What's Happening at Ashland University

Anticipating the increasing need for effective communication in healthcare, Dr. Theodore Avtgis, professor and chair of Communication Studies at Ashland University, has co-authored a new publication in the medical communication field.

Avtgis partnered with E. Phillips Polack, M.D., clinical professor of surgery at West Virginia University, to release “Medical Communication: Defining the Discipline,” which incorporates cutting edge information needed to navigate today’s dynamic culture of medicine and healthcare.

Ashland University has completed a $1.2 million library upgrade this summer that included the installation of solar panels on the lower level roof of the tallest building in Ashland County.

What were you doing on 9/11? This September marks the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and in observance and reflection of this anniversary, the Ashland University Journalism and Digital Media department has put together a documentary. It will be shown on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. in Hugo Young Theatre and the event is free and open to the public.

The Ashland University Office of Admissions will be offering two days of Open Houses this fall to give high school upperclassmen and their parents a chance to explore and interact with the Ashland University campus.

An all-day event, these Open Houses (set for Sept. 17 and Nov. 5) will provide visiting high school students and parents with student-led campus tours and opportunities to meet faculty and staff from every academic department and campus organization, according to Megan Brown, Ashland’s admission representative for the Southwest Ohio region.