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Commencement Ceremonies
Two hundred and twenty-one graduates were awarded diplomas during commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 4th at Defiance College. Journalist and author Maria Hinojosa delivered the commencement address. Graduating senior Erby Lopez was recognized with the bronze Pilgrim Medal, and faculty members Dr. Kenneth Christiansen and Professor Frank Sanders were bestowed with the rank of professor emeritus.
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O’Connell named Defiance College provost
Dr. Catharine O’Connell, vice president for academic affairs at Defiance College, will assume the position of Provost of the College on June 1.

Dr. Gerald Wood, president, made the announcement, saying, “The creation of this position will strategically align the curriculum and co-curriculum to help us achieve the goal of creating an integrated culture of engagement.”  To accomplish this, the Provost will oversee the areas of academics, student life, and athletics.
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Defiance College Bookstore Helps Arbor Day Foundation Plant 100,000 Trees in National Forest
Defiance College Bookstore, serving the students of Defiance College, joined 280 other college bookstores across the country in the nationwide "Buy a Book, Build a Forest" campaign throughout this past school year. The goal of this campaign was to plant 100,000 trees in a national forest.
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