Ohio Northern University has received a substantial grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund scholarships for students in the third and fourth years of the University’s engineering education and math education programs.
The five-year grant, which began May 1, is initially for $777,000 and is expected to eventually total approximately $1.2 million. The funding source is the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
Easily overlooked and soon to be demolished, the homely, two-story brick building next to the Heterick Library, Clark Hall, has played an important part of Northern’s history.
Constructed in 1949, Clark Hall was the university’s first purpose-built dormitory. How and why it was built tells a great deal about the university.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present the Ohio Northern Symphony’s “Interactive Family Concert” at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 in the Freed Center. An “instrument petting zoo” will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Freed Center Lobby.
The concert will be conducted by music director Travis Jürgens. Concert activities are designed for preschool through early elementary students, but attendees are encouraged to bring the entire family--infants through grandparents.
The ONU law school has received an A- ranking for “Best Law Schools for Practical Training” in the spring edition of PreLaw magazine, placing the college in the top third of the nation’s law schools.
The PreLaw magazine rankings are based on experiential learning opportunities. Taking data from the American Bar Association and individual law schools, PreLaw looks at five categories: legal clinics, externships, simulation courses, interschool competitions and “other.”
The Departments of Communication and Media Studies and Theatre Arts of Ohio Northern University will host a listening party for the premiere of ONU's first radio production, The Overcoat.
The listening party will occur on Thursday, May 3 at 4:30 p.m. at the Freed Center. The airing will be followed by a question and answer session with members of the cast and production staff.
Admission is free and open to the public.
The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol, dramatized for radio by Jim Poyser.
