Oct. 17, 2012

Spotlight: Faculty & Staff 

Residence Life supports Imagination Library
The Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Hardin County received $5,000 on Oct. 8, thanks to the efforts of ONU’s Office of Residence Life. The donation will provide books for 177 Hardin County children for one full year.  Dolly Parton's Imagination Library supports 572 children in Hardin County, providing a book every month to them at no charge from birth until they enter kindergarten.

Criminal Child Neglect and the ‘Free Range Kid’
David Pimentel, visiting associate professor of law, will present his newest paper “Criminal Child Neglect and the ‘Free Range Kid:’ Is Overprotective Parenting the New Standard of Care?” at the Central States Law Schools Association 2012 Scholarship Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 19-20, 2012. The paper has been accepted for publication by the Utah Law Review, and has already been downloaded over 17,500 times in the few months it's been available on the Internet. It has also been featured on the Wall Street Journal's Editorial Page as "Notable and Quotable." The article is available online.

Paper evaluates Dominican Republic teacher workshops
Ken Reid, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is coauthor of a paper that reports the initial results of teacher workshops offered for teachers in the Dominican Republic earlier this year.

Professors, students participate in social studies conference
Dr. James Schul, assistant professor of education, and Dr. Russ Crawford, associate professor of history, along with a team of students, took part in and made presentations at the Ohio Council for the Social Studies annual conference held Oct. 2 in Columbus, Ohio.

HealthWise newsletter now online
In October's HealthWise newsletter, learn about The American Heart Association's heart healthy diet, depression screening, fructose facts and organic foods. And don't forget the upcoming health screenings on Oct. 17 and 20.

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Students in the News

Making connections
Dr. Sylvia Earle, the 2012 Keiser Distinguished Lecturer at Ohio Northern University, talks about her visit to ONU and her memories as a studet of Dr. Samuel L. Meyer.

Biology alums to speak during Physical Therapy Month
In recognition of October as Physical Therapy Month, two recent graduates, Laura Vuyk, BS’08, and Joshua Salsbury, BS ’12, will be speaking to ONU students. On Oct. 17 Vuyk will be speaking about her undergraduate, graduate and work experiences at 7 p.m., in Mathile 112. On Oct. 25, Salsbury will present “Surviving Your First Year of PT School” at 7 p.m. in Mathile 112.

‘Football Americain: Or How Our Game Stumbled Across the Atlantic’
Phi Beta Delta, the honorary for international scholars, is sponsoring a presentation on American football à la française on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m., in the Dicke Forum. Russ Crawford, associate professor of history, will present "American Football in France." Crawford traveled to Paris and points north to learn about the history of the sport in that country. Football has had a difficult time spreading to other nations, and the story of how the game crossed the Atlantic to France is an interesting one. Don't miss it.

Paper evaluates Dominican Republic teacher workshops
Ken Reid, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is coauthor of a paper that reports the initial results of teacher workshops offered for teachers in the Dominican Republic earlier this year.

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