Dr. Diana Garlough, ONU assistant professor of education, will speak at the World Literacy Summit in Oxford, England, on March 27. She is chair of the Department of Education and the accreditation coordinator for teacher education at ONU.
Her presentation involves “Moving the race/culture discussion forward in classrooms” and uses a framework meant to promote racial healing through honesty, empathy, advocacy and action. “The framework I will present is one means of helping teachers feel comfortable talking about race in classrooms,” Garlough explained.
Judy Greavu, ONU art professor emerita, has had a sculpture accepted for display in Lakeland, Fla. The sculpture was one of 10 selected from 65 proposals for display along Lemon Street from now until the end of 2018.
Lakeland lives up to its name with two lakes in the heart of town with many pieces of sculpture near the water’s edge. Sculpture also can be found at a nearby park in the center of town as well as along downtown streets.
So does Cathy Jenks, an ONU graphic design major from Elida, who created a poster encouraging all who use toxic pesticides to find a better solution. Yesterday was Learn about Butterflies Day, although there are none of the beautiful creatures here presently due to continued freezing temperatures. Her poster, zeroing in on the Monarch butterfly, came about in a persuasive design course.
Matthew Kroenig will discuss “The United States/North Korea Nuclear Weapons Impasse: The Way Forward” at 7 p.m. on March 21 in Dicke Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Kroenig provides regular commentary for major media outlets such as PBS Newshour, Fareed Zakaria GPS, NPR, BBC, CNN, CBS, Fox News and C-SPAN.
The Ohio Northern University Symphonic Band, the “Northern Winds,” will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 19 in the Freed Center. Ticket information may be obtained by calling the Freed Center box office at 419-772-1900 between noon and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The multicultural program, titled “Around The World With The Winds,” will feature music from the United States, England, Africa, Australia, China, Korea, Mexico and the Middle East.
The following students from Hardin County and the surrounding area were named to the Dean’s List for fall semester 2017-18 at Ohio Northern University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.
