Ohio Northern University will celebrate Homecoming 2013 from Oct. 18-20. All alumni, friends, family, faculty and students are welcome to attend.
Homecoming weekend will kick off on Friday with continuing education sessions in the Pettit College of Law at 1 p.m. and the T.J. Smull College of Engineering at 6:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m., four former athletes and supporters will be honored during the ONU Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet.
The Ohio Northern University Getty College of Arts & Sciences will present a lecture by Peter Haase, titled “It All Started Here. A Veterinarian’s Perspective: How My Degree from ONU Made Me a Lifelong Student,” in the Dicke Forum on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Responding to unprecedented challenges to students and parents seeking an affordable, high-quality college education, Ohio Northern University on Thursday announced a new initiative designed to reduce tuition, lower student debt and help students graduate in four years.
Called “The Ohio Northern Promise,” the initiative stresses affordable academic excellence and hinges on four key elements:
Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present a Literature to Life performance of the “The Giver” by Lois Lowery on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m.
Students from five area elementary schools will participate in Ohio Northern University’s SMArts (Saturday Morning Art) enrichment program, learning art and more in the Wilson Art Center on Oct. 26, Nov. 2, and Nov. 9 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Third and fourth grade students from Ada, Bath, Bluffton, Hardin Northern and Perry schools will attend the enrichment programs designed for students interested in the visual arts and creative experience. The SMArts program offers student engagement in a variety of media and activities, including creating handmade paper, photography, drawing and painting.
Junior Nathan Rosenbaum finished in ninth place and senior Mark Berton finished 13th to lead the Ohio Northern men's cross country team to a fifth place finish at the All-Ohio Championships on Friday afternoon.
The Polar Bears finished with 149 points in the 21 team field.
Case Western won the meet with 106 points, John Carroll was second with 111 points and Oberlin was third with 118 points.
Rosenbaum navigated the 8,000-meter course in 26:25.91, while Berton finished with a time of 26:34.80.
Senior Mathew Johnson notched a 28th place finish in 27:05.41.
