Oct. 31, 2012

Spotlight: Faculty & Staff 

An Electoral College Tie?
Dr. Rob Alexander, professor of political science, joins the NPR On Point discussion on the possibility of a tie in the Electoral College

Web redesign receives recognition
ONU’s redesigned Academics Website has been recognized with the 2012 Pride of CASE V award for Best Web Site, Individual Page or Section. The site, created by Brian Paris, associate director of online content, Ken Colwell, associate director of web design, and Emily Buehler, assistant director of admissions, received the bronze award behind Indiana University, gold, and Minnesota Medical Foundation, silver. CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) is an international professional association serving educational institutions and the advancement professionals who work on their behalf in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing and allied areas.

Professor receives Teaching with Primary Sources grant
Dr. James Schul, assistant professor of education at Ohio Northern University, has received a Teaching with Primary Sources Midwest Region grant to fund the “Fostering Historical Thinking and Imagination through Primary Source Instruction” project.


ONU represented at Society for Neuroscience Conference
Dr. Philip Zoladz, assistant professor of psychology, and 10 past and present research assistants, attended the 2012 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, held Oct. 13-17 in New Orleans, La., to present posters based on research conducted at ONU.

Casey named Teacher of Year
Dr. Rebecca L. Casey, associate professor of music, has been awarded the OMTA (Ohio Music Teachers Association) State Certified Teacher of the Year award for "recognition of excellence in piano instruction and dedication to OMTA/MTNA." She will be honored at the OMTA/MTNA state convention in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Casey is head of the keyboard area in the Music Department.

Clingerman participates in research seminars
Forrest Clingerman, associate professor of religion, recently took part in two research seminars at Scottish universities.

Article by Dr. Kim to be published
Dr. Dong Hyun Kim, assistant professor of finance, is co-author of an article to be published in the Journal of Corporate Finance. The paper is“Impact of the TARP Financing Choice on Existing Preferred Stock.”

Tell Me About It: Fighting cancer with nature
Dr. David Kinder, professor of  medicinal chemistry, talks about his research in drug design using ethnobotany.

Jarrett named Outstanding New Professional
Jayme Jarrett, financial aid counselor, was named the Outstanding New Professional at the Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators(MASFAA) annual conference in Milwaukee, Wis.  

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Students in the News

Mortar Board chapter honored
The Aurora chapter of the National Mortar Board Society at Ohio Northern University was honored for excellence at the 2012 Mortar Board National Conference, held this past July in Chicago.

PRSSA team finishes third in national competition
Ohio Northern University’s Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) group took third place in Rowan University’s 2012 National Organ Donor Awareness Competition (NODAC).

PRSSA chapter receives Star Chapter recognition
Ohio Northern University’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) received a Star Chapter Award at the 2012 PRSSA National Conference in San Francisco Oct. 12-19.

Student receives PRSSA Internship Award
Ohio Northern University junior Lauren Stahl, a communication arts/public relations major from Belle Center, Ohio, was awarded the Altschul Champions for PRSSA Outstanding Internship Award at the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Conference on Oct. 15.


Math Shoot-out brings 18 teams to campus
Eighteen area high schools took part in the 10th annual Ohio Northern University Mathematics Shoot-out at the Mathile Center on Oct. 9.

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