Still feeling the exhilaration, Carrie Helton Harris ‘00 walked out of Classic Hall late on the night of April 10, 1999. For nearly two hours, Harris’ brainchild – dubbed Evil Petting Zoo (EPZ) – had delighted more than 100 students in the jam-packed film room. Watch EPZ-related video The nine-member, all-student cast’s improvisational comedy debut
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Underserved area high school students with interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) will have an opportunity to explore related fields through a Hanover College summer academy made possible by a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. “Our educators and students are facing tremendous challenges teaching and learning as we emerge from the pandemic,”
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The Hanover College community mourns after the passing of Henrik Garritt “Henry” Van Leeuwen, professor emeritus of philosophy. He died Feb. 17, 2022, in Indianapolis, Ind. A memorial service for Van Leeuwen will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 19, at the Hanover Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. David Cassel, professor emeritus of theological studies, will
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Historian and Purdue University doctoral candidate Molly Mersmann ‘15 will return to campus Wednesday, March 16, to deliver Hanover College’s annual Cornelius and Anna Cook O’Brien Lecture. Mersmann specializes in 19th-Century U.S. history, U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction and the history of women and gender. She is particularly focused on how Southern communities – both
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Hanover College graduates now have a unique pathway to pursue a graduate education through one of the nation’s premier schools of public affairs. Hanover has partnered with the Indiana University Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs to create the Hanover College O’Neill Fellowship Award. Through this collaboration, qualified Hanover graduates are eligible
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For nearly two centuries the Hanover College experience has included a robust Greek system and will continue to do so. During that time, tens of thousands of students have joined fraternities and sororities, becoming part of a larger community, and have benefited from being so meaningfully connected to others. Greek-affiliated students: Typically have higher GPAs
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Preparing students for responsible, engaged, and effective citizenship has been an integral part of Hanover College’s mission for nearly 200 years. Yet in this sharply divided age, once-common conversations are now more highly charged, often intimidating and frequently divisive. As a result, American society needs stronger efforts to foster more respectful and empathetic dialogue. Hanover
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The life and artwork of the late Kristen Croxton will be celebrated during a special ceremony on the Hanover College campus. Area residents are invited to join family members, friends and campus community members for the dedication of a permanent display of Croxton’s artwork and the first presentation of a memorial scholarship in her honor.
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In the broadest sense, being a first-generation college student means that your family does not have a tradition of going to college. More specifically, to be “first-generation” means that your parents did not complete a four-year college degree. The Center for First-Generation Student Success states that while first-generation students are “often quite academically skilled and
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Cover photo by Camryn Stemle ’23. Molly Martin Pabst ’11, Carley Meek Riehle ’08 and Larry Duke were enshrined into the Hanover Athletic Hall of Fame during an Oct. 30 campus ceremony. The trio was also honored at halftime of the Panthers’ football game against Manchester University. Pabst was a four-time first-team all-Heartland Conference honoree for the
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