The new year is an ideal time to set up a household budget. David McClough, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at Ohio Northern University, can offer common-sense insights for a strategic plan to avoid a New Year’s resolution gone awry.
“It is important to make the budget workable and not overwhelming or daunting. It has to provide a guide you can follow,” McClough said. “I often compare budgets to a fitness regimen. Everyone wants the benefits, but no one likes dieting or working out. You have to be disciplined and remain focused on the outcome.”
Successfully exercising that time-tested New Year’s resolution to get in shape requires a realistic approach and reasonable expectations, advises Scott Swanson, Ph.D., associate professor of exercise physiology at Ohio Northern University.
“It is important to find something that works for you over the long run,” Swanson said. “People tend to start out strongly with something they cannot sustain. The joke is that you will see 100 new faces in the gym during January, but, by February, things will look the same as before.”
Swanson suggests some feature of a successful fitness plan.
Ohio Northern University faculty member Katherine Krynak’s zeal for animals has led her to a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship opportunity in South America. Krynak, assistant professor of biology, has been selected to study in Ecuador for three months beginning March 2017.
Krynak’s study, “Effects of Introduced Trout on Glassfrogs of Ecuador and the Relationship to Amphibian Disease Susceptibility,” has the potential to make a positive impact on the region’s environment and people.
Ohio Northern University continues to fulfill its mission of preparing students for rewarding careers and lives of purpose, as indicated by the placement rates for the most recent graduating class.
According to the University’s Office of Polar Careers, 94 percent of students who graduated in 2016 have found employment or are enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
This number is consistent with recent years, with 93 percent of graduates finding work in 2015 and 95 percent of graduates the year before. In all, 98 percent of the graduates of the class of 2016 reported on their status this year.
FROM ONU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FACEBOOK - For the second year, students in the Manufacturing Lab course have taken their individual welding projects and put them together to create a work of art. Last year, it was a dragon. Can you tell what it is this year?
John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and then serve Ohio for 24 years in the U.S. Senate died on Dec. 8. He was 95.
Ohio Northern's Facebook page recognized Glenn this way:
"Yesterday we lost an icon and pioneer, but we remember the legacy he leaves behind. We thank John Glenn for his service and his heroism. Mr. Glenn was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Ohio Northern University in 2010. Godspeed, John Glenn."
