Jan. 23, 2013

Vol. 5, No. 3
Jan. 23, 2013

Top Stories

Portrait unveiled
President Dan DiBiasio and Chris Burns-DiBiasio returned to Wilmington College last week to participate in a special ceremony, during which DiBiasio's portrait was added to the college's Presidential Portrait Gallery. Read more on Wilmington's website.

AACSB continues ONU business school accreditation
The Dicke College of Business Administration at Ohio Northern University has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.

Cose to speak Jan. 24
Ellis Cose, award-winning journalist and author, will speak in ONU’s McIntosh Ballroom on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m., as part of ONU’s week of activities commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. This event is free and open to the public. A columnist and contributing editor for Newsweek magazine from 1993 to 2010 and former chairman of the editorial board and editorial page editor of the New York Daily News, Cose began his journalism career as a weekly columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, becoming, at the age of 19, the youngest editorial page columnist ever employed by a major Chicago daily. He went on to become an editor and national correspondent for the paper.

ONU to present 'The Soul Rebels'
Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present The Soul Rebels Brass Band in the Stambaugh Theater on Friday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is being held in conjunction with the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration week at ONU.

Polar Bear Indoor Marathon, Jan. 27
The fourth annual ONU Polar Bear Indoor Marathon will be held Sunday, Jan. 27, beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the ONU Sports Center. One of only four indoor marathons in the U.S., the ONU Polar Bear Marathon will host 40 runners competing at the marathon and half marathon distances of 26.2 and 13.1 miles respectively.

Entrepreneur workshop series to tackle small business taxes
The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University continues its entrepreneurship workshop series in the Dicke Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 29. The workshop will be preceded by a networking event at 5:30 p.m. The workshop will follow the networking event and conclude at 7 p.m.

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Spotlight: Faculty & Staff

Grants received
Grants to fund teaching and learning, live theatre and the application of engineering education have been received by ONU.

Learn to Swim Classes
Registrations are now being accepted for swim classes for ages 4-12. Two sessions of learn to swim classes will be offered March 10, 17, 24, April 7, 4 in the ONU Natatorium.

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Students in the News

Beta Alpha Psi chapter honored
The Mu Delta chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration has been named a semifinalist for the Beta Alpha Psi Ethics Award sponsored by Grant Thornton LLC.

Rough weather 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.

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Alumni News & Event

Looking for a new credit card?
Check out the new Polar Bear edition of the Visa Signature Card and show your polar bear pride!

Washington, D.C., Alumni Event Feb. 5
OMEA Alumni Reception Feb. 8
Columbus Alumni Club Day of Service Feb. 9
Fort Lauderdale Alumni Event March 5
Orlando Alumni Event March 6
Tampa Alumni Event March 7
Cleveland Alumni Club Event March 7
Venice Alumni Event March 9
Engineering Women Celebration March 15-16
Lima Alumni Event March 21
Chicago Alumni Event March 23

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Event Highlights

Jan. 24
11 a.m., Worship service, chapel
Noon, Healthwise Total Body Conditioning Class, ONU Sports Center Dance Room
7 p.m., Ellis Cose, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week Lecture, McIntosh Ballroom
9 p.m., Fusion, McIntosh Lobby

Jan. 25
Track and Field at OAC Split Meet, Mount Union
9 a.m., Pharmacy Interview Day, McIntosh Ballroom
6 p.m., Swimming and Diving at Notre Dame, Ohio
7:30 p.m., Soul Rebels, Freed Center for the Performing Arts

Jan. 26
8:30 a.m., Wrestling at Alma, Mich.
1 p.m., Swimming and Diving at Case Western Reserve
3 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. Marietta, ONU Sports Center
3 p.m., Women’s Basketball at Marietta

Jan. 27
6 p.m., Northern Christian Fellowship Prayer and Praise, Chapel

Jan. 28
5 p.m., Healthwise Total Body Strength and Endurance Class, Sports Center Dance Room

Jan. 29
8 a.m., 2013 Winter Career and Graduate School Fair, Field House
Noon, Healthwise Total Body Conditioning Class, Sports Center Dance Room
5:30 p.m., CEDC Taxes and Your Business, Dicke Forum
7:30 p.m., Wrestling vs. Mount Union, ONU Sports Center

Jan. 30
5 p.m., Mid-week Prayer, Chapel
6:30 p.m., CEDC Marketing for Small Business, Dicke Hall
7:30 p.m., Men’s Basketball at Otterbein
7:30 p.m., Women’s Basketball vs. Otterbein, ONU Sports Center

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Athletics

Men's swimming and diving claims 7th straight OAC title

Women's basketball stay perfect in OAC

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