Nov. 28, 2012

Spotlight: Faculty & Staff 

Sharing the success of English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
One element in the success of ONU’s Prison Management Certificate Program (PMCP) is the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) program and the time, effort and expertise provided by its faculty, says Dr. Ellen Wilson, program coordinator for PMCP.

Kofi Nsia-Pepra presents paper at International Studies Conference
Kofi Nsia-Pepra, assistant professor of political science, presented a paper,  “Legal Analysis of ECOMOG’s Legitimacy to Forcefully Intervene in Ivory Coast to Restore Democracy,” Nov. 2 at the International Studies Association Midwest Conference, held in St. Louis, Mo.

Article published in JP Journal of Algebra, Numbers theory and Applications
An article titled "On a Class of Solvable Recurrences with Primes" co-authored by Dr. Mihai Caragiu, ONU professor of mathematics, Dr. Alexandru Zaharescu, professor of mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. Mohammad Zaki, ONU assistant professor of mathematics, appeared in JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications.

Boyadzhiev publishes article
Khristo Boyadzhiev, professor of mathematics, has co-authored the article, “Series with Hermite polynomials and applications” in the Hungarian mathematics journal Publicationes Mathematicae Debrecen.

Top Santa
Professor Richard Gainey, Department of Communication and Media Studies, is the new president of The Buckeye Santas, a statewide association or real-bearded Santas, Mrs. Claus and Elves.
 

Professor presents at the Statistics in Sports conference
On Sept. 28, 2012, Dr. Mihai Caragiu, professor of mathematics, presented the talk "Some explicit examples of paradoxical tournaments" at the fall conference devoted to Statistics in Sports held at Miami University.

Professor speaks at the mathematics colloquium
On Oct. 31, 2012, Dr. Mihai Caragiu, professor of mathematics, presented the invited talk "Beyond High School Science Fairs: The Senior Capstone Project" at the University of Findlay's Mathematics Colloquium.

Printing Services honored
ONU’s Printing Services received a First Place - Direct Mail/Personalization award from MGI at their inaugural GRAPH EXPO Applications Gallery held in Chicago in October. The printed items were 10 versions of the Homecoming postcards printed and addressed to nine specific alumni years as well as the general version.

Dr. Zank presents paper
At the 2012 CMS National Conference, Nov. 15-18 in San Diego, Calif., Dr. MJ Sunny Zank presented a paper titled “Genji and Gagaku: Traditional Japanese Music in Contemporary Animation.”


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Students in the News

Students honored by Financial Executives International Toledo Chapter
Two students from Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments at the Financial Executives International (FEI) Toledo Chapter Students Awards Night in Perrysburg, Ohio, on Nov. 8. Robert Roll, a senior accounting and finance major from Gahanna, Ohio, and Austin Price, a Master of Professional Practice in Accounting candidate from Tiffin, Ohio, were among 14 students honored at the event.

Pharmacy honored at NCPA national convention
The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy student chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) was honored with a trio of chapter awards at the 114th annual NCPA Convention and Trade Exposition in San Diego in October. Two ONU pharmacy scholarship recipients also were recognized at the event.

Mathematics Major recognized twice in The College Mathematics Journal
Thomas Steinberger, a junior from Waynesfield, Ohio, advised by Dr. Mohammad Zaki, was recognized twice in The College Mathematics Journal.

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