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Imagination Station

The U-Imagine Center for Integrative and Entrepreneurial Studies has had a mission: Empower students to think entrepreneurially in life, and make a living doing something they’re passionate about. Students have not only seen their own business ideas flourish, but have also helped local businesses with their own digital marketing initiatives. Read about the tangible outcomes that have been driven by a single idea … and the notion that anything is possible.
Uimagine story - winter 2022 magazine
Museum Studies
Feature Story

Linking Art and Inquiry

At the Berman Museum, students are taking a multidisciplinary approach to collaborating with contemporary artists and curating exhibitions at the intersection of some of the world’s biggest issues.

Hong Kong's Lingnan University
Feature Story

CIE Overseas

An international component was added to select sections of the Common Intellectual Experience (CIE) last year thanks to the college’s partnership with the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Getting to Know

Sue Valerio Sladen

From Villanova to Northeastern to Drexel and then Wharton. Sue Valerio Sladen, the new director of career and post-graduate Development (CPD), comes to Ursinus with an impressive resume and a passion for helping students every step of the way. Get to know Sue.
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Sue Valerio Sladen
The Burning Question - Winter 2022
The Burning Question

Cryptocurrency: A Wise Investment or a Waste of Time?

So, what’s the deal with cryptocurrency? It seems to be everywhere these days (even in our Super Bowl ads). Is it the next big thing, or is it another fleeting fad? Associate Professor of Business and Economics Scott Deacle weighs in on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more.
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Alumni Weekend

Alumni Weekend: April 22-23

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The wait is over! Ursinus is excited to welcome back the Classes of 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, and 1972 for their reunions this spring at Alumni Weekend. Plan to celebrate with fellow alumni and classmates on April 22-23, 2022.

Register online and view the following information:
 - Alumni Weekend schedule of events
 - Hotel accommodation
 - List of registered attendees

Can’t attend? Your impact can still be felt! Make a gift in honor of your milestone reunion, while also providing crucial resources for current students! Information about Covid guidelines are posted on our web link below and will be updated before the event.
Details and Register 

Help your class reach its goal

The Ursinus Big List

The U-Imagine Center’s Top 10 Ways to Be An Innovative Thinker

Maureen Cumpstone, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

The U-Imagine Center encourages students to pursue their entrepreneurial mindset and make ideas reality. Here’s how you can think innovatively.

  1. Believe that everything is possible.

  2. Be a great leader and collaborator.

  3. Find where you can help others.

  4. Work on things that are beyond what exists today.
  5. Find where value lies.

  6. Imagine the destination and work backward to today’s reality.

  7. Be curious and ask questions.

  8. Research, experiment, act, and learn.

  9. Put forth effort and determination to produce results.

  10. Do it now because later becomes never.
Bears' Den

Class Notes & Weddings

Stories, weddings and updates from our Ursinus classmates

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  • Alumni Photo

    Ron Matthew ’89 hosted a group of Ursinus alumni at his home in May 2024, featuring a talk with Ursinus College Director of Wrestling Joe Jamison.

  • Cheryl Wager

    Cheryl L. Wager died September 5, 2023.

  • Ritter Wedding

    Cynthia K. Ritter ’06 and Scott M. Lussier were married June 19, 2022. They welcomed a daughter, Isabelle Anne Lussier, on August 4, 2023.

  • Ellis Class Note

    Darrah Ellis ’16 earned an MFA in creative writing from Butler University in May 2023. Darrah reports that her husband, Melvin Ellis ’16, is enjoying his career in college nonprofit after seven years of teaching K-12. 

  • David Drea '19

    An honors thesis written by David Drea ’19 titled, “Bringing Business Back to the Ballpark,” was cited in the book, Save Baseball: A Prescription for the Major Leagues by Larry Hausner.

  • Estelle wedding

    Dawn M. Estelle ’92 and Jesse D. Searfoss ’93 were married October 1, 2023.

Rebecca Kamm MIller Google
They want you to be collaborating while, say, sitting at a picnic table. And the next thing you know, you’re having this great conversation and coming up with new ideas.
Becca Kamm Miller ’12
Office Space

Campus Life on the Googleplex

Walk across a college campus and you never know who you might bump into—a professor, a friend, or maybe even the president or a dean. It’s that connectivity that really lends itself to collaboration and collegiality. Now, think of that on a much larger scale. For Becca Kamm Miller ’12, working at Google isn’t too far removed from strolling from Corson to the Kaleidoscope. The tech giant is a breeding ground for ideas and creativity.

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News Ticker

  • 10 Bears Enshrined in Athletics Hall of Fame

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  • Women’s History Month: The Legacy of Snell’s Belles

    Photo of Eleanor Frost Snell and field hockey player
     

  • NIH Funds Key Collaboration Between Ursinus and Gettysburg

    Amanda Reig
     

  • A Conversation with Carrie Mae Smith

    Carrie Mae Smith
     

  • Muralist Merz, Former Eagle Sikahema to Address Ursinus Grads

    Katie Merz and Vai Sikahema will address the Ursinus Class of 2022 during commencement and baccalaureate, respectively.
     

  • Student Work Featured in KOP Exhibition

    This portrait by Mekha Varghese '23 is on view in a Montgomery County arts exhibition at the King of Prussia Mall.
     

  • NIH Funding Continues Crucial Work in Lyczak Lab

    Professor Rebecca Lyczak (center) with Sophie Lear '22 and Quaran Davis '22, who are performing research under the latest NIH grant.
     

Life in Pixels: Ursinus Theater Presents Paula Vogel Concert Readings

The Oldest Profession by Paula Vogel & And Baby Makes Seven by Paula Vogel were presented as concert readings in February. Also known as a reader’s theater format, Paula Vogel’s outrageous comedies are imaginative takes on two different types of families. In The Oldest Profession, against the backdrop of the Reagan administration, five aging sex workers struggle with dwindling clientele and arthritis. And Baby Makes Seven focuses on Anna, Ruth, and Peter who are awaiting their first child and decide that as future responsible parents, they first ought to “say goodbye” to their three imaginary children. Pulitzer-Prize winner Vogel tells both stories with her signature wit, warmth, and irreverence. This spring semester performance was directed by Associate Professor of Theater Dr. Meghan Brodie.

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