Commemorates landmark moment as Ohio Northern University students earn college degrees
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Ohio Northern University will celebrate the crowning achievement in the lives of its students during upcoming commencement exercises in the King-Horn Sports Center Field House. ONU President Daniel DiBiasio will preside over the ceremonies. The Raabe College of Pharmacy and undergraduate colleges, as well as the Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program, will hold their ceremonies on May 12, and the Pettit College of Law commencement is scheduled for May 19.
Approximately 637 students are earning their degrees from the University this academic year, including 139 from the College of Pharmacy, 62 from the College of Law and 436 from the other three colleges.
Online poll surveyed 1,505 registed Ohio voters between April 5 and 10
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, April 25, 2019
Trump is vulnerable in Ohio if Democrats raise right issue and candidate, according to Ohio Northern University’s “Northern Poll” results
Attached is a snapshot of the survey.
Ohio is a toss-up for the 2020 presidential election, and the Democrats have a good chance to take the pivotal state if they can focus on the right issues and put forward the right candidate.
Those are among the findings of the recent “Northern Poll” conducted by Ohio Northern University.
4 p.m. in English Chapel in recognition of Holocaust Day of Remembrance
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Conrad Weiner, a Holocaust survivor, will share his story during a talk at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the English Chapel at Ohio Northern University.
Weiner is a survivor of the forced labor camp Budi in Transnistria. After a brief occupation of the region by the Soviet Army in 1941, Romanian authorities in alliance with German forces started a massive campaign of annihilation and deportation of Jews to Transnistria.
At 3 1/2 years old, Weiner was forced into a labor camp. After a brief occupation, he and 300 other survivors of the camp were liberated and repatriated to Romania.
The talk is part of the Holocaust Day of Remembrance at ONU.
Ohio Northern University student Emily Fergus, of Bellefontaine was one of six seniors statewide to earn an Association of Independent Colleges in Ohio (AICUO) Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts. Additionally, Fergus won the People’s Choice Award.
Fergus, a graphic design major, graduated from Bellefontaine High School.
Her award-winning submission incorporated three projects that are both creative and practical. The first project, “Here, Here and Here,” is an interactive experience that takes visitors through areas in Ada. The second effort, “Urban Forest Project,” adapts a national initiative to Ada, and the third project involves reusable bags.
2019 OPA pharmacists public relations award recipient
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 19, 2019
ONU pharmacy professor Natalie DiPietro Mager is recipient of the 2019 Pharmacist Public Relations Award presented by the Ohio Pharmacists Association.
This award recognizes a pharmacist for continuous service to the community in educating the public on pharmacy-related issues and safe medicine use. It was presented during the OPA annual conference April 12-14 in Columbus.
“She is a true ambassador for the profession. With expertise in pharmacy and public health, she takes healthcare to the next level to ensure wellness and safe medication use,” said Ernest Boyd, OPA executive director.
Members of the Ohio Northern University’s rich international community will showcase their nations’ offerings during the annual Multicultural Fair from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 12, in the ONU King-Horn Center gymnasium. The event is free and open to the public.
International students will display a range of traditional clothing, food samples, crafts and musical arts. Among nations that will be represented are China, Japan, Taiwan, Netherlands, South Korea, Kosovo and Saudi Arabia.