Engineering is one of Ohio Northern University’s core programs and now it is getting an upgrade. A new 30 million dollar, 105,000 square foot facility started construction in beginning in the spring of 2018. The spacious James Lehr Kennedy Engineering Building holds classrooms, work areas, collaboration areas, and even an artificial ice sculpture. ONU College of Engineering Dean J.D. Yoder talked about how the new building is an upgrade compared to the previous engineering building.