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’99 AU grad: Journey to new drug discovery started at Ashland
Nicole Harriott ’99 didn’t have a career in mind when she came to Ashland University. That didn’t change after four years at AU. It took until graduate school to finally realize the kind of job she wanted. “I just want to reassure you: if you don’t know what you exactly want to do, that’s OK,” she told students in the audience during a presentation she gave Friday, Oct. 21, at her alma mater. “As long as you follow your passions along the way, you will find…
Annual Environmental Lecture Series at AU returns Nov. 9, featuring Perry Gottesfeld
ASHLAND, Ohio – Perry Gottesfeld, executive director of Occupational Knowledge International, is the featured guest for the first of Ashland University’s 2022-23 Environmental Lecture Series on Wednesday night, Nov. 9. He will present “The Global Health Implications of the Transition to Clean Electric Vehicles,” starting at 7:30 p.m., in the Trustees Room at the John C. Myers Convocation Center. The event is free and open to the public, though participants…
Australian native happy to be in America and teaching at AU
Like the television show “90 Day Fiancé,” Australian native Daniel Gullotta entered the United States on a fiancé visa eight years ago. “Not quite as dramatically though,” said Gullotta, referencing the American reality television series that follows couples who have applied for or received those visas. “Most of those people haven’t met their spouses. We had met and been together for two years and we had spent weeks and months together. Most of those people…
AU theatre to present classic Greek tragedy “Antigone” Nov. 3-6
ASHLAND, Ohio – The department of theatre at Ashland University opens its 2022-23 season by presenting “Antigone,” written by ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles and translated by Anne Carson. This production, directed by adjunct professor of theatre Shley Snider, will be performed Nov. 3-6 in the Studio Theatre of the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.). There will be nightly shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-5, at 7:30 p.m., and afternoon…
Experts in correctional education discuss best practices, reentry initiatives at AU
Stan Andrisse is a research endocrinologist who has done research on diabetes, written a book and is a faculty member at Howard University College of Medicine, a visiting professor for Imperial College London and used to work at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. James Harris, a certified legal assistant/paralegal, is working to add to his associate degree with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminal justice while working as a pre-construction welder.…
AU’s Coburn Gallery hosting National Collage Society exhibition Oct. 27-Nov. 19
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University is serving as the host site for the National Collage Society’s 38th Annual Juried Exhibition, featuring 70 works by 62 artists from across 32 states and four countries. The exhibition will run from Oct. 27-Nov. 19, with an opening reception this Thursday, Oct. 27, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. NCS was founded in 1982 by Gretchen Bierbaum and it is incorporated in Ohio…
AU Board of Trustees announces one-year extension of President Campo’s contract
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Board of Trustees approved to extend the contract of President Carlos Campo for an additional year during its Oct. 21 board meeting. Campo will now serve as president of AU through at least May 2025. “The Board of Trustees is happy to announce that it has exercised an additional one-year option to extend the term of President Campo through May 2025,” stated Jim Hess, chair of the AU Board of Trustees. “We believe adding…
Award-winning police officer to host criminal justice presentation Oct. 25
ASHLAND, Ohio – The departments of criminal justice and religion at Ashland University, along with the Ashland Center for Nonviolence, are hosting an event, “Dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions: Interacting with the Middle Eastern and Muslim Population,” on Tuesday, Oct. 25. It is open to the public and will take place in the John C. Myers Convocation Center (faculty/trustees room) from 6-8 p.m. This presentation will be led by Sarah Shendy, an officer in…
AU welcomes acclaimed spoken word performer for two-day residency Oct. 25-26
ASHLAND, Ohio – The department of languages and literatures at Ashland University is hosting a two-day fall poetry reading and residency, featuring poet, professor and acclaimed spoken word performer Ryler Dustin, on Oct. 25-26. There will be two public events. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Dustin will host an open mic night, presented by Sigma Tau Delta, at the auditorium in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center from 7-9 p.m. Dustin will give a reading of his own…
Three ensembles to perform at Fall Choral Concert on Sunday, Oct. 23
ASHLAND, Ohio – Three choral ensembles—the Ashland University Choir, the Ashland University Chamber Singers and the Ashland Area Chorus—will perform during this coming Sunday’s (Oct. 23) annual Fall Choral Concert. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel starting at 4 p.m. Rowland Blackley, director of choral activities and professor of music at AU, will conduct all three groups, while Deborah Logan will…
