The Ohio Northern University Model United Nations team was presented with an honorable mention delegation award at NMUN•NY 2013, the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York City from March 24-28.
ONU, representing the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, claimed the prestigious honor at the international conference, which draws more than 5,000 students annually and has participants from all over the world. (Approximately 50 percent of the participants are from outside the U.S.) At the conference, the delegations discuss current global issues on 20 selected committees.
Ohio Northern University will host a lecture by international author and actress Carol Drinkwater in the Dicke Forum on Monday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. Drinkwater’s lecture is titled “The Olive Route.” The event is free and open to the public.
Drinkwater is perhaps most familiar to audiences for her award-winning portrayal of Helen Herriot in the BBC series “All Creatures Great and Small.” A popular and acclaimed author and filmmaker, Drinkwater also has published 19 books.
Ohio Northern University celebrates its annual Honors Day program on Saturday, April 27, from 8:15 a.m. until 5 p.m.
This year’s Honors Day continues the rich tradition of ONU’s colleges and departments recognizing students and faculty members for scholarly achievement and service to the University community. More than 40 undergraduate academic departments and honor societies will present awards and induct new members.
Ohio Northern University President Daniel A. DiBiasio announced today that Richard Bales, director of the Chase Center for Excellence in Advocacy at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law, has been named dean of ONU’s Pettit College of Law. Bales replaces Stephen C. Veltri, who has served as interim dean for the past year, and David C. Crago, who became ONU’s provost and vice president of academic affairs last summer.
Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law will present the 2013 Kormendy Lecture in the Large Moot Court Room on Monday, April 8, at 4 p.m. The program will feature a presentation by Randall T. Shepard, retired chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, called “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Crisis in American Legal Education.”
Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law will present the 2013 Carhart Symposium on Friday, April 12, at 11 a.m. in the Small Moot Court Room. Titled “Law and Religion in Conflict: Problems for Ethical Lawyering,” the program will feature a presentation by Jon Eddy, professor of law and director of the Asian Law Center at the University of Washington’s School of Law, detailing his work training lawyers in Afghanistan
