Headline News
2008-05-08 16:49:43 Hiram College Announces Winners of Vachel Lindsay Poetry Contest
Congratulations to the following Hiram poets, winners of the 2008 Vachel Lindsday Poetry contest:
First Place: Ryan King />
Second Place: Katey Lauer />
Third Place: Ashley Nuzzi /> />
Honorable Mentions: />
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Dan Scott
Judge George Bilgere’s comments on the poems are below.
2008-05-08 10:14:12 Instructor of English has Book Article Published
Instructor of English Paul Gaffney recently had his book article, “Controlling the Loathly Lady, or What Really Frees Dame Ragnelle,” in The English Loathly Lady Tales: Boundaries, Traditions, Motifs, edited by Elizabeth Passmore and Susan Carter.
2008-05-07 10:25:23 Hiram College Hosts Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums
The Ohio Association of Historical Societies & Museums and the Hiram Historical Society hosted a gathering of Northeast Ohio history and heritage organizations on Saturday, April 26 at the Hiram College Library.
2008-05-06 20:47:49 Computer Science Graduate Accepts Prestigious Research Fellowship
Senior computer science major Cory Boatright has accepted a four year research fellowship with Dr. Norman Badler's prestigious Center for Human Modeling and Simulation at the University of Pennsylvania.
2008-05-05 20:17:25 Hiram College Softball Finishes Second at NCAC Tournament
The Hiram College softball team finished second at the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament that was held this past weekend at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa.
2008-05-02 14:59:40 Men's and Women's Choruses Perform at Hiram Christian Church
The Hiram College Men's and Women's Choruses perform this Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. in the Hiram Christian Church.
2008-05-01 16:27:22 Cheryl Kerfeld of the Joint Genome Institute Speaks at Hiram
Cheryl Kerfeld, Education Program Head for the Joint Genome Institute, U.S. Department of Energy, speaks Friday, May 2 at 11 a.m.
2008-04-29 20:34:44 Hiram Writers Successful in ECC Student Literary Competition
Congratulations to students Ashley Nuzzi '08 and Brittany Stone '08 for their successful finishes in the East Central Colleges Student Literary Competition.
2008-04-28 20:12:34 Hiram College to Make Repeat Appearance in North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament
The Hiram College softball team won its last four North Coast Athletic Conference games to improve to 8-6 overall in conference play and will make its second straight appearance in postseason play.
2008-04-22 16:25:28 NPR commentator and NYTimes columnist to deliver lecture about homelessness
Dr. Elissa Ely, a nationally known psychiatrist and writer specializing in the severely mentally ill and homeless population, will speak at a Center for Literature, Medicine, and Biomedical Humanities convocation at Hiram College.
2008-04-22 15:22:49 Hiram College Choir to Perform with West Shore Chorale
The Hiram College Choir and several Hiram alumni are set to perform with the West Shore Choral on Sunday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m.
2008-04-18 09:51:04 Chris Faiver ’69 has award named in his honor
Christopher Faiver ’59, will be honored on May 9, 2008, when a special award is presented by North Central Ohio Counseling Association (NCOCA) in his name – the "Faiver Award for Outstanding Contributions to the North Central Ohio Counseling Association".
2008-04-17 11:37:31 Hiram Environmental Studies Professor Gives Talk to Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland
Hiram College Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Sarah Mabey presented, "An Unpredictable Passage: The Ecology and Conservation of Migrating Songbirds" to the Audobon Society of Greater Cleveland on Monday, April 14 at the Novak Sanctuary in Aurora, Ohio.
2008-04-17 11:36:20 Many Hiram Faculty Members have Good News to Tell
Many Hiram faculty members report recent good news.
Instructor of English Paul Gaffney successfully defended his dissertation on April 11 at the University of Virginia.
New Hiram faculty members are bringing in new courses. Christopher Dewell joins the Hiram College history department from the University of California, and James Thompson joins the political science department from the University of Notre Dame.
2008-04-17 10:54:43 2008 Winners of William Carlos Williams Poetry Contest Present Reading of Works
The 2008 winners of the William Carlos Williams national poetry contest for medical school students will read their poetry at 4 p.m.
2008-04-16 16:31:24 Computer science professor takes sabbatical on security
Oberta A. Slotterbeck, professor of computer science, is on sabbatical this term studying computer security. A few weeks ago she attended the Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education 2008 in Portland, OR.
2008-04-14 12:35:57 Math students receive "Meritorius" designation in modeling contest
Three Hiram College mathematics students faired well at the Consortium for Mathematics and its Application’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling. Students Passang Dorji, Tajii Tsutsui, and Tsagay worked as a team for over three days to solve a problem dealing with the melting of the polar icecap.
2008-04-11 16:59:46 Investment club takes first place in stock market investing competition
The Hiram College Investment Club earned the first-place trophy for the Oak Associates Investment Team Challenge announced at an awards ceremony held at Mount Union College on Thursday, April 10.
2008-04-10 16:39:08 Student employees recognized for exemplary performance
Petar Besalev was selected as the 2007-2008 Hiram College Outstanding Student Employee of the Year. Besalev was nominated by Chris Klinger, user services manager at Dray Computer Center.