July 5, 2012

Spotlight: Faculty & Staff 

‘Parable of the Pig Iron’
Dr. Paul Govekar, associate professor of management, and Dr. Michele A. Govekar, professor of management, are authors of an article, “The Parable of the Pig Iron: Using Taylor's Story to Teach the Principles of Scientific Management,” published in the Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 12, Issue 2.

Yoder presents at conference
Dr. John-David Yoder, professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, is coauthor of a paper presented at the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, held June 10-13 in San Antonio, Texas. Yoder has also been named program chair of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Mechanical Engineering Division.

Paper presented at robotics symposium
Dr. John-David Yoder, professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, co-authored a paper titled "Experiments comparing precision of stereo-vision approaches for control of an industrial manipulator."  Yoder presented the work at the 13th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics June 17-21, 2012, at Quebec City, Canada.

HealthWise newsletter available
This month the HealthWise newsletter includes information on bug bites, staying safe in the sun and new information on skin cancer and NSAIDS. Also look for summer exercise classes.

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Students in the News

Baja SAE team notches top-five finish at Wisconsin event
The Ohio Northern University Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team finished fifth overall at Baja SAE Wisconsin 2012, held June 7-10 at the MGA Research Corporation Proving Grounds in Burlington, Wis.

Studying in Hanyang
Follow the adventures of ONU's students as they study at Hanyang University in South Korea. Fifth-year pharmacy student Beth Crandall from Cattaraugus, N.Y., shares her experiences in a blog.

Delta Theta chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha honored
ONU’s Delta Theta chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha received the Anne Winnes Redmond Service Award, and others, at the organization’s 2012 convention, held June 27-July 1 in Louisville, Ky.

Pharmacy students attend Utah School
Dr. Tom Kier, associate dean of pharmacy operations, and three students, Ryan Griffin, Heather Helsel and Julie Zschoche, attended the 61st annual session of the University of Utah School of Medicine's School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies, June 17-22, 2012.

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Alumni News & Events

Cleveland Alumni Club: Lake County Captains Game and Fireworks July 13
Columbus Alumni Club: Student Send-Off July 14
Washington, D.C., Alumni Club: Student/Alumni Picnic July 21
ONU Day at Cedar Point July 28
College of Business Scholarship Golf and Fishing Charter July 29
Dayton Alumni Club: Dayton Dragons Event Aug. 1
Pharmacy Day Aug. 10
Columbus Alumni Club: Clippers Event Aug. 10
Homecoming Weekend Oct. 5-7

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