Scholarships available for women
LIMA — The Lima branch of the American Association of University Women is now accepting applications from Allen County women for $1,000 scholarships.
High school seniors, undergraduate students and graduate students are invited to apply if they are permanent residents of Allen County.
Applications can be obtained in the guidance departments at local high schools and colleges. For details, contact the AAUW scholarship co-chairpersons at [email protected] or [email protected].
Rhodes State honors MLK
LIMA — Rhodes State College is honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this week by sharing his legacy of community service.
A poster of King marks a display in the college’s Student Success Center located in the Life & Physical Sciences Building, Room 151. All week long, a food donation box will be located there as well. Student volunteers will be manning the poster and the food donation box. According to a news release, the food is being donated to Lutheran Social Services of Allen County.
On Tuesday, volunteers and success coaches from AmeriCorps Completion Coaches, which is sponsoring the weeklong event, read a selection of books to children at the day care center on campus. The selected books celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, community and diversity.
Church, Kiwanis offering music scholarships
LIMA — Trinity Methodist Church and the Kiwanis Service Club of Lima are accepting scholarship applications from any student who graduates from an Allen County school and plans to study music for four years in college.
Students who are interested in applying for the scholarship may check with their music teachers or school counselors. For students who are home-schooled, call 419-228-1561 to secure an application.
All applications must be received or postmarked by March 25.
Ada student wins essay contest
ADA — Alexander Hurtig, a sophomore from Ada High School, placed first in the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.
Sophomore Noah Pinkney finished in second place and sophomore Terry Sheridan came in third.
According to a news release, the purpose of the essay contest is to challenge students to think about how King’s philosophy can be used to resolve social justice issues in today’s society. Students are encouraged to find renewed relevancy in the spirit of King, and use this renewal to “ignite the flame” of being called to action. The MLK Celebration Committee, in collaboration with Ada High School, sponsors the annual essay contest.
UF enrollment increases
FINDLAY — The University of Findlay is marking its seventh consecutive semester of enrollment increases this spring semester with a 6.3 percent jump in the number of full- and part-time students attending.
Excluding College Credit Plus high school students, a total of 3,925 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled compared to 3,689 in spring 2015. The number of undergraduates increased by 4.9 percent, with 2,619 now attending compared to 2,496 a year ago. Graduate enrollment has risen by 9.4 percent, with 1,306 attending compared to 1,193 last spring.
“Equipping students for meaningful lives and productive careers has always been, and continues to be, our primary goal,” said UF President Katherine Fell. “The University’s spring enrollment figures again show that our programs, excellent faculty and staff, and supportive campus environment are serving our students well.”
Fort Jennings raffling off clock
FORT JENNINGS — A Musketeer mascot clock created by Fred Shephard, a senior from Continental who is in the Vantage precision machining program, will be raffled off Friday during the Fort Jennings versus Ottoville boys basketball game.
Tickets are $1 each, six for $5 or 15 chances for $10. Presale tickets are available in the high school office. Tickets may also be purchased the night of the game. Proceeds from this raffle will benefit the Fort Jennings High School junior and senior classes.
OSU Lima kicks off lecture series
LIMA — Young Ah Lee, associate professor of education, starts off the Spring Semester Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series at The Ohio State University at Lima with “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Best of Them All? The role of self-study in teacher education for social justice” at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Special Collections Room of the Campus Library.
Lee’s lecture will introduce self-study as a tool for promoting learning and teaching that is socially just. Her presentation will also include descriptions of what, how and why to consider self-study, and the self-study examples that were conducted by the presenter and that have shaped the presenter’s professional and personal life.
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