Campus News | Parents and Families

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Nearly 300 people were in attendance July 17 as the University of Mount Union held its fifth annual Physician Assistant Studies Program White Coat Ceremony. This ceremony marked the transition of 30 students from classroom learning to the clinical phase of their physician assistant studies graduate education.

Due to inclement weather, Sunday's performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has been relocated to the Alliance Firehouse Theater, located at 450 E. Market St. Tickets for the performance will be available at the door.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Mount Union senior Lindsay Janice, a German and International Studies major and Japanese minor of Aurora, OH, has been selected by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as one of 30 DAAD Young Ambassadors to promote study and research in Germany.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Actors from Shakespeare At The Castle recently conducted workshops for Interfaith Day Care children at Rodman Public Library. The workshops introduced students to Shakespeare's history, language, poetry and his most popular comedy, “A Midsummer Night's Dream.”

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The University of Mount Union and the Alliance Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the 50^th Annual ArtFest on Saturday, September 27 at Mount Union. This year, ArtFest will return to its historical location by the Campus Lakes.

ALLIANCE, Ohio— At the 61st National Convention in Washington D.C., Mount Union’s Epsilon chapter of Phi Kappa Tau was presented with six awards including the Maxwell Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding chapter nationwide.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The University of Mount Union’s inaugural Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) Baja Team raced to the top as it placed 29^th overall and 14^th in maneuverability out of more than 120 registered schools competing in the Baja SAE event held recently in Peoria, Illinois.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – In honor of retiring Timken President/CEO and former Mount Union board member James W. Griffith, The Timken Company Charitable and Education Fund along with the Timken Foundation, have established a scholarship for one engineering student at the University of Mount Union each year.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The University of Mount Union held its eighth annual Summer Science Camp for area youngsters recently. This camp was initiated by Dr. Scott Mason and Dr. Sheryl Mason in June 2007 and has since increased in popularity. Scott is a professor of chemistry and the director of the pre-health program, and Sheryl is an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mount Union.

The Office of Information Technology will be conducting an extensive network down time the weekend of Friday, June 20 through Sunday, June 22. The purpose of this down time is to replace all network electronic equipment in all wiring closets across campus.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – As if directing two different plays simultaneously wasn’t difficult enough, University of Mount Union professor Kevin P. Kern faces another obstacle this summer. He is directing two different plays, by two different companies, in two entirely different locations. Within a month of each other, Kern will direct two Shakespeare productions; one in Ohio, one in California.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The University of Mount Union will again host the participants of the American Legion Auxiliary of Ohio’s Buckeye Girls State (BGS) from Saturday, June 14 through Saturday, June 21. This is the fourth consecutive year Mount Union has hosted this event.

ALLIANCE, Ohio— The Epsilon chapter of Phi Kappa Tau was selected to represent the University of Mount Union in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, July 3 at the 61st National Convention.

ALLIANCE, Ohio –  “Shakespeare at the Castle,” the first of a proposed annual theatre festival performed live on the grounds of the iconic Glamorgan Castle in Alliance, will take place at 7 p.m. July 25-27. Grounds will open at 6:15 p.m. for picnicking.

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Dr. Mark Himmelein, professor of German at the University of Mount Union, has been selected to attend Summer Academy in Leipzig, Germany by the Fulbright Commission.