Ohio Northern University

Chase McCluskey’s attitude toward engineering formed early. The Ohio Northern University student recalls meticulously constructing a motorized LEGO truck model as a child, but when he turned it on, it didn’t work.

Encouraged by his parents, Chase gradually shifted his focus from mechanical builds to computers. He’s now an ONU computer science major with a minor in applied mathematics.

This summer, he is working at JPMorgan Chase in Columbus, Ohio, as a Software Engineering Program (SEP) intern. He’s tackling technology projects ranging from cloud services and APIs to databases, cybersecurity, automation, and enterprise application development.

📲 Read more how Chase obtained his internship and his work there: https://bit.ly/4wmQoBG

Emersyn Gerken gravitates toward environments with a strong sense of community. It’s why she chose to come to Ohio Northern University to obtain a business degree in management.

This summer, she’s finding the same supportive culture at Miller Bros. Construction in Archbold, Ohio, where she’s a human resources intern.

At her internship, Emersyn is gaining hands-on experience across the full spectrum of HR functions, from payroll to benefits management to talent acquisition. Her projects have ranged from creating onboarding presentations for new hires to assisting with open benefits enrollment.

📲 Read more about Emersyn's opportunity to make a difference for her employer during her internship: https://bit.ly/4g2crHs

Elizabeth Gruen, an Ohio Northern University biochemistry major, says her summer internship at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany is checking all her boxes.

Her experience is part of RISE Germany, a program funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. RISE offers undergraduate students from North American, British, and Irish universities the opportunity to participate in summer research at top German institutions.

Ever since taking her first German language class in middle school, Elizabeth has wanted to visit the country. She’s also been fascinated by chemistry since high school, when she realized it held the secrets to how organisms and the physical world function.

📲 Read more about Elizabeth's research and travels: https://bit.ly/4hVey2t

New Polar Bears! Discover the village of Ada during ONU's Ada Community Engagement (ACE) Day on Saturday, August 22. Sign up today to volunteer alongside other new Polar Bears: https://www.onu.edu/aceday

ACE Day is an opportunity to meet other new Polar Bears and to make a difference in your home away from home!

Ohio Northern University student Tyler Wood chose a double major in finance and accounting because of the variety of career options. This summer, his credit internship with Waterford Bank N.A. in Toledo is showing him how wide those options really are.

“Before this, I wasn’t aware of how many career paths existed in the banking industry beyond the traditional bank teller role,” he says.

Tyler, whose hometown is Toledo, has always enjoyed working with numbers and using analytical thinking to solve problems. He credits ONU with not only helping him to obtain the internship, but for requiring that all business students complete one.

📲 Read more about Tyler's hands-on experience: https://bit.ly/4hf4bGA

Cora Neville feels most at home in nature, so this summer, the Ohio Northern University student is relishing the chance to spend long days in the field studying her favorite creatures—wild birds.

An honors student and environmental & field biology major, Cora obtained a competitive Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station in southwest Michigan.

There, she is assisting with a research project to determine whether Salmonella prevalence in wild birds differs between agricultural and natural areas. She is also testing antimicrobial resistance, contrasting how Salmonella and E. coli react to two widely used livestock drugs versus two human antibiotics.

📲 Read more about Cora's research experiences: https://bit.ly/4xbT5GW

With dreams of becoming a structural engineer, Ohio Northern University student Mollie Kinkead is engaged in an ideal internship at Jezerinac Geers & Associates in Dublin, Ohio.

Her mentor is ONU alumnus and Director of Operations Andy Heigley, BSCE ’99, who played a pivotal role in the construction of ONU’s state-of-the-art James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building. Andy’s mentorship is a testament to ONU’s loyal alumni network and its dedication to helping fellow Polar Bears prepare for their future careers.

Andy’s summer assignment for Mollie? To absorb as much knowledge as she can through listening, observing, asking questions, and seeking answers.

📲 Read more about Mollie's experiences and how Andy and others helped her: https://bit.ly/3U4uMwe

Thirteen juvenile Eastern Box Turtles recently traded the threat of euthanasia for a life foraging for worms and berries in a Northwest Ohio forest, thanks to groundbreaking conservation work at Ohio Northern University.

Leading the effort are ONU biology professors Dr. Kat Krynak and Dr. Bob Verb, along with their students, who are participating in a new initiative by the Ohio Division of Wildlife to safely rehabilitate and release captive, rescued, or confiscated turtles back into the wild.

The program, called ROBOTs (Repatriating Ohio’s BOx Turtles), addresses a growing crisis: turtles are rapidly disappearing due to illegal collection for the black-market pet and food trades.

Every year, the Ohio Division of Wildlife receives hundreds of turtles. Some are surrendered by owners and others confiscated at airports from smugglers attempting to traffic them overseas.

📲 Read more about the program: https://bit.ly/4x5aIYW

At Ohio Northern University, students find ways to meld their passions, even if they are as seemingly incompatible as lacrosse and creative writing.

Case in point: Martin Watson. A midfielder on the Polar Bear lacrosse team who dreams of a career writing and directing films, Martin landed a social media internship at the European Box Lacrosse Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.

For two weeks this summer, this honors student sharpened his writing and photography skills while interacting with players, fans, and individuals who are championing the growth of lacrosse across Europe.

📲 Read more about his international experience: https://bit.ly/45u8fvn