Ohio Northern University will use a mobile clinic to address substance misuse and behavioral health concerns thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Cardinal Health Foundation’s Generation RxPrescription Drug Misuse Prevention Education for Youth grant.
The project will use a proven innovative model to employ an existing mobile clinic using a multidisciplinary team of student health care providers under the supervision of licensed professionals to address the problems of substance abuse, its leading cause, behavioral health concerns.
The grant will focus on curricular change and instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in the areas of civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science and electrical engineering
The Ohio Northern University College of Engineering has received a $1.31 million, three-year grant from the Kern Family Foundation to further instill the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering and computer science students.
The Ohio Northern University chapter earned 11 awards for excellence in college journalism in the Society for Collegiate Journalists’ (SCJ) annual contest.
Graduating senior Grant Pepper was the most awarded collegiate journalist for the second year in a row with seven individual awards. He earned first- and second-place prizes in the radio sports package category for his work on “The Pep Talk.” He also won first place in the sports news category for his article “Where does ONU stand on kneeling?” Additionally, Pepper earned three second-place awards for continuing coverage, sports features and hard news. He also was awarded an honorable mention in the hard news category.
The Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy will host a community health carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 9.
The pharmacy is located in the Robertson-Evans Pharmacy Building at ONU, located at 511 W. Lincoln Ave. in Ada.
The event will allow individuals to learn about their health, play games and win prizes. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Information will be offered on health topics such as high blood pressure, diabetes, sun safety, drug abuse/addiction, immunizations and plans to quit smoking. Further, medication reviews will be offered.
Future ONU HealthWise outreach events involving the pharmacy and mobile clinic include:
The wrecking crew has arrived. Work began in demolishing Clark Hall on Monday morning. Here are photos of the north wing of Clark being torn down. Thanks to the camera work of Paul Logsdon, here are photos of Clark being torn down. Below is his story on the history of Clark, which over the years, served as lodging for many ONU students.
Kelley Lewis of Bellefontaine has received the 2018 Catherine Freed Outstanding Senior Female Leadership and Service Award from Ohio Northern University. Lewis, who attended Bellefontaine High School, graduated from ONU this spring with a bachelor’s degree in literature and creative writing.
