Business News

ONU Students Compete in Idea Pitch Competition

Ohio Northern University's Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization staged its fall 2009 Idea Pitch Competition on Oct. 28. Callie Crum, a junior communication arts major from Cardington, Ohio, captured first place. She collected $200 for her first place idea, an Ohio Northern recycling work study program. Tiffanie Shanks, a senior communication arts major from Dayton, Ohio, won $100 for finishing in second place with her idea for multi-site church consulting. Pat Dochenetz, a sophomore marketing major from Gran Blanc, Mich.; Megan Duvall, a second-year pharmacy student from Fort Wayne, Ind.; Jared Everline, a senior management major from Canton, Ohio; Emily Lockwood, a senior music major from West Liberty, Ohio; and Alyssa Sneed, a... continue reading

Business Alumni Panel Discussion to Open Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series

Ohio Northern University's James F. Dicke College of Business Administration opens its 2009-10 Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series with an alumni panel discussion in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. Titled "How I Found My (First) Great Job," the discussion will feature Ohio Northern alumni Stephanie Bell, Jessica Fuerst and Dean Zimmerman talking about how ONU helped them garner positions in the business world after graduation. Bell, a native of Liberty Center, Ohio, graduated in 2008 with degrees in finance and management. She works as an investment analyst in J.P. Morgan's Private Wealth Management Division in Chicago. Fuerst, a native of Kalida, Ohio, graduated in 2008... continue reading

ONU Announces October Open Houses

Ohio Northern University welcomes high school seniors to campus for a series of three October open houses beginning on Oct. 3. Prospective students will learn about specific Ohio Northern programs, meet with current students, faculty and staff, and attend informational admissions and financial aid sessions. A complimentary lunch and campus tour will also be provided. On Oct. 3, The T.J. Smull College of Engineering will hold open houses along with the ONU Performing and Visual Arts Open House. Registration for all events begins at 9 a.m. During the College of Engineering open house, prospective students will have the chance to participate in an informational sessions conducted by the engineering faculty, listen to an alumni engineering... continue reading

ONU Professor Among Co-authors of First 'Crowdsourced' Textbook

Dr. Paul Govekar, assistant professor of management in Ohio Northern University's James F. Dicke College of Business Administration, has co-authored "Management through Collaboration: Teaming in a Networked World," which is scheduled to be published in 2010. Pre-publication copies are available for instructor review. The introductory management textbook contains contributions from more than 100 different authors and is the world's first to explore the possibilities of collaborating via electronic networking tools. The idea for the book was conceived by Dr. Charles Wankel of St. John's University in New York. Gathering together a group of scholars at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management and other... continue reading

ONU Teams with Kroger to Offer Flu Shots, Health Screenings

Seasonal flu shots and health screenings will be offered as part of the Ada Harvest and Herb Festival, provided by Kroger Pharmacy and Ohio Northern University's Rudolph H. Raabe College of Pharmacy, nursing program and The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration. These health services will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, in the atrium of James F. Dicke Hall on South Main Street in Ada. Flu shots will be offered for a fee of $24.99 and are available to people ages 14 and up. Children from ages 14 through 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The cost of the flu shot is covered by Medicare Part B and some insurance plans if the appropriate insurance cards are presented. Health screenings are... continue reading

ONU Receives Grant to Bolster Entrepreneurship in Engineering

The Kern Foundation has awarded Dr. J.D. Yoder, Ohio Northern University professor of mechanical engineering, a KEEN III grant to expand ONU's entrepreneurship efforts directed at undergraduate engineering students of the T.J. Smull College of Engineering. The $75,000 grant will fund "The ONU Engineering Experience: 2005-2015," whose primary goal is to develop the College of Engineering with an entrepreneurial mindset. Yoder said, "We are grateful to the Kern Family Foundation for their continuing support. This grant is an indication that they have been pleased with our prior work, which has included strong support from the administration as well as a large number of faculty attending a workshop and implementing... continue reading

Financial Information Student Group Receives National Recognition

The Ohio Northern University James F. Dicke College of Business Administration Mu Delta chapter of Beta Alpha Psi was recognized as a Distinguished Chapter for the 2008-09 year. Under the leadership of Dexter Woods, Ohio Northern professor of business administration, the Beta Alpha Psi Board of Directors honored the ONU chapter for far exceeding the minimum requirements of Beta Alpha Psi and excelling in the areas of academics, professionalism and leadership. Woods said he was especially pleased because ONU was only installed as a new chapter in October and has already received national recognition. "The recognition is based on the average number of hours each chapter member engages in professional activities, service activities... continue reading

Ohio Northern University Students Study in South Korea

Eight undergraduate students from Ohio Northern University have been selected for Hanyang University Summer Program Fellowships for 2009.These students are spending four weeks in summer studies at Hanyang University in South Korea followed by a one-week trip to China. Two students from each of the University's four undergraduate colleges have receiving fellowships for 2009. Selected from the College of Business Administration were Travis Edington, a sophomore in accounting from Thompson's Station, Tenn., and Chelsea Mack, a sophomore in international business and economics from South Euclid, Ohio. Selected from the College of Arts & Sciences were Rachel Spence, a senior in international studies from Olmsted Falls, Ohio, and Sheila... continue reading

Dean James Fenton Appointed to Ohio Steel Council

Dr. James W. Fenton Jr., dean of Ohio Northern University's James F. Dicke College of Business Administration, has been appointed to the Ohio Steel Council. Fenton's role on the Ohio Steel Council will be to represent an institution of higher education in Ohio, providing educational input and receiving steel industry practitioner input having to do with matters involving the steel industry, particularly in Ohio. He will complete the current term, which ends Sept. 17, and fill a three-year term beginning Sept. 18. The Ohio Steel Council is a public-private partnership designed to strengthen ties among the steel industry, the state of Ohio and its citizens. It was instituted by the Ohio General Assembly in 1990 for the purpose of... continue reading

Ohio Lt. Gov. Fisher to Speak at Undergraduate Commencement

Ohio Northern University will celebrate its 2009 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the Sports Center. About 600 students will be awarded degrees. Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will address the graduating students as the guest speaker. Fisher has more than 16 years of public service, serving as Ohio attorney general, as a state senator and as a state representative. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor and state development director, Fisher served as the president and CEO of the Center for Families and Children in Cleveland for seven years. Fisher graduated from Oberlin College and earned both his law degree and his master's degree in nonprofit organization from Case Western Reserve University... continue reading