Alumnus uses GPS technology to make national park accessible for the visually impaired By ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ Hiking the trails of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers a first-hand look back to America’s frontier. Bison roam freely. Cowboys herd grazing cattle. Prairie grasses tower six feet high, sheltering wildflowers and wildlife that paint a diverse ecosystem […]

Mathematics teacher engages students with creative approach

When Jeremy West was the captain of his high school swim team, he returned from a meet one evening to find a group of kids gathered around his car. They dispersed as he approached, but he saw who they were. They’d trashed his car, denting the hood and smashing eggs against the sides. That hurt […]

Alumna finds fulfillment in nonprofit education By NATALIA CERVANTES Stephanie Shoup’s (’02) eyes lit up as she spotted kids bouncing through the door of Citadel Learning Center, one of four Salvation Army after-school learning centers in central Ohio. Shoup’s career has been devoted to nonprofit education, and as education coordinator for the Salvation Army, she […]

Lieutenant Dylan E. Wessman (’97 MA, ’02 MD), seated, center, of San Diego, spent five months deployed aboard the USNS Mercy last year. As a staff cardiologist and program director of the cardiology fellowship at the Naval Medical Center, he shared his expertise as part of the military’s annual humanitarian Pacific Partnership. In Fiji, Papua […]

Growing up with her dad as head coach was rough, Michelle Miranda said. Jim Miranda, ’92 MA, of Columbus, Ohio, was always pushing the girls’ basketball team at Eastmoor Academy, Columbus City Schools, to the next level. “He pushed me harder than anyone else,” she said. “On the bright side, I spent countless hours with […]