I would like to introduce you to Lisa Marsalek. She is the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. She has been at Defiance College for 16 years. She decided to come to Defiance College because she grew up in Holegate. She moved back to Northwest Ohio from Cleveland. She attended The Ohio State University for her bachelor of science in psychology. She also attended The Ohio State University for her Master of Arts in Education and Masters of Labor and Human Resources. Her favorite part about working at Defiance College is working with the students and getting to know the students.
On a more personal note, Lisa Marsalek’s favorite place to travel in Costa Rica. Her favorite summer activity is boating because her family owns a boat. One thing that Lisa is afraid of is alligators. Her first job was as an office assistant for their family business at Wagner Farms and Sawmill. Lisa was asked to give her own definition of success. She stated that her definition of success is “Making steady progress towards your goals.”
Defiance College has partnered with the City of Defiance to create a research program that focuses on water quality issues in the Upper Maumee Watershed through a federal Department of Education grant for $500,000 made possible by Senator Sherrod Brown. The Maumee River begins in Fort Wayne, IN, and follows through 137 miles of agricultural, residential, and industrial areas before depositing into the western basin of Lake Erie. Developing a better understanding of the nutrient and water quality data of the Upper Maumee helps close knowledge gaps surrounding the harmful algal blooms present in Lake Erie and the Maumee River and improves overall water quality for the whole watershed.
The goals of the Defiance Research Alliance are to examine excess nutrients in the Upper Maumee Watershed, improve education opportunities for secondary and college students, and to research real-world solutions to local water quality issues. The program will benefit the Defiance County community through outreach objectives surrounding the common goal of learning about our water.
Students at both Defiance College and Defiance Area Schools have the opportunity to learn more about local water quality through the educational aspects of this program. Project Director Dr. Sabrina Brown is offering two college-level courses during the Spring 2023 semester: Fundamentals of Water Quality (BIO 495), open to Defiance College students of any major, and Inquiry in Science (NSCI 220), open to both Defiance College students and high school College Credit Plus, students. Students can also become involved with the Defiance Research Alliance through paid research opportunities for both Defiance College undergraduate and secondary students.
The partnership between Defiance College and the City of Defiance will benefit both parties involved. The City of Defiance, Water Treatment Plant, operates an inline nutrient monitoring system on the Maumee River that sends real-time water quality data to Water Treatment Plant staff and others—which the Defiance Research Alliance is using for its research projects. The grant will also cover renovations for Dr. Brown’s lab in Carma J. Rowe Science Hall to create the Maumee River Watershed Research Center for students to conduct original hands-on research and regularly collect, analyze, and interpret samples from the watershed. Data from the Water Treatment Plant and student research will be used to inform management decisions in the Upper Maumee Watershed.
Senior #21 Marissa Roberts makes an impressive catch vs Hope
The Defiance College softball team hosted the Hope Flying Dutchman on Monday evening at Defiance High School as a part of a non-conference doubleheader. In the bottom of the first inning, senior Cayley Ebeling singled up the middle for the Flying Dutchman, which allowed junior Emily Martin to score from third base (1-0). One inning later (bottom of the 2nd), Hope would add to their lead by scoring a trio of runs (4-0), as junior Emily Martin singled up the middle once again, which allowed junior Peyton Benjamin and senior Lexi Potapczak to score from third and second respectively. The very next batter, junior Grace Henry, singled up the middle, and this allowed junior Emily Martin to score to stretch the Flying Dutchman lead to four. At the bottom of the fourth inning, senior Haley Bennett doubled to right field, which cleared the entire infield, as junior Grace Henry scored from third base, junior Emily Martin scored from second base, and junior Peyton Benjamin scored from first base (7-0). A few batters later, senior Lexi Potapczak doubled down the left field line, which allowed sophomore Lexie DeHoop and senior Haley Bennett to score from second and third base (9-0). Following Potapczak’s double, she was able to reach home plate her own self, as freshman Kate DeMann hit a double to center field (10-0). Defiance would fail to score in the top of the fifth inning, which caused the game to end in a mercy rule (10-0). The one hit for the Yellow Jackets in this contest came from senior Marissa Roberts. Junior Savannah McCoy started the game as a pitcher, and she remained on the mound for the majority of the game, as she pitched 3.2 innings. McCoy threw 53 strikes on 80 pitches. Junior Riley Alcorn also saw action on the mound for Defiance as she threw 12 pitches, including six strikes.
3/6: Hope College 6 (3-2), Defiance 5 (0-6)
Final
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Sophomore #1 Destiny Coil steps up to bat vs Hope
In the second game of the doubleheader at Defiance High School between the Yellow Jackets and the Flying Dutchman, Hope took home the victory 6-5. At the top of the second inning (with bases loaded), junior Peyton Benjamin was walked, which allowed senior Haley Bennett to score from third base (1-0). One inning later (top of the 3rd), senior Lexi Potapczak doubled to left center, and this allowed senior Haley Bennett and junior Grace Henry to score, which extended the Hope advantage to three (3-0). The Yellow Jackets would reach the scoreboard at the bottom of the third inning, as senior Marissa Roberts grounded out to the second base, which allowed freshman Ali Mowen to reach home plate (3-1). At the top of the fourth inning, however, the Flying Dutchman would stretch their lead back to three (4-1), as freshman Kate DeMann tripled to right field, which allowed junior Kyra Acker to score from first base. A few batters later, junior Peyton Benjamin would fly one out to right field for a sacrifice fly and this allowed freshman Kate DeMann to score (5-1). At the bottom of the inning (fourth), freshman Ali Mowen singled to left field and then advanced to second base on the throw, while freshman Savanah Bergman and senior Josilyn Guzman were able to score (5-3). A few batters later, Defiance was able to tie the game (5-5), as sophomore Anika Craft singled to center field and then advanced to second base on the throw. Off Craft’s double, both junior Laney Grimwood and freshman Ali Mowen were able to reach home plate. At the top of the fifth inning, Hope was able to score the game-winning run (6-5) as freshman Kate DeMann was walked, which allowed senior Haley Bennett to score from third. In the 8 hits for the Yellow Jackets, both junior Brooke Silcox and sophomore Anika Craft each recorded two hits, while senior Josilyn Guzman, junior Laney Grimwood, freshman Anna Emswiler, and freshman Ali Mowen each had one. Sophomore pitcher Anika Craft pitched all seven innings in this contest, as she threw 63 strikes on 131 pitches.
When junior Laney Grimwood was asked by The Defender about her thoughts following the doubleheader against Hope, she expressed, “They were tough games. Hope was a really good hitting team and it took too long for us to wake up our bats. There was definitely improvement from game one to game two and we’re going to keep that rolling into next week as we head down to Florida for some games. We appreciate everyone coming out and sitting in that nasty weather, we felt the love! Now we have to get back in the gym and work harder to prepare for the games ahead.”
Women’s Golf: Fri. Mar. 10 and Sat. Mar. 11 (The Woods Invite)
The Defiance College women’s golf team traveled to Terre Haute, Indiana, Friday morning for the two-day Woods Invite at Idle Creek Golf Course. Six schools competed in The Woods Invite, including St. Mary of the Woods College, Hanover College, Oakland City University, Danville Area Community College, and Indiana University Kokomo. The Yellow Jackets shot 741 in their second tournament of the spring campaign to finish in 5th place overall as a team. The 741 team score is the fourth-lowest in program history and the fourth sub-750 tournament between the fall and spring seasons. Freshman Cassady Van Dyke was the lowest Defiance finisher with a 9th-place effort, as she finished with a combined score of 175. Van Dyke’s top-10 finish was built by rounds of 88 and 87 on the weekend, as she matched her personal best 36-hole score. Cassady’s 175 is also tied for the eighth-lowest 36-hole score in program history. The only Defiance golfer to top Van Dyke on any nine-hole section was sophomore Isabelle Vance with a 45 during Saturday’s back-nine. Vance shot 182 for the tournament on 18-hole scores of 95 and 87, which tied Van Dyke for the lowest score for the Yellow Jackets on the weekend. Vance nearly shot a sub-40 on the front nine of Saturday’s run, but a triple-bogey on the fourth hole spoiled her chances at a par-birdie-par rally just before taking the turn to the tenth. Vance’s score of 87 on Saturday set a new personal best. Sophomore Winter Boroff also found success in the front nine, as she recorded 43s on both days. Winter birdied the par-5 fourth hole on Friday and beat par again on Saturday on the sixth. Boroff’s 91 and 94 scorecards added up to 185 for the weekend, good for a 17th-place finish. The fourth and final golfer to participate for Defiance was senior Mari Najar. Najar recorded a total score of 199, which was good for a 24th-place finish.
*****No Yellow Jackets Sports Weekly Recap Next Week!*****
Away
Monday, Mar. 13
Baseball vs St. Elizabeth University (Fort Myers, Florida)
(9:00 am)
Softball vs Wisconsin Stout University (The Spring Games at Auburndale, Florida)
(11:30 am)
Baseball vs St. Elizabeth University (Fort Myers, Florida)
(12:00 pm)
Softball vs Lakeland University (The Spring Games at Auburndale, Florida)
(2:00 pm)
Tuesday, Mar. 14
Baseball vs Wisconsin Stout University (Fort Myers, Florida)
(9:00 am)
Baseball vs Wisconsin Stout University (Fort Myers, Florida)
(12:00 pm)
Thursday, Mar. 16
Baseball vs Skidmore College (Fort Myers, Florida)
(9:00 am)
Softball vs Chicago University (The Spring Games at Auburndale, Florida)
(9:00 am)
Softball vs Wooster College (The Spring Games at Auburndale, Florida)
(11:30 am)
Baseball vs Wisconsin Lutheran College (Fort Myers, Florida)
(12:00 pm)
Friday, Mar. 17
Baseball vs West Connecticut State University (Fort Myers, Florida)
(9:00 am)
Baseball vs St. Elizabeth University (Fort Myers, Florida)
(12:00 pm)
Saturday, Mar. 18
Men’s Golf at Country Club of Terre Haute (Great Lakes Intercollegiate)
(TBD)
Softball vs George Fox University (Pioneer Classic at Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
(10:00 am)
Softball vs DePauw University (Pioneer Classic at Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
(12:30 pm)
Sunday, Mar. 19
Men’s Golf at Country Club of Terre Haute (Great Lakes Intercollegiate)
(TBD)
Softball vs Asbury University (Pioneer Classic at Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
(10:00 am)
Softball vs Wittenberg University (Pioneer Classic at Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
(12:30 pm)
Home
Saturday, Mar. 25
Baseball vs Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Location: Craig A. Rutter Field
(12:00 pm)
Softball vs Albion College
Location: Sal Hench Field
(1:00 pm)
Baseball vs Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Location: Craig A. Rutter Field
(3:00 pm)
Softball vs Albion College
Location: Sal Hench Field
(3:00 pm)
Away
Tuesday, Mar. 21
Softball at Heidelberg University
(3:30 pm)
Baseball at Heidelberg University
(4:00 pm)
Softball at Heidelberg University
(5:30 pm)
Saturday, Mar. 25
Women’s Track & Field at Cedarville University (Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open)
(10:00 am)
Men’s Track & Field at Cedarville University (Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open)
If I Stay, by New York Best Selling Author, Gayle Forman shows the reader that everything can change in a matter of seconds. Starting after a tragic car accident and following the main character Mia throughout her mental state and what she sees during her coma. This story is gripping and gives readers a perspective on just how fast life can change.
Mia had her whole life in front of her and it was shaping up to be perfect. That is until one night her and her family are in a tragic car accident. Most of the story takes place with Mia watching what is going on outside of her body. She watches as they remove her body from the car and take her to the hospital. She watches and puts the pieces together of what was lost in the car accident. Then she has to make the biggest decision of her life.
This story is touching in so many ways, it left me in tears. Life is not guaranteed and this book does a really good job of showing this to readers. There were so many things to be learned from this book, however, it did get a little slow-moving. Mia’s character does endure a lot and it truly made me feel for her.
Overall, I give this book a 4/5. It was a good read and leaves readers with some very good lessons.
I would like to introduce to you Lisa Crumit-Hancock. She is the Assistant Dean of Student Success. She grew up in Ayersville, Ohio. She has been at Defiance for 12 years. She is a graduate of Defiance College. During her time at Defiance College, she was the editor of the Defender and wrote many articles to contribute to the Defender. She had also taught part-time for seven years at Defiance College. Her favorite part about working at Defiance College is the students. Lisa went to Defiance College for her undergraduate degree in English and History. After undergrad, she attended Bowling Green State University for American Cultural Studies.
More personal questions were asked of Lisa during the interview. Her favorite color is green. Her favorite snack is skinny pop popcorn. Her favorite sport is basketball. When asked if she was a coffee drinker, she responded, “yes!”. Her favorite kind of coffee is Cafe Mocha. The last question asked Lisa was, “What career advice would you give other people?” Her response was, “Have plans, but always be open to opportunities that come your way even if they are not part of that plan.”
Lisa Crumit-Hancock can be located in Pilgrim Library 216.
The Defiance College men’s track & field team traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin, Friday afternoon for the Firebird Finale at Carthage College. Eighteen schools competed in the Firebird Finale, including Carthage College, North Central College, Harper College, Wisconsin-Parkside University, North Park University, Whittier College, Fontboone University, Southwest College, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Concordia University, Greenville University, Wisconsin-Whitewater University, The University of Chicago, Washington University, Elmhurst University, Carroll University, and Millikin University. Freshman Marlon Brown won the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.10 seconds, while senior Ja’Qway Janvier finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.77 seconds.
3/4: Polar Bear Final Qualifier (Ada. Ohio)
The Yellow Jackets men’s track & field team traveled to Ada, Ohio, Saturday afternoon for the Polar Bear Final Qualifier at Ohio Northern University. Fifty-four schools competed in the Polar Bear Final Qualifier, including Ohio Northern University, Capital University, Marietta College, Allegheny College, Franciscan University, Mount Union University, Alma College, Transylvania University, Findlay University, Waynesburg University, Hartwick College, Baldwin Wallace University, Williams College, Wheaton College, Franklin College, Cedarville University, Washington & Jefferson College, Otterbein University, John Carroll University, Olivet College, Trine University, Wooster College, Case Western Reserve University, Wittenberg University, DePauw University, Piedmont University, Manchester University, Adrian College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wilmington College, Denison University, Anderson University, Albion College, Oberlin College University, Bridgewater College, Brandeis University, Kenyon College, Hanover College, West Liberty University, Wabash College, Centre College, Heidelberg University, Miami University, Bluffton University, Buffalo State University, Mount St. Joseph University, Wisconsin-LaCrosse University, State University of New York at Fredonia, Wisconsin-Oshkosh University, Ohio Dominican University, Dickinson College, Keene State College, and Rowan College. Freshman Marlon Brown won the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.64 seconds. In the 60-meter dash, sophomore Gavin Maratea finished in 16th place with a time of 7.38 seconds, while junior Daniel Budwah finished 20th with a time of 7.58 seconds. Maratea and Budwah also ran in the 200-meter dash, where Maratea finished in 7th place with a time of 24.16, while Budwah finished in 10th with a time of 25.04.
Women’s Track & Field: Fri. Mar. 3 and Sat. Mar. 4
3/3: Firebird Finale (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
The Defiance College women’s track & field team traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin, Friday afternoon for the Firebird Finale at Carthage College. Eighteen schools competed in the Firebird Finale, including Carthage College, North Central College, Harper College, Wisconsin-Parkside University, North Park University, Whittier College, Fontboone University, Southwest College, Wisconsin Lutheran College, Concordia University, Greenville University, Wisconsin-Whitewater University, The University of Chicago, Washington University, Elmhurst University, Carroll University, and Millikin University. Senior Lisa-Maria Markau was the lone runner for the Yellow Jackets. Markau finished in 6th place in both the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. She completed the 55-meter in 7.56 seconds and the 200-meter in 26.73 seconds.
3/4: Polar Bear Final Qualifier (Ada. Ohio)
The Yellow Jackets women’s track & field team traveled to Ada, Ohio, Saturday afternoon for the Polar Bear Final Qualifier at Ohio Northern University. Fifty-four schools competed in the Polar Bear Final Qualifier, including Ohio Northern University, Capital University, Marietta College, Allegheny College, Franciscan University, Mount Union University, Alma College, Transylvania University, Findlay University, Waynesburg University, Hartwick College, Baldwin Wallace University, Williams College, Wheaton College, Franklin College, Cedarville University, Washington & Jefferson College, Otterbein University, John Carroll University, Olivet College, Trine University, Wooster College, Case Western Reserve University, Wittenberg University, DePauw University, Piedmont University, Manchester University, Adrian College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wilmington College, Denison University, Anderson University, Albion College, Oberlin College University, Bridgewater College, Brandeis University, Kenyon College, Hanover College, West Liberty University, Wabash College, Centre College, Heidelberg University, Miami University, Bluffton University, Buffalo State University, Mount St. Joseph University, Wisconsin-LaCrosse University, State University of New York at Fredonia, Wisconsin-Oshkosh University, Ohio Dominican University, Dickinson College, Keene State College, and Rowan College. In the 400-meter dash, freshman Shyla Pemberton finished in 8th place with a time of 1:04:55, while senior Lisa-Maria Markau finished in 9th with a time of 1:05:21. Pemberton also ran in the 200-meter dash, where she finished in 3rd place with a time of 28.20. Senior Brianna Snider finished in 10th place in the 800-meter run, as she finished with a time of 3:31:67.
Home
Monday, Mar. 6
Softball (0-4) vs Hope College (1-2)
Location: Defiance High School
(3:00 pm)
Softball (0-4) vs Hope College (1-2)
Location: Defiance High School
(5:00 pm)
Away
Friday, Mar. 10
Women’s Track & Field at NCAA Division III Nationals (Birmingham, Alabama)
(TBA)
Men’s Track & Field at NCAA Division III Nationals (Birmingham, Alabama)
(TBA)
Women’s Golf at Idle Creek Golf Course (The Woods Invite)
(TBD)
Saturday, Mar. 11
Women’s Track & Field at NCAA Division III Nationals (Birmingham, Alabama)
(TBA)
Men’s Track & Field at NCAA Division III Nationals (Birmingham, Alabama)
(TBA)
Women’s Golf at Idle Creek Golf Course (The Woods Invite)
According to “14 Facts About The Month of March,” states that “March was actually named for the Latin Martius– aka Mars, the Roman god of war and a mythical ancestor of the Roman people via his wolf-suckling sons, Romulus and Remus.”
March is known as the third month of the year and includes thirty-one days. Some important holidays in March include National Pig Day, Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, International Women’s Day, Pi Day, Ides of March, St. Patrick’s Day, National Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and National Crayon Day. People that are born in March have a birth flower of the daffodil, which signifies regard or unrequited love.
On the other hand, people born in March have a birthstone of aquamarine. This gem is a type of beryl and has a color variation of pale to dark blue, greenish-blue, or blue-green. March has zodiac signs of Pisces which is from February 20 to March 20, and Aries, which is from March 21 to April 20.
Another interesting fact about March is that every year March and June finish on the same day of the week. After a long winter, March is also the time of year when animals start waking up from their hibernation. The popular social media site, Twitter, was first launched on March 21, 2006, with the first tweet going out that same day.
According to “20 Marvelous Facts About March” states, “It was posted by the founder, Jack Dorsey, which read, “just setting up my twitter.” March was also known as the month when military campaigns would resume that had previously been put on hold for winter. In conclusion, March is an interesting month with lots of history to it.
Her Last Breath, by famous mystery author Dan Padavona, gives just enough suspense in each chapter to keep the reader coming back for more. This story is set in the small village of Wolf Lake. This book’s continuous cliffhangers at the end of many chapters left the readers coming back for more.
Detective Thomas Shepherd comes back to his hometown of Wolf Lake and accepts a position as a deputy in the Wolf County Sheriff’s Department. He comes back to try and make things right with his family, he moves into his uncle’s old house on the lake. This is where he meets Naomi and her young daughter Scout, who also happens to be an online crime investigator, as he moves into the house next door to them. Not long after moving in there was a murder where his path crosses an old love interest. Detective Shepherd must change the Sheriff’s mind about who the killer really is because he does not believe that a teenager committed the crime. There are so many unknowns in this book with page after page of cliffhangers.
Scout being a crime enthusiast really seems to peak my attention and keep me wanting to read. This was one of my favorite parts of the book because the aspect of a child being able to help with a murder investigation is crazy to me. The rest of the book was really good as well. The relationship that Detective Shepherd builds with not only Naomi and Scout but with the other detectives and the connection that he makes again with people from his childhood is important and adds a personal aspect to the story.
Overall, I would give this book a 4/5. I really liked this book, and the suspense kept me coming back for more.
To any Cincinnati Reds fans reading, I’m sorry for what you’ve been through in the last ten years. It’s truly sad that the oldest professional baseball team, an organization with such a storied history, has fallen on such hard times. Especially because those hard times have been largely brought about by an owner unwilling to spend, even to keep his own homegrown talent around, but don’t stop reading! I’m going to try to mix some hope in with the doom and gloom. The Cincinnati Reds finished the 2022 season tied for the third-worst record in Major League Baseball. Cincinnati was number 23 in MLB for runs scored with 648 and had the 27th-best team ERA at 4.86. So, all in all, a pretty awful season. It’s been a string of awful seasons for Cincinnati. But here are five reasons to be hopeful in 2023 and beyond!
Reason #1: Hunter Greene
The biggest reason to be excited about the 2023 Reds is indisputably Greene.
One of baseball’s most electrifying young pitchers had an impressive rookie campaign in 2022, striking out 10.6 batters per nine innings and walking just 3.1. If he can get the home run ball in check (1.4 homers per nine in 2022), he looks like he could be one of the best pitchers in baseball for years to come. He throws his fastball at an average of 99 miles per hour, which is really just ridiculous for a starter. In his rookie season, he was in the 88th percentile among MLB pitchers for whiff rate.
Reason #2: Alexis Diaz is actually nasty
Alexis Diaz finished 11th among qualified NL relievers last year in ERA. According to baseballsavant.com, Diaz has some of the most unhittable stuff in the league. His fastball spin rate is 100th percentile among MLB pitchers. Expected slugging on balls batted against him is 96th percentile. His whiff rate is 97th percentile.
Reason #3: Spencer Steer
Steer didn’t do much in 108 plate appearances with Cincinnati in 2022, but the 24-year-old tore through the minor leagues the last two seasons. He started 2021 in High-A and in 216 minor league games over the next two seasons, hit 47 home runs, and got on base over 35 percent of the time. He cut his strikeouts and raised his average, on-base percentage, and slugging while playing against better competition. Steer is considered the Red’s no. 2 prospect right now by Fangraphs, and he is projected to start at second or third base for the Reds this season. He could be one of their best hitters as a rookie.
Reason #4: The farm
The Reds have the 13th-best farm system in MLB, according to The Athletic. The crown jewel of the system is Dominican shortstop Elly De La Cruz, whom veteran MLB prospect correspondent Keith Law says has the highest ceiling in the minors. De La Cruz is projected as an above-average hitter and fielder with a plus arm and power. He’s a plus-plus runner. He tore up Double-A in 2022, hitting 28 homers and swiping 47 bags as a 20-year-old. Noelvi Marte, another shortstop acquired from the Mariners in the Luis Castillo trade last July, has some of the best raw power in the minor leagues. He got on base 37% of the time last season and hit 19 homers in High-A as a 20-year-old. Edwin Arroyo, their third-best prospect, according to MLB.com, is projected to be a plus fielder at shortstop, and he hit nearly .300 last season across two levels, spending most of the season as an 18-year-old. Cam Collier, a third baseman and the 2022 no. 18 overall pick, is projected as a plus hitter and will make his full-season pro debut in 2023. The Red’s infield looks like it could be set for years to come.
Reason #5: It’s a fresh start
The Reds won 83 games in 2021. Then they were gutted in the 2021-2022 offseason. After this season, the Reds are finally off the hook for Joey Votto’s contract. They have no guaranteed money on the books for 2024. But with an impressive crop of infield prospects on the way and a decently deep stash of arms on the farm, the Reds will be well positioned to spend in one of these upcoming offseasons to supplement their homegrown talent. The Reds open the regular season on March 30 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. It’s almost certainly going to be a long season for fans of professional baseball’s oldest team, but hey, there could be some bright spots.
I would like to introduce you to Dr. Caldwell. She is the Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs. She has been at Defiance College for five years but has been a faculty member for 27 years. She decided to come to Defiance College because she knew the President of the college from other areas, and she happened to bump into her at a conference. She also loved Defiance College and its story. Her favorite thing about Defiance College is the students.
Dr. Caldwell grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended the University of Toledo for her undergraduate in international relations and political science. She also attended the University of Toledo for her master’s in psychology.
The next part of my interview with Dr. Caldwell was focused more personally. When asked what her favorite animal was and why she stated, “panda bears because they are just so cute.” Her favorite genre of music is rock. One thing that is currently on her bucket list is to go to Egypt and see the pyramids. If Dr. Caldwell could only eat one food for the rest of her life, she would eat nachos.
