Pianist Polina Bespalko will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 13 in the Presser Hall. Bespalko will perform pieces from Bach, Liszt, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. The concert is free and open to the public.
Described as an “amazing virtuoso” by the world renowned Nikolai Petrov and having a “complex, vigorous and demanding energetic attitude at the piano” by Brazilian newspaper Correio Brasilense, Bespalko is rapidly establishing herself as one of piano’s brightest stars.
Unlike a traditional semester in which students take several courses simultaneously, Ohio Northern University field semester students spend weeks on just one topic.
This semester in the Department of Biological and Allied Health Science is comprised of four three-week modules on field botany, field invertebrate, ichthyology and marine biology.
Students taking the class travel explore Ohio and spend time in Florida studying specimens in the Gulf of Mexico.
College of Pharmacy Dean, Steven J. Martin is spending spring break in Dubai, U.A.E, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a speaker at the Dubai International Pharmaceuticals and Technologies Conference and Exhibition.
In addition, he will recruit students for ONU by meeting with high school counselors and students about education in the United States and, specifically, pharmacy, pharmacists careers, and pharmacy education
Ambassador Teuta Sahatqija from Kosovo will speak on “The Leadership Roles of Women in Transitional States” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 at the law school. The talk is free and open to the public.
Sahatqija is head of the Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Kosovo in New York City, where she is in charge of the Kosovo Consulate and liaison with the United Nations.
She is a well-known activist for women’s economic and political empowerment and her work has been documented in many international publications.
The Ohio Northern University Symphonic Band will present a concert to honor the memory of Catherine “Kitty” Freed, former first lady of Ohio Northern, at 4 p.m. on March 19 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.
The concert will feature motivational and special music designed to reflect Catherine Freed’s positive spirit and uplifting nature.
Her husband, DeBow Freed, served as president of the University from 1979 to 1999, and she was an active member of both the university and local communities, as well as a strong supporter of Ohio Northern and its students during and beyond this time.
