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With physical distancing recommendations likely to remain in place for the foreseeable future, Hiram College is leveraging its small size and low-density environs to make real-time and future-focused decisions. To promote the health and well-being of its students, as well as the success of the institution, the College is pleased to announce many changes beginning summer 2020.  

During the week, Christina Roth-Vyhnal, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG, is a nursing recruiter in the Office of Admission at Hiram. However, on the weekends, she works as a critical care nurse in the Surgical ICU at Cleveland Clinic Akron General and right now, the unit is a designated COVID-19 unit.

Each spring, Hiram's Art and Design program hosts an annual Juried Student Show in the Gelbke Fine Arts Center Gallery. With the rise of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the closure of many public spaces, this year’s show is presented through a virtual space, where visitors can explore the exhibition in full.  

As medical workers and first responders face a critical shortage of much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE), Hiram’s nursing program donated over 5,700 pieces of medical equipment to University Hospitals Portage Medical Center, the most proximate medical center to the College’s campus. 

Sarah Mellinger ’20 recently had her work selected by Hiram College’s composition instructor, Stephen Stanziano, to be featured in the Cleveland Chamber Symphony’s “Young and Emerging Composers Concert” for 2020.

Jennifer McCreight, Ph.D., director of the School of Education, Civic Leadership, and Social Change, created a list of best tips and tricks to help you navigate through the remote learning environment.

The 2020 Friends of the Hiram College Library Book Sale will be held Wednesday, March 25 through Saturday, March 28 in the Pritchard Room of the College’s library, 11694 Hayden Street in Hiram.

Michelle Nario-Redmond, Ph.D., professor of psychology and biomedical humanities at Hiram College recently authored “Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice,” the first comprehensive volume to integrate social-scientific literature on the origins and manifestations of prejudice against disabled people.

Bethani Burkhart talks about the process used in Career and Academic Development at Hiram College to help students find the right major.

Hiram College’s new performing arts program is building a foundation for a collaborative community of current and future artists. Through rigorous study and performance-based endeavors, the program cultivates future artists and art leaders by deeply engaging current students in the expressive fields of the dramatic arts, music, performance management, design, tech, and dance.