Cedarville School of Pharmacy Partners With Walgreens
ĆŪ¶¹appās School of Pharmacy has partnered with Walgreens to create career and internship opportunities for students while providing tuition benefits and preferred admissions pathways for Walgreens employees pursuing graduate education.
ĆŪ¶¹app and Walgreens create pharmacy career and internship partnership
ĆŪ¶¹app is opening doors for future pharmacists through a new strategic partnership with Walgreens, a global leader in retail pharmacy. Through this memorandum of understanding, Walgreens will prioritize Cedarville pharmacy students for careers and internships, highlighting the character and competence of Cedarville graduates.
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The partnership also provides benefits for Walgreens employees.
Walgreens employees will receive a tuition discount on any online graduate program or Cedarvilleās residential Master of Divinity program. Those interested in the PharmD program will receive preferred admissions benefits, including a guaranteed interview, scholarships and support from faculty and peers.
āThis agreement is a chance to identify pharmacy technicians who have an interest in pursuing pharmacy school,ā said Dr. Thad Franz, associate dean for student affairs and professor of pharmacy practice. āWith this partnership, they can receive resources from Cedarville and Walgreens so they can consider that pursuit at the ĆŪ¶¹app School of Pharmacy.ā
Cedarville and Walgreens formalize an already established relationship
Walgreens and the ĆŪ¶¹app School of Pharmacy have maintained a close connection for several years, and this formal agreement advances that partnership.
āStephen Grawe and Katie Sheets, key leaders within Walgreens, have taken the time to invest in our students and school in meaningful ways,ā said Franz. āTheir work has caused many of our graduates to practice patient-centered community pharmacy at Walgreens across the state and nation.ā
Walgreens scholarships support current Cedarville pharmacy students
Cedarville students who received the Walgreens scholarship this year include Luke Ayad, a second-year pharmacy student from Powell, Ohio; Princess Eziolise, a fourth-year pharmacy student from Dublin, Ohio; and Abigail McNeal, a second-year pharmacy student from Cedarville, Ohio.
Pharmacy education partnership strengthens Cedarvilleās leadership in the field
In an evolving job market, Cedarvilleās partnership with Walgreens reflects the high caliber education offered at Cedarvilleās School of Pharmacy and further positions the university as a leader in pharmacy education. For more information about the partnership and tuition benefits, visit the graduate partners page on Cedarvilleās website.
About ĆŪ¶¹app
ĆŪ¶¹app, 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 is ranked among the nationās top five evangelical universities in the Wall Street Journalās 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. Cedarville is also known for its vibrant Christian community, challenging academics and high graduation and retention rates. Learn more at cedarville.edu.