AU in the News

5/06/13Dr. Amy Klinger, assistant professor of education, was featured in a May 6 article in the Toledo Blade titled “Area Family Assesses School Safety, Trains Staff.” The article featured Klinger, who in addition to being an AU assistant professor of education at the LCCC campus is an instructor for the Department of Homeland Security. Klinger and her family operate the Educators School Safety Network, which focuses on proactive emergency response training for educators and school administrators.
 

4/21/13Sue Ramsey, head coach of AU's women's basketball team was recognized as the Columbus Dispatch's Ohio women's basketball coach of the year in an article on Sunday, April 21. Ramsey was the top vote getter with 70 points, easily outdistancing second place coach Jim Jabir of Dayton who had 21 points. The article focuses on Ramsey and the AU team and how they won the NCAA Division II national championship.

 

 

4/21/13Dr. Peter Schramm, professor of political science, was interviewed for the Power Line 100+ blog, which lists the 100 Best Professors in America. This was the second installment of the interview, where Schramm discusses the extraordinary effect of Harry Jaffa, how students should be approached and regarded in the classroom, and the Bowdoin report.

 

4/17/13Bob Gibbs, U.S. Representative for the 7th District of Ohio, addressed the House of Representatives on April 17 to congratulate the AU women’s basketball team for winning the NCAA Division II Championship. Here is the text of his comment:

(Mr. GIBBS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1minute.)

Mr. GIBBS: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate the Ashland University women's basketball team for winning the NCAA Division II Championship. The Ashland Eagles earned Ashland University's first basketball national championship with a 71-56 victory over New York's Dowling College on Friday, March 29, 2013.

I would like to congratulate the Eagles MVP, AU senior Kari Daugherty, for contributing 26 points to the win. Ms. Daugherty was also honored with the Player of the Year title for the division.

I would also like to congratulate Coach Sue Ramsey for leading her team to victory. This sportsmanship, determination, and hard work displayed by the Ashland Eagles throughout the season has been unparalleled. This momentous accomplishment deserves the most sincere congratulations, and we're very proud of Ashland University and the Ashland Eagles. Go Eagles.

3/29/13Ashland University and the Ashland University women's basketball team received TV coverage from Channels 3, 5 and 8 from Cleveland and Channel 4 from Columbus during the team's run in the NCAA Division II Championships. A TV crew from WEWS Channel 5 was in town Friday night (March 29) while the Eagles were defeating Dowling 71-56 in San Antonio, Texas, to win the NCAA Division II crown.

Both WEWS Channel 5 and WJW Fox 8 ran stories Friday night and on Saturday promoting the win and the welcome home party for Saturday night.

3/17/13Dr. David Fitzsimmons, associate professor of English, had his new book, Curious Critters, featured in a Columbus Dispatch article titled "Elegant book on animals might lure kids outside." Check out his book at Curious Critters.

 

 

3/14/13Matt Tullis, assistant professor of journalism and digital media, had an article on the AU women's basketball team, titled "Land Of Hope And Dreams? Ashland Women's Hoops Program Learns Faith Will Be Rewarded," published in ThePostGame, a Yahoo Sports website.

 

Ellis, who is doing her student teaching at Whipple Heights Elementary School in Perry Local School District, was featured for her two-week "Drumming With Fitness" unit that she developed and is currently teaching to her students. The Independent also shot a video of one of her lessons and the video features Ellis describing the fitness unit. Ellis calls the publicity one of the MANY highlights from her student teaching.
 
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3/07/13AU senior physical education major Angie Ellis was featured in a front-page article in the Massillon Independent. http://www.indeonline.com/topstories/x1433792854/-Drumming-with-Fitness-gets-kids-moving?img=2

 
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2/20/13The AU women's basketball team was featured on Cleveland's WEWS Channel 5 sports during the 6 p.m. newscast. The segment on the AU women's basketball team talked about the team's winning streak and No. 1 ranking in the nation that ended earlier this month. The team, ranked No. 3 in the nation now, is now preparing for the GLIAC tournament, the regionals and the Elite 8. The WEWS Channel 5 TV crew was on campus Tuesday filming the segment.

2/19/13Dr. Peter Schramm, executive director of the Ashbrook Center and professor of political science, had an op-ed piece in the Columbus Dispatch. The article titled, "Washington, Lincoln deserve better than Presidents' Day," discusses the President's Day holiday and suggests that we end the celebration of Presidents' Day and celebrate the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

 

 

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