Winter 2011/2012 - Tiffin University

tLisa WilliamsEditorWelcome to Challenge Magazine!Dear Alumni and Friends of Tiffin University,Pictures are worth a thousand words, and with each issue I try mybest to give you an eye full of just how much is happening at TU.We have said it before, and we get to say it again, enrollment is atan all-time high!So what is new with you? We are all interested in your news tobe included in ClassScene, or better yet, as a personal testimony(see pages 38-46). Do you have a story to share?A favorite part of my job as Editor is hearing from you.Reading about you enlightens everyone including students whoare considering TU. You have an opportunity to connect with TUeach day through our website at www.tiffin.edu or to me by emaillwilliam@tiffin.edu. If you have an idea, or a story to share, send mea note.In the meantime, success at Tiffin University continues. Wecontinue to grow, change, and we never stop looking at how wecan do better. You will see for yourself in the pages ahead.Sincerely,Lisa WilliamsEditor of Challenge MagazineExecutive Director of Media Relations & PublicationsPhotographerEditor’sNoteHow to send news to Challenge Magazine:Mail: Print out the Tell Us About Yourself formfrom the website - www.tiffin.edu (Click “Alumni”),Click “Stay Connected” - and mail to:Lisa Williams, 155 Miami Street, Tiffin, Ohio 44883Call for interview appointment or story idea:Lisa Williams at 419.448.3444Email: lwilliam@tiffin.edu (send a photo!)Special Mentions:Photography: Zeng LeiWriting: Geoff Schutt, Elaine WarneckeStudent Intern: Jessica HuffmanGraphic Designer – Mary Ann StearnsWINTER 2011 / 2012Tiffin University is a place wherewe challenge our studentsto become all they are capable of becoming.Hence, the name of the magazine.4Enrollment up 38%6Academic Programs8Homecoming14CampusScene38Student Success47ClassScene53InMemoriam54SportsSceneIf this issue of Challenge Magazine is addressed tosomeone in your household who has moved, please notifythe Alumni office by calling 419.448.3323or email KoehlerS@tiffin.edu.ContentsWINTER 2011 / 12 | CHALLENGE | 3