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At Otterbein, our president is focused on college affordability. Our professors are leading the way in curriculum development. Our Center for Community Engagement is winning awards for its dedication to serving others. These are only a few of the people and programs you’ll read about in our Newsroom.

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Otterbein Fast Facts:

Location: Westerville, Ohio
Founded: 1847
Control: Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities
Size & Setting: Four-year, small, highly residential
Enrollment: 3,000
President: John Comerford, Ph.D.
Colors: Tan and Cardinal
Mascot: Cardinal

News Stories:

Otterbein Recognized for Promoting Civic Engagement 


News - September 13, 2024
Otterbein has earned the Highly Established Action Plan Seal for the 2024 election cycle from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for its nonpartisan democratic engagement action. Otterbein is one of 192 campuses that has earned this recognition so far for the 2024 election cycle. The seal recognizes higher education institutions with strong action plans to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement by promoting civic learning, political engagement, and college student voter participation.    Additionally, Otterbein earned the Silver Seal award from the…

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Cool Courses: 411 on Election 2024


News - September 9, 2024
Communication Professor Nichelle McNabb is on a mission to empower students in a system that sometimes makes them feel powerless. Enter her First Year Seminar course, 411 on Election 2024. We asked her to share more about this cool course! FYS 1039: 411 on Election 2024 Course description: It is easy to be disillusioned by politics and to convince oneself that individual citizens are not empowered to make improvements. However, this situation seems hopeless because of how the election and daily…

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25 New Faces on Campus


News - September 6, 2024
Campus is buzzing with activity again, and a new group of students — the Class of 2028 — have joined the Otterbein community. This class has already shown a lot of energy and enthusiasm, so Otterbein is in for a great school year! Let’s meet some of the new Cardinals. Mikey St. John Major: Equine Business Management Hometown: Warren, OH Why Otterbein? Personally, I came for the cross country equestrian field that they have because I have been looking into…

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Counseling Center Welcomes Students to Campus 


News - August 22, 2024
College can be one of the most amazing experiences in a person’s life. Like many experiences, it is not without its challenges. The Counseling Center is here to help. Otterbein’s clinical team will empower and equip students to discover new insights and perspectives, acquire knowledge and skills, connect with others on campus and in the community, and learn new ways to more comfortably deal with life’s unique circumstances. Denise Harrison, MSW, LISW Meet one of Otterbein’s caring mental health clinicians:…

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Fall Exhibitions Include Art from Himalayas and Otterbein’s Permanent Collection


News - August 22, 2024
Otterbein’s art museum and galleries will host Himalayan art for the annual Opening Doors to the World arts series, as well as pieces from the university’s permanent collection this fall. All exhibitions are open to the public. Details are below and online at www.otterbein.edu/art/art-exhibit-schedule/. Gateway to Himalayan Art  Aug. 28-Dec. 12, 2024   Project Himalayan Art - The Rubin Museum, NY  Elena Pakhoutova and Karl Debreczeny, Curators   The Frank Museum of Art, 39 South Vine Street, Westerville   Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3…

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President of USA Artistic Swimming Program has Otterbein Ties


News - July 26, 2024
Faculty Emeritus Denise Shively has been a longtime instructor in the Department of Communication, as well as the First Year Experience, Integrative Studies, and Senior Year Experience programs. When she isn’t teaching, she is involved in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming. She is the current president of USA Artistic Swimming and has been working closely with the national team that is hoping to qualify for the Olympic Games. In previous roles as vice president of the U.S. Synchronized…

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Equine Science Professor Reflects on Competing in Two Olympic Games


News - July 26, 2024
Associate Professor Bruce Mandeville competed in the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games, two World Championships (1994 and 2002), and two Pan American Games (1999 and 2003) as a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team. He is an accomplished coach and dressage horse trainer. He has coached students in the North American Young Riders Championship (NAYRC) to a gold and bronze medal. At Otterbein, he teaches equine business management courses, including sustainable practices, equine center design, and equine law,…

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Celebrate Groovy Girl Groups with Otterbein Summer Theatre’s “Beehive the ’60s Musical”


News - July 10, 2024
The 2024 Otterbein Summer Theatre season closes with a celebration of the groovy ‘girl groups’ from the 1960s, “Beehive the ’60s Musical,” with performances from July 11-13 and July 18-20 in the Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville. Explore the powerful and iconic female voices that made up the 1960s in this energetic, rockin’ show! Told through the perspective of six women coming of age, the show follows the journey and changes America underwent in the…

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Coalition for the Common Good Announces Founding Dean of New Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions


News - July 10, 2024
The Coalition for the Common Good is pleased to announce that Diane White, Ph.D., will be the founding dean of the Antioch Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions. Diane White, Ph.D. The school represents an important step forward in the collaborative efforts of the Coalition for the Common Good and will be the future home of Antioch’s graduate Family Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs, as well as the Master of Science in Athletic Training, all transitioning…

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Joshua Goshay ’27 is Leading the Way on Campus and at the Ohio House of Representatives


News - July 3, 2024
Political science major Joshua Goshay ’27 isn’t just a future leader — he’s a current leader! A graduate of Beechcroft High School in Columbus, Goshay hit the ground running with campus involvement his first year at Otterbein. He was vice president and treasurer of Men of Vision, a campus tour guide, a Cardinal Caller for the Otterbein Fund, and a student staff member of the Office of Social Justice and Activism. If all of that wasn’t enough, he made time…

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