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Feb. 8, 2012

'Engineering Medical Miracles at Mayo Clinic'

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Pinnacle Award honors five

The Ohio Northern University James F. Dicke College of Business Administration has honored five individuals who have made the highest commitment to the business college with the inaugural Pinnacle Award at a banquet held Feb. 3.

'The Magic School Bus' rolls into ONU

ONU's Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present "The Magic School Bus Live: The Climate Change." on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. "The Magic School Bus" is based on the PBS cartoon of the same title.

Pettit College of Law to host Diversity Forum

The Pettit College of Law's 13th annual Diversity Forum will discuss "The 20-Year Legacy of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas" in the Celebrezze Moot Court Room 127 on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 11 a.m.

Tickets on sale for 'Miss Saigon'

In combination with the musical theatre program, the symphony will present this musical in full orchestral scoring and limited staging Feb. 24-26. A beautiful retelling of the opera Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam War, this international sensation is sure to deliver an evening of great entertainment.

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Spotlight: Faculty & Staff

'Economy not out of the woods'

David McClough, assistant professor of economics, has written a newspaper column on the state of the economy that is appearing in the Lima News, Findlay Courier, Toledo Free Press, Columbus Business First, Cincinnati Business Courier and Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune.

KEEN grant received

Drs. J.D. Yoder, professor and chair of mechanical engineering, and Robert Kleine, associate professor of marketing, are the recipients of a $444,580 KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network) grant from the Kern Family Foundation.

Florida funds bridge research

Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Mohti, assistant professor of civil engineering, is continuing his work with the University of North Florida on a research project titled "Sealing of Cracks on Florida Bridge Decks with Steel Girders."

HealthWise Updates

Check out the new HealthWise Fitness page with walking maps for several campus buildings. Healthwise will offer free health screenings for all faculty and staff from 7 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, in the McIntosh Activities Room. No appointment necessary-just stop by. From more information call ext.3933 or email healthwise@onu.edunbsp;

Students in the News

ONU to host panel discussion about heroin

Ohio Northern University will host a panel discussion about heroin, focusing on drug courts and prison drug counseling, in the forum of James F. Dicke Hall on Monday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m.

Winter Career and Grad/Professional School Fair

Feb. 16 the Winter Career and Grad/Professional School Fair will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the McIntosh Center Activities Room and Lounge. The event is for sophomore, junior, senior and alumni from the College of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Engineering looking for full time, internship or summer positions and to meet with representatives from graduate and professional schools. The event is sponsored by ONU's Office of Career Services. Contact Jane Ward to learn more.

2012 Learn to Swim classes slated

Registrations are now being accepted for learn to swim classes for ages 4-12, presented by ONU students to benefit the ONU Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams.

Two sessions of learn to swim classes will be offered March 25, April 1, 15, 22 and 29.

Snow in the forecast?

Don't be caught out in the storm! Sign up for Nixle.com emergency text messages -- now available directly from the ONU Security Department web page.

Alumni News & Events

Indianapolis Alumni Event, Feb. 16, 2012
Ft. Wayne, Ind., Alumni Event Feb. 17, 2012
Toledo Alumni Event Feb. 23, 2012

Columbus Alumni Event Feb. 24. 2012

Cleveland Alumni Event March 1, 2012

Scholarship Golf Outing March 4-5, 2012
Join us in Naples, Fla. to golf for a cause. Register today to be a sponsor or play!
Orlando Area Alumni Event March 7, 2012

Chicago Alumni Event March 8, 2012

Tampa Area Alumni Event March 8, 2012

Venice, Fla., Area Alumni Event March 10

Attention all B.E.A.R.S! Spring college fairs are posted and we need your help! Volunteer today!

Tour Imperial Russian Waterways: Moscow and St. Petersburg

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Event Highlights

Feb. 9

11 a.m., Chapel Worship Service, Chapel

11:15 a.m., Law - Women of Afghanistan, Law Room 129

3 p.m., Tara Allison, Open Doors speaker, facilitated by the Human Sexual Behavior and Developmental Psychology courses, Dicke Forum

Feb. 10

8 p.m., Rainbow Rampage Dance, sponsored by Open Doors and SPC, McIntosh Activities Room

Feb. 11

10 a.m., Track and Field, All-Ohio Championships, Otterbein

1 p.m., Wrestling JV at Ashland

1 p.m., Women's JV Basketball vs. Mount Union, ONU Sports Center

3 p.m., Men's Basketball at Mount Union

3 p.m., Women's Basketball vs. Mount Union, ONU Sports Center (listen live on WONB)

Jan. 12

11:15 a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel Mass, Chapel

1 p.m., Women's Tennis vs. Hillsdale, Mich., Westwood Tennis Center, Lima

6 p.m., Women's Tennis vs. Adrian Mich., Westwood Tennis Center, Lima

Jan. 13

7 p.m., Men's JV Basketball vs. Lourdes , ONU Sports Center

7 p.m., Spotts Lecture, "Engineering Medical Miracles at Mayo Clinic," Freed Center for the Performing Arts

Feb. 14

Valentine's Day

11 a.m., Cultural Conversation Hour, Perceptions and Realities: The Black Community and the Republican Party, Heterick Library 301

6:30 p.m., Wrestling JV vs. Muskingum, ONU Sports Center

7 p.m., Black History Month lecture, "Why We Celebrate Black History Month," Clyde W. Pickett, director of multicultural development, Dicke Forum

7:30 p.m., Wrestling vs. Muskingum, ONU Sports Center

Feb. 15

7:30 p.m., Men's Basketball vs. Wilmington, ONU Sports Center

7:30 p.m., Women's Basketball at Wilmington

More Coming Events

Athletics

Support Ronald McDonald House

As part of an annual project, ONU Athletics Department will donate gate receipts from the Feb. 15 men's Basketball game to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Schnelle is OAC Player of the Week

Chillin' with a Polar Bear

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