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Ohio Wesleyan University: In this fresh take on Euripides’ tragicomedy, Helen never went to Troy but spent the war fought in her name in a hotel waiting for her husband to find her and take her home. But even his eventual arrival can’t save Helen from the legend that has grown far larger than the woman who inspired it.
Ohio Wesleyan University’s Department of Performing Arts will present five performances of “Helen” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 4, and 5 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6 in the Studio Theatre inside Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware.
Cast as an understudy is Nic Laurence, a senior from Medina, Ohio, as Menelaus.
Award-winning playwright Ellen McLaughlin adapted Euripides’ tragicomedy to create “Helen,” which was described by Variety upon its debut as an “impish, inquisitive new riff on the tale of Helen of Troy” and an “ambitious play is one part gleefully anachronistic comedy and two parts philosophical rumination on such ageless subjects as the futility of war and the dangers of icon worship.”
For more information about OWU’s 2024-2025 performance schedule or about studying theatre and dance at Ohio Wesleyan, visit www.owu.edu/PerformingArts.
* Antonio Sonego of Medina graduated this summer from Ohio Wesleyan University. Sonego earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. At Ohio Wesleyan, Sonego majored in Business – Marketing Concentration .
Buena Vista University: Keirsten Trayte of Medina received the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award. The award was given to nine Buena Vista University business students and nine science students for the 2024 academic year.
The awards, which range up to $10,000, were created by two separate $750,000 endowments from the foundations established by Dr. Harold Walter Siebens and named after the long-time advisor and counsel to Siebens and the foundations. The endowments support annual awards for up to three pre-qualified, academically high- performing BVU business and science students in each of the second, third, and fourth years of school.
Baldwin Wallace University: Local college students embarked on Baldwin Wallace University’s faculty-led study abroad programs in Ireland and Northern Ireland, Iceland and Guatemala.
Students from our area were among 32 BW basketball players who had the unique opportunity to participate in a faculty-led study abroad program in Ireland and Northern Ireland in August. The students were Caden Hudak of Medina, a graduate of Buckeye Senior High School majoring in finance and business administration; Maxx Dickinson of Medina, a graduate of Brunswick High School majoring in sport management and Brayden Hamilton of Brunswick, a graduate of Brunswick High School majoring in finance. The men’s and women’s teams each played two exhibitions and were immersed in the cultures of the two countries, including visits to Dublin, Belfast and Care Hill Park.
Alyssa Musat of Medina was one of three students who had the unique opportunity to participate in BW’s faculty-led study abroad program in Guatemala in May. Musat, a graduate of Medina Senior High School majoring in neuroscience, completed the experience led by Dr. Laura Hopkins to collect data on childhood nutrition in partnership with Mission Guatemala.
“Our collaboration with Mission Guatemala includes assessing the initial data they sent us a few months ago and then compiling it with additional data we collected during our trip, May 4-11. During our time there, we did a community nutrition health assessment to better understand what they are doing, what the food and nutrition landscape is in Guatemala, and to learn how their clients view and prioritize their dietary preferences and nutritional health,” Hopkins explained.
“In the fall, we will continue this work by summarizing our assessment findings, providing recommendations to the Mission Guatemala team and participating in conversations about the next phases of the program,” continued Hopkins. “The long-term goal is to assist Mission Guatemala with the nutrition programs it administers to its communities.”
Melanie Mavroidis of Hinckley, a graduate of Highland High School majoring in neuroscience, was among 32 Baldwin Wallace University students who took their learning off campus during the 2023-2024 academic year at University College Dublin. As Ireland’s largest and most diversified university, University College Dublin has played a central role in Ireland’s advancement as a dynamic and highly successful European state. It has also established a long and distinguished tradition of service to scholarship and the Irish and international community.. With support from the BW Center for Global Exploration’s Independent Study program, they created individualized immersion experiences across the globe.
The Citadel: Phillip Barnes of Medina is one of the more than 620 cadets and students recognized with gold stars for their academic achievements during the spring 2024 semester.
Gold stars are awarded to cadets and students at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade point average or higher. Cadets and students who achieve gold star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s dean’s list.
Cadets who are named to the dean’s list receive a medal, which is worn on their uniform during the semester following their academic achievement. Non-cadet students on the dean’s list are presented a certificate.
Southern New Hampshire University: SNHU congratulates the following full-time undergraduate students on being named to the Summer 2024 Dean’s List for grade point averages of 3.5-3.699. They include Maurice Gatewood, Nicole Jenkinson and Meghan Keal, all of Medina.
Local students were named to the Summer 2024 President’s List by earning grade-point averages of 3.7 and higher. They are Nate Bennett, Sarah Takas, Macie Kochenderfer, Kyle Smith, Hannah Phillips, Allyson Wittenauer and Kristen Stark, all of Medina, Sam Talpas of Hinckley and Hannah Stewart of Brunswick.
