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Ohio Area Pharmacists Look To Protect Children And Adults Through Poison Prevention Awareness Week, March 16-22, 2014, Cedarville University

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Simple actions can make a difference. In as little as a minute, a child or an elderly person can be harmed, just by assuming something blue is the refreshing sports drink they saw carried into the house. Instead, it may be windshield wiper fluid, mouthwash, or a rinsing agent for the dishwasher. Each can poison an unsuspecting person in very little time.

National Businesses Converging On Cu Career Fair, Laura Hinckley

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More than 80 companies from 14 states will attend the spring career fair on Thursday, March 20 from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the Doden Field House at Cedarville University. The career fair is open to the public.

School Newspaper Wins Top Award At Ohio Newspaper Convention, Emily Finlay

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Cedars, Cedarville University’s student-run newspaper, won the Frank E. Deaner Award for General Excellence in Collegiate Journalism at the 2014 Ohio Newspaper Association Annual Convention on Feb. 6.

Arts Madness: A Celebration Of The Arts, Emily Finlay

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A week long celebration of art, theater and music will begin March 28 when Cedarville University’s Department of Music and Worship presents “Arts Madness.” The event will be held in the Stevens Student Center and is open to the public.

Student Athlete Lands Job With Quintana Roo, Emily Finlay

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A Cedarville University student is combining his education as an English major with his love of sports in a new position with Quintana Roo.

Brass Quintet To Perform At Cedarville, Jenni Hodges

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Carillon Brass, a quintet from the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, will present a free concert at noon March 14 in the Dixon Ministry Center Recital Hall. Charles Pagnard, the group’s principal trumpet and a Cedarville professor, said the program will include a wide variety of music, from classical to contemporary works.

Student Wins App Competition, Cedarville University

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Zach Schneider, a senior from Cedarville University, won the App competition sponsored by V.I.P. Waste Services of Columbus, Ohio.

The competition was created by Jesse Lear and Travis Smith, co-founders of V.I.P. Waste Services, after graduating from Cedarville. In an attempt to gain intellectual support for their business, they created the competition among Cedarville students — regardless of academic major. The goal was to create the best mobile application that solves operational challenges in their business.

Medical School Acceptance Rate Soars For Cedarville Students, Kat Meakem

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Cedarville’s pre-med students have an outstanding five-year running average of 80 percent acceptance into medical schools. In contrast, the national medical school acceptance rate ranges from 50-60 percent.

Dyson Named To Director Of Intercultural Leadership Position, Mark D. Weinstein

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Gregory Dyson has been named the director of intercultural leadership at Cedarville University. Dyson’s appointment will begin in April.

Celebrating Black History Month, Josiah Clemons

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Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr, and James Meredith are well-remembered as pillars of the American Civil Rights movement. These leaders, and some lesser-known pioneers in African-American history will be honored during a program on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Cedarville University’s Center for Biblical and Theological Studies. The program, sponsored by student life and the office of admissions, will celebrate “The Unsung Heroes of the Black Community.”

Wooden Bikes Present Capstone Challenge For Engineering Students, Jenni Hodges

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Four Cedarville seniors are building and testing wooden bicycles for a capstone engineering project. Team leader Jake Miller said the project offers a unique opportunity for students to connect their interests in engineering, woodworking and cycling.

Watercolor Paintings And Piano Combine In Concert, Jenni Hodges

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Watercolor artist Chuck Clevenger will present a free “concert-tableau,” or pictorial concert, on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 12-noon in the Dixon Ministry Center Recital Hall. Clevenger, also a concert pianist and a senior professor of music at Cedarville University, will perform five pieces of classical music that connect with five watercolor paintings created for the occasion.

Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2013: A Light In The Pharmacy, Cedarville University

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In recent years, we’ve seen the health care industry become an expansive force in American culture, politics, and the economy. It has grown more specialized at a time when we, as patients, are increasingly responsible to navigate its complexity on our own. Sometimes help can be found in surprising places.

Pharmacy, as a profession, is responding to the needs and opportunities created by the new health care landscape. Your “friendly neighborhood pharmacist” does much more than stand behind a counter and fill your prescriptions. Pharmacists are taking more active roles in research, medication management, preventive care, education, ethics … and …

Cedarville Magazine, Summer 2013: Mind Body Soul Food, Cedarville University

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It’s summertime! And our thoughts turn to backyard barbeques and picnics at the park, vegetable gardens and farm markets. It’s not just the bold colors and textures of summertime foods that capture us, but also the words we use to describe them: fresh, ripe, juicy, crisp, organic. Summer is an exciting food season. And because this is a time of year when we tend to be more active, spending more time outdoors, we are more intentional about how we fuel, restore, and steward our bodies.

In this issue of Cedarville Magazine, we provide a variety of perspectives and resources to …

Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2013: Reconsidering The American Dream, Cedarville University

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In October 2012, Cedarville hosted the American Dream Conference: Christian Perspectives on the Economy. The conference was part of the Critical Concern Series exploring cultural issues of our day from a biblical perspective.

Keynote speakers included economists, authors, professors, and market researchers. Their areas of scholarship ranged from Social Security administration and investment research to biblical perspectives on capitalism and the role of government.

In this debut issue of Cedarville Magazine, we present a sampling of the keynote remarks as well as supporting perspectives from our own Cedarville family. In these pages you will find men and women …

Jewerl Maxwell Announces Book Publication, Andrea Speros

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Jewerl Maxwell, Ph.D., associate dean of the center for lifelong learning and assistant professor of political science at Cedarville University, co-authored “Tough Times for the President: Political Adversity and the Sources of Executive Power” with professor, author and presidency scholar Ryan J. Barilleaux.

Theology Central To Bible Minor Revisions, Andrea Speros

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Cedarville University is announcing revisions to the Bible minor, a requirement for all students. This change will impact incoming students as well as current freshmen, sophomore and junior students. According to Chris Miller, Ph.D., biblical and ministry studies chair and senior professor of biblical studies, the revisions were made to improve how theology is taught and maximize teaching outcomes by improving the sequencing between courses.

Tutors Present Research At International Conference, Jenni Hodges

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Eight writing center tutors and director Julie Moore presented research at the International Writing Centers Association Conference in San Diego last October. Most of the students presented capstone projects from Moore’s writing center theory and training class, which is a required preparation for all tutors.

Cedarville Donates Snowflakes To Sandy Hook Elementary, Lindsay Beals

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Cedarville University will send nearly 1,100 hand-made paper snowflakes to support the survivors of the Dec. 14 shooting that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.. This is part of a national campaign sponsored by the Connecticut Parent Teacher Association (PTA).

Nursing Student Receives Tylenol Future Care Scholarship, Bethany Brock

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Ashley Short, a junior nursing student minoring in cross-cultural nursing, is one of 40 recipients of the Tylenol Future Care Scholarship out of over 25,000 students who applied.

Students Attend Prestigious Professional Leadership Conference, Nathan Pilling

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Three students from Cedarville University’s inaugural Doctor of Pharmacy class recently participated in a distinguished, statewide leadership training conference. Jenna Lawhead, from Saint Petersburg, Fla., Jayson Brewin, from Shamong, N.J., and Allison Henry, from Roseville, Minn., were invited to attend the Ohio Pharmacists Association’s (OPA) Young Pharmacy Leadership Conference held on Sep. 29, 2012 in Columbus, OH.

Student Finds Opportunity In Major League Soccer, Nathan Pilling

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Erika Spudie has spent the last five months on a big stage. Spudie, a senior student from Perrysburg, Ohio, began work with the Columbus Crew, a professional soccer team which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in July and concluded her time there at the end of November.

Cedarville Hosts National Urban Education Conference, Andrea Speros

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Cedarville and Central State Universities are joining to host the National Urban Education Conference “Passion, Power and Performance, Now” on Jan. 23, 2013. The conference will prepare educational professionals for the challenges of teaching in urban environments. Dr.

Debate Team Brings Home High Scores, Kaitlyn Coughlin

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Cedarville University’s debate team won first place in overall tournament sweepstakes at two events at Loyola University Sept. 21-23, 2012.

Activewater Project Helps Villages In Africa, Kaitlyn Coughlin

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Cedarville University students raised over $3,900 with an ActiveWater relay event on its campus Oct. 31, 2012. The money raised during the event will provide clean drinking water for villages in Zambia.

Professor's Book To Be Published In Chinese, Jenni Hodges

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Professor Daniel Estes’ “Handbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms” will soon be available to Chinese Christians. A California nonprofit, Kernel of Wheat Christian Ministries, recently signed a contract for both simplified and traditional Chinese editions.

Pharmacy Professor Collaborates In Valuable Drug Research, Nathan Pilling

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Natural products make up a sizable portion of the drugs Americans use every day. What makes these products effective? Are there other plants we haven’t discovered yet that could help us control diseases such as cancer and malaria? These are the questions Denise Simpson, Ph.D., is focused on answering through her research.

Student Completes Middle Eastern Studies Minor In Jordan, Bethany Brock

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After completing five semesters of Arabic language classes at Cedarville University, Grace Pilet, a senior comprehensive communication major from Geneva, N.Y., decided to finish her undergraduate education in Amman, Jordan.