A bagel business built on prayer
By Bella Agnello
MiaRose Hess is an entrepreneur at heart. At her core, she is a prayer warrior. A freshman Management major at Cedarville University, she tangibly sees the power of prayer as God directs her through her journey as a local business owner.
In early September, Hess was scrolling on her phone when the idea hit her to start a business. She first thought about selling muffins. However, after talking with Dr. Kary Oberbrunner, the assistant professor of entrepreneurship, she ...
Testimony Tuesday: God desires to use the faithful
By Bella Agnello
Every morning after reading the Bible, Professor James Leightenheimer takes a 1 1/2 mile walk around the neighborhood, talking with God. Throughout the day, he engages in constant dialogue with God as he continues to learn how to be faithful to him in the big and small moments of life.
Leightenheimer has served as an associate professor of communication at Cedarville University since 1982. He teaches audio production and radio classes, and he created Cedarville’s ...
Testimony Tuesday: God has a vision for your life
By Bella Agnello
During her field experience last semester, Olivia Luckhaupt, a junior Special Education major, worked with first graders. One of the first graders was a nonverbal student. For three months, she did not see any progress that revealed that he was learning how to use words to communicate. Whenever she handed him something, he could only nod in response.
One day, at the end of the semester, the boy finally said, “Thank you, Miss L!”
“My teacher and I looked at each ...
Marketing major wins The Pitch with Skin Safe app
By Chelsea McKanna
Friday, February 7, at 6 p.m. Cedarville University hosted its bi-annual entrepreneurship event, the Pitch, in the Dixon Ministry Center for students and visitors alike. With business experts as the judges and students eager to pitch their business ideas, the event fosters an excitement for entrepreneurship for all class years.
Entrepreneurship has taken a focal point in the business department over the past few years at Cedarville. The Pitch, a once a semester event, ...
Remembering Grace Maxwell
By Avonlea Brown
On Wednesday, Jan 29, the world received news about the deadly plane and helicopter crash in Washington D.C. On Thursday, Jan 30, Cedarville University received news that one of its students, junior Grace Maxwell, was on that flight.
Maxwell majored in Mechanical Engineering, was an on-air talent for Resound Radio and a member of the student-led writing org Inklings. Her unique personality and how she lived out her faith left imprints on the people close to ...
Synergy Connect helps equip students for gospel-sharing in any location
By Sam Sofio
Synergy Connect is not meant for a select few students; all Cedarville students are called to GO.
Launched September 23rd, 2024, Cedarville’s student-led Synergy Connect organization offers all students an incredible opportunity to shine the light of the Gospel in the most unreached places in the United States and around the world.
“Our mission is to mobilize trained disciples to multiply healthy churches together,” said senior History major and Vice President ...
Testimony Tuesday: A growing heart for evangelism and encouragement
By Bella Agnello
Over the summer, junior Computer Science major Grace Parish went on a mission trip through Cedarville University to a predominantly Muslim country in Southeast Asia. Through an unexpected change in the schedule, she encountered a young woman isolated from her community because of her religiously and racially mixed background. Parish listened intently as the young woman unraveled her story – perhaps for the first time.
“It was an hour of her sharing with me hard ...
Seasoned with Salt: New Communications Department Org for Women
By Madison Dyer
With a passion for women and the color pink, Alivia Rubright kickstarted a Student Organization for the ladies of the Communication Department: Communication Connect. All women across BDMJ, PWID and COMM are invited to join, grow their networks and deepen their friendships.
Rubright felt the different Communication majors suffered from disconnect, subconsciously segregating themselves by concentration or specific major. They might see each other and become friends in ...
Testimony Tuesday: Unearthing the mystery of the creator God
By Bella Agnello
Before coming to Cedarville University in 2018, Dr. Mohan Pereira, associate professor of physics, received his postdoctoral training at Yale. While there in New England, he was able to initiate several Gospel initiatives with Cru’s international ministry, Bridges International.
Pereira’s passion for evangelism started years prior when he became a Christian in college. Yet, that was not the first time God spoke to him. Pereira witnessed God’s direct revelations to ...
