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AU theatre presenting “Once Upon a Mattress” Feb. 16-19
ASHLAND, Ohio – The department of theatre at Ashland University continues its 2022-23 theme of “Standing Up, Standing Out” by presenting the musical comedy “Once Upon a Mattress” Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 16-19. All performances 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. “Once Upon a Mattress” is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale “The Princess and…
New testing center offers Pearson VUE tests to public, as well as services to AU students
When Kristy Tipton started working at Ashland University in June, part of her job was to get a new testing center off the ground. Tipton, whose job also includes online program support, said she couldn’t have done it without the help of many people. “This testing center can be used university-wide and the Pearson VUE component is already being used by the community,” Tipton said in mid-November at the center, which is in the basement of the university’s…
Internationally-recognized expert on natural rubber production to speak at AU on Feb. 2
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s 2022-23 Environmental Lecture Series continues on Thursday, Feb. 2, when Katrina Cornish, professor at The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, presents “Biological and Geographical Diversification of Natural Rubber: U.S. Supply Security, Rural Development and Public Health.” It will be held at Ronk Lecture Hall inside the Dwight Schar College of Education at 7:30 p.m. The event…
Nixon credits AU MBA program for his ascent up corporate ladder
Without the training provided through Ashland University’s MBA program, Jim Nixon said he doesn’t think he would have had the skill set to accelerate his career path as quickly as he has. Nixon was recently named Quanex’s first vice president of innovation and new markets, following 21 years as the general manager of LMI Custom Mixing, a leader in custom polymer compounding based in Cambridge, Ohio, that Quanex Building Products acquired in November 2022.…
AU earns five “Best Online” program rankings from U.S. News
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University earned “Best Online” distinction in five categories from the highly-respected U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 program rankings. The rankings were announced on Tuesday. U.S. News, in its 11th year collecting data from distance education master’s and bachelor’s degree completion programs, assessed more than 1,800 online degree programs. The rankings measure overall academic quality, in addition to services offered remotely…
Ashland Area Chorus’ 2023 season is underway
ASHLAND, Ohio – The 2023 season for the Ashland Area Chorus (AAC), a community-based mixed choir, has begun but is still accepting new members. Weekly rehearsals are held on Monday nights from 7-8:30 p.m., inside room 242 of the Ashland University Center for the Arts. “The AAC will perform a program of beautiful music (at) an AU choral concert this spring,” said Ron Blackley, director of choral activities at AU. The AAC is open to the entire Ashland…
Family ties among AU’s championship-wrestling program
Ashland University Wrestling Coach Colt Sponseller sees only one problem with having his nephew, Walker Uhl, on the team. That’s Uhl stealing his clothes for practices and workouts even though the redshirt sophomore is 6-foot-3 and Sponseller is, well, quite a bit shorter. “I’ll see something that is a medium on a guy who should be wearing XLs,” Sponseller said with a laugh. And the other wrestlers only have one “issue” with the team’s uncle-nephew dynamic…
Local nonprofit owner finds success using AU students' ideas for her business
When Kris Hovsepian, Ashland University professor of marketing, visited local nonprofit Paid in Full at the beginning of January, she was happy to see that some of her students’ ideas were being used. Hovsepian’s retail merchandising students researched the second-hand store last semester, finishing with presentations to its owner, Mandy Heilman, on how she could improve the business. “To see that she is making the suggested changes is rewarding,” said…
1965 Ashland alum authors two books in one year
The past year has been a busy one for Clinton Stanley “Stan” Zimmer, a 1965 Ashland College graduate. He has written two books, one about his parents’ experiences in China as missionaries from 1936 to 1948 and the other about coping with mental illness in his family. “They will probably be the only two I write,” Zimmer said about his hectic year of writing, which saw “The Pull of China” published in December and “Eagle Wings Over the Valley” finished in…
Coburn Gallery’s latest exhibition features works by AU faculty, opens Jan. 19
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery will feature works by faculty members from the Ashland University Department of Art + Design in its latest exhibition, which opens on Thursday, Jan. 19, with a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public, and the exhibition runs through Sunday, Feb. 19. This is an annual exhibition and “highlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional artists…
