| | Capital University transforms lives by empowering an inclusive community of learners through engaging academic, co-curricular, and professional experiences. | | Are You Prepared for Graduation? | | |
If you are graduating in May, here are a few tips to make sure you are ready for the big day! If you have questions, go to https://www.capital.edu/student-life/arts-and-culture/annual-events/commencement/.
REGALIA
Click here to order your cap and gown.
- These items can also be purchased through the Capital University Gear Shop in the Student Union on the Bexley campus.
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For any regalia-related questions, please contact Cliff Fehr from Herff Jones at cfehr@herffjones.com.
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You must have a cap and gown to participate in the ceremony, so do not wait to place your order. Deadlines for ordering regalia are approaching fast. Please be sure to check the website for details.
UNDERGRADUATE Ceremony Tickets
- Physical tickets will be given to undergraduate students. These will become available in the SCE office in the Student Union beginning May 5.
- Tickets will also be available at rehearsal and the day of undergraduate commencement.
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Each student will get 8 tickets. To request additional tickets or for further questions, please reach out to events@capital.edu.
COMMENCEMENT DATES
UNDERGRADUATE commencement is Saturday, May 10, in The Capital Center – This link should answer the majority of your questions regarding the undergraduate ceremony. We will continue to send additional information as we get closer to commencement.
https://www.capital.edu/student-life/arts-and-culture/annual-events/commencement/undergraduate-commencement/.
GRADUATE Commencement is Wednesday, May 7, in Mees Hall – This link should answer the majority of your questions regarding graduate commencement. Students from graduate programs do not need tickets for the commencement ceremony.
https://www.capital.edu/student-life/arts-and-culture/annual-events/commencement/graduate-commencement/
TRINITY LUTHERAN SEMINARY Commencement is Saturday, May 24
- 10:30 a.m. Commencement Worship – Gloria Dei Worship Center
- 11:45 a.m. Ticketed Lunch – Koinonia
- 1:00 p.m. Graduate Photo
- 1:30 p.m. Commencement Exercises – Gloria Dei Worship Center
LAW SCHOOL commencement is Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. in The Capital Center – This link should answer the majority of your questions regarding commencement.
https://www.law.capital.edu/academics/records-and-registration/commencement/
| | Research Across the Curriculum | | |
The University community is encouraged to attend the 29th annual Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship and 9th annual Graduate Research Forum, showcasing the impact of experiential learning in its many forms. This event is always a point of distinction for our learning community and a celebration of the engaged, experiential learning that is at the core of a Capital education.
Wednesday, April 16
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Virtual student poster sessions
The Capital Center
1:30 to 4 p.m.
Virtual student oral presentations
Various locations
| | Symposium Keynote Address | | |
This year’s Marye J. ’54 and Richard A. ‘51, H’84 Boyd Undergraduate Research Symposium
Keynote Address will feature Brian Michael Murphy '03, who will speak on “At the Speed of Light.“
Tuesday, April 15
7 p.m.
Huntington Recital Hall
Murphy is associate professor of American Studies at Williams College and a faculty associate at the Berman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. His book, “We the Dead: Preserving Data at the End of the World” (University of North Carolina Press), received the 2025 Anne Friedberg Innovative Scholarship Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies, and the 2024 Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize from the New England American Studies Association. His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Kenyon Review, Lapham’s Quarterly, and Narrative, among other places. A former Fulbright Scholar, his work has also received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council. Murphy holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Capital and a doctorate in Comparative Studies from The Ohio State University, where he was a Presidential Fellow.
| | Schedule Time to Save a Life | | |
Do your part to save a life by signing up to donate blood today! Your blood donation is needed now to help alleviate the shortage and ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
Wednesday, April 2
11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Student Union
To schedule, click here or visit RedCrossBlood.org (sponsor code: crusaders).
| | Thinking of taking summer classes? New this year is Acadeum, a collaborative agreement between Capital and more than 100 universities across the country. Acadeum allows students to take a wide variety of online classes through these institutions, pay our reduced summer tuition rate, and receive Capital University credit. | | Jazz and World Music Festival | | |
The annual Jazz and World Music Festival in the Conservatory of Music features students, faculty, and world-renowned guest artists. In addition to performances both on- and off-campus, there are clinics and workshops throughout the duration of the festival. All events are free and open to the public unless indicated otherwise. For a complete schedule, click here.
Wednesday, March 26
Guest Artist Performance: Avishai Cohen Quartet
Ticket Required: Buy Tickets Now
Huntington Recital Hall
7 p.m.
Monday, March 31
Student Jazz Recital: Charlie Bruskotter (Piano)
Huntington Recital Hall
6 p.m.
Student Jazz Recital: Daniel Johnson-Brewer (Saxophone)
Huntington Recital Hall
8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1
Faculty Recital: Roger Hines (Bass)
Huntington Recital Hall
8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2
Guest Artist Performance: David Bixler Quartet
Performing with the Capital Lab Band and Big Band
Huntington Recital Hall
8 p.m.
Thursday, April 3
Faculty Jazz Ensemble: Spectrum
Huntington Recital Hall
8 p.m.
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The keynote address for the 2025 Nelson W. Trout Lectures in Preaching will feature the Rev. Dr. Teresa L. Smallwood, dean and vice president for Academic Affairs and The James Franklin Kelly and Hope Eyster Kelly Associate Professor of Public Theology at United Lutheran Seminary. Also featured will be the Rev. Dr. James Thomas, retired associate professor of Church and Ministry and Worship from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University and Visiting Professor of Church History and Ministry at Good News Theological Seminary, Accra, Ghana. He is the author of “A Rumor of Black Lutherans: The Formation of Black Leadership in Early American Lutheranism.”
April 3-4
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Register at https://www.capconnect.org/2025-nelson-w.-trout-lectures.
The Trout Lectures honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Nelson W. Trout (1920-1996). 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.
For a complete schedule, go to https://www.trinity.capital.edu/alumni-friends/nelson-w-trout-lectures/. The lectures are free and open to all.
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A Survivor’s Journey:
The Life and Legacy of Murray Ebner
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Join Capital University Libraries and the Department of History for a free screening of the documentary film “A Survivor’s Journey” that tells the harrowing story of the late Murray Ebner’s survival of the Holocaust. Following the film there will be a short Q&A discussion with Mark Ebner, son of Murray Ebner, and Sam Nahem, the film’s director.
Thursday, March 27
5 p.m.
Bridge of Learning
Registration is required: https://capital.libcal.com/event/14323285
Murray Ebner was born Moinyak “Moishe” Ebner on Sept. 20, 1928 in Wischniz Nowy, Poland. He and his family were sent to live in the ghetto of Bochnia after the German invasion of Poland. At the age of 13 he was rounded up by Nazi soldiers from the streets of the Krakow Ghetto and deported to the concentration camps. Ebner escaped the Nazis during the transfer of Jewish prisoners from Poland to Germany in March 1945. His parents, Herschel Tzvi and Feigel Ebner, and his brothers Avrom, Zeisha, and Nuta Ebner, along with his two grandfathers and 13 aunts and uncles all perished during the Holocaust. After staying in a displaced persons camp in Bavaria, he emigrated to the United States in 1947, where he initially lived with relatives in Springfield, Ohio, before settling in Columbus. Murray Ebner served in the United States Army during the Korean War, founded a successful Columbus business, and became an active leader of the Columbus Jewish community, serving as president of Congregation Agudas Achim. In 2009 he published a memoir, “Chosen for Reasons Unknown: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey,” based on the Emmy award-winning documentary, “A Survivor’s Journey,” featured on PBS. Ebner felt a responsibility to tell his story, so future generations would know and never forget.
| | Closing Reception for Anne Frank Speaker Series | | |
The closing reception for the Anne Frank Exhibit will feature a discussion by Martin Claar, assistant professor of Political Science, on “The Legacy of Silence: Frank, Roosevelt, and the Universal Declaration of Human Right.” The presentation shows the connection between Anne Frank’s experiences as extolled in her diaries and Eleanor Roosevelt’s aspirations to protect people like Frank after reading the diaries. The result is an expansive legal body, known as the Human Rights Regime, which begins with Roosevelt’s work on the Universal Declaration of Rights as a protection of the silent – the persecuted and harmed members of our global community. Several major treaties will be examined and some modern challenges to the fulfillment of the Human Rights Regime will be discussed.
Thursday, April 10
5 p.m.
Bridge of Learning
Registration is required: https://capital.libcal.com/event/14245746
Following the presentation and a Q&A, there will be a moderated panel with the student docents responsible for the set-up and delivery of the Anne Frank Exhibit. Special thank you to our private donors and sponsors at OHGMEC and Bexley Community Foundation for supporting the Anne Frank Series at Capital University.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED
Student Leadership Awards
Nominations now due March 30!
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Capital’s Annual Leadership Awards recognize outstanding group and individual leadership and acknowledge the leadership efforts that have bettered Capital over the academic year. Students, faculty, and staff are asked to identify and celebrate the success of student leaders and organizations while highlighting their remarkable service and programming initiatives.
This leadership award form also includes the Distinguished Senior Leader Award. Nominate a student or organization at this link.
Nominations will be accepted through March 30 at 11:59 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 2
4 p.m.
Schneider
Personal Finance
Join the SCE and a JP Morgan Chase representative to learn about how to manage personal finance.
Thursday, April 3
4 p.m.
Schneider
AIM to Understand Interviewing Skills
While seeking a career, you will experience interviews during the hiring process. Learn tips and tricks for professional interviewing. Presented by Career Development.
Tuesday, April 8
4 p.m.
Schneider
Basic Car Maintenance
Join our facilities team to learn basic skills to maintain your car such as how to change a tire!
| | Brocker Award and Scholarship Reception | | |
Make plans to attend the 11th Annual Esther Brocker Award and Scholarship Reception honoring Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt of the Tenth District Court of Appeals. In addition, a current Capital Law student will be recognized with the prestigious Esther Brocker Scholarship. To attend, please register by Sunday, April 6, at https://capital.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_54Jyw3naLki8Hjg.
Wednesday, April 9
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Capital University Law School
The Brocker Award and Scholarship were established in 2013 in honor of Esther Brocker, L'26, the first female graduate of Columbus Law School (predecessor to Capital University Law School). The award recognizes an attorney or judge who has made significant contributions to advancing the status of women in the legal profession and the Columbus community. The scholarship supports law students in pursuit of their education and aspiration to become members of the legal profession. To support the Esther Brocker Scholarship fund, please go to https://www.capconnect.org/donate, select the designation "Other," and manually enter "Esther Brocker Scholarship."
| | Join the CapFAM Faculty and Staff Team for Relay for Life and help us make a difference in the fight against cancer! Together, we can honor survivors, remember loved ones, and support life-saving research. Whether you join the team to walk with us or make a donation, your contribution helps bring hope to those affected by cancer. | | |
Sitting on the cusp of graduation, Abigail Hornacek ’25, finance, reflects on a journey that started in a small high school class of just 20 students and is now leading her to a major career opportunity. As she prepares to don her cap and gown in just a few months, she is also getting ready to step into a new chapter as an external affairs specialist with CenterPoint Energy in Evansville, Indiana, a role she secured through the prestigious Orr Fellowship.
The Orr Fellowship is a highly competitive, two-year post-graduate program that connects recent graduates with leading companies, providing them with full-time employment and opportunities for professional development, career growth, and community service.
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Employee Mandatory Compliance Training
The education and safety of our employees and students is of utmost importance. On February 10, all employees were assigned and notified of the Spring 2025 All Employee Compliance Training, which was issued through the online Vector LMS, Higher Education tool. This bundle consists of two mandatory courses: FERPA (20 minutes) and Hazing Awareness and Prevention (51 minutes). Employees need to complete this training by May 16. We ask that all managers fully support this initiative by granting employees the necessary time to complete these courses by the assigned deadline. If you have questions regarding this coursework or compliance expectations, please reach out to Debbie Gaitten, HR director, dgaitten@capital.edu.
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SoML Team Takes Second Place in CFA Competition
To cap off a successful couple of weeks for the School of Management and Leadership, Capital’s team earned second place in the CFA Sub-Regional Finals on February 28!
The competition began in October with 17 teams from universities across central and southern Ohio, including Ohio University, University of Dayton, Denison, Xavier, University of Cincinnati, Cedarville, and Ohio State (which fielded three teams). Our students made it to the top six through their strong written report and competed in the finals at Marriott OSU on February 28.
The journey wasn’t without challenges. One of our strong team members, a finance major, was unavailable, and two other team members dropped out just five days before the competition. Despite these setbacks, we managed to pull together a team with Kristina (an accounting major), Dario, and Gio—none of whom are finance majors. Against all odds, they delivered an inspiring performance, coming incredibly close to winning. The judges even mentioned that the final decision was very close, with the scores being a weighted average of the written report and the presentation/Q&A.
| | Cap Central is faculty and staff's go-to platform for internal communications, collaboration, and resource access at Capital. Designed to simplify workflows and enhance connectivity, it supports seamless collaboration across our campuses, making it easier for employees to stay informed and work together efficiently. | | |
Faculty and Staff $5 Fridays at the MDR
Looking for an affordable and convenient lunch option to wrap up your week? The Climate and Culture Committee is excited to offer faculty and staff the opportunity to enjoy a delicious meal every Friday for just $5 at the Main Dining Room!
This is a great chance to connect with colleagues, unwind, and enjoy a variety of tasty menu options - all at an unbeatable price. Whether you're looking for a quick bite or a leisurely lunch, we invite you to take advantage of this special offer.
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CELT
Open Educational Resources Community of Practice
Thursday, March 27
1 p.m.
Troutman 112
Open Educational Resources (OER) are transforming education by providing freely accessible and openly licensed educational materials – making it possible for students to have access to course materials on day one without having to pay for those course materials.
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CELT
Signature Learning
Wednesday, April 2
4 p.m.
BLIB 119
Signature Learning is Capital’s general education program. All faculty and staff are welcome to participate in the Signature Learning conversations.
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Capital University’s Student Showcase
April 14 -26
The Schumacher Gallery
This multimedia exhibition showcases a variety of works created by the students of Capital University. The Schumacher Gallery is e open Monday - Friday, 12 -4 p.m. and Saturday, 1-4:30 p.m. during the academic year.
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