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Here’s area students on the spring ONU dean’s list

Posted by LizGH on Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Several students from Hardin County area school district surrounding Ada were named to the spring Ohio Northern University dean’s list.

To be eligible, a student must attain a 3.5 grade point average or higher and be a full-time student.

The area students are listed below.

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Children’s auditions scheduled

for ONU ‘Holiday Spectacular’ extravaganza
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Ohio Northern University will hold children’s auditions for the “Holiday Spectacular” extravaganza from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, in the campus’ Freed Center for the Performing Arts.

Auditions will be held for singers and dancers ages 5 to 12. Those auditioning 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.

For further information, contact Kirsten Osbun-Manley at [email protected].

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Classes will be held here in the fall

105,000-square-foot facility nearly twice the size of Biggs Engineering Building
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, July 8, 2019

In spring 2018, construction officially began for the James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building, the new home of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering.

CLICK HERE FOR A SERIES OF CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

Now, more than a year later, the final phases of construction are underway.

The 105,000-square-foot facility will be nearly twice the size of the current 55,000-square-foot Biggs Engineering Building and will feature space for collaboration, class projects and community-building, helping ONU remain on the cutting edge of educating engineers who make a difference.

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It's O N U from A to Z (not every university can do this)

An alphabetical reference guide to a university located in Ada, Ohio
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 26, 2019

O N U from A to Z.

Here's a clever way to provide a quick reference guide to Ohio Northern University. Not every university in the U.S. could pull this off. The Icon saw it on the ONU website.

A – Alumni: ONU’s alumni base is 32,000 strong and includes graduates from all 50 states and 63 countries. They provide support and ongoing opportunities for current and future students.

B – Balance: A positive student experience is all about balance. Here, we know the importance of pursuing your passions, whether it be music, art, Greek life, athletics or one of our more than 200 student organizations.

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She's fifth generation at Sheldon Gas, Dunkirk

Lindsay Walden: "“The Dicke College of Business has given me confidence to go into my family’s business and continue to keep it running for many more generations to come.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 21, 2019

Note: This is one of several stories about recent ONU grads from the ONU website. Lindsay Walden is from Dunkirk.

Growing up, family and business were one and the same to management major Lindsay Walden.

For 105 years, her family has operated Sheldon Gas Company, Inc., a natural gas distribution company based in Dunkirk, and now she will become the fifth generation to take over the reins.

Although she knew this career path was always an option, that didn’t get in the way of her bettering herself through higher education.

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She battled cancer to earn ONU degree, pursue career

Alexandra Mercorell: "My motto is to keep moving forward and take life one day at a time ... and helped me understand that what we do in medical labs has meaning"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Alexandra Mercorelli of North Canton, Ohio, proved the power of perseverance through her graduation from Ohio Northern University this spring.

She also earned a prestigious Dorothy Morrison Memorial Scholarship from Alpha Mu Tau fraternity, which advances professionals in the clinical laboratory sciences, for graduate study.

Mercorelli, a North Canton High School graduate, earned a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science after sitting out much of the previous year for surgery and rehabilitation to have a cancerous tumor removed from under her shoulder blade.

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