All Capital University Campuses Closed on Friday, February 4...
All Capital University Campuses Closed on Thursday, February 3...
Dixie Jeffers, Longtime Capital University Basketball Coach, Retires
Dixie Jeffers, Capital University’s head women’s basketball coach and interim Athletic director, has announced her retirement after 35 years with the University.
”We have accomplished a great deal during my nearly two ...
Due to severe weather, classes on all campuses will move to remote learning at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15th. Classes and offices will be remote on Tuesday, Feb. 16th. Essential staff are to report to work as scheduled. Virtual events and activities will continue as planned....
Following a 15-month process of study, discussion and reflection, the Board of Trustees has approved a resolution to change the University’s nickname and mascot – Crusaders and Cappy – with the timeline for change to be determined. ...
New Dean Looks Forward to Servant-Leader Role at Capital Law School
Following a nationwide search, Capital University is pleased to announce the appointment of Reynaldo Anaya Valencia as dean of the Law School. Since June 2015, he has served as associate dean for Finance and Administration, a...
David L. Kaufman, immediate past CEO of Encova Insurance (formerly Motorists Insurance Group), has been named interim president of Capital University. ...
Making the choice to embrace means that you don’t push through, just to get through. In life’s good and bad times, there are always things we can learn to become better people. We learn, not only for ourselves, but for the impact and influence we can have on our family and friends....
Capital University Closing Residence Halls, Extending Remote Learning Through Semester
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 16, 2020 — In continuing efforts to ensure the safety of its students and staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Capital University today announced it will close its traditional residence hall...
We’re excited to introduce “Capital Stories,” an online journal for the entire CapFam that allows us to engage with each other and connect to the world around us....
Every Tuesday in March is a Lunch and Learn for Adult, Graduate & Seminary students...
The Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace, Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care at Luther Seminary will keynote the 2020 Trout Lectures. Her address is entitled: “Do You Want to be Well? ‘Cause Wholeness Ain’t No Trifling Thing: The Necessity of Healing Work in Theological Education for Authentic Diversity.” ...
As part of Capital University’s commitment to promoting the
health and wellness of our community, we are providing this update on
communicable diseases, tips for prevention, and instructions for what to do if
you get sick. ...
Capital University is one of the 119 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement, the Carnegie Foundation has announced....
The second student-led documentary project to come out of Capital University’s Immersion course premiered Monday during Capital’s 29th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning to a packed house at The Drexel Theatre, Bexley’s historic independent theatre house built in 1939, the same time period covered in the film....
Capital student Jackie Richardson experiences life-changing education in Argentonnay, France
During
the summer of 2019 Jackie spent over 35 hours a week painting and drawing from
life at Studio Escalier in Argentonnay, France. Jackie spent 11 weeks learning
how to turn the human form and about translating that to paper and canvas.
Jackie was one of 13 students selected to participate in this intensive
painting and drawing experience, and her newfound understanding of light,
color, movement, philosophy, and technique has allowed her to take her own
artwork to new heights as she prepares a show for her nomination
for the AICUO Excellence in Visual
Arts Award. ...
Seventeen students in Dr. Lois Foreman-Wernet’s Public Relations 494 immersion class were part of a client-based partnership that helped create awareness surrounding youth homelessness in Central Ohio. The collaboration paired Capital students with Fahlgren Mortine, Ohio’s largest PR and creative communications company, and the Community Shelter Board, a leading nonprofit whose mission is to ensure everyone has a place to call home by bringing together 16 agencies across Columbus and Franklin County....
The brain-craving zombie virus attacked all, turning everyone in its path into white-faced, bloodied and lethargic walking dead. Their Zombie Lives Matter movement brought new meaning to the word “tragedy.”But thanks to Dr. Steve Clymer, chemistry wizard extraordinaire, and a lemonade anti-virus potion, the zombie outbreak was cured and the Capital campus was made safe again....
Capital University announced today
the appointment of Dr. Reneé Dunnington as dean of Nursing. Dunnington succeeds
Dr. Ann Peden, who retired in June following 10 years of strong leadership and
program growth, including the launch of the new online Executive Leadership
Doctor of Nursing Practice. Dunnington’s appointment is effective immediately....
In this
semester’s PR Programs and Campaigns course, students formed groups and were
tasked with the challenge of developing a campaign to launch on campus that
advocates for one of Capital’s organizations. The student group consisting of
Marygrace Chylinski, Sarah Tilton, Kari Hogan, Erin Willford and Eddie Carroll
decided to base their campaign on the promotion of the Public Safety
department. The primary focus of their campaign revolves around their
promotional video, titled “Full Safety”, which is a parody of the Full House
theme song and demonstrates a multitude of Public Safety’s resources and
services in a fun way. ...