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ONU students to help with tax preparation

Elderly and low-income tax payers in Hardin and surrounding counties can find free income tax assistance from Ohio Northern University business and law students through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).The VITA Program offers free tax help to low-to-moderate-income (generally $51,000 and below) individuals across the country who cannot prepare tax returns on their own. As part of this program, ONU students have received training and have 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.ONU students will offer free electronic filing (e-filing) services in Ohio Northern’s James F. Dicke Hall (... continue reading

Mu Delta chapter of Beta Alpha Psi recognized as superior chapter

Pictured (from L to R) are current year executiveofficers Dana Pikovnik (vice president - membership), Austin Price (vice president - finance), and Emily Shutt (president).Ohio Northern University’s Mu Delta chapter of Beta Alpha Psi was recognized as a Superior Chapter for the 2011-12 academic year. In recognition of this achievement, the chapter received a check for $275 sponsored by the KPMG Foundation. Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary organization for accounting and financial information students, achieved a superior rating for excelling in service to the profession, the campus and the community. Dexter Woods, ONU professor of business administration, also received recognition for his leadership of the organization during the 2011-12... continue reading

AACSB continues ONU business school accreditation

The Dicke College of Business Administration at Ohio Northern University has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.In 2003, Dicke College of Business Administration was accredited by the AACSB, a formal recognition of the program’s ability to prepare students to become successful business and community leaders.“Maintaining this premier accreditation by the AACSB reinforces our commitment to providing current and future students with the best possible management education,”... continue reading

Beta Alpha Psi chapter honored

The Mu Delta chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration has been named a semifinalist for the Beta Alpha Psi Ethics Award sponsored by Grant Thornton LLC.The 2012-13 award is made up of two parts: an abstract of a planned ethics project and a final submission of the results.ONU’s abstract outlined a plan to conduct an Ethics Day on campus to provide an avenue for high school students to think about ethical issues. During the event, Beta Alpha Psi will pose an ethical dilemma to high school students with an emphasis on the importance of ethical behavior and how an ethical decision can be made. The group also will coordinate a guest speaker, provide lunch and distribute prizes... continue reading

Student-athlete wins Elite 89 award for NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship

Ohio Northern University defenseman Matt Fleming, a senior international business and economics major from Liberty Township, Ohio, has been named the recipient of the Elite 89 award for the 2012 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. The award was presented at the NCAA Finals in San Antonio in November.The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.Fleming, a graduate of Lakota East High School, is the first ONU student-athlete to receive this national award.The Elite 89, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of... continue reading

Entrepreneur workshop series to tackle small business taxes

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University continues its entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.The topic of the workshop will be “Taxes and Your Business” with Mary E. Fox, an attorney with Fox Ruhlen Co. LPA in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. This event is free and open to the public.Fox has practiced law for 30 years. Although her practice encompasses all areas of family law and probate matters, she also provides services for the formation of businesses, tax planning and tax preparation.She is a director of Community First Bank N.A. and the Upper... continue reading

ONU Receives Funding to Develop New Risk Management and Insurance Major

Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration was awarded a grant from the Robert P. Ashlock Memorial Program, funded through Assurex Global and administered by The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation to develop a Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) major. Making the presentation to Dr. James W. Fenton, dean of The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration were Meg Allwein, Vice President, Chief Quality Officer at Assurex Global as well as The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation’s Melissa Kuhn Wheeler, Director – Public Policymaker Education and Jason Terrell, Director – Insurance Education Institutes.Ohio Northern is planning to introduce the new major to address the increasing... continue reading

ONU students honored by Financial Executives International Toledo Chapter

Two students from Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments at the Financial Executives International (FEI) Toledo Chapter Students Awards Night in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Nov. 8.Robert Roll, a senior accounting and finance major from Gahanna, Ohio, and Austin Price, a Master of Professional Practice in Accounting candidate from Tiffin, Ohio, were among 14 students honored at the event. The two ONU students were presented a $400 award check from Michael Harding on behalf of the FEI Toledo Chapter.Roll, the recipient of FEI’s undergraduate award, has served as president of the Student Investment Group and CFO of Polar Merchandise as well as the secretary... continue reading

Global Entrepreneurship Week features competition, champion ballroom dancing duo

The Ohio Northern University James F. Dicke College of Business Administration Entrepreneur Center is holding a Global Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 13-16. The week will include pitch competitions for ONU students and a four-day visit from the champion ballroom dancing duo of Tim and Barbara Haller. The week begins with the ONU Polar Innovation Exchange competition will commence at 5:30 p.m. ONU students are asked to prepare a brief oral presentation of no more than two minutes. This should be a concise and well-thought-out presentation of a new business or product idea. Props are allowed and encouraged. There will be two levels of competition. Level one involves all teams or individuals competing in front of a panel of judges. For... continue reading

‘Leading Change’ topic for entrepreneur workshop

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University continues its entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.The topic of the workshop will be “Leading Change” with David Hood. This event is free and open to the public.Hood is the pastor of new church development for Ginghamsburg Church, where he serves as campus pastor at Fort McKinley Church and The Point, the church’s urban branches in Dayton, Ohio. Fort McKinley is a church “restart” that was on the brink of closing in 2008. In just three years, Fort McKinley has grown from 40 attendees to more than... continue reading