By Monty Siekerman
ONU welcomed 14 counselors from throughout the world on Thursday to see the campus facilities and learn about the academic programs so that they can return to their home countries and advise their local students about which U.S. college might be a good fit for them.
The counselors spent the day at ONU before heading to Findlay and BGSU.
They came from the tiny rich island nation of Brunei, populace China, former foe Vietnam, USA friend Jordan and elsewhere.
The list also included Cambodia, Ecuador, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Paupa New Guinea, Peru, Russia, Serbia, and Sri Lanka. It was a mini-UN.
Dr. Holly Lynn Baumgartner is the new dean of the ONU Getty College of Arts & Sciences.
She earned her BA magna cum laude in English literature/classical studies from the University of Toledo, her MA in American culture studies from Bowling Green State University and her Ph.D. in English from Bowling Green State University.
She was previously the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. Dr. Tena Roepke served as interim dean last year.
How do you spell USA? These kids enjoyed an Independence Day meal of hamburgers and hotdogs for lunch at the Ada War Memorial Park on Thursday. The celebration, replete with decorations and a traditional holiday meal, occurred a few days after the 4th because plans were rained out last week. Pictured are (from left) Sofiah, 4, Elijah, 7, and Josiah, 5, Zimmerly. ReStore sponsors a free lunch for youngsters at a park shelter house Monday through Friday. (Monty Siekerman photo)