For more than 20 years, Oak Heritage Conservancy (OHC) served as the only conservation group in southeastern Indiana. The organization has worked to protect more than 1,100 acres of land with special natural, agricultural, scenic or cultural significance across an 11-county area. In October 2025, Cardinal Land Conservancy (CLC) officially acquired OHC’s real estate and
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Five Hanover College students offered insights into their recent summer research projects during the seventh-annual Women in Science Symposium. The event was held Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Science Center. The symposium annually features a select group of students who provide an in-depth exploration of their recent research opportunities. Presentations highlight various aspects of research
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Glené Mynhardt, associate professor of biology, has been selected by the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana, Inc. (PALNI) as a recipient of the PALSave Open Educator Award for the 2023-24 academic year. The award recognizes innovation and excellence in support of higher education, textbook affordability and student success. As part of the PALSave: PALNI
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University of Texas at Austin School of Law Professor Wendy Wagner ‘82 will present a special Constitution Day lecture at Hanover College. Wagner’s address, “The Environment and the Constitution,” will be held Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Ogle Center. The event is open to the public, free of charge. Wagner holds the
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Silas House, award-winning novelist, Kentucky poet laureate, educator and environmental activist, will deliver a special address during a mid-September appearance on Hanover College’s campus. Since 2010, House has served as associate professor and National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, where he teaches Appalachian literature and a writing workshop. He
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At 3:51 p.m., a violent tornado ripped through a significant sector of Jefferson County, Ind., including the Hanover College campus. The storm was part of the famed Super Outbreak, which included nearly 150 confirmed tornadoes in 13 U.S. states and Canada during an 18-hour period. The outbreak, which stands as the most-violent outbreak in recorded
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Environmental engineer, educator and longtime activist Sarah Lynn Cunningham will visit the Hanover College campus Tuesday, March 5, to deliver the annual Cornelius and Anna Cook O’Brien Lecture. Cunningham, co-founder and executive director of the Louisville Climate Action Network (LCAN), will present “From Smoke-Filled Skies to Smoke-Filled Rooms: Louisville’s Political Battles Over the ‘Smoke Evil.’” The
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Acclaimed ecologist and author Doug Tallamy will discuss the interaction between life-sustaining native plants, insects, birds and other wildlife in our local environments during a special presentation on Hanover College’s campus. Tallamy, T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture at the University of Delaware, will speak at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, in Fitzgibbon Recital Hall,
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Geologist Brian Begley ’96 will return to the Hanover College campus to examine the on-going efforts to clean up a longtime uranium enrichment site in western Kentucky. Begley, a 1996 Hanover graduate, will present “Environmental Cleanup of a Uranium Enrichment Facility in Kentucky and Why it will Take Until 2070 and Cost Billions!” The presentation
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Hanover College has earned a STARS rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in recognition of its sustainability achievements. AASHE is an association of colleges and universities that works to create a sustainable future. STARS, the sustainability tracking, assessment & rating system, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects
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