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On Thursday's Freed Center stage: African Music Celebration

Ohio Northern University and the Department of Music present “African Music Celebration,” an evening of African drumming and dance led by Benjamin Obido Ayettey, professor and Fulbright visiting scholar, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Tom Gossel shares his pharmacy experiences with ONU students

Dr. Tom Gossel returned to the ONU campus last week to speak to students about the profession of pharmacy and his career experiences.

Dr. Gossel told students that he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do after high school, but through the direction and kindness of several people, he discovered ONU and pharmacy – it was a perfect pairing.

After graduating from Ohio Northern in 1963, he went on to become a professor, and eventually Dean at the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy.

Peter Gros of ‘Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’ comes to ONU

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present Peter Gros of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” for two shows on Saturday, March 12, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

On “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” on Animal Planet, Gros provides the link between the original series, for which he served as co-host, and the new specials. This ensures that the new specials remain true to the heritage of the beloved original series.

An evening of African drumming and dance at Freed Center

Ohio Northern University and the Department of Music present “African Music Celebration,” an evening of African drumming and dance led by Benjamin Obido Ayettey, professor and Fulbright visiting scholar, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.

The ONU African Drumming and Dance Ensemble will perform several traditional Ghanaian dances as well as some contemporary pieces; Ayettey has composed a piece especially for the group. Other groups will perform between the dances, including pieces featuring cow bells, calabash shells and bamboo flutes.

HealthWise residency program receives grant

The Ohio Northern University HealthWise residency program has received an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Foundation Pharmacy Residency Expansion Grant for the 2016-17 residency year.

University Keiser Distinguished Lectureship speaker Dr. James Estes

Ohio Northern University will host a lecture by Dr. James Estes, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz and research biologist at the Institute for Marine Sciences, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Estes’ presentation, titled “Apex Predators and Nature’s Functions,” is part of the Keiser Distinguished Lectureship in Life Sciences program, named in honor of ONU alumnus Terry D. Keiser, professor of biological sciences and director of University sustainability.

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