Archive for July, 2012

Giving Of The Heart

Giving of the heart

Posted in Beyond Campus on July 30, 2012

Shea McMahon ’09 returned a war medal to the son of the man who lost it more than two decades ago.

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Each year our community is invited to contribute to an anthology of creative projects reflecting our annual campus-wide theme. This year’s theme? “Courage and Creativity.” First year student Kyle Gasaway submitted this awesome black and white piece and more entries are rolling in each day. Deadline for entries is Tuesday, July 31 – keep ’em coming!

‘Creativity and Courage’

Posted in Academics & Research on July 27, 2012

This year’s campuswide theme is getting a creative boost from incoming first-year students.

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Derecho Damage

Derecho damage

Posted in On Campus on July 25, 2012

A severe storm hit campus just before the Fourth of July. Here’s a photo gallery of the aftermath.

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Goodbye Sunsets, Hello Presidents

Goodbye Sunsets, hello presidents

Posted in On Campus on July 24, 2012

When the four apartment-style residence halls on Sunset Hill open for students this fall, each will have a venerable name over the doors.

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Reaching The Peak

Reaching the PEAK

Posted in Beyond Campus on July 23, 2012

Denison students, staff, and faculty help Newark students to learn about higher education.

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Mathematically Bent

Knot happening

Posted in On Campus on July 20, 2012

More than 100 mathematics undergraduates and faculty from across the states gathered in anticipation for a little-known phenomenon—mathematical dinner theater.

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Business Lessons

Business lessons

Posted in Beyond Campus on July 19, 2012

In a recent article from Barron’s, John Faraci, a Denison trustee and the CEO of International Paper, shares the secrets of his success.

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More Than A Sport

Taking his best shot

Posted in Beyond Campus on July 17, 2012

For Casey Stockton ’12, basketballs have become tools for change. This October, he’s off for a 10-month journey to Rwanda.

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Manipulating Reality

Manipulating reality

Posted in Academics & Research on July 13, 2012

“This Vacuum Is Too Loud,” a film by Gus Péwé ’15, has won the Hammer To Nail Short Film Contest.

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If you're a sports fan, you know sports writer and radio personality Dan Patrick. And if you're a Dan Patrick fan and a Denison fan, you may have been pretty excited to see a familiar Denison symbol during a recent Dan Patrick Show simulcast: a Denison swim cap. It first appeared in June and has been part of the studio décor for a few weeks now. How did it get there? Turns out, Nancy Duncan Porter, a development officer for the college, began trading emails with the Dan Patrick team back in March in hopes of getting a group of organizational studies students a tour of the studio and a chat with some professionals in the broadcasting and entertainment world. Unfortunately, the show wasn't equipped to host a tour at the time, but when a Duncan Porter sent them the cap, the Dan Patrick team offered up the hat trick as a very cool consolation prize.

The latest in desk décor

Posted in Beyond Campus on July 11, 2012

The story of how a Denison swim cap made its way to the on-air desk at the Dan Patrick Show.

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Jeremy Blake's passion is helping the people of his hometown Newark, Ohio.

Home improvement

Posted in Beyond Campus on July 9, 2012

Recent grad Jeremy Blake didn’t follow the traditional path to college—he’s been creating avenues for hope.

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