Ohio Northern University’s upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day and February Black History Month recognitions intend to serve as informative, inclusive and inspiring responses to the most recent political and racial upheaval that has galvanized the nation.
Dr. King’s iconic “The Hammer of Justice” speech, delivered Jan. 11, 1968, on ONU’s campus just three months prior to his assassination, has since served as an institutional touchstone for guidance and action. It now carries additional contemporary relevance, as the following quotes illustrate:
Ohio Northern University students return to Ada for the spring semester early next week. Here is just some of what ONU is doing to keep the campus safe, as listed on the ONU Facebook.
MODIFIED CALENDAR- Classes begin on Jan. 19 and end on May 7 with a class day off in February, March and April.
PROVIDED POLAR PACKS TO ALL STUDENTS- A safety pack which includes a fabric face covering, thermometer, hand sanitizer and a first aid kit.
The spring term at Ohio Northern University begins on Tueday, Jan. 19. The protocol for students returning to Ada are spelled out on the ONU Facebook.
Those follow:
• Complete the at-home COVID-19 test by depositing saliva into the vial and shipping it via UPS (not your mailbox or post office) Monday, Jan.11.
• UPS trucks pick up packages at UPS Stores, many CVS stores, Advance Auto Parts stores, plus numerous local businesses. Go to ups.com/dropoff to find a location nearest you. Remember, your package is pre-paid to ship, so all you need to do is get it to the UPS drop-off location.
FROM ONU WEBSITE - After her summer internship in Washington, D.C., criminal justice major Angelica Krumnow learned that you should never pass up an opportunity. You never know where it might lead!
Krumnow decided to apply for an internship through the Washington Center, a nonprofit organization specializing in internship placement, just to see what would happen. When she found out she was chosen, she couldn’t help but say yes.
FROM ONU FACEBOOK - Ohio Northern University students are involved in many organizations and activities outside the classroom.
Here are the numbers:
22% of students participate in at least one sport on campus
82% of students are involved in student organizations
18% of students participate in Greek life
200+ student organizations on campus to join
FROM ONU FACEBOOK - The administration of Ohio Northern University says that it could not have completed a successful fall semester without Karen Schroeder, RN, health center director and her team.
For the ONU Health Center staff, keeping students safe is the expectation. And pandemic or not, they know that it always will be.
Faced with an unparalleled increase to her job’s degree of difficulty, Health Center Director Karen Schroeder, RN, set out to learn everything she could about COVID.
Being a new virus, the information available to her changed from day to day as doctors and scientists learned more.
