In this audio story, Zac Tallent speaks with junior cinema and media arts major Sky Cramer about his passion for film and photography and making the most of his time at AU. … [Read more...]
Black Bird Film Festival 2022
Anderson University's only red carpet event is returning to campus on April 27. The sixth annual Black Bird Film Festival is Anderson’s mix of an Oscars event and a Hollywood movie premier all in one. The cinema and media arts majors at Anderson University will have the opportunity to share the work they have done throughout the school year. “This year will be all current student films,” said Professor of Cinema and Media Arts Jack Lugar. “We have had alumni spotlights in the … [Read more...]
Marching to a new beat on campus
Next fall, the School of Music at Anderson University is starting a new way to connect with students across campus. Anderson’s Music Education Department is offering a drumline class at the start of the 2022-2023 school year. Adam Waller, the assistant professor of instrumental music education and the director of bands at Anderson said, “I know a lot of students were involved in that activity in high school, but may not want the structure and rigor of a music degree.” The drumline … [Read more...]
AU men’s basketball searches for hot start
Even though the Ravens ended their season in the first round of the HCAC tournament with a loss to Manchester University, Coach Handy said that “success with youngsters last year and the returning three guys who were off last season” is what has led to the high expectations for his team going into this season. Handy also mentioned the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s (HCAC) preseason rankings for the 2021 season that put the Ravens sitting on top. Last spring, … [Read more...]
Aaron Schneider: The SID behind the scenes
Sporting events can create memories that will last a lifetime and statistics that last until they are broken. At Anderson University, Sports Information Director (SID) Aaron Schneider is in charge of taking those stats and helping to preserve that memory. Schneider started as the sports information director at Anderson in Feb. 2019. Aaron Schneider graduated from Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois in 2015 with a major in mathematics. While he was a junior in … [Read more...]
Maubach dives into head coaching position
Emma Maubach, a 2020 graduate of Anderson University, was recently named interim head coach of the Ravens swim and dive team. Maubach, a swimmer herself, was a freshman at Anderson during the team’s first ever swim season in 2016. Maubach swam breaststroke and backstroke during her four years at Anderson and began swimming more distance races for the Ravens during her junior and senior seasons. Maubach came to Anderson her freshman year wanting to study youth ministries, but it was … [Read more...]
Fresh faces to lead AU sports teams
Along with the new faculty and staff on campus, a plethora of new coaches joined the Ravens this year. Women’s basketball, women’s golf, cross country and the Ravens football team were the teams with the biggest hires. On June 11, AU announced the new head women’s basketball coach, Jon Gin. Gin graduated from the University of North Florida and started his coaching career as an intern with the women’s basketball team at Florida State University. Shortly after, Gin became a … [Read more...]
Rocket League has success in its first year
The AU Rocket League team has found success in their inaugural season. First-year Head Coach Matt Burnstedt has allowed his players to manage their time and efforts effectively this season. This has led the team to a 7-4 record while they wait on word from the conference to see who will win the conference tiebreaker and make the playoffs. “Rocket League in its simplest form is soccer, but instead of people, you use RC cars,” said Burnstedt. Rocket League is a popular … [Read more...]
Title IX reporting system created
AU has a new system in place to help students and staff report sexual harassment and discrimination of any kind. The new system can be found at the bottom of the AU website home page under “Resources” and is one click away for anyone who needs it. Once a student or staff member has clicked on the “Title IX” tab, they will be brought to the Title IX screen where they can then click to “Report Misconduct.” They will then be prompted to the new system. When reporting an incident … [Read more...]