Ohio Northern University will put active learning and community involvement into practice with the fifth annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day beginning at 9 a.m. on Aug. 20. The program is designed to engage incoming students with their community and provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students contribute to the village.
Family members of former Ohio Northern University professor and women’s athletics pioneer Dr. Helen Spar Ludwig have made a $508,000 gift to support the scholarship fund that bears her name.
James “Jim” Ludwig, Helen’s son, passed away in April 2015 and requested that the remaining value from the 2010 sale of his farm in Dola, Ohio, be directed to ONU.
Jim Ludwig’s brother Gary Ludwig, sister Jacqueline Sperling and sister-in-law Charolette Ludwig presented the gift to ONU President Daniel A. DiBiasio in June 2016 after the estate was finalized.
Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving coach Peggy Ewald is adding another international accomplishment to her impressive resume.
She will serve on the coaching staff for Team USA at the 2016 Paralympics Games Sept. 7-18 in Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil.
This marks the third Paralympics Games in which Ewald has represented Team USA, as she was also part of the coaching staff of the 2008 Paralympics Games in Beijing, China, and the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England.
FROM ONU FACEBOOK - In the years that followed Neil Armstrong’s historic first step onto the moon, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) understood that, in order to maximize the value of their astronauts’ brief time on the lunar surface, they would need to expand their effective range.
In the early 1970s, the Boeing Corporation began building lunar roving vehicles (LRVs), to help astronauts explore more territory. The first LRV, or “moon buggy” as it was affectionately called, was launched with the Apollo 15 mission on July 26, 1971.
Ohio Northern University is currently registering organizations, businesses and residents for its fifth annual Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day to be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon.
A partnership with the village of Ada, the ACE Day program provides opportunities for ONU’s first-year students to not only engage with the community but also contribute to the village’s beautification.
Travis Jürgens, assistant professor and music director for Ohio Northern University Symphony and Musical Theatre was appointed as the music director for the Lima Area Youth Orchestra.
The Lima Area Youth Orchestra serves as an educational opportunity for young musicians throughout northwest Ohio to further develop their musical skills and talents in a professional setting.
LAYO seeks to develop pride and self-esteem in young musicians from all cultural backgrounds, linking them with musical achievement and instilling values and discipline that they will carry throughout their lives.
