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Opportunity for high school students to experience AU’s art studio for free on Feb. 22
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s Department of Art + Design is offering a free college campus studio experience for current high school students who are interested in pursuing art on Saturday, Feb. 22. The event will be held in the Center for the Arts (331 College Ave.) from 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m., with lunch and all art materials provided. Studio experiences may include sculpture, printmaking, digital art and graphic design, painting, bookmaking and figure…
Fox to step down as dean of College of Business and Economics, will return to faculty
ASHLAND, Ohio – Daniel Fox has announced he will step down as dean of Ashland University’s Dauch College of Business and Economics, effective May 31. Fox, who had been serving as dean or interim dean since May 2022, will return to his role as a faculty member. “We are grateful for Dean Fox’s three years of leadership in the College of Business and Economics. He oversaw the college through an important and successful accreditation period and helped to expand…
Ashland University the perfect fit for finance student Brian Wolfe
Completing a bachelor’s degree in finance a year early. Check. Being able to buy a stock and learn about the stock market. Check. Gaining experience with multiple internships. Check. Having a full-time job waiting for him after graduation. Check. Graduating this spring without debt. Check. Commuting from home and taking online classes so he can continue to take care of his ailing mother and sister. Check. Ashland University and its College of Business…
Rickey Bolden’s keynote speech to highlight MLK Legacy Week events at AU
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is holding a Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Week from Jan. 20-25, a week full of events bringing students, faculty, staff and the Ashland community together for service, conversation and fellowship while commemorating the American civil rights leader. Staff from AU’s Center for CommUNITY and Belonging are coordinating the celebration, and the events are open to the public. On MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 20, AU students will be…
AU journalism and digital media students honored as national awards finalists
ASHLAND, Ohio – Eleven students in Ashland University’s Journalism and Digital Media (JDM) Department are national finalists in the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) Media Awards competition for their work with the university radio station WRDL 88.9 FM and television station AUTV. The radio finalists are:
Faculty works to be exhibited at Coburn Gallery from Jan. 16-Feb. 16
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will be hosting an exhibition featuring works by faculty in the AU Department of Art + Design that runs Thursday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Feb. 16. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 16, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. This is an annual exhibition that spotlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional…
Ashland Area Chorus’ spring season starts Monday, Jan. 6
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Area Chorus, a community-based mixed choir, will begin its 2025 spring season on Monday, Jan. 6. The AAC is welcoming new members. There are weekly rehearsals for the chorus on Monday nights from 7-8:30 p.m., in room 242 of Ashland University’s Center for the Arts. “The AAC will perform a program of beautiful music, including Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, at the AU choral concert in April,” said Ron Blackley, director of choral…
Kyle Hauenstein named director of marketing and communications at AU
ASHLAND, Ohio – Kyle Hauenstein, a marketing leader at The Sherwin-Williams Company, has been selected as the new director of marketing and communications at Ashland University. He will officially begin his duties Jan. 3, 2025. “Kyle brings an abundant expertise in multi-platform marketing and branding to our nationally distinctive university,” said President Jon Parrish Peede. “We wanted a team leader who is cerebral, collaborative and committed to our…
AU grad and her mother open vintage clothes store
When Amelia Woodyard was at Ashland University, she discovered the perfect way to earn some extra spending money. “I started reselling clothes in college and was pretty successful with it,” said Woodyard, a 2020 AU graduate. Catching on to a growing trend, she started buying vintage clothes at thrift stores to resell. Because it really took off, her mother, Angie Woodyard, started to help her thrift and fell in love with the hunt, too, Amelia said. The…
Deer exclosures at Ashland University preserves a collaborative project
As Stephanie Pflaum returned from scouting out the next spot for a deer exclosure at one of Ashland University’s nature preserves, she asked if anyone saw a lady bug in her hair. She wasn’t panicked about it like most people would be with bugs; she just wanted to find it. “It flew in, but I don’t know where it went; do you happen to see it anywhere?” the senior student asked the rest of the group from AU putting up deer exclosures in the university’s…
