Mike DeWine, Attorney General for the State of Ohio, and ONU alumus is this year's speaker at the Pettit College of Law commencement on Sunday, May 21.
He and his family have strong connections to the ONU College of Law. DeWine earned an honorary doctorate from Ohio Northern in 1995. Further, his daughter Alice graduated from ONU’s College of Law in 2008.
The commencement exercises will be held at 2 p.m. on May 21. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m., with the musical prelude at 1:30 p.m. and the academic processional at 1:45 pm. A reception will be held in the College of Law building following the ceremony.
Ohio Northern University Alumna Katelyn Amendolara (BFA/art education ’11) recently traveled to the Middle East to study culture and art as part of curriculum development for the Ohio Department of Education.
Katelyn is currently an art teacher at the Jackson-Milton high school located in North Jackson, Ohio. She teaches 7 through 12 grades and organizes an adult art program throughout the year. Katelyn also organizes an after school art club for students interested in furthering their education. She was awarded an “influential teacher award” in Mahoning county in 2015.
The Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy has been awarded a 2017 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation Excellence in Pharmacy Education Scholarship.
The $20,000 grant will support a two-year program to utilize the college’s Mobile Health Clinic to screen 1,000 underserved patients in Hardin County for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
The Mobile Health Clinic improves access to health care services for the county’s rural residents. The NACDS Foundation grant will expand those services to include testing for HCV, which will begin July 1.
Tom Gossel, a 1963 graduate of the ONU College of Pharmacy and professor of pharmacology emeritus of the college, will receive an honorary doctorate during this year's ONU commencement activities on May 14. He has served the pharmacy profession for more than 50 years as a community pharmacist and manager, educator, college administrator and consultant. Gossel was acting dean of the college from 1993-94 and dean from 1994-99.
Ohio Northern University will celebrate the success of its students during upcoming commencement exercises in the ONU Sports Center Field House.
ONU President Daniel DiBiasio will preside over the ceremonies. The College of Pharmacy and undergraduate colleges will hold their ceremonies on May 14, and the College of Law commencement is scheduled for May 21.
Ohio Northern University has been designated a “Voter Friendly Campus” by the Voter Friendly Campus initiative, which encourages college students to participate in the political process.
ONU is part of a select group of universities nationwide to earn this honor and one of only eight campuses in Ohio.
