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Mars Exploration Program chief engineers ONU commencement speaker

Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, April 20, 2013

Ohio Northern University has announced that Robert Manning, Mars Exploration Program chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsions Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., will be the guest speaker at ONU’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m.

Since 2004, Manning has been responsible for ensuring the success of current and future missions to Mars. In early 2008, he was named the chief engineer for the Mars Science Laboratory mission that successfully landed the rover Curiosity on the Martian surface in
August 2012.

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Men's tennis remains perfect in OAC play with 9-0 victory against Wilmington

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Friday, April 19, 2013

By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern men's tennis team remained undefeated in OAC play with a 9-0 win over Wilmington on Tuesday evening at Five Seasons Club.

The Polar Bears, who have now won 10 straight matches, move to 12-4 overall and 6-0 in OAC play, while Quakers fall to 1-6, 0-5.

Northern swept all three doubles courts by 8-0 score.

Senior Joey Frank and Junior Do Thai won at No. 1 doubles, freshman John Mostowy and junior Blake Troller were victorious at No. 2 doubles and senior Mike King and sophomore Sam Prewitt won at the No. 3 doubles spot.

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ONU conduct drug take back day April 27

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 15, 2013

 

Ohio Northern University’s chapter of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) will conduct “Medication Disposal Day,” a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Drug Take Back Day, in the ONU parking lot on the corner of South Main and E. College Avenue on Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to noon.

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ONU College of Law in top 10 for placing students in government, public interest positions

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, April 15, 2013

 

The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law is among the top 10 law schools for job placement in government and public interest positions, according to a report in The National Law Journal.

Ohio Northern was ranked ninth in the nation for schools that sent members of the class of 2012 into either government jobs (such as prosecutors) or public interest jobs (such as public defenders, nonprofit defenders or nonprofit attorneys). ONU had a 22.8 percent placement rate in these categories.

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Ohio Northern University’s SAM team captures third

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, April 11, 2013

A five-member team from Ohio Northern University’s Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) won third place in the Student Case Competition during the 2013 SAM International Business Conference in Arlington, Va., from March 21-24.

ONU competed in the Joseph Bush Trophy Division for undergraduate programs against a number of schools in the international competition. The ONU team, which prepared for two months, presented a case analysis and proposal for future success of Netflix.

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Sen. Hite to speak at National Community Pharmacists Association reception at ONU

Posted by Reema Bazzy on Thursday, April 11, 2013

State Sen. Cliff Hite will be the guest speaker at the National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) annual legislative reception at The Inn at Ohio Northern University on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m.   

Hite will speak on the topics of entrepreneurship and independent pharmacies, current legislation affecting health care, and the importance and opportunities for student involvement in advocacy.

Hite was first appointed to the state Senate in 2011 to fill the unexpired term of state Sen. Steve Buehrer. Prior to his appointment, Hite was elected three times to the Ohio House of Representatives.

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