Sept. 21, 2011

Spotlight: Faculty & Staff 

ONU’s admissions website earns ‘A’ rating
Ohio Northern University’s Office of Admissions website has earned an “A” rating and a top-100 ranking in the 13th annual My College Options Enrollment Power Index (EPI).

Fund raisers benefit child
Several fund raisers are underway for Bree-Anna Goble, 4, the daughter of ONU employee Jeff Goble, Sodexo physical plant. She has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) a treatable type of leukemia.
A basket raffle was held Wednesday, Sept. 21, and the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon will be donating proceeds from the Homecoming balloon glow, 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 1 on the Tundra. To learn more about the Sigma Phi Epsilon effort, contact J-atkinson.2@onu.edu

Boyadzhiev publishes article
Khristo Boyadzhiev, ONU professor of mathematics, has co-authored the article, “The integrals in Gradshteyn and Ryzhik. Part 17: The Riemann zeta function” in the journal Scientia. His co-authors are Tewodros Amdeberhan, and Victor H. Moll. The article provides solutions and corrections (based on an unified method using the Riemann zeta function) to a number of integrals in Gradshteyn and Ryzhik's Table of Integrals,
Series, and Products, Seventh edition.

Math article receives recognition
The article "On Ducci sequences with alegraic numbers" (Fibonacci Quarterly, v.49, 2011, p. 34-40) by Mihai Caragiu, ONU professor of mathematics, Alexandru Zaharescu, UIUC, and Mohammad Zaki, ONU assistant professor of mathematics, has been included among the publications produced as a result of the NSF Program "Analytic methods in Number Theory" dealing with open problems "which have attracted some of the top researchers in the field."

Kamatali named to posts
Jean-Marie Kamatali, visiting assistant professor in ONU’s Democratic Governance and Rule of Law LL.M. program, has been appointed to the Advisory Council on the Law Profession of the Fetzer Institute. The mission of the Fetzer institute is to offer innovative perspectives on human potential that can ultimately transform our world. In addition, his article, “ The New Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ Contribution in Ending the Divisive Debate over Human Rights Responsibilities of Companies: Is It Time for an ICJ Advisory Opinion?” was accepted for publication in the Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, Volume 20, Issue 2,  Spring 2012. He was also recently appointed chair of the Human Rights and Legal Change Section of the African Studies Association. Founded in 1957, the African Studies Association (ASA) is the leading North American organization that promotes the study of Africa in all academic disciplines and for contemporary practitioners.

Nixle.com is now ONU’s Emergency Text Message System
Beginning Oct. 1, all Ohio Northern University emergency text messages will be delivered through Nixle.com, a free web-based service. ONU emergency text messages are sent by ONU’s Security Department.
If you previously signed up for text messages through Luminis, you will need to go to www.nixle.com and create a new account. Existing accounts will not be transferred. At Nixle you can sign up for both text and email alerts. Go to www.nixle.com and follow the sign up instructions. Learn how to sign up for Nixle.

Tuition Exchange information session
Full-time employees who will have a child enrolled in college during 2012-2013 as first-time freshmen and all other ranks, are invited to learn about the Tuition Exchange Inc. program in a special session at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, in McIntosh Room 7. Questions may always be directed to Dr. Juliet Hurtig at j-hurtig@onu.edu

International Friendship Family Program seeks volunteers
ONU faculty and staff are invited to be part of the 2011-2012 International Friendship Family Program.

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Students in the News

Phi Beta Delta to host presentations
Phi Beta Delta, the Honor Society for International Scholars will host its first program at 7 p.m., Thursday Sept. 22 at 7:00 PM in the Dicke Forum. Students who took part in the Hanyang and Dankook programs in South Korea last summer will be presenting their experiences during the program.

Simulating an Assembly Line
Check out the www.engineering.com site and the "Learning Series" video featuring Katie Wade, a senior in manufacturing technology from Ijamsville, Md., and an ONU simulation project for Ford.

Math students publish articles
Mathematics major Ashley Risch and her advisor, Mihai Caragiu, professor of mathematics, have an article, "An Euler-Fibonacci Sequence," accepted for publication in the Far East Journal of Mathematical Sciences. Mathematics graduate Gregory Back and his advisor, Caragiu, have been recognized in the Online Encyclopedia for Integer Sequences which makes a reference to their article "The Greatest Prime Factor and Recurrent Sequences"
which appeared last year in the Fibonacci Quarterly.

Problem Solving Recognition
The article "Multidimensional Greatest Prime Factor Sequences" by Dr. Mihai Caragiu, professor of mathematics, Lauren Sutherland, BS ’11, and Mohammad Zaki, assistant professor of mathematics, has been accepted for publication in JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications. A solution submitted by the ONU-Solve Problem solving group, faculty advisors Caragiu and Zaki, was published in the August 2011 Problem Section of the journal Fibonacci Quarterly.

Free flu shots offered to students
The ONU Health Center will provide free flu shots to ONU students from 5 to 7 p.m., Sept. 27 and Oct. 6. Students who receive their shot during these times will be entered in a drawing for a $50 Visa gift card, sponsored by the Society of Medical Professionals (SMP).

Law to host mock interview day
On Friday, Sept. 30, second and third-year law students will be taking part in mock interviews conducted by the law alumni board of directors at the Pettit College of Law. A series of presentations will offer insights into working in large multi-national firms; opening an independent law office; working in high profile cases and judicial clerkships. Mock interviews will follow.

Study Abroad Fair set
ONU’s Annual Study Abroad Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 14 in the McIntosh Activities Room. Representatives from international education organizations will provide information on various education abroad opportunities. Study is available to ONU students in over 40 countries, covering six continents.

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Alumni News & Events

B.E.A.R.S. wanted
Want to help grow the Northern family and reconnect with your alma mater? The Alumni B.E.A.R.S. (Building Energetic Alumni Resources for Students) program is looking for alumni across the nation to help recruit new students in a variety of ways. Click here for more information.

2011 Homecoming Sept. 30 - Oct. 2
Pharmacy Law Update, Cleveland, Oct. 13
Dayton Alumni Club: Happy Hour and Networking Event Oct. 13
Pharmacy Law Update, Columbus, Oct. 20
Columbus Alumni Club: Cocktails at the Conservatory Nov. 10
Cleveland Alumni Club: Justice Robert R. Cupp presentation at the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Nov. 10
Holiday Spectacular for Alumni, Family and Friends Dec. 2

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