Justin Marks, JD ’23, said he was “astonished” when he received the call that he was the winner of this year’s New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) Student Note Competition, noting, “The recognition came at the end of law school and was like the cherry on top.” He was awarded a $10,000 prize to be split with the Law Review student organization at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law.
The Lima Symphony Orchestra’s free, public Patriotic Pops concert will be held at Ohio Northern University at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 2. The event will take place on the sculpture mall east of McIntosh Center between Presser and Weber halls.
This family-friendly concert will feature several Independence Day-themed musical selections. The LSO is under the direction of Maestro Andrew Crust.
Seventy-one Ohio Northern student-athletes were named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference in the 10 spring sports for 2023.
Women's track and field and cross country led all teams with 14 honorees. Men's track and field had 12 award winners, women's lacrosse had nine, and men's lacrosse had eight.
The award winners must be a sophomore or higher in class standing, maintain varsity status and have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 3.50.
National organizations are recognizing Ohio Northern University’s efforts to encourage students to vote.
Led by Institute for Civic and Public Policy’s (ICAPP) campus voting initiatives, the work has resulted in ONU’s designation as a Voter Friendly Campus, a fourth annual program led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. ICAPP student Fellows, led by institute director and political science professor Robert Alexander, Ph.D., worked with organizers to set goals, submit a statement of interest, form a coalition, draft an action plan.
Ohio Northern University’s Commencement Weekend ’23, May 20-21, celebrated its many outstanding graduates. Three students were selected to speak at each of the ceremonies, Other exceptional seniors are also highlighted here.
For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report placed Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law in the top 25% of law schools throughout the nation for trial advocacy, coming in at No. 47.
The ranking tied ONU with 11 other elite institutions such as George Washington University, the University of Notre Dame and William & Mary Law School.
