Rebecca Phlipot, an ONU senior biochemistry major from Marysville, places a "thank you" note on a board in McIntosh Center. ONU students who receive scholarships and financial aid from alumni posted thank you notes on a large display board throughout the day on March 15.
The 111th annual Ada High School Interclass Competition takes place at 7 p.m., Friday, March 17, in the school auditorium.
Sophomores, juniors, and seniors will compete in the areas of short story, dramatic reading, poetry, and essay. Intermission entertainment is by the Ada staff and Ada High School senior class, as well as refreshments provided by the Ada Academic Boosters.
Several additional events take place in the school this month. Here's an upate from the school website:
Four members of the ONU men's swimming and diving deam were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference for 2016-17.
Senior Eric Chen (Mason), juniors Thomas Golba (Dayton/Alter) and Ian Simpson(Strongsville) and sophomore Gabe Rastatter (Springfield/Kenton Ridge) all received the honor.
Chen, a pharmaceutical business major, is now a 3-time Academic All-OAC honoree.
He is also a 13-time OAC Champion and a 19-time All-Conference award winner.
This season, Chen was part of ONU's OAC Champion 400 and 800 free relay teams and was All-OAC in the 100 and 200 free events and as part of ONU's 200 free and 400 medley relays.
Ohio Northern University instructor of flute Erin Helgeson Torres will present a flute recital at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 20 in Presser Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The program is entitled “Re-Imagining Tradition” and will feature Ian Clarke's “The Great Train Race,” Thea Musgrave’s” Narcissus for Solo Flute” and “Digital Delay” as well as “Franck's Sonata for Flute.”
James Cunningham, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Israel and the United Nations, will deliver the Kormendy Lecture at noon Thursday, March 16 in the law building.
Cunningham will discuss “Strengthening governance and rule of law in an era of crisis.” The talk is free and open to the public.
