Ohio Northern University

Dr. Michael Craig Cox Endowed Fund for Careers established at ONU

Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Ohio Northern University announced that it has received a $1 million gift commitment from 2000 alumnus Dr. Michael Craig Cox, PharmD, MHSc, BCOP.

A cancer researcher and small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor developer, Cox has made the gift to support students, faculty, research initiatives, and science-related programming. The Dr. Michael Craig Cox Endowed Fund for Careers in the Sciences will represent the first alumni-established fund of its kind at ONU.

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ONU robotics challenge

Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, December 27, 2021

ONU engineering students put the course in coursework at the first annual ONU Robotics Challenge on Friday, Dec. 10, in the lobby of the James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building.

The video at https://www.onu.edu/news/holding-line shows how robots performed.

Students battled with wheeled robots that they programmed to follow a course made up of a twisting and turning black line. Two robots from competing teams started on opposite sides of the course and the winner was the first robot to make it back to its starting position, or catch up and bump the other robot from behind.

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THE ROAR spotlights ONU International Services

Posted by Paula Scott on Saturday, December 18, 2021

Catch the latest slice of ONU campus life with THE ROAR. In this episode: International Services Advisor, Christopher Caldwell talks about the international students Thanksgiving celebration.

WATCH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qK8q2kJGw4g

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ONU faculty reading recommendations

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, December 15, 2021

If snuggling up with a good book is part of your holiday plan, faculty members who teach literature and writing at Ohio Northern University have classic and contemporary suggestions for you.

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Baumann selected as new ONU president

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, December 10, 2021

Dr. Melissa J. Baumann has been selected as the 12th president of Ohio Northern University. Her appointment was unanimously approved at a recent Board of Trustees meeting. She will begin on July 1, 2022, succeeding President Daniel A. DiBiasio when he retires at the end of June 2022.

The university’s announcement describes Baumann as “a dynamic and talented leader who has been serving as provost and chief academic officer at Xavier University…. The search committee was impressed by her academic background, leadership accomplishments, and compassionate commitment to student, faculty, and staff excellence at private and public colleges during her more than 30-year career.”

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