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Nearly 300 incoming students get to know Ada close-up

It's all about ACE Day
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, August 19, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
About 300 ONU incoming students and staff participated in ACE Day by volunteering their labor throughout Ada and surrounding communities for two hours on Saturday morning.

Ada Community Engagement Day occurs annually each fall on weekend before classes begin.

The program is designed to engage incoming students with their college home and provide opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to contribute to the village and surrounding communities.They dig, they paint, they collect items for the Food Pantry, and more.

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ONU welcomes more freshmen this year

Helpers descent like locusts
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 16, 2018

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM -

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Good news for the financial health of ONU and those who own businesses or work in Ada: This year’s incoming freshman class is significantly bigger than last year. Today is move-in day for undergraduates with about 690 students lugging everything but the kitchen sink into their rooms. This is a 10-15 percent increase in incoming students this year compared to year ago.

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Beautification award well deserved

3,500 annuals, 6,000 spring bulbs, and 500 mums planted each year
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, August 15, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
Ohio Northern has received a beautification award from the Keep Hardin County Beautiful Commission.

Pictured is Mark Bricker, manager of the grounds department, standing by large pots of annuals near the entrance to campus on Main Street. Marc Staley is general manager of the physical plant. Gigantic containers of flowers can be found in several locations and fountains at ONU are surrounded by colorful plants.

Grounds department personnel plant 3,500 annuals, 6,000 spring bulbs, and 500 mums annually.

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ONU opening events begin Thursday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Ohio Northern University opens its doors for the 2018-19 academic year with the traditional move-in day for new students on Thursday, Aug. 16. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 20.

 

After move-in day, a series of activities highlight the welcome weekend. New students will be formally welcomed by ONU President Daniel DiBiasio at a convocation event beginning at 2:30 p.m.on Thursday, Aug. 16 in the ONU Field House, followed by an ice cream social for the new students and their families in the same location.

 

The traditional Greekapalooza, the social activity hosted by fraternities and sororities for new students, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18,

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300 ONU volunteers to help in community Saturday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Ohio Northern University will put active learning and community involvement into practice with the annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day event from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 18. The program is designed to engage incoming students with their college home and provide opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to contribute to the village and surrounding communities.

 

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ONU music group receives award

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Saturday, August 11, 2018

The ONU chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, a music society for women, received the 2018 collegiate chapter achievement award at a national convention in Scottsdale, Ariz. Founded in 1903, there are more than 300 chapters of the society located at universities and conservatories.

The ONU chapter is only two years old. The local chapter was hailed for its best accomplishing the group’s national objectives.

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