What's Happening at Ashland University

3/4/13 ASHLAND, Ohio - The Ashland University Juried Student Art Exhibition opens on Thursday, March 21, in the Coburn Gallery with a reception to be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

This exhibition, which will run from March 21 to April 5, will offer $1,300 in awards to student artists, including Best in Show, Everett S. Caldemeyer Award, Dean’s Award, People’s Choice Award and awards in each of the six art areas: painting, printmaking, sculpture, digital media, drawing and ceramics. The awards ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. on March 21.

Ashland University’s new Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences building is already causing some major waves in the nursing world.

Faye Grund, dean of the Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences, called the building one of the top nursing facilities in the country and this statement was echoed by Lucas Huang, founder of B-Line Medical, the company that created the software and designed the simulators in the new building.

2/26/13 ASHLAND, Ohio - Four Ashland University students have been recognized for their outstanding work and were the recipients of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) scholarships by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) at Ashland University’s Student IMA meeting on Feb. 20. Those receiving the CMA scholarships were Andrew Knapp of Millersburg, Rita Wiening of Ashland, Grace Bowers of Wadsworth and Jessica Workinger of Orrville.

2/21/13 ASHLAND, Ohio - Ashland Main Street will present a panel discussion titled "The Ashland Project: How Local Merchants Can Work Together to Slow the Money in Ashland" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Ridenour Room of the Dauch College of Business and Economics on the Ashland University campus.

The program, sponsored by Ashland Center for Nonviolence, is free and open to the public.