Michael Chow, founder and owner of Metro CD Engineering in Powell, Ohio, was inducted into Tau Beta Pi as an eminent engineer during a ceremony held Nov. 9 by the Ohio Iota Chapter at Ohio Northern University.
Thirteen ONU undergraduates also were initiated into Tau Beta Pi by the Ohio Iota chapter, which was founded in 1973.
The Office of Polar Careers at Ohio Northern University has announced a record 95 percent placement rate for students who graduated in 2014, according to its six-month assessment report. The new mark is up 1 percent from last year for those students who reported placement.
Ninety-seven percent of the class of 2014 participated in the placement report; this number is up 1 percent from last year and sets a new standard for ONU.
Two students from Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments at the Financial Executives International (FEI) Toledo Chapter Student Awards Night November 13 in Perrysburg.
Andria Beehler-Evans, a senior accounting major from Bellefontaine, and Ashley Zoeller, a master of professional practice in accounting candidate from Port Clinton, were among 14 students honored at the event. The two ONU students were presented a $500 award check from Jon Strole on behalf of the FEI Toledo Chapter.
Scott Knoer, chief pharmacy officer of the Cleveland Clinic, shared his expertise concerning the future of pharmacy and the vital role of the pharmacist with students and faculty of the Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
Knoer’s daylong visit to ONU included a meeting with faculty to discuss future pharmacy practice plans for the Cleveland Clinic, including ways to engage students to an even greater extent in patient care services. In addition, he met with Steven Martin, dean of the Raabe College of Pharmacy, and Daniel DiBiasio, ONU president.
The Ohio Northern University Department of Music presents a faculty concert featuring Dave Kosmyna, associate professor of music, in the Snyder Recital Hall in the Presser Building on Monday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Kosmyna will be accompanied by Pamela Ashmore, ONU lecturer of music, on piano and Tyler Graves, a 2011 ONU graduate, on trumpet. The program includes Vivaldi Concerto in C for two trumpets, Arutunian Trumpet Concerto, and Sachse Concertino in Eb for cornet. The second half will feature the classic jazz of Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton with guests Alex Belhaj on guitar and James Dapogony on piano.
The 2014-15 Ohio Northern women's basketball squad looks to challenge for an OAC championship and return to the NCAA Division III tournament. Last season the Polar Bears went 23-6 and 14-4 in the OAC for a third place regular season finish. For the third straight season, ONU went to the championship game of the OAC Tournament, and for the second consecutive year the Polar Bears advanced to the NCAA III Tournament.
