Campus News | Future Students

The Athletic Training Program at the University of Mount Union recently re­ceived the maximum 10-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

The Office of Alumni Relations and University Activities at the University of Mount Union is organizing two options for bus transportation to Salem, VA to see the Purple Raider football team take on University of Wisconsin Whitewater Warhawks in the 2010 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

Mike Border, a senior biochemistry major of Strongsville, OH, recent­ly received first place in the dental research cat­egory at the American College of Prosthodon­tics’ national conference in Orlando, FL.

The episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, featuring University of Mount Union student volunteers assisting in the construction of a home for a Cleveland area family, will be aired on ABC on Sunday, December 5 at 8 p.m. Beginning at 7 p.m., NewsChannel5 will air a one-hour special that will give viewers a behind the scenes look of the week-long project.

The Alliance Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Eric Benjamin, will present a concert of holiday favorites on Sunday, December 5 at 3 p.m. in the Alliance High School Auditorium.

The University of Mount Union’s Association of International Students (AIS) is holding its annual international dinner on Saturday, November 20 at 7 p.m. in the Kresge Dining Commons of the Hoover-Price Campus Center.

The University of Mount Union will hold a Faculty Research Forum on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 206 of the Engineering and Business Building.

The University of Mount Union’s Department of Theatre will present “Ghosts” by Henrik Ibsen and translated by Lanford Wilson on November 18, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. in the Rodman Playhouse.

Dr. William Cunion, associate professor of political science and associate dean for curriculum and student academic issues at the University of Mount Union, is one of 10 finalists inthe Washington Post’s America’s Next Great Pundit Contest.

As part of Mount Union’s Alumni Weekend and Homecoming 2010 festivities, Fox’s Mad TV comedian Aries Spears will be performing on Saturday, October 23 at 8 p.m. in the Mount Union Theatre.

Pete Earley, author of the award winning book Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, spoke at Mount Union recently about his son’s struggle and the current state treatment for the mentally ill.

Dr. Scott Gravlee, associate professor of philosophy and religious studies and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Mount Union, will present the faculty lecture on Thursday, October 21 at 7 p.m. in room 100 in Tolerton and Hood.

Pete Earley, author of the award winning book Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, will be speaking at Mount Union on Wednesday, October 13 at 6 p.m. in the Mount Union Theatre.

The Gartner Welcome Center at the University of Mount Union recently earned silver LEED certification by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).

The Football Hall of Fame selection process will be the topic of discussion at the Continued Learning Program session on Tuesday, October 5 at 10 a.m. in the East Room of the Hoover-Price Campus Center on the University of Mount Union’s campus.