Find News
Amanda Stewart: "Incredible field experience ... set me on the right course" at AU
To say Amanda Stewart is an overachiever is an understatement. Prior to attending Ashland University, she graduated from Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, and through the Timken Early College program, she achieved dual associate degrees in Arts and Science. At Ashland, Amanda graduated with a B.S.B.A. with a double major in Sports Management and Marketing in the spring of 2021, and with just five classes left to go for her Master’s in Project…
Sen. Sherrod Brown visits Jack W. Liebert Military & Veteran Resource Center
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University welcomed a special guest to campus for Veterans Day on Thursday, as U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) visited the Jack W. Liebert Military & Veterans Resource Center. Randy Spade, who has served as the director of military and veteran services at Ashland for five years, gave Sen. Brown a tour of the center, where he greeted seven current AU veteran students, and came away very impressed. “What they’re…
Senior art exhibition opens Nov. 18 at Coburn Gallery, runs through Dec. 18
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will be hosting a month-long “Senior Art Exhibition” Thursday, Nov. 18-Saturday, Dec. 18, featuring the capstone experience for graduating art students Ricki Dénes and Alexis Stanley. On Nov. 18, there will be an opening reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the gallery, located in the Center for the Arts. This event is free and open to the public. “While the 2021 Senior Art Exhibition provides the capstone…
Ashland professor Chris Chartier receives major grant from John Templeton Foundation
ASHLAND, Ohio – The John Templeton Foundation (JTF) has awarded Chris Chartier, associate professor of psychology at Ashland University, a grant of nearly $1 million for his project “Examining the Big Questions in Big Samples: Using the Psychological Science Accelerator to Investigate JTF Priorities.” The three-year grant, scheduled to begin July 2022, will fund four international studies and provide direct funds for three new personnel positions. The total…
“Lab to Marketplace” seminar scheduled for Thursday with guest Robert Shalwitz
ASHLAND, Ohio – Robert Shalwitz, the founder and CEO of Invirsa, Inc., will be the speaker for Ashland University’s fifth annual “Lab to Marketplace” seminar, Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. This year’s event is available to anyone via an on-line webinar at ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/91650466675. Shalwitz’s presentation, “Career Perseverance,” will focus on the development of DNA-stabilizing pharmaceuticals for the treatment of ocular, respiratory and…
Ashland University announces Black Friday 30% savings on MBA tuition
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has announced a first-of-its-kind, limited-time Black Friday MBA tuition savings event. The savings significantly reduce the total cost of Ashland’s top-100 ranked online MBA program. Students will receive 30% off their MBA program tuition. This special savings event is valid for the accelerated one-year program, either in-class or online. The savings event requires students to enroll by Dec. 17, starting on Black Friday.…
AU teaming up with NeverEnding for use of Ashland-themed avatars
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has entered into a first-of-its-kind agreement with NeverEnding, an innovative social sharing and storytelling platform, that will provide custom Ashland-themed avatars for the school’s esports teams as well as access to the company’s avatar creator for up to one year for 6,000 of Ashland’s students, faculty and staff. Thousands of individual gamers and storytellers are NeverEnding customers and now Ashland will be its…
Iron Toys to perform recital Sunday night, Nov. 7
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Music presents a guest artist recital by Iron Toys on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall inside the Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public. Face masks are required for all audience members. The recital will include compositions by Howie Smith, Rich Shanklin, Duke Ellington, Paquito D’Rivera, Eliane Elias and Astor Piazzolla. Iron Toys is a saxophone…
AU Theatre performing “She Kills Monsters” from Nov. 4-7
ASHLAND, Ohio – The department of theatre at Ashland University opens its 2021-22 season with “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen this Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 4-7. All performances will take place at the Hugo Young Theatre, with the Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s matinee at 2 p.m. “She Kills Monsters,” directed by Teresa Durbin-Ames, an associate professor of theatre at Ashland, and co-sponsored by AU Eagles for…
Anthony Esolen to present next Faith and Society lecture on Thursday
ASHLAND, Ohio – Anthony Esolen, a writer, social commentator and translator of classic poetry, will present “Becoming Human Again: The Power of Poetry Among the Cultural Ruins.” The presentation is part of Ashland University’s Faith and Society lecture series and will be held Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. The event is online only and available for anyone to join at https://ashlanduniversity.zoom.us/j/97508568074.
