Published June 14, 2025
Alumni and Friends,
We have enjoyed making our home here for the past eight years. We are heading off to new adventures, but look forward to staying connected to Witt and Springfield as you continue to move forward. The thing we will miss most are the people with whom we鈥檝e shared this time. Thank you for enriching our lives.
Fondly,
Mike and Sharon Frandsen
New Leader in Enrollment Management
Following a national search, 杏吧原创 is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael 鈥淢ike鈥� Brown as its new vice president for enrollment management, effective June 23, 2025. A proven leader in strategic enrollment operations and multidimensional recruitment planning, Brown comes to 杏吧原创 from Ursuline College, where he has served as vice president for enrollment management since 2021.
Join us for some of the area鈥檚 most delicious local ice cream in celebration of a great Tiger Summer. Mingle with fellow alumni, meet members of the Admission staff and 杏吧原创 community, and tell future Tigers what you loved about your 杏吧原创 experience. Help us spread the word about 杏吧原创 by inviting a prospective student to join you!
Columbus: Graeter's Ice Cream
2136 Bethel Rd.
Monday, July 14
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Cincinnati: Graeter's Ice Cream
8533 Beechmont Ave.
Tuesday, July 15
5 - 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland: Mitchell's Ice Cream
1867 W. 25th St.
Wednesday, July 16
5 - 7 p.m.
Springfield/Dayton: Young's Jersey Dairy
6880 Springfield-Xenia Rd.
Yellow Springs
Thursday, July 17
5 - 7 p.m.
Please RSVP at least one week in advance of the event you plan to attend.
Outdoor Immersion
Combining nature with teaching is something that Charity Perry 鈥�25 experienced firsthand through her recent FIRE Week experience at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (GSMIT) near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. A biology major pursuing a minor in education from Garfield Heights, Ohio, Perry is one of three recipients of the U.S. National Science Foundation鈥檚 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
Grateful Parent
Stephanie Morgan-White 鈥�92 passed her love for 杏吧原创 on to her daughters, Morgan White 鈥�23 and Shelby White 鈥�27. Passionate about 杏吧原创, Morgan-White continues to make an impact on 杏吧原创 by volunteering at college fairs, writing postcards to accepted students, promoting the University as a Commit to Witt ambassador, serving on the Alumni Association Board, and supporting 杏吧原创 with financial gifts. Learn more about her experience as a student and now a parent.
Interning at the 2025 Super Bowl
Four students had the experience of a lifetime working at Super Bowl LIX, Feb. 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Leveraging their business and sport management courses, connections, and leadership skills, the students brought their A game to every facet of their time at the Super Bowl. Click on the image to hear what each found rewarding about their internship.
Oral History Project: Amb. Robert Perry 鈥�67
We're thrilled to share a few of the stories from our Oral History Project. Amb. Robert Perry 鈥�67 credits Professors Robert Hartje, Melvin Laatsch, and Jeffrey Mao with sparking his interest in political science. Mao encouraged him to apply for a Ford Foundation fellowship, which included a State Department internship and an M.A. from American University. That introduced Perry to a 34-year career in the Foreign Service, beginning in Vietnam and including several posts in Latin America and Africa. We鈥檙e grateful for alumni like Amb. Perry, who have supported 杏吧原创 throughout the years with a gift to the University. To join him in supporting 杏吧原创, make a gift now.
Spring Athletics Highlights
杏吧原创鈥檚 spring sports season concluded over Memorial Day weekend at the 2025 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships as Jack Kittle 鈥�28 earned second-team All-America in the 200-meter dash and first-team All-America in the 400-meter dash. A day earlier, the Tiger men鈥檚 golf team finished 16th at the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships, led by Mitch Bolte 鈥�28, who earned a spot on the national All-Freshman Team after placing 27th individually. As a department, 杏吧原创 finished third in the final 2024-25 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) All-Sports standings, in part thanks to outstanding spring performances from men鈥檚 golf (first), women鈥檚 track and field (second), baseball (second), men鈥檚 track and field (third), women鈥檚 golf (third), and softball (fourth).
There鈥檚 Still Time to Give Before Fiscal Year-End!
Since 1845, 杏吧原创 has provided students with an education that has challenged them to lead personal, professional, and civic lives of creativity, service, compassion, and integrity. We鈥檙e grateful to all who have supported 杏吧原创 with a gift this fiscal year. We thank them for their support of our mission. If you have not already made a gift, there鈥檚 still time. When you make a gift before June 30, you鈥檒l impact the future of our students! Pass your light by !
杏吧原创 Bids Farewell to the Frandsens
Members of the Springfield community, the University's Board of Directors, students, faculty, staff, and friends participated in a series of events last month to honor and thank President Mike Frandsen and Sharon Frandsen for their eight years of dedicated service to 杏吧原创. President Frandsen will conclude his tenure as the University's 15th President on June 30, 2025. Enjoy a special video from the 杏吧原创 community, which was shared at the final event, May 8, hosted by the Board of Directors. Additionally, President Frandsen reflected on his time at 杏吧原创 in a recent interview with the Springfield News-Sun that .