Senior Info

Office of Alumni Affairs

Senior Sendoff is a great way to say good bye to your classmates! Come out and enjoy a nice dinner and activities planned by the Office of Alumni Affairs on May 4, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. at the Lima Civic Center! Students will take a bus to and from the civic center.

Bookstore

What to order at the ONU Bookstore:

• Cap and gown
• Class ring
• Graduation announcements
• Diploma frame

Office of Career Services

Searching for a job can be tough and sometimes discouraging. Remember that searching is a process - take it one step at a time! Try talking with your advisor and professors, and ask for a push in the right direction; they will be happy to help. Another great option is to take advantage of the Office of Career Services. They will help you network, prepare your résumé and even offer mock interviews. The Emerging Professional Series is one feature that will help you prepare for the professional world.

Emerging Professional Series (EPS) offers:

• Behavioral-Based Interviewing I - Skills
• Behavioral-Based Interviewing II - Mock Interviews with Career Services
• Business Etiquette Know-How
• Career Fair Success Strategies
• Creating Professional Résumés and Cover Letters
• Financial Management and Investment Workshops
• Government Jobs I - An Introduction to Federal Government Internships and Jobs
• Government Jobs II - Mastering the Federal Application Process: KSA Writing and Federal Résumés
• Graduate and Professional School Selection and Application Process
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® - Understanding Your Type
• Negotiating Salary and Benefits
• Strong Interest Inventory® - Using Your Interests to Determine Your Best Career Choices
• Symplicity, Online Résumé Development, and Career Search-Engine Strategies - Leveraging Technology in Your Career Search
• Visiting Professional Series

Office of the Controller

GRADUATION CLEARANCE
As graduation approaches and up to right before, please check your tuition account on a regular basis for tuition balances, parking tickets, library fines, printing fees, etc. These are all items that can put a hold on your account that will hold your diploma and transcripts. Also, please make sure all of your financial aid is disbursed and that you have completed all requirements for financial aid. You will also have exit interviews to complete for any Stafford Loans.

HEALTH PROFESSION & PERKINS LOANS
If you had a Health Profession and/or Perkins Loan with Ohio Northern University, you will need to complete an exit interview for each. University Accounting Service, LLC handles all of our Health Profession and Perkins Loan billing. Please note that completing your exit interview is a graduation requirement.

Online exit interview
Online student loan payments

PIERSTORF LOANS
If you had a Pierstorf Loan with Ohio Northern University, you will be sent yearly statements with the balance due each spring. Please make sure you keep your address current with the Controller’s Office to ensure you receive your statements. Your yearly Pierstorf Loan payment will be due by May 15^th of each year for five years following graduation.

POLAR CARD REFUNDS
Please complete a Polar Card refund request form at the Controller’s Office for unused Polar Dollars.

Office of Financial Aid

Seniors, if you have taken out any Stafford Loans throughout your college career at Ohio Northern University, don't forget that you must take the online exit interview.

Graduate School: Are You Ready?

Have you taken the correct tests? Have you searched schools? Have you applied to schools? The Office of Career Services can help. They offer links for information such as:

• Graduate school links and information
• Graduate school admissions tests
• Graduate school test assistance

Graduation Day Information

Graduation Day is quickly approaching! Are you on track to finish up your classes within the next few quarters? If so, be sure to apply for graduation in the appropriate quarter before the deadline!

Locate and review the course catalog from your freshman year to verify graduation requirements.

Mandatory Commencement Practice
Saturday, May 21, 2011, located in King-Horn Field House from 1-3 p.m.

College of Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony
Sunday, May 22, 2011, located in King-Horn Field House from 10-11 a.m.

Commencement
Sunday, May 22, 2011, located in King-Horn Field House

Family Housing During Commencement Weekend
The Inn at Ohio Northern University - Reservations for Commencement Weekend can be made by calling The Inn directly at its toll-free number: 866-713-4513.
On Campus - Housing for guests of graduates will be provided on campus in University residence halls. Room costs will be $25 per person each night.

Commencement Tickets
The number of tickets received will be determined according to the number of graduating seniors. Order and pick up the tickets from your dean’s office. If extra tickets are needed, your name will be placed on a waiting list.

Office of the Registrar

Apply for Graduation
Apply for graduation as soon as possible and no later than two quarters before graduation. This will allow time to make sure that all requirements are fulfilled. Check page 46 of the University Catalog for application deadlines. 

Visit the Office of the Registrar’s Web page, and click “Forms for Students and Faculty.” On this page, you will find the PDF form of the Application for Graduation.

Request Transcript
Allow at least 24 hours before you expect your transcript to be mailed. Requests can be taken through your lifetime Luminis account, under “Banner Quick Clicks.”

Office of Student Affairs

A letter from Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw regarding the pronunciation of each graduates name:

Attention graduating seniors:
I will be reading the names at the commencement ceremony this year. I would very much like to pronounce yours correctly. If your name has ever been mispronounced and you think there is even the slightest chance I might not read it the way you (and you family) would like to hear it, please send me a message at a-thompson@onu.edu with your name, the pronunciation spelled out and maybe even a hint like “it rhymes with…” or “it sounds like…” to make sure I understand. Thank you, and congratulations on your accomplishments! See you on Commencement Weekend!