In accordance with coronavirus precautions, Ohio Northern University has closed buildings to the public and transitioned to remote instruction, with most students returning to their homes.
The university’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program continues to serve clients, but preparing and reviewing returns have necessarily slowed down.
If your returns have already been prepared, they will be reviewed as soon as possible, and someone will be in touch with you to confirm.
If you have not yet had your returns prepared, there are two ways ONU VITA can still help.
The following is from the Ohio Northern University website:
The University is monitoring the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation state-wide and preparing for any potential impact to campus.
We continue to monitor the outbreak and remain in close contact with local and state officials in order to do what is best for the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff.
Effective immediately, the University will take these additional actions:
After considering new information presented in the past few days, we have made the difficult decision to extend remote education for the rest of the semester.
Ohio Northern University has created a taskforce to address issues around the COVID-19 crisis that could impact the on-going operations of the university, according to Amy Prigge, executive director of the office of communications and marketing.
The taskforce is meeting and planning for the unlikely event of a local outbreak of COVID-19. The taskforce includes several members of the president’s cabinet, and leaders of operational units across campus.
ONU has also created a website for information and updates for the campus community concerning COVID-19 and campus safety,
The Ada Icon provides links to two video focusing on the life of Dr. DeBow Freed, President Emeritus of Ohio Northern University, who died in Ada on Feb. 8.
A memorial service and celebration of his life was held on campus on Saturday.
It included a display of mementos in the chapel, and a video on his life of service and the Freed years at Ohio Northern.
Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy resident Megan Stephan of New Madison, Ohio, has received two grants for a program she has spearheaded to provide health education outreach to students in Hardin County.
For her efforts, Stephan has been awarded a $8,500 grant from Buckeye Health Plan and a $5,000 ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) Pharmacy Resident Research Grant.
Stephan, a graduate of Tri-Village Local Schools, earned her PharmD degree from Ohio Northern in May 2019.
