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Trine University announces dean's list for the spring 2014 semester

The Dean's list for spring semester at The University of Findlay has been announced.

Nearly 700 degrees were awarded during The University of Findlay's commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 3.

Students at The University of Findlay recently participated in an instrumental recital.

The University of Findlay announces Merit Scholarship awards, which are based on a student's final, cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) and ACT/SAT scores. Scholarships are awarded beginning with the freshman year and are renewable for up to four years (for a total of five years of scholarship aid). Merit scholarships for transfer students are based on the student's GPA from all previous college-level institutions.

Students at The University of Findlay recently performed in a voice recital.

Students at The University of Findlay recently performed in a piano recital.

Students at The University of Findlay participated in the annual Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity on April 2. Held on campus, undergraduate and graduate students were given the opportunity to share their research, creativity and professional learning experiences with the University and community. More than 300 students participated.

The University of Findlay Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Carey, will present "String Classics" at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in Winebrenner Theological Seminary, TLB Auditorium.

The University of Findlay's theatre program closes its 2013-2014 season with "The Walls," a 2009 drama by noted Chicago playwright Lisa Dillman. The show opened April 9 and runs through April 13 in the Egner Center for the Performing Arts, Powell Grimm Theatre. Tickets are available from the Box Office in the Alumni Memorial Union; call 419-434-5335 or purchase them at the door.

The University of Findlay announces the newest Oilers for the 2014-2015 academic year (as of April 1, 2014).

The University of Findlay is hosting the 2014 Juried Student Art Exhibition through April 24 in the Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Gallery, on campus. Awards were announced during a reception on Monday, April 7. Any UF student was eligible to enter artwork for consideration in the following categories: painting, drawing and mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, design, digital photography, film photography and visual communication.

The University of Findlay is hosting the 2014 Juried Student Art Exhibition April 7-24, in the Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, Dudley and Mary Marks Lea Gallery, on campus. Any UF student was eligible to enter artwork for consideration. Categories include painting, drawing and mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, design, digital photography, film photography and visual communication.

The history, law and gender studies faculty at The University of Findlay announces the 2014 initiates into the Xi-Sigma Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. Phi Alpha Theta is an honor society dedicated to the promotion of the study of history. Founded in 1921, the organization encourages research, publication, and the exchange of ideas among students, teachers, and writers.

The University of Findlay Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will join to perform "Enchanted Places - Worlds of the Imagination" in its annual Spring Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, in the Findlay High School Heminger Auditorium. Both UF students, faculty and staff and community members are welcome at no cost, however, tickets to reserve seating are required. To reserve seating, contact the UF box office at 419-434-4458.

The University Singers will present its annual Family Concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in Winebrenner Theological Seminary, TLB Auditorium. The group will perform several selections from Broadway shows, including "I Go to Rio" from "The Boy From Oz;" "21 Guns" from "American Idiot;" "Family" from "Dreamgirls;" and "Live, in Living Color" from "Catch Me if You Can."

The University of Findlay Jazz Ensemble presented its annual Spring Concert on Sunday, March 23. The ensemble performed several selections from the Glenn Miller Orchestra Library. Other selections included "Spain" by Chick Corea; "Birdland" by Weather Report and Manhattan Transfer; and "Afro Blue" and "Naima" by John Coltrane.

The 70-voice UF Concert-Chorale and a 50-piece orchestra will perform "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace" by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in the Winebrenner Theological Seminary TLB Auditorium.

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" was performed at The University of Findlay Wednesday, Feb. 19 - Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Frank J. Egner Center fort the Performing Arts, John and Hester Powell Grimm Theatre.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

The Dean's list for fall semester at The University of Findlay has been announced.

The following local students have been named to Trine University's dean's list for the fall 2013 semester: