in the Battle at the Henge over the weekend hosted by Grace College where the men claimed seventh and the women finished ninth.The Forester men turned in a 651 (321-330) with David Beck pacing Sholund's crew by carding a 79 both days for a 16-over-par 158 for the 23rd spot out of 50 golfers.
On October 17, Huntington University officially announced that it is in the midst of a comprehensive $40,000,000 campaign. The campaign, called Step Forward, was the cause for celebration on campus Thursday.
“The comprehensive campaign has already instituted new programs and built state-of-the-art facilities,” said Dr. Sherilyn Emberton, president of Huntington University. “Since 2014, we have added a doctoral program in occupational therapy, an agricultural studies program, an undergraduate occupational therapy assistant program and a Master of Business Administration program and have established the Arizona Center for Digital Media Arts in Peoria, Arizona.”
Huntington University has also renovated Forest Glen Park, built the Welcome Center and Office of Admissions space and added the Ware Plant Science Production Facility to the Dowden Science Hall through the campaign.
“The University has experienced considerable momentum in the campaign that has increased the University’s program offerings, brought in new students and enabled us to best serve Foresters in Indiana and Arizona,” said Emberton.
With the campaign ongoing, however, there is even more work still underway.
“With the public launch of the Step Forward campaign, we are ready to take some of our biggest steps yet to usher in the future of Huntington University,” said Stephen Weingart, vice president for university advancement. “Construction will soon begin that will reimagine the Huntington Union Building (HUB), creating a beautiful and inviting gathering space for Foresters for years to come.” The HUB has been at the heart of Huntington University’s campus since the building was completed in 1968. While the space has changed to suit shifting needs over the years, the reimagined HUB will establish the HUB as a student center for organized and impromptu student gatherings, the original intention of the building.
Plans are also underway to transform the Merillat Athletic Complex & Fieldhouse (Plex) into a space with increased accessibility and functionality for athletes, spectators and student, staff and community users. For more information about the Step Forward comprehensive campaign, please visit huntington.edu/StepForward.
Huntington University has once again hosted elementary school students from Huntington County as part of the Huntington County Promise’s Walk into My Future event. This was the sixth year the University has taken part in the event.
The University hosted 450 kindergarten students from the Huntington County Community School Corporation and Huntington Catholic School. Students toured stations hosted by academic departments that introduced them through engaging activities to the discipline of the host department. The event included a “mobile” photo booth, where Norm, the Huntington University mascot, and University athletes took photos with students as a way to commemorate the day.
Huntington University is proud to have had this opportunity to engage with the larger Huntington community through fun and education.
“This event is just a small portion of all of the events, activities, and initiatives planned to encourage students and families to start looking ahead toward their student’s future,” said Tyanne Bailey, Huntington University’s director of graduate and undergraduate teacher education. “This is such a great opportunity for all involved, including our own campus!”
Dr. Ruth Nalliah, professor of chemistry at Huntington University, has helped shape chemistry education through the new laboratory experiment methods she recently described in the Journal of Chemical Education. Her paper, entitled “Reaction of FD&C Blue 1 with Sodium Percarbonate: Multiple Kinetics Methods Using an Inexpensive Light Meter,” was published in summer 2019.
Nalliah’s paper outlines an inexpensive, practical way to monitor degradation and undegraded concentration in dyes. Her new experiment methods also include an environmentally friendly reaction that degrades dyes in a way that follows mathematical equations well, making it easier for students to calculate and predict concentrations of undegraded dye.
“Without a lot of expensive equipment,” said Nalliah, “students can get much-needed practice with concepts that may later be used in other applications – to try to predict the concentration of medication remaining in a patient’s body, for example, or the concentration of a pharmaceutical pollutant remaining in river water, at any given time."
Now that Nalliah’s methods are available to lab manual publishers and lab instructors, students in entry-level college chemistry classes or advanced placement chemistry classes in high school will benefit.
“For years, similar experiments done in colleges and high schools have involved either reactions that take a long time or that require the preparation of many solutions,” said Nalliah. “We have optimized an easily-prepared reaction to be fast enough that students can explore more aspects of it in a shorter period of time while learning about the potential to develop a formulation from non-chlorinated bleaching products to start degrading not only dyes but also pharmaceutical pollutants prior to their release into the environment.”
A record-breaking Emmy nomination year for Huntington University Arizona got even better on Saturday, September 14, when the University took home four Student Production Awards from the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Prior to the awards presentation, Huntington University Arizona student projects had received 11 total award nominations in seven categories for 2019: College Short Form Fiction, College Short Form Non Fiction, College Animation/Graphics/Special Effects, College Audio/Sound, College Director and College Photographer.
On September 14, six HU Arizona students and one 2019 alum claimed awards for College Audio/Sound, College Music Video, College Photographer and College Short Form Non Fiction.
“I think this is a direct reflection of the quality of our current programs and the hard work of our students,” said Phil Wilson, program director & assistant professor of film at Huntington University Arizona. “I am grateful to Lara Gates and the Rocky Mountain Emmys for continuing to offer this opportunity to validate our students and their work – many of whom have put in many, many hours on these projects.”
“Huntington's broadcast media students worked as a team using audio production and storytelling techniques to craft a unique story. Being acknowledged for their craft is a great way for students to gauge their work against that of their peers,” said Sean Gates, director of broadcast media at Huntington University Arizona.
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Huntington University Arizona opened its doors in 2016, welcoming students seeking a degree in digital media arts. The facility, a 30,000 square-foot building, houses bachelor’s degree programs in animation, film production, broadcast media and graphic design. The facility features film and TV studios, high-end computer classroom/labs, private editing suites, a state-of-the-art TV control room, Foley pit, a host of EFP and cinema cameras, and lighting gear for student production work.
On October 5, during Huntington University’s Homecoming Weekend celebration, the University will host a dedication service for “Tree of Life,” an original stainless steel sculpture by artist Dianna Thornhill Miller with collaborator Branden Thornhill-Miller.
“Tree of Life” comes to Huntington University as a gift from the Class of 2017 and will be situated outside the lower-level doors to the Merillat Centre for the Arts. In addition to referring to a historic religious design form that represents all creation, the “Tree of Life” at the University represents evolving growth in education and branches of creativity that mature and stretch into the future.
The base of the sculpture will also feature a quotation of Colossians 2:7, further connecting the sculpture to the mission of the University and the Class of 2017’s wishes.
Dianna Thornhill Miller is the president of Omni Art Design LLC. She is a nationally recognized artist based in the Midwest. With commissioned works located in public and corporate settings in both cultural environments and private collections in the United States and abroad, Dianna was the first woman artist to have a solo exhibition in the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
Huntington University’s dedication service for “Tree of Life” will take place at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, outside the lower level exit of the Merillat Centre for the Arts.
Huntington University and the Fort Wayne Komets have forged a corporate partnership that will benefit both Foresters who enjoy attending Komets games and Komets personnel who are pursuing higher education.
“We are thrilled to partner with Huntington University to promote the exceptional academic and growth opportunities available to undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree students so close to home,” said Scott Sproat, executive vice president, CRO, CMO and co-owner of the Fort Wayne Komets. “The Komets are committed to enhancing life in Fort Wayne and the surrounding areas, and Huntington University plays a vital role in the development of students from both near and far who become crucial to the propagation of excellence that our area enjoys.”
Through this partnership, Huntington University ID holders – including faculty, staff and students – will qualify for discounted Komets tickets to any game. Huntington University will also host charity nights at specific Komets games.
Komets employees and their families, including players, will now qualify for discounted tuition rates at the University. Huntington University has also become a key sponsor of the Komets’ podcast.
“This is a true symbiotic relationship for both the University and the Komets,” said Nathan Hawkins, director of graduate and adult admissions. “We are working cooperatively with the Komets to provide a benefit to both sides. As a University, we look forward to the opportunity to help Komets players, their spouses, and other Komets personnel pursue the next step in their education. This is truly a partnership.”
“With a recent HU graduate in my immediate family, I can promise you that Huntington University represents the very best in the promotion of a winning culture and a nurturing environment,” said Sproat, whose son was a 2019 Huntington University graduate. “We hope to help them tell their story and get as many of our fans and followers to integrate with their programs as possible. The future is bright at Huntington University, and we’re proud and thankful that they’ve chosen us to help push their mission forward.”
Join the Huntington University Foundation on October 9 in the Dowden Science Hall for the first Foundation Breakfast of the 2019-20 academic year. The speakers for this month will be Jodi Eckert, director of the nursing program, and Dr. Nicole Scheiman, director of the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program. The breakfast will be held in Hiner Hall and will include a tour of Huntington University’s state-of-the-art nursing and occupational therapy assistant labs.
This breakfast and presentation are ideal for anyone who is interested in learning more about the strong health sciences programs at Huntington University and who would like to see firsthand the unique spaces that enable occupational therapy assistant students practice helping home residents navigate daily occupations or nursing students simulate real-life scenarios in hospital rooms.
Open to all who wish to attend, the Foundation Breakfast Series is held on the second Wednesday of each month, October-November and January-May, and is open to the public. Each breakfast begins at 7:45 a.m. and concludes by 9:00 a.m.
The breakfast is typically held in the upper level of the Habecker Dining Commons; in October, breakfast will be held in Hiner Hall of the Dowden Science Hall. The cost of the breakfast is $10, a portion of which will help support local area students attending HU through the Huntington County Grant. First-time attendees enjoy a complimentary breakfast courtesy of Bailey-Love Mortuary.
To attend the October 9 breakfast session, please RSVP to Michelle Bolton at (260) 359-4069 or mbolton@huntington.edu, or by going online to huntington.edu/FoundationRSVP.
Founded in 1938, the Huntington University Foundation exists to support the mission of the University by promoting education and fostering a synergistic relationship between the University and the Huntington County community and surrounding area. Learn more about the foundation’s history and ways to support its goals at huntington.edu/Foundation.