Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought and ultimately gave his life for the cause of civil rights and nonviolent protest.
One of his protégés will be the keynote speaker for the dedication of the University’s new bronze statue commemorating the 50-year anniversary of King’s visit to campus in 1968.
The ceremony, open to the public, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the area between Taft Building and the Law College. In case of inclement weather, the program will be held inside English Chapel.
By Monty Siekerman
The Afghanistan Ambassador to the United States, Hamdullah Mohib, met with 10 students from his country while at Ohio Northern Thursday.
The students are here for an advanced law degree, the LLM, which they will receive in May. Later that evening, the Ambassador addressed a general meeting at the law school which was open to the public. He discussed the current state of Afghan-U.S. relations.
Prof. Howard Fenton has administered ONU’s LLM in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law program since its inception here 13 years ago. After this year’s commencement, 30 students from Afghanistan will have received the LLM from ONU.
Meri Skilliter, Ada Schools superintendent, reads about fire trucks to the preschoolers, who were learning about transportation. She knows a thing or two about fire trucks since her husband has been a firefighter for many years. The children toured an Ada-Liberty fire truck the day before she read to them.
The annual Cambodian art auction will begin Monday at the law school.. The paintings were created by students at Phare Ponleu Selpak, a performing arts school in Battambang, and proceeds will benefit elementary students at the Cambodian school started by the People Improvement Organization.
The school provides education, books, uniforms and food to children who lived in the Phnom Penh city dump and surrounding slums.
Ohio Northern raised $160,645 on Wednesday during a Founders Day challenge. Alumni were contacted about donating to the university on what is annually celebrated as Founders Day. The goal was to gain 600 gifts. A total of 661 alumni made donations.
A Juvenile Diabetes Research Walk for a Cure will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 outside of the Sports Center at Ohio Northern University. The ONU Marching Band will provide a musical send-off for the walk, which will wind through campus. It is anticipated that between 100 and 200 individuals will take part in the event.
The walk is part of a larger event from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. that will include educational and fun booths and stations, as well as the ONU mobile health clinic, food vendors and games.
