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2021-22 Environmental Lecture Series to conclude with presentation on methane emissions April 7
ASHLAND, Ohio – Amy Townsend-Small, director of the environmental studies program at the University of Cincinnati, will close Ashland University’s 2021-22 Environmental Lecture Series on Thursday, April 7. Her 7:30 p.m. presentation, titled “Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Supply Chain, will be in Ronk Lecture Hall of the Schar College of Education (340 Samaritan Ave.) and is free and open to the public. Participants also have the option to attend…
AU theatre to wrap up season with “The Little Prince” on April 7-10
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s department of theatre concludes its 2021-22 season, during which it has explored a theme of finding one’s place in the world, by presenting “The Little Prince” Thursday through Sunday, April 7-10. All performances will take place in the Studio Theatre inside the Center of the Arts (401 College Ave.), with nightly shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. as well as 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday. “The…
Senior Art + Design Exhibition to open March 31 at AU
ASHLAND, Ohio – The annual Senior Art + Design Exhibition at Ashland University will open with a reception on Thursday, March 31, from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Coburn Art Gallery, located in the Center for the Arts. This year’s exhibition, featuring graphic design, illustration, digital art, painting and ceramics by graduating art majors, will run through Tuesday, April 12. “While the 2022 Senior Art and Design Exhibition provides the capstone experience…
Ashland Center for Nonviolence hosting scholar on Jim Crow laws March 30-31
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence and the Ashland University Department of Religious Studies will welcome J. Russell Hawkins to campus on Wednesday and Thursday, March 30-31, for a pair of presentations centered on the history of white churches and their understanding of race during the era of Jim Crow. The events are free and open to the public. Hawkins, who is a professor of humanities and history in the John Wesley Honors College at…
Ashland alumna, faculty member each honored by Ohio Arts Council
ASHLAND, Ohio – An Ashland University alumna and an AU faculty member were recognized by the Ohio Arts Council with Individual Excellence Awards, a peer recognition program for a creative artist’s body of work. Ashley Bethard ‘08 (pictured left), who was recently promoted to editor and chief content officer of the Dayton Daily News, and Kelly Sundberg (pictured right), an assistant professor of English, were both honored for their work in the non-fiction…
Ashland University to host 61st annual Mohican District Science Day on March 26
ASHLAND, Ohio – A total of 132 students from 16 area schools are expected to converge on the Ashland University campus Saturday, March 26, for the 61st annual Mohican District Science Day. Sponsored by the Mohican District Junior Division of the Ohio Academy of Science, the event will be held at AU’s John C. Myers Convocation Center. According to Jeff Weidenhamer, the Science Day director and a professor of chemistry at AU, the students participating will…
Local artists win several awards at AU's Juried Student Art + Design Exhibition
ASHLAND, Ohio – The majority of awards from the Juried Student Art + Design Exhibition at Ashland University went to local student artists, it was announced by Cynthia Petry, director of AU’s Coburn Gallery. The exhibition runs through March 23. More than $1,100 was distributed to the winners across a variety of categories, while the People’s Choice award will be announced on the gallery’s Facebook page on March 23. The outside juror for the exhibition,…
With generous donations, Ashland University surpasses fundraising goal
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s comprehensive, five-year fundraising initiative, entitled The Campaign for Every Individual, has well surpassed the initial fundraising goal of $50 million, with more than $84 million given so far making it the most successful fundraising effort in the university’s 144-year history. The university has received 17,082 gifts and amassed 4,455 new donors in the process. The Campaign for Every Individual was launched…
AU names Vernon-Dotson as dean of College of Education
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is pleased to announce that Lisa Vernon-Dotson will be the new dean of the Dwight Schar College of Education. She will officially begin her leadership of the college on July 1, taking over for Steve Denney who served as interim dean during the 2021-22 academic year. “We are very excited to welcome this very accomplished scholar-leader to Ashland University. We expect Dr. Vernon-Dotson will enhance the meaningful work of the…
Next Faith and Society lecture to feature Christian Miller on March 25
ASHLAND, Ohio – Christian Miller, the A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University, will be the guest at the next edition of Ashland University’s Faith and Society lecture series. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Friday, March 25, at the College of Education’s Ronk Auditorium at 3 p.m. A complimentary reception will follow the program. For those unable to attend in person, Miller’s presentation will be streamed…
