On April 22 and 23, the ONU track team hosted the Polar Bear Invitational regional track meet on campus.
Four ONU College of Engineering students added a new twist to the meet.
The Four civil engineering majors put their surveying skills to work during the event. They measured discus, hammer, and javelin throws using electronic surveying equipment.
By using a Topcon ES107 Total Station, the engineering students were able to instantly measure throws to an accuracy of 1 millimeter. The engineering students were Eric Barnes, Michael Kimberlin, Sophia Ribas Teixeiras and Tom Smallwood.
Ohio Northern University’s Dicke College of Business Administration has been ranked No. 45 in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek in the publication’s annual ranking of undergraduate business programs. This ranking is up 27 spots from the previous year. In addition, the report shows that 68.8 percent of graduates of the Dicke College of Business Administration now work for the company for which they interned.
From left: Tom Kier, Karen Kier, Kelly Reilly Kroustos
Three members of the Ohio Northern University pharmacy faculty received honors at the Ohio Pharmacists Association annual meeting held recently.
Dr. Tom Kier, associate dean, received the Beal Award for his years of dedication to the profession.
Dr. Karen Kier, professor of pharmacy practice, received the Keys Award given to a person who has made an outstanding service contribution to Ohio Pharmacists Association.
Ohio Northern University will host its Spring Social Studies Day in the Dicke Forum on Friday, April 29, at 9 a.m.
The intent of this event is to provide area high school students and teachers with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the social studies. More than 100 students and their teachers from Ada High School, Lima Senior High School and Piqua High School are scheduled to attend.
The event begins with James F. Dicke II, chairman and CEO of Crown Equipment Corporation, who will discuss “William M. McCulloch and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents “Swing in the Spring,” a performance by the ONU Jazz Ensemble, in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m.
Fresh off of its tour through New Orleans, La., the ONU Jazz Ensemble will perform a wide selection of classics from the Ellington and Basie bands. The performance also will feature the ONU Student Jazz Combos and Gene Parker on saxophone.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents the Ohio Northern Symphony Orchestra and University Singers in a season-finale concert in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m.
Under the direction of Ben Ayling, the University Singers will perform “Sing Dem Herrn,” a composition by Pretorius arranged by Wallace DePue, Bowling Green State University professor emeritus. Compositions by Palestrina, Helvey and Ola Gjeilo will follow. The world premiere of “For Our World” will then be presented.
