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A number of key factors are attracting students to Ashland University
ASHLAND, Ohio — With fall here, now is the time high school seniors are considering their plans after graduation. While there are plenty of options, studies have shown that the value of a college degree has never been higher.
Hutchings came to play, but looks to the law as his future
ASHLAND, Ohio – The pandemic was responsible for the hard hit finances took in the Hutchings’ household near Cleveland. His parents' financial and work struggles were not lost on their youngest child, Giovanni, who was living at home and trying to adjust to Ashland University’s remote learning. His father, a former football player at Division 1 Toledo, had a successful personal training business he built from the ground up. But COVID-19 forced the closing of…
Ashland welcoming immigration reform experts for topical presentation on Oct. 11
ASHLAND, Ohio – Immigration reform experts Steven Eng, Matthew Soerens and Christy Staats will be joined by moderator Carlos Campo, president of Ashland University, for an informative, lively, and very topical conversation, “A Biblical Approach to Immigration and Poverty: Advocating for Vulnerable Families in Ohio.” The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place on Monday, Oct. 11, at Ashland’s Miller Chapel, from 7-8:30 p.m. Masks are required…
Ashland M.Ed. alumni named 2022 Ohio Teacher of the Year
ASHLAND, Ohio – Kurt Russell, who earned a master of education in curriculum and instruction from Ashland University in 1996 and is currently a social studies teacher at Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Ohio, was selected as the 2022 Ohio Teacher of the Year, it was announced by the Ohio Department of Education earlier this month. “I’m extremely honored to have been recognized as Ohio Teacher of the Year. I applaud all those wonderful and gifted teachers…
AU alumna Chapman brings ceramic sculpture exhibition to Coburn gallery
ASHLAND, Ohio -- The Coburn Art Gallery and the Ashland University Department of Art + Design will host Hush II, a ceramic sculpture exhibition featuring Ashland University alumna Kimberly Chapman. The exhibition opens Thursday, Oct. 7 with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition pulls from three groupings of ceramic works by Chapman: Bridled Women, Elsie’s Arsenal and the Refugee Series. The sculptures…
Allie Vanata’s jewelry business she started as an Ashland student is thriving
ASHLAND, Ohio – Allie Vanata always knew she wanted to own her own business and she credits the four years she spent at Ashland University (2012-16) for steering her down the path to leading one of the fastest growing, on trend jewelry companies around.
Ashland graduate earns Ohio History Teacher of the Year honor
ASHLAND, Ohio --- There are benefits to being a self-described “history nerd” – just ask Emily Marty. She was Emily Miller when she graduated from Ashland University in 2006 and was ready to start her teaching career. And now, 15 years later, Marty has been named the state’s 2021 History Teacher of the Year. The honor is bestowed by the New York City-based Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, which was established nearly 30 years ago to promote the…
Presidential historian to speak at Ashland on Sept. 22
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University will welcome noted presidential historian Thomas Balcerski on Wednesday, Sept. 22, for a lecture titled “Ranking the Best … and the Worst Presidents.” The event, co-sponsored by the Ashland Honors Program and Phi Alpha Theta honorary society, will take place at the Dauch College of Business and Economics, Room 115, at 7:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Balcerski, an associate professor of history at Eastern…
Dolly Dong: "I love Ashland University for the support they’ve given me"
Dolly Dong came to the United States from China on a religious worker visa 13 years ago. Three years after, she moved to Ashland and the small community quickly became her second home Currently working on her master’s degree, Dolly is AU’s international campus minister and Chinese church pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Ashland. What was it about Ashland University that made you feel welcome? It’s a quiet community with a campus that has a friendly…
Ashland named a “Best College” by U.S. News & World Report, ranked among top 35 in three categories
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has been selected as a “Best College” by the forthcoming U.S. News & World Report annual guidebook, ranking 54th out of the 157 schools in the Regional Universities – Midwest category. The latest edition of the highly-respected university rankings were released Monday. Upon closer examination, Ashland placed among the top-10 private universities in Ohio (tied for ninth) and 42nd among all privates within the Midwest…
