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Academic Achievement Honored

Kimberly Chase, a junior in accounting from Dover, Ohio, is a recipient of the 2010 Slaymaker-Kinsey Award for academic achievement by a member of the ONU chapter of Alpha Xi Delta.

Since 1993, an endowment, established to honor Wilhelmina “Billie” Slaymaker-Kinsey, has provided a monetary recognition to the member in each Alpha Xi Delta chapter who returns to school with the highest GPA.

Alpha Xi Delta is one of the oldest women’s fraternities in the United States and is dedicated to the personal growth of women.

Published: Mon, 11/01/2010 - 2:52pm

Engineering Honor Society Honors ONU Chapter

Ohio Iota, the ONU chapter of the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi, was honored at the 105^th Tau Beta Pi National Convention in King of Prussia, Pa. Chapter members attending the convention included: president Lauren Sutherland, senior electrical engineering major from Findlay, Ohio; corresponding secretary Michael Krak, senior mechanical engineering major from Senecaville, Ohio; Joint Engineering Council representative Andrew Stephon, senior computer engineering major from New Philadelphia, Ohio; and advisor Robert Ward, professor of civil engineering.

Published: Thu, 10/14/2010 - 10:04am

Gamma Chi Chapter Honored

ONU’s Gamma Chi Chapter of Delta Omicron has been named recipient of the 2010 Chapter Progress Award. The award was made in recognition of the chapter’s 83 percent gain in membership during the 2009-10 academic year.

Chapter advisor Carol J. Gramm was also named one of two outstanding chapter advisors nationally. Emily Lockwood, a senior in music from West Liberty, Ohio, is chapter president.

Published: Tue, 10/12/2010 - 4:20pm

'Bear Necessities' is a Winner

In a contest to name the new on-campus convenience store in Affinity Commons, several students provided the name “Bear Necessities.” Out of all the winning name entries, Becky Pettigrew, a senior in biology from Lower Burrell, Pa., was drawn as the winner of an Apple iPad. Christine Hoerig, a junior in nursing from Marysville, Ohio, was drawn as the winner of the runner up prize of a Dr. Pepper Mountain Bike.

Published: Tue, 10/12/2010 - 2:30pm

Washington Center Gala

ONU students currently interning in Washington, D.C., and several ONU graduates of the program, took part in the recent Washington Center gala, held Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C.

The “Gala 2010: Transforming Potential into Achievement” event celebrated the impact The Washington Center’s programs have on more than 40,000 alumni and the influence they have on their communities. It also celebrated the individuals and organizations that partner with the center to develop students’ talents and turn their ambition to a greater purpose.

Published: Tue, 10/12/2010 - 12:36pm

Learning With a Foreign Accent

Study abroad is open to ONU students in all majors. For some it is required for graduation.

On Friday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the McIntosh Activities Room, the second annual study abroad fair will give students the opportunity to learn more.

Published: Tue, 10/12/2010 - 11:57am

Polar Sustainable Entrepreneur Pitch and Poster Competition

Do You Have a Great Idea for a New Business or Product?

Are You Ready to Develop a Plan for a New Business or Product?

Not Sure If It Is a Great Idea?

POLAR SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEUR

PITCH & POSTER COMPETITION

Nov. 2, 2010

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The Dicke Building Atrium

Published: Tue, 10/12/2010 - 11:31am

Mathematics and Statistics Students and Faculty Present at Miami University Conference

  Senior mathematics major, Ashley Risch from Hudson, Ohio, presented the paper, “A Phi-bonacci Sequence,” at the 27th Pi Mu Epsilon Student Conference at Miami University on Sept. 24, 2010. Pi Mu Epsilon is a Mathematics Honor Society.

At the same time mathematics and statistics faculty members, Drs. Khristo Boyadzhiev and Larry Robinson presented papers at Miami University’s 38th Annual Mathematics Conference.

Published: Mon, 10/11/2010 - 3:29pm

LeGendre Receives ‘Distinguished Student Award’

Renee LeGendre, a senior in communication arts from Toledo, Ohio, and the current president of ONU's PRSSA chapter, was recognized with the "Distinguished Student Award" as the top undergraduate communication student in Ohio at the recent Ohio Communication Association conference.

Published: Fri, 10/08/2010 - 4:39pm

Students, Professors Present Papers at Meeting of Anthropologists and Sociologists

Four students from ONU’s Department of Psychology and Sociology presented papers at the annual meeting of the Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky, held at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia Kentucky on Oct. 1-2.

Seth Adelman, a junior in psychology from Monroeville, Ohio, presented the paper “The Loss of Recess and the Potential Effects on Young Students.”

Published: Fri, 10/08/2010 - 10:23am