When he was 15, VCD junior Thomas Gruber signed up for Hudson High School's photography class because he thought it sounded fun. Little did he know at the time that this was one door opening that would change his whole life."There was one class project where I thought, 'Oh, I could be kind of good at this,' and it just went from there," Thomas recalled. "The teacher, Tim Naujoks, was a really big part of my life, inspiring me to take a serious look at photography."Halfway through his sophomore year, though, Thomas' family moved to Columbus, but the seed had been planted. "I saved up my money a...

The 46th Annual Leadership Awards Ceremony was combined with the Student Organization Transition Ceremony for the first time.The Pepsi Leadership Center organizes the Student Leadership Awards, which formally recognize leadership experiences happening on campus. The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) organizes the Transition Ceremony, which celebrates the transition of student organization officers from outgoing to incoming. This year, Jessica Roshak, assistant director of student leadership development in CSI, and Joe Robinson, assistant director for campus connection and tra...