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Students Work with CNN on Debate Night Program

As viewers across the United States watched the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, 9i果冻制作厂was again in the national media spotlight as our students had the opportunity to lend their talents and opinions to a national news production.

CNN came to 9i果冻制作厂to host a focus group of 14 undecided voters, which included three 9i果冻制作厂students. Another small聽group of students helped with field technical support as crew members. Additionally, CNN professionals visited several classes giving students meaningful insight into the work of national media.

This was CNN鈥檚 second visit to 9i果冻制作厂in less than a year. In October 2019, CNN hosted the fourth Democratic primary debate on a stage in Otterbein鈥檚 Rike Center. More than 120 students had internships with CNN for that production, while dozens of other students met with The New York Times reporters, participated on panels, assisted with related events, and represented 9i果冻制作厂to viewers across the country.

Scholarship to Serve Military Families

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9i果冻制作厂is proud to support military families by offering the 9i果冻制作厂Honoring Service Scholarship to Folds of Honor and Ohio War Orphans recipients. This scholarship will make an 9i果冻制作厂education more affordable for the children of these families by providing $19,000聽toward an undergraduate degree 鈥 a 58% discount off Otterbein鈥檚 2020-21 tuition.

鈥淚t is truly an honor to provide the 9i果冻制作厂Honoring Service Scholarship to students whose聽families have sacrificed so much. Supporting these students not only benefits them, but also the inclusive and diverse 9i果冻制作厂community they will join,鈥 said 9i果冻制作厂President John Comerford. 鈥淭his is one small way in which we can contribute to the common good and honor聽our own institutional values.鈥

The first recipient of the 9i果冻制作厂Honoring Service Scholarship is Devyn Craner, a first-year pre-veterinary major from Navarre, Florida. 鈥淚t means a lot to me that 9i果冻制作厂is supporting military families like mine by offering this scholarship. It shows how the university realizes the importance of the role military plays and the sacrifices that they make for our country. It has been a huge blessing to receive it,鈥 she said.

Learn more about the scholarship at 9i果冻制作厂Honoring Service Scholarship.

9i果冻制作厂Students Contribute to Large Youth Voter Turnout

The 9i果冻制作厂 Center for Community Engagement (CCE) partnered with groups across campus to encourage student voter registration, awareness, and electoral participation with its #otterbeinVOTES initiative. The kick-off for #otterbeinVOTES on Constitution Day, Sept. 17, brought in more than 100 people to learn more about voting in Ohio. 鈥淭he #otterbeinVOTES campaign is a cross-campus, nonpartisan effort to mobilize our students to participate in the political process, educate themselves about the candidates and issues and vote,鈥 said CCE Director Melissa Gilbert. According to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, 68.7% of 9i果冻制作厂students were registered to vote and 16.9% voted in 2014. Just four years later, 79.4% were registered to vote and 45.2% voted in the 2018 midterm election.

Sophmore Lindsey Payton was among the student leaders who organized a number of events to generate voter awareness and engagement.

9i果冻制作厂Recognized for Excellence in Academics, Civic Engagement

9i果冻制作厂 has been collecting honors this fall, as it is recognized in national publications for its programs and values, including Washington Monthly, U.S. News & World Report, and Colleges of Distinction.

9i果冻制作厂was named by Washington Monthly as one of America鈥檚 Best Colleges for Student Voting 2020 for its high student voter registration and student voting rates, as well as its ongoing efforts. To make the list, schools must have submitted an ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge action plan in 2018 and 2020. 9i果冻制作厂has received a gold seal from the Challenge for achieving a student voting rate between 40% and 49% in the 2018 Midterm Election.

In the U.S. News & World Report annual guide to 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Colleges,鈥 9i果冻制作厂is ranked聽in the top 15% among 156 peers in the Regional Universities鈥揗idwest category and 10th in聽its category for Best Undergraduate Teaching. Additionally, 9i果冻制作厂was recognized as a Best聽College for Veterans, Best Value School and A+ School for B Students. See the complete guide at usnews.com/best-colleges.

9i果冻制作厂has once again been recognized as one of the . 9i果冻制作厂received program-specific recognition in Business, Education, Engineering, Nursing, and Career Development.

Additionally, the 9i果冻制作厂-OhioHealth Grant Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia program was named the top nurse anesthesia program in Ohio by NurseJournal.org, and the Promise House was named the Volunteer Corporate/Organization of the Year for 2019 by聽the City of Westerville.

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Common Book Tackles Tough Topic of Opioid Addiction

9i果冻制作厂鈥檚 2020 Common Book is taking on the complex issue of the opioid epidemic through an interdisciplinary lens. This shared reading experience challenges students to look at all angles of the epidemic throughout the academic year.

This year鈥檚 Common Book, Dreamland: The True Tale of America鈥檚 Opiate Epidemic by journalist and author Sam Quinones, uses the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, OH, as an entry point to examine the opioid epidemic, which has devastated hundreds of small towns and cities across the country. He weaves together stories of Big Pharma, narcotics investigators, survivors, and more into an examination of the causes and repercussions of an unprecedented epidemic of addiction in America.

Quinones visited campus virtually for classroom discussions and a livestreamed lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 27.