Ohio Northern Polar Bears football
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| Motto | “Ex diversitate vires “out of diversity strength” |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1871 |
| Affiliation | United Methodist Church |
| Endowment | $168.9 million |
| President | Daniel DiBiasio |
| Provost | David Crago |
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Academic staff
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207 |
| Students | 3,721 (2008) |
| Undergraduates | 3,290 (2007) |
| Location | Ada, Ohio, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural |
| Latin motto | "Ex Diversitate Vires" |
| Colors | Orange, Black, White |
| Nickname | Polar Bears |
| Mascot | Klondike |
| Website | www |
Ohio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871. ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ONU is a sister university with Dankook University, a private university in Seoul, South Korea. In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013 U.S. News & World Report listed Ohio Northern as Regional Universities (Midwest), #2.
Throughout the 1960s, a number of ONU students and faculty/staff participated in the American Civil Rights Movement. ONU hosted Dr. Martin Luther King on January 11, 1968, four days before his 39th birthday and just three months before his assassination. During his visit at ONU, Dr. King famously spoke regarding the myth that many immigrant and/or ethnic groups successfully pulled themselves up by their bootstraps, whereas African Americans were incapable of doing so.
Growth continued under Dr. DeBow Freed through the 1980s and 1990s with additions to the Taggart Law Library, Presser Hall, Dukes Memorial, Wilson Art Building, Biggs Engineering, Heterick Memorial Library, and Meyer Hall of Science, and the construction of the Freed Center for the Performing Arts and a new president’s on-campus home. Under Dr. Kendall Baker, campus additions include Dicke Hall, an expansion of the Robertson-Evans Pharmacy building, and the Dial-Roberson Stadium. Recent construction projects include the Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences annex connecting Meyer Hall of Science with the Pharmacy building and a comprehensive renovation of all on-campus housing. In 2008, Ohio Northern University built and opened The Inn at Ohio Northern University, which contains over 70 deluxe guestrooms.
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