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EDITOR’S NOTE

Dear Alumni and Friends:

Welcome to the Fall Winter Issue of Challenge Maga ine.

We said goodbye to a dear friend and colleague this year, Scott is-tel. At his campus memorial this year, Scott requested that each person in attendance receive a promise card that he created prior to his death. The card reads By ta ing possession of this card,

the bearer hereby promises to anony-mously perform an act of indness at least once per month for a complete stranger. Scott lived an outstanding and happy life. In my opinion, he would have wanted nothing more than to be remembered this way.

Tiffi n University continues to thrive. The students of Tiffi n University gain valu-able e perience through internships

in Washington, .C or by way of the Olympics. Our cover, featuring onathan Bur in, is proof that dreams can come true.

I hope you fi nd this issue interesting. Please fi nd the time to fi ll out the Tell Us About Yourself form on our website (www.tiffi n.edu) as ClassScene is the hallmar of Challenge.

Best wishes for a productive, and safe new year. I loo forward to your news.

isa W. WilliamsEditor, Executive Director of Media Relations & Publications

SEND NEWS, OLD OR NEW, TO CHALLENGE MAGAZINE.Mail: isa Williams, 155 Miami Street, Tiffi n, Ohio 44883Call for interview appointment or story idea: 419.448.3444Email: lwilliam tiffi n.eduWebsite: www.tiffi n.edu

CREDITSPhotography: isa Williams, Callie ewaldContributing Writers: Geoff Schutt, laine Oc erGraphic Designer: Mary Ann Stearns

F / W T 08The Maga ine of Tiffi n UniversityCover: Jonathan Burkin

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> 12TU Freshman Appears on Real i ty Show

> 13TU oins the G IAC

> 19Campus mergency Response

> 20A Couple At Wor

> 26omecoming

> 32Summer Olympics - ive f rom Bei ing

> 36Washington Internship Program

> 40AlumniScene

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> 45InMemoriam

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A life lived. A journey fulfi lled.

T i f f in Univers i ty – and the ent i re T i f f in community –

exper ienced a great loss in June when Rober t Scott

Diste l succumbed to cancer. G iven a cho ice to con-

t inue to f igh t the d isease that he knew was te rmina l , o r

to cont inue teach ing , he chose h is s tudents and taught

one f ina l semeste r.

When Scott did pass from this world, he was at home, in his living room

at peace with himself, and surrounded by family, with a blan et covering his

body that held the images of his grandchildren. According to Tiffi n University

President Paul Marion, Professor istel was loved and respected by his stu-

dents and colleagues at TU. We appreciated his intelligence, sense of hu-

mor, integrity, and thoughtfulness toward others, and we will miss him.

scott distel


An Outstanding, appy ife’As his obituary read, Scott istel lived an outstanding and happy life. When he was 14 years old, young Scott, decided that he would live a life of service to others. e enrolled at the Pontifi cal College osephinum in Worthington, Ohio, where he studied to become a

Catholic priest. After earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, he eventually left the seminary before being ordained. e became a probation offi cer for Seneca County uvenile Court, but then felt a calling to serve his country, and he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

Scott later earned a master’s degree in rehabilitative counseling from Bowling Green State University and became the e ecutive di-rector of the Sandus y Valley Board of Substance Abuse. e felt a responsibility to help people, and in a variety of professions he did ust that. e assisted many of the community in their fi ght against substance abuse. e also operated a private family and marital counseling practice where he helped many couples, families, and individuals to heal and grow.

At Tiffi n University, Scott served more than 2 years as a faculty member, beginning in 1981. e was instrumental in the growth and evolution of the University. Scott had a huge impact on this campus, both as a professor of psychology, and as a human being a friend, fellow faculty member Phyllis Watts says.

In Scott’s own words, Tiffi n University is a very progressive and adaptive institu-tion. It has grown tremendously in many ways, and yet is small enough that stu-dents, staff and faculty are still individu-als.

One of his goals for his students was to provide them with insights into being professional helpers, as well as providing a thirst for lifelong learning.

ove Of ome Familyove of family centered his life, and Scott married the love of his life,

Renee Clar , in 19 9. The couple had three children. To ensure that each of his children would have a room of their own, Scott fi n-ished the upstairs of their Tiffi n residence with his own hands.

When Renee began a long struggle with multiple sclerosis, Scott cared for Renee personally for many years until fi nally he could no longer physically do so. But their love remained true through Scott’s dying day.

It was the love of life and the simple things that Scott relished most. is family will tell you about how he savored the taste of a cup of

coffee and would stop to notice the beauty of a spider web. e loved to draw, and created many pencil portraits of family members, giving them as Christmas gifts. Around his home, Scott would beautify the grounds with owers. The world, it seemed, was always offering up another miracle to en oy.

Random Acts Of indnessOne of Scott’s last requests was that people perform random acts of indness toward one another. At the funeral home, those pay-ing their respects were offered small cards with instructions. By accepting one of these cards, they were ma ing a commitment to perform anonymous acts of good. Through this humble request, Scott istel’s legacy survives, and in ways as une pected as his own life’s path.

The ourney, Scott would perhaps say, is indeed the destination.

Donations in Scott Distel’s memory can be made to Tiffi n University, the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, the American Cancer So-ciety, or Community Hospice Care

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Scott’s daughter, Stephanie, and his son, Matthew.

President Marion unveils memorial stone to Scott’s daughter Kim.


I have never met anyone who was as univer-sally beloved and respected by students, peers and administrators as Scott istel. Scott was more than a colleague. e was a mentor and a friend. When my family and I moved to Tiffi n, Scott brought over a bowl of chili as a welcome to the neighborhood. I always made sure that my son stopped at his house on tric or treat night because you could be guaranteed that Scott would be in costume on the front porch having as much fun as the ids who were get-ting the candy. Probably the thing I admired the most about Scott was that he was someone who truly lived his religion.’ e ap-plied the principles and teachings for a mentally healthy lifestyle that he conveyed to his students to his own life. With that smile on his face and twin le in his eye, Scott has made eaven a little more fun.

Dr. Steven D. Hurwitz

Scott istel was a truly car-ing person. is ind and gentle demeanor touched the lives of colleagues, students and par-ents over two decades. Scott is missed every day and we are lessened by his loss.

Dr. John J. Millar

Scott was always positive. e was a genuine and humble per-son who was also a man of con-tradictions. e could swear li e a truc driver and had this fantastic sense of humor. is students loved him. We all loved Scott.

Dr. Phyllis A. Watts

Scott was a parado . The fact that he served in the Marines and attended Seminary early in his life is a testament to how diverse he was as a person. Always willing to give his time and at-tention to people in need, Scott dedicated his life to his wife Renee and children, and the students he served while a professor at TU. e was a self-less individual, who always put others fi rst. e had an infectious sense of humor, bordering on the bawdy,’ and yet, he e tolled and e emplifi ed uncompromising morals, ethics, and virtues in everything he did. Scott was everyman,’ in the sense that he never held himself above others

and was well-li ed by whomever he came into contact with. e was a leader identifying with others on a very personal level and subtly reasoning with them to become better themselves. If there has ever been a model of character to emulate and ad-mire, it is Scott istel. A disci-plined individual who touched others with his indness and caring, Scott will forever remain in my heart and mind as a true Christian Warrior.’

Dr. Jeff Stockner


s art of a tri te to ott istel fa ily frien s TU fa lty an staff an rrent an for er st ents offere their e ories an tho ghts in the f neral ho e g est oo st a fe of these re ar s are in l e elo

I was an adult student wor ing on my undergrad when I met Profes-sor istel. I had one class that I could not get into because of my wor schedule. Professor istel gladly let me ta e this class independently with him. I met him once a wee and discussed my homewor with him. Professor istel was always patient and understanding. I learned so much from him having his undivided attention. Professor istel stayed close to my heart from that time on. I would often see him and his wife out in the community and he never wal ed by without saying hello and as ing me how I was. Tiffi n University has lost a wonderful man that always seemed to put his students fi rst and was always concerned with their academic careers.

Lori Sharpe

ot only have I had the pleasure to wor with Scott for 2 -plus years at TU, I was his student some 2 years ago. In addition to the many wonderful qualities that made Scott Scott, I will miss his photos of campus most. One can learn a lot through the lens of a friend.

Lisa W. Williams

Scott was my fi rst friend at TU and one of my best. We had a OT of great times in general and sharing our offi ce. e always made me laugh and happy to be around him. I loved him so much, and will greatly miss him.

Liz Athaide-Victor

I had a class with Professor istel and I would ust li e to say that ev-ery time I spo e with him or passed him on campus it always brought a smile to my face. e truly en oyed everything around him and it echoed to everyone he met. e was always smiling. veryone on cam-pus called him istel The Pistol.’ e was so full of laughter and en-thusiasm and will be dearly missed. I can only hope to have the same appreciation of life and love in my heart that Professor istel had. I now in my heart that he is in a better place now where the coffee is

fresh and the laughs eep rolling.Eric Pettigrew

As a faculty member at TU, many of my years were spent in a win-dowless offi ce on the lower level of Main. To an outsider, this probably seemed a very dar and dan space. owever, that was not the case. When I occupied that offi ce space, I always considered it to be very bright and sunny because it was directly across from Scott’s offi ce. In Scott, I found a true friend who shared his unique sense of humor with me on a daily basis. e arrived on campus early and always had a pot of coffee ready. The camaraderie that developed and the laughter that ensued were wonderful, and some of my fondest memories of TU are of those hours that I spent in my windowless offi ce.

Tess Burkett

ttention To r ers To ott istel Fro Fello Marine ate 8 ne 008 Section 1 You are hereby relieved of all arth-

ly duties. Section 2 You are hereby ordered to ta e a long and de-served rest. Section 3 When on guard duty on the heavenly streets, you will remain alert at all times, maintaining a diligent watch for any intruder. Section 4 When on guard duty you are to refrain from telling corny o es to fellow marines in that it may distract them from their

duties guarding said heavens streets. Section 5 Should the undersigned be fortunate enough to oin

you, please continue to provide the under-signed with the same outstanding ad-

vice and friendship as when in your earthly assignment.

Signed: A Fellow Ma-rine – Semper Fi.”

Allen Smith

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n to er 008 a tree as e i ate on the Tiffi n University a s to honor rofessor ott istel t the tree e i ation ere ony Matt istel ott s son offere re ar s ere are a fe of those re ar s

I am Matt istel, Scott’s son. My family and I would li e to begin by saying a heartfelt than you to Tiffi n University, its faculty, staff, and students, for the very touching honor that is being e tended for my

ad here today. We have much to than this institution for, and in many ways that we’d li e to ta e a few minutes to share with you.When I was 12 years old, due to some shifting political winds and the way state funding wor s, my ad lost his ob as the director of the Sandus y Valley Board of Substance Abuse. It was a very frightening time for our family we ust didn’t now what was going to happen to us. But in retrospect, I reali e that the far deeper, and dar er thing that we had to go through was watching what this time did to my ad.

e was fi rst and foremost a good and decent man he was also a hardwor ing and well-educated professional, intelligent, and respon-sible in the e treme all the things that are supposed to insulate you from misfortune in this world, and bring you success. And yet there he was, our Great Man, harried by demons of self doubt, wrestling with the disconnect that if all these things were true about him, then how could it be that he was so undeniably unemployed?

ventually, ad made some headway and was able to get a ob as a probation offi cer for Tiffi n Municipal Court, and things evened out for a little while but after only a year, that too fell apart. The udge who hired him was voted out of offi ce, and the new udge brought his own man with him. So, once again, ad found himself pounding the pave-ment, loo ing for a way to support his family. It really seemed li e we ust couldn’t catch a brea . “Now what?” we all as ed.

And here began the relationship between my ad and this great institution. To help ma e

ends meet, he too a ob here at Tiffi n Univer-sity. And so, in the beginning, what this institution meant to my ad and our family was fi nancial salvation and stability, and we were very grate-ful for it, having nown what it was li e to be without. TU put shoes on our feet, ept a roof over our heads, and put food on our table. And so, while ad put his full resources into doing this ob well as he always did as a matter of principle, for any employer in the beginning, he nonetheless started his career as a professor out of necessity, and not because he felt it was his calling. Odd that in life, we so rarely now what’s going to be good for us

ad found in teaching a perfect channel to help others grow while at the same time challenging his own intellect, and reaching his own measure of self-actuali ation, one of the rarest of all commodities the feeling that you are where you belong, and that you’re living up to your full potential. e felt that his strongest asset in being able to convey to his students how things really worked was that he had been there, in the real world as a counselor, as a Marine, and as a husband and father. Whereas ad’s e perience outside TU was the sub ect, teaching about it here was the predicate in the complete sentence of his professional life.

ad came to this University at a time before most of any of this was here, when TU had a reputation as a small business school, and its mention brought to mind only the main classroom building across the street. And so ad had the prideful e perience of being part of what then-President George idd and all the bright people that George surrounded himself with did to e pand this place’s stature, both in physical terms and in terms of academic esteem. This process, this achievement, is praiseworthy unto itself, but there are two things that ma e it stand out all the more. The fi rst is the idea that smart people can be from anywhere, and can live anywhere the dominion of in-tellect is not confi ned to big cities, or even big institutions rather, its home is wherever those who possess it choose to live. The second is that even while the brown wave of the rust belt descended upon our community, and eroded its foundations, there were still ways to fi ght bac , to counteract and grow, even thrive. And so the growth of TU is remar able in many ways, and my ad was very proud, very gratifi ed

to have been a part of it.

As we all now, though, it’s never really about the place; it’s always about the people. My

ad was fortunate not only to have col-leagues, but also to have friends, and to be

a member of the TU community. It was fulfi ll-ing for him that his world was fi lled with smart,

good people, who not only had brains, but also had both passion and compassion,

who sometimes were characters yet always had character. And nowhere was the high caliber of this group demonstrated more

than when he needed you most.

My family would li e to say than s to you all one more time for all the meals, all the visits, all the help around the house, the drives to Columbus, and on and on you really did

do what you could when your friend needed help, and that is something that shall forever be in the plus column of the Great armic Balance Sheet.


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w h a t ’ s h a p p e n i n g > C a m p u s S c e n eOnline Master of ducation

egreeTiffi n University now offers the Master of

Education degree in the online format.

The Master of Education is designed for

educators interested in furthering their

professional education by continued intel-

lectual growth or satisfying state recertifi -

cation requirements. The program of study

has a core of education courses requiring

candidates to demonstrate high standards

of academic excellence and competency in

written analysis.

“The focus of Tiffi n University’s Master of

Education program,” says Dr. Charles Chris-

tensen, Vice President for Academic Affairs,

“is to produce graduates who will maintain

and revalidate their skills, certifi cates, and

credentials in the fi eld of education. The

program will augment and carry on the

standards defi ned by the No Child Left Be-

hind legislation and the minimum require-

ments established by the Highly Qualifi ed

Teacher Program.”

nrollment Surpasses2, StudentsThe total enrollment for Tiffi n University for the 2 8 fall semester was 2, 5 stu-dents, which is a 15.2 percent increase over the total of 2,349 enrolled in the fall of 2 . Compared with the 1,5 students enrolled in the fall of 2 3, this year’s enrollment represents a fi ve-year increase of 8 .3 percent. According to Tiffi n University President Paul Marion, The record enrollments in each of the

past fi ve years re ect the positive reputa-tion that Tiffi n University has achieved for providing a high quality educational e pe-rience. We are e cited about the future of

this wonderful university and are commit-ted to providing real connections and real results for our students.

Of the 2, 5 students who are enrolled, 8 4 are in master’s degree programs, 495 are in Fast Trac bachelor’s degree completion programs, 1,149 are in bach-elor’s degree programs, 1 3 are in as-sociate’s degree programs, and 94 are non-degree-see ing students. With four master’s degree programs being offered, graduate students now ma e up almost one-third of the student body.

TU T U T o ri inal sti e t ents Win ar s

uring the OCC Spring Research Conference, two Tiffi n University students won pres-tigious awards. Ranell annis received the OCC Outstanding Baccalaureate Student Award, and Veronica Yearling won for the Best Undergraduate Paper delivered at the con-ference. The areas of research discussion included corrections, uvenile offenders, the death penalty, substance abuse, policing programming training, criminal law, and crime scene evidence. Other topics covered research on race division and perception and real-ity in socioeconomic status and gender on the determination of guilt.

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President of Ohio Council of Criminal ustice ducation

Dr. Steven Hurwitz serves as President of

the Ohio Council of Criminal Justice Edu-

cation (OCCJE).

Dr. Hurwitz

o f f i c i a l l y

took over

the role of

President at

the OCCJE’s

sixth annual

Spring Re-

search Con-

ference, held

in April, on

the Tiffi n University campus. Hurwitz is

Professor of Psychology and Criminal Jus-

tice at TU.

The OCCJE has been in existence for more

than 30 years, and brings together crimi-

nal justice educators and practitioners to

actively engage in the elevation of the

ethical and personnel standards of the

criminal justice fi eld. In particular, the

OCCJE holds two annual events – the Fall

Career Fair, and the Spring Research Con-

ference.

“It is an honor to be President of the OC-

CJE. TU has a long and proud tradition

of involvement with this organization,”

he says. “The late Jim Todd was one of

the ‘founding fathers’ of the organization

and served as President. Jeff Stockner

also served as President in the past and

has been very active in the organization. I

hope to continue their good work, as well

as those of the recent presidents.”

Faculty


Tiffi n University faculty member r herry Tr ffi n has published her fi rst boo , Schoolhouse Gothic: Haunt-ed Hallways and Predatory Pedagogues in Twentieth-Century American Literature and Scholarship.

According to r. Truffi n, As-sociate Professor of nglish and umanities Program Chair at TU, the boo released by Cambridge Schol-ars Publishing e amines schools and teachers in Gothic literature. The boo has already garnered praise from within the academic community. Charles Crow, Professor meritus of nglish at Bowl-ing Green State University and editor of American Gothic: An Anthology and ACompanion to the Regional Literatures of America, comments, Professor Truffi n’s elegant study defi nes a literature about school days. Since the Gothic always re-veals an alternative history, the hidden underside of e perience, these are not the bright happy times of school anthems and graduation speeches, but a history of power abused and trust betrayed.

Crow adds, “SchoolhouseGothic ma es us loo at education and American lit-erature with new eyes. This is an important boo , and it will be widely read and ad-mired.

Truffi n e plains that School-house Gothic considers the

tendency of contemporary American Gothic narratives to substitute modern schools and colleges for traditional Gothic castles, and teachers and professors for familiar villains li e Count racula.

Under consideration in my boo are wor s by Stephen ing, Flannery O’Connor, Toni Morrison, oyce Carol Oates, and avid Mamet, as well as scholarly studies of contemporary education, she says. In these wor s, schools are depicted not as places of discovery and enlightenment, but rather as claustrophobic traps in which students fi nd themselves haunted by the in ustices of the past.

Professor Sherry Truffi n Publishes Schoolhouse Gothic

r ohn Millar oins Boards of U.S. and uropean Accrediting Bodies

Dr. John Millar, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Manage-

ment at Tiffin University, has joined the governing boards

of two major academic accrediting organizations – one in

the United States, and the other in Europe. Millar is the

first non-European to be elected to the nine-member Board

of Directors of The European Council for Business Education

(ECBE), and has been appointed to the Board of Commis-

sioners for Baccalaureate and Graduate School Accreditation

of The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Pro-

grams (ACBSP).(continued p11)

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Appel Presents at AAMFT Conference

Dr. Jonathan Appel, Associate Pro-

fessor of Psychology and Criminal

Justice, gave two presentations at

the annual meeting of The American

Association for Marriage and Fam-

ily Therapy (AAMFT) Annual Confer-

ence, “Ethical and Legal Challenges

in Contemporary Family Therapy” in

Memphis during October and November. AAMFT represents the

professional interests of more than 24,000 marriage and family

therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad, and

their annual conference is attended by more than 1500 students,

therapists, and educators from around the world.

Dr. Appel’s presentations were based on recent trends and con-

nections between the fields of family therapy and criminal justice.

Original research was used, in part, to highlight emerging knowl-

edge that could benefit mental health therapists, criminal justice

professionals, as well as families served by both fields. The pre-

sentations were entitled “Therapeutic Jurisprudence as an Ethical

Paradigm” and “Resiliency and Vulnerability to Elder Abuse across

Ethnicity.” The discussions called for increased cooperation, com-

munication, and philosophies between court and mental health

treatment with the development of research informed practices

across systems.

Dr. Appel co-presented with his wife, Dr. Dohee Kim-Appel who is

a child and family therapist at Firelands Counseling and Recovery

in Tiffin. Both Dr. Appel and his wife Dr. Kim-Appel are licensed

marriage and family therapists who research, publish, and present

in the areas of elder abuse, family violence, addiction, and inter-

national issues in behavioral health.

r ohn Millar (continued from p10)

Tiffin University’s graduate program in Romania and undergradu-

ate business programs in Europe are accredited by the ECBE. The

ACBSP has accredited TU’s School of Business for more than a

decade.

“The recognition by both the ECBE and the ACBSP is a clear re-

flection of the outstanding work of the Tiffin University Business

School faculty, as well as the performance of our students in our

academic programs to not only achieve but exceed accreditation

standards,” Millar says.

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TU Freshman onathan Bur in was selected as one of the top 4 compet i tors to appear on the BC rea l i t y show, Amer ica ’s Got Talent.

Bur in ’s tw i r l i ng ca reer began at the age of four a f te r watch ing a tw i r le r in h is local h igh school band per fo rm w i th f i re batons. I thought i t was the coolest th ing I ’d ever seen, sa id Bur in . I came home that n ight , bro e a twig of f a t ree, and started twir l ing i t .

A few years later, he started ta ing tw i r l i ng lessons . When Bur in o ined the

i Soc ie ty Baton Corps of Fremont, Ohio, he was the on ly ma le member in the 5-person group. Under the d i rec t ion o f h is coaches e ee Carte and an ramer, Bur in has been tra in ing for 11 years.

Many of those years were spent dodging insul ts and avoid ing bul l ies. People hated me, Bur in revealed. is parents oug and enise often wondered i f they should let thei r son st ic with the female dominated sport . As he got o lder, th ings got better, and more and more people began to appreciate his ta lent.

In August, Bur in’s t rophy count was around 28 .

e has been c rowned nat ional champion in each o f the las t th ree years by di f ferent organi at ions. Addi t ional ly, he qual i f ied to compete in The Wor ld’s Ba ton Compe t i t i on i n Belg ium in 2 9.

Bur in e pla ined, I f you are going to do something that is d i f ferent, you have to ma e sure you do i t we l l . onathan p rac t i ces more than 15 hours per wee . ur ing the summer, he pract ices two to three hours each n igh t and at least 12 hours every Tuesday. With baton you have to ma e sacr i f ices, he said.

A l l the years of pract ic ing, e n d u r i n g i n s u l t s , c o m p e t i t i o n s , a n d sac r i f i ces , Bu r in was g iven the opportuni ty of a l i fet ime.

In February, he received an emai l f rom a woman whose daughter too twir l ing lessons f rom him. She encouraged him to apply to be on America’s Got Talent. e f i l led out the appl icat ion and was informed that he would need to t ravel to Chicago for h is t ryout. Bur in and his fami ly made the f ive hour dr ive in the ear ly morning hours to be one of the f i rst 5 people in l ine for the t ryout.

appears on reality show TU Freshman


G IAC UpdateT i f f in Univer s i ty i s a f i r s t -year member of the Great Lakes Interco l leg iate Ath let ic Conference (GLIAC) . The Dragons sponsor 18 of the GLIAC’s 20 championship spor ts .

We are honored to be associated with the outstanding col leges and univers i t ies that are members of the G IAC, remar s President Mar ion. The G IAC is considered by many to be the premier iv is ion I I Conference in the CAA.

T i f f in is one of three inst i tut ions f rom Ohio belonging to the G IAC. Ashland Univers i ty o ined the league in 1995. The Univers i ty of F indlay began compet ing in the league in 199 .

The G IAC also has nine members in the state of Michigan (Ferr is State Univers i ty, Grand Val ley State Univers i ty, i l lsdale Col lege, a e Super ior State Univers i ty, Michigan Technological Univers i ty, orthern Michigan Univers i ty, orthwood Univers i ty, Saginaw Val ley State Univers i ty, and Wayne State Univers i ty) .

The Univers i ty of Indianapol is competes as an associate member of the G IAC in footbal l and men’s and women’s swimming and div ing and ewis Univers i ty competes as an associate member in men’s and women’s swimming and div ing.

Tell Usabout Yourselfwww.tiffi n.edu

The process involved t ry ing out in f ront of a producer, moving on to the e ecut ive producers, and then f inal ly passing through to the celebr i ty udges av id asselhof f, Sharon Osbourne, and Piers Morgan.

After gett ing through al l the rounds of the Chicago t ryout, he was on his way to as Vegas. The gruel ing audit ion process in as Vegas and os Angeles lef t Bur in with l i t t le s leep, but fu l l

of e ci tement. The f i rst day I d idn’t even get to go to my hotel room. I had to go stra ight to the hold ing room where one-fourth of those who audit ioned were sent home, recal led Bur in. Short ly af ter that there was another cut, a performance act,

and two more cuts, unt i l the top 4 was determined.

Than ful ly, Bur in wasn’t one of the contestants sent home that day. e went on to compete in the top 4 and top 2 before receiv ing 11th place.

After returning home, Bur in has appeared on the Today Show, the Bonnie unt Show, and was parade grand marshal for the Clyde Country Fai r Parade. e was also as ed by the real i ty show’s producers to perform in a show at the MGM Grand hotel in as Vegas, a long with the top f ive f inal ists and a few other acts.

e has performances scheduled for the hal f t ime show at the Univers i ty of Buffa lo in February, many di f ferent Chr istmas t ree l ight ing ceremonies, and is scheduled to teach baton at c l in ics in Canada and Mary land.

When as ed how this e per ience has af fected his out loo , Bur in e pla ined, I have learned to ust go for i t . You need to put yoursel f out there sometimes.

The commuter student said that being on his own in a large c i ty showed him that he could be independent. I matured a lot when I was on my own, he said. Whi le he was physical ly on his own, he did not lac support . e received an outpour ing of support f rom his fans around the country, but especia l ly f rom those in his local Clyde community.

Bur in, who has performed on the TU campus and at a footbal l game since his return, part ic ipates in the men’s vol leybal l team on campus, and in what l i t t le f ree t ime he has, en oys watching col lege footbal l .

onathan Bur in has t ru ly def ied the odds. Bur in d ivulged, I t was probably one of the best e per iences of my l i fe.



New Gallery Director

Tiffi n University welcomed Marsha Pip-

penger as the new director of the Diane

Kidd Gallery in the Hayes Center for Fine

Arts. Marsha is a studio artist specializ-

ing in collage

painting, and

is a teaching

artist who

focuses on

the area of

arts integra-

tion. She has

p r e v i o u s l y

taught at

Wright State

U n i v e r s i t y

and at the Kettering College of Medical

Arts. She has exhibited her own art across

the US, was an exhibiting artist in the

Kidd Gallery last year, and can be reached

at: [email protected].

LOOKING BOTH WAYS

David Leach offered a diverse and excit-

ing new artistic season at the Diane Kidd

Gallery with his exhibition “Looking Both

Ways.” The show opened with a recep-

tion in September at the gallery, located

inside the Hayes Center for the Arts on

the TU campus.

Describing his works in “Looking Both

Ways,” Artist David Leach says, “This ex-

hibition grew from one of the same title,

and is intended to combine works – or di-

rections – from recent and past concerns.

In part, this idea was stimulated by trips

in the spring of 2006 to Kyoto and other

cities in Japan, and by subsequent travels

to Rome and Florence, Italy. Upon return-

ing from Japan, I saw the different ele-

ments in my past and current work that

indirectly relate to the art and the land-

scape of Japan. Visiting Italy a year later

drew out a love for the contrasting, clas-

sical Western art, which is, of course, my

heritage. So, the title of this exhibition

has multiple meanings – looking forward

and back, and looking ‘East and West’

among them.”

‘INSIGHT,’

Artists MB Hopkins and Evelyn Mahrt

shared their “visual interpretations into

the soul” with a joint exhibition of their

paintings in October.

“The title of this show, ‘inSIGHT,’ speaks

not only to what Evelyn and I ‘see,’ but,

more important, what she and I interpret

visually,” Hopkins says of the exhibition.

“The visual insight, be it literal or implied,

transcends a typical vision and hopes to

delve deeper, spurring on a sometimes

mysterious visual interpretation that

leaves the viewer emotionally curious and

satisfi ed at the same time.”

“Just as Hopkins’ works attempt an emo-

tional connection with people, so too

Art

Artists MB Hopkins and Evelyn Mahrt

David Leach discusses his art at “Meet the

Artist Reception” hosted by TU.

“Dead Pine” by David Leach

“Lives Hang In The Balance” by MB Hopkins

“Prairie Trail” by Evelyn Mahrt


do Evelyn Mahrt’s intimate oil and acrylic

paintings,” according to Marsha Pippenger,

Director of The Diane Kidd Gallery.

“Mahrt’s artworks act as a bridge from the

artist to the viewer, providing a lush visual

experience with metaphorical content,”

Pippenger says. “Art making is a journey,

a risk, and all parts of life – experiences,

memories, feelings, and nature - factor into

her choice of subject matter. Although her

work is representational, they are poetic in

mood, and many of them are based on her

own original poems.”

DYNAMIC DESIGN

The Diane Kidd Gallery was host to works

by student artists from Tiffi n Columbian

High School in a special exhibition en-

titled, “Dynamic Design” in November

Robert Johnston, who teaches art at Co-

lumbian, as well as Tiffi n University, says

the student artists come from the high

school’s senior portfolio and art investiga-

tions classes. “Columbian’s art students

present outstanding examples of art me-

dia studies, varied subjects and thematic

works,” Johnston remarks.

Photos: Jill Gosche

Tiffi n University’s Graduate Programs ExpandWith four master’s degree programs, graduate students now ma e up almost one-third

of the student body, notes r. an Samoris i, ean of Graduate Studies. Tiffi n Uni-versity has created graduate degree programs that are e ible, affordable, and above all, practical in order to succeed in today’s competitive wor place.

Tiffi n University offers the following graduate degree programs.Master of siness inistration with concentrations in General Management eadership Sports ManagementMaster of ation Master of anities Master of ien e in ri inal sti e with concentrations in Crime Analysis Criminal Behavior Forensic Psychology omeland Security Administration ustice Administration.

The online graduate programs provide convenience and quality for Tiffi n University students, Samoris i says. These programs do not have a residency requirement or specifi c time to be online. Students can wor around their own schedule wor late at night or on wee ends.

Both the Master of ation M degree and Master of anities M de-gree are new to the university. The M d is specifi cally geared to re-certify public educa-tion teachers, while the M is especially involved with critical thin ing and analytical writing as well as other communication s ills.

The Master of anities degree program prepares students for a variety of ob op-portunities from teaching at two-year colleges in the umanities, to wor in various venues in the public sector, e plains r. Vincent Moore, Program Chair.

One of Tiffi n University’s more established master’s degree programs is the Master of ien e in ri inal sti e M r. eith aley, Chair of the MSC program re-

mar s that recent graduates have gone on to establish successful careers both across the state, and around the world, developing impressive resumes. aley says that these career paths have ranged from returning to Tiffi n University to share e perience and e pertise and teach a new generation of students, to accepting such positions as Su-perintendent of the Ohio State ighway Patrol, Chief of Police in Upper Arlington, and Captain of the Toledo Police epartment. One recent TU graduate is the Senior irector and Corrections Advisor for the epartment of ustice, wor ing at the U.S. mbassy in Iraq. Clearly, earning the MSC from Tiffi n University has given countless graduates the opportunity to advance in their fi eld, aley comments.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree was the fi rst graduate program to be offered by the university, according to r. Perry aan, ean of the School of Business. Graduates with an MBA from Tiffi n University have e celled in all industries including fi nance, management and mar eting, he says. The Tiffi n University MBA program is also being offered in two locations in Romania and TU is currently see ing approval to teach the MBA program in Taiwan and Poland.



Arts Angles

The Academic arry PotterDr. Vincent Moore began the Arts & Angles lecture se-

ries with his program, “The Academic Harry Potter,” in

September.

“Although often dismissed as children’s books, J.K. Rowl-

ing’s Harry Potter series has gained great respect in aca-

demic circles, winding up as the subject of college class-

es, academic conferences, articles and critical books,” Dr.

Moore remarks.

The TU professor has taught a course in “Pedagogical and Analytic Approaches to Harry

Potter,” and has presented papers at two conferences on the subject. He discussed the

role of Harry Potter in the world of academia and also how literature can speak to a

generation.

Visitors from Venice in the ast uarter of the 15th

Centuryan an Matil a ell presented Visi-

tors from Venice in the ast uarter of the 15th Century during the ovember Arts

Angles program. The Bells created a costumed presentation about the life and wor of middle class couples from Venice during the Italian Renaissance and the program focused on the lives of scholars, printers, and owners of businesses.

Impressions of Italy Greece

For two weeks last summer, a group of 26

Tiffi n University emissaries explored Italy

and Greece in what Dr. Teresa Shafer

describes as an “eye-opening experi-

ence.”

Fifteen members of the group were TU

students enrolled in the class CUL 290:

“Italy and Greece Experience.” Several

of these students shared images and

impressions of the trip during an Arts &

Angles program in October.

Shafer, Dean of Assessment and Accredi-

tation and Professor of Sociology, says

the trip, “was a once-in-a-lifetime expe-

rience. Several of the students had never

fl own before and most had not been out

of the United States. To see the students’

growth as global travelers and to discuss

their thoughts on various cultural issues

was wonderful.”

The group visited Rome, where they saw

the Vatican, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Coli-

seum, the Roman Forum, Trevi Fountain,

and the Pantheon. The travelers then

went to the city of Florence, the Island of

Capri, and on to Pompeii to see the Ro-

man ruins, followed by the city of Sorren-

to. After taking a night ferry to Greece,

the TU delegation spent time in Delphi

and ended in Athens at the Acropolis and

the Parthenon.

Organ ized by the Schoo l o f A r ts & Sc iences , T i f f in Un ive r s i ty ’s A r ts & Ang les ser ies appea ls to s tudents and the genera l pub l ic in T i f f in and sur round ing communi t ies w i th a w ide range o f in te r est ing top ics and

speaker s .


o e o ingo e o ing

ACA MICS AT TICS BRI G

As a CAA II institution, TU is on the cutting edge of institutions with a formal program de-signed to improve faculty engagement and academic performance of student-athletes. The program is designed to open lines of communication and bridge the connection between academics and athletics. Thirty-nine percent of full-time professors on the Tiffi n campus will participate in the program in 2 8- 9, representing a critical mass of faculty who under-stand the importance of athletics in the overall education of students.

Faculty sponsors enrich the overall e perience for team members, encourage student ath-letes to be fully engaged in the curriculum, and provide faculty an understanding of the mis-sion of intercollegiate athletics. While the level of interaction may vary among participating faculty, all are committed to the improvement of the student-athlete e perience--especially in the classroom.



Academic

Coaches and Faculty Sponsors

CRIMI A USTIC CAR R FAIR

Tiffi n University hosted the Ohio Council

of Criminal Justice Education (OCCJE) Ca-

reer Fair in November. Representatives

from federal, state and local agencies were

available to discuss career opportunities,

including full-time, part-time and intern-

ship positions. Employers arrived prepared

to accept resumes and conduct brief inter-

views.

“We were very

excited to host

the OCCJE Ca-

reer Fair for the

second consecu-

tive year,” says

Dr. Steven Hur-

witz, Professor of

Psychology and

Criminal Justice

at Tiffi n Univer-

sity and Presi-

dent of OCCJE.

“Last year, we had an impressive assort-

ment of criminal justice agencies. We have

expanded the variety of agencies this year.

In addition to the law enforcement and

corrections fi elds, there were organizations

representing the

areas of home-

land security,

mental health

and social ser-

vices.”

Hurwitz adds,

“This is a great

opportunity for

everyone – rang-

ing from college

students and

recent graduates

Tiffi n University hosted the 3rd annual

Black Swamp Area College Fair in Octo-

ber. High school students, family and

friends met with multiple college repre-

sentatives in The Gillmor Student Cen-

ter. At a college fair, students can not

only get printed materials about many

schools, but they are given the oppor-

tunity to talk to college admissions rep-

resentatives informally. A college fair is

a great way for parents to learn about

college admissions and the fi nancial aid

process

Annual Black Swamp Area College Fair


Campus Emergency Response

uring the past couple of years, signifi cant attention has been paid to the issue of campus emergency response plans by the State of Ohio and institutions of higher learning. Tiffi n University has been actively wor ing with the Ohio Board of Regents and Governor Ted Stric -land’s Campus Safety and Security Tas Force, which was formed in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech tragedy in 2 . While TU has continually revised and updated its overall safety plan over the past several years, the plan was put to-gether in segments. This fall, these components were merged and the plan was provided to the Tiffi n Uni-versity community.

While TU has a tradition of wor -ing with the Tiffi n Police and Fire

epartments to utili e some of our buildings for training purposes for their Special Response Team (SWAT) and to burn campus houses that are no longer needed, train-ing that involved the entire campus and community personnel had not yet been ac-complished.

Over the course of two wee s this fall, Tiffi n University conducted two oint e ercises with the Tiffi n Fire and Police epartments, as well as with personnel from the Sen-eca County emergency operations services. Students of TU’s mergency Operations Management Course were actively involved in the planning and e ecution of these oint e ercises. Tiffi n University will continue to have the students in this course update the plan, design e ercises, and aid in the implementation and testing for aspects of the plan.

In October, Tiffi n University conducted its fi rst oint e ercise to test part of the Tiffi n University mergency Response Plan with regard to an active shooter scenario. In ovember, Tiffi n Univer-sity conducted a oint e ercise to test the part of the plan that deals with a train accident derailment and evacuation. This e ercise too place during the evening hours.

The ne t phase of its emergency response plan in-cludes discussing and implementing campus-wide alerting systems, providing continual updates to the plan as needed, focusing on the continuity of opera-tions aspect of the plan, and forming a behavioral re-sponse crisis team.

looking for entry

level positions

to criminal jus-

tice professionals

who are seeking

new opportuni-

ties for advance-

ment in the fi eld

to gather infor-

mation and net-

work with a wide

array of profes-

sionals under

one roof.”

Sports Management Students Gain perienceSeveral sports management students have gained fi rst-hand e perience in professional sports this year with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Paul Bee, Group vents Specialist, met with students in October during a Sports Man-agement Club meeting. is program fo-cused on practical e perience.

The students will become honorary sales people for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bee said. The program will give students e peri-ence in sales and mar eting for a profes-sional sports team. Their ob is to fi nd clubs, groups, organi ations or companies who might be interested in having the opportu-nity to purchase discounted tic ets. It’s a competitive situation. The top seller in the class will be granted an interview for an in-side sales position with the team.

This is the inaugural year for the sports man-agement club as members will be involved in mar eting pro ects, game management, fi eld trips, career fairs, and organi ing a four-on-four volleyball tournament as a fundraiser.

Stress is a fact of life for most individuals. Stress continues to be a topic of particu-lar interest to both the therapeutic and the business communities. Specifi cally, the connection of work and family stress has received more attention than in the past because many individuals receive per-sonal satisfaction and identity, as well as stress, from both work and their families. Researchers have noted that stress has a powerful carry-over effect between sys-tems and can trigger acute or chronic prob-lems personally, but also in our families and at work. So families can be sources of stress that “leak” into our jobs, and our jobs can wreak havoc on our own families. But our families can be our greatest sources of stress prevention, and can even aid us in preventing job burnout, according to a study conducted by Tiffi n University’s Dr. Jonathan Appel with his wife, Dr. Dohee Kim-Appel. Their research in the area of job stress and burnout was recently pub-lished in The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families (in an article entitled “Family Systems at Work: The Relationship between Family Coping and Employee Burnout”).

Dr. Appel notes, “The negative consequenc-es of work stress and job burnout can also have a spillover effect on family and peer relationships, and this may ultimately also infl uence job performance, psychological, physical health, and the health of work and family relationships” He goes on to note, “but most models of personal and work stress have been unduly constricted in their vision. Thus, it is essential for researchers and therapists and employers to consider multiple life domains when examining the context of an individual’s stress, and even work burnout. Our research sought to do that… we went beyond the general construct of social support and wanted to fi gure out what specifi c interpersonal

resources or mechanisms may be operating within the social systems. We discovered that both the relationship coping resources of cohesion and fl exibility, and the skill cop-ing resources of problem solving and com-munication appear to predict adaptation or adjustment in the work setting, including who will likely burnout in their jobs.”

Appel suggests “truly emotionally connect-ed family relationships with active prob-lem-solving can form an important founda-tion that impacts a wide area in our lives. The family coping skills appear to replicate across the systems (they also correlate positively with each other across system domains).” Appel adds, “This confi rms the notion that we cope with our bosses and co-workers, exactly like we do with our family members, for better or for worse.”

The Appels’ study also found that the cop-ing resource of family fl exibility appeared to have the most impact on burnout for those participants experiencing high work stress, suggesting that workers who have this type of family system may be more likely to tolerate or cope without becom-ing burned out. Appel states, “I think this suggests that employers who allow fl ex-ibility for employees who need to deal with family issues will ultimately help them be a better adjusted worker, which may help

the worker’s job performance and the orga-nization’s bottom-line. It also suggests that it may be important for family members to be fl exible in their roles when the situa-tion calls for it, such as dad cooking dinner when mom can’t, and older children help-ing with the responsibilities of running the household when needed. The critical factor would be balance and agreement on when family members need to pitch in to help the greater whole.”

The Appels stated they have just begun to research the impact the family has on our lives, and their next target is to look at this on a global scale. Dr. Appel states, “Our cur-rent research has us taking a look at the meaning of family and identity across Asia, and how that is rapidly changing. We trav-eled to South Korea this past summer and continue a great deal of research there, some of which has been presented at a large international conference in Washing-ton D.C. We also currently have data sets from Korea, Japan, and our next target is China, where things are truly changing fast.” Dr. Appel and his wife are currently collecting data with the Psychology De-partment at Beijing Normal University. “I think the collaboration with that Univer-sity is important, not only from a teaching standpoint but stresses the need for inter-national research and scholarship. Psychol-ogy and the behavioral sciences have too often has been only concerned with an ethnocentric viewpoint- and that needs to be changed.”

Dr. Appel and his wife enjoy doing re-search and giving professional presenta-tions together. In the past few years, they have published about half a dozen peer-reviewed articles and have done at least as many conference presentations. But an obvious question for Dr. Appel is: how does he like working with his wife? He goes on to answer with a laugh: “It helps my stress, in that I have a chief personal and profes-sional ally in my wife, Dohee. She makes all the difference, which is how this research comes to life for me. I just hope I don’t stress her out too much--but you will have to ask Dohee on that one!”



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Students ost Community Tric or TreatTiffi n University’s Offi ce of Student Affairs held its annual Community Tric or Treat activity during alloween this year. All Tif-fi n-area children were invited to bring fam-ily and friends to the egacy Courtyard to en oy the spoo y festivities which included a haunted house, a petting oo and free candy.

Breast Cancer Awareness GalaA seven-year breast cancer survivor said being in groups with other survivors ma es one feel li e she is not fi ghting cancer alone. Being a survivor ma es one feel li e she is in a sorority with survivors, said Sue Stanley, who attended Tiffi n University’s Gamma Chi Alpha’s third Breast Cancer Awareness Gala. veryone gives you sup-port, and there are so many groups that you can rely on for support, she said.

Stanley’s niece, Alyssa lopping, a Tiffi n University senior from Genoa, serves as president of Gamma Chi Alpha. The soror-ity hosted the annual gala in TU’s Osceola Theatre in October. The Gala included brunch and a silent auction.

lopping said the event see s to raise awareness about breast cancer and funds for the Susan G. omen for the Cure. The sorority donates proceeds from the silent auction and tic et sales to the organi a-tion. The sorority does not ma e a profi t from the gala, she said. We ust give it all to them for the cause, she said.

lopping said breast cancer awareness is her sorority’s main cause, and the mem-bers sell T-shirts with part of the proceeds going to Susan G. omen for the Cure and spread the word around campus about do-ing monthly self e ams. The women also wor to raise awareness about suicide and have an adopt-a-soldier program, she said.

This article appeared, in part, in The Advertiser-Tribune

questrian Team Provides Community ServiceFifteen members of The questrian team along with r Watts, the clubs faculty advi-sor, spent three hours wor ing at the Garlo

ature Preserve in September. The team fi lled in holes along a di e, trimmed brush

and overhead branches to ma e the seven miles of equestrian trails rideable for mem-bers of the community. Garlo ature Pre-serve is located 3 miles south of Bloomville on State Rout 19 and is part of the Seneca County Par system.

Guests look over silent auction items during the

Breast Cancer Awareness Gala.

Alyssa Klopping, president of Gamma Chi

Alpha, speaks during the Breast Cancer

Awareness Gala.

Community



ragons onate Tur eys to Area Families Tiffi n University’s men’s bas etball team assisted area families during the Than s-giving holiday. Wor ing in con unction with the local Salvation Army, the ragons gave away 2 tur eys to needy families in the Seneca County area. The men’s bas etball

team ta es pride in its tradition of helping in the community as they have participated in the Arthritis Wal and wor ed with county elementary schools to assist young people grow in their educational and interpersonal s ills.

Golf Team Benefits Women’s CenterThe men’s golf team at Tiffi n University re-cently completed its fall season. A ma or highlight for the team was raising funds for the Women’s Center at Mercy ospital of Tiffi n. Team members pledged to donate $1 for every birdie they made during the fall and spring seasons in tournament play.

We are supporting the center and our com-munity because we feel this is a very impor-tant cause, said ead Men’s Golf Coach

arby Roggow. Our support of the center is to create awareness and provide funding for research and informational materials. We are confi dent that monies will be used to help update the center’s resource materials for women in the area who are affected by breast cancer.

ow to o Business i e the Pros

Members of the etroit Tigers front offi ce staff were on the campus in ovember on

behalf of the Cool Solutions program. ow to o Business i e the Pros featured Ron Wade, Mar eting Manager Corey Bell, Tic et Sales Fundraising Manager and Maria elgado, uman Resources Coordi-nator for the Tigers organi ation. All three were available after the program to spea to and advise students and the community on internship opportunities, e periences in professional sports, or tips for ma ing any business operation successful. Cool Solu-tions is a collaborative educational com-munity service through the Tiffi n Chamber of Commerce, eidelberg College, and the Tiffi n University School of Business.

ational Air and Space Intelligence Center Mr. orm Beebe, Flight Chief of Operations Support at the ational Air and Space Intel-ligence Center ( ASIC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base located in ayton, Ohio, visited

campus in ovember to discuss employ-ment opportunities with students. ASIC is the Air Force and epartment of efense Center of cellence for all-source air and space intelligence. ASIC supports USAF and oint operational, acquisition, and poli-cyma ing customers at the ational Intel-ligence Community level. e ensures the timely delivery of intelligence assessments of foreign air and space force employment, intent, and force moderni ation as well as tailored intelligence application products in support of air and space operations, force moderni ation and strategic analysis.

Men’s basketball players assist area families dur-

ing Thanksgiving holiday.

Men’s Golf Team donated $1 for every birdie to

the Women’s Center at Mercy Hospital.

Mr. Norm Beebe of the National Air and Space

Intelligence Center enjoys lunch with TU’s CJ Stu-

dents.


Moon FestivalTiffi n University’s World Students Associa-tion held a Moon Festival event in Septem-ber. The Moon Festival, also well nown as Mid-Autumn, is a big festival of Chinese

traditions. The event included interact ions, items for sale, special sur-prises and awesome per-formance by Chinese and other inter-national stu-dents.

Veterans ay CelebratedTiffi n University celebrated Veteran’s ay on

ovember 11 to honor all Tiffi n University faculty, staff members, and students who have served in one of the branches of the United States armed forces.

Sophomore eff Snavely, a Government and ational Security ma or at TU, returned

home from a 12-month military deploy-ment in Baghdad. While he was there, he ew the American ag above Al Faw Palace in honor of Tiffi n University’s during the 4th of uly. e presented the ag and certifi -cate to Tiffi n University at the Veteran’s ay Celebration. eff spent four years of active-duty service at Fort Bragg and wor s full-time with the Ohio ational Guard. e was one of 1 men who shared their military e periences during the program.

Good Morning WorldTU’s fi rst Good Morning World brea fast lec-ture of the season opened big with Win With Good People, a presentation by arle Bruce, who served for nine years as head coach of the Ohio State University football team, where he compiled an 81-2 -1 re-cord. e was an assistant coach to Woody

ayes when they won the national cham-pionship in 19 8. Coach Bruce has been named Coach-of-the-Year in three differ-ent ma or conferences. e coached in four post season all-star bowl games and won all four. In addition, he coached in 12 regu-lar post season bowl games.

Moon Festival participants.

Entertainment atMoon Festival.

Sophomore Jeff Snavely presents fl ag.

Director of Facilities Bud Kinn speaksat Veteran’s Day Celebration

Dr. Allen Smith, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

V.P. for Academic AffairsDr. Charles Christensen.

Coach Earl Bruce speaks with Columbian High School Coach Steve Gilbert.

Coach Earl Bruce and TU Head Football Coach David Walkosky

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Theatre Musicragon’s en Players Present

Blithe Spirit’

The Tiffi n University’s ragon’s en Play-ers presented oel Coward’s classic play Blithe Spirit in ovember in the Osceola

Theatre. Blithe Spirit follows novelist Charles Condomine as he invites an eccen-tric medium into his placid country home in order to learn the language of the occult.

ittle does Charles or his second wife, Ruth, dream that the s ance staged by the medium will summon bac Charles’s fi rst wife, now passed over’ for seven years. But the lady from beyond, still handsome, still mischievous, appears and torments Charles by reminding him of their days and nights together, remar s r. Mary Gren-nen, Assistant Professor of nglish and i-rector of Theatre Arts.

TU Music and Communication Programs oin Songwriter Broadcast

The Red Bird Songwriter Showcase, a fi ture on the Ohio musical scene, came to Tiffi n in September to produce a new broadcast version of its regular show. The studio taping too place in The ational Theatre at the Rit . The event mar ed the fi rst in a series of activities meant to draw together the local arts community with the Rit Theatre and the music and communication programs at Tiffi n University.

Winslow Gives Concert

Tiffi n University welcomed soulroc band Winslow in concert in October. Winslow was in u-enced by a variety of musical artists such as Stevie Wonder, Michael ac son, Marvin Gaye, Red ot Chili Peppers, Ran-cid, Stanton Moore, and osh Freese. This variety of inspira-tion led the band to create the matchless sound that they have developed throughout their musical career. Winslow is made up mostly of formally trained musicians from ent State University, where they devel-oped a huge following as a local cover band. Since then, their retro sound has e panded to feature a variety of danceable originals.

Columbian igh School and TU old Marching Band Festival

The First Annual Tiffi n Columbian igh School-Tiffi n University Marching Band Festival was held in October at Frost- alnow Stadium. The festival, hosted ointly by the two local schools featured si additional high school bands, including, orthwood, opewell- oudon, Clyde, Upper Sandus y, Seneca ast, and Bucyrus. The festival was a non-competitive event de-signed to showcase each band at their best. ocal radio personality Fran Barber served as the master of ceremonies.

Student nsembles Perform

The Tiffi n University Concert Choir, oined by the instrumental touring combo Front Street, and the a -pop vocal groups Up in the Air and igher Ground presented TU’s annual Fall Showcase Concert in ovember. The concert was also the debut performance for Tiffi n University’s new country band, Wildfi re, and acoustic roc pop duo, Almostomorrow. The concert was held in the Osceola Theatre on the Tiffi n University campus and featured a wide variety of musical styles, from tra-ditional concert repertoire to gospel music, world music, popular music, country, alter-native, and a . Christian Secrist directs the instrumental combo Front Street. The University Choir and a cappella group Up in the Air are directed by Brad Rees. Ali Rees directs the a cappella group igher Ground, and Angie Sosebee directs the country band Wildfi re.


The community was invited to oin the students and staff of the TU Music Pro-gram in ecember at the Rit Theatre when they presented their annual Christ-mas Concert.

The concert featured the TU Concert Band, University Choir, roc soul band Front Street, vocal groups Up in the Air and igher Ground, and the newest addition to their department the country band Wildfi re. These great groups performed a fun and entertaining mi of traditional and contemporary popular holiday music.

Tic et sales went to two charities, the St. ude Children’s Research ospital (www.st ude.org) and to World Vision International (www.wvi.org).

Christmasunity was invited to oin the students and

at the Ritz


2 8Homecoming

t i f f i n u n i v e r s i t y > A n d T h e B a n d P l a y e d O n

T i f f in Univers i ty ’s Homecoming took

p lace the weekend of October 3-5.

The weekend kicked off on Friday with a women’s soccer game

vs. Ashland University at the Paradiso Athletic Complex, followed

by men’s soccer vs. Ashland University. Friday evening, TU host-

ed the Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner, Auction and Induction

Ceremony in The Gillmor Student Center. On Saturday, the

Alumni Softball Game vs. Grand Valley State University took

place at the Paradiso Athletic Complex and dragon football vs.

Grand Valley State kicked off at the Frost Kalnow Stadium. Prior

to the football game, the Alumni Offi ce hosted the annual pre-

game tailgate party including a food tent and a kid’s game and

craft tent. Pre-game events also included the introduction of the

Homecoming Court and recognition of the 2008 Athletic Hall

of Fame honorees. After the football game, the festivities con-

tinued at a post-game reception for TU alumni and friends

at the Pioneer Mill Restaurant. On Sunday, the Alumni Baseball

Golf Scramble and Lunch took place at Seneca Hills Golf Course.

This year’s Alumni Reunion Luncheon took place in the Cole

Dining Hall.



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On Friday evening, TU hosted the Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner, Auction and Induction Ceremony in The Gillmor Student Center. The 2008 Hall of Fame honorees were: Melissa Fronk Hamann, Class of 1999; James Tanks, Class of 1998; Jennifer Kane, Class of 1993; Richard Allen, Class of 1994; and Ian Day, Coach 1983-2007.Hall Jennifer Kane, Cla1983-2007.of fame

Ian Day

Ian Day (1983-2007) served as Athletic Director and Head

Men’s Soccer Coach for 24 years, helping to expand the

athletic department from 10 sports to 19 sports and leading the

transition from the NAIA into the NCAA. He established Tiffin’s

soccer program on the national scene, guiding the program from

its inception and posting 345 career victories (.713 percentage).

He won 11 conference championships and led the Dragons to

four NAIA national tournaments. He earned Coach of the Year

honors seven times over his career. He currently serves as the

Athletic Director at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

He and his family reside in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Missy (Fronk) Hamann (1995-99) is one of the premier

defenders for the women’s soccer team over her career. Missy

earned two NAIA All-American honors over that span, while also

making her mark with three All-Great Lakes Region and four

All-Conference citations. She culminated her career by helping

to lead the Dragons to the 1998 American Mideast Conference

championship. She earned her degree in Criminal Justice and

currently works as a Forecast Analyst at Barnes Distribution. She

and her family reside in Cleveland, Ohio.

James Tanks (1994-97) is a premier track and field standout,

who was one of the foundation athletes during the formative

years of the program. James was the first track and field athlete

to earn admission to the NAIA indoor national championships

in the 4x400 meters event while also winning the Mid-Ohio

Conference championship in the 200 meters. At the time of his

graduation he held nine school records, setting the standard by

which future track and field standouts are judged. He earned

his degree in Business Administration and currently works as a

Senior Corporate Legal Operations Specialist at CT Corporation

Systems. He resides in Canal Winchester, Ohio.

Richard “Woody” Allen (1990-93) is one of the top defensive

and special teams’ players in Tiffin University football history.

He earned NAIA All-American honors while also garnering three

All-District honors at defensive back and kick returner during his

career. Richard holds the Tiffin University career kickoff return

average record with 27.3 yards per return. His achievements

in the defensive secondary and on special teams helped lead

the Dragons to their first NAIA national tournament appearance

in 1993. He earned his degree in Business Administration and

currently works as Branch Manager at KeyBank. He resides in

Cleveland, Ohio.

Jenny Kane (1989-93) was one of the standout players for

women’s basketball and softball during her Tiffin University

career. She was an All-District and All-Conference standout in

both sports while also helping lead the Dragons softball team to

the 1993 NAIA national tournament. Jenny holds four women’s

basketball records, including career steals and free throw

percentage. She totaled 1098 career points and is also third in

career assists. She earned her degree in Business Administration

and currently works as Materials Manager at Praxair Inc. She

resides in San Antonio, Texas.

Missy (Fronk) Hamann James Tanks Richard “Woody” Allen Jenny Kane

Nineteen participants in the Tiffi n University

Olympic Academic Experience were able to

report “Live from Beijing” during the 2008

Summer Olympic Games in August.

Dr. Bonnie Tiell, Assistant Professor of

Management, led her second Olympic trip

with the assistance of Dr. Marcia Mackey,

Associate Professor of Sports Management

at Central Michigan University. The two

professors and 17 students from across the

country were hosted on the campus of the

Asia-Pacifi c Experimental School, located

just north of the capital city of Beijing, for

this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Three TU students were part of the

delegation – Leigh Zajac, Devin Rudolph,

and Beth Clark. Also joining the Olympic

experience for the second time was Kim

Tiell, a student at Tiffi n Calvert High School.

The students took part in an intensive

study of the organization, supervision, and

management of international sport venues

and elite competition. College credit was

offered through the Tiffi n University course,

“Olympic Theory and Organization.”

Dr Zhaolu Lu, Professor of Philosophy

and China Program Coordinator at Tiffi n

University, assisted the group with necessary

logistical services for accommodations,

ground transportation, and an interpreter.

“While initially without tickets, a contact

through the United States Olympic

Committee placed the TU delegation on

an exclusive distribution list, eventually

giving everyone the opportunity to watch

events at the impressive sport venues such

as the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube,”

Tiell remarks. “The TU group also had

the opportunity to climb the Great Wall

and toured the Forbidden City, Tiananmen

Square, and the Beijing Zoo.”

Each of the student participants wrote about

their experience in the form of journals, and

several blogged live from Beijing.

“To give an idea of what it was like to be in

Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics,

we’ve selected a journal entry from each of

the Tiffi n representatives,” Tiell says.

It should be noted that these journal entries

are fi lled with both the excitement and the

occasional disappointment of the Olympic

experience.

i F M n Their n Wor s

Leigh Zajac – TU MBA Student,

August 6, 2008

So, after a

long fl ight

the day

before, our

tour guides

must have

t h o u g h t ,

“ H e y ,

wouldn’t it

be great to

show them the Great Wall?” We started the

day by eating breakfast in the cafeteria at

the school and it was delicious. We then

boarded the big yellow bus that was going

to ship us up to the Wall. The drive to

the Great Wall was interesting because it

became more apparent to us what things

had to be cut in order for the Olympic Games

to take place in Beijing. We saw things,

which I believe, to be some of the poorest

areas in the Chinese capital city and the

surrounding area. Some people were living

in houses that could not withstand much of

nature’s furry let alone a swift wind. The

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people’s clothes were ragged, they were

very thin, and it seemed as though they

were not accustomed to the things, which

we as Americans, may take for granted

every day. We fi nally reached the wall,

grabbed our tickets (that came with a cool

CD tutorial), and started treading up the

mountain. I would say that we easily scaled

2,000 steps, if not more. The altitude made

it diffi cult for me to climb and I should have

brought my inhaler! The Chinese security

was stationed at each post along the way

with vendors selling beer, water, tea, and

souvenirs. We climbed to the top of one

side, and then over to the opposite side,

where we rode the cable car back down

to the bus. We were trying to fi nd the

toboggan ride, but must have missed it

along the way. When we got off the cable

car, we were welcomed by a school of

vendors who were trying to sell us tons of

merchandise. They quickly suckered some

of us, but my friend and I worked our way

to the bottom where we met some of the

others. I ended up purchasing a fan, robe,

and a stamp with my boyfriend Todd’s name

on it in English and Chinese. We then went

to a place called the “Mountain Bar” to eat.

This place lived up to its name, and it was

surrounded by the beautiful countryside.

Some people in the group decided to climb

the mountain, while others shot arrows. It

was defi nitely a place with some physical

entertainment for people to take a stab

at. After eating a bite of food and using

the “squatty potty” toilet, we boarded the

bus and headed back to the dorms to rest,

shower, and watch the BBC news on TV.

Devin Rudolph – TU Junior,

August 8, 2008

Today we left at 9 a.m. for the last leg of

the Olympic Torch Relay and once we got

to the street where it was supposed to be,

we buckled down in hopes to see the torch.

About an hour after waiting, we received

word from a police car (which was using a

loud speaker) that the torch would be brought

through by car and not by the traditional

runner. It was extremely disappointing, but

not enough to deter anyone from leaving.

Another hour or so passed and by then we

had seen one convoy of cars which were

moving way too fast to know exactly what

was going on. Basically, there were several

false alarms. Later, the real convoy came

t h r o u g h

again but

this time

even faster.

The cars

were a blur

and the

torch was

gone. I

don’t think

a n y o n e

saw the

torch and

everyone was disappointed. It made me

mad - not because I didn’t get to see the

torch, but because the Chinese people

didn’t get to see the torch either and it’s

their country that is hosting the games.

You could see the disappointment on their

faces. Still demoralized from the torch

relay, we walked around hoping to fi nd

something to do. We were planning to

watch the giant screen outside the park to

see the opening ceremony because no one

could get near National Stadium without a

ticket. More security had been set up all

over the city, but because we had to go

through security check points for every

attraction so far, so we didn’t think much

of it. After walking and sitting around for

two hours, we arrived at the public soccer

fi elds, ping-pong tables and basketball

courts. I paid thirty Yuan to play soccer and

next thing you know, we were out there

running with the locals. I scored and had

a couple of assists, but the other team was

killing mine so after about 45 minutes we

were done. Tired and dripping with sweat,

we left with a wave and thumbs up. That

soccer game ended up as the highlight of

the day because we soon learned that the

park wouldn’t be broadcasting the Opening

Ceremonies on any of the big screens. This

was another disappointment for us and the

Chinese people but we understood that

this was all done for the sake of security.

I felt that security, people, politics, and

everything else seemed over-done in

hopes of having a fun, safe games and

giving an impressive opening image for

China. We ended up walking to a local bar

and watched the games in air conditioning.

The Opening Ceremony, though grand and

awe-inspiring, was over four hours long.

I felt that the Opening Ceremony was yet

another thing over done, but I understood

that it was necessary for China to come out

in grand style. As great as the opening

ceremonies were, the excitement of the

Torch Relay and offi cial opening of the

Olympic Games was over shadowed by the

day’s continued disappointments which left

everyone exhausted. I was asleep as soon

as I got on the bus and as soon as we got

back to the dorm, I went straight to bed.

Beth Clark – TU Junior, August 15, 2008

Today was a free day, because now people

have their own tickets at different times

and different events. A group of us were

making arrangements to meet up with the

others to get our men’s basketball tickets

and we realized that the worst part of this

whole trip was communication. It was

amazingly diffi cult to meet people and get

everything in order. We decided to go to

the venue on our own. Bad idea. There

were hundreds of people outside the arena

looking for tickets. At one time, we thought

we were going to get in trouble because

right in front of us a guy was scalping

tickets and we didn’t have ours so we didn’t

want to get caught as if we were buying

them. Finally, we found a member of our

group who decided to wait for us while

the others went inside to watch the tip-

off. The game was fun to be at, but U.S.A.

killed Angola so it wasn’t much of a game.

We enjoyed watching the people around

us and the halftime show and seeing other

athletes there supporting the United States.

The culture here is so different than ours. It

Devin and Beth


t i f f i n u n i v e r s i t y > 2 8 S u m m e r O l y m p i c sseemed as if athletes from other countries

were not as important as ours… at least in

the sport of basketball. Yes, China loved

their local players, but when popular U.S.A.

players came around, EVERYONE would

stalk them. After the game, a few of us

were starving, so we thought we would get

off the subway and take a taxi the rest of

the way home once we found someplace

to eat. I asked a random Chinese guy on

the subway if there were any McDonald’s

around and he was nice enough to walk

us all the way there. We offered to buy

him some food, but he refused and told us

not to stay long and take a cab home right

away. He was super nice and made China

seem like a great community. Although

we were only in an area for a short while,

we were asked to be interviewed on a

Chinese television show. It was crazy that

they wanted us – we weren’t athletes or

anything – just some Americans visiting.

We were treated very well in China, and

it upsets me when I think about how we

sometimes treat foreigners in America.

Kim Tiell – Calvert High School,

August 13, 2008

Today we saw another softball game, USA

vs. Australia (USA wins). The game was a

good one. Catherine (Osterman) took a little

to get in the zone, but once she did, it was

good! She ended up with 13 strikeouts and

a no hitter. This was only the second one

pitcher, no hitter in Olympic history. Crystal

Bustos hit a two-run homer to give us

some more excitement. It was a fun game.

We took photos with the players and got

autographs. After softball, we headed over

to the Olympic Green to shop. The Green is

where the Birds Nest and Water Cube are.

Yesterday we got tickets to the Cube, and

if anyone was wondering, yes – the Cube

walls are really squishy. We saw U.S.A. men

set a world record in the 4 X 200 medley,

but didn’t see Phelps. We then went to the

Olympic superstore. It was amazing – you

had to wait in a 30-minute line just to get

in the store. After shopping, we needed

to hurry over to handball across the street.

We followed a fervent Asian woman who

sprinted all the way there and we all

made it to the arena 15 minutes after the

fi rst game had started. Handball was an

amazing sport to watch. Why isn’t handball

an American sport? After seeing it today, I

cannot understand why this isn’t popular

in the states - it’s violent, fast paced and

involved people who had to be ice-packed

to health. After all, ice packs fi x everything.

For those who want to know what handball

is, it is actually a nice combination of dodge

ball, hockey, basketball and ultimate

Frisbee. It’s a pretty easy concept. The

underdogs from the country of Hungary

won by one point in an extremely exciting

game and we took photos with some of the

fans when we left.

I have to tell you about an adventure trying

to get back to our dorm. Three of us

climbed into a cab before realizing that the

driver spoke no English. We found a woman

on the street who could speak English, so

she told him to take us to Sun City. The

cab driver slowly pulled away

and headed south. We were

confused because our home

was way, way, way, way north.

The cab driver pulled into the

drive of the Sun City hotel and

kicked us out of the cab. (Our

Sun City was a shopping mart).

We eventually got to the subway

and asked another volunteer

which way to go. Just our luck,

she pointed us in the wrong way, too! We

had to fi nd our way home all by ourselves!

We fi nally found the right way on the

subway and headed home. Our home was

so far north that we had to take a cab another

couple miles after we got off of the subway.

It was pitch black and raining while three

Americans, lost in Beijing, attempted to call

a taxi. We fi nally got a taxi, but the driver

did not speak English--he couldn’t even

say hello in English! We squabbled with

him for 45 minutes on how to get to Sun

City, but he just did not know where it was.

We tried everything from sign language,

to drawing

pictures, and

fi nally we

pulled out the

receipts of the

local grocery

store. He just

still had no

clue! After

45 minutes

of trying to

get our point

across, the cab driver got out of the cab and

headed to the trunk of his cab. We thought

that he would pull out a knife or a gun and

we would be goners. He pulled out a map

and we were so happy…we fi nally were on

our way home.

Interested readers can also access a series of Beijing Olympic Articles from Dr. Bonnie Tiell, published by the Tiffi n Advertiser-Tribune. Enter “Olympics” in the search box at www.advertiser-tribune.com.

Kim and Chinese Gir l

At the Bird’s Nest

Kim at the Water Cube

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the resi ent in the White o se

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Students Make Connections Through Washington Internship Program



evin cont inues After a l l the hours I spent sett ing up prof i le af ter prof i le of Obama’s people, I gave the wor to my boss not nowing where al l my hard wor would end up. On Fr iday, I was

g iven a three- inch binder fu l l of papers and I was to ld to ta e i t over to the West Wing. I am used to ta ing th ings over there. But th is t ime, I was to ld to carry i t a certa in way and not to damage i t whatsoever. She said i t was going to the President. That is when I started to get a l i t t le e ci ted.

Included in the binder were the papers that ev in had spent so much t ime co l lect ing and copying. I new that a l l my hard wor that wee was not only going to be loo ed over by the President of the United States, but a lso by Barac Obama.

‘DEVELOPING SKILLS AS LEADERS’evin ehmeyer is one of several do en T i f f in Univers i ty students

who have obtained prest ig ious internships in recent years in Washington, .C. through hard wor , scholarship, and a TU educat ional bac ground that r iva ls the very best in th is nat ion.

For near ly three decades, The Washington Center (TWC) for Internships and Academic Seminars has helped thousands of students f rom more than 1, col leges and univers i t ies e tend thei r studies, acquire wor e per ience, and develop thei r s i l ls as leaders.

The success of T i f f in Univers i ty ’s internship program with The Washington Center is due to the character of the students we send and the qual i t ies and nowledge they br ing with them to Washington, remar s r. Steven urwit , Professor of Psychology and Cr iminal ust ice.

urwit , who is a lso the President of the Ohio Counci l of Cr iminal ust ice ducat ion, is the l ia ison between T i f f in Univers i ty and

TWC.

Part ic ipat ing students spend a semester immersed in the cul ture of our nat ion’s capita l . They e plore possib le career d i rect ions through a substant ive internship ta i lored to match thei r interests, a high qual i ty academic course, and the Washington Forum, a ser ies of lectures by nat ional and internat ional spea ers.

The students enter the el i te departments and agencies of Washington nowing what the Foreign Inte l l igence Survei l lance Act (FISA) warrants, for e ample, and understanding how the pieces of our government f i t together, he says. Then I get cal ls,

both f rom those agencies and f rom our students, than ing us for what we’re doing bac here at TU.Our students’ accompl ishments, in my v iew, are best seen as

a part of a larger connect ion between T i f f in Univers i ty and th is country ’s e l i te federal law enforcement, nat ional secur i ty, and pol icyma ing agencies and ent i t ies in Washington, .C., urwit adds.

The Washington Center ’s internship partners represent v i r tual ly every profession inc luding law, medic ine, ournal ism, business, d ip lomacy, pol i t ics, educat ion, socia l wel fare, and the arts, among others.

Apr i l Redic , a May 2 5 graduate of T i f f in Univers i ty, was TU’s f i rst student involved with the Washington Internship Program. In fact, Redic was the person who actual ly researched and found the program, urwit says. She real ly is responsib le for TU’s af f i l iat ion with The Washington Center. Apr i l wound up interning with the ust ice epartment on a terror ism tas force dur ing fa l l semester 2 3, he says. Redic graduated f rom TU with a cr iminal ust ice degree, ma or ing in law enforcement.

‘SUCCESS RATE FOR TU STUDENTS IS ABOVE 90 PERCENT’Sarah agol in er, Program Advisor for the aw and Cr iminal us t ice Program for The Wash ington Center, hand les TU’s

internship appl icat ions.

The community that ma es up T i f f in Univers i ty is welcoming, agol in er says. The facul ty ta es an act ive ro le in help ing

shape each student’s e per ience and the students appear to be act ive and engaged in not only thei r academics, but a lso in TU athlet ics and campus act iv i t ies.

She notes that TU students have a history of being chosen for some of the most select ive and highly coveted internships, inc luding the aval Cr iminal Invest igat ive Serv ices, the rug

nforcement Agency, the nv i ronmental Protect ion Agency and the epartment of Treasury, ust to name a few.

agol in er says that The Washington Center considers a student’s fu l l appl icat ion dur ing the admissions process, inc luding the t ranscr ipts , le t ters of recommendat ion, resume, and essay. Because of our partnership, we are prepared to accept students

who meet our requirements and are approved to receive academic credi t at TU and represent the inst i tut ion in .C.

The admission rate for students f rom TU is l i e ly above 9 percent an astounding success rate, agol in er adds. From my personal e per ience in wor ing with TU, I would say the students, as a whole, are wel l prepared for the wor load that is

s t u d e n t s i n w a s h i n g t o n > I n t e r n s h i p s

Kevin Hehmeyer


required of them and usual ly do not have a problem balancing thei r internship, academic course, c iv ic engagement pro ect, and other Washington Center requirements, she says.

ur ing the past several years, TU has placed more than 5 part ic ipants in internship posi t ions, inc luding a couple of recent graduates. The students can apply for internship posi t ions dur ing the fa l l , spr ing and summer semesters, and earn academic credi t for thei r t ime spent in Washington.

Students have wor ed in the U.S. epartment of Treasury, Interpol , aval Cr iminal Invest igat ive Serv ices, F inancia l Serv ices Roundtable, Of fender Aid and Restorat ion, uwait Informat ion Off ice, ouble R Product ions, nv i ronmental Protect ion Agency, Senate Foreign Relat ions Committee, US A Graduate School Center for eadership and Management, among others.

More in fo rmat ion about The Wash ington Center In te rnsh ip Program is ava i lab le th rough TWC ’s webs i te a t www. twc.edu, or by contact ing r. Steven urwit at T i f f in Univers i ty, 419.448.3284.

Washington enter nternshi TU TU T/UM F

Drew Schlegel

TU Senior – Major ing in Home Secur i ty /Terror ism

A Washington Center Internship is a great way for any col lege student to get a smal l taste of what i t is l i e to l ive and wor in the nat ion’s capita l . My internship was at the U.S. State epartment

ip lomat ic Secur i t y Serv ice and with the Overseas Secur i ty Advisory Counci l (OSAC). The OSAC is a Federa l Adv isory Commit tee w i th a U .S . Gove rnment Char te r to p r omo te secu r i t y coope ra t i on between Amer ican bus iness and pr ivate sector interests wor ldwide and the U.S. epartment of State. The OSAC cur rent l y encompasses the 34-member co re Counc i l , an ecut i ve Of f i ce , more than 1 Count ry Counc i l s , and more than 3,5 const i tuent member organi at ions and 3 2 associates. For more informat ion you can v is i t the websi te https www.osac.gov .

My dut ies whi le assigned to OSAC were wide and numerous. On any day, I could be chec ing cables, del iver ing or p ic ing up passports or v isas, help ing one of the regional analysts put together, wr i te, or edi t a report , post current news art ic les f rom places al l over the wor ld for our const i tuents and on top of th is, ta e a c lass. The whole e per ience of l iv ing and wor ing in Washington was a highl ight, but I would say that seeing the monuments and museums, the Cr iminal ust ice programming at Washington Center, or ust wal ing around the c i ty seeing the s ights and hear ing the sounds was best. I f I had to pic ust one highl ight, i t would be hear ing a speech f rom Secretary of State Condolee a Rice about an upcoming t r ip to the Middle ast and Russia.

T i f f in Univers i ty prepared me for th is internship in so many ways. The analysts were impressed to now I new so much about certa in terror ist groups and countr ies and cr iminal ust ice pr incip les. TU professors taught me how to wr i te, present, spea , research and study l i e a professional . Than s to gett ing assignments I was g iven at TU, I new how to manage t ime and get everything done on t ime. Whi le on my internship, I am certa in I used something f rom every c lass I have ta en at T i f f in Univers i ty s ince I was a f reshman and I than my professors for passing on thei r s i l ls and l i fe e per iences.

Kevin Hehmeyer

TU Senior – Major ing in Homeland Secur i ty /Terror ism

My current internship is wi th the ecut ive Off ice of the President

( OP) in the Wh i te ouse. Because o f secur i t y reasons, I ’m not at l iberty to g ive detai l due to the sensi t ive tas s we do. I have al ready done more than imagined I would pr ior to coming here.

I have seen the President a couple t imes. ach t ime I see George W. Bush, he could be standing 5 yards away, and I could st i l l feel the power and importance of the man radiat ing f rom him. Obviously I have been in the West Wing several t imes, and every t ime i t ’s very surreal to now I have secur i ty access to wal f reely through the U.S. Secret Serv ice and onto the most powerfu l ground in the wor ld.

So far, the best e per iences that I have had has been seeing President Bush land in the Mar ine One el icopter on the south lawn of the White ouse, eat ing in the White ouse Mess al l , which is actual ly a smal l f ive-star restaurant, and attending the Pentagon Memoria l on 9 11.

Drew Schlegel

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s t u d e n t s i n w a s h i n g t o n > I n t e r n s h i p sGett ing an internship is not easy. I f i rst had to get accepted into the Washington Center. The appl icat ion is pretty e tensive with two essays. After being accepted, I was g iven the opportuni ty to apply for the White ouse Internship program. The appl icat ion included pages upon pages of secur i ty forms to f i l l out, another appl icat ion s imi lar to what I f i l led out for the Washington Center, p lus four more essays to wr i te. Once I was c leared and accepted, I became one of only 1 interns across the country to be g iven a ob in the President ’s Off ice.

Whi le at the White ouse, I am def in i te ly wast ing no t ime using al l the benef i ts and ta ing advantage of a l l the opportuni t ies. I have al ready requested my share of s igned pictures, let ters, and hol iday postcards f rom the President to fami ly, f r iends, my church, and T i f f in Univers i ty.

My roommates are great. One is f rom Toledo, Ohio, and another is f rom Me ico. The th i rd is an I raqi Freedom Marine Veteran f rom O lahoma, which is great, because he always goes running with me on .C. ’s h i l ly terra in so I can fu l f i l l my f i tness obl igat ions with the avy S A s. We have gone out on several occasions to e per ience the night l i fe and monuments here in Washington. With the end of a president ia l term near ing, not much is out of the ordinary yet. But again, I can’t wait to see what happens.

Jenna White

TU Graduate 2007 – Majored in Forensic Psychology

In 2 , I was selected by The Washington Center to become an intern at the United States Attorney’s Off ice (USAO) for the

ist r ict of Columbia. I was placed in the Ant i -Terror ism and aw nforcement Coordinat ing Committee (AT CC) program.

The miss ion of the AT CC is threefold. F i rst , members of th is sect ion dedicate thei r t ime and energy to improve communicat ion among local , state, and federa l law enforcement agencies. Second, they prov ide t ra in ing programs to help create better coordinat ion among these agencies. Thi rd, they wor to ensure cr ime suppression methods are ef fect ive and ef f ic ient in the Washington .C. and surrounding areas.

Throughout the course o f my in ternsh ip , I was g i ven the opportuni ty to help achieve these goals. For e ample, I used var ious databases in order to perform the fo l lowing tas s col lect stat ist ics on local pol ice shoot ings that were used to evaluate pol icy and procedures perta in ing to the use of deadly force conduct bac ground invest igat ions on var ious organi at ions’ members and programs for networ ing and law enforcement t ra in ing purposes col lect open source ant i - terror ism informat ion for publ ic educat ion purposes and, help maintain youth court

programs. These tas s would have been di f f icul t to complete without the nowledge and s i l ls I developed as an undergraduate at T i f f in Univers i ty.

I cannot than the facul ty and staf f at T i f f in Univers i ty enough for thei r abi l i ty to help me achieve the academic e cel lence and level of professional ism that I needed to succeed both at my internship s i te and in l i fe. I am also grateful to the USAO community because they prov ided me with the opportuni ty to further my nowledge about the development, implementat ion, and rev is ion of law enforcement pol ic ies and procedures, which helped me to obtain my master ’s degree and current cr iminal ust ice re lated posi t ion. At both TU and the USAO, everyone was

personable, f r iendly, creat ive, hard-wor ing, and wi l l ing to help others complete dai ly, as wel l as long-term, tas s. Overal l , I fe l t l i e I was part of an e tended fami ly. I now I can always return to my second and thi rd homes whenever l i fe decides to ta e me bac . I a lso have no doubt that current and prospect ive T i f f in Univers i ty students and Washington Center interns wi l l share s imi lar e per iences i f they choose to ta e advantage of these invaluable opportuni t ies.

Abby McElhone

TU Graduate 2007 – Majored in Forensic Psychology, Homeland Secur i ty /Terror ism

I loved my e per ience in .C. I t was absolutely ama ing. I completed my internship at the U.S. epartment of ust ice, U.S. Attorney’s Off ice (USAO), in the Se Of fenses and omest i c Vio lence Unit . I wor ed with a var iety of attorneys who handled fe lony and misdemeanor cases. Speci f ical ly, I wor ed with Mar O’Br ien, Mar isa emeo, and ohn instman, who were al l ass igned to fe lony level cases. I wor ed one case in part icular wi th Mar O’Br ien, who handles chi ld se of fense cases, whose advice and guidance was completely invaluable. I st i l l communicate with Mar O’Br ien. av ing those connect ions is st i l l very important.

I completed my internship on May 5, 2 , drove al l my stuf f bac to Michigan, and then made i t to TU to wal in the Commencement Ceremony. I t was a cra y couple of days

I ’ l l be qui te honest. othing could completely prepare me for the volume of cases that were handled in the USAO and the intensi ty.

owever, having a bac ground in v ict imology ( r. urwit taught that one ) and socio logy, made i t easier to

Abby McElhone


maintain professional ism, and actual ly wor with the v ict ims on the fe lony level cases. I am a f i rm bel iever in e per ience with educat ion. Being in .C. was ama ing. A great internship, wonderfu l roommates, and an incredib le c i ty-- I real ly couldn’t have as ed for more.

One of the most important lessons that I learned f rom my in te rnsh ip , wh i le in .C. , was t rac ing cases and f ind ing resources for v ict ims. The attorneys do not have the t ime to prov ide assistance for v ict ims. Coordinat ing di f ferent departments (pol ice, wi tnesses, other attorneys, and v ict ims) was chal lenging, but very useful in my current posi t ion.

I am current ly wor ing for a domest ic v io lence agency where I am trac ing habitual of fenders and prov id ing intensive advocacy for those v ict ims. Without a bac ground in t rac ing cr iminal cases and f inding resources, my current ob would be overwhelming.

r. Steve urwit says th is about Abby I went down to v is i t Abby, and al l of the other interns I met were th i rd-year law students who were prepar ing to ta e thei r bar e ams. There was Abby, a col lege senior. The attorneys loved her and t r ied to f ind her a ob with thei r of f ice after she was done.

Joshua Nehls

TU Graduate 2007 – Majored in Homeland Secur i ty /Terror ism

My internship was with The rug n f o r c e m e n t A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ,

Washington iv is ion Off ice. ur ing my internship, I too part in var ious invest igat ive and law enforcement act iv i t ies, inc luding but not l imited to , surve i l lance, d rug buy busts , sea rch wa r ran t ra id e ecu t ions , cou r t p roceed ings , i n ves t i ga t i ve techniques, ev idence col lect ion processing, and report wr i t ing. The connect ions I made in .C. through my internship and The Washington Center have prepared me wel l for my current career as a pr ivate invest igator.

ot only d id the concepts that T i f f in Univers i ty prov ided to me in the study of cr iminal ust ice and law enforcement benef i t me, but i t a lso prov ided me the abi l i ty to apply these concepts to real- l i fe s i tuat ions in not only my internship, but a lso in my current career. Being able to have hands-on e per ience in my f ie ld prov ided me a better understanding of the concepts I was taught in the c lassroom, along with a more detai led comprehension of thei r appl icat ion, both ethical ly and legal ly. I would recommend to anyone thin ing about pursuing a career in federal law

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enforcement, go to .C. and do your internship, because even i f you never intend to use the connect ions you wi l l ma e, you wi l l have a complete understanding of law enforcement in the United States, and be better able to pursue your career goals, wi th the nowledge you wi l l learn through The Washington Center. iv ing,

wor ing, and en oying the nat ion’s capita l is something I wi l l never forget, and wi l l for sure never regret, as I am st i l l learning today al l the benef i ts i t has and wi l l br ing to my l i fe and career.

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194 ’sRichard ‘48 and Cuba (Jones) ‘39 Gibson celebrated their 50th

wedding anniversary on September 19th. Mrs. Gibson worked for

the State of Ohio for 20 years and then for the Wyandot County

Clerk of Courts, retiring in 1982. Mr. Gibson worked at First Citizens

National Bank for 32 years, retiring as a Vice President in 1991.

The couple reside in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.

19 ’sEd Wise, Class of 1973, Tiffi n, Ohio, retired in 2007 after 35

years of employment with the Seneca Country Engineer’s Offi ce.

He and his wife, Diana, celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2007.

Ed writes, “We enjoy spending time with our grandson, Kayden,

and I am a volunteer at Mercy Hospital. I enjoy bowling, golf, and

taking trips with Allen Eiry.”

198 ’sJerry M. Kuhlman, Class of 1982, Findlay, Ohio, is the Used Car

Sales Manager for Lariche Toyota-Subaru in Findlay.

Gwynn Reinhart, Class of 1982, Tiffi n, Ohio, was appointed to

the position of Director of Finance for the city of Tiffi n.

Lisa Pachlhofer Schreiner, Class of 1985, Fostoria, Ohio writes,

“Upon graduation from TU, I married and moved to Columbus,

Ohio, where I have lived for 16 years. My career path led in many

directions within the administrative fi eld. The most rewarding and

interesting position I held was as a Teaming Facilitator at Eagle

Creek Corporate Leadership and Challenge Facility. As a teaming

instructor, I worked with corporate executive teams helping

them to become better teams in the work environment. It was

a very unique job. Upon returning to my hometown of Bascom, I

acquired my life insurance and investment licenses and pursued

a career in these fi elds. I also took on the Cheer Coach position at

Hopewell-Loudon High School and I was very fortunate to be able

to participate in the MAL Football State Tournament this past year

when the Chieftains took second place! I have two kids, Travis 17

and Haley 13, who are my pride and joy.”

Marty Laslo, Class of 1987, Maumee, Ohio, is the President of

Division 7 Roofi ng Solutions, Inc.

Donna Lee Sickels Halcomb, Class of 1989, Tiffi n, Ohio, is a

Home Healthcare Professional for Rennisance House in Tiffi n. She

writes, “My stepson is a freshman at TU this year and my daughter,

Kelsey, is a freshman at Hopewell-Loudon High School.”

199 ’sPreston Johnson, Class of 1991, Florence, South Carolina, is the

General Manager of the Florence Phantoms Pro Area Football Team.

He writes, “I played football for TU from 1987 to 1989 under Rodger

“Buzz” Kirkhart. I’ve always kept up with the TU football program

throughout my career.”

Matt Pfeiffer, Class of 1991, Columbus, Ohio, writes, “My wife,

Kelly, and I, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Reagan Lynn,

born in August.”

Melissa Lucas Singer, Class of 1991, Perry, Ohio, is the Director

of Owner Services for Flight Options in Cleveland. Her husband,

Mark, works in Aviation Management for Flight Options.

George Patrick Wells, MBA 1992, Lambertville, Michigan, is the

President of MSI International, Inc. in Sylvania.

Chad E. Stalder, Class of 1994, New Carlisle, Ohio, writes, “In

June of this year, I took the Sergeant promotion test and placed

second out of nineteen applicants. I was promoted to Sergeant

in July and I currently work for the jail. I would like to express

my appreciation to Tiffi n University for my education. Money well

spent!”

Allen Blair, Class of 1996, Milton, Indiana, is the Freshman Success

Coach for Fayette County School Corporation in Connersville,

Indiana.

Amy Pence, Class of 1996,

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a

Consultant for Pennsylvania School

Boards Association in Mechanicsburg,

Pennsylvania.

Dusan Schlegel, Class of 1996, Heusenstamm, Germany, is the

International Crisis Manager for Media Saturn Holding.


Corey Dauber, Class of 1998, Toledo, Ohio, is a Quality & Process

Engineer for Johns Manville in Waterville, Ohio.

Danielle Smith, Class of 1998, Harrison, Ohio, is an Environmental

Administration and Field Scientist for Earth Tech, Inc. in Hebron,

Kentucky.

Melissa Fronk Hamann, Class of 1999, North Ridgeville, Ohio, is

a Forecast Analyst for Barnes Distribution in Cleveland. Melissa her

husband, Scott, welcomed their fi rst child, Addison Kate in March.

Scott is a Research Analyst for Keybanc Capital Markets.

Joann King, Class of 1999, Tiffi n, Ohio, is the Vice President and

Relationship Manager for the U.S. Bank’s Commercial Banking

Division. She was recently recognized for 25 years of service to

the company.

2 ’sRebecca Albert

Abraham, Class of

2000, and David

Abraham, Class

of 2005, are the

parents of twins,

Luke Thomas and

Kathryn Rebecca,

born in July.

Kymberly S. Jackson, Class of 2000, North Miami Beach, Florida,

is the Corporate Human Resources Director for Dreams Inc. &

Subsidiaries in Plantation, Florida.

Shaun Bindley, Class of 2001, Heath, Ohio, is a Tax Agent for the

State of Ohio Department of Taxation.

Jessie Miller, Class of 2001, Los Angeles, California, is a Writer’s

Assistant for “Worst Week.”

Shawn Newton, Class of 2001, Norwalk, Ohio, is the Offi ce

Manager for Kaiser Wells Pharmacy & Homecare in Norwalk. She,

and her husband Donald, were married in 2006. Donald is a

Compliance Agent for the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy.

Carol Feller Quicci, Class of 2001, Wooster, Ohio, is the Compliance

Offi cer in the Internal Audit and Compliance Department at Ohio

Legacy Bank in Wooster. She, and her husband John, had their

fi rst child, Anthony James, in July. John is a Police Offi cer for the

City of Wooster.

Anne Shelley, MBA 2001, Clyde, Ohio, was recently appointed

Executive Director of Hospice of North Central Ohio. Previously, she

was Director of Memorial Home Health and Hospice in Fremont.

Carl Kipp Huntsberger, Class of 2002, Sylvania, Ohio, was

married in May. He is employed by Ricoh Business Solutions. His

wife, Erika, is employed by North American Science Associates.

Jeremy John Marinis, Class of 2002, Tiffi n, Ohio, married Jamie

Martin in 2007. Jeremy is the Director of Undergraduate Admissions

at Tiffi n University and Jamie is the Director of the Fremont Academic

Center and Head Cheerleading Coach at Tiffi n University.

Melissa Firebaugh Closser,

Class of 2003, London, Ohio,

married Patrick Closser in

August. Melissa works as a

Marketing Coordinator for Hull

& Associates, Inc. in Dublin,

Ohio, and Patrick is the owner

of Casey’s Carry-out.

Jamie Long Coleman, Class of 2003, and Matthew Coleman,

MBA 2004, welcomed a daughter, Kate, in July.

PH Hyme, Class of 2003, Lancaster, Ohio, is the General Manager

for Champion Golf Inc. in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Brian Smith, Class of 2003, and his wife Marie, welcomed their

son, Aiden, born in September.

Nicole King, Class of 2004, Atlanta, Georgia, is an Auditor for

Assurant in Atlanta.

Robin Stacho Wood, MBA 2004, Amherst, Ohio, is Director of

the Amherst Public Library. Additionally, she teaches evening and

weekend classes for Walsh University. Her husband, David, is the

Manager of the Lorain Animal Clinic. Robin and David have two

daughters, Sydney and Lindsey, ages 8 and 10.

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Jason Fenik, MBA 2005, Lowell, Massachusetts, is a District

Manager for Black & Decker.

Denita Robinson Hursey, Class

of 2005, Norwich, Ohio, married

former TU baseball player Ty Hursey

in the infi eld at the baseball fi eld

in New Concord, Ohio. In 2007,

she received a master’s degree in

athletic coaching leadership from Rio

Grande. She is an employee of East

Muskingum Schools. Her husband

is the assistant superintendent of

the grounds at Zanesville Country

Club.

Nancy Lamuth, Class of 2005, Charlotte, North Carolina, is a

Case Administrator with the Bankruptcy Court for the Western

District of North Carolina.

Bryan Weimerskirch, Class of 2005, Hilliard, Ohio, married

Amanda Kay Unterbrink in October. He is employed as a

Corrections Offi cer with the Department of Youth Services at the

Scioto Juvenile Corrections Facility in Dublin, Ohio. Amanda is

employed as an Internal Auditor with Wendy’s International, Inc.

Andrea Howse Faber, MBA 2006, and Andrew Faber, MBA

2006, Tiffi n, Ohio, announced the birth of their new baby girl,

Scarlett Ann, born in January. Scarlett was the New Year’s baby

for Seneca County. Andrea is currently working as the Director of

Associate Degree Admissions and Student Services at TU. Andrew

is a Staff Accountant for Fruth & Company, PPL.

Dana Hudson, Class of 2006, Tiffi n, Ohio is Director of the

Leadership Program of Sandusky County.

Jordan Monnier, Class of 2006, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is the

Property Manager for The Bray Company in Euclid, Ohio. In

January, Jordan welcomed a son, Braxton. She wrote, “He is quite

the little traveler and keeps us on our toes. He is the happiest

little big guy ever.”

Kristina Schweikert, Class of 2006, Adrian, Michigan, is the

Head Softball Coach for Adrian College. She led the team to a

21-17 season--the program’s most successful season since the

1990’s.

Jami Zeller Claar,

Class of 2007,

Bellevue, Ohio, was

married to Craig Lee

Claar in May. Jami is

employed by American

Timber & Steel as a

Sales Manager. Her

husband works for A.

A. Boos as a Laborer.

Lisa Deffenbaugh Nguyen, MCJ 2007, Fairfax, Virginia, is a

Professional Development Coordinator for the American Psychiatric

Nurses Association in Arlington, Virginia. Her husband, Vinh, is

an Attorney for the Department of Transportation.

Kurt Rammel, Class of 2007, Tiffi n, Ohio, is a Graduate Assistant

Baseball Coach for Tiffi n University.

Jenni Rosselit, Class of 2007,

Tiffi n, Ohio, is the new Personal

Trainer for Bodyworks Fitness

Center in Tiffi n.

Nicholas Vajen, Class of 2007, Napoleon, Ohio, was selected

as one of the newest members of Northwest State Community

College’s Distinguished Alumni. He is working toward his master’s

degree in criminal behavior at Tiffi n University. Vajen works for

the Henry County Sheriff’s Department as a Communications

Offi cer.

Dena Haehn Wireman, Class of 2007, Wapakoneta, Ohio, is an

offi ce associate for Lima Dental Associates in Lima, Ohio. Her

husband, Justin, is a Police Offi cer for the Fort Shawnee Police

Department.

Kiara Ruffi ng, Class of 2008, Tiffi n, Ohio, is serving as the Setters

Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Heidelberg College.

Lauren Williams, Class of 2008, Tiffi n, Ohio, is the Assistant

Softball Coach for the TU Softball Team.

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193 ’sEttie M. Rieman, Class of 1939, Kalida,

Ohio, Passed away in August.

Virginia May Mil ler Smith, Class of

1939, Al l iance, Ohio, passed away in

August .

194 ’sJoan

Rosenthal

Coulter,

Class of

1942 ,

Mi lan, Ohio,

passed

away in

July.

Lesta Katherine Zeiter Hal l , Class of

1942 , Republ ic , Ohio, passed away in

May.

195 ’sHerber t Probst, Class of 1954,

Bluffton, Ohio, passed away in

September. He was ret i red from

Marathon Petroleum Co . in Findlay,

where he had been an accountant .

Wayne A. Wilkinson, Class of 1956,

Tiff in , Ohio, passed away in May. He

worked at Marathon Oi l in Findlay for

27 years and was a U .S . Army Air Force

veteran, serv ing during World War I I .

19 ’sDaniel M. Ref fer t, Class of 1966, New

Washington, Ohio, passed away in July.

198 ’sThomas

S. Maloy,

Jr. , Class

of 1989,

Tiff in ,

Ohio, died

in June.

He was

a former

employee

of Nat ional Machinery in Ti ff in and

Freeman Industr ies in Fremont as a tool

and die maker , ret i r ing in 2006.

199 ’sShane Michael Longenberger, Class of

1994 , Loysv i l le , Pennsylvania

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Fall ReviewsThe Tiffi n Univesity women’s soccer team made history by

becoming the fi rst Dragons team to earn admission to the NCAA

Division II National Women’s Soccer Tournament. The Dragons,

ranked 4th in the Midwest Region, earned an at-large berth and

played Quincy in the 1st round at Grand Valley State University.

TU fell 4-3 on penalty kicks after battling through 2 overtime

periods, ending their season with an impressive 13-5-2 record.

The Dragons were led by GLIAC Freshman of the Year Shelly

Rogers, who finished with 9 goals and 9 assists. Kirsten White

was named to the All-Region team, while Renee Cain, Felicia

Ruiz, Deidre Abouahmed, and Steffany Stoeffler were named

Second Team All-GLIAC players.

The Tiffin University men’s soccer team closed out its first

season in the GLIAC on top, winning the conference championship

game in a dominating 4-2 win against Saginaw Valley State. The

Dragons finished the season with an overall record of 13-6, and

a 5-3 regular season conference record. Tiffin bounced back

from an overtime 1-0 defeat against Ashland to win their regular

season finale 2-1 at Findlay in two overtimes. The Dragons used

that momentum to defeat Northwood 4-2 in the GLIAC semifinals

before winning their third game of the season against Saginaw

Valley for the conference title.

Freshman sensation Ashton Campbell was named the conference

Offensive Player of the Year, while Campbell was joined by Tony

Iyayi and Jeff Frisch in receiving All-GLIAC first team honors, and

Rhys Cannella, Adi Vlad, Jason Rager, and Paul Brodnick received

Second Team honors. The Dragons finished the season ranked

sixth in the Great Lakes Region, narrowly missing out on a chance

to compete in the NCAA Division II National Tournament.

The Tiffin University women’s tennis team struggled in its first

season of competition in the GLIAC, closing out their fall season

at 2-11. The Dragons collected their two wins in dominating

performances against Bluffton and Muskingum, winning both

matchups 9-0. Teauana Long was named to the All-GLIAC

Honorable Mention team after serving as the team’s number one

singles player and partnering with Jessica Stefanov to form the

squad’s number one doubles team.

Ashley Hershner served as the team’s number two singles player,

tying Taylor Cooper #3 singles) for the best singles record this

season. Jessica Stefanov was the team’s primary number four

singles player. The number two doubles team of Cooper and

Hershner finished the fall with an 8-5 overall mark.


Freshman Ashton

Campbell earned

GLIAC Offensive

Player of the Year

honors, leading the

team 8 goals and

6 assists as the

Dragons finished

13-6.

Freshman Shelly

Rogers was named

GLIAC Freshman of

the Year, leading

the Dragons in most

offensive categories

as the team earned

admission to the

NCAA National

Tournament for the

first time and finished

13-5-2.


The Tiffin University football team finished the 2008 season with

a 1-10 overall mark. The Dragons managed their only win of the

season in a thrilling 34-28 overtime home victory against Northern

Michigan. Unfortunately, the Dragons finished on the wrong end of

close games this year, going 0-4 in games decided by four points

or less.

Wide receiver Dyshaun Edwards was the focal point for the Dragon

offense, catching 91 balls for 1,074 yards and ten touchdowns.

Edwards was the

lone Dragon to be

named to the All-

GLIAC First Team.

Quarterback Matt

Root started all

eleven games,

completing 64% of

his passes for 3,005

yards and tossing

24 touchdowns.

Running back

Cameron Mobley led

the rushing attack,

gaining 375 yards

on the ground and

two touchdowns.

Linebacker Parris

Burt led the defense

with 126 tackles,

while Drew Douthit

collected 12.5 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks. Douthit, Root, and

defensive lineman Joe Crawford were each named to the All-GLIAC

Honorable Mention team.

The Tiffin University women’s golf team wrapped up their fall

season in strong fashion, placing in the top ten in seven of eleven

events. The team’s best performance was at the St. Joseph’s

College Invitational, winning the event by nine strokes over the

host team. Brittany Lynch finished tied for second in the event

with an 88, while senior Amber Wetherill finished one stroke

behind her with an 89.

The Lady Dragons had a balanced squad this year, with four of

the team’s five members earning top honors at events. Junior

Brittany Lynch was the top Dragon qualifier in five events, while

fellow junior Sara Durkee won three events and lone senior Amber

Wetherill won one event and placed second more than any other

Dragon.

The Tiffin University women’s volleyball team finished the

season with a 14-19 overall record. The Dragons defeated playoff-

bound Northwood University in a dominating 3-1 victory at home

and defeated rivals Heidelberg and Findlay.

Outside hitter Brooke Bernabei led the Dragons with 308 kills,

while Jessica Adams collected 712 assists. Brittany Teaford

finished 13th in the nation with a 1.18 blocks per game, and her

209 kills placed her second on the team and earned her All-GLIAC

Honorable Mention honors.

The Tiffin University men’s and women’s cross country teams

wrapped up their first seasons of competition in the GLIAC, with

encouraging performances at the GLIAC Championships and the

Sophomore Brittany

Teaford earned

Honorable Mention

All-GLIAC honors

and was amongst

national leaders in

blocking as the Lady

Dragons finished

14-19 in 2008

Senior wide receiver Dyshaun Edwards was

named First Team All-GLIAC for the Dragons,

as he led the team in receiving and finished

second in career yards to the Pittsburgh Steelers’

Nate Washington.

Junior Jeremy Lee

earned Midwest

All-Region and First

Team All-GLIAC

honors, finishing

amongst the top

runners in the

conference and

region in 2008

Midwest Regional Invitational. The men’s team finished seventh in the GLIAC Championships, with Jeremy Lee placing seventh with a time of 25:12.2. Jason Bumb (33rd place), Charles Faerber (45th), and Thomas Buxton (46th) were the other Dragons to place in the top fifty at the event. At the Midwest Region Championships, the men’s team finished ninth, with Jeremy Lee again placing seventh. The next best finish for the Dragons was Jason Bumb in 62nd place and Kyle Faerber in 70th. Lee was named to the All-Midwest Regional team for his performances throughout the year.

The women’s team placed 11th out of 12 teams at the GLIAC Championships, with Rebecca Miller earning the top spot for the Lady Dragons in 40th place and a time of 24:05.6. Jessica Clark and Heidi Kiesel finished close behind Miller, placing 43rd and 49th, respectively. At the Midwest Regionals, the team finished 18th, with Kiesel earning 83rd place and the fastest time for the Dragons. Jessica Clark was the only other Dragon to finish in the top 100, placing 95th overall.

Winter Preview The TU women’s basketball team returns 8 letter winners from last season, including its starting five. Highlighting the list of returners is 2007 All-ICAA selections, Megan Fletcher, Leanne Lucius, and Kylene Spiegel. Fellow seniors Megan Jesulaitis and Fallon Sanborn help to give stability on the perimeter for Tiffin. Junior center Alexis Karel anchors the post and sophomores Holly Focke and Samantha McCall provide a year of knowledge and consistency to the Dragon squad.

A strength for Coach Pam Oswald’s team a year ago, guard play is expected to again play a vital part in the success of the 2008-09 Dragons. Tiffin returns a solid core of guards led by two of its top three scorers from a year ago, Megan Fletcher and Kylene Spiegel.

Heading into her senior season, Fletcher has improved every facet of her game and her arsenal of moves on the offensive end makes her a tough match-up for opponents. As a junior, Fletcher averaged 13.3 points per game, while reaching double-digits on eighteen different occasions.

Oswald’s team returns a point guard that has had the responsibility to distribute and score with the basketball. In three seasons as Tiffin’s floor general, senior point guard Kylene Spiegel has used her leadership and athletic ability to become a tough-nosed point guard for the Dragon program. Spiegel made those around her better as a distributor and a scorer last season by averaging 11.6 ppg, ranking third on the team, and dishing out 143 assists (5.2 apg).

Another senior who gives a boost from the off-guard spot is Fallon Sanborn. Sanborn played in all 27 games with 27 starts last season averaging 7.8 ppg. Senior Megan Jesulaitis, known to many as the three-point bomber, averaged 5 ppg and shot 35 percent from behind the 3-point arc. A sophomore who provides versatility to the Dragons backcourt is Holly Focke. Arguably Tiffin’s most improved player from a year ago, Focke is able to play anywhere from the one through four spot with confidence. With one year under her belt, Samantha McCall, is working to become a more essential piece of the puzzle.

Tiffin’s backcourt will also benefit with the addition of three young guards, Mandy Jaeb, Jennifer Johnston and Andrea Gifford, whose energy and work ethic will push the upperclassmen.

The lone senior in the frontcourt is forward Leanne Lucius. Turning in a solid junior campaign starting all 27 games and averaging 13.2 ppg and 8.2 rpg. One of five seniors, Lucius has shown a sense of urgency, not only by her actions, but by becoming more of a vocal leader.

Returning to the center position is junior Alexis Karel who averaged 8.1 ppg and 4.9 rpg. Karel has made strides over the past year and is better equipped both physically and experience-wise to handle the rigors of the upcoming season.

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Senior Megan Fletcher joins senior teammates Kylene Spiegel and Leanne Lucius in looking to break the

1000 point barrier during the 2008-09 season.


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s p o r t s a t T U > S p o r t s S c e n eEmerging onto the scene are junior Katrina Clark and freshman

Jessica Harris and Megan Snyder. Despite being new to the

program, all three have shown an enthusiasm to learn Oswald’s

system in the post and has proven to be a force on the boards.

The Tiffin University men’s basketball team will count on last

year’s experience and a deep roster as they enter their first

season of competition in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic

Conference.

The young Dragons return seven players from last year’s squad,

and will feature an expected starting lineup that reflects the

youth of the team. Junior sharpshooter Alex Strok returns as one

of the starting guards for the Dragons after averaging a team-

high 14.8 ppg and shooting 32% from three-point range. Junior

forward Darryl Stinson will return after an injury-plagued 2007

season saw him appear in only eight games.

Completing the Dragons’ starting lineup will be a trio of

sophomores from last year’s team, point guard Brian Scott (11.2

ppg, 3.1 apg), guard Darryle Miller (5.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg), and forward

Rafael Cuellar (10.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg).

“These guys got a year of experience against GLIAC teams last

year that will definitely help us and make us better prepared for

them this season,” said Coach Rodney Martin. “Consistency from

these guys will be important to our success.”

Also returning for the Dragons will be sophomore forward Ryan

Webb, who averaged 6 points and 4 rebounds last season while

starting eighteen games, and junior guard Josh Diaz, a highly

regarded defender and hustler for the Dragons.

Five newcomers will provide an added dimension to this

youthful team that features no seniors and only three juniors

with experience under Coach Martin. Junior transfers Donnell

Patterson (Guard, Schoolcraft Junior College) and Ryan Prunty

(Center, Ferrum College) will bring their own college experience

to the Dragons, while incoming freshmen Alan Bradford (Point

Guard, Detroit Cody H.S.), Anton Shoetan (Guard, Riverdale

Baptist H.S.), and Angelo Mason (Center, Detroit Finney H.S.) will

provide additional depth off the bench for the Dragons.

“We’re a young team, and obviously we have to work together

and become a cohesive unit for us to have success,” said Coach

Martin, “but we’re deeper than we’ve been in the past, and that

will help us as we figure out just how good we can be.”

The Tiffin University Equestrian team competed against eight

college teams in two Western discipline shows at The Ohio State

University in November. Tiffin University and Akron were named

Reserve Champions.

The English Show Competition was held at Lake Erie College in

November. Tiffin University finished 3rd overall on Saturday and

4th overall on Sunday.

Freshman Alan

Bradford is one

of a number of

new players that

join returning

letterwinners as the

Dragons embark

on the 2008-09

season.

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