March 2012

Ohio Northern University student Zachary Dunn, a senior ACS chemistry and applied physics double major with an astronomy minor and an education concentration, has been selected as a Goldwater Scholar by the trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Ohio Northern students have received this honor, the premier undergraduate award of its type in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

 

The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present Bob Becker in Presser Hall on Tuesday, April 3, at 8 p.m.

A master of African percussion tradition, Becker is a disciple of Pandit Sharda Sahai, one of the most respected musicians of the Benares tabla style. Becker is considered to be one of the world’s prodigy performers on the xylophone and marimba. This talent led him to create the Bob Becker Concert Xylophone line of mallets.

Ohio Northern University’s Smull College of Engineering will host the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) North Central Regional Conference, in which regional universities face off in a variety of competitions, including concrete canoe and steel bridge building competitions, from March 30-April 1.

The Ada Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on April 23, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers to discuss the amendment of the Zoning Ordinance Section 1177 dealing with inspections and violations. The proposed changes follow:

The village of Ada April events calendar is now available to Icon viewers. To see the calendar, click here

The Ada Public Library has started a book discussion group for chapter book readers. Here's how to join:

1. Get your copy of Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life from a librarian.
2. Come to the meeting on Monday, April 9 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
3. Discuss the book, have a snack, and complete a fun activity

The Ada Public Library's next book discussion is Tuesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. to discuss "Snow Flower and The Secret Fan," by Lisa See.

In nineteenth-century China a girl named Lily is paired with a woman named Snow Flower in an emotional match that will last a  lifetime.  As the years pass, the two send messages on fans, compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams and accomplishments. But when a misunderstanding arises, their deep friendship suddenly threatens to be torn apart.

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Is this gentleman your great-grandfather? The photographer was J.A. Campbell, of Ada. The man photographed is not identified. Do you have an old photo of Ada you'd like to share with viewers. Send it to: [email protected]

Kari Colman, a sixth-year student in Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy and native of Arcadia, Ohio, was awarded the inaugural Good Neighbor Pharmacy Scholarship on Feb. 28.
        
In 2010, ONU partnered with AmerisourceBergen Corporation to create the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Endowed Scholarship Fund, which is available to ONU pharmacy students seeking a career in retail community pharmacy.

This isn’t difficult to believe: The marketing person for The Freed Center for the Performing Arts on the Ohio Northern University campus claims that she always secretly wanted to be a theatre major.

Those are the words of Anita Cook, Ohio Northern University graduate, independent contractor and marketing manager of The Freed Center.

Owner of Maestro Graphics, Cook is a freelance graphic artist, and her work with The Freed Center is one of the many multi-tasking positions she balances quite well.

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