Huntington, Ind. – The HU women's basketball team suffered its worst loss of the year Wednesday night, 80-46, to the #6 Knights of Marian University. MU, ranked 3rd in the preseason, most certainly lived up to their billing as one of the nation's best on this given night at Platt Arena.For two of the four quarters, the first and the third, the Foresters played within five points of the Knights, but the other 20 minutes were one-sided. Marian outscored Culler and crew 47-18 in the even stanzas to make for the lopsided affair.
Winona Lake, Ind. – Wins on the road in the Crossroads League are not easy to come by but a gritty Forester women's basketball team found a way to get the job done against the Lancers of Grace College, 59-54, Saturday afternoon to up their record to 6-4 overall, 3-3 in CL action.While neither team could put the ball in the hole in the opening 20 minutes for a 20-17 halftime score that favored the Lancers (10-9, 1-8), the second frame had a different feel. The hosts came out of intermission as the aggressors to piece together a 13-2 run for the day's largest gap of 33-19 by the midway point of the third quarter.
Huntington, Ind. – The HU men's basketball team capped off an impressive week with a 93-85 win over Grace (11-5, 4-3) Saturday afternoon at Platt Arena. The last six days saw the Foresters knock off #10 Marian on Monday and play within eight points of #1 IWU on Wednesday.With this afternoon's win, Alford's squad improves to 11-5 overall, 4-4 in league play.
Marion, Ind. – Despite sophomore Alaina Rongos pouring in a career-best 30 points, the Huntington women's basketball team couldn't overcome a sluggish second quarter to suffer a 74-66 loss to #23 Indiana Wesleyan (12-3, 6-1) Wednesday night at Luckey Arena.The 6-0 forward drained six triples, a new career-high, on the way to her banner night which also included pulling down six boards and handing out four dimes. Sam Vaughn tossed in 14 points as the only other Forester to rack up double-figures. She snagged game-high honors in rebounds (7) and steals (4) while topping her team in assists with five.
Huntington, Ind. – The nation's top team in Indiana Wesleyan had their hands full Wednesday night at Platt Arena in a battle against the Forester men's basketball team (10-5, 3-4) that eventually favored the #1 Wildcats 97-89."After our loss to IWU last month, was talked as a team about how we were going to play them again and we wanted to see how much progress we could make," said Coach Kory Alford. "It was great to see our guys compete to win with the No. 1 team in the country for 40 minutes tonight.
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Forester men's basketball team couldn't recover from an 18-point first half deficit Wednesday night at the Hutzell Athletic Center to suffer a 77-66 loss to #20 Saint Francis (14-2, 2-2). The loss drops HU to 9-4 overall which includes a 2-3 record in Crossroads League action.Alford and crew would just as soon forget the opening 20 minutes as not much went right for the visitors. They managed just 19 points on 30.8 percent shooting to dig themselves in a hole they couldn't climb out of. While the gap was insurmountable, HU kept up the fight to reduce the difference to single digits inside of a minute to play.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Huntington University’s January 2021 Doctoral Program in Occupational Therapy (OTD program) class will be welcomed into the occupational therapy profession on January 22 with a White Coat Ceremony. This event will be a joint experience for HU’s Fort Wayne-based doctoral program in occupational therapy cohort and the inaugural HU Arizona doctoral program cohort. The event will take place at 1:00 p.m. (MST) and 3:00 p.m. (EST) and will stream live via YouTube.
The White Coat Ceremony signifies each student’s commitment to deliver the best care to their patients, with compassion and empathy as the hallmark of their clinical practice. HU’s occupational therapy program equips students for professional service, promoting the development of skills in leadership, advanced practice, and research while encouraging growth in faith.
Huntington University’s OTD program was one of the first of its kind in the country, and HU’s occupational therapy assistant program is the first bachelor’s-level program in the country. Occupational therapy was the first doctoral program offered at Huntington University and has been graduating impressive cohorts of students since May 2017.
Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest, and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of America’s Best Colleges. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The nonprofit university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Huntington University is pleased to welcome Ray Chang, ministry associate for discipleship at Wheaton College, and Michelle Loyd-Paige, executive associate to the President for Diversity and Inclusion at Calvin University, as panelists for Huntington University’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Convocation on January 18. Chynna Presley, director of intercultural enrichment at Huntington University, will join Chang and Loyd-Paige on the panel as they discuss “The Road to Restoration — A conversation on cultural competency in action.”
As Huntington University strives to educate and prepare students for a world riddled with a variety of pandemics and spiritual adversities, it’s important to seize the opportunity to draw students’ attention to the significance of protecting the truth they glean while navigating through Christian higher education.
“I believe that the HU community is primed for such a time as this to focus on safeguarding the treasures that God has given us through His spoken Word,” said Presley. “Our University is committed to being a culturally competent institution. As we continue to examine our policies and practices, we are working to ensure that all we do aligns with our Declaration of Unity & Diversity, which states, ‘…Therefore in obedience to Christ and as Foresters, we will love, learn from, respect, stand alongside, protect, rejoice with, and grieve with one another. We reject biased apathy, willful ignorance and silent fear. We acknowledge our fallen nature and the failures that divide us; therefore, we seek God’s grace and mercy and we strive to embody the example of Christ. It is our purpose and responsibility to foster an environment that reflects the unity of the Boy of Christ and honors the eternal value of all people.’”
PEORIA, AZ. — Huntington University Arizona is pleased to announce its first animation graduates: Alexa Bland, Realiti Ibsen, and Kesmine Hickman.
HU Arizona added animation to its list of degree offerings in May 2017, and current and prospective students welcomed the program with enthusiasm. In the summer of 2018, Christian Washington, a 2013 graduate of HU’s Indiana campus, joined the HU Arizona team as the assistant professor of animation. His credentials and work experience added instant oomph to the young but growing program.
Of the three animation graduates, Washington was quick to say that “they're very hard workers and passionate artists, which has made them a joy to teach.”
During their time at HU Arizona, the graduates worked on a grand total of five animated films, including Bubble , which was featured in the Phoenix Film Festival, Tobeus and Tobey , which won Best of Fest at the National BEA Conference, and The Cactus Cat, which was a semi-finalist at the Student Los Angeles Film Awards. They've also worked on a number of freelance projects through HU Arizona for companies including Theaterworks, AquaScooter, and the Maryvale Community School System.
Huntington University Arizona opened its doors in 2016, welcoming students seeking a degree in digital media arts. Since that time, students have created regionally and nationally awarded work, including ADDY awards, BEA Best of Fest awards, and Emmy Student Production Awards. The 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, a Foley pit, a host of EFP and cinema cameras, and lighting gear for student production work.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Dr. Tim Smith, FRHistS, professor of Non-Western History at Huntington University, has published an article concerning Cambodian Elephant Diplomacy.
The peer-reviewed article considers the many ways in which Cambodia (and similar kingdoms) have historically used elephants and elephant-related paraphernalia as diplomatic gifts to legitimize their international statecraft. The paper mentions an example during the American Civil War of elephant-based diplomacy being enacted by Siam towards President Lincoln. However, the main focus of the study is upon the period immediately following the Second World War, when the Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk relied upon romantic notions of the exotic — including elephant diplomacy — to navigate the dangerous diplomatic waters of decolonization and the early Cold War. In doing so, he used the allure of the exotic to entice the senior British diplomat Malcolm MacDonald into falling for the charms of the orient. This entangled Britain in the affairs of a non-British decolonization.
The article is titled “Malcolm MacDonald and King Norodom Sihanouk: a British diplomat and the allure of Cambodian elephant diplomacy” and was published in the Historical Yearbook (vol.17, 2020, pages 53-72).
HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Huntington University’s Department of Nursing students and faculty are pleased to participate in the facilitation of the COVID-19 vaccine for frontline healthcare staff in northeast Indiana.
“This is an exciting time in the history of health care, and our aspiring nurses are being given the opportunity to be a part of that history,” said Jodi Eckert, MSN, RN, CNE, assistant professor of nursing and director of nursing.
As part of the Indiana Department of Health vaccine distribution plan, Parkview Health was selected to receive one of the initial allotments of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19. With many of Parkview’s clinical workers dedicated to patient care, Parkview Health requested the help of students and instructors at Huntington University to administer the vaccine.
“We are pleased to have the Huntington University student nurses and instructors step up to meet the needs of our community,” said Judy Boerger, chief nursing executive, Parkview Health. “Their service is in the tradition of the nursing profession to answer the call when help is needed for the benefit of human kind.”
The administration of the vaccine will take place at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation in Fort Wayne.
HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Huntington University is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2020 Huntington University Foundation Distinguished Service Award is Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
Established in 2002, the Distinguished Service Award honors an individual or an organization whose life or mission embodies the very principles associated with the mission of the University. Each year this award is presented to a person or organization that gives substance and credence to the University’s beliefs, serves as an effective role model for our students and is recognized for the tremendous contribution they make to Huntington County.
Our Sunday Visitor was founded in 1912 by Fr. John Francis Noll, then pastor of Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Huntington, to spread knowledge of the Catholic Faith through periodicals, books and parish resources. For over 108 years, OSV’s mission has been to help Catholics fulfill their calling to discipleship, strengthen their relationship with Christ, deepen their commitment to the Church and contribute to its growth and vitality in the world. Today, OSV is one of the largest Catholic publishing houses in the world and the largest supplier of offering envelopes to Catholic and Protestant churches in the United States. The company serves approximately 10 million people through more than 22,000 churches with over 563 million envelopes printed annually. Through products such as Increased Offertory Programs, Parish Capital Campaigns, Diocesan Appeals, Online Giving, OSV Church Manager, and websites, OSV continues to serve the Church in the United States.
With its dedication to the greater Huntington community, OSV has supported Huntington University through the HU Foundation, Annual Fund, and Capital Campaigns. In addition, OSV has provided employment and internship opportunities for local high school and Huntington University students.
“OSV, under the leadership of Kyle Hamilton, has been a strong supporter to so many organizations in the community for many years,” said Kay Schwob, director of development at Huntington University. “This award is a testament to their commitment to the Huntington Community as well as Huntington University. They do so much within our community, and many times, the work they do is behind the scenes. This is our way of saying ‘thank you’ to a great partner.”
Past Distinguished Service Award Recipients
2002 Gene Snowden & Harold “Potch” Wheeler 2003 Kay LaMont and Ted Bendall 2004 Steve Zahn 2005 Ned Kiser 2006 Huntington Herald-Press 2007 Robert C. Brown, Jr. 2008 Steve Platt 2009 Emmaline Purviance Henn 2010 Parkview Huntington Hospital 2011 Elizabeth L. O’Donnell (posthumously) 2012 Pathfinder Services 2013 Ralph Johnson 2014 Carol Shuttleworth 2015 Ryan Warner 2016 Marj and Homer Hiner 2017 Brooks Fetters 2018 Dan & Barb Drummond 2019 Ed Vessels
Thank you to the sponsors of the Huntington University Foundation dinner. Due to the recent capacity restrictions, the Huntington University Foundation Board decided to cancel the annual dinner, but that does not diminish the investment of these community partners.
Platinum Dr. Sherilyn Emberton Heartland REMC Novae Corporation Huntington Sheet Metal, Inc. First Federal Savings Bank Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. JJ's Lake City Bank
Gold HRG Law Bippus State Bank
Silver Apollo Caster/Matt Wilcox WalkerHughes Insurance Mettler Agency, Inc. Edward Jones - Nicole Johnson Huntington County Chamber
Recipients of the HU Foundation Distinguished Service Award must be: