If snuggling up with a good book is part of your holiday plan, faculty members who teach literature and writing at Ohio Northern University have classic and contemporary suggestions for you.
Dr. Melissa J. Baumann has been selected as the 12th president of Ohio Northern University. Her appointment was unanimously approved at a recent Board of Trustees meeting. She will begin on July 1, 2022, succeeding President Daniel A. DiBiasio when he retires at the end of June 2022.
The university’s announcement describes Baumann as “a dynamic and talented leader who has been serving as provost and chief academic officer at Xavier University…. The search committee was impressed by her academic background, leadership accomplishments, and compassionate commitment to student, faculty, and staff excellence at private and public colleges during her more than 30-year career.”
The Ohio Northern University sesquicentennial photo book is now on sale. The book includes sections on academics, student life, faith and community, buildings and architecture, traditions and milestones, and alumni. The photos show how Ohio Northern evolved from humble beginnings in 1871 into a top private university in the Midwest.
Books can be ordered online for $65 at https://bit.ly/3xLyjkc. Shipping is $8; you can also choose to pick up your order in the Office of Alumni Relations, 122 Lehr Memorial, between the hours of 1-4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
Music education major Austin Friess rocking it as a trombone soloist with the Wind Ensemble in rehearsal for their 7:30 p.m., Dec. 6 concert at Presser Hall on the ONU campus (Livestream link).
The Getty name is notorious worldwide for prodigious wealth and tragedy. But few know that the Getty family dynasty can trace its beginning to Ohio Northern University. In fact, ONU’s Getty College of Arts & Sciences is named after George Franklin Getty, BS 1879, LLD 1926 and Sarah Catherine (Risher) Getty who were both students at ONU, made a fortune in oil, and became the parents of the eccentric J. Paul Getty, who was destined to become–in his day and age— the wealthiest person in the world.
The Getty family may be fodder for tabloids and Hollywood movies, yet the family has connected with ONU in enriching ways over the course of three generations.
The Inn At Ohio Northern University is hosting its annual Holiday Open House from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15. The inn welcomes the Ada, Kenton and surrounding communities to visit and enjoy Christmas treats and beverages.
The full-service hotel is located 401 West College Ave. on the 300-acre university campus. The facility is near walking and biking paths, the Freed Center for the Performing Arts, Presser Recital Hall, Elzay Gallery of Art and Dial-Roberson Stadium.
