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Political Science Senior Testifies for Grants for Grads

When ONU senior Abe Jacob was approached by his boss, State Senator Steve Buehrer, to testify in favor of the Ohio Grants for Grads Program, he knew it would be a great opportunity to garner relevant experience for his future.

A political science major, Jacob has been working with Senator Buehrer since his first run for State Senate in 2006. Jacob also job shadowed Senate Buehrer while in high school and has kept in touch throughout the years.

Published: Wed, 03/18/2009 - 3:31pm

Continuous Achievement Scholarship Honors Academic Improvement

After four years of planning, Ohio Northern is now offering the Continuous Achievement Scholarship to one student in each undergraduate college.

Published: Thu, 03/12/2009 - 2:19pm

Mock Trial Team Qualifies for National Tournament

ONU's Mock Trial Team 448 has qualified for the National Mock Trial Tournament by finishing in a tie for seventh place at the Cincinnati Regional Qualifying Tournament.

Published: Mon, 03/09/2009 - 10:46am

Students Flock to the Statehouse

Five ONU students were among more than 140 students and advisors from independent colleges throughout Ohio who traveled to the Statehouse on Feb. 24 for

Published: Wed, 02/25/2009 - 1:27pm

Three Engineering Students Receive Scholarships

Three civil engineering students: Nathan Bair, a senior from Upper Sandusky, Ohio; Joel Metzker, a junior from Sunbury, Ohio; and Justin Stone, a senior from Burton, Ohio, have been awarded the Flexible Pavement of Ohio Scholarships of $1,000 each, for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Flexible Pavements of Ohio is an association for the development, improvement and achievement of quality asphalt pavement construction in Ohio. Each year is provides 25 to 30 scholarship awards to Ohio students. It also sponsors a student asphalt mixture competition.

Published: Mon, 02/23/2009 - 4:21pm

Student Project Wins Engineering Design Competition

The senior capstone project by four ONU civil engineering students, all now 2008 graduates, has won first prize in the 2009 Student Structural Design Competition, sponsored by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Published: Mon, 02/23/2009 - 4:16pm

Ohio Northern Student Is Winner of the AICUO Art Award and a Finalist for the Grand Award

Ohio Northern University student Andrew Steingass, a senior studio arts major from Ada, Ohio, was selected as a winner for the 2009 Excellence in Visual Arts Award from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO). He also was one of six finalists for the AICUO Grand Award. The students were chosen from a field of 21 students nominated from colleges and universities affiliated with the AICUO.

Published: Sun, 02/22/2009 - 4:17pm

Miles From Home: Julia Tabaj Shares Experiences From China

Julia Tabaj with pandas Julia Tabaj, a senior computer science major from Twinsburg, Ohio, is currently far from Ohio's blustery winter weather. In fact, she's far from this continent altogether. Tabaj is spending a school year abroad at the Southwest University for Nationalities in Chengdu, China.

Tabaj decided to study in China after enrolling in Mandarin Chinese classes at ONU during her junior year.

Published: Thu, 02/19/2009 - 12:10pm

PoliSci Honor Society Awarded Research Grant

For the seventh-consecutive year, the ONU chapter of the political science honor society Pi Sigma Alpha has received a grant through the society's national office. This year, the ONU chapter received $1,279 to conduct research on the 2008 Electoral College.

Dr. Robert Alexander, BA '94, associate professor of political science and the chapter advisor, said that, with the recent presidential election and meeting of the Electoral College, it "made sense" to make it the focus of Pi Sigma Alpha's research.

Published: Thu, 02/19/2009 - 11:48am

Student Design Major Puts “Mind To Work”

Ohio Northern University graphic design major Katelyn Amendolara, a sophomore from Canfield, Ohio, presented at Heidelberg’s 16th annual Minds at Work Student Research Conference on Feb. 19. A scholarly event, the conference opened its doors to students from regional colleges and universities to present research projects on a wide variety of subjects.

Published: Wed, 02/18/2009 - 5:26pm