June 23, 2010

This is Your Online News Bulletin for the Ohio Northern University Family

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Vol. 2, No. 23
June 23, 2010

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Top Stories
Coming Events
Spotlight: Faculty & Staff
Students in the News
Alumni News & Events
Athletics

Good News Bears welcome incoming students and families at orientation. (schedule)

Top Stories

Study Reveals New Target for Antidepressants
$talbot$ Ohio Northern University scientists with collaborators at the University of Michigan have provided the most detailed picture yet of a key receptor in the brain that influences the effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants, such as Prozac.

PLUS Students Begin Summer Studies
Twenty-five students are taking part in the Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) program at Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, June 7 through July 2.

June 25
New Student Orientation

June 25
2010 Alumni and Friends of Athletics Fundraiser

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Upcoming events:

Ohio Supreme Court in session, Sept. 29

Carhart Lecture featuring William Patry, chief copyright counsel at Google Inc., Oct. 6

Special events at Homecoming, Oct. 8-10

Kormendy Lecture featuring Sanford Levinson, professor of law, Texas, Oct. 28

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Spotlight: Faculty & Staff

Professor Receives Grant from National Science Foundation
$Vemuru$ Dr. Srinivasa R. Vemuru, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Ohio Northern University, will use a $23,112 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a laboratory at the T.J. Smull College of Engineering for the development of computationally intensive algorithms and the use of commercial CAD tools for testing digital and analog VLSI, FPGAs and advanced semiconductor devices.

Grants Received
A number of grants have been received by ONU faculty members and departments.

Faculty Members Exhibit at ArtSpace/Lima
“Any Day Now,” the paintings and drawings of William Mancuso and Melissa Eddings is the current exhibit at ArtSpace/Lima, running through July 24.

Young Students Introduced to Engineering
Read the IndyStar.com's story about Ken Reid, director of freshman engineering, and the winning entry in the Engineering Education Service Center’s first Engineering Curriculum Contest.

Law Faculty Recognized at Honors Banquet
The ONU College of Law held its annual honors banquet on April 14, 2010. Faculty members were recognized by both students and colleagues.

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Students in the News

Law Students Spend Summer in Public Interest
Six ONU law students are spending their summer working with public organizations thanks to funds provided by the Law Career Services Public Interest Program.

What are ONU students thinking? Check out the ONU Blogs!

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Alumni News & Events

ONU Announces Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
Six members of the Ohio Northern University athletics family will be inducted into the University's Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 8, as part of ONU's Homecoming weekend.

art Elzay Gallery Features Works by Laurie Godfrey, BFA ‘05
The work of 2005 graduate Laurie Godfrey, an art/graphic design major with museum studies and web development minors, is featured in the Elzay Gallery of Art and will continue through the month of June by appointment.

Distinguished Alumni Honored
The Ohio Northern University Office of Alumni Relations honored five alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards during the 2010 Alumni Weekend on June 5. This year’s honorees are Thomas J. Hagan, a 1965 pharmacy graduate from Covington, Ohio; John Harrison Hull, a 1975 engineering graduate from Ottawa Hills, Ohio; Katherine Frances Karas, a 1975 pharmacy and arts and sciences graduate from Atwater, Ohio; Emory M. Hall, a 1956 pharmacy graduate from North Canton, Ohio; and Cheryl Mason, a 1986 arts and sciences graduate from Fairfax, Va.

Alum Profiled
Michael Chow, ME '92, is profiled in the June 14 and 21 issue of OhioMBE.

Athletic Golf Outing, June 25
1970s AOPi Reunion, July 16
Cincinnati Reds Game, July 18
The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration Second Annual Golf Outing, July 19
ONU Day at Cedar Point, July 24
ONU Columbus Alumni Golf Outing, July 31
Cleveland Indians Game, Aug. 13
Pharmacy Golf Outing, Aug. 27
2010 Homecoming, Oct. 8-11
Law Class of 1990 Reunion, Oct. 16-17

See photos from Alumni Weekend!

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To submit a story or photo, or to let us know what you think,
e-mail: m-wilkin@onu.edu

Event Highlights

June 25

First Session of Undergraduate Summer School ends
8 a.m., Orientation, campus
11:30 a.m., Alumni and Friends of Athletics Fundraiser, Colonial Golfers Club

June 27- July 2

Summer Honors Institute

July 24

Hardin County Hospice Golf Scramble

More Coming Events

Athletics

ONU Teams Schedule Winter Competition
Check out the schedules for your favorite ONU sports.

More Athletic News

Web Features

Human Power
In their first-ever appearance at the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, Ohio Northern University engineering students placed third against tough competition.

$In the Windy City$
In the Windy City
For Kevin Saghy, BA '07, the road to Wrigley had nothing to do with his batting average. Instead, it began at Ohio Northern with a degree in public relations.

$The Inn at ONU$
Stay at The Inn on the ONU campus

Check out menu specials for the week.

$Capitol Opportunity$
Visit the ONU Bookstore

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