Melissa Schmitmeyer (left) and Bailey Platz place the Kappa Alpha Theta banner in a McIntosh Center hallway as part of the recent Greek Week. Members of the fraternities and sororities on campus had many fun activities, including kickball, mud tug, trivia, volleyball, ultimate relay, chariot race, six-legged race, and egg toss. (Monty Siekerman photo)
Ohio Northern University’s Department of Theatre Arts will present its final production of the year, three student-directed one-act plays, in the Mathile Lab Theatre on April 21-23 at 7:30 p.m., with matinee shows scheduled for April 23 and 24 at 2 p.m.
This finale of the season will allow student directors to offer two hours of entertainment that offers a medley of short plays.
Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for seniors, $10 for ONU faculty and staff and $5 for students and children.
The Freed Center box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone orders are accepted by calling 419-772-1900.
Ohio Northern University welcomed state Sen. David Burke to a National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Legislative Reception on April 14.
More than 50 individuals attended this year’s event, including students; faculty; Dan DiBiasio, ONU president; Steven J. Martin, dean of the College of Pharmacy; and representatives from the Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA).
During the reception, students spoke directly with Burke and executives from the OPA, asking questions and discussing their involvement in pharmacy legislation.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present the 41st Annual Spring Band Festival on Sunday, April 24, at 4 p.m. in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts’ Biggs Theatre. The performance will feature a world-renowned guest artist, the Ohio Honors High School Honors Band and the Ohio Northern University Symphonic Band.
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents an evening of music featuring the ONU Wind Orchestra on Friday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will serve as the opening performance for the 41st Annual ONU Spring Band Festival. Festival guest composer and conductor, Patrick Burns, will conduct his well-known masterwork, “Soundtrack.”
Ohio Northern University has been ranked in the top 10 of the “Best Value Colleges in the State of Ohio” in a 2016 study conducted by SmartAsset, a financial date and technology company.
According to the second annual study, ONU placed ninth among all schools in Ohio, finishing with a “College Education Value Index” of 44.56.
According to SmartAsset, the study looked at five factors to determine the best value colleges and universities: tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, retention rate, and starting salary.
