Baldwin Wallace University

Student composers, choreographers and dancers created and performed a collaborative new music and dance project inspired by Dr. Barbara Palmer's extensive research on female political candidates from the last century.

Baldwin Wallace University junior forward Sydney Clark (Parma/Lake Ridge Academy) and junior point guard Mackenzie Colombo (Strasburg) have been named to the All-Ohio Athletic Conference women's basketball team for the first time in their careers.

Baldwin Wallace University freshman men's tennis player Dominic Polifrone (Hudson) has been named as the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player-of-the-Week for the first time in his career.

Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse sophomore goalkeeper Mike Dizonno (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Adlai E. Stevenson) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second-time in his career.

Two Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball student-athletes, sophomore guard Cam Kuhn (Vermilion) and sophomore power forward Jake Fetherolf (Norwalk), have been named to the 2016 All-Ohio Athletic Conference team by the OAC Coaches. Kuhn is a repeat award winner.

The 2016 Ohio Athletic Conference champion and 19th-ranked Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team landed nine of its 10 starters on this year's All-OAC squad, and fifth-year Head Coach Jamie Gibbs is the OAC Coach of the Year.

Freshman All-Ohio Athletic Conference runner Kelly Brennan (Akron/Walsh Jesuit) and the Baldwin Wallace University women's cross country team have been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with Division III Academic honors.

Sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference and two-time Academic All-OAC runner Brian Brennan (Akron/Walsh Jesuit) and the Baldwin Wallace University men's cross country team have been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) with Division III Academic honors.

Baldwin Wallace University congratulates our December 2015 graduates! The following students completed all requirements for a graduate and/or undergraduate degree.

Baldwin Wallace University senior quarterback Tyler Moeglin (Canton/ Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas) has been named as both a 2015-2016 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete and scholarship recipient and the winner of the 2015 Cleveland Touchdown Club Charities John Peyton Cleveland Small College Most Valuable Player Award.

Baldwin Wallace University senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference thrower Tyler Burdorff (Painesville/Riverside) has been selected as the OAC Male and Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for his efforts at last Saturday's All-Ohio Division III Indoor Championships hosted by Otterbein University.

Baldwin Wallace University senior indoor All-American Kim Gallavan (Auburn Township/Kenston) has been selected as the OAC Female Field Athlete of the Week for her efforts at last Saturday's All-Ohio Division III Indoor Championships hosted by Otterbein University.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall Semester 2015 at Baldwin Wallace University according to Stephen D. Stahl, Provost. Students who receive at least a 3.6 GPA for seven or more graded hours in a single semester are named to the Dean's List.

Jesse Gunter, the senior captain of the Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team, has been selected as a recipient of the Haier Achievement Award, presented to deserving student-athletes for their accomplishments beyond sports. The announcement of this year's seventh Haier Achievement Award recipient was made by John Homlish, Senior Vice President and Business Unit Leader of Digital Living for Haier America and Doug Vance, Executive Director of the Colleg

Baldwin Wallace sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference guard Cam Kuhn (Vermilion) has been named as the OAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his efforts in two BW victories last week.

Baldwin Wallace University freshman 165-pound wrestler Anthony Arroyo (Maumee) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week for his efforts last week.

A distinguished group of students at Baldwin Wallace University has reached BW's pinnacle of academic honor society achievement with Fall 2015 induction into the Dayton C. Miller Honor Society. Less than four percent of the undergraduate student body achieves membership in the society.

Sydney Jahnigen won the Mel and Jena Hakola Prize for Academic and Vocal Excellence at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. Jahnigen, a vocal performance and music education major, won the $5,000 prize created to encourage and reward voice students who demonstrate exceptional vocal, musical, intellectual and creative talents.

Baldwin Wallace University senior two-time indoor All-American Melanie Winters (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) has been selected as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division III Women's Track and Field National Athlete of the Week for her efforts at the season opening OAC North Split Meet hosted by the University of Mount Union in the Peterson Fieldhouse.

BEREA, Ohio Baldwin Wallace University senior two-time indoor All-American Melanie Winters (Stow/Stow-Munroe Falls) has been named as the Ohio Athletic Conference Womens Track Athlete of the Week for her efforts at home opening Mid-January Meet on the Harrison Dillard Track inside the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse.

As part of BWs Alternative Break service program, a group of 11 students traveled to San Antonio over Winter Break 2015. They took part in a variety of activities exploring issues of hunger and food insecurity in a diverse community including immigrant families and veterans. The Alternative Break experience at BW provides students with opportunities to make a difference, travel to another area, learn new skills and meet people with similar interests.

As part of BWs Alternative Break service program, a group of 11 students traveled to Chicago over Winter Break 2015. They took part in a variety of activities that focused on the trip theme of "Youth and Trauma." The Alternative Break experience at BW provides students with opportunities to make a difference, travel to another area, learn new skills and meet people with similar interests.

Baldwin Wallace University junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference jumper Erin Kasper (Amherst/Marion Steele) has been named the OAC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for her efforts at the season opening OAC North Split Meet hosted by the University of Mount Union in the Peterson Fieldhouse.

A talented cast and crew from Baldwin Wallace University staged "All Shook Up" during the fall 2015 semester. Directed by Scott Spence, the show combined the legendary music of Elvis Presley with a rollicking and funny book by Broadway veteran Joe DePietro. "All Shook Up" was one of an extensive number of opportunities offered by the Baldwin Wallace music theatre program providing students with real-world performance experience.

Baldwin Wallace University senior two-time Division III All-American and NWCA Scholar All-American Jesse Gunter (Akron/ Coventry), ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds in Division III, is this week's Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week. He earned the award for the second time this season and fourth time in his career.

Baldwin Wallace University senior designated hitter Hunter Handel (Akron/ Green) has been selected as to the 2016 D3baseball.com Preseason All-America team as an honorable mention selection.

Baldwin Wallace University Division III All-American 174-pounder Garrett Chase (Erie, Pa./ Cathedral Prep) is this week's Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week for the third time in his career. Chase, who is ranked No. 8 in Div. III, had a perfect 4-0 record, including a win versus one nationally-ranked opponent, at the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He twice won the OAC Wrestler of the Week award as a junior in 2014-2015.

Baldwin Wallace University senior two-time Division III All-American 133-pound wrestler Jesse Gunter (Akron/ Coventry) is this week's Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week. It is the third time he has earned the OAC Wrestler of the Week award during his outstanding four-year career.

Eleven Baldwin Wallace University students were inducted into the Beta Upsilon Chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) Honor Society in the Fall 2015 semester. ASL is a premier national honor society recognizing academically outstanding adult students in higher education. Members are selected from the highest 20 percent of eligible adult students who have a minimum 3.2 GPA, 24 graded hours at BW and are matriculated in their first undergraduate degree program.

As part of BW's Alternative Break program, a group of 11 students traveled to Detroit over Thanksgiving break. They worked with CASS Community Social Services where they prepared a Thanksgiving meal for a local community and explored CASS's Environmental Sustainability initiatives. The students also enjoyed some of Detroit's cultural assets including the Eastern Market, the Motown Museum and the Heidelberg Project.