Each year, Pi Sigma Alpha selects four schools with enrollments less than 6,000 to win the award. Winning schools must exhibit exemplary activity in their departments and universities. According to Pi Sigma Alpha's national office, the award recognizes chapters that "exhibit high levels of energy and creativity in furthering the goals of the honor society."
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Honors for Poli-sci Honorary
Ohio Northern University's Pi Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, was recently chosen to receive one of the honorary's Best Chapter Awards for 2008-09.
Published: Wed, 11/11/2009 - 1:57pm
ONU Students Attend Theatre Festival
On Oct. 17 and 18, Ohio Northern University's theatre students Joanna Ginn, Garrett Young, Kara Dombrowski, Valerie Witherspoon, Cassie Rea and Amanda Fanno, along with John Armstrong, assistant professor of theatre arts, travelled to Cleveland for a weekend of theatre at the Great Lakes Theatre Festival (GLTF).
Published: Tue, 11/10/2009 - 10:03am
ONU Students Compete in Idea Pitch Competition
Ohio Northern University's Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization staged its fall 2009 Idea Pitch Competition on Oct. 28.
Callie Crum, a junior communication arts major from Cardington, Ohio, captured first place. She collected $200 for her first place idea, an Ohio Northern recycling work study program.
Published: Thu, 11/05/2009 - 4:41pm
Student Bar Association Hosts Race Judicata
At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 33 law students, faculty members and families met in the rain for the return of the Student Bar Association's (SBA) annual Race Judicata at Ohio Northern University.
The race ran just over a mile and a half around the perimeter of the Green Monster and was open to all ages as well as pets.
Published: Fri, 10/30/2009 - 10:03am
Spielman Walk/Run Raises Funds
More than $3,500 for breast cancer research was raised in this year's Stefanie Spielman Walk/Run for Breast Cancer, held Oct. 10 as part of Homecoming Weekend.
The annual event, hosted by Ohio Northern's chapter of Kappa Epsilon and the Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP), brought more than 190 participants to ONU's Green Monster on a chilly and foggy fall morning. The event is a 10-year tradition on campus.
Published: Thu, 10/22/2009 - 3:23pm
ONU to Compete in IBM-sponsored Collegiate Programming Contest
Ohio Northern University engineering and computer science students will participate in the 34th annual IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC). ONU will send six students to the University of Cincinnati to participate in the regional competition on Oct. 31.
Tens of thousands of students from 83 countries and six continents will compete in regional competitions around the world. The top 100 teams from these regional contests will qualify to advance to the World Finals in Harbin, China, Feb. 1-5, 2010.
Published: Thu, 10/22/2009 - 9:06am
Public Relations Program Receive OCA Distinguished Program Award
Ohio Northern University's public relations program received the Distinguished Program Award at the 2009 Ohio Communication Association (OCA) Conference held in Columbus on Oct. 3, 2009. This prestigious award honors Ohio Northern as having one of the best public relations programs in the state.
The OCA bases this award on student success and the outstanding work of ONU's chapter of the national Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). The Ohio Northern PRSSA chapter has won nearly every major award and scholarship offered by the organization.
Published: Thu, 10/08/2009 - 4:36pm
Jason & deMarco to Perform
International recording artists Jason & deMarco are scheduled to perform in Ohio Northern University's English Chapel Sanctuary at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.
The concert is a promotional event for Unite for Awareness week and is sponsored by Open Doors, Lima PLFAG and the AIDS Resource Center.
The concert is a promotional event for Unite for Awareness week and is sponsored by Open Doors, Lima PLFAG and the AIDS Resource Center.
Published: Mon, 09/14/2009 - 8:59am
Concrete Canoe Floats to Victory at National Competition
The Ohio Northern University concrete canoe team secured 13th place overall in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2009 national competition in Tuscaloosa, Ala., June 11-13. The team of 14 qualified for the national competition after winning first place overall at the regional competition at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Mich., in April. Competing teams traveled from across the United States and parts of Canada to the national event.
Published: Wed, 06/24/2009 - 1:25pm
ONU Baja Team Ranks 17th at Regional Competition
Ohio Northern University’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Baja team placed 17th overall at the regional Baja SAE® competition held June 11-14. The team also took 9th in the endurance portion of the competition. 100 teams traveled from across the globe, including the United States, Canada, North Korea, El Salvador and Mexico to Burlington, Wis., for the event.
Published: Wed, 06/24/2009 - 1:12pm
