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The results of the most comprehensive fundraising campaign in Cedarville University’s 138-year history, One Thousand Days Transformed: The Campaign for Cedarville, was featured during the university’s fall meeting of the Board of Trustees and homecoming activities held October 3-4.

Dr. Thomas White, Cedarville’s president, shared the campaign results in his annual State of the University address during the homecoming chapel. He announced, with confetti flying through the chapel air, that Cedarville had secured $205.8 million in gifts from 26,000 donors — ranging from four quarters given by an eight-year-old daughter of alumni parents to multi-million-dollar gifts. The total amount raised eclipsed both the original $125 million and later revised $175 million goal.

The campaign funds will benefit students in four key areas: expanding capacity for more students with new facilities, maximizing affordability, transforming lives inside and outside of the classroom, and providing for the future.

New Innovation and Entrepreneurship Degree

Trustees approved a 126-hour Bachelor of Science degree in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Cedarville already offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in innovation and entrepreneurship and a Master of Arts in Innovation (MAI) and is home to the Berry Chair for Entrepreneurship and the Berry Center for Free Enterprise.

This new undergraduate degree program, pending external approvals, will be offered in partnership with the International Center for Creativity (ICC) in Columbus, Ohio. The program will equip students with the skills to develop and implement creative business solutions in a rapidly changing marketplace. Students will spend one semester in Columbus as part of their program.

The ICC also hosts Cedarville’s Industrial and Innovative Design undergraduate program, which is the leading program of its kind nationally among Christian higher education.

New Faculty

Trustees approved the hiring of the following new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year along with five current faculty moving to emeritus status:

• Kristen Geyer, D.N.P., associate professor of nursing. Geyer earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from East Carolina University, her master’s degree in nursing and with a family nurse practitioner specialization from the University of Cincinnati and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Cedarville University. Before coming to Cedarville, she was a family nurse practitioner at Tricity Family Medicine and Urgent Care in Holly Spring, North Carolina.
• Andrea Gruber, M.S.N., RN, assistant professor of nursing. Gruber earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Cedarville University. Before coming to Cedarville, she was a pediatric care nurse at Dayton Children’s Hospital.
• Zachary Hedges, Ph.D., assistant professor of theological studies. Hedges earned a Doctor of Philosophy, master’s degrees in church history and historical theology and a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His undergraduate degree is in history from the University of Cincinnati. Before coming to Cedarville, he was an assistant professor of Bible and theology at Trinity College of Florida.
• Stephanie Long, M.S., assistant professor of cybersecurity. Long earned a master’s degree in cyber operations from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Cedarville University. Before coming to Cedarville, she was a senior cybersecurity engineer for Modern Technology Solutions in Dayton, Ohio.
• Scott Rhoades, D.N.P., associate professor of nursing. Rhoades earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a master’s degree in nursing education from Indiana Wesleyan University. His bachelor’s degree in nursing is from the University of Pittsburgh. Before coming to Cedarville, he was an associate professor of nursing at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Emeritus Faculty

• Robert Chasnov, Ph.D., senior professor of engineering. At Cedarville since 1991.
• Charles Dolph, Ph.D., senior professor of psychology. At Cedarville since 1979.
• David Gallagher, Ph.D., senior professor of computer science. At Cedarville since 2000.
• Jay Kinsinger, M.S., professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering. At Cedarville since 1999.
• L. Delyte Morris, P.E.D., professor of allied health. At Cedarville since 2007.

Cedarville University, an evangelical Christian institution in southwest Ohio, offers undergraduate and graduate residential and online programs across arts, sciences and professional fields. With 7,265 students, it is among Ohio's largest private universities and its ranking in the Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. placed Cedarville among the nation’s top five evangelical universities. Cedarville is also known for its vibrant Christian community, challenging academics and high graduation and retention rates. Learn more at .