Join fellow students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a series of virtual events. Hanif Abdurraqib, a poet, essayist, and cultural critic, will return to Capital University as the keynote speaker. Workshops will highlight the theme “This Little Light of Mine,” a Civil Rights anthem reminding us that we all have a light inside of us that shines bright.

Registration is required for all events. To register or learn more, click here.

Students in Capital’s Bonner Leader Program have planned a racial justice initiative titled “Barriers to Success,” which focuses on societal issues that are prevalent nationwide, but specifically in Columbus, Ohio, and to our campus community. The initiative is focused on educating, advocating, and creating change for individuals who face the hardships associated with racial inequities. Supporting this initiative means participating and actively engaging with Barriers to Success events.

Watch Corq and Engage for more information throughout the semester, and follow us on

Instagram @Barrierstosuccess to stay.

Registration is open for this year’s Nelson W. Trout Lectures, featuring the Rev. Yehiel Curry, bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA.

The Trout Lectures honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Nelson W. Trout. He was a Trinity Lutheran Seminary alumnus, a member of the Trinity faculty, and the first African American elected to serve as a Lutheran bishop. His vibrant preaching and commitment to social ministry inspired hundreds of seminary students and touched thousands of lives.

The lectures, worship service, conversation with Black church clergy, and Friday’s lunch are free and open to the public but registration is required.

The Schumacher Gallery will host an exhibition titled “When Nature Speaks” by Kirsten Bowen and Karen LaValley.

This exhibition celebrates the decades-long friendship of painters LaValley and Bowen. Drawing upon her father’s love of writing and reciting poetry, Bowen incorporates prose in the texture of her paintings. Her thickly painted scenes are often a means of collaboration, borrowing and elevating the work of independent writings. A child of dancers, LaValley paints energetic landscapes that emote joy and excitement influenced by her youth spent in her family’s dance school. She is often seen painting plein air in the open spaces near her Columbus home and brings her gardens to the gallery walls with whimsy and expertise.

The Gallery also will feature sketches from Wassily Kandinsky’s Sketchbook in conjunction with the Conservatory of Music 2022 NOW Music Festival, Feb. 15-19. This exhibition will offer a multimedia event that is accompanied by electronic music of juried student-composers. The exhibition will encompass multiple video devices throughout the entire floor of the museum space and will continue throughout the spring.

Faculty, are you advising upcoming graduates on their next steps? Do they know what they’re going to do after graduation?

If not, suggest the Summer Immersion Paralegal program at the Law School. This program can springboard them into the legal profession or enhance their skill set for other careers. Capital’s 2022 graduates can earn a Paralegal certificate in 14 weeks during the intensive summer format. And, as a Capital grad, they may be entitled to receive a scholarship!

The application deadline is April 15, 2022. They can apply at https://apply.capital.edu/apply/ or email Lisa M. Diem, assistant dean of Graduate & Professional Law Programs, at ldiem@law.capital.edu to talk more about the program.

Preachers for the coming weeks:

Preachers for the coming weeks:

For more information about Capital’s religious and spiritual life, contact Jillian Russell or Pastor Drew.

Orientation Leaders are undergraduate students who work for the Office of Student & Community Engagement. OLs play an important role in assisting new students during their initial summer and fall semester experiences at Capital. This team of student leaders will guide over 450 new students, facilitate small group conversations, and assist with key programs during the days of New Student Summer Orientation, New Student Move-In, and Welcome Weekend. Click here to apply and sign up for your interview. Read more here or email orientation@capital.edu.

Resident Assistant applications are open! To learn more and to apply, visit: https://www.flowcode.com/page/iamreslife.

We are excited to welcome kids and sibs back to campus this year! On Friday, we will be hosting two evening events for you to choose from! On Saturday, students and their guests are invited to join us for a pancake breakfast and a visit by some animals from the Columbus Zoo! Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15.

Sponsored by the Office of Student & Community Engagement, this year’s annual Student Leadership Conference, “Step Into Your Cause,” will feature Jasmine C. Williams as our keynote speaker. This will be an opportunity for student leaders to experience leadership skills and apply them to their chosen causes. For more information, email sce@capital.edu.

Ambassadors spend the most amount of time interacting with prospective students and visiting families, giving tours, helping with large events, and doing office work. No experience necessary. Click here to apply. For more information, contact Summer Slusher, associate director of Admission, at sslusher@capital.edu. 

Capital undergraduate students are invited to register for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s annual Propel Ohio Collegiate Leadership Summit, hosted virtually by Columbus State Community College and featuring Dr. Amy Acton as the keynote speaker. Propel Ohio promotes civic engagement and inspires students to grow into civic leaders.

4:30 to 6:30 pm.

Follow this link to register for Propel Ohio. You will need to make an account that includes a username and password before you’ll be able to register.

We are pleased to announce that Renee Bergman was promoted to the position of Payroll manager, replacing Glenda Scamyhorn who recently left Capital. Reporting to Renee will be our Student Payroll coordinator position, which is currently open. Please join us in congratulating Renee!

As of January, University-paid access to the CALM application has been provided to ALL employees. Previously, access was provided only to full-time employees. Instructions to access this application are provided below. If you need additional assistance, please contact Ashley Huff at AHuff2@capital.edu.

To get started:

Once complete, you can download the Calm app and log into your new account.

Your Calm subscription gives you unlimited access to the entire library of content at calm.com and in the Calm app. Check out this 90-second demo to learn more.

Calm only shares aggregated user data. For more information about our privacy, see our privacy policy at calm.com/privacy.

To better support our employees with managing their health care expenses, the full annual employer HSA contribution will be added to eligible employee accounts in January (rather than incrementally throughout the year). Contributions will be deposited at the end of January after all payrolls have been completed.

Real Appeal is a free digital weight loss program available to you as part of your medical benefits plan.

Program highlights:

Spark your transformation! If you’re already a member of our medical benefits plan, enroll today at enroll.realappeal.com.

As required by the IRS, we are reminding all employees to review their W-4 status and to file a new W-4 if your filing status has changed. If you are claiming “exempt” on your W-4 form, you must complete a new form by Feb. 15, 2022. Failure to complete a new W-4 will result in loss of your exempt status. For your convenience, you will find downloadable copies of the W-4 and IT-4 (state tax form) at http://www.capital.edu/Payroll/.

This is also an opportune time to review your earnings statement on myCAP to verify that your name and address are correct. Please note that your name as listed on your earnings statement and W-2 form MUST match your name as it appears on your Social Security card. W-2s will be sent or available online by Jan. 31, 2022.

Meant to engage, inspire and inform the University community with news and stories of what’s happening, Capital You is the biweekly online communication tool for all students, faculty, staff, and anyone else who might be interested.

If you would like to inform the campus about an upcoming event, explain a new initiative, tell a good story, or share other need-to-know news, go to www.capital.edu/capital-you to access the submission form or provide feedback. Only events that are directly related to Capital University will be published.

Distributed every other Wednesday, the publication schedule for the remainder of the spring semester is: Jan. 26, Feb. 9, Feb. 23, March 16, March 30, April 13, and April 27. The deadline for submissions is 10 days prior to publication.

During the month of December, CoSIDA announced the 2021 Fall Academic All-America teams. Representing Capital University were seniors Kameron Lee (football) and Mitch Hughes (men’s soccer). Lee was nominated to the second team as a punter, while Hughes was honored on the third team as a midfielder. The honors bring Capital’s total Academic All-American total to 43 student-athletes.

The Capital University Track & Field team is looking to hit the track with a lot to prove during the 2022 indoor season. Under the direction of a new coaching staff, the team is aiming to set new strides and standards not yet seen. After a promising First Glimpse Meet in early December, the team may already be finding those strides and standards.

The team returns several faces on both the men's and women's side that have already cemented their name among some of the best in the program's history. For the men, Capital will return five members of the Indoor Top-10 lists: Daniel Hiser, Zion Park, Jonathan Brown, Kelly Wilson II, and Andy Fullmer. Both Wilson and Fullmer hold top marks in their respective events – the 60 meter hurdles for Wilson and the heptathlon for Fullmer. On the women's side, Allison Costanzo, Bella McCarthy, and Alexa Poling find their names on the indoor Top-10 lists as well.

During the 2021 summer, Capital Athletics began the transition of the Athletics Hall of Fame to a completely digital platform which is now housed in The Capital Center lobby. The project can be viewed online from the comfort of your home by visiting the Capital Athletics Hall of Fame.

In order to continue to build this project and accurately portray our wonderful student-athletes who have passed through Capital, Capital Athletics asks any former players, coaches, family members, and friends of the programs to email sports information director Nick Astalos (nastalos@capital.edu) with any photos or information that can help complete individual profiles on the platform.