What's Happening at Ashland University

The John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University will host a colloquium on “Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy” presented by Sidney Milkis, White Burkett Miller professor of politics and assistant director for Academic Programs at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

The Ashland University Art Department opened the 2010 Juried Student Art Exhibition on Feb. 25 in the Coburn Gallery, where they offered $1,300 in awards to student artists.

The $250 Best in Show award was given to senior Casey Snyder of Tecumseh, Mich., for her oil painting titled, “Riot.”

The $200 “Caldy” Award was given to junior Joshua Risner of Ashland, Ohio, for his acrylic painting, “Speaking of Faith.”

The annual Tournament of Mathematics sponsored by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics (OCTM) will be held on the Ashland University campus on Feb. 27. The event, which will feature 120 high school students from eight schools, will be held in the Dwight Schar College of Education.

The Ashland University Juried Student Art Exhibition opens Thursday, Feb 25, in the Coburn Gallery with a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

This exhibition will offer $1,300 in awards to student artists, including Best in Show, Everett S. Caldemeyer Award, Provost 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 Feb. 25.