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The wrecking ball did its job

Clark Hall played an important part of ONU's history
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, July 8, 2018

“One, two pick up sticks.” There are no sticks to pick up any longer. The wrecking ball has done its job on Clark Hall. Only a few pieces of cement foundation need to be broken apart, dropped into a truck and hauled away, then the earth grassed.

The first section of Clark was built 69 years ago as Ohio Northern’s first residence hall. In more recent years, the two-story structure stood empty or housed a variety of office. Here is a story about Clark’s history, which we posted earlier, but will repeat for those who may have missed it the first time. The article was researched and written by Paul Logsdon, retired head librarian of Heterick Memorial Library.

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Intelligent dirt being turned

Information Technology building coming soon at ONU
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 6, 2018

By Monty Siekerman
More dirt is being turned at Ohio Northern, this time for an IT (Information Technology) Building.

The new structure will be located south of the Business Services/Public Safety Building on Union Street. Next door, work continues on a new home for the College of Engineering, slated to open in the fall of 2019. Presently,

IT services are scattered throughout campus. This new building will consolidate the IT employees and equipment into one location.

Photo: Graders turn more dirt to prepare the land for construction of an IT building.

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ONU’s mobile clinic given $100,000 grant to fight drug abuse

From Cardinal Health Foundation’s Generation RxPrescription Drug Misuse Prevention Education
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, July 6, 2018

Ohio Northern University will use a mobile clinic to address substance misuse and behavioral health concerns thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Cardinal Health Foundation’s Generation RxPrescription Drug Misuse Prevention Education for Youth grant.

The project will use a proven innovative model to employ an existing mobile clinic using a multidisciplinary team of student health care providers under the supervision of licensed professionals to address the problems of substance abuse, its leading cause, behavioral health concerns.

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$1.3 million Kern Family Foundation grant coming to ONU

The grant will focus on curricular change and instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in the areas of civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science and electrical engineering
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 29, 2018

The Ohio Northern University College of Engineering has received a $1.31 million, three-year grant from the Kern Family Foundation to further instill the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering and computer science students.

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ONU journalism students earn 11 national awards

Shane Tilton is chapter advisor
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The Ohio Northern University chapter earned 11 awards for excellence in college journalism in the Society for Collegiate Journalists’ (SCJ) annual contest.

Graduating senior Grant Pepper was the most awarded collegiate journalist for the second year in a row with seven individual awards. He earned first- and second-place prizes in the radio sports package category for his work on “The Pep Talk.” He also won first place in the sports news category for his article “Where does ONU stand on kneeling?” Additionally, Pepper earned three second-place awards for continuing coverage, sports features and hard news. He also was awarded an honorable mention in the hard news category.

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Dont' forget Saturday's health fair carnival

Lots of games, door prizes and health awareness activities
Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, June 7, 2018

The Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy will host a community health carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 9.

The pharmacy is located in the Robertson-Evans Pharmacy Building at ONU, located at 511 W. Lincoln Ave. in Ada.

The event will allow individuals to learn about their health, play games and win prizes. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Information will be offered on health topics such as high blood pressure, diabetes, sun safety, drug abuse/addiction, immunizations and plans to quit smoking. Further, medication reviews will be offered.

Future ONU HealthWise outreach events involving the pharmacy and mobile clinic include:

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