FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS__Luke Sheets, BFA ’95, traces his passion for ceramics to a class he took at Ohio Northern University 34 years ago.
“It’s almost a cliche among ceramicists, but the moment I started working with the material, I was hooked,” he said.
Sheets, now professor of art and director of ONU’s School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in the Getty College of Arts & Sciences, started at ONU as an undergraduate engineering major with an art minor. But as he worked through his first-year courses, “I realized that art was where my interest was.”
For nearly half a century, Duane Roby has meticulously tended Ohio Northern University’s beautiful, 342-acre campus. Today, March 6, 2026, the long-time grounds crew foreman is retiring, just one month shy of a remarkable 46 years of service.
March 3, 2026, 10 a.m. in Tilton Hall, Room 129
Free and open to the public. Business attire is required and observers must be seated by 9:40 a.m. Court is in session promptly at 10 a.m.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Third District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law on Tuesday, March 3.
Two cases will be heard, including one criminal case, State of Ohio v. Robby Maynard, and one civil case, Patty Auck v. Mark E. Stump.
Ohio Northern University's inaugural Oratory and Arts Festival, a celebration of student voice, creativity, and expression centered on the theme, "What Makes Us Human," the festival will celebrate the talents of high school students, freshman through senior year.
FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS__Jazz is rooted in creative self-expression. It’s a philosophy that mirrors the life and career of Ohio Northern University music professor and trumpeter David Kosmyna, D.M.A. A versatile musician, educator, and conductor, Kosmyna lives on his own terms, dedicated to spreading the joy of the genre he loves.
“I’ve always played jazz,” he says. “I almost had to do it; the music kind of called me.”
