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Findlay’s child psychology lab gets a makeover By Jordyn Willis @willisjordyn The psychology department at The University of Findlay is sporting a new look for the child psychology lab thanks to Drew Smith, senior graphic design major. Smith painted large murals extending from the ceiling to floor in the University’s child psychology lab, working long […]

Annual report doesn’t necessarily paint a realistic picture By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs On Sept. 30 University of Findlay students and faculty received a peculiar UF Update in their inboxes. This wasn’t the usual invitation to a campus event or call for volunteers, but it was the annual security and fire safety report that is required […]

By Jordyn Willis @willisjordyn One is still pursuing a degree in pharmacy, one is enjoying a career in social media marketing and freelance writing. They are the University of Findlay’s 2014 homecoming king and queen; Dallas Smith and Miranda Roehler. Roehler graduated in May 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in creative writing and history. After […]

Issue 3 is a hot topic among college students By Ashley Summerfield @ash_summerfield A controversial issue will appear on the ballot this Nov. 3. The marijuana legalization movement that has been sweeping the country has reached the state of Ohio. The Ohio initiated amendment to the constitution appears as Issue 3, accompanied by Issue 2 […]

By Hannah Dunbar @hanndunbar On Oct. 17, Shafer Library will host the dedication of the University Archives expansion at 11 a.m. The class of 1965 decided to initiate a class gift to support the expansion according to Jaclyn Schalk, director of gift planning. “Under the leadership of the class of 1965 reunion committee and Dr. […]

By Jacob King @jking82295 Sitting in a lecture hall and listening to a professor teach for an hour isn’t everyone’s ideal style of learning. However, some students decide to take a different path of learning by taking a flight to their next class. Students who want to combine traveling with studying have the option to […]

By Alexis Mitchell @alexismitch14 The University of Findlay’s Green Campus Initiative (FGCI) is putting on a bicycle obstacle course today in the rear parking lot of the FRC from 4:30 – 7 p.m. The obstacle course will be marked out with cones and complete with obstacles where cyclists must maneuver around, over, or under. Whoever […]

Meet-and-greet draws a crowd of nearly 300 By Sarah Stubbs  @sarahxstubbs  Presidential hopeful Ben Carson made a pit stop at the Pilgrim Family Restaurant in Findlay and addressed nearly 300 supporters on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 23 on his way to a rally in Arbor Spring, Michigan. Rumors about the supposed meet-and-greet were discussed […]

  By Jake King @jking82295 It’s common for people to walk by the Renninger gym and figure it to be just another brick building on campus. What’s so special about such a generic looking building? But inside is a training center that conducts safety sessions aimed at teaching emergency response. The on-campus facility houses training […]

By Hannah Dunbar @hanndunbar Findlay area officials traveled to Japan two weeks ago as part of an “economic mission trip,” according to The Courier. President Katherine Fell, City of Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik, Director of Findlay and Hancock County Economic Development Tony Iriti, along with Assistant Director for Economic Development Tim Mayle, and University of […]

By Jordyn Willis  @willisjordyn   For a college student, nothing can be worse than getting sick right in the middle of the semester, when tests and projects are in full swing. The University of Findlay took a step in preventing that from happening last Thursday with their annual Health and Wellness fair for students and staff. […]

By Sarah Stubbs  @sarahxstubbs “I Am Enough” is a project that started with a group of young adults in Hancock County who wanted to make a stand against the all-too-common misuse of prescription drugs. Created in May of 2014, the project was originally created for drug and alcohol awareness in Findlay’s elementary and high schools. […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs On Oct. 28, 2014 The University of Findlay announced that the Board of Trustees had approved a conversion to a hybrid Campus Security-Campus Police Department. Currently, UF’s security department is comprised of security officers, not trained police officers. Anytime there is a criminal issue on campus, the Findlay Police Department has […]

By Jake Miller @jakeufmiller College students often fall into a frame of mind that their professors have no lives outside of academia or off campus at all. In the next few issues of the Pulse, there will be a new feature on a University of Findlay faculty member that proves that assumption to be false. […]

By Hannah Dunbar   @hanndunbar Technology has allowed people to be in constant communication with friends, family, and colleagues. There are several advantages and disadvantages to being connected 24/7. According to Steve Baum, interim director of safety and security, a disadvantage of this constant connectivity is the amount of distractions created by cell phones. “The intersection […]

By Jordyn Willis  @willisjordyn It took Colton Sayers, a senior occupational therapy major at The University of Findlay, a year to write and publish “Journey: A Testimony in the Search for Meaning in the Life God has Created for Us,” a book about the trials and tribulations of his own life in hopes of sending […]

By Jacob King @jking82295 Some people use Facebook to post pictures of their kids or share a cat video. Brad Morrison, chief executive officer of Maumee Bay Turf Center and a UF alumni, used Facebook to sell a turf field to The University of Findlay.  Morrison’s turf company is very prominent for servicing fields of […]

By Hannah Dunbar @hanndunbar On Monday Aug. 31, faculty, staff, students, and community members joined Professor Shozo Azuma, faculty of risk & crises management at the Chiba Institute of Science in Japan, in a presentation on crises management in the Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion. According to Darin Fields, vice president for academic affairs and dean […]

By Alexis Mitchell @Alexis_mitch14 The University of Findlay is putting on the musical “The Taming,” a feminized Shakespearean production, in the Powell-Grimm theatre, located in the Egner Center for the Performing Arts, Sept. 23-27. According to The University of Findlay’s theater department Facebook page, this play is a “Hilarious all-female power-play” inspired by Shakespeare’s “Taming […]

By Jordyn Willis @willisjordyn With Greek recruitment week in full swing, its time again for students to decide whether or not to pledge to their favorite sororities or fraternity on campus and become a member of the Greek life at The University of Findlay. UF currently has two national sororities, Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma […]

By Hannah Dunbar  @hanndunbar Jerry Mallett is a name known by many at The University of Findlay, especially those closely associated with the Mazza Museum. Mallett founded the Mazza Museum. He worked in the field of education for his entire life, recently serving as the curator for the Mazza Museum. Mallett passed away on July […]

By Jordyn Willis  @willisjordyn Sorrow swept the nation last week when WDBJ7-TV reporter Alison Parker and her camera man, Adam Ward, were shot on live television while doing an interview in Virginia. According to WDBJ7-TV, “Two journalists, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, with local TV news station WDBJ7 were fatally shot Wednesday at 6:45 a.m. […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs Since the announcement in March that The University of Findlay has partnered with the Cleveland Browns, six UF students have had the opportunity to intern with special events over the summer and Brandon Emsweller, junior broadcast journalism major, has just landed the first full-time corporate internship which he will begin this […]

By Jacob King  @jking82295 As a college student, traveling can be a hard piece to fit into a strict academic schedule. For 14 UF physical therapy students, they managed to combine travel and studies. The University of Findlay’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy program worked in affiliation with the mission organization, Hearts for Honduras, for the […]

By Jordyn Willis  @willisjordyn The 2015-2016 school year brings new records in enrollment numbers and a much larger incoming class of freshman to The University of Findlay. Based on the day two statistics of enrollment for The University of Findlay, all aspects of enrollment at UF have increased, according to enrollment management at UF. These […]

By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs The University of Findlay football squad didn’t know what they were in for when they traveled to the Marion Correctional Institute in Marion, Ohio on Sunday, Aug. 23.  UF football players left their smartphones and headphones in their lockers and boarded the bus for an hour-long ride full of anticipation and mixed […]

By Hannah Dunbar   @hanndunbar Wednesday Aug. 19 began the 14-week series of “Combatting Chemical Dependency: A Community Effort” sponsored by The University of Findlay College of Pharmacy, Hancock County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services, Hancock County Community Partnership, and Hancock County Opiate Task Force. Increasing the public’s understanding of addiction is […]

By Alyssa Grevenkamp  @Gbabyy20 When Dr. Robert Postic, associate professor of political science and chair of the Social, Behavioral and Justice Sciences Department at the University of Findlay, was thinking about the upcoming academic year and which classes he was going to offer, he came up with a new idea to get more than just […]

By Jacob King  @jking82295 Oiler pride is filling the air since The University of Findlay has been named one of the “best four-year colleges” in Ohio by the Princeton Review and BestColleges.com According to BestColleges.com, an online resource that aids students and families with rankings and information of higher learning institutions, and The Princeton Review, […]

By Jacob King @jking82295 Many students save up money with their friends to spend a week partying in Vegas or Cancun. However, two University of Findlay students managed to raise funds for a month of volunteering with children of the Esperanza Project in Cabrera, Dominican Republic. Friends Rachel Eaton, a junior physical therapy major, and […]

UF spends $4.5 million this summer to upgrade campus By Sarah Stubbs @sarahxstubbs The University of Findlay has had one of its busiest summers yet upgrading and remodeling campus for the start of the 2015-2016 academic year – investing $4.5 million total. One major makeover that students living on campus with meal plans might notice […]

By Kevin Schrock  @KRock_6 This past June the University of Findlay announced a major change in the future of its athletic program. Since 1997 Findlay has been a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). However, starting on July 1, 2017, the Oilers will be competing in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) […]

By Kevin Schrock @KRock_6 Following the resignation of The University of Findlay’s longtime athletic director Stephen Rackley, the Findlay Athletic Department was left with a huge void to fill.  The Univeristy announced on June 26 that Brandi Laurita, who had served as an assistant athletic director at the University since 2008, would take over as […]

By Hannah Dunbar @hanndunbar In March 2014, The University of Findlay bought property at 1315 North Main St., a brick building that used to house the Stately Raven bookstore, to be used as the new location for the office of admissions, according to director of admissions, Christopher Harris. Prior to the purchase, the office of […]