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University of Findlay Students Give Back to Their New Community

University of Findlay students and their families were on campus on Thursday for move-in day. After unpacking and organizing, students began their journey at UF by pursuing the University’s mission – “Meaningful Lives and Productive Careers.” On Friday, hundreds of new UF students set out to tackle more than 50 service projects in Findlay and […]

UF Students Partner With YMCA’s Feed-A-Child Program to Help Hancock County Children

University of Findlay’s Physician Assistant Student Society (PASS) came together over the weekend to pack meals for the YMCA’s Feed-A-Child Program. Each Feed-A-Child bag includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks that are easy for children to prepare. In total, more than 20 students came together to pack hundreds of bags for the program. An average […]

University of Findlay Honors MLK Jr by Helping More Than 200 Local Families

University of Findlay students, faculty, and staff came together on Saturday, Jan. 21 to host a mobile food pantry to benefit local community members. The event was held in partnership with CHOPIN Hall in an effort to help those in need, and concluded a week-long celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. that included a toiletry […]

New University of Findlay Students Participate in Annual Traditions

The University of Findlay welcomed students back to campus last week with Welcome Week activities, annual New Student Arch Ceremony, New Student Orientation Service Projects, and more. More than 700 new students participated in this year’s long-standing tradition of marching through the Griffith Memorial Arch, signifying the beginning of their academic career at UF. Students […]

University of Findlay Ready for ‘22 Campus Opening Activities

The University of Findlay campus will soon be abuzz as students return for the 2022-23 academic year. New Student Orientation and Welcome Week will be filled with opportunities for service, networking, and other fun activities.   New Student Orientation Weekend Highlights: Thursday, Aug. 11 – Move-in day! New students, along with the help of family, […]

Students Serve Community During 19th Annual Orientation Service Day

New University of Findlay freshmen helped people and non-profit organizations in the Findlay community in a number of ways this weekend. Their efforts were part of the annual tradition of Student Orientation Service Projects. Crystal Weitz, UF’s director of service and community engagement, explained the projects included, “landscaping, painting, and cleaning service projects at local […]

Goods Collected for Community Through ‘Move Out, Pitch In’ Initiative

University of Findlay students recently participated in a sustainability effort, “Move Out, Pitch In,” and collected items to be donated to those in need. Students moving off campus at the end of the spring semester were encouraged to donate new and gently used items such as nonperishable food, housewares, and clothing, rather than tossing them […]

UF Students Helping Those in Need with CHOPIN Hall’s Mobile Food Pantry

The University of Findlay campus community stepped up to the plate on Saturday, Jan. 23 to help CHOPIN Hall serve food to those in need. 22 student volunteers, along with UF faculty and staff members, assisted in serving food for the organization’s second Mobile Food Pantry of the year. UF’s Office of Student Affairs donated […]

Unlikely Duo Raises Illiteracy Awareness

An unlikely team of University of Findlay students are working together to raise awareness about the importance of children’s literacy. Criminal justice major Nicole Burke and middle childhood education major Jillian Prince have teamed up to help fight the increasing substandard reading levels in schools by volunteering with the Reading Buddies program at Jacobs Primary […]

Rucki Reflects on UF Diversity Initiatives, International Study Opportunities Amidst Challenging Political Climate

Diversity can certainly pertain to physical places of origin, but for Eileen Rucki, who was recently appointed to serve as the University of Findlay’s director of international education, it goes beyond that basic definition to embrace distinctions. “The word ‘global’ gets used a lot, but there’s no doubt that this is an increasingly interconnected world […]