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Hiram's Gavin Dunn made a leap toward history on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Indoor Championships, placing fourth in the long jump to become the first All-American in program history since 1996. Dunn, who was the highest-placing freshman in the entire field, jumped a lifetime best mark of 7.38m (24' 2.50") to earn First-Team All-America honors at the Golisano Training Center on the campus of Nazareth University. He joined Les Niehaus (1976), William Edwards (1978, 1979) and Bob Kujala (1996) as the only athletes in program history to earn the highest honor in the sport. Dunn entered the day having already broken his own program record multiple times this season; his most recent record was 7.25m (23' 9.50") at the ONU Final Qualifier last Saturday, which was tied for the 10th-best mark in Division III entering the weekend. His new record of 7.38m (24' 2.50") came on his first jump of the day, setting the tone for what shaped out to be a memorable moment for both the individual and entire Terriers program. The Apopka, FL native trailed only Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Joshua Rivers (7.81m), Emory's Henry Brandstadter (7.51m) and McMurry's Dontre Sinegal (7.59m) in the event. Each of those three athletes were upperclassmen and had not beaten Dunn's mark until their fifth or sixth attempts. It caps off a special week for Dunn, who had just been named to the All-Great Lakes Region Indoor Track & Field team, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday. That honor is awarded to those who ranked in the top-five in an individual event for an entire region; Dunn was tied for second in the Great Lakes Region with that mark of 7.25m from last Saturday in Ada, OH. Dunn and the rest of the Terriers roster will now turn their attention to the outdoor season, which is set to begin on Friday, March 28 with the Bob Kahn Invitational in Oberlin, OH. After setting 15 different program records this past indoor season, the Hiram track & field program will look to add another chapter to the record books as the spring of 2025 approaches.

Hiram College is proud to announce the winners of the prestigious Barbara Thompson Award in Short Fiction, as judged by Alysandra Dutton, Class of 2015. The annual contest recognizes exceptional short fiction by emerging writers, and this year's winners have demonstrated remarkable creativity and storytelling prowess.

Hiram College is proud to recognize academic excellence by naming high achieving students to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. This prestigious honor recognizes students who have completed 12 or more hours of graded coursework with a semester grade point average of 3.6 or better.

Fifteen Hiram College sport management undergraduate students and two Hiram faculty members recently had the experience of a lifetime working in New Orleans at the 2025 Super Bowl Experience. The Hiram cohort was in New Orleans from February 5 to February 10 assisting with the Super Bowl Experience and Campus Fan Experience on gameday for Super Bowl LIX. The group's duties varied day-to-day, but some of their experiences included fan engagement, ticket verification, red carpet management, activities management, and wayfinding.

Hiram College hosted its annual Nursing Uniform Convocation to honor sophomore Bachelor of Science in nursing students as they begin their clinical rotations. The celebration acknowledges each student's commitment to serving others through their career in professional nursing. Students received their uniforms, a nursing pin, and shared their pledges of commitment to the practice.

Hiram College congratulates 25 students who earned their academic degrees on December 21, 2024. Hiram College celebrates the successes of these students on and off campus as they move into their next stage of life.

Since all Field Station summer student workers are required to do a research project, the Animal Care & Husbandry department produces a plethora of interesting research posters that are presented at both the College's Celebration of Experiential Learning in September and the Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitator's Association Conference in November. One research project that spanned departments and will continue to be an on-going project at the Field Station is the Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) research led by senior, Claire Partin.

Hands-on experiences are at the helm of a Hiram College education. This can come in many forms, one of them being students conducting and research projects and then being tasked with presenting their work. In early November, animal-care and husbandry student-workers from the James H. Barrow Biological Field Station joined Hiram's Curator of Animal Programs, Rebecca Moore, at the Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitation Association's conference in Columbus, Ohio.

Lorna Metzger '25, a creative writing major, has always been passionate about getting involved in her community and connecting with other Hiram College students. One of the many reasons Metzger chose to attend Hiram back in 2021 was for study abroad opportunities that would be offered to her during Hiram's unique 3-week term. Thus, when the opportunity presented itself to travel to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Metzger knew she had to go. This started her search for study abroad scholarships and grants. Metzger made it a goal to find outside scholarships for study abroad to front the cost of her academic trip. In her application process, Metzger and Matthew Notarian, Ph.D., assistant professor of classics and director of study abroad, decided on applying for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

The Garfield Center for Public Leadership prepares students to assume the responsibilities of public leadership by developing expertise in matters of public policy, foreign and domestic, grounded in Hiram's traditional liberal arts education. The 2024 scholars will participate in crisis simulations, seminars, and international travel all while studying timely topics in politics and international affairs.

The start of the spring semester also brought an onslaught of conferences and presentations for many students and faculty across campus. Hiram's emphasis on small class sizes and one-on-one connections with professors means students have more chances to be mentored in their research, often leading them to more public opportunities to flex their presentation and public speaking skills. One professor who places a large emphasis on student's abilities to present their research is Steven Romberger, Ph.D., director, Office of Scholarly Endeavors, associate professor of chemistry, biochemistry coordinator. Dr. Romberger spent several weeks of the past spring semester traveling across Ohio with students Meaghan Stafford '24 and Tayleigh Price '24 to present research and represent Hiram College at several conferences.

During Hiram's term break, four students and Laci Fiala, Ph.D., director of Hiram Eclectic Scholars Honors Program traveled to Purdue University Northwest in Hammond to attend and present at the Mid-East Honors Association Annual Conference. Over 140 students, faculty, and staff from honors programs across Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio gathered to celebrate the culture and benefits of honors. The Mid-East Honors Association is a regional organization affiliated with the National Collegiate Honors Council, both of which Hiram holds membership in.

Hiram College's School of Health, Education, Sustainability, and Society hosted its first annual Award Ceremony to recognize outstanding students across the School for their achievements this academic year. The ceremony was opened by guest speaker, Pierra Heard '18, assistant director of enrollment management and strategic initiatives at Case Western Reserve University. Department awards were given in biomedical humanities, sociology, integrative exercise science, criminal justice, and education. The Harry L. Haskins '51 Endowed Scholarship was awarded to two education students. Finally, the psychology department inducted the 2024 class of Psi Chi scholars during the event.

Two Hiram College students were inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (OK) for spring 2024, the premiere Greek-letter leadership honorary that recognizes the achievements of college students in at least one of these five areas: Scholarship Athletics Community Service/Student Activities Journalism/Student Media Creative/Performing Arts

This year's annual Outstanding Student Employee is Sadie Qualls! Our runner ups are Makayla Thomas and Rafael Rodriguez! Each year, Hiram College observes National Student Employment Week by recognizing our student employees and the invaluable work they perform. It's more important now than ever to appreciate each other and show thanks for jobs well done.

The 2024 Annual Juried Student Art Show recently debuted in the Hiram College Gelbke Art Gallery featuring the work of students from diverse art disciplines, including painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, and video. In judging, the juror looked for work that demonstrated a personal expression or vision, technical skill, and an ability to create a cohesive composition. Winners were selected and announced during a recent awards ceremony in the gallery.

Hiram College is excited to announce the accepted students for our fall class of 2024. Throughout their academic journey, students will explore their potential and learn to become their best selves at Hiram. The incoming class will feature students from across the United States and internationally, many though from where Hiram College has successfully drawn in the past, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, and California. Learn more about Hiram College's undergraduate programs at https://www.hiram.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/.

The Ohio Student Government Summit was held March 2 and 3 at the University of Akron. The summit aims to bring student governments together from across the state of Ohio. This year's theme was "from blueprints to brilliance," and focused on building connections in your community and building a foundation to ensure the future success of your student government. This year, Hiram's Student Senate was awarded the 2024 Student Government of the Year award. This award is "celebrating a student government that has embodied the pillars of the OSGS 2024 theme and worked to bring about the ideas of building bridges, building foundations, and building beyond within their student government and their campus community."

At the annual Northeast Ohio Housing Officers (NEOHO) Mike Corr RA Conference held on January 27th, 2024 at the University of Mount Union, Hiram College Resident Assistants were awarded the RA Program of the Year Award for their work organizing and hosting the annual Sex Carnival hosted in Booth-Centennial. The Sex Carnival faced off against programs and events hosted by colleges and universities across northeast Ohio. The Hiram College Resident Assistants also took home the Donald Kamalsky Spirit Award. This award is presented at each conference to the residence life staff with highest level of conference involvement, including case-study participants, presenters, philanthropy, and enthusiasm.

During the 2023 Scarborough School of Business and Communication Celebration and Awards Ceremony, eleven accounting students received awards based on their academic merit and scholarship. Awards included Outstanding Financial Accounting Student, Departmental Honors, Outstanding Online or Partnership Accounting Student, and more.

The Hiram College Nursing Department recently hosted its annual Nursing Uniform Convocation for sophomore students. This convocation recognizes the dedication to the field of nursing that is held by sophomore students before starting their clinical rotations.

Hiram College has recently announced the 2023 winners of the annual Lindsay-Crane Creative Nonfiction Contest judged by Raechel Anne Jolie. Contest submissions must fall within the guidelines for the genre developed by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs for creative nonfiction: "Factual and literary writing that has the narrative, dramatic, meditative, and lyrical elements of novels, plays, poetry, and memoirs." The contest was open to all currently enrolled Hiram College undergraduate students.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, celebrates students who are serving as circle (chapter) presidents. Students who serve as circle presidents are leaders amongst leaders. Members of ODK must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class and embrace the Society's ideals. They also must demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars of campus life celebrated by ODK: academics and research, athletics, service to campus and community, communications, and creative and performing arts. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

Students accepted into the Eclectic Scholars Honor's program are curious, motivated, and involved students. The program is intended for students preparing for higher levels of study, including medical school, law school, business school, or another graduate school.