April 6, 2011

At the Freed Center

International Play Fest: Native American Theatre
Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents the ninth International Play Festival from Wednesday, April 6, to Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m., along with 2 p.m. shows on Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10. A preshow discussion will be held on Wednesday, April 6, at 7:15 p.m., and a post-show discussion will take place on Friday, April 8.

Oklahoma!
Enjoy the musical theatre classic with favorites like "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "I Can't Say No," "Oklahoma" and "Kansas City."

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Spotlight: Faculty & Staff

Tornado awareness month
April is tornado awareness month. The University's outdoor warning siren is tested on the first Friday of each month at approximately noon. If threatening weather is in the area, the test will be canceled. A continuous siren blast sounds when a tornado warning is in effect. The siren will continue to sound until the danger has passed.

Drupal group to evaluate user experience
The next meeting of the Drupal Users Group will be noon, Wednesday, April 13 in McIntosh Room 205. Participants will discuss the user experiences and usability of the ONU Web pages. The meeting is open to anyone working with ONU's content management system, Drupal. 

Phi Beta Delta chapter receives national honor
The ONU Gamma Upsilon chapter of Phi Beta Delta, the honor society for international scholars, has been named the outstanding chapter of the organization in the U.S.

Medical professionals invited to program
“Sepsis Management and the Role of Procalcitonin" is the title of a continuing education program for laboratory and other medical professionals scheduled from 4 to 5 p.m., April 13 in Mathile 112.

Faculty present at state meeting
Representatives from ONU’s School Partnership Group Committee gave a presentation, “Being and Giving: Journeying Towards Transforming a University Education Department into a Viable and Relevant Partner with Local Public Schools” at the Ohio Confederation of Teacher Education Organizations (OCTEO) conference held March 17 in Dublin, Ohio. The members of the committee are Drs. Russ Crawford, Patricia Freeman, Deb Gallagher, Diana Garlough, Linda Lehman, Ron Kieffer and Jim Schul.

Paper presented and IEEE conference
Dr. Sami Khorbotly, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, presented a paper titled "A modified approximation of 2D Gaussian Smoothing Filters for Fixed-Point platforms" at the Joint IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT-2011) and Southeastern Symposium on System Theory (SSST-2011), March 14-16, at Auburn University, in Auburn, Ala. The paper was co-authored by Dr. Khorbotly and Dr. Firas Hassan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. The research was supported by the College of Engineering Summer Research Program.

Outreach
ONU’s Pierstorf Family Pharmacy Museum has instituted its first off-campus exhibit. Through June, a selection of pharmacy antiques including cobalt bottles, torsion scales and varied mortar and pestles will be on display in the Bluffton Public Library.

Child Development Center accepting enrollment
ONU's Child Development Center is now accepting enrollment for fall. The center offers full day preschool or morning preschool on Tuesday and Thursday, or Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For details contact June Zimmerman or call 419-772-2141.

HealthWise newsletter
The latest HealthWise newsletter includes information on heart disease, colorectal cancer detection and prevention, bone health and nutrition.

Learn to swim
Swim lessons will be offered April 3,10,17 and May 1 and 8 by students in the coaching theories of competitive swimming class with proceeds to benefit the ONU men and women's swimming and diving team. Cost is $50. For details, contact j-ewald@onu.edu 

Emergency Messaging:
Emergency on campus? Classes delayed or cancelled? Sign up for ONU’s emergency text messaging. Just log in to Luminis and look for the box named "Emergency Broadcast Sign-up."

Want weather warnings for Ada? ONU Security uses Nixle.com for these alerts. Go to www.nixle.com for this free service.

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Students in the News

Concrete Canoe team advances to nationals
The Ohio Northern University concrete canoe team placed second in the American Society of Civil Engineers' regional concrete canoe contest at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, April 1-3. This qualifies ONU for the national concrete canoe competition in Evansville, Ind., June 16-18.

Clarkson named to national post
Joe Clarkson, a senior in communication arts from Huntingdon, Pa., has been elected national vice president for internship and jobs at the PRSSA National Assembly in Seattle, Wash. He is the tenth ONU student to be elected to PRSSA’s National Committee.

Elevator pitch competition, April 19
ONU students are invited to enter the Polar Sustainable Entrepreneur Pitch and Poster Competition, April 19 at the James F. Dicke College of Business Administration. The event is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. In addition to the usual category winners a new award is available for students who are pitching products only. The top five product idea winners will be eligible to win a $250 prize, a senior design team will prepare a business analysis and design a prototype for each product idea winner, $2500 will be provided to construct a prototype, mentoring from faculty will be available, legal advice from a law student will be available, and chances to apply for further funding.  All competitors must register by April 12 by emailing  t-schakett@onu.edu

Run for the Roses, May 1
The annual Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser, Run for the Roses, is now accepting registrations for the May 1 5K walk/run. Organized by ONU’s Athletic Training program, the event is held in memory of ONU graduates Angela Badertscher, who lost her fight with Cystic Fibrosis in 2008, and honors her sister Kim Badertscher,  who has just received a lung transplant to combat the same disease. Runners/walkers can register online or make donations.

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Alumni News & Events

Murphy named Resident of the Year
Bethany Lance Murphy, '10 PharmD, has been named Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacist's (OSHP) Resident of the Year. The award 
recognizes a pharmacy resident who has demonstrated exceptional skills in the area of residency practice. The award is selected based on nominations and presented at the OSHP annual meeting in May.

Denver Regional Area Alumni Event April 6
Dallas Regional Area Alumni Event April 8
San Antonio Regional Area Alumni Event April 9
Washington, D.C., Regional Area Alumni Event April 15
Columbus Regional Area Alumni Event April 28
Cleveland Regional Area Alumni Event May 1

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