ONU Kappa Alpha Theta members are encouraging university students to attend a nacho/quesadilla meal Wednesday to raise funds for CASA, the sorority’s national philanthropy.
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, a national organization of volunteers that judges appoint to speak for the safety and well being of abused and neglected children.
Children with a CASA volunteer are half as likely to spend time in long-term foster care, defined as more than 3 years in care.
Now on view at the Stambaugh Studio Theatre Gallery is the Graphic & Advertising Student Juried Exhibition. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.daily and prior to Freed Center events.
Tetsuharu “Haru” Hashimoto, a senior management major from Yokkaichi-Shi, Japan, won best of show in this year’s juried exhibit. His book, “Ordinary to Extraordinary,” explores nature and typography. The show is on view through May 4.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought and ultimately gave his life for the cause of civil rights and nonviolent protest.
One of his protégés will be the keynote speaker for the dedication of the University’s new bronze statue commemorating the 50-year anniversary of King’s visit to campus in 1968.
The ceremony, open to the public, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the area between Taft Building and the Law College. In case of inclement weather, the program will be held inside English Chapel.
By Monty Siekerman
The Afghanistan Ambassador to the United States, Hamdullah Mohib, met with 10 students from his country while at Ohio Northern Thursday.
The students are here for an advanced law degree, the LLM, which they will receive in May. Later that evening, the Ambassador addressed a general meeting at the law school which was open to the public. He discussed the current state of Afghan-U.S. relations.
Prof. Howard Fenton has administered ONU’s LLM in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law program since its inception here 13 years ago. After this year’s commencement, 30 students from Afghanistan will have received the LLM from ONU.
The annual Cambodian art auction will begin Monday at the law school.. The paintings were created by students at Phare Ponleu Selpak, a performing arts school in Battambang, and proceeds will benefit elementary students at the Cambodian school started by the People Improvement Organization.
The school provides education, books, uniforms and food to children who lived in the Phnom Penh city dump and surrounding slums.
Ohio Northern raised $160,645 on Wednesday during a Founders Day challenge. Alumni were contacted about donating to the university on what is annually celebrated as Founders Day. The goal was to gain 600 gifts. A total of 661 alumni made donations.
