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ONU multicultural fair - cacophony of sounds and cultures

And all those food choices!
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 26, 2017

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
An ONU multicultural fair provided fun, flags and flavors for the 300 people who attended the event in King-Horn on Friday night.

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There was music, dancing, a cacophony of sounds plus flags from the many nations represented in the student body as well as foods made with recipes from around the world.

Here, Nigerian students Abeni Abalogun and Ore Omitowoju kick up their heels to the beat of African music. They described the culture of their native country to those who stopped by their table.

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40th annual Law Review Symposium

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, March 25, 2017

Attorneys from several states and ONU law students attended the 40th annual Law Review Symposium on Friday at the law school.

Pictured are (from left) Eric Ambos, editor-in-chief of the Law Review; Jeff Schulman, local attorney; and Khaled Beydoun, who is associated with law schools in Michigan and California.

As head of the Law Review, Ambos has one of the highest positions available to a student in a law school. Schulman is a former mayor of Ada. Beydoun discussed executive orders banning some Muslims from the U.S.

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Gospel Ensemble to mark 30th year with concert

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, March 25, 2017

Ohio Northern University’s Gospel Ensemble has proved that diversity and inclusion are themes that stand the test of time. The singing group, which was founded in December 1987 for a one-time performance, will perform its 30-year anniversary concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 2 in the McIntosh Center. The concert is free and open to the public

“It began with the notion of starting a group with African-American students that would give them an opportunity to express their spirituality and have a voice in a community where they often felt like strangers,” said Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw, Ph.D., the group’s founder and leader as well as vice president of student affairs at ONU.

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Lots of international flavor tonight at ONU

It's a fair that you won't want ot miss.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 24, 2017

For one shining moment, the world comes together...at a multicultural fair at ONU on Friday evening.

This year's fair is from 5 to 8 p.m. in the ONU Sports Center. The event includes international free food samplings, displays and lots of fun.

The International Services, World Student Organization, Multicultural Planning Committee and ONU Student Senate sponsor the fair.

Last year 25 international flags were flying and they represented the countries which ONU students call home.

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Stocktons give to engineering building

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 24, 2017

Lee and Shirley Stockton of Troy, Ohio, have made a major gift to the proposed engineering college building. Thus far, $12.3 million of the $15 million goal has been raised or pledged by donors.

 

The 105,000-square-foot facility will be nearly twice the size of the current Biggs Engineering Building and will feature space for collaboration, class projects and community-building,

 

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Bank official to speak at ONU

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 24, 2017

Michael Prescott, president of U.S. Bank’s Cincinnati market, will deliver the Lovett Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 in the business college. The title of his talk is “What I didn’t learn from textbooks.  The talk is free and open to the public.

 Prescott, who earned a bachelor’s degree with high distinction in accounting from Ohio Northern in 1984, is responsible for the bank’s activities and commercial-lending efforts in the Cincinnati region. He also has market responsibility for Florida; North Carolina; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; and Saint Louis, Mo. He holds the MBA from Ohio State.

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