Where students take an oath of professional commitment
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, November 15, 2016
The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy recently conducted its annual Professional Commitment Ceremony in the ONU Sports Center.
Dr. Chet Kaczor, Ohio Pharmacists Association president elect and director of pharmacy services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was the keynote speaker at the event. He spoke on “Passion, Purpose and Positivity: Your Prerogative.” Kaczor earned his doctor of pharmacy from ONU’s College of Pharmacy in 2006.
The event marks the transition from the students’ first three years of ONU pharmacy education to their final three professional years in the direct-entry program.
Performances in The Freed Center and Lima Civic Center
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, November 12, 2016
A holiday tradition continues with the upcoming performance of Ohio Northern University’s 22nd annual “ONU Holiday Spectacular” musical extravaganza. The show will be presented in ONU’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, Nov. 18 and Nov. 19, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Nov. 19. It also will be presented at the Lima Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Dec. 3 and Dec. 4.
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, November 12, 2016
The Ohio Northern University Music Department will present an instrumental ensembles concert at 8 p.m. on Nov. 14 in the Presser Hall Snyder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The concert will feature the flute choir and flute quartet under the direction of faculty member Erin Torres; percussion ensemble and steel drum band under the direction of faculty member Renee Keller; string ensemble under the direction of faculty member Florin Simioanca; and a presentation of Aaron Copland's chamber work, “As it Fell Upon a Day,” featuring Jordan Loyd, senior music performance major.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 10, 2016
The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation has made a gift of a $50,000 grant to Ohio Northern University in support of the University’s “Campaign for Engineering: Building Impact at ONU.” The campaign supports construction of a new 105,000-square-foot engineering building.
ONU recently announced that a total of $11.8 million has been raised during the quiet phase of the campaign toward a total fundraising goal of $15 million.
“We are appreciative of the AEP Foundation’s support of Ohio Northern’s campaign effort,” said Shannon Spencer, ONU vice president for advancement.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 10, 2016
Col. David D. Kretz will deliver reflections during a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the Henry Solomon Lehr statue on the front of the Ohio Northern University campus.
Kretz is commander of the 88th Mission Support Group, 88th Air Base Wing, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. As commander, he leads more than 2,100 personnel and an annual budget of $54 million. Kretz enlisted in the Air Force in 1985 and received his commission in 1994 as a distinguished graduate of the Officer Training School. He has served in a variety of assignments, including three squadron commands.
President and owner of Gillson Financial Group, Mansfield
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Jeff Gillson, of Mansfield, Ohio, received the Outstanding Service Award from Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration during a recent Homecoming ceremony on campus. The award honors individuals who have provided sustained and outstanding service to the college and the University.
Gillson has used the insights and skills he gained during his college career to improve the quality of life for others.