Ohio Northern University’s Department of Education and the Center for Teacher Education will present “Leading from the Heart” in the James F. Dicke Hall forum on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow in the atrium of Dicke Hall. Prospective students and their families, teacher candidates, local educators and ONU faculty are all invited to attend.
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judi French will speak to Ohio Northern University’s incoming law class in the Pettit College of Law’s Celebrezze Court Room on Friday, Aug. 22, at 1:30 p.m.
Justice French’s lecture will focus on the Ohio Supreme Court and opportunities for attorneys within today’s legal field.
Justice French became a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio on Jan. 1, 2013, after her appointment by Gov. John Kasich. For the past two decades, French has dedicated her career to public service. In that time, she has served the state of Ohio as a lawyer for a state agency, an assistant attorney general, a counsel to the governor, and a judge.
Ohio Northern University Dicke College of Business Administration student Andria Beehler-Evans, a senior accounting major from Bellefontaine, Ohio, was a member of a four-person team that took top honors in the “Project Run With It” competition at the 2014 Beta Alpha Psi (BAΨ) conference held in Atlanta, Ga. on Aug. 6-9.
“Project Run With It” is an opportunity for BAΨ members from schools around the world to work together to solve a real client issue for a not-for-profit organization. A total of 72 BAΨ student representatives competed and comprised 18 teams of four members.
Ohio Northern University is holding children's auditions for the “Holiday Spectacular” on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Ohio Northern University.
Looking for singers and dancers ranging in age from 5-12. Children may be asked to sing and should be ready to participate in a dance call (jazz and/or tap shoes).
No prepared dance or vocal solos, please. Call (419) 772-1998 for details.
Ohio Northern University has been honored as a College of Distinction for the 2014-15 school year in the 15th annual “Colleges of Distinction” guide.
“Colleges of Distinction” is a web-based guide for high school juniors and seniors trying to identify a school that is nationally recognized and highly recommended by professionals in the field of education. Colleges and universities are nominated for participation by high school counselors and then evaluated using qualitative and quantitative research.
Incoming Ohio Northern University freshmen Ashley Mast from Apple Creek, Ohio, and Teresa Duffy from Wilmington, Ohio, have been named the first Baker Scholars. The scholarship will provide $20,000 for each student over four years.
The two students are the first individuals to benefit from the Dr. Kendall L. Baker, President Emeritus, Ohio Northern University, and Mrs. Toby Baker Endowed Scholarship, which was established to assist students with financial need, academic ability and a strong commitment to leadership and service.
