As part of the Ohio Northern's LL.M. program's two-week orientation, students met with Ada Mayor Dave Retterer, (far left), and Ada Police Chief Michael Harnishfeger (far right). Students learned about municipal services, local governance, and law enforcement in Ada. This year's class of 25 students includes 10 from Afghanistan, 8 from Kosovo, 2 from Malawi, and 1 each from Nepal, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Georgia.
Barb Meek, a 1990 ONU public relations graduate, returns to ONU as director of alumni relations.
She began her career as the assistant director of public information and director of publications.
From there, she held an advancement position with Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus before spending six years at Kenyon College as director of campus events and then as assistant director of alumni and parent relations and annual funds.
Most recently, she was director of community relations and development for a food pantry in Pickerington.
FROM ONU FACEBOOK - Children with special needs often face many frustrating challenges, but playing shouldn’t be one of them. That’s why one group of ONU engineering students is working to make it easy to play.
The Rev. David MacDonald, D.Min., Ohio Northern University chaplain, recently received a Francis Asbury Award for his support of higher education and campus ministries within the United Methodist Church. The award is supported by the church’s General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) Division of Higher Education
MacDonald is one of 15 individuals who received the award this year. Honorees offer outstanding leadership, above and beyond their basic responsibilities, to help bring heightened awareness to the significance of the church’s higher education ministries.
Sixty-six 7th and 8th grade girls came to ONU earlier this month for the College of Engineer's 22nd Camp GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science).
The camp's focus is about careers in engineering, math and science. Activities in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, forensic science, mathematics, nursing, pharmacy and physics took place.
There was also an electrical safety demo by Dayton Power and Light, a motivational speaker, a talk on the upcoming eclipse and a session aboutt eye health and how to become an eye doctor.
