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Welcome to Ohio Northern University! ONUhas received recognition for teaching quality, high graduation rates, commitment to volunteer service and, most impressively, providing a high return on investment to its graduates. ONU is comprised of five colleges: Arts & Sciences, BusinessAdministration, Engineering, Pharmacy, and Law.
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College of Business Administration
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Step into the Dicke College of Business Administration and you'll see true entrepreneurship in action. Through our direct-admit program, you're considered a businessperson from day one –not just an observer, but an active participant. And this is true whether you're trading stocks in our Student Investment Group, spearheading a product launch for our Polar Merchandise company, or working through a real business issue during a summer internship.
Hill Building
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Our iconic and oldest building on campus, Hill Building is home to students in our History and Political Science programs. It features easy access to faculty in these programs, lobby spaces for group projects, and both traditional and conference room style classrooms.
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Our iconic and oldest building on campus, Hill Building is home to students in our History and Political Science programs. It features easy access to faculty in these programs, lobby spaces for group projects, and both traditional and conference room style classrooms.
Pettit College of Law
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ONU's College of Law is a unique place where you can develop the skills to make a difference, regardless of where you want to go with your law degree. Your days here will be filled with incredible opportunities to build experience with working legal professionals. Once you graduate, you'll find an international network of tight-knit alumni ready to help you advance. From your first day onward, you'll discover that ONU Law is a place that will take the passions you have and help you develop into the lawyer that you want to be. And for undergraduates, we offer a3+3 program that can allow you to complete both your bachelor's and law degree in six years, instead of seven.
Multicultural Center
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This is the Lehr-Kennedy House, home to the Office of Multicultural Development as well as numerous student groups. We welcome diversity in all its forms at ONU. When you surround yourself with people from different backgrounds and cultures, you begin to look at the world through a new lens. Nineteen percent of our students are from other states and foreign countries, and the Office of Multicultural Development works to create an inclusive campus environment for everyone. We encourage you to develop new, diverse relationships at ONU. Who knows what inspiration could come out of it?
Wilson Art Building
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ONU's Art & Design programs are housed in the Wilson Art Center for the Visual Arts, and as a design student, you'll have updated equipment and a stimulating environment to work in. These facilities include a graphic design computer lab, art education studio, printmaking studio, a darkroom, drawing and painting studios, ceramic studio, kiln room, sculpture studio, welding stations, a woodshop, burnout kiln and furnace for bronze casting, and a small metals studio. Connected to the Wilson Art Center is the Elzay Gallery of Art, which hosts guest artists throughout the year, exposing the campus community to various cultures and modes of artistic expression.Talent scholarships are available for students planning to major in our programs in Art and Design.
Presser Hall trail
Music Building
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Live out loud in Presser Hall, the home of ONU's Music program. Both majors and non-majors can join the University's many choirs, bands and orchestras, which perform concerts on campus and on tours in the USA and abroad –like Rome, Spain and Germany. Presser Hall offers multiple rehearsal rooms and the beautiful Snyder Recital Hall.And remember, we offer talent scholarships to both music majors and non-majors.
Dukes Memorial trail
Dukes Memorial Academic Building
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Dukes Memorial is home to English, Spanish, the Center for Teacher Education, and the office of the dean of the Getty College of Arts & Sciences.So if you're interested in creative writing or French or becoming a teacher, you'll spend a lot of time here. Of course, excellent written communication skills are important for all ONU students, regardless of major or career path, so you'll complete a Writing Seminar in Dukes.
Weber Hall trail
Welcome Center/Admissions
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Start your campus visit at Weber Hall, which houses admissions and financial aid. Only a campus visit can give you the best picture of what ONU has to offer. Most of our visitors will have a chance to meet one-on-one with a college dean or faculty member. Please feel free to contact our admissions staff or schedule a campus visit online. We look forward to working with you as you become a Polar Bear!
Heterick Memorial Library
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When it's time to study, head to the Heterick Memorial library for access to several research databases, countless books and periodicals, and our personal librarian program. The Mifsud Collaborative Learning Center, located on our dynamic first floor, is a true step into the future of how libraries will support collaborative learning in the 21stcentury. It features huddle rooms, an upgraded computer lab, an innovation center with whiteboards on the walls, plenty of group-study space, and a café. This isn't your parents' library!
College of Engineering
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Opened in the Fall of 2019, the James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building is home to the T.J.Smull College of Engineering. The state-of-the-art building features large-scale project and design space for capstone projects, design competitions, and other industry engagement for our engineering and computer science majors. Flexible lab and learning environments feature mobile technology and video conferencing to make it easier to collaborate across the room—or across the globe. These spaces allow us to prepare industry-ready graduates. The College of Engineering is focused on experiential, hands-on learning –whether you're immersed in solutions that address third-world poverty, developing sustainable transportation alternatives, or leveraging hydrodynamics to construct concrete canoes. Through our engaging world-class instruction, we make sure you learn just as much outside the classroom as you do inside.
Robertson Evans Pharmacy Building trail
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Interested in one vital, thriving health profession? You'll be in the right place at the Raabe College of Pharmacy –where some of the nation's most talented pharmacists are trained in outstanding facilities in the Robertson-Evans Pharmacy Building that feature compound/counseling pods with OTC simulation stations. In fact, one of every four pharmacists in the state of Ohio is an ONU alum. Unlike many colleges, ours is a direct-entry program –which means you'll take professional pharmacy courses from day one. Another exciting advantage: At ONU, you can get your PharmD in just six years, instead of the typical eight.
College of Pharmacy
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Interested in one vital, thriving health profession? You'll be in the right place at the Raabe College of Pharmacy –where some of the nation's most talented pharmacists are trained in outstanding facilities in the Robertson-Evans Pharmacy Building that feature compound/counseling pods with OTC simulation stations. In fact, one of every four pharmacists in the state of Ohio is an ONU alum. Unlike many colleges, ours is a direct-entry program –which means you'll take professional pharmacy courses from day one. Another exciting advantage: At ONU, you can get your PharmD in just six years, instead of the typical eight.
English Chapel
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If you're looking for the religious hub on campus, visit the English Chapel for worship, spiritual growth and fellowship. There are multiple faith-based organizations, including ONU Habitat for Humanity, which has the further mission of providing an atmosphere of Christian service and fellowship for the entire ONU student community.
Mathile Center for the Natural Science
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The Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences anchors Ohio Northern's science complex. Here, our nursing students refine their skills in two mock hospital environments fully equipped for patient simulations. Chemistry and biology students enjoy the functional and modern laboratories. You'll also have the opportunity to conduct research, present your work at conferences all over the U.S. and solve scholarly problems in mathematics.
Biggs Engineering Building trail
Biggs Academic Building
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Biggs is the new home to our programs in Psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Construction Management, Manufacturing Technology, and Technology Education. It features comfortable classrooms, accessible faculty offices, and large lab spaces.
Tundra
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We are standing on the Tundra, the heart of ONU and its Polar Bears, where you'll attend Welcome Week activities, listen to live concerts, watch movies, play Frisbee golf, study for classes, or learn what it means to be in a fraternity or sorority at Greek-a-palooza. We even brave temperatures in the teens to take part in the annual Polar Plunge to help raise money for charitable causes. This strong tradition at ONU gives you opportunities to develop leadership skills, serve the University and local community, and get involved on campus as early as your first semester! Currently, there are nine national fraternities and sororities at ONU.
King Horn Sports Center trail
ONU Sports Center
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Cheer on the Polar Bears, work out, swim, run and dance in the ONU Sports Center, the official home of Ohio Northern's volleyball, wrestling, and men's and women's basketball teams. The Sports Center also houses an indoor track and field facility, racquetball courts, weight rooms, an athletic training room, a wrestling room, a gymnastics room, a swimming pool, classrooms and faculty offices. ONU is a competitive member of the Ohio Athletic Conference in 23 varsity sports.
Dial Roberson Stadium/Kerscher Stadium trail
Outdoor Athletic Stadiums
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Show your Polar Bear pride at Dial-RobersonStadium and Kerscher Stadium. Dial-Roberson is home to the ONU football and lacrosse teams and features two large locker rooms, a player's lounge, a weight room and a training room. Feel free to sit in the stands or cheer from the lawn seating! Kerscher Stadium is home to the ONU soccer, and track and field teams. Artificial turf was recently added as well as lights for evening competitions. This area of campus also provides facilities for ONU's softball and baseball teams.
Green Monster/Remington Walk trail
Green Monster Walking/Jogging Path
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In the early morning hours at ONU, the Green Monster is already hard at work. Bronze Remington statues are interspersed along the nearly three-mile path that quietly weaves through campus. It's much more than just a jogging path, though: students, faculty and the community can be found riding bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Green Monster is a campus legend that has felt many footsteps upon its emerald tread.
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In the early morning hours at ONU, the Green Monster is already hard at work. Bronze Remington statues are interspersed along the nearly three-mile path that quietly weaves through campus. It's much more than just a jogging path, though: students, faculty and the community can be found riding bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Green Monster is a campus legend that has felt many footsteps upon its emerald tread.
Tour stop audio transcript
In the early morning hours at ONU, the Green Monster is already hard at work. Bronze Remington statues are interspersed along the nearly three-mile path that quietly weaves through campus. It's much more than just a jogging path, though: students, faculty and the community can be found riding bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Green Monster is a campus legend that has felt many footsteps upon its emerald tread.
Tour stop audio transcript
In the early morning hours at ONU, the Green Monster is already hard at work. Bronze Remington statues are interspersed along the nearly three-mile path that quietly weaves through campus. It's much more than just a jogging path, though: students, faculty and the community can be found riding bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Green Monster is a campus legend that has felt many footsteps upon its emerald tread.
Tour stop audio transcript
In the early morning hours at ONU, the Green Monster is already hard at work. Bronze Remington statues are interspersed along the nearly three-mile path that quietly weaves through campus. It's much more than just a jogging path, though: students, faculty and the community can be found riding bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Green Monster is a campus legend that has felt many footsteps upon its emerald tread.
Tour stop audio transcript
In the early morning hours at ONU, the Green Monster is already hard at work. Bronze Remington statues are interspersed along the nearly three-mile path that quietly weaves through campus. It's much more than just a jogging path, though: students, faculty and the community can be found riding bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Green Monster is a campus legend that has felt many footsteps upon its emerald tread.
Tour stop audio transcript
In the early morning hours at ONU, the Green Monster is already hard at work. Bronze Remington statues are interspersed along the nearly three-mile path that quietly weaves through campus. It's much more than just a jogging path, though: students, faculty and the community can be found riding bikes, rollerblading and walking. The Green Monster is a campus legend that has felt many footsteps upon its emerald tread.
Campus Housing/Affinity Village
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After a day in class, enjoy a relaxing evening with friends in Affinity Village. Reserved for sophomores and juniors, the facility consists of a commons building and four residential buildings. A social area with a meeting space, a kitchen and a lounge are attached to each residential building. Additionally, Affinity Village offers themed housing for a number of student groups and organizations, including national sororities and fraternities, upper-class Honors Program students, and Global Village. Founders Hall and Maglott Hall are freshman co-ed residence halls just a short walk from the Sports Center and many academic buildings. The Lima Complex, a double-occupancy suite-style coed residence hall, houses sophomores and juniors. You also can select female-or male-only residence halls like Northern House, 5 University Place or Park Hall.
Freed Center Performing Art trail
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Hit the air with ONU's online radio station, WONB in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Dance, sing and perform in the Biggs Theatre. You'll also find academic programs in communication studies, theatre, musical theatre, theatre design and production, multimedia journalism, dance and arts administration. Housed in the building are the Biggs Theatre, Stambaugh Gallery, a cable television studio, a dance studio, a computer lab, scene and costume shops, dressing rooms, fully equipped classrooms, and department offices.Plus, we offer scholarships to students in our musical theatre, theatre and dance programs.
Freed Center for the Performing Arts
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Hit the air with ONU's online radio station, WONB in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Dance, sing and perform in the Biggs Theatre. You'll also find academic programs in communication studies, theatre, musical theatre, theatre design and production, multimedia journalism, dance and arts administration. Housed in the building are the Biggs Theatre, Stambaugh Gallery, a cable television studio, a dance studio, a computer lab, scene and costume shops, dressing rooms, fully equipped classrooms, and department offices.Plus, we offer scholarships to students in our musical theatre, theatre and dance programs.
Tour stop audio transcript
Hit the air with ONU's online radio station, WONB in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Dance, sing and perform in the Biggs Theatre. You'll also find academic programs in communication studies, theatre, musical theatre, theatre design and production, multimedia journalism, dance and arts administration. Housed in the building are the Biggs Theatre, Stambaugh Gallery, a cable television studio, a dance studio, a computer lab, scene and costume shops, dressing rooms, fully equipped classrooms, and department offices.Plus, we offer scholarships to students in our musical theatre, theatre and dance programs.
McIntosh Center trail
Mcintosh Center/Campus Dining
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Grab a bite to eat or shop for your black and orange apparel in the University's McIntosh Center. This is the center of social life on campus, and it houses the offices of Student Affairs, Residence Life, Student Involvement and Greek Life and the Student Success Center. For dining options, we offer a cafeteria-style facility, the Polar Espresso serving Starbucks coffee, and the WOW cafe for a quick lunch or late-night snack. In addition, the building features the Bear Cave (a student activities room), a ballroom, conference rooms, the campus mailroom and the bookstore. You will also want to check out one of the new additions to this building, Klondike's, an 1,800-square-foot campus hotspot with seating for 45 and room for plenty more to congregate or play a few games of pool. There's also12 TVs in there, including two 90-inch monsters.
Ada trail
Ada
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ONU offers a scenic, safe and modern campus in the village of Ada. Our location provides a quaint small-town atmosphere that complements the friendly environment found on campus. Ada offers an array of restaurants, local shops, a movie theatre and culture. You'll always have something do, whether it's on campus, in Ada or in the cities around the area.
The Inn at ONU trail
The Inn at ONU
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Experience the comfort and charm of The Inn at Ohio Northern University. Our full-service hotel is perfect for campus visits, social events, business travel and weekend leisure. The Inn offers deluxe guestrooms and flexible space for meetings, weddings or special events.
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Experience the comfort and charm of The Inn at Ohio Northern University. Our full-service hotel is perfect for campus visits, social events, business travel and weekend leisure. The Inn offers deluxe guestrooms and flexible space for meetings, weddings or special events.
