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Arts & Science News
Grants to fund teaching and learning, live theatre and application of engineering education have been received by ONU.Forrest Clingerman, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy and religion, has received a $15,400 grant from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion for a project titled “Fostering Research Programs in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in Religion and Theology.” The intent of the project is to develop...
Philip Zoladz, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, is coauthor of an article titled "Differential effectiveness of tianeptine, clonidine and amitriptyline in blocking traumatic memory expression, anxiety and hypertension in an animal model of PTSD" published in the journal "Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry."Zoladz authored the paper with Monika Fleshner, professor of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and David Diamond,...
Chris North, Ph.D., associate professor of communication arts, has completed a master's of public health in health promotion and education at Wright State in December.
Dr. Khristo Boyadzhiev, Professor of Mathematics, is the author of the article “Close Encounters with the Stirling Numbers of the Second Kind," published in the October 2012 issue of “The Mathematics Magazine”.The magazine is is a refereed bimonthly publication of the Mathematical Association of America. It has a world-wide circulation of 10,000.The paper is a historical review-tutorial of the theory of Stirling numbers. It shows the usefulness of these numbers in analysis and...
Dr. Bill Fuller, associate professor of mathematics, chaired the panel discussion, “The Ohio MAA 2012 Calculus Survey” at the fall meeting of the Ohio Section of the Mathematics Association of America (MAA) at Baldwin-Wallace University. The other members of the panel were the members of the Section’s Committee on Curriculum of which Fuller is the chair. The panel discussion was the culmination of the three years of work the Committee on Curriculum had done on designing, administering...
The Ohio Northern University Center for Teacher Education received full reaccreditation for its undergraduate teacher training programs for seven years through the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).“The reaccreditation of our Center for Teacher Education by NCATE demonstrates our commitment to excellence in our teacher training programs and assures our current and future students that our education programs meet the highest state and national standards for academic...
Forrest Clingerman, associate professor of religion, is author of an essay published in the latest issue of Theology (January 2013; Vol. 116, No. 1).The essay, “The ecological pilgrimage of self and community,” is part of a special issue that maps the field of environmental theology, which originated in a research seminar held in San Francisco in 2011 for theologians and ethicists from North America, Europe and Africa.
Alisa Agozzino, Ph.D., assistant professor of public relations, presented “A Crash Course in Social Media” for parents, students and staff of Sycamore Community Schools on Nov. 27. The program was designed to help individuals better understand various social media platforms, how social media affects college admissions and employment opportunities, appropriate usage and the growing role of social media in the 21st century.
Alisa Agozzino, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication arts, presented a “Short Course on Modern Teaching Using Social Media” at the National Communications Association conference, Nov. 15 in Orlando, Fla.She said, “This short course explored the multiple dimensions of social media tools and the various ways we integrate these tools into both our teaching and research. In this engaging discussion, demonstrations to show how to use technology to connect with students and peers through...
The Ohio Northern University Department of Art and Design will hold its annual Student Juried Art and Design Exhibition in the Elzay Gallery of Art from Dec. 1-9. A public reception and awards presentation will be held Sunday, Dec. 2, from 2-4 p.m.For many years, a committee of sophomore art and design majors has been responsible for organizing and presenting the show, traditionally the most popular gallery event of the academic year. This year’s exhibition features original work in a variety...
