What's Happening at Ashland University

The Ashland University Spectrum Series was recently awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Performing Artists on Tour (PennPat) to support its upcoming presentations by THE CASHORE MARIONETTES. Featuring a school matinee performance, a master class and evening public performance on Tuesday, Feb. 28, this project is partially supported by PennPat, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.  

The Ashland University Dwight Schar College of Nursing is sponsoring a conference titled “Developing Cultural Competencies: A Life-long Journey for Nurses” to be held Friday, Feb. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in Redwood Hall on the Ashland University campus.

Ashland University’s Journalism and Digital Media Department has been transformed in the past two years and the department’s work will be showcased on a new 24-7 television station on the Armstrong Cable system.

The department has launched Ashland University TV-20, which is Channel 20 on the Armstrong Cable system. The new channel is located between C-Span and CNN.

The Ashland University Center of Religious Life is sponsoring a spring concert that will feature Christian rock band Tenth Avenue North and opening group Rend Collective Experiment. The concert will be held on March 30 at 7 p.m. in Hugo Young Theatre, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

Tenth Avenue North has six Dove Award nominations and was named New Artist of the Year in 2009 and had the top Song of the Year in 2010.