ONU inauguration of Baumann to be streamed online next week

ADA — Ohio Northern University will inaugurate its 12th president, Melissa J. Baumann, Ph.D., during an investiture ceremony to be held Wednesday, April 12, at 3 p.m. in King-Horn Sport Center’s field house. The public is invited to view this private campus event via livestream on the University’s website at www.onu.edu.

The inauguration formalizes President Baumann’s Ohio Northern journey that commenced in July 2022, when she succeeded retiring President Daniel DiBiasio. President Baumann is the first woman to serve as president at Ohio Northern University.

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