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Sherrod Brown to speak at undergraduate commencement

Ohio Northern University will celebrate its 2011 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony in the Sport Center on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at 2 p.m. Approximately 600 students will be awarded degrees.Sherrod Brown, a U.S. senator from Ohio, will deliver the commencement address. Brown, who will receive an honorary doctorate of law, has held more than 170 community roundtables across Ohio’s 88 counties with local leaders and business owners, entrepreneurs and educators, and workers and families to find ways to rebuild the economy. Brown also sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senate Veterans’ Affairs committee, the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee.Ohio Northern also will award four... continue reading

ONU makes articulation agreement with two community colleges

Ohio Northern University has established articulation agreements with Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, and Owens Community College in Perrysburg and Findlay, Ohio, to manage transfer policies, enhance advising and simplify the transfer of courses or credits between the programs.These agreements will make it easier for students from the two community colleges to transfer to ONU’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration.Students from the community colleges will be required to meet the pre-established criteria to be admitted to the College of Business Administration. If the transferring student earns an associate degree and completes the defined transfer program, he or she can enroll as a junior in Ohio Northern’s BSBA... continue reading

Employment law attorney to speak

Ohio Northern University will host Kelly Jennings Yeoman, partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP in Columbus, on Tuesday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m. in room 230 of James F. Dicke Hall. The event, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), is free and open to the public. Yeoman will speak on her experiences in employment law. Yeoman received her Juris Doctorate from the George Washington University Law School in 1996 and her Bachelor of Arts from Denison University in 1993. Yeoman’s concentration is in labor and employment issues. She has worked with a wide range of issues, including the defense of employers in employment-related claims, internal complaints and investigations, development of personnel... continue reading

Ohio Northern to recognize academic achievement at Honors Day

Ohio Northern University celebrates its 39th annual Honors Day program on Saturday, May 7, from 8:15 a.m. until 5 p.m.This year’s Honors Day continues the rich tradition of ONU’s colleges and departments recognizing students and faculty members for scholarly achievement and service to the University community. More than 40 undergraduate academic departments and honor societies will present awards and induct new members.The Raabe College of Pharmacy will conduct its annual Professional Commitment Ceremony, during which third-year pharmacy students receive their white coats. This ceremony officially marks the students’ transition from the first three years of their ONU pharmacy education to the final three professional years.The T.J. Smull... continue reading

Student elected to SAM Executive Board

Ohio Northern University student Matthew Dutro, a junior management major from Dayton, Ohio, was elected to the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) Executive Board at the SAM International Business Conference in Orlando, Fla, which took place from Thursday, March 31, to Sunday, April 3.“I am really honored to be given this opportunity,” said Dutro. “Even though I only just joined SAM this year, I feel as though I am well prepared to effectively take on this responsibility.”Each year, three students are elected to serve as full voting members of the SAM governing board. These students participate in regular board meetings to represent student concerns and work on special projects to assist future organizational leaders.Dutro... continue reading

ONU's SAM wins first place at International Business Conference

Ohio Northern University’s Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) chapter took first place in the Campus Chapter Performance competition this year at the Society for the Advancement of Management’s International Business Conference, which took place in Orlando, Fla., from March 31 to April 3.A group of 10 students traveled to Orlando for the competition, which is designed to reward chapters for their good management skills. The students were Rachel Alley, a senior pharmaceutical business major from Millersport, Ohio, Kevin Clark, a senior management major from Blacklick, Ohio, Matthew Dutro, a junior management major from Dayton, Ohio, Nicole Fleischman, a senior pharmaceutical business major from Beaver Falls, Pa., Joshua Koza, a... continue reading

SAM wins first place in small chapter Campus Chapter Performance Program

Ten Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) students traveled to Orlando FL March 31-April 3 for the case competition at the SAM International Business Conference. The Campus Chapter Performance Program is designed to reward chapters for practicing good management skills. To compete a chapter must have a minimum of 15 paid members and submit an annual report of why the chapter should be considered among the three most outstanding chapters in their division. Reports are five pages long with exhibits and/or appendices added to substantiate the year's accomplishments. President Kathleen Sponseller accepted the award from Dr. Moustafa Abdelsamad, President and CEO of SAM, at the awards luncheon. SAM, founded in 1912 as the... continue reading

DCBA's IMA National Case Competition Team Advances to Elite 8

The video case presentation created by the National Case Competition team of the DCBA's chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants has been selected as one of the Elite 8 in the Nation. The team's presentation will now advance to the second round of judging, where the Final 4 will be selected. These four teams will compete live at IMA’s 92nd Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, June 5th, for the top prize. In her congratulatory note, Jodi Ryan, IMA’s Director of Alliances & Student/Academic Communities said “It is an honor and achievement to be among the Elite 8 in the student case competition.” The members of the team... continue reading

DCBA Student elected to International Society Executive Board

Matthew Dutro was elected to the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) Executive Board at the SAM International Business Conference in Orlando Florida March 31-April. SAM, founded in 1912 as the Taylor Society is open to any ONU student interested in improving organizational management through interaction among practitioners, professors, and students. Each year three students are elected to serve as full voting members of the SAM governing board, participating in regular board meetings to represent student concerns and working on special projects to assist future organizational leaders. Dutro received his portfolio of office from Dr. Moustafa Abdelsamad, President and CEO of SAM, at the conference awards banquet April 2nd... continue reading

ONU to present symposium on Division III athletics

Ohio Northern University presents “Paying the Price To Play: a symposium on the Division III Student Athlete Experience” on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at 7 p.m. in the Forum of James F. Dicke Hall.The ONU History, Politics and Justice Department and the Office of Multicultural Affairs are sponsoring the event, which will feature two panels over a two-hour period. One panel will consist of Division III administrators and coaches, and the second panel will feature current and former athletes. The event is free and open to the public.“The headlines are dominated by the big-time athletic programs, but there is more to the story of American university athletics,” said Russ Crawford, assistant professor of history at ONU and co-organizer of the... continue reading