ADA – Beth and Dennis Funderburg of Dayton have established a scholarship fund to help ensure that future Ohio Northern University students receive the same high-quality educational experience that prepared their daughter for a successful career in medicine.
Andrea (Funderburg) Murphy earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from ONU in 2000. She continued her education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is now a practicing physician in Cincinnati.
Ohio Northern University students are assisting with the annual “Night to Shine” prom event for people with special needs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Lima First Church, 1660 Findlay Road, Lima.
It is anticipated more than 140 individuals will attend the event, and approximately 150 ONU students will be involved in the evening. They include students from areas such as Greek Life, Sigma Iota Epsilon management honor fraternity, the football team, religious life and education majors.
Each ONU student has a buddy for the event, and all come dressed in prom apparel for the big night out.
Taxpayers in Hardin and surrounding counties can find free income tax assistance from Ohio Northern University business students through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).
The VITA Program offers free tax help to persons who generally make $54,000 or less who need assistance in preparing their tax returns. As part of this program, ONU students receive training and become IRS-certified to help prepare basic and intermediate tax returns and identify special credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit and Credit for the Elderly.
Marc A. Hillmyer will discuss “How sustainable polymers can shape the future of plastics” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Forum of James F. Dicke Hall at Ohio Northern University. He will give a second, technical lecture, “Renewable, degradable and high-performing aliphatic polyester elastomers,” at 11 a.m. on Feb. 6 in Meyer Hall 204.
Both talks are part of the Kritzler Lectureship in Chemistry Series at ONU, and they are free and open to the public.
Cleveland Indians Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Bob DiBiasio and Indians’ radio announcer Jim Rosenhaus will conduct a question-and-answer session from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Forum of James F. Dicke Hall at Ohio Northern University.
DiBiasio, who has been with the Indians for more than 30 years and is the brother of ONU President Dan DiBiasio, and Rosenhaus, who has been broadcasting the Indians since 2007, will discuss their respective roles with the Cleveland Indians as well as the current state of the team.
Ohio Northern University will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 30 due to the National Weather Service Wind Chill Warning. All academic classes are cancelled, including rehearsals and student events. Administrative offices, including the Student Health Center, are closed.
McIntosh Dining will open tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. McIntosh Dining hours will be otherwise unaffected by the closure (menus subject to change). Wow Café will open at 4:30 p.m. and is expected to remain open until Midnight. Cosi at Northern will open at 7:30 a.m. and will offer uninterrupted service until 10 p.m.
