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Ohio Northern University’s NCPA business plan team wins competition

Ohio Northern University’s National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Business Plan Team won the Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) third annual Innovative Student Business Plan competition at the 135th OPA Annual Conference and Trade Show in Columbus, Ohio, on April 13.

ONU captures two gold, one bronze award in National Robotic Challenge

Teams from Ohio Northern University’s Department of Technological Studies garnered two gold awards and one bronze during the National Robotics Challenge at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Marion, Ohio, from April 11-13. 

The first gold award was captured by an ONU team that designed, fabricated, programmed and fully documented a robotic work-cell that utilized a raw materials parts feeder, conveyor, CNC turning center, KUKA robot, and Allen Bradley PLC to autonomously control and manufacture finished chess pieces.

ONU students to receive ASCP honor awards

Two Ohio Northern University students in the West Central Ohio Medical Laboratory Science program have received the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) National Student Honor Award. Jen Tabar, a senior biology major from Hinkley, Ohio, and Stephen Pavlock, a post-baccalaureate certificate candidate who received his Bachelor of Science from West Virginia University, will be presented with a certificate from the ASCP at ONU’s graduation celebration on May 10.

ONU art and design seniors to exhibit capstone projects

The Ohio Northern University Elzay Gallery of Art presents the art of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts seniors from Monday, April 22, to Sunday, May 5. The students’ portfolios also will be on display during the closing reception of the senior BA/BFA exhibition, Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m.

“This experience serves as the crowning point of the students’ education,” said Brit Rowe, associate professor and chair of the Department of Art and Design. “Students know how to build a body of work. They know how to think about its connection to the broader world. They know how to integrate principles, theories and methods learned in courses in an applied context.”

Mars Exploration Program chief engineers ONU commencement speaker

Ohio Northern University has announced that Robert Manning, Mars Exploration Program chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsions Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., will be the guest speaker at ONU’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m.

Since 2004, Manning has been responsible for ensuring the success of current and future missions to Mars. In early 2008, he was named the chief engineer for the Mars Science Laboratory mission that successfully landed the rover Curiosity on the Martian surface in
August 2012.

Men's tennis remains perfect in OAC play with 9-0 victory against Wilmington

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern men's tennis team remained undefeated in OAC play with a 9-0 win over Wilmington on Tuesday evening at Five Seasons Club.

The Polar Bears, who have now won 10 straight matches, move to 12-4 overall and 6-0 in OAC play, while Quakers fall to 1-6, 0-5.

Northern swept all three doubles courts by 8-0 score.

Senior Joey Frank and Junior Do Thai won at No. 1 doubles, freshman John Mostowy and junior Blake Troller were victorious at No. 2 doubles and senior Mike King and sophomore Sam Prewitt won at the No. 3 doubles spot.

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