Ohio Northern University

Ohio Northern University students are going behind the bars and gates of prison to gain invaluable insights for their future endeavors through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. In this program, 10 ONU students, along with 10 inmates, attend class together at the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima.

The class meets once a week, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Monday during fall semester. This is the third year that ONU has offered the program, which is part of a national endeavor that began in the 1990s.

The students and inmates attend class together, learning from each other’s perspectives.

A pair of instrumental ensemble concerts are on tap at Ohio Northern University. Both concerts, which will be held in the Presser Hall recital hall, are free and open to the public.

The first concert will be at 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6. This performance will feature various instrumental ensembles, including the horn ensemble, coached by Professor of Music Thomas Hunt; trombone ensemble, coached by Trombone Instructor Dale Laukhuf; and saxophone quartet, coached by Assistant Professor of Music Henning Schröder.