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ONU prof, students present papers at Frontiers in Education conference

ADA — Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University director of engineering education, presented “Development of a Classification Scheme for ‘Introduction to Engineering’ Courses” at the 2013 Frontiers in Education Conference in Oklahoma City, Okla., in October.
                                   

The completed classification scheme is expected to help better define introduction-to-engineering courses for students who transfer between institutions and for proposals dealing with study in the first year of engineering.

Angle throws for 276 yards, 3 TDS in ONU in at Wilmington

By Tim Glon

Junior Patrick Angle completed 21-of-26 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns and ran 10 times for 32 yards and another score to lead the Ohio Northern football team to a 52-10 win at Wilmington on a warm and windy Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-4 overall and are 4-4 in Ohio Athletic Conference play, while the Quakers fall to 0-9, 0-8.

Sophomore Devon Price caught eight passes for 128 yards and a TD and sophomore Justin Magazine carried 16 times for 48 yards and a pair of scores for the Polar Bears.

Senior Josh Bryan had a team-high 7 tackles and a pass break up to lead the Ohio Northern defense.

ONU English Department welcomes poet Jonterri Gadson

The Ohio Northern University Department of English completes its 2013 Fall Readers series with poet Jonterri Gadson in the Elzay Gallery of Art on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m.
           
Along with ONU students Jessica Cogar, a junior creative writing major from Madison, Ohio, and Lucas Campbell, a junior creative writing major from Hilliard, Ohio, Gadson will read poetry at the event, which will be preceded by a reception at 7 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public.

Wreath-laying ceremony at ONU on Veterans Day

Ohio Northern University celebrated the contributions of American service members with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Henry Soloman Lehr statue adjacent to James F. Dicke Hall on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

PHOTOS BY RICHARD GAINEY

The ceremony featured reflections concerning veterans from guest speaker Paul Hartman, ONU assistant professor of operations research and supply chain management, who served in the Air Force for 20 years before retiring from the Pentagon as a major in 2007.

The Color Guard of Ream McElroy VFW Post 9381 of Ada posted the colors, and Adriane Thompson Bradshaw, ONU vice president of student affairs, sang the national anthem.

Holiday crafts show Nov. 17 in Jenera

A holiday craft show is planned at the Jenera Town Hall later this month.

The event is from noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17. The town hall is located at 1800 State Route 698, Jenera.

The how will have crafts, Christmas gifts, baked goods, raffles and other items. Proceeds from the event are being donated to a family to help with medical bills.
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Ada book discussion groups focus on stories of C.S. Lewis, Markus Zusak and David Baldacci

Three books will be discussed this month and in early December by three different book discussion groups at the Ada Public Library. There’s still a chance to check out a copy of each of the books prior to the discussion.

Tween (4th-6th grade Book Group
Friday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. – The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
By C.S. Lewis 

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