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April 17 dedication of MLK statue between Taft and Law building
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 6, 2018

Ohio Northern University will hold a dedication for a statue that depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s talk on campus 50 years ago at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, in the area between Taft Hall and the ONU College of Law building.

The event is free and open to the public.

King spoke in Taft Gymnasium on Jan. 11, 1968. It was one of the last speeches he gave at a college or university. According to ONU archivist Paul Logsdon, King spoke at Kansas State University on Jan. 19, 1968, and at Manchester (Ind.) College on Feb. 1. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4.

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Duke prof to discuss morality in government

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Thursday, April 5, 2018

Legal scholar Neil S. Siegel will discuss “Law is not enough” during a talk at noon on Friday, April 13 at the ONU law school. Siegel is professor of law and professor of political science at Duke Law School. The talk is free and open to the public.

 

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Counter-terrorism topic of talk

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Carlotta Minnella will discuss the current state of U.S.-European Union counter-terrorism cooperation during a talk at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 9 at the Business College. The title of her talk is “Quo Vadimus? U.S.-EU Counter-Terrorism Cooperation in an Age of Uncertainty.” 

 

Her talk will outline the main patterns that have characterized the transition from the Obama to the current Trump administration, focusing both on cooperation on counter-terrorism operations and on preventive initiatives adopted by member states and by the EU at large. 

 

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ONU faculty member to perform trumpet recital

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, April 3, 2018

David Kosmyna, ONU professor of music, will be the featured performer on trumpet in a faculty recital at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 in the Presser Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

 

He will be assisted by Pamela Ashmore, ONU adjunct instructor of music, on piano; Lance Ashmore, ONU adjunct instructor of music, as narrator; and James Dapogny of James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band, on piano.

 

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ONU law students - Iceland connection

Icelandic Legal Exchange Program a 50-year partnership
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, April 1, 2018

From ONU law Facebook - A group of Ohio Northern Univerity law students traveled to Iceland during spring break as part of our Icelandic Legal Exchange Program, a partnership that has been in place for more than 50 years.

This year the students met with Steindor Jensen, LLM ‘13, who is now the secretary of the Icelandic parliamentary committee concerning finance.

Since graduating from the LLM program and returning to Iceland, Jensen has met with ONU visitors many times.

The annual trip provides ONU Law students an introduction to not only the Icelandic legal system, but also the rich Icelandic culture.

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Sax recital set for Thursday

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Friday, March 30, 2018

Guest artist Todd Gaffke will perform  on saxophone in recital at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 5 in Presser Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

 

Gaffke is assistant professor of saxophone at The University of Akron. He graduated from Central Michigan University, as well as a master’s degree in performance and doctoral degree in saxophone performance with jazz cognate from Michigan State University.

 

He will be accompanied by pianist Deborah Yasutake. Yasutake is an active pianist in the Akron/Cleveland area and is a staff accompanist at the University of Akron. She maintains a private piano studio in Stow.

 

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