Office of Alumni Relations
Alumni House
525 S. Main St
Ada, OH 45810
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Email: alumni@onu.edu
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Dear Friends:
As you may know, there have been stories in Ohio newspapers in the past couple of days about Bowling Green State University's $15 million investment in Westbridge Capital Management, Inc. We wanted to let you know that ONU's Endowment had a $10 million investment with this company as well. We have filed a redemption request and our attorneys are working aggressively to retrieve as much of our money as possible. For your information, below is the news release on this...
03/18/2009 - 12:01pm
The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour (EET), a dynamic traveling seminar, stops at Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 3, from 1 to 5 p.m.
EET brings together speakers and students to spread the entrepreneurial mindset and share concepts that have helped make young entrepreneurs successful. As entrepreneurs, the speakers have all developed successful ventures and/or sold their companies for millions - all before the age of 25. The seminar will...
02/25/2009 - 5:12pm
The senior capstone project by four ONU civil engineering students, all now 2008 graduates, has won first prize in the 2009 Student Structural Design Competition, sponsored by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
The students won for their capstone project: "Design for a Swinging Bridge on the Buckeye Trail's Miami and Erie Canal Towpath." They are Christopher Shearer of Strongsville, Ohio, now a graduate student at...
02/23/2009 - 4:16pm
As part of ONU's Polar Bear Nation year-long series of events and activities, alumni are invited to participate in the upcoming Campus Book Project.
The ONU community is invited to read the book "Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change," by New Yorker journalist and writer, Elizabeth Kolbert who tackles the controversial subject of global warming. Kolbert will be on campus to make a public presentation about her book on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Freed...
01/06/2009 - 11:47am
Jason Duff, BSBA '05, has been named the recipient of the 2008 William L. Robinson Young Alumni Award.
The award is given each year to an individual who is committed to Ohio Northern University, his/her profession and the community. The award is named in honor of Bill Robinson, BSEd '61, Hon. D. '05, H of F '05. Robinson has served ONU for more than 50 years in numerous capacities and has been a positive influence on countless students and alumni.
In honor of his award,...
10/14/2008 - 1:13pm
View Photo GalleryA huge fireworks display will highlight Ohio Northern University's homecoming weekend festivities on Oct. 17-19. The fireworks extravaganza will cap a full day of activities on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. A variety of events are scheduled throughout the weekend, which has been billed as "Come Home to Polar Bear Nation." The annual Stefanie Spielman Walk/Run for Breast Cancer kicks things off Saturday at 8:30 a.m., followed by such activities as jewelry-making sessions, tours of the...
10/07/2008 - 11:22am
The ONU Freed Center for the Performing Arts will feature Micky Dolenz of 1960s rock group The Monkees. Dolenz will perform Saturday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Biggs Theatre as part of the ONU Homecoming festivities.
Dolenz has been a figure on the entertainment scene for more than 40 years. He was chosen from more than 400 hopefuls to play the role of a singing drummer in "The Monkees," a fictional TV show about a rock ‘n' roll band of the same name. The concept for the show was...
10/02/2008 - 1:50pm
The Ohio Northern University Alumni Jazz band will reunite for an afternoon of music and memories on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.
The Alumni Jazz Band was founded in 1991 by the late Dr. Edwin L. Williams as a way to showcase some of ONU's best jazz band alumni. For more than 30 years, ONU jazz bands have held campus-wide auditions, drawing members from all professional fields - music, pharmacy, education, engineering, law and more - and turning...
10/01/2008 - 9:59am
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the dance program at Ohio Northern University, dance alumni will collaborate with current members for a performance that pays homage to the program and revisits favorite performances. The Freed Center for the Performing Arts will host two showings: Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. There will be a pre-show discussion on Oct. 11 at 7:15 p.m.
Returning alumni will share their expertise as teachers, dancers and choreographers....
10/01/2008 - 9:55am
The Alumni Association of Ohio Northern University presented Distinguished Alumni Awards during the Alumni Awards Banquet on May 31.
The awards, recognizing outstanding service and loyalty, were presented to Edward "Ed" Gmyrek, BSEd '65; Floyd Keith, BSEd '70, H of F '03; Michael Rencheck, BSEE '83; Patricia "Pat" Parteleno, BSPh '90, PharmD '96; James Patsiavos, BSPh '53; and Judy (Reed) Weir, BSBA '60. The banquet was part of Northern's...
06/27/2008 - 1:55pm
