Dr. Edward Potkanowicz, Ohio Northern University associate professor of exercise physiology, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Raptor Motorsports LLC and $15,000 of in-kind funding from Inde Motorsports Ranch to support research in human thermoregulation/sports performance and driver science.
The funds were used to cover the cost of equipment, travel and facility rental for a weeklong field research trip to Willcox, Ariz. Potkanowicz was accompanied by Dan Colvin, a senior exercise physiology major from Tipp City.
The Ohio Northern football family will host a Ladies Night camp on Sept. 1 at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
The event is geared toward educating women on the rules, equipment and strategy of football.
Registration begins at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, with the program set to begin at 6:30 p.m. and run until approximately 8:40 p.m.
The evening will include presentations on the weight room, rules, equipment and game strategy, along with on the field drills for all in attendance.
The event is free, although the ONU Football program is requesting campers to make a voluntary donation to the Crossroads Crisis Center during sign-in.
Deirdre “Dee Dee” Myers, Ohio Northern University pharmacy and laboratory instructor, was presented the 2014-15 Albert E. Rosica Jr. Memorial award by the American College of Apothecaries (ACA) at the College’s 2015 Annual Education Conference in Denver on Aug. 14.
This award, established in memory of Albert E. Rosica Jr., a past president of the ACA, is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to pharmacy education.
After Myers graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1983, she began practicing pharmacy at a community pharmacy that she and her husband, Randy, still own. Myers also is the treasurer of Harry’s Pharmacy Inc.
Ohio Northern University is holding children's auditions for the “Holiday Spectacular” on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 1p.m. at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Ohio Northern University.
Looking for singers and dancers ranging in age from 5-12. Children may be asked to sing and should be ready to participate in a dance call (jazz and/or tap shoes).
No prepared dance or vocal solos, please. Call (419) 772-1998 for details.
Ohio Northern University will become a tobacco-free campus beginning Aug. 17. ONU joins more than 1,500 higher education institutions nationwide that are smoke-free, tobacco-free or both.
The move to become a smoke-free campus was a recommendation from the ONU Sustainability Committee, which researched and reviewed similar policies across the nation. The committee worked with campus groups, including the health services advisory committee, University Council, faculty, Class V Council and Student Senate.
Ohio Northern University, like other campuses, recognizes this step as important in addressing the serious health and environmental issues associated with tobacco use.
Ohio Northern University is registering organizations, businesses and residents for its fourth annual Ada Civic Engagement (ACE) Day to be held on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon.
A partnership with the village of Ada, the ACE Day program provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to not only engage with the community but also contribute to the village’s beautification.
