Arts & Science News

Ceramics Professor Accepted into National Juried Competition

H. Luke Sheets, an assistant professor in art at Ohio Northern University, has had his work accepted into the Majestic Galleries' National Juried Competition 2009. Sheets' piece, "Hound of War," is a mixed-media sculpture. The competition is in its fourth year at the Majestic Galleries in Nelsonville, Ohio. The show opens Friday, June 26, with a reception and awards presentation from 6-10 p.m. The show closes on Sunday, July 26. Gallery hours are Fridays through Sundays from...

Ohio Northern University to Host U.S.-Japan Summer Camp

U.S. high school students will have the opportunity to learn Japanese, experience Japanese culture and earn college credit at the U.S.-Japan Summer Camp, scheduled from July 19 through Aug. 1 on the Ohio Northern University campus in Ada. Limited to 20 students (high school freshmen through seniors), the camp is dedicated to fostering scholarship, enhancing language skills and promoting cross-cultural understanding. In addition to academic coursework, students will take part in cultural...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Fisher to Speak at Undergraduate Commencement

Ohio Northern University will celebrate its 2009 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the Sports Center. About 600 students will be awarded degrees. Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will address the graduating students as the guest speaker. Fisher has more than 16 years of public service, serving as Ohio attorney general, as a state senator and as a state representative. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor and state development director, Fisher served as the...

ONU Prepares Prison Management Program for Saudi Arabian Professionals

Ohio Northern University will begin a two-year prison management certificate program this summer for prison administrators from Saudi Arabia.Ohio Northern will offer 30 prison management professionals, who already have bachelor's degrees and training, the opportunity to study the English language and criminal justice in Ohio Northern University's Department of History, Politics and Justice.At Northern, these professionals will study corrections and prison management to learn about and...

Public Relations Student Wins at Public Speaking Competition

Callie Crum, public relations major of Cardington, Ohio, is a student who understands what it means to be determined. Having been an active member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) in high school, she had familiarized herself with all aspects of competitive public speaking, from tone inflection to choreographing hand movements and walking patterns. Upon her arrival to Ohio Northern University, she was not keen to let that interest die. “I just have a drive to do it,” Crum says, “and I...

Technological Studies Teams Garner Gold, Silver at National Robotics Challenge

Ohio Northern University's Department of Technological Studies teams garnered four awards, including a gold award, at the National Robotics Challenge in Marion, Ohio, on April 17-18. ONU sent six teams and 21 students to the competition. The team of Rob Hradek, Wooster, Ohio; Scott Nemeth, Westlake, Ohio; Courtney Johnson, Fremont, Ohio; Katie Wade, Ijamsville, Md., Jose Guzman, Lima, Ohio; and Eric Gray, North Fairfield, Ohio, won a gold award in workcell animation for its ice cream...

ONU Celebrates National Women’s Health Week

Ohio Northern University's women's health class will celebrate National Women's Health Week by hosting women's health events in the Ada and Lima communities from May 10-16. The class will host an event at ReStore in Ada to educate the public on Women's Health Week. Events are planned for the Lima-area for osteoporosis screening, blood pressure screening, prenatal nutrition and folate-rich food samples, and breast cancer awareness. These events will be held on Thursday,...

'Education in Mexico' Topic for Phi Beta Delta Forum

Ohio Northern University's Fulbright Scholar in Residence Juan Manuel Guerra-Hernandez will speak on "Education in Mexico" in Dicke 137 on Tuesday, April 28, from 7-8 p.m. The presentation is sponsored by Phi Beta Delta's International Forum. Born and raised in Mexico, Guerra-Hernandez has worked with the ONU Dance Company since January to put together a lecture demonstration of Mexican folk dances for local elementary and middle schools. The demonstration is intended to...

Crago Named Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs

David C. Crago, Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law dean and professor of law, has been named ONU’s interim vice president of academic affairs, effective July 1. Crago, who will remain dean of the College of Law, takes on the responsibilities of the departing Dr. Anne Lippert, who announced her retirement earlier this year. Lippert, who has been with ONU since 1971, has served as vice president since 1992. Dr. Kendall L. Baker, ONU president, said, “Dean Crago has provided...

ONU Celebrates the Arts

Celebration of the Arts, a demonstration of visual and written creativity, will be held at the Wishing Well in Ohio Northern University's McIntosh Center on Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. The event begins with ONU art majors displaying their projects and English majors reading some of their creative works. Special guest Karen Craigo, Ohio poet and creative writing teacher at Bowling Green State University, will also give a reading. The event is free and open to the public.