Walsh University has appointed Dr. Rachel Hosler Vice President of Student Affairs effective September 4, 2023. Dr. Hosler had previously served as the Interim Vice President for Student Affairs since February as well as the University’s Chief of Staff. With the new appointment, Hosler will relinquish her role as Chief of Staff but retain her role as Secretary on Walsh University’s Board of Directors.

Dr. Hosler, a two-time Walsh alum, brings to her role more than 20 years of experience in higher education with extensive knowledge and involvement in student development and experiential learning. Read more

Saturday is the last day to RSVP for general admission! Click here to read a special op-ed feature from President Collins that appeared in Sunday’s Canton Repository.

Walsh University has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to help preserve and care for the Hoover Historical Center (HHC) collections, archives, photographs, and records, and to begin taking steps to provide suitable storage space and infrastructure to house its permanent collection. Read more

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Walsh University welcomes our campus students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and would like to ensure that Cav Nation is mindful of the ways these students experience social relationships and interactions differently than our peers. To that end, we are excited to launch a university-wide autism awareness campaign over this academic year. Short videos with student interviews will be posted on our YouTube channel each month with links included in the Wire.

Additionally, Walsh OT students will conduct monthly social skills training opportunities for our students with autism. If you know of a student who could benefit from this training, please connect them to Meredith Soduk.

Homecoming 2023 is right around the corner! From sporting events to tailgating to the Inaugural Alumni Battle of the Bands, you are not going to want to miss any of the planned activities. Click here for the full schedule of events.

Join us for Walsh University’s 12th Annual Fit Family 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, Sept. 16, the weekend before Homecoming. This chip-time 5K race, which promotes health and wellness for all ages, begins on campus and winds through the roads of the surrounding North Canton community. Kids 9 and under are welcome to participate in a half-mile Fun Run prior to the 9 a.m. start of the 5K race and kids' activities. Event registration is $30 for adults and $25 for students. Fun Run registration is $10. Check-in for Fit Family 5K Run and Walk begins at 7:15 a.m. at the David Center building. All proceeds benefit the Walsh University Doctoral of Physical Therapy students’ conference travel and educational endeavors. Donations can also be made here. For more information, click here.

Walsh students gathered yesterday afternoon to take part in the new Alumni Board Series collaboration with the First-and Second-Year Experience program and the Office of Alumni and Career Connections. Steve Weigand, Alumni Board President, presented a networking session on the topic of “Interviewing and Landing Your First Job.” For those unable to attend the session, a follow up session is scheduled for November 7. The Alumni Board Series will offer other topics of interest during the coming spring and fall 2024 semesters.

Last October, world-renowned talk show host Dr. Ray Guarendi filmed his program at Walsh University before a live studio audience of faculty, staff, students and community members. His show, “Living Right with Dr. Ray,” reaches an estimated 400 million viewers in 140 countries through EWTN, the Eternal World Television Network, the world’s largest Catholic media network. Four episodes were filmed in the Barrette Business and Community Center over two days. The premiere of the program with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ will be Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 9:30 a.m. It will repeat the following Saturday, Sept. 9, at 10 p.m. The next episode with Fr. Larry Richards will air on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 9:30 a.m. and Sept. 16 at 10 p.m. The other two programs will be later in the season.

The Academic Calendar for students, staff, and faculty, includes dates to note throughout the semester, such as add/drop deadlines, last day to withdraw with a “W,” and final grade deadlines.

Ongoing: Holy Mass
Please check the schedule for Holy Mass here.

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Walsh Dining, $10 Flex Dollars will be awarded to employees who purchase a meal plan. Visit https://walsh.sodexomyway.com/ for more information. 

Aug. 30: Walsh Dining, Employee Appreciation Day, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., complimentary VIP meal in Schervish Dining Hall. RSVP closed.

Sept. 5: Presidential Thought Leadership Series: U.S. National Security Policy Panel with World Leaders, 7 p.m., Cecchini Center Alumni Arena, Click to register for general admission by Sept. 2

Sept. 8: Women's Committee Boot Scootin' BBQ Click to register 

Sept. 15-17: AGAPE 2023 Retreat, $20 per student, Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp in Loudonville, OH, Click here for information  

Sept. 16: Fit Family 5K, Click Here for information 

Sept. 18: Night for Life in Ohio: Learn and Pray, Featured speaker Peter Range, CEO of the Ohio Right to Life Society, co-sponsored by Cavs for Life, 7 p.m., Toot Global Learning Center

Sept. 18: Constitution Day, 3 p.m., Barrette Business and Community Center, Room C. 

Sept. 21-23: Homecoming 

Sept. 30: Community Freedom Summit and One-mile Freedom Walk. Register here.