On Thursday morning, April 4, 2013, Ottawa University security personnel were notified that multiple suspicious packages were discovered near Tauy Jones Hall and the Mowbray Student Union. The Ottawa Police Department was immediately notified. University administrators informed students and staff via the University’s electronic emergency alert system and by email. The appropriate buildings were evacuated. Neighbors and community buildings surrounding the campus were also notified of the threat and warned to stay off campus.
Two acclaimed saxophonists will perform at Ottawa University April 10, 2013. Guest jazz musicians Jerry Dodgion and Rob Scheps will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Fredrikson Chapel alongside the University Jazz Singers, the OU Jazz Ensemble and the OU Faculty Jazz Septet.
The 2013 Fujiwara Scholarship has been awarded to freshman Rachel Pierce of Ottawa, Kansas, and provides for the Fujiwara Cross-Cultural Homestay Program in Japan during the summer of 2013. The scholarship is made possible through the generous support of OU alumni Kodo and Machiko Fujiwara. During the Homestay Program, Pierce will receive room and board for a two-week stay with the Fujiwaras in Japan.