Dragon News (January 14, 2014)

JANUARY 14, 2014

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cold. Except for the building and grounds staff working to keep the parking lots and sidewalks clear, nothing was moving at the university, either.

“Tiffin University is a true winter wonderland,” said Tiffin University Dean of Students Michael Herdlick. He commended the building and grounds crews at TU. “They’re excellent,” he said.

TU Arctic Blast

Just how cold was it?

According to the Nationby Jan Samoriski al Weather Service, Tiffin was on track for Tiffin, Ohio wasn’t just one of the most snowy another bitterly cold and icy winters since Midwestern city in Ohio 1994, and then some. in early January. Tiffin “This is the coldest we’ve looked like arctic tundra experienced in decades,” with empty streets, said Gary Garnet, meteclosed stores and noth- orologist with the Naing moving. tional Weather Service in Cleveland.

The University was closed to faculty and WTOL meteorologist staff for three days dur- Robert Shiels said “It’s as ing the second week of extreme as it has ever January. Luckily, classes been in Toledo history.” hadn’t started yet.

Shiels said recent snowThe parking lots at Tiffin fall amounts are setting University were empty records in Toledo and and it was cold. Real elsewhere in the state,

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including Tiffin. “This is what winter used to look like in the seventies,” Shiels said.

THE COLD FACTS Record lows were set in Cleveland and Toledo with the mercury dipping down to -11 and below in both locations in early January. According to National Weather Service records, the average high and low for Tiffin, Ohio was 34 degrees and 21 respectively.

Local weather observers in Tiffin recorded temperatures between -11 and -18 below zero.

Regardless of which thermometer you read, it was cold.

Fortunately, the weather warmed, the snow melted, and students returned on schedule for their spring classes..

Everyone hoped the winter blast would not be repeated in January and February. But only time will tell.

Issue Highlights:

SSC News

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Cooper’s Wish Games

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Sports News

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Office of Development & Alumni Relations

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MLK Jr. Day Agenda (pg. 9) Go to Russia (pg. 13) Application for Graduation (pg. 17) Calendar of Events (pg. 18-23) Winter Weather Policy (pg. 24)

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International Student Below: (left to right) Andrew Stevens, a military transfer, chose TU because of its great Criminal Justice program. Zeppelin Schindorff of Bascom, transferred to Tiffin from BGSU because TU is closer to home and more convenient. Nathan Rider of Tiffin transferred to TU from the University of Findlay because TU is closer to home and less expensive.

Meet & Greet Xiaoping Hu, Li Yiwei & Yanan Zhang from China!

NEW NEON DRAGON

Candy sign (which consisted of clear tubing pumped with pure neon gas), were my inspirations,” he said.

Neon, more properly named luminous tube, has been Fechner’s medium of expression for nearly three decades. Neon is actually plasma, where light is produced by the introduction of high voltage but the rare gases used are not consumed by the process.

Neon Artist Michael Flechtner installs neon dragon in Heminger Center. Photo courtesy of Nicole Walby

At the request of President Paul and Susan Marion, neon artist Michael Flechtner installed a sculpture of Tiffin University's dragon in Heminger Center on January 3. The sculpture is 42 inches wide and 41 inches tall. Flechtner said the entire job which included bending, building the background and assembling, took about a day and a half.

Flechtner’s first encounters with the neon medium were from growing up in Tiffin. “There was the big neon marquee at the Ritz Theatre,” he said, “and a neon sign at The Eagles, the Tiffin Drive-In sign on State Route 53, and the Marinis

He is ever mindful of the compelling nature of this pure, colored, glowing light. “The common connection of this phenomenon,” he says, “goes back to sitting around a fire, for warmth, protection, reflection and cooking food! Who doesn’t like sitting around a campfire to watch the pattern of flames?”

Flechtner was born and raised in Tiffin.

He graduated from Columbian HS in 1970. He has a MFA in sculpture and painting. He learned how to fabricate neon tubes after graduate school.

“I am amazed at the changes on Miami Street since leaving Tiffin,” he said. “I remember playing and exploring in the scrap yard where Heminger Center now stands. I remember taking broken TV circuitry and other early electronics

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home because I was fascinated with all the components soldered into them. I spent many hours every weekend at the scrap yard and digging through all the worn out stuff people had thrown away.”

Flechtner finds it ironic that his early experiences in the scrap yard led to his return decades later with something he had created with his own hands for the "new tenants" of that plot of land.

The artwork is 41 inches high by 42 inches high. It took about a week to create. According to Flechtner, there are 5 high voltage transformers on the back-3 of which control the flames of the dragon. “I drove the dragon to Tiffin from Elkhart, IN, over the Christmas break and installed it on January 2, braving the level 1 and 2 weather conditions,” he said.

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THIS Week’s Activities Tuesday

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Calvert Students to Show Art work S aturday, Januar y 18 4:30 to 5 p.m.

Smoothie Bar Gillmor Student Center Lobby 11:00am

Twelve students from Calvert High School are to present their best work during their annual art show at the Hayes Center for the Arts on the Campus of Tiffin University January18 .

Comedian Alex McHale Osceola Theatre 9:30pm

The exhibit, "Mixed Emotions," is to take place in TU's Diane Kidd Gallery. There are to be 30 pieces entered in the show, which runs through Jan. 31.

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"(There is) a lot of variety in media this year," said Calvert art teacher Marla Shultz.

Involvement Fair Gillmor Student Center 11:00am - 12:30pm

The show is to feature work done in oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, graphite, ebony and ink.

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Shultz said this year there are more drawings in ebony and graphite, "which requires a lot of attention to detail," she said.

Pucker Powder Gillmor Student Center Lobby 11:30am Greek Open Houses Main 8:00pm *Anyone interested in pledging Greek must attend these meetings*

Students entering work into the show are Allie Beckley, Nicole Bickley, Madalyn Contreras, Allison Huss, Christian Huss, Meridith Lucius, Mallory Paul, Cassie Recker, Morgan Smith, Clare Sullivan, Bradlee Warnement and Alexandria Wick.

The students are from advanced art, including Art II, III and IV; and one student in Art I, Clare Sullivan.

Sullivan, a freshmen, said it is a big honor to have work in the show.

"There are a lot of talented artists at Calvert. It is going to be a good show," she said.

(This is an edited version of original reporting by Nicole Walby—Staff Writer, The Advertiser-Tribune) & TU Graduate

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STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER News Hello students! Welcome back. The Student Success Center hopes you had a great break and time to refresh your batteries.

The Student Success Center (SSC), located in Friedley Hall, offers a number of different services for TU students. We encourage students to take full advantage of the services that the SSC offers in order to get the absolute most out of their collegiate experience. These programs include: *peer tutoring for most classes. *supplemental instruction for English and math courses. *study tables for athletes. *Workshops (see schedule) Some advantages of using the SSC are computer access with printing, wireless access, a distraction free study area, and test proctoring capabilities. In addition, the SSC also makes a Quiet Room available for students who prefer a completely silent study area. The Quiet Room is available on Thursdays from 6 pm to 10 pm and on Sundays from 5 pm to 9 pm; these take place in Main 11.

The SSC hours have bit altered just a bit this term. We will be opening an hour earlier (8 am) and tutoring will begin an hour earlier (9 am). Please see the schedule below: SSC hours are: M-TH 8 am to 10 pm

Friday 8 am to 3 pm

Saturday Closed

*Tutoring begins at 9 am on weekdays

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Sunday 5 pm – 9 pm

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By Shane O’Donnell enjoying a 27-11 edge in Sports Information points at the charity stripe.

Director Joe Graessle led the Dragons with 19 points, Men's Basketball while Mike Boan finished with 13. Ashton Khan had Tiffin University (6-7, 2-6 GLIAC) knew it would have 12 points with 5 assists, to bring its "A" game when while Khaleal McCormick enjoyed a doubleplaying 23rd-ranked Lake double with 11 points and Superior State Saturday.

12 rebounds.

For the most part, the Dragons battled throughout the Women's contest. But, in a game that Basketball saw 5 ties and 11 lead changes, the final five minutes proved to be TU's Tiffin University (5-7, 2-6 undoing, as they fell 80-69. GLIAC) gutted through a dismal shooting performance, hit their free throws, With 5:56 left to play, the Dragons trailed 62-61. The and held off a hardcharging Lake Superior Lakers used clutch shootState team in the closing ing and scored off critical turnovers, bursting out on a minutes to win their second 14-1 run over the next four straight GLIAC contest 54minutes that effectively put 44. the game away.

The Dragons led at the half Tiffin failed to get on track 17-16, as both teams combined to shoot 11 for 61 in from the field throughout the first half. With TU up 25 the game, finishing with a 37 percent clip. It hurt them -22 at the 16:00 mark, TU the most in the second half, went on an 18-6 run over the next nine minutes to when the Lakers shot 54 percent from the floor and take what appeared to be a commanding 42-28 lead TU managed just 36 percent. The poor shooting ne- with 7:20 to play. gated other big advantages But the Lakers picked the that Tiffin enjoyed in the closing minutes of the game, such as a 40-33 game to get hot, going on a edge in rebounding, a 2816 scoring advantage in the 13-2 run over the next five minutes to cut the deficit to paint, and a big 19-5 dis44-41 with 2:04 left. parity from the bench.

Besides hot second half shooting, the Lakers buried the Dragons at the foul line, hitting 27 of 30 shots and

The Dragons copied their winning formula from Thursday night against Northwood, hitting 6

their free throws down the stretch to put the game away. TU closed on a 10-3 run, including going 10 for 12 from the line.

Overall TU shot just 27 percent in the game but they managed to hold the Lakers to just 20 percent shooting. They outrebounded LSU 48-45. The Dragons buried 25 of 32 free throws overall.

Jillian Adams had 12 points with 6 rebounds and was joined by Jordan Fraley with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Anya Misko was big off the bench, scoring 7 points but grabbing 12 rebounds to lead the team. Katie Miller added 8 points and Bre Nauman had 9 points underneath.

Wrestling Junior Kevin Christman and sophomore Chris Baker picked up wins as the Tiffin University wrestling team (2-8) lost 42-6 to #14 Pitt-Johnstown (51), Saturday night at the Heminger Center.

At 165-lbs, Baker was never really challenged in an 11-7 win over Nikos Garafola. At 285-lbs #5 Christman blanked national qualifier Josh Duplin 7-0.

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SLONE PRESENTS Dr. Jason Slone, Assistant Vice-President for Distance Education and Associate Professor of Cognition and Culture presented at the American Academy of Religion conference in Baltimore, MD on November 23. His presentation, "Reflections on Why Religion is Easy and Science is Hard," reviewed recent research in evolutionary cognitive psychology that explains why it is easier for people to be religious than scientific in their thinking about the world. Dr. Slone discussed the implications of this fact for schools and society.

According to Slone, “If science is very hard for human minds to grasp, and if as a society we need citizens to learn science well, then we need to invest heavily in science education and science teacher training."

ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF Weston Reinbolt (from Financial Design Agency) will be on campus on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, for individual financial planning meetings.

ATTENTION ALL FACULTY, STAFF, & STUDENTS During the snow and ice season, please bring a separate pair of shoes to use while exercising in the Heminger Center

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STUDENT NEWS Online Near Peer Helps Students Persevere

Professor Danielle Foster’s Retail Management marketing students participated in numerous experiential learning practices during the fall 2013 semester including working with Walmart and Ballreich Potato Chips.

This past November, Stacie Nowak (Undergraduate Online Academic Advisor), Michelle C. Maus (Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration), Steven Borowski (Program Chair of Behavioral & Social Sciences Online/Instructor of Psychology), Sami Mejri (Program Chair for Undergraduate Arts & Science/Instructor of Science), and John T. Majoy (Instructor of Criminal Justice) represented Tiffin University at the 19th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning held in Orlando, FL. The team presented information, experience, and reflection garnered from an online supplemental instruction pilot that occurred during the summer session of 2013. The pilot resulted in additional insight for promoting student success and engagement in the online delivery of a historically difficult course.

Experiential learning allows students to directly relate and apply the knowledge they have gained in the classroom.

Online supplemental instruction consists of learning led by a facilitator who is a former student. The facilitator guides the learning session, but learning primarily resides within, and amongst the participants further developing autonomous learning. Students select the learning outcomes for each session; they learn how to learn through collaboration and problem solving, ultimately improving concept knowledge, skills, and abilities through engagement in each session.

Throughout the semester, students studied retailing strategy, theories and concepts.

In October, students took a field trip to Ballreich's to observe production to shelf aspects of retailing.

Ballreich’s celebrated their 150th birthday of America's favorite salty snack food, potato chips, by teaming up with other area potato chip manufacturers to create the "World's Largest Bag of Potato Chips" at the Ohio State Fair, a Guinness World Record! A whopping 4,250 pounds of Ohio potatoes, 710 pounds hydrogenated soybean oil and 80 pounds of salt were used to make approximately 288,000 individual potato chips all in one bag!

In November, the week before black Friday, a session with Walmart’s manager gave students insight into the daily operations of the world's largest retailing chain.

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TU to Celebrate Martin Luther King Day

Osceola Theater (Located inside Gillmor Student Center) Sponsored by Office of Institutional Diversity & School of Business

Theme: Dr. King’s Global Impact Tiffin University students will celebrate the life and message of Dr. Martin Luther King on Tiffin’s campus on January 20. Sponsored by Black United Students (BUS), Office of Institutional Diversity, School of Business, and Students Affairs the day’s events include:

Dr. Broaden is a professor of International Business and Organizational Leadership at Southern New Hampshire University. She received her doctorate in International Business, and teaches course on the doctoral, master's and bachelor's level. Her current research focus is in the area of small business development and foreign direct investment on a global basis. She had developed courses in international entrepreneurship and has assisted several students in starting their own business. She has taught in both the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and in Greece (Athens).

MLK, Jr. Roundtable Discussion Breakfast Breakfast is free for the first 25 individuals 9:00am – 10:00am Sponsored by BUS & School of Business Dining Hall Information Sessions Global Honors Program Students will be available to share information about the honors program.

10:30am – 11:00am Gillmor

She has numerous publications, presentations and conference proceedings. Additionally, Dr. Broaden holds Certified Global Business Professional designation from NASBITE International, which is the qualification in Global Commerce.

Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) Student will distribute “Information Facts” about Dr. King. The information will be used for trivia during the rally.

10:30am – 11:00am Gillmor

Musical Rally featuring TU Music Department 2:00pm – 3:00pm Osceola Theater (Located inside Gillmor Student Center)

Study Abroad Representatives will be available to share information about studying abroad 10:30am – 11:00am Gillmor

The community event, sponsored by the Seneca County Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee, will take place on Monday, January 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 75 North Sandusky Street, Tiffin.

Business Club Learn about the numerous professional organizations on campus For more information, contact Dr. Perry-Nause, 10:30am – 11:00am Chief Diversity & Equity Officer at perrynausGillmor Student Center es@tiffin.edu Keynote Address Dr. Charlotte B. Broaden 11am - noon 9

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Cleveland Indians Ticket Sales Competition Kick-Off Tiffin University School of Business is again partnering with the Cleveland Indians major league baseball team in a mentoring program designed to improve students’ sales skills.

The program kick-off on the TU campus will be held on Wednesday, January 29 at 11 a.m. in Chisholm Auditorium in Franks Hall.

Students in the Sports Marketing & Promotions and the Business Marketing classes will compete individually and as groups to sell tickets to four Indians games. They will participate in on-site training days, and top salespeople will receive prizes. In addition, a student group will be selected for an on-site presentation prior to a game during the opening weekend in April.

Alumni Ashley Madison is now working full-time with the Cleveland Indians as a result of the program conducted last year.

TU student Hayley Coppola will serve as the Campus Commissioner for the 2014 program.

In all, eleven schools across the state will be participating including Ashland University, Baldwin Wallace University, Gannon University, Kent State University, Lake Erie College, Mercyhurst University, Notre Dame College, Ohio Northern University, Tiffin University, University of Findlay, and Urbana University For more information contact Bonnie Tiell, btiell@tiffin.edu or Danielle Foster, fosterdm@tiffin.edu 10

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Financial Aid Tiffin University, in conjunction with ECSI, are offering you the opportunity to receive your 1098-T Tuition Statement electronically this year. If you would like to receive your 1098-T form electronically, please give your consent by following the link provided below and following the step by step instructions.

1098-T Electronic Consent: http://www.ecsi.net/gateway/1098tsignup.html?school=UY If you choose to receive a paper copy of your 1098-T statement, simply do nothing.

The benefits to receiving electronic notification are: 路 Online delivery provides access to the form 1098-T earlier than the traditional mailing process. 路 Online delivery eliminates the chance that the 1098-T will get lost, misdirected or delayed during delivery, or misplaced once the student receives it. 路 Signing up for online delivery is easy and secure. 路 Students can receive their 1098-T form even while traveling or on assignment away from their home address.

To give consent to receive your 1098-T form electronically, click on the link below and follow the simple instructions to sign up!

Step 1: Website: http://www.ecsi.net/gateway/1098tsignup.html?school=UY Step 2: Signup for Electronic Statements by entering your Student ID (not SSN!), Name, and Email Address (with the option to include an alternate email address). ECSI's website is a secure website and ECSI will not share your private information with anyone. This email is strictly sent to gather your consent for receiving an electronic 1098-T Form.

Step 3: Read information, check box and click submit.

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TU TRIP TO RUSSIA May 15-23

Community Invited Tiffin University is offering a trip to Russia May 15-23, 2014, for students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community.

The tour is for nine days starting in Moscow and ending in St. Petersburg. It ncludes sight-seeing tours such as Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Kremlin, the Armory Palace Museum and the Winter Palace. Trip-goers will have plenty of opportunities to explore both Moscow and St. Petersburg according to their interests. The optional excursions to Sergiev Posad and Peterhof are additional costs. The cost of the trip is around $4,000 and individuals can register at www.efcollegestudytours.com/1374097.

The price for the trip includes a round-trip flight, full-time tour director, land and water transportation, accommodations and a daily light breakfast.

Students can receive three academic credits for a culture, business, or humanities class. Financial aid, scholarships, and payment plans are available.

A trip extension offers the chance for those on the tour to also visit Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland.

REGISTER NOW FOR THE TRIP! DEADLINE IS JAN. 30!

ATTEND THE NEXT INFORMATION MEETING ON JAN. 21 AT 5:30 P.M. IN MAIN CLASSROOM 21!

Contact one of the faculty coordinators for an application or to ask additional information: Dr. Theresa Shafer: tshafer@tiffin.edu or Professor Kristina Smart: smartk@tiffin.edu

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TIFFIN UNIVERSITY

JOIN THE DRAGON

HEALTH CARE SERVICES

WRITER’s GROUP

419.448.3429 WELLNESS & COUNSELING

The Writer’s Group meets every other week, alternating Fridays and Wednesdays, 4-5:50 PM at Java House/Juniper Tree. Once a month attendance is perfectly fine. Please feel free to come whenever you are able.

419.448.3578 Located in the Seneca House

Appointments Preferred Walk-Ins Welcome

OPEN Mon, Tues, Thurs. 8 to 4:30

Wed. 8 to 8 Fri. 8 to 12 NOON

For your first official group meeting, Please bring a short piece to share with the group that is indicative of your writing style.

Nurse Practitioner Licensed Professional Counselor

FLU SHOTS STILL AVAILABLE!

After that, you are encouraged, but not required, to bring materials each time for critique. If you are working on novels, plays, or screen plays, please send the chapters or scenes of those to the group well ahead of time as an 14

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Considering Grad School?

Please take some time to consider continuing your education this spring or summer with one of Tiffin University’s graduate programs. Earning a graduate degree will not only help you reach professional goals, but many careers are now requiring an advanced degree.Graduate students are often on the cutting edge of their industries, becoming pioneers in their fields. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average worker with a master's degree will net an additional $10,000 or more per year than those with only a bachelor's degree. Working only twenty years after earning your master’s degree can bring in additional income of $200,000.

The cost of graduate school tuition is obviously well worth the expense. We would love to have an opportunity to discuss our graduateprogram with you in detail. I also encourage you to complete the online application at http://www.tiffin.edu/apply/grad/. The application will secure a seat for you in the program and put you on the road to success.

As an alumnus of the Tiffin University bachelor’s degree program you will be eligible for a discount on TU graduate school tuition. This discount will save you $150 per credit hour. In addition, as an alumnus, the application is quick and simple!

Tiffin University offers a variety of graduate degree programs including: Master of Business Administration (MBA) ·Finance, General Management ·Healthcare Administration ·Human Resource Management ·International Business ·Leadership ·Marketing ·Sport Management Master of Education (MED) ·Information Technology ·Higher Education Administration Master of Humanities (MH) ·Art & Visual Media ·Communication ·English: Literature and Writing ·Creative Writing ·Film Studies Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) ·Criminal Behavior ·Crime Analysis ·Forensic Psychology ·Justice Administration ·Homeland Security Administration If you have any questions please contact Graduate Admissions at 1-800-968-6446, ext. 3510 or email us at grad@tiffin.edu.

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Michael Feuer, Former CEO of OfficeMax to Present "Encouraging Innovation" at TU February 5

Office of Alumni & Development The Office of Alumni and Development would like to thank students, faculty and staff for a successful fall semester!

A HUGE “THANK YOU” to our faculty and staff!! We have a 90% faculty and staff giving rate!!!

This is an improvement from a faculty and staff giving rate of 42% last year. This shows the dedication and commitment to the University by the people that are here on a daily basis. We have all seen the growth of our campus and can see the positive things that are happening around us. The giving rate that we have achieved over the last 12 months just confirms that we are all in this together and are all making a difference for our students!

The One Gift of $25 campaign has been very successful and we plan to continue to use this campaign year-round to help increase our alumni giving rate.

We look forward to an exciting spring semester!

Founder and CEO of MaxWellness and Co-Founder and former CEO of OfficeMax Michael Feuer will present on Wednesday, February 5 at 11 a.m. in Osceola Theatre as a part of The George and Diane Kidd Lecture Series.

Sponsored by TU’s School of Business, Feuer’s presentation will include entrepreneurial/business advice to all who attend the presentation.

Feuer has over 35 years of experience as a corporate executive/CEO, entrepreneur, management consultant, venture capitalist, national award-winning syndicated columnist, speaker, and author.

In 1988, he co-founded OfficeMax, using $20,000 of his own money. During his 16-year tenure as CEO, he helped the company expand to more than 1,000 stores worldwide and annual sales to approximately $5 billion.

In 2010, he launched Max-Wellness, a first of its kind health and wellness chain featuring more than 7,000 products for head-to-toe care. He is the author of “The Benevolent Dictator: Empower Your Employees, Build Your Business, and Outwit the Competition,” He will also be attending a private reception for faculty and graduate students onFebruary 4 at 7 p.m. at Pioneer Mill in Tiffin.

For more infomation: alumnidev@tiffin.edu, 419.448.3282, or visitwww.tiffin.edu/alumni/events

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TIFFIN UNIVERSITY ARTS & EVENTS MASTER CALENDAR 2013-2014 Spring 2014 Semester DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Every Wednesday, January 15 – April 30, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm TU Taxi International Student Services Gillmor Parking Lot ISS Office, 419-448-5133, Transportation@tiffin.edu

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Saturday, January 18, 4 – 5:30 p.m.

Calvert High School Exhibit Opening Reception Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Saturday, January 18- Saturday, January 31 Calvert High School Exhibit Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

DATE: EVENT: LOCATION: CONTACT:

Wednesday, January 21, 5:30 Russia Information Meeting Main Building Classroom #21 Kristina Smart, smartk@tiffin.edu

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Wednesday, January 22, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Food & Culture Series: Italy International Student Services Chisholm Auditorium Laura Green, 419.448.3424 or GreenL@tiffin.edu Free; open to students, staff, and faculty; students earn co-curricular credit

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Wednesday, January 29, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Cleveland Indians Ticket Sales Kick-Off Sports Management Club and AMA Marketing Club Chisholm Auditorium Bonnie Tiell. btiell@tiffin.edu or Danielle Foster FosterDM@tiffin.edu Free; open to students, staff, and faculty; students earn co-curricular credit

Free within 30 mile radius of Tiffin (appt. required); open to all students

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Friday, January 31, 7:30pm CONCERT: Multi-instrumentalist Brian Fitzy (pop music) Music Department Osceola Theatre 419-448-3366, gig@tiffin.edu Free

DATE: EVENT:

Tuesday, February 4, 7:00 P.M. Graduate Student Winter Social - Private Reception with Michael Feuer, Founder of Office Max Graduate Education, Graduate Advising, Office of Development Pioneer Mill in Tiffin, OH Vickie Galaska galaskavm@tiffin.edu 419.448.3595 Free for Graduate Students with RSVP & $15 per Guest

PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION: DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Wednesday, February 5, 11:00 a.m.

Michael Feuer, Founder of Office Max, Presentation “Encouraging Innovation” School of Business/George and Diane Kidd Lecture Series Osceola Theatre Lori Distel, distella@tiffin.edu Free

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Thursday, February 6, 5:30-7pm Opening Reception for “Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr” Group Exhibit Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY:

Thursday, February 6- Thursday, March 6 “Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr” Group Exhibit Diane Kidd Gallery

LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Wednesday, February 12, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Kick-Off Meeting for the International Dinner International Student Services and World Student Association Chisholm Auditorium, Franks Hall Laura Green, 419.448.3424 or GreenL@tiffin.edu Free; open to international students and WSA members

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY:

Friday, February 14, 9 pm Hip-Hop and spoken word artist F. Stokes TU Music Department 19

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Osceola Theatre Ali Rees, reesa@tiffin.edu Ages 18 +, free

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Wednesday, February 19, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

School Of Business Competition Osceola Theatre Lori Distel, distella@tiffin.edu

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Wednesday, February 19, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Food & Culture Series: Belgium International Student Services Chisholm Auditorium Laura Green, 419.448.3424 or GreenL@tiffin.edu Free; open to students, staff, and faculty; students earn co-curricular credit

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Thursday, February 20, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Good Morning World Breakfast Lecture Jay Berschback, Chief Meteorologist on 13abc Action News Camden Falls Conference Center, Tiffin Lori Bentz, bentz@tiffin.edu or 419-448-3282 $12 at door. Free to TU faculty, staff and students

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Wednesday, February 26, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CPT and OPT Workshop International Student Services Room 120, Franks Hall Rachel Crooks, 419-448-3369, CrooksRN@tiffin.edu Free; open to students, staff, and faculty; students earn co-curricular credit

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Saturday, March 1, 6pm and 7pm TU Kids Choir Spring Concert Music Department Osceola Theatre 419-448-3366, gig@tiffin.edu Free

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Sunday, March 2, 7 pm Singer-Songwriter Daphne Willis TU Music Department Osceola Theatre Ali Rees, reesa@tiffin.edu Free; open to the public

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Friday, March 7 (leave at 8:00 am); Sunday, March 16 (pick up at 6:00 pm) Spring Break Airport Shuttle International Student Services Gillmor Parking Lot; DTW and CMH airports

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ISS Office 419-448-5133, Transportation@tiffin.edu Free; open to all students who submit request form by February 14th

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Wednesday, March 19, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Food & Culture Series: Ghana International Student Services Chisholm Auditorium, Franks Hall Laura Green, 419.448.3424 or GreenL@tiffin.edu Free; open to students, staff, and faculty; students earn co-curricular credit

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Thursday, March 20, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Good Morning World Breakfast Lecture A speaker from The Innocence Project, a public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wronfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.

Camden Falls Conference Center, Tiffin Lori Bentz, bentzl@tiffin.edu or 419-448-3282 $12 at door. Free to TU faculty, staff and students

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Thursday, March 20 Opening Reception for “Sustainability” Group Exhibit Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

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Thursday, March 20- Thursday, April 17 “Sustainability” Group Exhibit Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

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March 28, 29, 30 (2014) (Fri and Sat eves at 8:00pm, Sun at 3:00pm) Spring Theatre Production The Dragon's Den Players Osceola Theater Dr. Mary Grennen - 419-448-3376 or grennenmv@tiffin.edu $4.00; open to the public

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Saturday, March 29, 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm International Dinner International Student Services and World Student Association Heminger Center Laura Green, 419.448.3424 or GreenL@tiffin.edu Tickets are $10; open to public

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Sports Management Club Chisholm Auditorium Bonnie Tiell. btiell@tiffin.edu or 419.448.3261 $15 per team - Open to the Public (Student Discount). FREE Drawstring Bag

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Wednesday, April 2, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Learn a Language in an Hour: Portuguese International Student Services Room 120, Franks Hall Laura Green, 419.448.3424 or GreenL@tiffin.edu Free; open to students, staff, and faculty; students earn co-curricular credit

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Thursday, April 3 – Friday, April 4 2013 ProMusic Festival TU Music Department The Ritz Theatre Ali Rees, reesa@tiffin.edu Tickets TBA

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Saturday April 5, 1:00 PM Tiffin University Ticket Sales Program at Cleveland Indians Sports Management Club and AMA Marketing Club Progressive Park, Cleveland Bonnie Tiell. btiell@tiffin.edu or Danielle Foster FosterDM@tiffin.edu $15 to students, staff, faculty, and general public

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Sunday, April 6 Academic Honors Ceremony Gillmor Student Center Gymnasium Ellen Lucius, 419.448.3299. or luciuse@tiffin.edu

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Thursday, April 10, 5:30 PM / 8:00 PM TU Women's Leadership Seminar & Reception WLS Committee Gillmor Student Center - Osceola Theater Vickie Galaska galaskavm@tiffin.edu 419.448.3595 Free for first 125 students, staff, faculty, and general public; students earn co-curricular credit

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Friday, April 11, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Summit to Success TU School of Business Osceola Theatre Lori Distel, distella@tiffin.edu

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Saturday, April 12, 7:30pm TU Band and Choirs Concert TU Music Department Osceola Theatre 22

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Ali Rees, reesa@tiffin.edu Free

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Sunday, April 13, 7:30pm TU Dance Team Spring Showcase Music Department Gillmor Center Gym 419-448-3366, gig@tiffin.edu Free

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Sunday, April 20 (approximately) Easter Host Program International Student Services Various Laura Green, 419.448.3424 or GreenL@tiffin.edu International students and TU faculty and staff

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Thursday, April 24 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Senior Reception/Opening for Annual Student Art Show Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

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Sunday, April 27, 7pm TU Music Spring Showcase Music Department Osceola Theatre 419-448-3366, gig@tiffin.edu Free

DATE: EVENT: PRESENTED BY: LOCATION: CONTACT: ADMISSION:

Thursday, April 24- Thursday, May 15 Annual Student Art Show Diane Kidd Gallery Diane Kidd Gallery Lee Fearnside: fearnsidel@tiffin.edu Free

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Friday, May 2 and Monday, May 5 (leave at 8:00 am) End of Year Airport Shuttle International Student Services Gillmor Parking Lot; DTW and CMH airports ISS Office 419-448-5133, Transportation@tiffin.edu Free; open to all students who submit request form by April 11th

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WINTER WEATHER POLICY Tiffin Campus If a Level 3 snow emergency is officially declared for Seneca County by the Sheriff, classes on the Tiffin campus will be cancelled and University offices will be closed. Unless otherwise communicated by the President or the President’s designee, classes will be held and University offices will be open if a snow emergency is at Level 1 or Level 2.

If a snow emergency at Level 3 has been officially declared for Seneca County, University employees are not expected to travel to the Tiffin campus. Unless otherwise communicated by the President or the President’s designee, faculty members are expected to travel to the Tiffin campus to teach their classes and staff members are expected to travel to the Tiffin campus to report for work if a snow emergency for Seneca County is at Level 1 or 2. If a Seneca County snow emergency is at Level 1 or 2 and an employee chooses not report for work, the employee must inform his or her supervisor and staff members must take annual leave.

An exception to this policy will be made for any employee who lives in a county other than Seneca County that officially has a Level 3 snow emergency when Seneca County’s snow emergency is at Level 1 or 2. In this case, the employee is not expected to travel to the Tiffin campus, but must inform his or her supervisor.

If a Level 3 snow emergency is in effect in Seneca County or the county where the employee lives and then is changed to Level 1 or 2 during the time when classes are scheduled and/or when University offices are normally open, classes will be held and offices will be open once the snow emergency has been changed to Level 1 or Level 2, unless otherwise communicated by the President or the President’s designee.

If classes have been cancelled and University offices have been closed, certain staff members may be designated by the President or the President’s designee as “essential personnel” and may be asked to report for work. Any hourly staff member who is asked to work when the campus has been closed will be paid at a rate of time and one-half per hour. Any exempt staff member who is asked to work when the campus is closed will be given compensatory time off at a later date.

Locations Other Than the Tiffin Campus For Tiffin University classes that are taught at locations other than the Tiffin campus, instructors and other University employees should follow the same procedure as described above. The director of each academic center will serve as the President’s designee to determine and communicate any exceptions when there is a snow emergency of Level 1 or 2 for the county where the academic center is located.

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